Chrono Cross
Shares rank 26 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
People recommend it for its excellent soundtrack and neat elemental combo battle system. Critics say the gameplay is mechanically messy and the story is hard to follow.
People recommend it for its excellent soundtrack and neat elemental combo battle system. Critics say the gameplay is mechanically messy and the story is hard to follow.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent soundtrack
“It had a neat elemental combo battle system, an excellent soundtrack”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Humanity has built the records of FATE by accident” “Cross has an amazing soundtrack tho.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Gameplay design is mechanically messy
“there are things that bother me severely besides the story, mostly how the gameplay is designed”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow” “Cross is mechanically a mess.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow” Fails as a Chrono Trigger sequel
“the story made absolutely no sense, and consequently the game fails as a sequel to Chrono Trigger IMO”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Humanity has built the records of FATE by accident” “it's a terrible sequel that is remarkably spiteful to its senior”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow”
Other role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other role-playing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 58 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Chrono CrossThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cross is mechanically a mess.”
“there are things that bother me severely besides the story, mostly how the gameplay is designed”
“Cross has an amazing soundtrack tho.”
“Cross has that in spades.”
“it's a terrible sequel that is remarkably spiteful to its senior”
“It had a neat elemental combo battle system, an excellent soundtrack”
“the story made absolutely no sense, and consequently the game fails as a sequel to Chrono Trigger IMO”
“The former is best enjoyed as a separate experience.”
“I thought Chrono Cross was terrible”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.