Poll of the Day > No, I have never played Chrono Trigger

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Shame......shame......shame......

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Does it count if I watched an LP?

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Well, at least you experienced it in some form. It's a masterpiece!

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reason posted...

Well, at least you experienced it in some force. It's a masterpiece!

How do you know it's a masterpiece without playing it?

I've played it many MANY times.

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Kinda sad when you don't play the best game ever.

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Judgmenl posted...

Kinda sad when you don't play the best game ever.

I agree!

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Anything wrong with the Steam version?
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Judgmenl posted...

Kinda sad when you don't play the best game ever.

good thing chrono trigger isn't the best game ever then

it's not even the best mediocre game ever

it's just shit

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Chrono Trigger is right! Chrono Trigger sucks!

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the doctor captain admiral chief is right

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Chrono_Trigger posted...

good thing chrono trigger isn't the best game ever then

it's not even the best mediocre game ever

it's just shit

You just mad cause you get played a lot.

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Crono, Frog, Ayla best party

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Revelation34 posted...

Anything wrong with the Steam version?

There were problems at release, but they were fixed with patches.
All i recommend with the steam one, use the orginal sprites, and not the mobile ones

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Ogurisama posted...

There were problems at release, but they were fixed with patches.
All i recommend with the steam one, use the orginal sprites, and not the mobile ones

Oh so they ruined it like FF6 then.
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Chrono_Trigger posted...

the doctor captain admiral chief is right

Howard Johnson is right!
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I think it's one of the few JRPGs that I've played more than once, so yeah it was that good

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Only excusable if you're under 24. Otherwise, shame on you!

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@Chrono_Trigger

helly
please stop, Im getting second hand embarrassment.

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xOmniCloudx posted...

Only excusable if you're under 24. Otherwise, shame on you!

Correct. However, they should rectify this, at once!

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

@Chrono_Trigger

helly
please stop, Im getting second hand embarrassment.

good

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xjayguyx posted...

How do you know it's a masterpiece without playing it?

Asks a legitimate question, gets ignored.

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Judgmenl posted...

Kinda sad when you don't play the best game ever.

for me that is KoToR
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Howard Johnson is right!

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zebatov posted...

Asks a legitimate question, gets ignored.

It was answered in the very next post. Reading is fun!

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I haven't play it. I think my cousin might have had it, though...
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LinkPizza posted...

I haven't play it. I think my cousin might have had it, though...

Why haven't you played the greatest game of all time?

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Judgmenl posted...

Why haven't you played the greatest game of all time?

Well, first of all, Im not sure about it being the greatest game of all time. Though, its probably a really good game. Second, as I said, I didnt own the game. Plus, it came out when I was like 6. And at that age, it probably wasnt that appealing to me. So, I probably just had other games I was playing.

These days, Im not sure if I want to play it. Its been so hyped up, though I usually dont expect anything to be as good as people make it sound. Plus, Id get overwhelmed with the characters trying to get them all (45, IIRC), even though only a few are good, apparently... Eh... Maybe if I get some free time and have some extra money to spend...
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LinkPizza posted...

Though, its probably a really good game.

it's not

LinkPizza posted...

Plus, Id get overwhelmed with the characters trying to get them all (45, IIRC)

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7

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I don't even know what a Chrono Tigger is! That's like a time traveling Winnie the Pooh, right?

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LinkPizza posted...

Plus, Id get overwhelmed with the characters trying to get them all (45, IIRC)

That's Chrono Cross you're thinking of

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Yeah, CC is pretty terrible.

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reason posted...

Yeah, CC is pretty terrible.

I prefer CC to CT personally. Amazing summer game due to the amazing color use, Archipelago setting, arguably the best OST Mitsuda ever made (actually made me want to learn violin, namely due to the Dreams of the Shore ~ Another World track) it pushed the PS1 to its limits graphically and still looks great even today and even mostly maintained the frame rate, far more so if you upscale it and almost no loading in the game at that.

I also loved the idea behind having all those characters and the unique ways they went about trying to make them come off as different and the replay value it could give. Plus even if you have no interest in that, there's still story important characters that are mandatory in every playthrough anyway so you can just pretend that's how the game is anyway. The battle system is a nice twist on the classic formula and pretty unique even now as well. The plot is where the game falls apart as its far too convoluted for its own good even if you can also easily tl;dr why everything happens very easily once you understand things.

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i still have my snes copy, with original box and manual, ok?

but i also own it for ps1 and ds, ok?

i also have the original chrono cross discs, but that one hasn't aged as well, ok?

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Chrono Trigger is a great game.

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Ah. I see. I havent played either of them...
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xOmniCloudx posted...

