since I have a $69 brand new nintendo DS lite coming and chrono trigger is finally coming out, I'm going to finally know why you all think this game is the shit bomb.
post by darkwor at Oct 15,2008 1:12pm
YES.
my advice if you're gonna play it on DS, use headphones, you can't miss out on the music.
oh yeah, let me go buy a super nintendo to play one game.
FIAL
post by aril at Oct 15,2008 1:33pm
trust me, it's worth it.
post by darkwor at Oct 15,2008 1:39pm
modded original xbox + http://xbmc.org/ = super-ultra streaming hi-def media center AND emulator of every game for every console made up to and including nintendo 64. i have so many games to play, that i just don't play any of them.
post by aril at Oct 15,2008 1:42pm
If I had the money and time, I'd totally start collecting old school games again and stuff.
I can't even tell you how much I miss the Nintendo / Sega war of the early to mid 90s. NOTHING in today's video game market compares to the competition of old.
post by aril at Oct 16,2008 3:39pm
rev, do you enjoy RPGs?
I've tried getting a few people that had no idea what an RPG was into ChronoTrigger before, and failed.
I actually think CT starts out a little slow - it doesn't really get too interesting until you go into the future IMO. Damn, I fucking love this game.
Haven't played it in a while but I love the dreary atmosphere when you're in the future.
It also gets pretty sweet when you go to Zeal Palace, thousands of years in the past.
I loved FF3, dragon quest I&II, and many others. though i also like zeldas and secret of mana's.
post by aril at Oct 16,2008 3:58pm
well, if you like SoM, then you'll probably like CT. character design is very similar. the battle system is somewhat similar to that of a FF, but it relies heavily on combos between the characters. also, keep in mind that there are numerous endings to the game, depending on certain choices you make in the game. (12 endings if I remember correctly.)
Everyone always talks about ChronoCross and how great it is and all that crap. I think it was one of the worst sequels EVER and doesn't compare to CT. It's a good game, but weak sequel.
Everyone always talks about ChronoCross and how great it is and all that crap. I think it was one of the worst sequels EVER and doesn't compare to CT. It's a good game, but weak sequel.
Turns out you're wrong.
post by aril at Oct 16,2008 4:21pm
haha, we've discussed this before.
post by aril at Oct 16,2008 4:43pm
I enjoyed ChronoCross, but I felt very disappointed after beating it.
Things I don't like about ChronoCross:
a)it barely relates to CT's story
b)it's nowhere as dismal as CT
c)way too many characters for the game
d)music wasn't as good as CT
e)wasn't a real big fan of the world and environments
f)battles weren't that entertaining
g)didn't like the dialect of some of the characters
h)story did not engross me at all. was too predictable
i) + other's I can't think of at the moment.
That being said, I wouldn't mind playing it again.. but it just doesn't feel like CT. Indeed, it's a completely different game, but it just was boring compared to the original. I preordered it and got it the day it came out, so I guess you could say I had been anticipating it since beating CT back in '95. (or was it '96? can't even remember)
Xenogears on the other hand... now that's a great game.. regardless of if they ran out of funding and had to rush the last CD of the game.
post by Niccolai is wicked pissed at Oct 16,2008 10:38pm
Chrono trigger might be one of those games you haveto get into in it's golden age.
I know alot of people who played it for their first time more recently and didn't appreciate it, unfortunately.
DS Lite?
that sucks.
Get the regular DS so you can play GBA games.
Chrono Trigger is epic.
i saw ChronoCross in WalMart a few years back for $10 I should have bought it then.
I enjoyed ChronoCross, but I felt very disappointed after beating it.
Things I don't like about ChronoCross:
a)it barely relates to CT's story
b)it's nowhere as dismal as CT
c)way too many characters for the game
d)music wasn't as good as CT
e)wasn't a real big fan of the world and environments
f)battles weren't that entertaining
g)didn't like the dialect of some of the characters
h)story did not engross me at all. was too predictable
i) + other's I can't think of at the moment.
That being said, I wouldn't mind playing it again.. but it just doesn't feel like CT. Indeed, it's a completely different game, but it just was boring compared to the original. I preordered it and got it the day it came out, so I guess you could say I had been anticipating it since beating CT back in '95. (or was it '96? can't even remember)
Xenogears on the other hand... now that's a great game.. regardless of if they ran out of funding and had to rush the last CD of the game.
