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[Belthazar]

I honestly don't know what to think, they sound good but... why did they have to change them so much?

I mean, Scars of Time is barely recognizable.

 

[March Climber]

After fully listening I see what they were trying to achieve thematically. I think people will have the same mixed feelings they did with the FFX rearranged music. Hopefully like other remasters, you'll have the option to choose which version you want.

 

[Shifty1897]

OP was right, it sounds good but the OST was already a masterpiece and one of the best parts of the game so I'm not sure who wanted this.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Thaedolus]

Wait, they've changed the tracks?

They offer the original and arranged versions. And after 20+ years of the original, the new ones sounds fresh and awesome

 

[Nautilus]

Well, its called rearranged for a reason.

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Wtf this sounds fucking horrible. I was 100% sure to buy Chrono Cross radical dreamers edition but after hearing this I'm having a second guess... this new rearranged Another Termina sounds absolutely horrible. WHATS THE POINT OF CHANGING SOMETHING WHICH IS SO GOOD IN THE ORIGINAL.

Original OST might be one of the best music pieces in GENERAL, not just video games. This new rearranged version is just spitting on it. Fuck you square lmao.

 

[Fuz]

 

[Radical Dreamer]

They offer the original and arranged versions. And after 20+ years of the original, the new ones sounds fresh and awesome

no they dont, they sound like shit

 

[BusierDonkey]

If the originals tracks can still be selected like the version of FFX I just played I'm fine with it. If the originals can't be selected then they made a terrible mistake. I'll have to mod them back in if so.

 

[Thaedolus]

no they dont, they sound like shit

#5 does, I’ll give you that

 

[Swift_Star]

Wtf this sounds fucking horrible. I was 100% sure to buy Chrono Cross radical dreamers edition but after hearing this I'm having a second guess... this new rearranged Another Termina sounds absolutely horrible. WHATS THE POINT OF CHANGING SOMETHING WHICH IS SO GOOD IN THE ORIGINAL.

Original OST might be one of the best music pieces in GENERAL, not just video games. This new rearranged version is just spitting on it. Fuck you square lmao.

It gives people a reason to buy it and now it's using real instruments... Plus: it's optional, there's no reason for them NOT to do this.
If they didn't do it, people would say they're lazy for not rearranging the music.

 

[Hugare]

Wtf this sounds fucking horrible. I was 100% sure to buy Chrono Cross radical dreamers edition but after hearing this I'm having a second guess... this new rearranged Another Termina sounds absolutely horrible. WHATS THE POINT OF CHANGING SOMETHING WHICH IS SO GOOD IN THE ORIGINAL.

Original OST might be one of the best music pieces in GENERAL, not just video games. This new rearranged version is just spitting on it. Fuck you square lmao.

They will offer the option to choose original compositions

Welp, dont know what to say. It's ... different.

Didnt like what I heard. Most of them lacks the original energy. Termina lacks punch, same with Scars of Time.

I'll stick with the originals

 

[TheDrunkenMerchant]

What the hell did they do to Scars of Time? 0:46 sounds horrid and out of tune as well.

 

[Halo2redvsblue]

They better not fuck with the Greatest overworld ever, Dream of the shore Bordering another World. I swear if they do...

Shit for years I thought it was called that, on the official OST it's called "On the Beach of Dreams - Another World"

 

[Belthazar]

They will offer the option to choose original compositions

Welp, dont know what to say. It's ... different.

Didnt like what I heard. Most of them lacks the original energy. Termina lacks punch, same with Scars of Time.

I'll stick with the originals

Yeah, I guess that's my problem with it too. It somehow sounds less alive than the originals, and it definitely shouldn't be the case as it's now using actual instruments.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Belthazar]

They better not fuck with the Greatest overworld ever, Dream of the shore Bordering another World. I swear if they do...

I'll slap someone if they ruin that track, it's one of my favorite pieces of music of all time

 

[laynelane]

Thank goodness you can still choose the original tracks. I have a 3 disc cd set of the game's music, played the original game over and over, and I still love the music and can't wait to play the remaster.

 

[Fart Knight]

Nobody played Cross. Who cares.

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Nobody played Cross. Who cares.

Fight me twat lol

 

[Synless]

I honestly don't know what to think, they sound good but... why did they have to change them so much?

I mean, Scars of Time is barely recognizable.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

 

[ZehDon]

... of all of the OSTs to re-arrange, why would they possibly do it here? Chrono Cross has a God-tier soundtrack. It's basically perfect?

 

[Synless]

... of all of the OSTs to re-arrange, why would they possibly do it here? Chrono Cross has a God-tier soundtrack. It's basically perfect?

At the very least, get the fucking composer who originally did it back and have him redo it… the new artist interpretations here are shit. There is no ways around it.

 

[CGiRanger]

At the very least, get the fucking composer who originally did it back and have him redo it… the new artist interpretations here are shit. There is no ways around it.

LOL, Mitsuda is the one who oversaw the arrangement.

And his protege did most of the work.

Both of them are now on Xenoblade 3 I'd imagine

 

[Fuz]

If they didn't do it, people would say they're lazy for not rearranging the music.

They could have rearranged the music with farts, no?

if you wanna rearrange you should do it properly.

 

[Swift_Star]

They could have rearranged the music with farts, no?

if you wanna rearrange you should do it properly.

