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[aidan]

Chrono Trigger's rad. This port is rad.

Seriously, having a perfect port of Chrono Trigger, in my pocket, means my life's pretty much complete.

 

[Draft]

Chrono Cross is a garbage game, and doesn't deserve to be associated with genius like Chrono Trigger.

How do you catch this Goddamn rat with the door code.

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Haha. Just keep following it, when you get close to it, tap A.

No no no Himu. You ruined it.

The correct answer is "Very carefully."

 

[Draft]

It's a pretty fast rat.

 

[epmode]

Is this still active? And if so, where?

edit: SORRY, FIGURED IT OUT. KILL ME SOMEONE

 

[Death_Born]

On to the castle of the Fiendlord.

I think we need to have a debate on what the best time period is, because it's pretty obvious what it is.

Spoiler

65,000,000 BC

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Everyone knows it's 12,000 BC because it has the best music ever. When you get there for the first time, it is actually a real surprise. Sure, it contains a fair number of RPG cliches (evil queen, floating islands, large discrepancy between the oppressed people and the high-born ones, giant airship) but it still manages to be incredibly cool (pardon the pun).

 

[kiryogi]

11-12 hours in. Been playing non stop. Just did the very first side quest. Good leveling! I actually never really had much of a chance to enjoy a fresh playthru often. I'd always use a newgame+. Anywho

Spoiler

got my Pendant powered up and been having fun with it. Not to mention picking up the Epoch as well. Got all the sealed doors/upgrades I could thus far. Then started and finished Fiona's forest. Good experience in there! Though, the boss wasn't anything bad since I had black plate and vests :lol

I'm currently taking a break and debating do I play more or switch over and play a little Rune Factory 2.

 

[kiryogi]

That is the second best for me.

But you can't top

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Ayla and Crono having a drinking contest, Lucca doing unspeakable things, and Ayla barfing a lung because she kicks ass while pregnant. Then you've got evil ass dinosaurs who get PIZOWNED, and the emergence of Lavos. Such an epic fucking part of the game. I mean YOU FLY ON TERA DACTYLS.

Spoiler

wait what, shes preg? How come I never caught this? o-o

 

[Shatai]

Allow me to don my monocle and handlebar mustache while I explain why Chrono Trigger's plebian plot is inferior to the majesty of depth and writing mastery that is Chrono Cross. How dare you have fun.

 

[kiryogi]

Spoiler

"Ayla love Kino best. Kino take care of town while Ayla gone. Ayla die or Ayla have baby, Kino chief.

*later on after fighting the head Dino's henchman boss*

Ayla barfs. I see no reason for her to barf other than drinking too much Skull Smash or being pregnant, which she kinda hints at.

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eh. I thought it was too much Skull Smash. I know about the have baby thing, but I thought it'd be something after everythings said and done.

 

[Ford Prefect]

How long does this "Square tax" last? I love this game and want to play it again on the DS but am loath to spend $40 on it. Maybe I should just get DQIV for now (never played it)?

 

[Mejilan]

Barring the occasional holiday/promotional deal, the SE tax tends to last as long as the game's success. Meaning, no bomb, no drop. Not for a good long while, in any event.

 

[grandjedi6]

How long does this "Square tax" last? I love this game and want to play it again on the DS but am loath to spend $40 on it. Maybe I should just get DQIV for now (never played it)?

Till the end of time

 

[Meier]

I caved and bought it at $40 on Tuesday. I always have skipped the SE DS games due to that price but couldn't do it this time... sucks. I'm about 10 hours in since I have no other games to play.

How long does this "Square tax" last? I love this game and want to play it again on the DS but am loath to spend $40 on it. Maybe I should just get DQIV for now (never played it)?

All their other games are still $40 basically... it's really obnoxious and it most definitely prevents sales once the titles reach catalog status. I guess they want to keep them as a premium product in theory.

 

[Jiggy]

Thirteen years of playing on New Game+ has made me forget how the last boss can be when I'm not level 70 or more, and I'm liking it. I've already lost twice, which I guess is what happens when I'm too used to never needing Panaceas or doing much of anything other than attacking a whole lot.


