It was so weird, my last playthrough of Cross was just after finishing Chrono Trigger DS. I think they did that on purpose xD.

I like the huge cast of characters, it was fun recruiting everyone. And I liked having a bunch of options, even though in end I always ended up with Serge, Kid, and someone. Even after you get the option to switch Serge out, I kept him. Except for that time I went through a lot of the game with Draggy, Pip, and Poshul for giggles.