EPTThrough the rose-tinted spectacles: Chrono Trigger - Page 7
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SigmaoctanusIV
United States3313 Posts
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Phearlock
Norway400 Posts
MUSIC did not get enough credit. Fuck that shit was amazing dude. =D You had me laughing out loud at the picture of Tidus, and that one part where you were trying to get through to me. Funnily enough I alo only played Chrono trigger for the first time when I was like 19-20 years old because I was bored and looking for good old RPG's. This certainly turned out to be a good old RPG =) | ||
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jeeeeohn
United States1343 Posts
But -50 DKP for badmouthing Final Fantasy X.  | ||
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Zilir
Sweden47 Posts
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zappa372
Chile365 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + T.T | ||
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Kritzkrieg
United States57 Posts
Chrono Trigger is the (in my mind) official swan song of the 16bit JRPG. FF7 came and completely ended the genre as we knew it, which also helps solidify its greatness. | ||
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Jerglings
United States104 Posts
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Anachromy
United States194 Posts
I recently grabbed an EVO smartphone, and found an SNES emu for it. first rom I got was CT, been playing through it again. ...for at least the 8th time.  so, of course, once chrono trigger is in the front of my mind... this blog pops up... freaky if you ask me. | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
On November 14 2011 18:51 Aylear wrote: Alas, no! Which is strange, I guess, but I just never got around to. It seems to be alternately loved or hated by fans of CT, though. What did you think of it? Not the person who asked the question, but I'll answer anyway. Chrono Cross expands on the universe (well, "multiverse") created by Chrono Trigger and all the consequences as such. It actually gets decently complicated at some points, and to a certain extent, it gets quite a bit convoluted. I personally enjoyed it and I like the fleshed out world created by Chrono Cross. It's also amazing how much pieces fans have put together -- I remember reading Chrono Compendium, replaying through Chrono Trigger and Cross and enjoying it so much more. But that's just me. Oh, and Chrono Cross has a better OST than Chrono Trigger. | ||
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Draconicfire
Canada2562 Posts
I've been replaying a bunch of the older games recently now too, and seeing the games without nostalgia really makes you pick up all the flaws in the game. Doesn't mean the game sucks though. Theres just something about the older games thats just awesome. Cant figure out what it is though. | ||
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LightTemplar
Ireland481 Posts
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flowSthead
1065 Posts
On November 15 2011 07:10 Draconicfire wrote: Hah. I totally agree with everything you say. I've been replaying a bunch of the older games recently now too, and seeing the games without nostalgia really makes you pick up all the flaws in the game. Doesn't mean the game sucks though. Theres just something about the older games thats just awesome. Cant figure out what it is though. A lot of times that is still nostalgia. You can see the flaws, but the flaws are reminders of "better" days. They remind you of your childhood, and so those flaws are comforting since you know to expect them. It's kind of like how listening to a dial up sound, despite recognizing how awful dial up internet was, makes me smile. And sometimes they're just well made games, and those flaws are more time based flaws rather than gameplay flaws. | ||
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jayman
United States78 Posts
But I pose a question, what the hell is up with this "Chrono Crusade?!" and how does that relate to the Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross lore? | ||
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Sandster
United States4054 Posts
The charm of the "random teenager saving the world" is that, as the player, you know nothing about the world or its norms and politics. You, like your main character, are going through the world knowing nothing and discovering it. It lets you feel more connected to your char - especially if you are a teenager yourself. Imagine if you played FF10 as Auron. Well that kind of sucks. Your character knows he's already dead, that Yuna will die, and that Tidus will become Sin. He knows every city, and all the major players in Spira. So either he narrates this to you and make it insanely boring, or you feel cheated because you're playing this omniscient being that refuses to tell you anything. There are games that make it work, but it's certainly trickier, and doesn't have the same "charm" as the wide-eyed teenager. | ||
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LightTemplar
Ireland481 Posts
Edit: another game that meant a lot to me at the time was the DS title The World Ends With You which in my opinion was one of the very very few DS games that took the DS and made something of it properly, had great character development and twists(especially regarding shiki, both heartbreaking and warming) and while being hard in parts and interesting told a great story which was both self centred on the teenagers but also had a message that was against how self centered teenagers and people in general are. I really reccomend it to those who havent played it being in my opinion one of the best and the most underrated DS titles of all time. | ||
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Vehemus
United States586 Posts
It's a grown man's Chrono Trigger. | ||
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13th Marine
United States344 Posts
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Loomies
United States645 Posts
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Cold-Blood
United States200 Posts
I am almost positive there was someone else in the world of Shining Force who could've gone a quest against Dark Dragon lol | ||
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13th Marine
United States344 Posts
On November 15 2011 08:20 Loomies wrote: Is it worth looking for the nintendo DS version of this game? or should I just play it on an emulator Nintendo DS version does have the extra Anime cutscenes that the PSX version added to the original version. For a game this good, I would say it is worth it for the extra goodies. | ||
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