A New Event Reveals Another Eden: Chrono Cross
It wouldn’t be surprising if you didn’t hear of Another Eden. Masato Kato, an industry veteran, and scena director, and scriptwriter has quietly been operating in these often-overlooked areas for many years. Another Eden is Kato’s long-running attempt to poke at the peripheral of titles such as Chrono Trigger. He served much the same roles, but there are few allusions or references like Cyrus, a frog swordsman, being one of the principal characters. In the next update, Another Eden moves further into collaboration as the title crosses over with the underrated Chrono cross in a special event.
Kato also directed the 1999 PS1 sequel Chrono Trigger and has been eager to give cross its first real collaboration since it was released over twenty years ago. Yasunori Mitsuda is also involved in Another Eden. This makes the grouping only natural.
Chrono cross’s three main characters — Serge, Kid, and Harle — travel to another parallel universe in Another Eden. This is an interesting story about traveling between parallel worlds.
Kato stated that the concept was for the Chrono cross characters to wander into the world Another Eden and begin a new adventure. I wanted to use the music of Chronocross as it was, so I designed the opening so that it would overlap with Chronocross in terms of image. It’s not something I like doing, so I didn’t do it this way. But, it was exceptional.”
The legacy of Chronocross is complex. Cross was a sequel to Chono Trigger. Many consider it to be the greatest video game ever made. However, the cross took many risks and walked a different path than the ChronoTrigger. It is highly divisive, with many playable characters and completely different identities to the original.
I have always wanted to know what Kato, the driving force behind Cross and Trigger, thought about the stark, sometimes aggressive, division between fanbases. I finally got the chance.
Kato laughed and said, “Ever since release, Trigger enthusiasts have said, ‘This isn’t the Chono I know.'” “I have always maintained that this is not Chrono Trigger, but Chrono Cross. That’s what I wanted to create. I believe Chronotriggerfans will enjoy Trigger, and Cross can enjoy Cross. I’m very happy with this.
Kato described the core Chrono cross of Chrono as a story that tells parallel worlds. This is why collaboration with Another Eden was logical, even though Kato’s workload is not comparable.
“I would like to give myself kudos [in Cross] for all the playable characters, diverging storylines – there are as many stories and players as there are characters. Kato laughed and said, “Unfortunately, we couldn’t reproduce the same content in this crossover,” but he wanted fans to enjoy it as a crossover project.
He explained that Another Eden was made as a time travel title different from Chono Trigger. It was created by a passionate young team who loved Trigger when they were kids. It’s still in development, but I believe it’s a significant step forward as time travel games. We are always creating new challenges and crossing stories with Persona 5 and Tales of. It will only get better, so I hope that fans look forward to the game.”
There were rumors about a remake of Chrono cross. I asked Kato his thoughts, particularly considering Square Enix’s recent efforts for other PS1 RPGs.
“I hear many fans asking about a revival, and I hope to see modern visuals. He said that he is an outsider and doesn’t have any input.
