Game Art Styles

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

Square Enix · 2022

Fixed camera · Three-quarter · RPG · PC · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Pre-rendered, Stylized 3D, Painterly
Colors
YellowBlackBlueGrayBrownOrangeRed
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient, Baked lighting
Texture
Hand-painted textures
Palette
Vibrant
Art movement
Anime
Proportions
Exaggerated
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About

Chrono Cross is a turn-based RPG following Serge through two parallel versions of the tropical archipelago El Nido, including a world in which he died as a child. The Radical Dreamers Edition upgrades its presentation and includes the previously Japan-only text adventure Radical Dreamers.

Art style

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (2022, Square Enix) is a pre-rendered, stylized 3D and painterly game played from a fixed camera / three-quarter view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading, baked lighting and hand-painted textures. The palette is vibrant. It draws on anime.

Details

Release
Remaster · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Square Enix, D4Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Publisher
Square Enix
Released
2022-04-07 Worldwide, Windows
2022-04-07 Worldwide, PlayStation 4
2022-04-07 Worldwide, Nintendo Switch
2022-04-07 Worldwide, Xbox One
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Also known as
クロノ・クロス:ラジカル・ドリーマーズ エディション (Japan)
Credits
Nobuteru Yuuki Character Design
Toshiyuki Itahana Directors of 3D Character Model Design
Rubi Asami Directors of 3D Character Model Design
Kumiko Koike Directors of 3D Character Model Design
Yasuyuki Honne Art director, original Chrono Cross
Masato Kato Director, original Chrono Cross
Hiromichi Tanaka Producer, original Chrono Cross
Koichiro Sakamoto Producer, The Radical Dreamers Edition
Links
official · wikipedia · steam · mobygames

Screenshots 4

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

Chrono Trigger screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)1995Chrono TriggerRadical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki screenshot: pre-rendered, pixel art, first-person, fixed camera, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)1996Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai HōsekiChrono Cross screenshot: pre-rendered, painterly, low-poly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)1999Chrono CrossChrono Trigger (PC) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2018Chrono Trigger (PC)Chrono Trigger (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2018Chrono Trigger (Windows)Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition screenshot: pre-rendered, stylized 3d, painterly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2022Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

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