Editing Chrono Cross (section)

==Legacy==
On December 9, 2021, a cross-over event between ''Chrono Cross'' and the free-to-play RPG ''[[Another Eden]]'' was released. A collaborative effort between ''Chrono'' writer Kato and composer Mitsuda, the game features elements similar to the ''Chrono'' series, such as talking frog protagonists and time-travel elements. Titled ''Complex Dream'', the event introduces several ''Chrono Cross'' characters, including Serge, Kid, and Harle, as well as gameplay elements from the series such as element magic and combo techs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the Surprise Chrono Cross-over Event That Has Fans Buzzing About a Remake |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-surprise-chrono-cross-over-event-another-eden |website=Ign.com |date=December 4, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209233705/https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-surprise-chrono-cross-over-event-another-eden |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Remaster ===
Publications began discussion of a possible remastered version of ''Chrono Cross'' in September 2021, when a security flaw allowed for a web developer to see an internal listing of current and upcoming video games in [[Nvidia]]'s [[GeForce Now]] database, which included a never-announced ''Chrono Cross Remastered''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/chrono-cross-remaster-reported|title=A Chrono Cross Remaster Is Reportedly On the Way|first=Rebekah|last=Valentine|date=November 23, 2021|website=Ign.com|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211131654/https://www.ign.com/articles/chrono-cross-remaster-reported|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-leaked-games-list-pc/|title=Demon's Souls PC, Kingdom Hearts 4, and many more games from the Nvidia leak are looking more and more real|author=Wes Fenlon|date=November 5, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2022|website=Pcgamer.com|archive-date=September 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916104233/https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-leaked-games-list-pc/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nvidia later confirmed that the list was real, but that the games listed were speculative, and may or may not end up getting a final release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nvidia-confirms-leaked-geforce-now-list-is-real-but-claims-games-are-speculative/|title=Nvidia confirms leaked Geforce Now list is real, but claims games are 'speculative'|date=September 14, 2021|website=Videogameschronicle.com|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=March 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321120240/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nvidia-confirms-leaked-geforce-now-list-is-real-but-claims-games-are-speculative/|url-status=live}}</ref> A second Nvidia leak occurred the following November, which again listed ''Chrono Cross Remastered'', this time with a December 2021 release date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rpgsite.net/news/11906-alleged-geforce-leak-data-features-pc-release-dates-for-final-fantasy-xvi-ix-remake-and-tactics-remaster|title=Alleged GeForce leak data features PC release dates for Final Fantasy XVI, IX Remake, and Tactics Remaster &#124; RPG Site|first=Andrea|last=Kasparian|website=Rpgsite.net|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312004343/https://www.rpgsite.net/news/11906-alleged-geforce-leak-data-features-pc-release-dates-for-final-fantasy-xvi-ix-remake-and-tactics-remaster|url-status=live}}</ref> Further comments on the game's existence also arose in November; [[Video Games Chronicle]] reported Nick Baker of the XboxEra podcast could confirm prior reports of its existence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-upcoming-big-playstation-remake-is-reportedly-chrono-cross/|title=The upcoming 'big PlayStation remake' is reportedly Chrono Cross|date=November 23, 2021|website=Videogameschronicle.com|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121061345/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-upcoming-big-playstation-remake-is-reportedly-chrono-cross/|url-status=live}}</ref> and game website ''Gematsu'' separately confirmed the game's existence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/another-eden-the-cat-beyond-time-and-space-teases-chrono-cross-collaboration-announcement-for-december-4|title=Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space teases Chrono Cross collaboration announcement for December 4|date=November 30, 2021|website=Gematsu.com|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123161129/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/another-eden-the-cat-beyond-time-and-space-teases-chrono-cross-collaboration-announcement-for-december-4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/another-report-of-a-chrono-cross-remaster-emerges/|title=Another report of a Chrono Cross remaster emerges|author=Hirun Cryer|date=November 30, 2021|website=Gamesradar.com|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315004044/https://www.gamesradar.com/another-report-of-a-chrono-cross-remaster-emerges/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 4, 2021, [[Square Enix]] announced a cross over event between ''Chrono Cross'' and mobile game ''[[Another Eden]]''; the announcement spurred more discussion on a remaster, considering Square was reviving the game for the first time in 20 years, and writer [[Masato Kato]] worked on both games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/chrono-cross-remaster-real-look-like-this|title=If the Chrono Cross Remaster Is Real, Please Let it Look Like This|first=Rebekah|last=Valentine|date=December 4, 2021|website=Ign.com|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227221643/https://www.ign.com/articles/chrono-cross-remaster-real-look-like-this|url-status=live}}</ref>

