Originally released for US audiences in 2000, Chrono Cross had the unenviable task of being positioned as a follow-up to one of the greatest JRPGs of all time, Chrono Trigger. Despite facing some criticism for what some perceived to be a lack of connections to its predecessor, Chrono Cross is still highly regarded as one of the best JRPGs of the PS1 era. This is huge considering the quality of JRPGs that were released for the PS1, with the likes of Final Fantasy 7, Xenogears, and Vagrant Story all making their debuts on Sony's little gray box.