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Through the rose-tinted spectacles: Chrono Trigger - Page 5

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saynomore Norway149 Posts November 14 2011 18:12 GMT #81 Liked it a lot, just found it weird and wrong. I dont want to make all the arguments why, but the portraiture the later FF games (7-12) is just not what you described, it was more like the old ones (1-6). And it is really clear to me that you missed the whole point of Final Fantasy X. Why all the hate for Tidus?

Budzlight United States578 Posts November 14 2011 18:15 GMT #82 Always heard good things about this game and now i must say..... I need to play this so bad. You sir just gave me something to do for the next few days. Great read.

Barbiero Brazil5259 Posts November 14 2011 18:16 GMT #83 Never played Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy or other of these "must play" games. Rated 5/5 for the passion that you had when writing this o_o

Masq Canada1792 Posts November 14 2011 18:22 GMT #84 chrono trigger is awesome, now you need to do a FF3 write up

Zoundsforsook Scotland636 Posts November 14 2011 18:22 GMT #85 Aylear the apex of human enlightenment, i'd give alot for a fraction of your writing skills. Regarding Chrono Trigger i've never played the game but a good friend of mine has been asking me to give it a shot and I might just do that after reading this, not that I need alot of convincing just that when I start these things I get sucked in pretty badly. He like alot of people in this thread gives the soundtrack very high praise, and from the bits and pieces i've heard its obviously very well done. BGM soundtracks are always a thing that makes a great deal of difference in my enjoyment of a game or movie / series.

Kleen-X Denmark48 Posts November 14 2011 18:28 GMT #86 This is from the first day I played it, and still; The best game ever, that I have tried. The story at first seem simple and naive, but it turns out to be complicated in an awesome way. I am 24 years old today, and I still love this game every time I play this. Thx for sharing this. I look forward to read one about Chrono Cross.

CynanMachae Canada1459 Posts November 14 2011 18:42 GMT #87 Pretty epic write up, I agree pretty much with everything. And soundtrack is just soooo good. Sadly I don't really see Lucca mentionned and Ayla was mentionned like once

Render United States249 Posts November 14 2011 18:47 GMT #88 I quote Motbob... This is awesome, you are awesome. 8/5. Caught myself laughing out loud multiple times, and extremely excited to play. I have a flash card for my DS with Chrono Trigger on it, and it's been on my list to play for years. Well, here I go.

techempage United States43 Posts November 14 2011 18:54 GMT #89 I showed my kids the trailer online a month or two ago. Can you guess what will be in their stockings come Christmas?

Fanatic-Templar Canada5819 Posts November 14 2011 19:01 GMT #90 This post suffers from not including Corridors of Time. Although I can't really fault you, including every good music from Chrono Trigger would probably mean including them all. Well done.

yawnoC United States3704 Posts November 14 2011 19:01 GMT #91 I can't believe I read all of that. Amazing right up and I completely agree when talking about old games. I honestly feel like older games just did some things better than most games do today and feel like newer games sometimes get away with things older games could never get away with. Anyway, TY for writing this.

AmericanUmlaut Germany2580 Posts November 14 2011 19:05 GMT #92 Epic blog, 10/5. Chrono Trigger is my all-time favorite game, and I think back on it all the time. I'm so glad you mentioned the music; I still whistle Frog's theme constantly, and I get incredibly pumped when I here Magus's theme, even though I haven't played the game since probably '98 or so. The only thing that you didn't mention that I always think of is the artwork in the court scene. I think that's the prettiest thing I ever saw created with SNES graphics.

PHILtheTANK United States1834 Posts November 14 2011 19:06 GMT #93 Some of this i agree with, especially the fact that the game is so fucking ridiculous yet i still love it anyway. The rest I do not agree with at all, and I'm not even going to talk about why, because from the OPs other responses its clear that he is a douche.

FrankDaGreat Canada31 Posts November 14 2011 19:07 GMT #94 Great game, also special mention to the PS1 version they remade which added a bunch of FMV ( i dunno if its the same with the DS version ) and also the very first game to bring the new game + into play! ( Lets start all over again but with most of your items and your level! ) 5/5 Ninja edit:

Scrandom Canada2819 Posts November 14 2011 19:29 GMT #95 god damn I love that game

shavi United States127 Posts November 14 2011 19:29 GMT #96 This was a fantastic write-up. 5/5. The Ozymandias parallel to Magus was so on point, had never even thought about that. Anyways, beautifully done. Even down to the point where the music generally ended right before I started the next one. Amazing.

Baerinho Germany257 Posts November 14 2011 19:36 GMT #97 in a recent stretch i didnt have internet for like a month, installed an Emulator and played throught Chrono trigger and Final Fantasy 3 again. Som many good memories, Had so much fun. great article

Emon_ 3925 Posts November 14 2011 19:39 GMT #98 Three extra tracks that Mitsuda made, exclusive for the psx version. If you're a fan, these are going on repeat: + Show Spoiler [Track 1] + + Show Spoiler [Track 2] + + Show Spoiler [Track 3] + + Show Spoiler [wallpaper] + As for the game - there is no denying it. We had the privilege to play this game, listen to the music, enjoy the scenery. A lot of the tracks have been on our mp3 players and we've enjoyed the remixes (www.ocremix.org) Though it's hard to compare to newer games (Oblivion's graphics literally take my breath away), it's a game you can revisit and explore with a smile on your face. Ocarina of time, FF7 and a couple more also come to mind. They posses great value and should always be revisited. Because one thing was true - we were all happy when we played them. When life isn't the best, revisiting these games might bring up the feeling of curiosity and joy we had when we were younger. Awakening that part of us might let us see life in a different light. The time you spent on the blog is truly inspiring. I'm sure we'll see a lot of these quality blogs from now on and it's all thanks to you. Thanks for sharing. Say what you want about FFX, but there's no denying the soundtrack. Both the OST and the Piano versions are some of the best ever made (top 3 for sure) compared to other video games.

TedJustice Canada1324 Posts November 14 2011 19:42 GMT #99 Honestly, it's a great game even without nostalgia goggles. I never played it as a kid, because I went straight from NES to N64. But when I went back to play it on an emulator a few years ago, it was absolutely fantastic, and I was dejected that I'd missed out on something so great. Yeah it's filled to the brim with cliches. But you know what? When this game came out, those weren't cliche. It created half of these tropes that people seem to arbitrarily hate in games these days. Yeah, it's a game about teenagers saving the world. So what? It's a damn good game about teenagers saving the world. The storytelling is engaging. It convinces you that the world actually needs saving, and it convinces you that you're the only ones capable of doing it. Cliches are all about execution, and Chrono Trigger, as well as Final Fantasy 9 (can't believe you'd lump it in with 8,X,X2, etc.) are games that have damn good execution.

mmp United States2130 Posts November 14 2011 19:56 GMT #100 I love the artwork in this game, but I can never get myself to sit down and play through it. I must be getting old.

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