Official Chrono Trigger Evilbore ds thread

[Himu]

CT ds comes out tomorrow. CT is my favorite 16 bit rpg and mos def top 5 jrpg material imho. I am going to cum on that cartridge when I get it.

Who else is getting this?

Let's celebrate!





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Mitsuda
Dream team: Sakaguchi, Kitase, Horii, Mitsuda, Toriyama
Nintendo ds

[Vizzys]

the music is still some of the best ever and the ds plays it surprisingly well

[BlackMage]

::looks up::
::continues to play his snes emulator::

suckers...

[Himu]

omfg

CT's music

[littlemathletics]

How much for your semen stained cartridge? 

[Vizzys]

omfg

CT's music

I noticed they are using the second battle theme that was on the snes cart but not used too, in this version

[Himu]

omfg

CT's music

I noticed they are using the second battle theme that was on the snes cart but not used too, in this version

that's fucking badass

[bork]

Got it last week.  It has issues with blurring on the DS screen.  Kinda sucks but still quite playable.  You cannot see some of the detail that you would be able to on a TV or higher-res screen though.

[FatalT]

I just got Robo.

[OptimoPeach]

omfg

CT's music

I noticed they are using the second battle theme that was on the snes cart but not used too, in this version

Wait, what? I've just played the first 30 minutes or so but I only heard the normal theme in battles.

[tiesto]

Can't wait for this! I got all the endings back in the day, now it's time to try for the new one. Happy to hear the music translated over to the DS well, CT is my favorite game soundtrack of all time.

[Vizzys]

omfg

CT's music

I noticed they are using the second battle theme that was on the snes cart but not used too, in this version

Wait, what? I've just played the first 30 minutes or so but I only heard the normal theme in battles.

maybe its during this optional stuff only? (some random video)

[demi]

At least you dont love Mother 3

[Himu]

No, the game is pretty simple battle wise. But there's a few tricky battles like the battle against

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spekkio

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I just picked the game up from Game Crazy. I'm going to play the beginning part just to test it out.

[Jabberwocky]

Dream team: Sakaguchi, Kitase, Horii, Mitsuda, Toriyama

There were also a few no-names on CT's "dream team" back then that have now become prolific RPG developers, like Masato Kato and Tetsuya Nomura. Mitsuda didn't really even have a name for himself before he composed for Trigger. Uematsu also composed a few tracks for the game...

I really don't think there's ever been such a prolific development team for a game since Chrono Trigger, the "dream team" still impresses me to this day. The fact that there were so many big names developing the game, as well as no-names that would become immensely popular over time (Nomura is arguably the most popular RPG dude today, yet he was only a background artist for Trigger), blows my mind.

[Himu]

Dream team: Sakaguchi, Kitase, Horii, Mitsuda, Toriyama

There were also a few no-names on CT's "dream team" back then that have now become prolific RPG developers, like Masato Kato and Tetsuya Nomura. Mitsuda didn't really even have a name for himself before he composed for Trigger. Uematsu also composed a few tracks for the game...

I really don't think there's ever been such a prolific development team for a game since Chrono Trigger, the "dream team" still impresses me to this day. The fact that there were so many big names developing the game, as well as no-names that would become immensely popular over time (Nomura is arguably the most popular RPG dude today, yet he was only a background artist for Trigger), blows my mind.

Chrono Trigger

[Jansen]

what in the fuck is up with the blurring and scanlines? another half assed port by s-e for $40 fucking dollars no less

[OptimoPeach]

maybe its during this optional stuff only? (some random video)

Ohh, okay, that's for the new Arena battles.

what in the fuck is up with the blurring and scanlines? another half assed port by s-e for $40 fucking dollars no less

Is it really that noticeable? I haven't seen anything yet (~30 minutes past the factory portion with Robo), but I might just be blind.

ps, this is why I have a flashcart lol

[Himu]

Jinfash I'm glad you're enjoying it. Just wait till you get to the prehistoric ages. Best time period ever.

[Grecco]

Embarrased to say as the re :-*sident CT fanboy I did not buy this at launch

(Im going on a trip next month and want to save it for then)

[Himu]

I am a bigger CT fan than you

let's go

[Grecco]

Nya uh

[bork]

Grecco has a Chrono Trigger avatar. 

