(Discussion) What I Think of Chrono Trigger - Retro Bird
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2022
- One of gaming's most loved games, I've finally played Chrono Trigger and share my thoughts after doing so. It's...good!
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For some reason, the Chrono Trigger cartridge I had up on my shelf got way overexposed to the point I couldn't fix it in post.
That's just a natural side-effect of casting Chrono's light magic, too much; the game cart starts to light up.
@@latt.qcd9221 yeah, it's super weird
Chrono Trigger was the first RPG that I really got into. Went over to my best friends house as a kid when he was playing it. The art style and music just wasn't anything else I had seen. I had mostly just played Metroid, Mario, and Genesis platformers at the time. Chrono Trigger blew me away, I needed to play it. So I spent a few days at my buddy's house and that's pretty much all I did. I got my own copy when I was around 21. The last picture I took of my dad before he passed away was him playing it. The game will always have a place in my heart.
Wow. That is definitely a very special and personal game for you. Thank you for sharing.
Nice story, and RIP.
Chrono Trigger was the first RPG I played. I was in middle school and was assigned homework telling what I did that day. So I named my character "I" and wrote the story in first person as if it was me, then added the twist at the end that it was a game. I had to read my assignment aloud in class and had to explain to my teacher that all I did was play the game, so I wrote about it. That moment started my love for writing fiction.
This is one of my all time favorite games. I have so many wonderful memories with this game. I can not express into words how much I cherish this game. I guess one thing I can say is that I still have the original cartridge for this but do not have the system anymore. That's how much I love this game.
When I first started collecting chrono trigger was the game I wanted to have the most. I think I was about 2 years into collecting before I found a copy I played it begining to end over the course of a weekend and was genuinely blown away how much chrono felt like it could have come out today. It felt like it hadn't aged a day to me and as someone who doesnt usually like JRPG's I was also equally blown away by my inability to put it down. Definitely a personal favorite of mine id never get rid of my boxed copy.
I agree that it feels like it could've come out today from a big time developer.
Yeah Chrono Trigger is often regarded as one of the absolute best video games in history. I still have the SNES copy that my dad (RIP) bought and that we played together, even though it is a loose cart now. 🙄
I also have complete copies on PS1 and for the DS. It's crazy how much the DS version sells for nowadays! It used to be dirt cheap 2 or 3 years ago!
Playing through this on my 3DS XL right now. It is indeed pretty fantastic
I was born in 1994 and I played it as a kid in the early 2000's. It became one of my favorite games along with other snes titles, despite growing up in the 3D Era, when 2d games were shunned.
I'm surprised it took youso long, but glad you enjoyed it!
This is the only Retro Bird video I have purposely not watched, to avoid spoilers. I'll come back here in 5+ years after I play Chrono Trigger for the first time!
You got yourself a deal!
Robo's theme being " never gonna give you up " makes him the epic meme lord lol
I recently finished it after numerous false starts over the last 20 years. Such a great game. Magus theme is so f-ing good, god damn, gives me shivers. "Give me your best shot... if you're prepared for the void!"
Damn good line, that one. 😎
My #3 favorite game of all time. This is how you do a RPG. Awesome story, beautiful spritework, amazing soundtrack, revolutionary gameplay mechanics like the origin of New Game + and non-transitional battles, and finally the fact that you can play as a sword wielding frog. Such a Masterpiece.
Also the length is perfect and the pacing not once felt lacking.
Strangely enough I liked Chrono most of all. Even though he didn't speak his actions spoke volumes. The way he jumps into action to save those in peril like when he went after Marle after she vanished in the telepod or threw himself in between Sharla and Lavos. One instance it's to save a stranger and the other to save the life of our would be antagonist's sister! There are many other examples that speak to his character that I'm not gonna get into here, it's too much. I also think it's awesome that you can complete the game without him which puts a tragic spin on his kind and heroic nature. An interesting theme is how heros die sometimes, we see it again in Frog's story with Cyrus. This was one theme Chrono Trigger hit on that really stuck with me since I was a kid, I think I played it for the first time when I was 12. Love this game.
The two moments in the game I really liked were running around in The Millennial Fair with Marle and the campfire scene with everyone, as well. I always loved those moments in old JRPGs where they'd have festivals for you to explore, as well as any campfire scenes where the entire cast would spend a night together during your adventure and contemplate things that have transpired in the story. Such a minor and niche thing to enjoy, but I've always really liked them.
The pixel art in that campfire scene, as well as a few other scenes absolutely blow my mind.
@@RetroBirdGaming Same. It looks absolutely stunning visually.
@@RetroBirdGaming Probably will get a shadowbox of it eventually.
You as well?
here, 25+ years later, I still catch myself humming Frogs theme from time to time
I played Chrono Trigger for the first time a few months ago too, on PS1. Getting it on PS1 is super affordable compared to the American SNES version, and with fast disk speed on a PS2 the loading times aren't that unbearable. It looked beautiful on my CRT (we have the same TV, btw) with my PS2 and component cables and I ended up sitting down and playing it for hours on end... great game!
