Ive often wondered with Chrono Cross, if the giant cast of characters that could join you, but inspired by the Suikoden games. IIRC, the first 2 Suikoden games had come out already, or atleast the first one had. I've also wondered what happened with that alleged sequel Chrono Break, & how far along...if at all, it ever got.
Legend of Mana, I want to like this game, as I love the prequals, but I don't like the open ended set up. The gfx & music are gorgeous, I too picked up the soundtrack. I did enjoy some of the later Mana's, name Sword of Mana(despite it's flaws, it was fun) & Children of Mana turned out ok, even though it doesn't follow the typical Mana set up. I never did pick up Heroes of Mana, since I'm not big on SRPG's, & now it's expensive last I checked. I beat Dawn of Mana, but, that was with cheats, & even that was a chore. That game sux! I'm kind of hoping the latest Mana on Vita gets a translation, since it's supposed to be good(thought not great). There is a new Final Fantasy Adventure that was announced to some degree or another, though I'm still not sure why it's being called that, since that's the US name.
Vagrant Story, never could get into it. Heard incredible things about it, but just couldn't do it. I do think the lack of color is one of the reasons, though I don't think it was the only one.