Grecco WINS.

Grecco > Duck Amuck

[Jansen]

Is it really that noticeable?

the scanlines? no they're not really that noticeable. i can only see them when moving up or down. but the blurring sure as hell is.

you would have to be damn near blind not to notice the blurring.

s-e can take their tax and shove it up their asses when they halfass shit like they did here.

[Himu]

65,000,000 bc is the best time period ever

[Himu]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=320574

[demi]

"Is the chance to play with time gaming's greatest gift to players?"

what does this mean

[Himu]

i dunno

[littlemathletics]

Means they need to edit shit better.

[demi]

I was referring to them comparing CT to Braid and Prince of Persia and GRID which is completely wrong and off-base

[littlemathletics]

Still a badly composed sentence.

[demi]

Himuro's so stupid

[Himu]

I don't even know why they brought up braid of prince of persia but who cares, CT rox

[Don Flamenco]

Prince of Persia plays itself, Jonathan Blow didn't consider the idea that rewinding and fast forwarding is fucking annoying, so lets Chrono Trigger!   

not sure when I'll pick this up.  fuck S-E for charging $40 for a DS port.

[Himu]

a lil bit ya

[littlemathletics]

Is it worth it?

[Himu]

It's not a traditional rpg by any means. It's a text adventure. I wouldn't even call it a "game".

[littlemathletics]

I'm pretty okay with text adventures, for the most part. Might give it a shot sometime.

[recursivelyenumerable]

that Eurogamer review of CT is kind of irritating.  "I've come to dislike JRPGs for dumb arbitrary trend-conformism reasons, but I still like this one for dumb arbitrary nostalgia reasons.  What a dilemma! Guess I'll have to make up a bunch of bullshit reasons why this DQ-flavored take on the SNES FF formula with a slight twist is totally different from all other JRPGs!"

[Himu]

haha

the part that got me lol'ing was the part where he said CT didn't fit the definition of a jrpg or didn't feel like a jrpg or whatever

[Phoenix Dark]

definitely getting it once the price drops

[demi]

There's colored treasure chests that you can get early, but if you ignore them and get them later in the future, they contain better equipment.

[recursivelyenumerable]

pretty sure your friend is full of shit, Jinfash.

[demi]

Magus joining is pretty much a choice you make. You either let him join, or you fight and kill him.

[OptimoPeach]

Well, the new content officially sucks.

[dammitmattt]

There's colored treasure chests that you can get early, but if you ignore them and get them later in the future, they contain better equipment.

ah shit... ._.

EDIT: describe them more? how they differ from regular ones (their color?)

It's pretty damn easy to spot them because you can't open them until later in the game.  They're black and have something that looks kind of like an open mouth with sharp teeth on them, for a lack of a better description.

ProTip - open them in 1000 AD to get the better items and then go back to 600 AD and open them again to double up on the rewards (though the items won't be quite as good the second time around).

[OptimoPeach]

If I remember right you're supposed to unlock them in 600 AD before you open them in 1000, though. But maybe I'm wrong. That's how I always did it.

[dammitmattt]

If I remember right you're supposed to unlock them in 600 AD before you open them in 1000, though. But maybe I'm wrong. That's how I always did it.

I'm 99.9% sure that if you open them in 600 AD, they will be gone in 1000 AD.  After all, that's how time works.

I could be embarrassingly wrong, though 

[Himu]

There's colored treasure chests that you can get early, but if you ignore them and get them later in the future, they contain better equipment.

ah shit... ._.

EDIT: describe them more? how they differ from regular ones (their color?)

It's pretty damn easy to spot them because you can't open them until later in the game.  They're black and have something that looks kind of like an open mouth with sharp teeth on them, for a lack of a better description.

ProTip - open them in 1000 AD to get the better items and then go back to 600 AD and open them again to double up on the rewards (though the items won't be quite as good the second time around).

you mean the black chests that makes the music when you try to open em? I forgot about that. It's definitely 1000 AD first, 600 AD second.

[OptimoPeach]

If I remember right you're supposed to unlock them in 600 AD before you open them in 1000, though. But maybe I'm wrong. That's how I always did it.

