battles are super fun, and enough gets added to it through out the game so they don't get boring or irritating. some of the qol additions to this version make an already great game pretty amazing. i basically just put ingame speed at 200% and leave battle speed at normal and i have zero complaints.

a lot of people say this game is nothing like chrono cross, but i kinda disagree. cards are actually sort of similar to elements. taking several cards to land several attacks in one turn, etc. i feel like it expands on the chrono cross basis basically. and of course you have the same amazing painted backgrounds and masato kato as key writer, so similar story too, if a bit less... heavy? anyway, if you like chrono cross as a stand alone title and not as a disappointing ct sequel, then you'll likely also enjoy these, so give them a chance. the battle system takes some getting used to, but i loved it way more than expected. characters are solid, the world is really mystical and interesting, etc.