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Through the rose-tinted spectacles: Chrono Trigger - Page 14

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FaRess
Profile Joined September 2010
Tunisia937 Posts
November 17 2011 17:05 GMT
#261
Man you brought me so many memories, it's definitely one of the best game I ever played (multiple times). I swear, I can clearly remember that I was having a hard time reconnecting to reality after a CT session, it blows my mind when I think about it now.
YoloStar <3
piroko139
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States261 Posts
November 17 2011 17:29 GMT
#262
Far and away one of the most nostalgic games I'll ever play, if for nothing else, for the feeling that I had when I first heard the boss music for Masamune.

MattyClutch
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States711 Posts
November 17 2011 19:43 GMT
#263
Nice writeup. CT is one of my favorite RPGs of all time.
Nihn'kas Neehn
ins(out)side
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
220 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 20:40:20
November 17 2011 20:28 GMT
#264
Dude...words cannot fucking explain how much I feel you on this writeup. Holy shit and the humour and everything rolled in? Mother fucking A plus to the hundreth power sir. You have blown my mind and helped me revisit the world of Chrono Trigger with such amazing precision I'm about to explode due to the sheer amounts of nostalgic buildup.

Question: What do think about Chrono Cross? The storyline literally made my fucking head explode but of course, it isn't the game that Chrono Trigger IS or WAS

EDIT: GWAAH? YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED CHRONO CROSS? You sir, are missing out. The opening title track is so fucking catchy I'm absolutely forced to use "fucking" as an adjective again. Or is it an adverb? Meh...fuck it. Play Chrono Cross I guarantee you the story will blow you away.
csfield
Profile Joined October 2008
United States206 Posts
November 17 2011 23:08 GMT
#265
thank you for writing this
I know that I have never once considered how my TV viewing habits impact the progression of civilization. --Bibbit
Kyyuna
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1222 Posts
November 17 2011 23:38 GMT
#266
You got me hard reading this....<3
Railxp
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Hong Kong1313 Posts
November 18 2011 03:25 GMT
#267
TL needs its own account specific "bookmark this thread" function, just so i can bookmark your post eternally.
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Mothra
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States1448 Posts
November 18 2011 03:49 GMT
#268
Planescape: Torment ruined gaming for me too. Still waiting for a game to rival it.
{Mr.X}
Profile Joined April 2005
United States95 Posts
November 18 2011 05:06 GMT
#269
On November 14 2011 16:51 motbob wrote:
This is awesome and you are awesome.


Read it all. Pretty much sums up how I feel.
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
November 18 2011 06:09 GMT
#270
Really well written, very fun to read.

Thanks, I hope I can read more like this on more games. I love reading game reviews.
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Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
November 18 2011 11:50 GMT
#271
Awesome post! I played this game for the first time when it came out on DS, when I was 19 or 20 years old, so it's no nostalgia in my case, and I still freaking love it!
rsol in response to the dragoon voice being heard in SCII: dragoon ai reaches new lows: wanders into wrong game
Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
November 18 2011 17:10 GMT
#272
On November 16 2011 00:04 I_am_that_bad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2011 16:07 Aylear wrote:
there to slumber for millions of years until the stars aid in its escape, and--

Wait. I think I got my mythoi confused.


I won't lie to all of you and say that when I read this particular part, I didn't do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU4HMhic6AU


That's an awesome little tidbit that you threw in there Aylear and I, for one, very much appreciated it.

But, anyway, getting back to the post. This was very well written and definitely conveys your passion for Chrono Trigger. I remember playing it a little bit a couple years ago when I was away from the U.S. for a semester abroad and was looking for a video game fix. I enjoyed it very much, but never ended up finishing it for whatever reason. Probably because I already knew the story from seeing it talked about on numerous sites, so there wasn't any real incentive to go out and properly beat it.

Great post again sir and may you remember that friendship is magic (yay).

I was hoping I'd get people responding positively to this subtle nod. It ostensibly looks like a reference to the Cthulhu Mythos (of which I am also a major fan), and it is, but only a fan of MLP would see the wording and catch the triple meaning. Thanks for commenting on it. =)


On November 16 2011 02:28 Xedat wrote:
5 stars, keep writing, Ireally love planescape torment, if you want to write something about it do it!

Thank you!

I'm really not kidding when I say I might not know where to stop. I knew where I was going with the Chrono Trigger retrospective (especially, I knew what the conclusion would be). Not so with Planescape: Torment. There's a lot to talk about there, but at the same time, fewer people know that game, so it's harder to just drop infinity spoilers everywhere to humorous effect and expect everyone to get the references.

If I were to do one for P:T some time, I'd need to really map it out first.