I'm 99.9% sure that if you open them in 600 AD, they will be gone in 1000 AD.  After all, that's how time works.

I could be embarrassingly wrong, though 

No I know that, but in 600 AD the first time you hit A standing next to a box it unlocks it and asks you if you would like to take the item; you say no, then go to 1000 AD and open it up. But again, I don't even remember if that is necessary or not, maybe you can just open it up in 1000 AD.This was my first play through in about 10 years. A quick look at GameFAQs would probably yield the answer, but I'm lazy.

[Himu]

this is my first time playing CT in about 6 years so I don't remember shit about the tiny details.

[dammitmattt]

No I know that, but in 600 AD the first time you hit A standing next to a box it unlocks it and asks you if you would like to take the item; you say no, then go to 1000 AD and open it up. But again, I don't even remember if that is necessary or not, maybe you can just open it up in 1000 AD.This was my first play through in about 10 years. A quick look at GameFAQs would probably yield the answer, but I'm lazy.

This sounds right.  I'd check it if it wasn't blocked.

[OptimoPeach]

One final general rule for sealed chests is that the ones which occur both in 600 A.D. and 1000 A.D. can be received twice, once, or twice with an upgraded form. If you open a chest in 600 A.D., you'll get the item but it won't appear in 1000 A.D. If you open a chest in 1000 A.D., you'll get its item and you can open it in 600 A.D. as well. However, if you try to open a chest in 600 A.D. and select "no" when asked if you want to open it, then try to open it in 1000 A.D. the item inside the chest will upgrade into a more powerful form. You can also then go back and get the non-upgraded item in 600 A.D. In general therefore, you should access every chest you might want to open in 600 A.D. first, get its upgraded form in 1000 A.D., then go back to get its non-upgraded form in 600 A.D. Also please note that some chests only show up in one time period, and hence have no upgradeable form.

http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger/Sealed_chests

Now I don't feel stupid for doing that

[Don Flamenco]

This game hurts my eyes.  something about that blur when you run.   

[OptimoPeach]

- The Black Omen just appeared, how far am I from the end-game and should I start doing sidequests. Also, from which era should I visit it from?

- Motherbrain, the dragon of reptites in the ruins, and the boss in the sun temple (all optional I think) have handed me my ass... should I grind for levels, use certain strategies or come in another time or does it have something to do with a newgame+?

-The only thing left to do for the main story is

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revive Crono

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which doesn't really take more than 30-45 minutes from when the Black Omen appears. You can start doing all the sidequests now. I usually save the Black Omen for last. It can be a little difficult if you aren't a decent level.

-What level are you? I did the sidequests in the order the old man said them, so I might have had extra levels on you, because I don't remember having any trouble at all with those. I don't even remember the Dust Tyrano attacking me lol. I don't know what characters you use, but I pretty much just used Ayla, Crono, and Marle on every boss. I would give a golden stud to Crono and a silver stud to Marle, then have Marle haste my party while I spam Cat Attack and Frenzy (or Luminaire for the displays against Mother Brain). On the fire boss though, all you really need to do is equip all of your party with Ruby armor from the trading hut in 65M BC, and then have your characters attack all of the flames in a circle until you find the right one. If you attack the right one, you'll see the main boss take damage. The flames get shuffled every 5 turns or so.

[OptimoPeach]

For the Golden Stud go back to the Trann Dome in 2300 AD and open up the sealed door. There's a few other sealed doors in the domes in 2300 AD but that is the most helpful thing, probably. Also, on the Crono situation, you might just be better off

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reviving him and getting that out of the way. You can still do the sidequests afterward, they don't ever force you to go straight to Lavos. That might help you with some of those bosses. He is required for most of the good double and triple techs, anyway.

[close]

The only other good thing about haste is having Marle haste herself so that she can get in 2 heals in between a boss's turn.

[Himu]

lmao @ the new content

it's awful

[Himu]

it's all post game. when you beat the game you can play a few new dungeons.

[OptimoPeach]

lmao @ the new content

it's awful

Lost Sanctum is the most tedious, boring bullshit in the entire game. The Dimensional Vortex is okay, but the bosses really suck.