A remaster of the game, titled '''''Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition''','' was announced on February 9, 2022, during a [[Nintendo Direct]] presentation, being slated for release on April 7, 2022, for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{Cite news|author1=Wes Fenlon|date=February 9, 2022|title=Chrono Cross is being remastered and my heart is full|language=en|work=PC Gamer|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/chrono-cross-is-being-remastered-and-my-heart-is-full/|access-date=February 9, 2022|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209231959/https://www.pcgamer.com/chrono-cross-is-being-remastered-and-my-heart-is-full/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Square|first=Push|date=February 9, 2022|title=Chrono Cross Remaster Is Real, Adventures to PS4 in April|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/02/chrono-cross-remaster-is-real-adventures-to-ps4-in-april|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=Push Square|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209233956/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/02/chrono-cross-remaster-is-real-adventures-to-ps4-in-april|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Xbox|first=Pure|date=February 9, 2022|title=Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Arrives On Xbox This April|url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/02/chrono-cross-the-radical-dreamers-edition-arrives-on-xbox-this-april|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=Pure Xbox|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209231142/https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/02/chrono-cross-the-radical-dreamers-edition-arrives-on-xbox-this-april|url-status=live}}</ref> The remaster of the title includes quality-of-life updates such as the ability to disable encounters, in addition to an enhanced OST. The remaster is also  bundled with the text adventure game ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'', previously only available to Japanese players through the [[Satellaview]] peripheral for the [[Super Famicom]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Valentine|first1=Rebekah|last2=Sanchez|first2=Miranda|date=February 9, 2022|title=Chrono Cross Remaster Is Real and Is Out Soon|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/chrono-cross-remake-real-announced-release-date|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=IGN|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209223656/https://www.ign.com/articles/chrono-cross-remake-real-announced-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref> Masato Kato, Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuteru Yuuki, and Hiromichi Tanaka were brought in to lightly polish the game's dialogue, music, character art, and mechanics, respectively.<ref name="twitterrd">{{Cite web|date=April 9, 2022|title=We received congratulatory comments from Mr. Kato, Mr. Mitsuda, Mr. Yuki, and Mr. Tanaka for the release! |url=https://twitter.com/CHRONO_CROSS_RD/status/1511720448887001093?s=20&t=WNGCwcP8N71p8vnzKNZxMg|access-date=November 14, 2022|website=Twitter|language=ja}}</ref> Tanaka revealed that the game's assets, stored on magnetic tape after development ceased in 1999, were lost in the intervening years, causing him to rely on a personal backup he had maintained for certain aspects of his polishing work.<ref name="twitterrd" /> Producer Koichiro Sakamoto further explained that creating the remaster required teams to painstakingly upscale the game's original location art and remap each 3D field map, sometimes relying on AI to improve the resolution.<ref name="koichiro">{{Cite web|date=April 6, 2022|title=Producer Koichiro Sakamoto reveals the exciting challenges of remastering and enhancing the classic PlayStation RPG.|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2022/04/06/chrono-cross-the-radical-dreamers-edition-remastering-a-classic/|access-date=November 18, 2022|website=Playstation.com|language=en|archive-date=November 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120022232/https://blog.playstation.com/2022/04/06/chrono-cross-the-radical-dreamers-edition-remastering-a-classic/|url-status=live}}</ref> The work demanded close scrutiny to ensure no original details were missed.<ref name="koichiro" />

While ''Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition'' was received well by critics, it received a negative reaction from players in part due to how it performed as compared to its PlayStation 1 counterpart. Analysis showed that the remastered version had its frame rate dropping quite frequently, and was also unable to cross the threshold of 30 [[Frames per second|FPS]]. This issue has been noticed across all the platforms it was released on.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsey |first=Robert |date=April 9, 2022 |title=Chrono Cross Remaster's Shocking Frame Rate Issues Lead to 'Worse Performance Than PS1' |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/04/chrono-cross-remasters-shocking-frame-rate-issues-lead-to-worse-performance-than-ps1 |website=Push Square |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411052512/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/04/chrono-cross-remasters-shocking-frame-rate-issues-lead-to-worse-performance-than-ps1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 22, 2023, Square-Enix released an update patch for the remaster on all systems it released for which has fixed some of the various gameplay issues with the remaster, as well as updating several performance aspects of the game including  increasing the game's framerate to 60fps.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.siliconera.com/chrono-cross-patch-framerate-changes-brings-it-up-to-60fps/ | title=Chrono Cross Patch Framerate Changes Brings It up to 60FPS | date=February 22, 2023 | access-date=March 1, 2023 | archive-date=March 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301212008/https://www.siliconera.com/chrono-cross-patch-framerate-changes-brings-it-up-to-60fps/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sequel===
