Chrono Cross: Plot Genius

I used to simply pass Chrono Cross off as being an interesting, yet sufficiently inferior sequel to it's predecessor, the seemingly immortal Chrono Trigger. The main reason being that I had little idea what was going on as far as plot was concerned. I actually understood a lot of the pieces of the story, but I was just incapable of forming an entire picture from what I had remembered. When I finished the game, I was a bit disappointed. I was under the heavily erroneous assumption that CC was only really linked to CT in the most vague and open-ended of manners. The fact is, what I used to think simply isn't the truth at all.

I work the graveyard shift for half of the week. Unless I've got a new game to bring in, I have a tendency to get pretty bored. I was on the verge of falling asleep on the job one night, and so I decided to peruse GameFAQs for interesting reading material. I ended up reading Terrageist's "Story Guide" for the next hour or so, and after reading the entire thing, I became thoroughly convinced that of the two Chrono games, Chrono Cross was the better. And I stand by that opinion one-hundred percent.

The game so perfectly weaves together the events of Chrono Trigger that it doesn't even need to blatantly note it, but for a few occasions. It incorporates so many different time-travel and dimensional distortion theories that it initially comes off as frustrating, hence the need for a FAQ. But, once you've had someone really lay it out for you in a precise manner, it makes perfect sense. Simply fucking amazing. I'd strongly recommend reading this to anyone who has played the game, particularly if you found yourself disappointed with it after it was over. It's been probably two years since the last time I played it, and reading this FAQ has forced me to pick it up again. Seriously, read it.