Game Art Styles

Chrono Cross

Square · 1999

Fixed camera · Three-quarter · RPG · Console

Dimension
2.5D, 3D
Rendering
Pre-rendered, Painterly, Low-poly
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Baked lighting
Texture
Low-res textures
Palette
Vibrant
Art movement
Anime
Proportions
Exaggerated
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About

Chrono Cross is a role-playing game set in the tropical archipelago of El Nido. Serge travels between parallel worlds to investigate why he died as a child in one of them.

Art style

Chrono Cross (1999, Square) is a 2.5D/3D pre-rendered, painterly and low-poly game played from a fixed camera / three-quarter view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, baked lighting and low-res textures. The palette is vibrant. It draws on anime.

Details

Release
Original release · PlayStation
Developer
Square
Publisher
Square, Square Electronic Arts
Released
1999-11-18 Japan, PlayStation
2000-08-15 North America, PlayStation
Platforms
PlayStation
Also known as
クロノ・クロス (Japan)
Credits
Yasuyuki Honne Art Director; Art Concept; Field Map Artwork
Nobuteru Yuki Player Character Design
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya Field Map Artwork
Takuji Anai Field Map Artwork
Tetsuo Yokota Field Map Artwork
Mizushi Sugawara Field Map Artwork
Takashi Wako Field Map Artwork
Masato Kato Director
Hiromichi Tanaka Producer
Links
wikipedia · official

Screenshots 6

Versions of Chrono Cross 2

Chrono Cross screenshot: pre-rendered, painterly, low-poly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)1999 · Original releaseChrono Cross PlayStationChrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition screenshot: pre-rendered, stylized 3d, painterly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2022 · RemasterChrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

Related

Chrono series 6 games

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