EvaUnit02 on 27/11/2008 at 14:02
It's out now in America, if anyone cares. DS is 100% import though, grab it from play-asia.com.
I've got PSX version and don't own a DS, so meh.
Matthew on 27/11/2008 at 14:07
To someone brought up on PC-based, Western-style RPGs, would you recommend Chrono Trigger?
EvaUnit02 on 27/11/2008 at 14:30
Quote Posted by Matthew
To someone brought up on PC-based, Western-style RPGs, would you recommend Chrono Trigger?
It was one of those games that I bought but never got around to playing. Grab a SNES emulator and sample it, I guess.
june gloom on 27/11/2008 at 15:42
One of the simpler, but better, jRPGs of the mid-90s. Back when jRPGs were better in general. Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6 are pretty much the Fallouts of their era.
Sulphur on 27/11/2008 at 17:13
Quote Posted by Matthew
To someone brought up on PC-based, Western-style RPGs, would you recommend Chrono Trigger?
When it comes to jRPG staples, there's the menu based combat/item juggling, and the plot can get somewhat convoluted at points.
Apart from that, though, the usual irritations like FWOOSH!!! RANDOM BATTLE!!! cut aways and dull, uninspired grinding for hours are mostly absent.
It's a very fun game because of that. The story might be somewhat hackneyed but like Sands of Time, it's a rather compelling experience all put together. And then there's the matter of the soundtrack - which remains utterly brilliant when it comes to SNES music. So yep, I'd recommend it.
The_Raven on 27/11/2008 at 18:48
Quote Posted by dethtoll
One of the simpler, but better, jRPGs of the mid-90s. Back when jRPGs were better in general. Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6 are pretty much the Fallouts of their era.
Surely, the Fallout games are the Fallouts of that era.*
*More mid-to-late 90s, but anyway.
Koki on 27/11/2008 at 19:20
Quote Posted by Matthew
To someone brought up on PC-based, Western-style RPGs, would you recommend Chrono Trigger?
It's about a bunch of kids who save the world by going back and forth in time. The main hero has a sword which is stronger than the nerd chick's gun. There's also a princess who is totally rebel, a fat robot, anthropomorphic frog, and a prehistoric amazon woman who fights with her fists.
june gloom on 27/11/2008 at 20:38
Quote Posted by The_Raven
Surely, the Fallout games are the Fallouts of that era.*
*More mid-to-late 90s, but anyway.
Let me rephrase, I was in a bit of a rush when I wrote that.
CT and FF6 are the Fallouts of their genre.
Chade on 27/11/2008 at 21:29
Quote Posted by Matthew
To someone brought up on PC-based, Western-style RPGs, would you recommend Chrono Trigger?
I played it a while ago on a SNES emulator, and found it to be a nice well-executed feel-good title.
Having a brain may not be required, but anyone with half a heart should fall for it.
Matthew on 27/11/2008 at 21:59
Thanks very much for your comments. You've convinced me to Ebay the game now (fyi, Koki's was the clincher).