Putting that aside, I've been dabbling in a new dungeon, the

Spoiler

Lost Sanctum

. Although I was kind of hoping for enemies who would be

Spoiler

harder than the toughest enemies of the original game

and haven't found any yet (perhaps deeper in?), it's still so nice to finally be fighting enemies and getting items I've never seen before, in a Chrono Trigger context.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

I'm kind of lost... Can't even remember what I did last that involved a story, but i've gone to places and worked my way thru them to have nothing at the end, like the

Spoiler

prehistoric world

. Hmm

 

[Death_Born]

I'm kind of lost... Can't even remember what I did last that involved a story, but i've gone to places and worked my way thru them to have nothing at the end, like the

Spoiler

prehistoric world

. Hmm

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Reptite lair => Dactyl Nest => Tyranno Lair

Then the story will continue.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Dragona is clearly is a closet villain of some type. Only villains laugh like this... :lol

or She am Brazil...

 

[Fourth Storm]

You should be grateful it's only $40. Wal-Mart had Chapters of the Chosen for $50! I nearly shat myself.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Spoiler

Reptite lair => Dactyl Nest => Tyranno Lair

Then the story will continue.

Aight, thanks! Will try that.

 

[Fuu]

Got to

Spoiler

Zeal

and I can't seem to find much time to play. Sigh.

Anyone knows if the monster you train in the arena ever changes form or will it be a small Nu forever? Also, what's the criteria for him to return, is it the DS internal clock or you advancing in the game?

I'm so happy this thread turned back to Cross. Great job, folks. Because we really didn't have this out enough a few pages ago, or in just about every fucking Trigger thread.

I'm slightly ashamed I was responsible but it is funny how it works.

 

[Psychotext]

Eurogamer review:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=320574

10/10

I finally have a new game to play on my DS!
(Yeah, I know I'm late to the party... but I only really have EG as my source for DS game reviews)

 

[LevityNYC]

Best review I've read. I was so sick of reading people bitching about the lack of better new content.

This game was friggin fantastic 13 years ago and its just as good today.

Released today, its still better than any RPG of the last 10 years

 

[ElyrionX]

Eurogamer review:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=320574

10/10

I finally have a new game to play on my DS!
(Yeah, I know I'm late to the party... but I only really have EG as my source for DS game reviews)

Umm that review mentioned the composer of the game's OST as Nobuo Uematsu. Isn't it really Yasunori Mitsuda?

 

[Synless]

Umm that review mentioned the composer of the game's OST as Nobuo Uematsu. Isn't it really Yasunori Mitsuda?

That's what I thought.

 

[LevityNYC]

read the 2nd page of the review.

Mitsuda worked so hard on the game, he made himself very sick and Uematsu had to finish off a few tracks for him and write a couple of his own

 

[BishopLamont]

Cross > Trigger in Story and Setting. Trigger > Cross in Characters.

I don't understand the people who need fluffy stories and happy endings just because it's a video game.

I started replaying Trigger because of this thread (on SNES) and it's still a very enjoyable game. Small details, wonderful 2d artwork, beautiful music and enjoyable gameplay.

I don't think I've ever seen a post by you that isn't stupid or wrong.

read the 2nd page of the review.

Mitsuda worked so hard on the game, he made himself very sick and Uematsu had to finish off a few tracks for him and write a couple of his own

The game certainly shows their hard work.

 

[Flakster99]

Eurogamer review:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=320574

10/10

I finally have a new game to play on my DS!
(Yeah, I know I'm late to the party... but I only really have EG as my source for DS game reviews)

Beautiful review. /swoon

 

[Regulus Tera]

What the fuck is this bullshit? Chrono Cross's plot is orders of magnitude more convoluted, tangled and not-really-confusing-but-it-tries-too-hard-to-seem-profound-ending-up-looking-retarded than the straight-forward Chrono Trigger.

Fixed that for you.

 

[ElyrionX]

read the 2nd page of the review.

Mitsuda worked so hard on the game, he made himself very sick and Uematsu had to finish off a few tracks for him and write a couple of his own

Oh yeah you're right. I posted that before I finished reading the review.