First played Chrono Trigger via emulation on our old Dell Pentium II laptop. Loved it so much, I got on PS1 (both disc and digital for PSP & PS3), then again when I collected for the DS. I've played every version, and it's hard to pick a favorite since they all have pros and cons. Glad you finally got to it!
Always cool to hear someone play a well revered game like this for the first time. I just played this for the first time what feels like recently too (looks at calendar... uh, nevermind, it's been 10 years already!). The memories are still seared in my brain and so it really feels like yesterday. I did enjoy it and I'm not usually much of a RPG guy.
Haha it must've really left an impact!
So.....when am I gonna get a grandchild? You brought it up!
The ozxie villians reaction when u play as Magnus is hilarious
For last Christmas my sister hand made me a clay figure of Robo, have it sitting on top of my PC as I watch this. For me it was always a tie between Chrono Trigger and FF6, now I add in Persona 5. I still remember the Christmas of 95 when I got this game, was good times.
I don't understand why you don't have a bigger following. There's terrible channels with ridiculous view counts, while you put out phenomenal content consistently. Keep it up and I know that you will get up there.
This game is beyond deep. There so much to do in this game even after you beat it.
Magnus is my fav. When u have frog an Magnus on the same team there is a awardness in the dialogue between them
I remember passing all my exams during my first semester in highschool. No more homework, no more exams. So during the winter break i was able to play non stop Chrono trigger using My family computer. It didnt matter that I had to use the keyboard instead of a gamepad. One of my happiest memories as a teenager.
When I got older, had some disposable income, and square published the game on the play store, i bought it inmediately.
Havent got the time to replay the game though...
To quote a certain Scott: “I’m not an RPG guy”. So I never had a huge interest in trying Chrono Trigger. Especially watching the price of the dang thing climb higher by the day. That said, not long ago I found a VERY reasonably priced cib copy of the DS version so I couldn’t help myself and picked it up. Looking forward to eventually playing it one day despite my aversion to most RPG’s. I mean, I don’t want to be in gamer jail forever! It has a dedicated spot on the backlog for the time being 😅
I think Chrono Trigger is on pretty much everybody's backlog who hasn't played it :)
Yeah I get when people say they aren't into RPGs since I didn't play one till 2019 but their are certain games that are really good for being your first in Persona 5 it's combat is engaging and doesn't have you pressing the x button for the entire fight, has like able characters, and a pretty good story in my opinion.
Right now I just started Chrono Trigger (I have the PS1 version of the game) and I keep getting mixed up on what button does what and I am on the second disc of Parasite Eve which is like if Final Fantasy and Resident evil had a baby has some of the good old body horror
Frog’s theme in the background 👌 the mandelorian episode with the frogs reminded me of frog. Hopping around.
It did for me too!
Definitely in my Top 5 favorite all-time games.
I feel like both halves of the game compliment each other. I was 13 years old when I 'Rented' this game from blockbuster. Seriously, this game was hard to find when it was new and I wanted it bad. My dad (RIP) was an outside the box thinker and when worse came to worse, he figured he'd rent the game, say he lost it and pay the fee. He used to do that with hard to find movies too. Remember, there wasn't much to the internet back in 1995.
I digress. Anyway, going back to my recollection as a kid playing this game. I remember being so enthralled in the first half. Starting with the Millennial fair, then going back to 600 AD and being put on trial. That courtroom was stunning and I was blown away seeing the SNES put out those graphics. Then we get to fight a steampunk dragon and go to 2300 AD in a post apocalyptic world and learning about Lavos. It was a trip indeed. Not to mention that the graphical presentation was really the best the SNES had to offer.
because we learn about Lavos through time travel. What is cool about the 2nd half is simple. You have a fucking time machine and you can go where/whenever you want. And this is where exploration come in. And this is the icing on delicious cake. Like many other classic Squaresoft rpgs of this time. This is where the player gets to explore the side lore and other various stories hidden in the game. And that is what makes these games more than the sum of their parts and you need both elements from the first and second half of this game to make it what the masterpiece that it is.
That said, I think it is a travesty that we've had no true follow up to this game since.
A game for the ages. Holds up especially well thanks to the battle system.
I played through a friends copy of Final Fantasy, I played through a friends copy of Final Fantasy II, I rented and played through Secret of Mana. At this point I was convinced Square couldn’t make a game I wouldn’t love. The first Square game I bought off the shelf was Final Fantasy III and it was everything I hoped it to be.
Chrono Trigger I bought off the shelf with nothing other than “Square doesn’t make bad games”. I knew nothing about it other than it was an RPG.
It was such a beautiful game. I loved everything about it and it was just a masterpiece to me, particularly how well the music matches the emotions of the narrative.
I loved that their were branching storyline paths and multiple endings.
I’m happy to have reclaimed this one. I had my childhood copy that got sold with the rest of my games to pay for a wedding, but years later bought someone else’s childhood copy for a fair price. I don’t think I would buy it now seeing how expensive it’s gotten. Happy to have it, and all the other SNES Square and ENIX games in my collection with all the goodies.