I prefer CC to CT personally. Amazing summer game due to the amazing color use, Archipelago setting, arguably the best OST Mitsuda ever made (actually made me want to learn violin, namely due to the Dreams of the Shore ~ Another World track) it pushed the PS1 to its limits graphically and still looks great even today even without upscaling (but looks stunning if you do) and even mostly maintained the frame rate and has almost no loading in the game at that.

I also loved the idea behind having all those characters and the unique ways they went about trying to make them come off as different and the replay value it could give. Plus even if you have no interest in that, there's still story important characters that are mandatory in every playthrough anyway so you can just pretend that's how the game is anyway. The battle system is a nice twist on the classic formula and pretty unique even now as well. The plot is where the game falls apart as its far too convoluted for its own good even if you can also easily tl;dr why everything happens very easily once you understand things.

Good points. I bought CC on release and played through it but never picked it back up once I was done. I think that I put too much thought into CT while playing it and was looking more for that experience again. I should probably go back and replay it sometime?


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Maybe a Chrono Cross remake would be better if they ever do it. You have to replay the game 3 times in order to get all characters on the same save file.
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reason posted...

Good points. I bought CC on release and played through it but never picked it back up once I was done. I think that I put too much thought into CT while playing it and was looking more for that experience again. I should probably go back and replay it sometime?

Yeah, CC is weird in that it is definitely a sequel to CT, direct even but doesn't take a direct sequel approach and lets that be the background part of most the game and then near the end starts making it more important. It actually does it fairly well and doesn't feel tacked on as they tie it to the beginning events of the game well. Even more impressive for the fact that CC is technically unfinished as Disc 2 was supposed to be much longer and there's some parts of the game that make this seem obvious once you learn that fact though you'd never know it just playing the game as it feels complete and has a proper conclusion.

Anyway, it's simultaneously being its own game and a sequel to CT at the same time if that makes sense. If you treat it as a pure CT2 then yeah, you're going to be disappointed and even bothered by a lot of things it changed that were among the reasons CT is so beloved. The game is definitely culture shock to those unaware given what you expect vs what it is when it's new to you.

These days, everyone knows the deal so now it's possible to enjoy the game for what it is as opposed to what it changed.

Revelation34 posted...

Maybe a Chrono Cross remake would be better if they ever do it. You have to replay the game 3 times in order to get all characters on the same save file.

It's actually possible to get all the characters in a single playthrough. You need to make use of branching saves. Basically, anytime you get to a point where the character recruitment path is about to split, save the game. Then using the new game + or continue + feature, having clear data of the path with the specific branch you have (IE beat the game with them which means you have to do it 3 times but on NG+ and Continue+ you can do this at any point in the game) and an in game key item the Chrono Cross element at Sprigg's house going through the hydra marshes distortion to get back there you'll have everyone. IIRC you need 3 saves total. It sounds complicated but it's actually REALLY easy.

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Chrono Trigger's decent, but far from being the best game ever. It deserves credit for setting a lot of the standards that modern RPG's now follow, but the fact that so many other games have followed in its footsteps makes it pretty unremarkable by modern standards. Well worth playing, but not the life-defining experience many make it out to be.

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Chrono Cross was one of the most disappointing games I can remember.

I'll agree that Chrono Trigger is the best game made to date.

adjl posted...

Chrono Trigger's decent, but far from being the best game ever. It deserves credit for setting a lot of the standards that modern RPG's now follow, but the fact that so many other games have followed in its footsteps makes it pretty unremarkable by modern standards. Well worth playing, but not the life-defining experience many make it out to be.

It can be argued to be the best SNES RPG. That belongs to FF6
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adjl posted...

Chrono Trigger's decent, but far from being the best game ever. It deserves credit for setting a lot of the standards that modern RPG's now follow, but the fact that so many other games have followed in its footsteps makes it pretty unremarkable by modern standards. Well worth playing, but not the life-defining experience many make it out to be.

I don't think I've ever played a video game that has been a life defining experience, ok?

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Aculo posted...

I don't think I've ever played a video game that has been a life defining experience, ok?

Ones with great stories might make you feel depressed when it's over for a bit but that isn't life changing.
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Revelation34 posted...

It can be argued to be the best SNES RPG. That belongs to FF6

FF4 is better than FF6

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xOmniCloudx posted...

FF4 is better than FF6

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NIgfiSzCy1o
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ff5 is actually the best snes rpg.

so you're all wrong.

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All the SNES Final Fantasy games were great.
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Game_Grumps posted...

ff5 is actually the best snes rpg.

so you're all wrong.

not even close. Chrono Trigger > FF6 > Secret of Mana > FF4 > FF5

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I hope they release Secret of Evermore on Steam one day. That one was underrated.
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