Replaying Chrono Cross

[Forsaken Lover]

Long before I played either Chrono game I heard a debate about whether or not you even needed to play Trigger before Cross. Many people played Cross with little or no knowledge of Trigger.

Well, I've settled the dispute of whether or not you need to play Trigger before Cross in order to appreciate it.

I played CT a few years ago but holy smurfing trout, I did not rememberLucca's mother's name. And if you don't remember her name, you cannot do the Code to get Kid's Level 7 Tech. The game helpfully reminds you that Lucca's dad's name is Taban but WHO smurfING CARES.

It drove me mad, I ran around the orpahange, ruining the otherwise perfect atmosphere and storytelling, all because I was madly searching for some clue about what the smurf her mom's name was. I eventually gave upt and just looked it up.

But there you have it. If you like Kid and want her to be at her best, I hope you played Chrono Trigger. And recently so you remember the name of a minor NPC. The scene with rescuing Lucca's mother is like the best moment in the whole game in terms of writing but hell ifI could remember the name. I don't think that's my fault and it certainly wouldn't be the fault of anyone who didn't even play Chrono Trigger.

I'm being mostly facetious here, I'm just really irritated. I hate when games do strout like this

EDIT:

I do have to wonder a couple things though.

1. What happens if you leave Kid in a coma? I suppose it's sort of like the Hydra poison and she'd just get better anyway so the ending still works? Although if you did leave Kid alone it totally saps the ending of any emotion in my view.

2. I wonder if there were Shipping Wars back in the day where people got mad Crono ended up with the superior option Marle?

But, overall, the Burning Orphanage is possibly the best storytelling in this whole game. It is a piece of true art and I wanna hug Kid forever and ever.