To me it’s properly rearranged. They sound pretty good. Gamers are never happy with anything so this reaction is not surprising. It’s optional anyway.

 

[Fbh]

I've liked a lot of Chrono Cross Rearrangements over the years..... but most of these are not great.
WTF is that version of Sailing supposed to be? I literally paused the video to make sure there wasn't something else playing in the background.

Anyone who wants great alternative versions ( live with some rearrangements) should get the 20th anniversary concert. It's absolutely worth the $12.

 

[Synless]

LOL, Mitsuda is the one who oversaw the arrangement.

And his protege did most of the work.

Both of them are now on Xenoblade 3 I'd imagine

I am at a loss for words then…. Because those samples are awful.

 

[CGiRanger]

I may be mistaking this with Chrono Trigger, but didn't Mitsuda once comment that he almost killed himself working on the soundtrack?

I could see that maybe he'd want a drastic rearrangement owing in part to those feelings on some subconscious level lol

 

[Ailike]

I don't hate them, but ehhhh Ill have to hear them in context

 

[K2D]

The overall quality is higher, but

the really nostalgic tracks are unrecognizable, and

I can see some of the town music still being grating after 5 minutes of looping.

.. of the tracks samples here, and of what little we've heard, it's a net loss* for the time being.

*edit: okay, the original tracks are in, so I will only occasionally shift from the original

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Captain Toad]

Wtf this sounds fucking horrible. I was 100% sure to buy Chrono Cross radical dreamers edition but after hearing this I'm having a second guess... this new rearranged Another Termina sounds absolutely horrible. WHATS THE POINT OF CHANGING SOMETHING WHICH IS SO GOOD IN THE ORIGINAL.

Original OST might be one of the best music pieces in GENERAL, not just video games. This new rearranged version is just spitting on it. Fuck you square lmao.

Good grief at the hyperbole. Just select the original tracks.

 

[Scotty W]

Wtf this sounds fucking horrible. I was 100% sure to buy Chrono Cross radical dreamers edition but after hearing this I'm having a second guess... this new rearranged Another Termina sounds absolutely horrible. WHATS THE POINT OF CHANGING SOMETHING WHICH IS SO GOOD IN THE ORIGINAL.

Original OST might be one of the best music pieces in GENERAL, not just video games. This new rearranged version is just spitting on it. Fuck you square lmao.

This was done by the original composer.

 

[Dr. Claus]

They sound fantastic. Clearly different, hence why they are arranged/remixed tracks. However you are being hyperbolic as fuck.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

... of all of the OSTs to re-arrange, why would they possibly do it here? Chrono Cross has a God-tier soundtrack. It's basically perfect?

They can sell the original (miles better) than that POS, as an add-on / Special edition.

 

[dispensergoinup]

Yeah I'll be sticking with the originals.

 

[PumpkinPie]

Chrono Cross literally had a perfect soundtrack. Why change it?

 

[yansolo]

sounds great, the option will be there anyway don't see the issue

 

[Yumi]

Do we know if you can switch on the fly? I actually liked swapping to hear the differences in the FFX remaster.

 

[Dr. Claus]

sounds great, the option will be there anyway don't see the issue

Exactly. I dont think people read. Or they are just trolls who want a reason to cry/bitch about Square.

 

[Elios83]

Exactly. I dont think people read. Or they are just trolls who want a reason to cry/bitch about Square.

Indeed. They're optional and they're part of a new vinyl collection.
Really looking forward to play this since it will be the first time without an emulator (with annoying audio, FMVs and visual glitches).

 

[Synless]

Exactly. I dont think people read. Or they are just trolls who want a reason to cry/bitch about Square.

So I’ll speak on my behalf. I read it, great it’s optional. I knew that from the offset. You are saying I can’t express my displeasure that after 20+ years of hearing the same OST over and over that when they announced it was getting remastered and arranged tracks only to find that they sound like trash and kill the spirit of the originals?

I’m a troll for that? its not worth bitching about? Why do we have a forum For discussion? should I just echo chamber how great it is and step in line? No, I think I won’t.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Yeah the rearranged tracks are dogshit. And some of the artwork and model changes are arguably worse IMO compared to the original. A straight port would have been preferable.

The art/sprite and model changes aren't terrible as a whole but I feel some of it clashes with the game itself on a artistic level. I feel the same way about the FF mobile "remakes".

The original music by far is superior. I can appreciate trying to do their own thing but you just lose the original tunes in these arrangements. It reminds me of some of OCRemixs bullshit arrangements where it just sounds nothing like the original and is something else entirely.

 

[German Hops]

 

[Moonjt9]

... of all of the OSTs to re-arrange, why would they possibly do it here? Chrono Cross has a God-tier soundtrack. It's basically perfect?

Literally just take the exact composition and record it with real instruments and done. Why oh why do devs suck so bad sometimes? This is a no brainer.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Literally just take the exact composition and record it with real instruments and done. Why oh why do devs suck so bad sometimes? This is a no brainer.

10 years ago was much better.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Well, guess you gotta get used to the new soundtrack because you won’t be able to switch back to the old one:

CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION | Square Enix Blog

The enhanced classic RPG launches for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and Steam on April 7, 2022. Get all the details here.

square-enix-games.com

UPDATE: This article originally incorrectly stated that users can switch between the original and remastered soundtracks. Please note that this was in error and only the refined music can be played.