I don't know man. I love Chrono Trigger and I see what you mean about Chrono Cross being a bad sequel but I think that's because it's not a direct sequel to CT. It's just an alternate timeline created when the dudes from CT saved the world. I really don't think you can justify saying the plot didn't engross you only because I've done the research and the plot and backstory has enough material to fill a 7 book sci-fi series. Ridiculous things about timelines and dimensions and why everything ended up the way it did in the two chrono cross worlds with different connections to what happened in Chrono Trigger. For example, Fate was made from Robo. etc etc
There are a LOT subtle connections to CT and a few LARGE ones. I'm replaying it right now. I say you give it a try too. Then we'll be best friends forever.
chrono trigger rules download snes9x ill give u the rom
post by aril at Oct 17,2008 11:43am
It does have some relations to CT, but mostly indirect ones. I really wish it was more along the lines of the first one.
You really liked the dimensional stuff? I thought it was kind of cliche.
But yea, I'd be down to play it again. I also want to play Xenogears, Wild Arms, Lufia II, FF9, FF3, and Shining Force again, though.
I guess I could start with the games I didn't enjoy as much:
Chrono Cross and FF9.
Eh, scratch it, I'll try to play CC again and restart Vagrant story.
If, by chance, you have a DS or GBA, play Fire Emblem (both of them)
post by aril at Oct 17,2008 11:45am
PS: I just beat Golden Sun II in the bathroom stall at work. Talk about doing my job!!
big=bit. I still haven't gotten into this game. I don't get the rules yet. have fought one battle and couldn't heal. then the girl I was with got sucked off to parts unknown. I just followed her.
post by Pires at Dec 7,2008 7:27pm edited Dec 7,2008 7:28pm
if you ever had the sneaking suspicion that Robo's theme in Chrono Trigger sounded a lot like Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, you're definitely not the only one. Earlier this year, Youtube user ImTakiNuSRS created this mashup of the two, and the results were pretty surprising.Pretty close, eh? Well anyway, the dudes over at Original Sound Version were so intrigued by this that they sought out Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsuda to ask if he'd been inspired by the Rick Astley song. Here's what they found out yesterday:
OSV: Mitsuda-san, please bear with me, as this is hard to explain even in English! There has been an Internet phenomenon in the United States called a "Rick Roll" where people send the following video to one another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
This is a big Internet prank or joke, and some game music fans have noticed how the background melody sounds similar to "Robo's Theme" from Chrono Trigger, calling "Robo's Theme" the first "Rick Roll." It's this big Internet joke. I was hoping you could comment about this, and about Rick Astley's song? Do you think the video is funny?
Mitsuda: It certainly is the first time I've seen this. I'm surprised! That's the first time I've heard of Rick Astley, and it's interesting that such a phenomenon is happening in a different country. Thank you for your time!
So that's that. Apparently not. And he probably thinks we're crazy. Still, great to know you now have lyrics to sing along with Robo's theme when you play through Chrono Trigger again on DS.
Yasunori Mitsuda is one of my favorite Japanese game composers, hands down. Not too sure, but I feel insulted that someone would try to make that connection.
I'm playing this on the DS now. I'm at the part where you just got Frog. Man I love this game. I stopped playing FFIV for this. FFIV was starting to seem kind of tedious but I'll go back to it eventually. I got to the Dark Elf in the magnetic cave.
You didn't like X? I LOOOOVED it. I've played it like 4 times through. It was one of the first RPGs that I really fell in love with, FFVII and CT being some of the others.
XII was a let down overall, though. It was too MMO-y and the story wasn't very enthralling. It had it's moments but it was too easy if you didn't get really into it and its sidequests/extra bosses. I had a friend that spent something like 10 or 20 hours on ONE quest for the ultimate weapon that you can easily beat the game without anyway.
XIII looks like it throws a lot of conventions out the window though, so we'll see.
XIII looks great, I can't wait to pick that up...but man nothing beats Chrono Trigger, every aspect of that game makes it my favorite RPG. I like a lot of the FF games, but today there aren't a lot of RPGs that hold my attention, I like the D&D based PC ones though, like Baldur's Gate.
Finally finished disc 1 of FFVIII. Already got the Lion Heart. LOLZ.
They're probably going to rerelease FFVIII and FFIX on the PSN soon enough. I can't wait so that I can replay. I remember getting onboard Pandora's Box (?) and fighting Biggs and Wedge (pretty sure it was them) and then losing or something and then having to return the game to my friend.
I'm sure that will come out on PSN too or be rereleased on some other system, if it already hasn't. I've been wanting to check it out. There's a shortage of good RPGs out there right now.
At the last boss, and now I feel like quitting, haha. It's been ridiculously easy up to this point, and now Lavos' inner shell kills my party with his first attack. This is, of course, because I skipped the Black Omen and every side quest. Guess I'll have to do those sometime. But I have to say, while the music is good, this isn't really a favorite of mine. And it only took about 14 hours to get this far. It might make a decent movie, but there's just about zero character development.
