I’ve recently been on an old school RPG kick and picked up Chrono Trigger which is a phenomenal game. Any other suggestions on similar games?
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The official mobile port is well done. I know it wasn’t always the case but after some past updates I haven’t had any issues with it. I picked it up on Google Play and it was worth the $8 I paid.
I would really recommend Chrono Cross for the PS1. It’s set in the same world as Chrono Trigger but isn’t a direct sequel. It has some really great elements to it. I played it when I was a kid and I still revisit it every few years.
@Phyzaks For anyone not aware, there is a re-release of Chrono Cross last year! It’s available on Steam and consoles: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133760/CHRONO_CROSS_THE_RADICAL_DREAMERS_EDITION/ (even Steam Deck verified) The graphics and art is upscaled, partly with AI, and the results got mixed receptions. And “Radical Dreamers” is included as well, according to the Steam page. Just wanted to point this out, in case emulation is complicated for some.
People are mentioning all the ones I would have added already. Maybe also the Dragon Quest series, but I haven’t played any recent ones.
Also if you can stand a mobile gacha (also a Steam version) one of the writers of Chrono Trigger & Cross started the game Another Eden that is kind of a spiritual successor - gorgeous graphics, fantastic music, and yes some pretty nice storyline as well (mixed in with crap but you can’t win them all:-D). Like… one of the main characters is basically Frog! 🐸 (Another is essentially Lucca, and Robo, and Marle, etc.)
It remains, to this day, one of my very favorite games of all time. Top tier story, characters, gameplay mechanics, and musical score. Not to mention almost infinitely replayable. So much value packed into a single purchase. Enjoy!
When does Chrono Trigger really start to get good? I’ve tried to play it a few times but it never fully holds me.
For me? As soon as I power on the SNES. For most folks I know? After you complete the intro (festival).
I remember being hooked the moment Marle disappears for the first time. That was 20 years ago. I’m not sure the game would have the same impact on me today.
For me it got good as soon as I went through the first time portal.
It got great at the second visit to the past.
It became immortal at the first visit to the dark ages.I find the first visit to the future to be a slog for the most part, although it has one of the strongest scenes in the game. Power through that segment and it gets better in a hurry.
Also, don’t play Chrono Trigger with the sound off until you can play the soundtrack in your head. The soundtrack doesn’t gently suggest atmosphere like a modern game. It sets the tone for the scene.
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the scene where you finally see what happened to the world was bone-chilling the first time i saw it
The trial?
For me it’s a few points. When you discover the day of Lavos, when you take the fight to Magus’ keep, when you first visit Zeal, and when you get the wings of time are all some of my favourite moments.
The best shit happens after you’ve been to every time period at least once and end up at The End of Time. That’s when you get magic, and things really get good in the amount of choice you have.
My favorite parts are the Prehistoric Era when you actually fight Azala and her Black Dino, and the entirety of the Land of Zeal/Ice Age part where we see the Mammon Machine come online.
One of the best games ever made.
For more modern CT-likes I would recommend Chained Echoes and the soon-to-be-released Sea of Stars. Chained Echoes was fantastic.
I should really play this someday.
But for recommendations: have you played Golden Sun perhaps?
I don’t know why I never played it for so long. I played it on DS man it was amazing.
I just started playing this the other night. Was one of those games as a kid I wanted to buy but for whatever reason I never did. Amazing so far.
Game soundtrack is bop!
Chrono Trigger is that awesome game that I never played back in the day… Until now, I started it like a month ago (the DS version) and I’m liking it so far.
Play Terranigma.
You’re goddamn right, it is.
Chrono Trigger, Earthbound/Mother 2, and Seiken Densetsu 3 were the trifecta of awesome.