On November 16 2011 03:16 Empyrean wrote:
What a great post.
On November 18 2011 15:09 IntoTheWow wrote:
Really well written, very fun to read.

Thanks, I hope I can read more like this on more games. I love reading game reviews.

Getting this kind of stuff from amazing veteran posters brings a smile to my face.


On November 16 2011 04:25 cypherwerf wrote:
TY for writing this, stirred so many memories. I was really touched. Fantastic post. Best game ever.

Chrono Trigger was really epic. How come no mention of the NuUUuuuu? Those were epic, I remember waiting for the rain to come and chasing those at the hunting grounds for 30 TP..

Thank you for the sentiment, and for registering on TL to post it. That's pretty awesome of you!


On November 16 2011 14:15 Ownos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2011 09:30 N1ghtshade wrote:
After reading this I went back and reloaded an old save, beat Lavos again, and watched the classic ending... Why is the screen blurring? Please, robo, frog, don't go, don't fuc- go, plea- :'''(


LOL you need to keep your time machine intact to turn the sad ending into the best ending. Same ending, just with the characters going OH RIGHT WE STILL HAVE THAT THING because we we didn't wreck it to skip the first phase of the Lavos fight.

It's funny -- one of the most epic scenes in the entire game is ramming your motherfucking flying steampunk time machine into Lavos' face, but everyone prefers to just fight Lavos' first form straight up so that they can keep the time machine and get the happy ending. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that the ending where everybody leaves never to be seen again is more powerful and memorable than the "Oh shit we still have a time machine" ending, but I can't stop myself from preserving Epoch anyway.


On November 16 2011 22:17 BleaK_ wrote:
But...but... I loved all final fantasy games up to X... Why... you... You can't talk like that about some of my favorite games!

Great blog anyway

Hahaha thanks BleaK, you're awesome, good mentality. I'm glad you didn't take my rant personally. I was a bit surprised to see so many people taking my bashing to heart, actually, even going so far as disregarding the rest of my post because of it.

Personally, I do think Final Fantasy games 8 through 13 are, on the whole... well, bad, and I poke fun at them a lot, but that's just my opinion, and people shouldn't be so upset about what some jackass Norwegian thinks about their favorite game series. It's completely irrelevant. Just enjoy the games. I mean, I liked The Spirits Within, for fuck's sake, so what do I know?


On November 17 2011 00:45 mythandier wrote:
Just read the whole thing while at work (productive much?). Kudos OP. Fantastic work.

Ruining peoples' careers since 2011.


On November 18 2011 05:28 ins(out)side wrote:
Dude...words cannot fucking explain how much I feel you on this writeup. Holy shit and the humour and everything rolled in? Mother fucking A plus to the hundreth power sir. You have blown my mind and helped me revisit the world of Chrono Trigger with such amazing precision I'm about to explode due to the sheer amounts of nostalgic buildup.

Question: What do think about Chrono Cross? The storyline literally made my fucking head explode but of course, it isn't the game that Chrono Trigger IS or WAS

EDIT: GWAAH? YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED CHRONO CROSS? You sir, are missing out. The opening title track is so fucking catchy I'm absolutely forced to use "fucking" as an adjective again. Or is it an adverb? Meh...fuck it. Play Chrono Cross I guarantee you the story will blow you away.

I know. I've somehow avoided Chrono Cross despite being told over and over that it's an amazing game that surpasses the source material in many ways, including music (which I find impossible to believe, by the way). That's on me, and I honestly don't know that I'll ever play it now.


On November 18 2011 12:49 Mothra wrote:
Planescape: Torment ruined gaming for me too. Still waiting for a game to rival it.

I don't think anything ever will. Not unless there's a major shift in how games are made further down the line.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution was never going to be able to even approach the level of depth of the original Deus Ex. That's not bashing the developers or anything, it's just how it is. In today's gaming age you need to put so much time and effort into the engine, the graphics, the audio... every single god damned pixel. There's just not enough time in the world to do all that and craft a gaming experience with the same kind of depth offered by the original.

Same with Bioshock. While a phenomenal game, it was never going to live up to System Shock. It did a lot of things much, much better than System Shock. It's just that the System Shock complexity is going to be unattainable for a while, and the games will remain a lot shallower than they used to be for years to come.

I'm not embittered by the idea, though -- I mean, I know and understand why things are the way they are. It's just the price we pay for fidelity.



