First game explains nothing so now this game spends 8 years explaining both of them. Despite the fact I won't understand what happened til I scour the wiki, this felt way more cohesive and engaging than Calamity Trigger (which has its own recap in Continuum Shift, making it way more pointless for people to play). The stories interlocked a lot, which made it really satisfying to see each character's unique perspective, I started enjoying the CT characters more and remembering more of their moves, and listening through the soundtrack outside the game has made me appreciate it more. I'm pretty excited to see Chrono Phantasma's new characters and story as I feel myself slowly being groomed into the fanbase for the kingdom hearts of fighting games.