/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2480216
>so far it's been pretty by the numbers.
It created those numbers and if those numbers already existed, Chrono Trigger's went over them with permanent marker

>>2480216
>so far it's been pretty by the numbers.
It created those numbers and if some numbers already existed, Chrono Trigger's greatness went over them with permanent marker
fuck typos

>>2480216
>>2480226
Oh, but also, yes, it does get better. 2300 AD sucks

>>2480216
literally just play the game; don't post, don't ask questions, just play the game. When you're done you'll say wow, this was a great game. Which version are you playing btw? I played the DS version and thoroughly enjoyed it.

>>2480216
>does it get better?
Nah, it's pretty terrible, you should skip straight to Chrono Cross. That has a much better story and sums up the events of Trigger anyways.

>>2480283
>this post

>>2480216
CHRONO DIES.

>>2480231
>2300 AD sucks

replace that with 65 million bc and you're right

>>2480216
I didn't like it, I'm just never going to like a jRPG that's not a dungeon crawler I guess. If you generally like other jRPGs then you're probably just jaded.

>>2480273
>don't post
>follows it with a question which requires OP to post
Pick one, dipshit.

>>2480292
BUT HE COMES BACK
THEN HE DIES AGAIN IN CHRONO CROSS... maybe. It's kinda ambiguous.

>>2480283
lol misinformation

i didnt care for it much. no character specialization or class system or anything at all really, all it had going for it were some lackluster combos. im not talking shit about it, its ok by all means but nothing out of the ordinary (and dont tell me it set a new standard because ff3 was way better and way earlier)

It's just a well-made game, nothing more. Not the crown jewel of the SNES JRPG library, but fun nonetheless.

Play it, beat it, don't suck its cock.

>>2480343
Everything in Chrono Cross is ambiguous.

>>2481247
Seriously, the entire plot of Chrono Cross sounds like something that would be recited by the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future.

>>2480216
>it's been pretty by the numbers

It's known for being extremely cliché and generic. It's reputation is based on execution, not innovation.

>>2480226
It didn't create shit.

>>2480419
Maybe OP wants to suck it's cock?

You don't like sucking cock?

Wow, what a faggot.

>>2481252
>It's known for being extremely cliché and generic.
No it's not, you contrarian hipster faggot.

>>2481265
Well, what do you expect. Any time there's a thread about a game that most people consider to be one of the GOAT you can almost guarantee there'll be some contrarian fag who lives only to go against popular opinion for the sake of seeming more intelligent than he actually is.

"HURDUR I DON'T LIKE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE LIKES I AM THE SPECIAL UNIQUE SNOWFLAKE"

>>2481265
>>2481271
Not him, but have you ever stepped outside your basement and actually *looked* at Square's storytelling and gameplay? Both are linear, both are one-dimensional, both are predictable as fuck. The tropes were tired before Square picked them up, and CT was hardly their first use. Or even their fifth.

The game as a whole, however, is superb, and IU fell the anon you were getting salty at would agree. Amazingly comfy, perfectly executed, brilliantly scored - it really tugs the heartstrings. Everyone should play it once, it really is that good. But to call it innovative or original is just /vr/ autism.

>>2480216
It only gets better from Zeal onwards. The bulk of the game is a chore to play through. 2300AD and 65 million BC are undoubtedly the worst segments, though.

>>2481438
I think that's a pretty superficial analysis. Chrono Trigger may not be wholly original, but neither is anything else under the sun. CT may have relied on a lot of old tropes but it also introduced a lot of new things, especially here in the west. For a lot of Americans, it was the first JRPG that didn't have gridlocked, boxy characters, where battles were fought in the field, where the atmosphere was more like a modern comedy anime than a fantasy epic, etc.

And don't forget that masterfully combining a lot of disparate elements is a kind of innovation in itself.

>>2480283
this, just play chrono cross, it is better than trigger in every way

>>2480216
I played chronotrigger for the first time a year or two ago.
Once you get past the first 2300AD segment and get into magic use, the game begins to really unravel. I didn't have a problem with it up till then by any means, it's just not where chronotrigger really shines at it's brightest.
Once you get past that, the game is absolutely 10/10 amazing for the most part as it branches out and gives out feels.
>>2480283
I haven't played cross, but I hope it's not like how mass effect games "recap" the previous game for newbies. It can't be much worse.

>>2480216
idk what to say OP, it blew my ass off right from the start. Battles that take place on the field, placement matters for some attacks, the sprites, and the story, it's the perfect package.

>>2481709
>I haven't played cross
you lucky bastard

>>2481756
Will that game literally ruin chrontrigger for me too?
Is it that bad?

>>2481761
>I can't formulate my own opinions

>>2481761
Play Chrono Cross right now. Regardless of what you will think of the actual game it has probably the greatest game soundtrack of all time.

>>2481769
I'm not super picky, if there's decent gameplay to be had and some good story, I'll probably like it.

>>2481761
It's a good game by its own merit.

>>2481784
That's good enough for me. I'd love to jump back into the chrono universe again.

>>2481761
>Will that game literally ruin chrontrigger for me
>Is it that bad?
It wont ruin Chrono Trigger and it isn't bad. It's just lackluster.

It isn't really a sequel, which is why it gets a lot of hate. There are people who dislike it because it isn't Chrono Trigger, nor is it really a sequel to it. Still, it's not a *bad* game...

...it just isn't incredibly good like Chrono Trigger was. Even if you go into it with a fresh mind and you don't expect it to be Chrono Trigger, you'll probably be disappointed by disc 2. It has a fantastic first few hours of the game and is very, very good. After that though, it decides that it wants to do something else and it just becomes incongruent with what it has already established. Worse than that, after it has had its fill of that stint, it decides to throw some stupid lore at you that seems out of left field, then that lore becomes the focus of the game. Worse still, it is around that point that the game decides that it *does* actually want to be a sequel to Chrono Trigger!

Like the other anon said though, it does have the best game soundtrack of all time

>>2481787
The main weird thing is that it's the chrono trigger universe in name only. For a while into the game you wouldn't even know it's connected to CT.

It's still fun if you like pre-rendered RPGs.

do it for ayla