Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition - Battle System Explained

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Chrono Cross features a relatively complex battle system, and while there is some amount of tutorializing in-game, it is not extremely thorough. As such, some players may be confused about how to effectively engage with Chrono Cross's battle system. This guide is here to address that confusion, and fans will find information on stamina, attacks, elements, and boosts in what follows.

Stamina is at the core of the game's battle system, and Chrono Cross characters always start fights with the maximum of seven. Players can see exactly how much stamina their characters have by looking at the information panes at the bottom of the screen, and all combat actions consume some amount of it. More specifically, attacks consume one, two, or three points of stamina, depending on the number that a player selects after choosing to attack, and elements always consume seven points.

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Due to the fact that all combat actions require that at least one point of stamina be spent, a character cannot act when they are below that stamina threshold. Fortunately, characters in this classic RPG regain stamina each time a teammate or foe performs an action, and they need not wait until they are back at maximum stamina to act. Additionally, it is important to note that elements can cause characters to have negative stamina, as those abilities always cost seven points and can be performed even if a character is at just one stamina.

As previously noted, JRPG fans are presented with three numbered options when choosing to attack in Chrono Cross. Those options are 1, 2, and 3, and they represent light, medium, and heavy attacks respectively. Unsurprisingly, the amount of damage that these attacks deal