In 2001, [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] revealed the company's staff wanted to develop a new game and were discussing script ideas. Although Kato was interested in a new title, the project had not been [[greenlight]]ed.<ref name="chrono3discussion">{{cite web|first=Shahed|last=Ahmed|date=July 3, 2001|title=New Chrono game in planning stages|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2782608.html|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=July 1, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122102056/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2782608.html |archive-date=January 22, 2012}}</ref> Square then registered a trademark for ''[[Chrono Break]]'' worldwide, causing speculation concerning a new sequel. Nothing materialized, and the trademark was dropped in the United States on November 13, 2003,<ref name="sadtrademark">{{cite web|date=November 13, 2003 |title=Latest Status Info |url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76345716 |work=Trademark Applications and Registration Retrieval |access-date=July 1, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123102906/http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76345716 |archive-date=November 23, 2005 }}</ref> though it still stands in Japan and the European Union.<ref name="brake-trademark">{{cite web|date=July 26, 2002|title=Japanese Trademark and Patent Office|url=http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl|access-date=July 24, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507065259/http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl|archive-date=May 7, 2007}} To find the Chrono Break patent, search "Japanese Trademark Database" for "chronobrake". Click Index to find the result, and click the link.</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 2, 2002 |title=Chrono Break|url=https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#basic/1+1+1+1/100+100+100+100/Chrono%20Break|access-date=May 12, 2010 |publisher=EUIPO}}</ref> Kato later returned to Square Enix as a freelancer to work on ''[[Children of Mana]]'' and ''[[Dawn of Mana]]''.<ref name="children-team">{{cite web |date=October 3, 2005 |first=Bryan |last=Boulette |title=Children of Mana Team Announced |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2005/100305a.html |publisher=RPGamer |access-date=July 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023951/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2005/100305a.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> Mitsuda also expressed interest in scoring a new ''Chrono'' series game.<ref name="nsiderinterview" /> In 2005, Kato and Mitsuda teamed up to do a game called ''[[Deep Labyrinth]]'', and again in 2008 for ''[[Sands of Destruction]]'', both for the [[Nintendo DS]].<ref name="deep-labyrinth">{{cite video game |title=Deep Labyrinth |developer=Interactive Brains |publisher=Interactive Brains |date=March 23, 2006 |platform=Nintendo DS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brandon |last=Sheffield |title=Q&A: Sands of Destruction Team Talks Battle System, Story Creation |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26020/QA_Sands_of_Destruction_Team_Talks_Battle_System_Story_Creation.php |website=[[Gamasutra]] |access-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512225026/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26020/QA_Sands_of_Destruction_Team_Talks_Battle_System_Story_Creation.php |archive-date=May 12, 2010 }}</ref> The February 2008 issue of ''[[Game Informer]]'' ranked the ''Chrono'' series eighth among the "Top Ten Sequels in Demand", naming the games "steadfast legacies in the Square Enix catalogue" and asking "what's the damn holdup?!"<ref name="gameinformer">{{Cite book|date=February 2008|title=Game Informer|pages=24–25|publisher=GameStop|title-link=Game Informer}}</ref> In ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s June 2008 "Retro Issue", writer Jeremy Parish cited ''Chrono'' as the franchise video game fans would be most thrilled to see a sequel to.<ref name="egmretro">{{Cite book|date=June 2008|first=Jeremy|last=Parish|title=Missing in Action|page=95|publisher=Ziff Davis Media}}</ref> In the May 1, 2009, issue of ''Famitsu'', ''Chrono Trigger'' placed 14th out of 50 in a vote of most-wanted sequels by the magazine's readers.<ref name="famitsu14">{{Cite magazine|date=May 2009|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|title=Famitsu Readers Vote Their Most Wanted Sequels|url=http://www.ps3hyper.com/news/famitsu-readers-voted-their-most-wanted-sequels/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804171042/http://www.ps3hyper.com/news/famitsu-readers-voted-their-most-wanted-sequels/|archive-date=August 4, 2009}}</ref> At [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2009, SE Senior Vice President [[Shinji Hashimoto]] remarked, "If people want a sequel, they should buy more!"<ref name="sevp">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Donaldson|date=June 5, 2009|title=Square: Want more Chrono Trigger? Buy More!|url=http://www.rpgsite.net/news/342.html|access-date=June 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618052454/http://www.rpgsite.net//news//342.html |archive-date=June 18, 2009}}</ref>