The spruced-up remaster lands in April
That Nvidia GeForce Nowleakhas panned out again! This time, it’s an HD remaster ofChrono Crossfor consoles and PC, which got a nostalgia-inducing trailer today.
As confirmed during this afternoon’sNintendo Directshowcase, the Switch is getting a touched-up version of Square’s cherished PlayStation role-playing game, further rounding out this platform’s wonderful RPG-loving status.Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Editionis launching onApril 7, 2022, and there’s a pleasant surprise included: a text-based adventure calledRadical Dreamers, which dates back to theSatellaview. Other bonuses: enemy encounters can be disabled, and there’s an “enhanced” soundtrack.
A bunch of your faces lit up — well,virtually— when thisChrono Crossremaster surfaced on the stream. It’s a feel-good Nintendo Direct moment, for sure.
Update: Following the Direct presentation, Square Enix confirmed more details and additional platforms. Beyond the Switch release,Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Editionis also coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Steam — also on April 7, thank goodness.
TheChrono Crossremaster has an auto-battle feature, pixel and HD fonts, a toggle for “original” and “reworked” graphics, “refined” background music from Yasunori Mitsuda, and “brand new artwork and character redesign” from Nobuteru Yuuki.
There’s some new artwork as well! But, at the moment, no sign of a physical edition.