 

[Fuu]

Haha, because of the long white beard and same hilarious jump I always have fun thinking that the leader of Laruba village is some sort of Chancellor ancestor.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Ordered my import copy from videogamesplus.ca on Wednesday, it will be a great game to play over Christmas instead of waiting until February.
Ahh I can't wait!

 

[LevityNYC]

I am trying to post something, how can I add spoiler tags?

 

[Fuu]

I am trying to post something, how can I add spoiler tags?

[ spoiler]text[ /spoiler]

Without the spaces.

 

[Jugendstil]

Got to

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Zeal

and I can't seem to find much time to play. Sigh.

Anyone knows if the monster you train in the arena ever changes form or will it be a small Nu forever? Also, what's the criteria for him to return, is it the DS internal clock or you advancing in the game?

I'm wondering the same thing myself. I've been training my monster quite a bit, but he still has yet to evolve and I still only have the first three arena tiers open to me.

 

[Fuu]

I'm wondering the same thing myself. I've been training my monster quite a bit, but he still has yet to evolve and I still only have the first three arena tiers open to me.

Have you sent the monster to train holding the item that "enhaces the possibility of a class change" or something? I'm thinking it's related to the monster elemental affinity (mine is shadow) but I'm not sure of the effects so I haven't used it. He also didn't learn any techs yet, what about yours?

 

[LevityNYC]

i rest my case

 

[Fuu]

Edit: thanks.

 

[LevityNYC]

Chrono Cross is like Rocky 5.....I pretend it didnt happen

Judging from Rocky 6, not much from Rocky 5 actually happened

 

[Deku]

Holy hell, haven't played this game for 10 years, since the Chronicles re-release and it's absoltuely gorgeous, probably even more so on the DS LCD in all its crisp bitmap glory.

I have forgotten how amazing this game was.

 

[manueldelalas]

From the Eurogamer Chrono Trigger Review:

Finally, there's a new ending that attempts to tie the story of Chrono Trigger and its inferior PlayStation sequel, Chrono Cross, closer together.

uh oh =P

(don't know if it has been posted)

 

[Fuu]

The Eurogamer review was already posted on this same page, without selective quoting.

 

[LevityNYC]

From the Eurogamer Chrono Trigger Review:



uh oh =P

(don't know if it has been posted)

VASTLY INFERIOR!!!!

THATS AN UNDERSTATMENT

 

[Fuu]

Saw on gamefaqs that the monster can learn techs when training on

Spoiler

12,000 BC

. I stopped playing when I got there so that's why mine didn't have any yet.

And apparently his return from training has to do with stuff you do in the game (fighting, advancing the plot, etc) and not with the DS internal clock. He does not return if you stay still at the arena.

 

[Tamanon]

I caved and bought it at $40 on Tuesday. I always have skipped the SE DS games due to that price but couldn't do it this time... sucks. I'm about 10 hours in since I have no other games to play.


All their other games are still $40 basically... it's really obnoxious and it most definitely prevents sales once the titles reach catalog status. I guess they want to keep them as a premium product in theory.

Eh the Square tax only exists to really bring back that old SNES spirit of overpriced games that never drop in price. I remembere buying Chrono Trigger for 60 or 70 bucks new.:lol

 

[LevityNYC]

Chrono Trigger was 79.99 when it was released

 

[SabinFigaro]

I bought Chrono Trigger SNES for $99.99

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Canadian

 

[TheCardPlayer]

I'm a huge Chrono Trigger fan. It's the JRPG I have finished the most times and everytime I replay it I'm like OMGGREATESTGAMEEVAR. It's just an amazing title. I end up, worshipping some other game like RE4 or Fallout 3 and eventually it's back to CT and OMGGREATESTGAMEEVAR. It could simply be.


On the topic on Chrono Cross, the only way to eloquently express my opinion is this:

Chrono Cross fucking sucks. I had to say it sorry.

Now back to CT, don't even bother replying. Let's all talk CT with love and friendship.

 

[Fuu]

Chrono fucking Trigger in my pocket.

I'm in fact enjoying it much more in portable form. I could use an added suspend save function but still, it's great to have it wherever I go.

 

[LevityNYC]

just close the DS