“In this crossover, he comes over to Another Eden's world and has his own lines,” he says. One particular challenge Takeshima notes is the difficulty of bringing Serge, a silent protagonist, into a world where he’s no longer controlled by the player, and thus should have some dialogue. “This story is written by Masato Kato himself, and the characters, battle system, music, and direction were all created carefully and meticulously by our development team who have a lot of respect for Chrono Cross.” No matter how hard we worked on the crossover, I always felt like we could push further. “No matter how hard we worked on the crossover, I always felt like we could push further.
“Chrono Cross has many engaged fans, and I myself am a fan of the Chrono series,” he says.
So yes, Takeshima says, he’s thrilled, but he’s also feeling some pressure. On top of that, the team has to make sure that people who haven’t played the 20+ year-old RPG but love Another Eden are able to understand what’s going on. It’s the first time we’ve seen Serge and company for two decades, and the Chrono games frequently top “best RPG” and even “best game of all time” lists. Daisuke Takeshimaīut with the weight of the Chrono franchise and the distance from its original release comes some hefty expectations. “I also like to think that Another Eden's past crossovers, which were developed with immense respect to crossover titles in regards to the story and game systems, helped make this crossover happen,” Takeshima adds. Again, Kato and Mitsuda’s involvement was critical, and Chrono Cross character designer Nobuteru Yuuki was willing to come on board to oversee the new designs. It was certainly a big deal to Another Eden game director Daisuke Takeshima, who tells me that he had been discussing a possible Chrono collaboration with his colleagues since Another Eden’s 2017 launch.Īs Takeshima tells it, Another Eden was created with the aim of “reproducing the ‘good old RPGs of our youth’ on modern devices with content being released regularly, and without time constraints so players could play at their own pace.” And Kato and Mitsuda’s involvement primed the pump, too, both internally and by association, ensuring that a number of Another Eden players were already Chrono fans.įrom there, all it took was a pitch to Square Enix, who accepted.
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New keyart for Another Eden's crossover with Chrono Cross, entitled Complex DreamĬhrono Cross showing up anywhere at all in the year 2021 is a pretty big deal given how quiet the Chrono series has been since Cross’ 1999 release. And the crossover event will include multiple endings, voice actors for Serge (Ashton Frank), Kid (Sheena May), and Harle (Shazia Nicholls), and introduce new battle mechanics from Chrono Cross such as Star Levels, Elements, Combo Techs, and a New Game+ mode. Kato is penning the story, with Mitsuda overseeing new songs and remixed old favorites. A piece of promo art shared with the announcement implies we may also see the likes of Lynx, Glenn, and Starky. Taking place in a parallel timeline where Another Eden hero Aldo fails to defeat his adversary, the Beast King, “Complex Dream” introduces Chrono Cross characters including Serge, Kid, and Harle into Aldo’s world. But this crossover event goes beyond cheeky references.
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