TheContact
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Nabbed this for $20 new at BB. Solid buy. I've beaten it a few times already, though.
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Chrono Trigger DS: The |OT|
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MichaelEM3
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Even funnier: why do I only realize this mistake now despite having the poster hanged up on one of my walls for the last year? :lol :lol :lolFimbulvetr said:
Fimbulvetr
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TenshiOni said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol
Lionheart1827
Member
Fimbulvetr said:
This has been debated since 1995 when I first got the game.
I noticed it right away when first playing through the game, however I just kinda think to myself:
1) Early art when they possibly switched Lucca and Marle's elements.
2) It's not fire, its just some cool effect (Spincut) on his sword just in the art.
Or it was really a dumb mistake.
Also wondered why Marle is wearing purple and what is that thing in the snow behind her?
Also, I'm guessing that enemy is Heckran, but why are they outside in the snow? Whats the town in the background? Is that 12000BC?
Blah, again, been debated since 95.
Lionheart1827
Member
Papercuts said:
Frost Arc?
Are you thinking of Arc Impulse?
Not sure if they changed it for the DS version, I havent played it yet.
cooljeanius
Member
Yeah, they did change it for the DS version.Lionheart1827 said:
UpperCaseN
Member
Is this version buggy or known for glitches? Bought it for my GF, she loves it but she's lost the will to play after losing to a boss and upon restarting gets set back multiple save points back and with less items than she had. This happened to her twice in separate parts of the game
UpperCaseN
Member
hmm... nah, no flash cart, I bought the game from Circuit City while they were closing, I think I paid either $28 or $24 for it while it was still full price at retail. Must be bad luck, thanks guys
Hypnotoad
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Playing this game again after only having the option of emulation, all I can say is that Chrono Trigger truly is the pinnacle of JRPGs. Nothing more, nothing less. The graphics still impress me, apart maybe from Tales of Phantasia it's the best 16-bit art of the genre, full with detail and atmosphere. One of the best soundtracks period, from Frog's Theme to Palace of Zeal it just gets the mood right at every point.
As for the gameplay and pacing? Brilliant. It's relatively short, but I'd say it works to the advantage of the game. Not a single boring moment, it keeps you going, an epic story added with little character moments and humour. And as for the setting, divided among ages, it's full of variety and wonder. As for the battle mechanics, the pretty much are perfect, boss battles provide enough challenge, a good strategy will always work, and if everything fails, grinding is done pretty fast.
Chrono Trigger, I bow before your greatness.
As for the gameplay and pacing? Brilliant. It's relatively short, but I'd say it works to the advantage of the game. Not a single boring moment, it keeps you going, an epic story added with little character moments and humour. And as for the setting, divided among ages, it's full of variety and wonder. As for the battle mechanics, the pretty much are perfect, boss battles provide enough challenge, a good strategy will always work, and if everything fails, grinding is done pretty fast.
Chrono Trigger, I bow before your greatness.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Has anyone played/seen this on the DSi XL? How does it look on the larger screen?
My daughter is loving DQIX and I want to get her Chrono Trigger for her next game.
My daughter is loving DQIX and I want to get her Chrono Trigger for her next game.
brandonh83
Banned
Hypnotoad said:
no shit. 15 years have passed, and still yet nothing compares. there were a few games that came along that made me think, damn, Chrono Trigger might actually finally get dethroned. but here we are.
kamikazekoala
Member
Bought the game for 6 euros new.
Looking forward to play it.
Looking forward to play it.Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
DenogginizerOS said:
I haven't played it on XL but I'd warn you that the FMVs are reallllly poorly encoded and that's only going to be an issue with the pixel size being bigger, so maybe encourage her to play it with the FMVs off if she's old enough that she'd understand what you mean
Of course, if she's playing DQ9 I'd assume she is!
Awesome pre-painted chrono trigger figurines just came out for anyone whos interested
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-92-49-en-70-3smo.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-92-49-en-70-3smo.html
The Dutch Slayer
Member
That is really cool BUT:flake said:
= no sale for me
Scalpel Knight
Member
I triple dipped (SNES cart, PS1 port I already had) and got this the other day. Man, I never get bored of Chrono Trigger
Sir Garbageman
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Hypnotoad said:
Agree with this 100%
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Deleted member 21120
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Same figures over at Entertainment Earth?
They don't come out 'til October, though. And where's the Chrono/Marle one?
They don't come out 'til October, though. And where's the Chrono/Marle one?
My box of the CT figures showed up today, they're fucking awesome.
Those are definitely the same figures. Either that site is way off base, or they may be doing some kind of box set domestic release. S-E did that with one of the recent Final Fantasy Kai figure sets, where they were released gashapon in Japan but as a single box in the US. I think the US box set might also have been missing a figure or two, so there might be something similar happening here if that is the case.