I think I might just move on to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor instead. And I need to get The World Ends With You sometime soon-ish.
post by Martins at Sep 22,2009 7:33am edited Sep 22,2009 7:39am
Haha so you skipped all the hard parts. Not liking Chrono Trigger = me being a sad panda. Shit ruled. The DS version had some stupid changes in it and some changes for the better. The monster arena and the extra sidequests in New Game+ are dumb but the dialog felt smoother.
I also need to get SMT and TWEWY.
Also, aril, the rereleased FFT on the PSN is a direct port of the PS1 game, no changes made. Some thing with the rerelease of FFVII a few months back.
Wow, talk about abbreviations.
post by aril at Sep 22,2009 8:16am
I've got the original fft cd sitting in a box. For some reason I bet you that's better than the port.
couldn't get into perhaps one of the most overlooked iinspirational games that most 360 games rip off. I keep seeing the disc sitting on my floor like a pot o gold.
Most 360 games rip off? That doesn't even make sense. Vagrant Story is sick though. I probably made it a 1/4 way through before I had to move back to school last year. I should probably tackle it again. A remake with voice acting and upgraded graphics would be SOOOOO sick.
post by aril at Sep 22,2009 8:53am
It was ahead of it's time. The battle system, although boring and outdated now, and the views and graphics remind me of a lot of 360 games to an extent. Force unleashed, ninja gaiden, etc. It would be an awesome remake
Devil Survivor had better be as good as I'm hoping it is. I really wanted to play The World Ends With You first, but I couldn't find it (haven't felt like ordering it from Amazon yet). The one time I found it at CEX in Boston, they couldn't find the cartridge.
post by aril at Sep 22,2009 9:08am
I haven't really played mother yet. You?
post by Martins at Sep 22,2009 9:14am edited Sep 22,2009 9:14am
Earthbound and Chrono Trigger were THE games when I was a kid, I played those in my sleep. I was psyched to see the fan translation of Mother 3 captured the spirit of Earthbound perfectly, if you've played Earthbound you need to check it out... I was emulating it on my PSP and the battery shit out, haven't fixed it yet, I was a few hours into it. http://mother3.fobby.net/
post by aril at Sep 22,2009 9:49am
Definitely want to.
Any ever play wild arms or legend of the dragoon for ps1? I liked wild arms but couldn't get into legend of the dragoon
I tried playing Earthbound years ago and after playing Chrono Trigger, FF3/6, Secret of Mana, the Lufias, etc... It didn't enthrall me at all.
post by aril at Sep 22,2009 11:23am
earthbound is a very unique game. when it first came out I didn't really like it because it was too "kidsy" for me. it's an acquired taste because of its comical approach; but it gets very good later in the game. a lot of parts of the game tell me some of the makers did too many drugs
Never played this before and just beat it. Lavos is a punk ass bitch. Retinite killed me like 5 times before I could finally beat him and it took me all of a half hour to get from the Black Omen to beating the game. Overall I thought it was ok but I am upset with any game that isn't Illusion of Gaia.
Found my PSX memory card (with a MvC sticker from PSNMag), pending purchasing a PSX I'll be playing Chrono Cross, Front Mission 3, Suikoden 1&2 and Star Ocean:The Second Story again.
Fuck Legend of Dragoon, official game of falses.
post by i_am_lazy at Sep 26,2011 3:41am
This thread reminds me that I've never played Vagrant Story. And hate myself for it.
post by i_am_lazy at Sep 26,2011 3:42am
Oh, and only having the Japanese Chrono Trigger cart is real.
Play it. Get emulator unless you want to spend a fortune.
post by ark at Sep 26,2011 8:40am
Vagrant story is $10 on psn, for ps3 and psp.
Chrono
post by ark at Sep 26,2011 8:42am
* Cross is amazing. I am loving it. The parallel universe thing maybe doesn't live up to the time travel from the first game, but there are still branching paths and it does relate to the CT story
I never had a psx, but i do have a modded ps2. i'm slowly getting to all the PSX games i missed, including most of the squaresoft golden era games. I'm looking forward to FFVIII and IX, which I thought looked excellent back in the day.
you're right, a lot of the CC characters are cheesy, but there are some dynamic ones.
and i STILL haven't gotten past the first couple hours of FF6, 17 years later.
Sounds like we both have some RPG work cut out for us.
I can't stress enough how FF6 is perhaps one of the greatest games ever. It probably had the greatest influence on modern JRPGS.
FF7 made the franchise explode, but 3 (6) blows it away imo.
I can't stress enough how FF6 is perhaps one of the greatest games ever. It probably had the greatest influence on modern JRPGS
This. Squaresoft went steadily downhill after '96/ '97, although I found Chrono Cross to be one of their more enjoyable RPGs during the PS1 era. Haven't played it in ages, though.
