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And im sorry to disagree with you. I felt Chrono Cross was a great game but not the sequel that Chrono Trigger deserved.
And im sorry to disagree with you. I felt Chrono Cross was a great game but not the sequel that Chrono Trigger deserved.
I'd say "sequel" in the sense that it's somewhat loosely linked to Trigger, but I'd like to say "spin-off" is a bit more appropriate.
That's not to say I dislike the game, however; I fucking LOVE Chrono Cross.
That's not to say I dislike the game, however; I fucking LOVE Chrono Cross.
Chrono Cross is my favorite RPG ever.
I think you nailed it, Simjae. People give Cross a lot of hate because it wasn't the sequel they WANTED it to be. But that's the beauty of it all -- it doesn't have to be.
You definitely got it correct with the consequences thing. I think most people don't enjoy Cross as much because they can't follow the story (...but they like FFVII? WTF?), and it's much darker, as you said.
Well done.
I think you nailed it, Simjae. People give Cross a lot of hate because it wasn't the sequel they WANTED it to be. But that's the beauty of it all -- it doesn't have to be.
You definitely got it correct with the consequences thing. I think most people don't enjoy Cross as much because they can't follow the story (...but they like FFVII? WTF?), and it's much darker, as you said.
Well done.
Maybe I didn't get far enough, but I really didn't get any of that from what I played.
I still don't think Chrono Cross was the right sequel for Chrono Trigger. As a spinoff, a side story, I might have been able to really soak in Cross. But as it is, with the different fighting system, and the glut of character, and the change to dual worlds instead of a lineage of eras, it just doesn't resonate with me as an experience truly related to Chrono Trigger. Chrono Cross wasn't taunting me to continue, in the hope of figuring out why this really was a sequel to Chrono Trigger, it made me want to play Chrono Trigger all over again.
It in itself is a decent game, but it doesn't feel enough like a sequel.
I still don't think Chrono Cross was the right sequel for Chrono Trigger. As a spinoff, a side story, I might have been able to really soak in Cross. But as it is, with the different fighting system, and the glut of character, and the change to dual worlds instead of a lineage of eras, it just doesn't resonate with me as an experience truly related to Chrono Trigger. Chrono Cross wasn't taunting me to continue, in the hope of figuring out why this really was a sequel to Chrono Trigger, it made me want to play Chrono Trigger all over again.
It in itself is a decent game, but it doesn't feel enough like a sequel.
Wooo, great game! I think Tragic Hero had a blog about this, but kind of the opposite.
I can't say it's the best sequel ever, but it's still one of my favorite games.
I can't say it's the best sequel ever, but it's still one of my favorite games.
I completely and utterly agree, well at least in terms of the story, the gameplay was a little bland.
Initially when i first played in the game in my youth, i must admit, i was a little disapointed. The immediate lack of connections with Crono Trigger really frustrated me and in part spoiled my initial experience. However, after playing through it again somewhat recently I see that my initial reaction was extremely shortsighted. The cynical re-exploration of Trigger's simple "black and white" narative was shear genius.
I particularly enjoyed the moment in the dead sea where you were able to look into alternate universes aside from the two in the game (through a brief text description). What i still can't figure out completely is if Guile is actaully Magus, a Magus rebirth (as Kid is to Schala), or an "alternate" Magus.
Initially when i first played in the game in my youth, i must admit, i was a little disapointed. The immediate lack of connections with Crono Trigger really frustrated me and in part spoiled my initial experience. However, after playing through it again somewhat recently I see that my initial reaction was extremely shortsighted. The cynical re-exploration of Trigger's simple "black and white" narative was shear genius.
I particularly enjoyed the moment in the dead sea where you were able to look into alternate universes aside from the two in the game (through a brief text description). What i still can't figure out completely is if Guile is actaully Magus, a Magus rebirth (as Kid is to Schala), or an "alternate" Magus.
I love Cross. Not my favorite RPG, but it does well for a spin off sequal. Not the TRUE sequal but again, does well. I had loads of fun with it back in my middle school/freshmen years of high school. Plus that theme song was so damn addictive and still is.
Well, after reading the wiki entry about the plot, and how the creator decided to go in the direction he did, I can respect the game a little more. But, I think he missed the fact that so many people really enjoyed the Time Travel aspects of the game.
Plot resolution is great, and narrative wise, I'll say its an excellent move. But as something I actually play, it just falls short for me as a sequel.
Plot resolution is great, and narrative wise, I'll say its an excellent move. But as something I actually play, it just falls short for me as a sequel.
I loved Chrono Cross when it came out, but not having played Chrono Trigger before at that time may have helped in my opinion of it. I only played through it the once but it remains one of my most memorable RPG experiences ever, and one of my favorites games overall.
For me, I think Chrono Cross is a great game. As a sequel to Chrono Trigger, however, it fails miserably. They would have been better served making it its own game and removing the few random references to Chrono Trigger that it seems like they threw in at the last minute instead of pretending like it was a continuation of the storyline.
I am siding 100% with Aerox on this one. Also, I'm not exactly a fan of a game that tells me that I did the wrong thing by beating my favorite RPG of all time. Not to mention that guilting you over past games is a pretty egregious fourth-wall break in a title that begs me to take it seriously.
Consequences are all well and good, but I want to know the consequences for my in-game characters' actions. I already know the cause-effect system brought up by me playing RPGs: an empty box of Cheez-Its, a fucked up sleep schedule, and being behind on my coursework.
I enjoyed everything about the game until I got to the Dead Sea, and then I had to put it down. Should Chrono Break ever come along, I'd appreciate it if it relegated Cross to an alternate timeline or something.
Consequences are all well and good, but I want to know the consequences for my in-game characters' actions. I already know the cause-effect system brought up by me playing RPGs: an empty box of Cheez-Its, a fucked up sleep schedule, and being behind on my coursework.
I enjoyed everything about the game until I got to the Dead Sea, and then I had to put it down. Should Chrono Break ever come along, I'd appreciate it if it relegated Cross to an alternate timeline or something.
People who´s saying that Cross only have a "few references" to Trigger need to play Cross again, and this time, pay attention to it. Cross has all to do with Trigger, its the perfect continuation to the story, the perfect evolution and matureness of the Trigger story. I concur with your vision simjaehyun, Cross its an amazing game that completes C. Trigger.
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