Thanks for all the wonderful comments, everyone. I feel good every time someone drops by to say it was worth their time.
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Antylamon
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1981 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-18 20:14:42
November 18 2011 19:45 GMT
#273
On November 14 2011 16:07 Aylear wrote:
This is also where you witness the arrival of Lavos on Earth first hand, in the form of a comet plummeting from the sky and burrowing deep into the earth, there to slumber for millions of years until the stars aid in its escape, and--

Pony reference alert? :D

*ahem*
You pretty much summed up why every person who has played and liked any video game should play through Chrono Trigger at least once. *shakes hand 5 billion times*

EDIT: Yay, at least somepony else picked up on the pony reference. :D
Frozenzen
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden97 Posts
November 19 2011 16:04 GMT
#274
Such an excellent article, really sums up my feelings for this game too.
Probasaur
Profile Joined August 2011
United States461 Posts
November 19 2011 17:03 GMT
#275
For someone who appreciates the game so much to go and spoil a huge plot development that will change your perspective for the entire first half of a seemingly epic long game within the first few sentences no less. Then to say "spoiler alert" after the fact. I started looking at the article ready to read just the beginning of it for the sole purpose of getting some motivation to go and finally enjoy what you and a lot of people seem to think is the best game of all time. Then you put "spoiler alert" At the end of a spoiler? Dick move. What kind of spit to the face is that? I'm sure you just assumed everyone's played it already.... sorry I haven't yet tho.... but when I would have found some time this was always on my list to start playing. If it was something dumb I wouldnt care but not "halfway thru THERES THIS HUGE TWIST YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING JUST LIKE IN GAME OF THRONES THE MOST BADASS DUDE IN THE SHOW...... Oh wait that wouldn't be cool at all I think I'll stop there.
"He who makes a beast of himself.... gets rid of the pain of being a man" -Hunter S Thompson.
Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-19 18:32:31
November 19 2011 18:17 GMT
#276
On November 20 2011 02:03 Probasaur wrote:
For someone who appreciates the game so much to go and spoil a huge plot development that will change your perspective for the entire first half of a seemingly epic long game within the first few sentences no less. Then to say "spoiler alert" after the fact. I started looking at the article ready to read just the beginning of it for the sole purpose of getting some motivation to go and finally enjoy what you and a lot of people seem to think is the best game of all time. Then you put "spoiler alert" At the end of a spoiler? Dick move. What kind of spit to the face is that? I'm sure you just assumed everyone's played it already.... sorry I haven't yet tho.... but when I would have found some time this was always on my list to start playing. If it was something dumb I wouldnt care but not "halfway thru THERES THIS HUGE TWIST YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING JUST LIKE IN GAME OF THRONES THE MOST BADASS DUDE IN THE SHOW...... Oh wait that wouldn't be cool at all I think I'll stop there.


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Let me elaborate. You are complaining about someone spoiling a 17 year old game for you in a thread that is a retrospective of said game?
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Antylamon
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1981 Posts
November 19 2011 18:33 GMT
#277
Happy Birthday Aylear :D
Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
November 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#278
On November 20 2011 03:33 Antylamon wrote:
Happy Birthday Aylear :D


Thank you! It's been an amazing weekend so far. MLP, MLG, birthday things, and it's not even over yet. Cheers.
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Staboteur
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada1873 Posts
November 20 2011 06:32 GMT
#279
Motherfucking flying steampunk time machines indeed. I'll never forget the small leap my heart gets when the bright flash and CSHHH-SCHING of Chrono's critical rings out in an important bossfight in a near-death situation... or prevent myself from looking for even -more- secrets, even though by now every single one you could possibly find has been dissected directly from the code, and I know damn well I've found them all already.

+ Show Spoiler +
Though it's interesting you mention the Elder Scrolls games as also-favourites. I find they're so damn dry and "realistic" that they don't ever provide the same feeling of badassitude JRPGs will quite constantly vomit all over the screen. Personally I can never get into them (The older Elder Scrolls games), probably because I'm not either immediately fighting giant robots or hanging out with nerd-chicks with magma pistols or in a group with someone who just learned to shoot forked lightning from his bow, because forked lightning is so much cooler than arrows.

Though to be far Skyrim has come a million miles forward on that front and has all kinds of badassitude happening pretty much immediately. It feels like they took quite a few of the lessons they learned making Fallout 3, refined the ideas quite a bit and used a lot of that information to "force" players to instantly be invested in the Skyrim world, rather than actually leaving it to the player to engross themselves in the story available to them.

Anyways, Chrono Trigger. Pretty good build.
I'm actually Fleetfeet D:
Lars_Brun
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden17 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-21 02:35:45
November 21 2011 02:35 GMT
#280
Wow thanks for posting this, real nostalgia-trip.

I thought Chrono Cross was supposed to suck, don't know where I heard that though.. goddamn it now i gotta go set up a working PSX emulator again >_<
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