Never having been released in Europe previously, Square Enix have today confirmed that CHRONO CROSS will be breaking barriers real soon, as CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION prepares to launch on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC. All the details and the important release date you need are right here.
It’ll be April 7th 2022 when Square Enix push CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION digitally to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC through Steam, giving players the chance to embark on an epic adventure that transcends time and space.
Hitting the world with refined illustrations from original character designer, Nobuteru Yuuki, remastered music from acclaimed composer, Yasunori Mitsuda, and a variety of additional features, there’s much hype for the launch of CHRONO CROSS, particularly as it has never previously released in Europe.
A remaster, CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION, follows the story of Serge, who stumbles into another world and learns of the connection between his existence and the future of his planet. From there expect to be treated to a classic time-bending tale of adventure and friendship, featuring one of the largest and most diverse casts of playable characters of any RPG. It comes with more than forty potential party members, each character brings their own element affinity and unique skills.
Additionally, “RADICAL DREAMERS – Le Trésor Interdit -“, a text-based adventure video game released for Sattelaview in 1996, which forms the bedrock of the story, is also included in this edition.
The key features you’ll want to know about include:
- 3D models converted to HD
- Brand new artwork and character redesign by Nobuteru Yuuki
- Refined background music by Yasunori Mitsuda
- Switch enemy encounters on or off
- Background filter feature
- Battle enhancement features
- Auto-battle function
- French, Italian, German and Spanish localization now added
- Switch between imitation pixel font and HD font
- The inclusion of Radical Dreamers, never before released in the West.
- Players can choose between playing with original or updated graphics
And further, having originally been released only in Japan as Chrono Concert series merchandise, fans in the West can now pre-order “CHRONO CROSS Music Box Chrono Cross -Scars of Time-” for the first time. Shipping in October 2022, this music box features music composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. Want it? You’ll find it exclusively at the SQUARE ENIX Online Store.
Until that April 7th release of CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION occurs on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC, you’d do well to check out the trailer below.
