it really has good improvements from his predecessor, being the most important one the combat, Chrono cross has one of me most interestings turns bases combat i have ever seen in an jrpg and the story is really good too because it expands things introduced in Chrono Trigger. I think my biggets issue with CS is probably the cast, mainly because its so big that most of the characters dont have good development a part from 2 or 3 and it doesnt feel like a real cast/group for me, unlike Chrono Trigger cast, that feels like a real group with an amazing chemistry. Overall i loved the game, but still prefer by a lil bit Chrono Trigger