Cocopjojo said:
Those are definitely the same figures. Either that site is way off base, or they may be doing some kind of box set domestic release. S-E did that with one of the recent Final Fantasy Kai figure sets, where they were released gashapon in Japan but as a single box in the US. I think the US box set might also have been missing a figure or two, so there might be something similar happening here if that is the case.
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Deleted member 21120
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Sailor, you ordered them from PlayAsia? Did you order five and did you get all five different ones?
Cocopjojo said:
Yeah I got them from P-A. Like with most gashapons, if you order a case (in this case 6) it guarantees you get a full set plus usually some number of duplicates or secret figures (if there are any, which there are not in this case). So yeah there was one duplicate, but it guarantees that you get all of the figures. P-A, NCSX and most other reputable sites will usually state clearly in the description how many you need to order to get a factory sealed case.
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Deleted member 21120
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Great, thanks. I just ordered six.
I just ordered six.Why not just buy the sets on Ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Square-Chrono-T...436523800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_2364wt_754
Seller has fantastic feedback, so I think its worth the risk 90 bucks shipped for the full set.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Square-Chrono-T...436523800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_2364wt_754
Seller has fantastic feedback, so I think its worth the risk 90 bucks shipped for the full set.
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Deleted member 21120
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Haha, wow, it is now. It was in stock when I purchased my set of six earlier (for $75 like Sailor said). Perhaps I bought the last six?LevityNYC said:
Succubus Slayer
Banned
Excellent game, playing it right now
Net_Wrecker
Member
Just beat this game for the first time. Not a big fan of Turn Based RPG to say the least, but I really enjoyed this. Great story, great characters, simple battle system, and EXCELLENT music. I have to admit the end felt a bit too "Grindy" for my tastes, and that held up my completion for a couple of days, but the ending was worth it. Great game.
Little Green Yoda
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Net_Wrecker said:
Now go back and get all the other endings!
only ending #3 is really worth it though the others are amusing in their own way
Net_Wrecker
Member
Little Green Yoda said:
I'm taking a break for now. Believe me when I tell you I haven't played anything turn based since Pokemon Silver 10 years ago. Just finishing this has probably filled my turn based cup for another 10 years :lol I'll go back to do alternate endings eventually though, if only to hear the music again.
cooljeanius
Member
OK, so I was playing this again recently, and I don't really see what you mean by the FMVs being poorly encoded. I wasn't able to notice any artifacts or anything...Stumpokapow said:I haven't played it on XL but I'd warn you that the FMVs are reallllly poorly encoded and that's only going to be an issue with the pixel size being bigger, so maybe encourage her to play it with the FMVs off if she's old enough that she'd understand what you mean
I finished this pretty recently and had a grand nostalgia trip. The tweaks to the translation were minimal but welcome, particularly to how Frog and Magus talk, the former losing the faux Olde English and gaining a formal antiquity and the latter less colloquial. The optimism and sense of adventure in running around timelines to change the world for the better in ways big and small just puts you in a good mood.
The extras though were rather drab. The Lost Sanctum and the Dimensional Vortex were akin to if you turned Chrono Trigger into a dungeon crawler with palette swap enemies filled with fetch quests that do very little to disguise that they are fetch quests. The new dungeons really liked using the unseen, hidden passage through a solid black wall design that isn't especially endearing either.
I'm somewhat glad they didn't try to make Frog's new item a weapon stronger then his story-based legendary sword but in terms of endgame, he kinda gets shafted, given the powerful exclusive equipment everyone else gets.
The new extra ending annoyed me but that's a personal thing.
The extras though were rather drab. The Lost Sanctum and the Dimensional Vortex were akin to if you turned Chrono Trigger into a dungeon crawler with palette swap enemies filled with fetch quests that do very little to disguise that they are fetch quests. The new dungeons really liked using the unseen, hidden passage through a solid black wall design that isn't especially endearing either.
I'm somewhat glad they didn't try to make Frog's new item a weapon stronger then his story-based legendary sword but in terms of endgame, he kinda gets shafted, given the powerful exclusive equipment everyone else gets.
The new extra ending annoyed me but that's a personal thing.
Aexact said:
I probably used to play and think about CT way too much, but Frog's attachment to the masamune was always his weakness and it used to irk me, I love the character but after the first playthrough where he's a bamf, any new game plus you run he's like always the weakest character by necessity, then by the 2nd or third run he can't keep up even after fully unlocking the power of the thing :/ Not to mention his magic being pretty bad. Sigh.
Game of the forever regardless.
momolicious
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JW, did the game sell enough to warrant a new chrono game?
Didnt SE say though that fans dont care about the series since it didnt sell millions, or something like that? :lol
Fuck that noise, they probably dont have the talent to make a good Chrono game anymore anyway. Maybe if we are lucky they will remake Cross for the 3DS or something.
Fuck that noise, they probably dont have the talent to make a good Chrono game anymore anyway. Maybe if we are lucky they will remake Cross for the 3DS or something.