I sometimes put the main battle music track on every now and again. If you're going to have a 30-60 hour game with the same tune playing repeatedly, it outta be a good one.
I've owned chrono trigger for about 15yrs but have been saving it for a special occasion for some reason. I recently just beat earthbound and it was an amazing game! For some reason I don't typically beat these type of games because I feel like if I do beat it, the adventure is over and there is no turning the clock back. One day I will bite the bullet and pop in the cart to finally scratch that itch.
Happy your finally part of the crono club..crono trigger has best cave man music of any game.keep flying bird
Such a great game, i still have my copy for the snes that i got when i was younger.
I sold mine... :( But my friend who sold it to me for $10 also regrets that ;)
Love hearing about people who still have their original carts!
Man, I couldn’t click fast enough on this video!! This game is fantastic!!! I can see why you like Frog and Robo so much. To me, most of the characters are about equal in my book, each with their own unique personalities and time frames. On the Nintendo DS there is a wonderful feature called the Music Box; truly one of the best OSTs ever! Also, on the DS and the PlayStation, that opening video is phenomenal. Most memorable parts for me: the Millennial Fair and meeting Marle, saving Chrono from certain death, The Kingdom of Zeal(love the music🎶 ), the trial, choosing between a really strong weapon and powerful armor, that campfire scene, and fighting Magus(that battle along with the music was so epic!!)
I bought a copy for $10 (well over 20 years ago now) and I regret selling it with my SNES. Great game. Not as good as Crystalis ;)
Thanks for the video, and thanks for standing up rocket knight adventures! It had been bugging me for a while :)
The first time I played it, it didn't click with me. On the second attempt I played straight through and it was one of the best experiences I've had with the SNES. I still prefer FF6, but I'm not sure it's a better game. Frog and Lucca are my favorites, Guardia Castle theme rules.
Good short review that didn't overstay for 15+ mins. This encourages me to play it sooner than later!
Wow super happy to see you're getting close to 20k subs. I've been on board since < 300!
Thank you for being along for the ride!
Retro Bird: Crono, everybody's favorite person who doesn't talk.
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Haha good point!
Some of the piano arrangements on RUclips are so amazing, especially Corridors of Time.
I loved hearing Robo's Theme at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony.
its funny i am waiting for this game in the mail! Hope i enjoy as much as you did. thanks for the vid
I hope that you enjoy it too!
Focusing on specific games would be great idea for a possible third video each or every other week. I loved this one!
"...finally played through Chronotrigger..." *instant thumbs up*....now back to the rest of the video.
I appreciate the fast pace and how easily bosses can kill you if you’re sloppy. Too many JRPGs bore me because they have terrible pacing and almost no skill is required. The fact this game is great with both pacing and difficulty gives it a lot of appeal for me.
Yeah, I agree that the pacing was excellent.
If you like challenging bossfights check the Shin Megami Tensei series. Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne is the only JRPG I have ever played that I'd put in the same class as Chrono Trigger. though mostly for its combat, as it doesn't have anything approaching the level of story and character development Chrono Trigger has.
I think one of the key things is the difficulty is properly balanced in this game to the point of not needing to grind levels. Sure you can grind if you want, but it's never a requirement if you use tactics.
@Sam Some JRPGs are dangerously annoying but ChronoTrigger is not.
Not necessarily true about no skill required. Decision-making and item management are key (and positioning in SRPGs). Of course, in some RPGs, you can grind and level up to overpower your enemies, but it's all in how you decide to play those games.
I played CT on steam about 2 weeks ago, i never finished it. When my brother beats a game i usually didnt back in the day. Finally beat it lol.
Chrono Trigger is my favorite SNES game that I've never played (extensively). I remember wanting it so bad when it came out and I just never pulled the trigger (pardon the pun). I was much more into fighting, racing and FPV games.. I watched a friend go through it for a while, but RPGs just weren't my cup of tea! I was so disappointed when the SNES mini didn't include Chrono Trigger. I think its the best RPG ever, and somehow Nintendo said screw it??
Whatever, now that I'm deep in the retro game I'll pick it up and give it a shot. Hope it's as great as I imagined it is for decades now...
I love Chrono Trigger. I think my last playthrough was maybe 5 years ago, it may be about time to play through again. Especially since it only takes about 20-30 hours, if memory serves me right.
This game blew my mind when I got it as a kid and is still in my top 5 favorite games if not #1. My favorite characters were Frog and Janus.
I always loved how the story opened up in the second half. These days there are way more open world games but in the mid 90s the only things I knew were JRPGs and stuff like ES: Arena so they felt really special.
I had the SNES cartridge back in the day and I sure do wish I still had it but the DS version is excellent and the extra features are worth checking out.
The DS version is certainly a nice alternative for folks. Although, it's getting up there in price as well.
I love Chrono Trigger.
I never expirienced the game in the 90s but there was a TV show I was watching in the mid 2000s in which they reviewed video games and sometimes they would talk about old games. When they mentioned Chrono Trigger I was on board but neither the SNES nor the PS1 version had come out it europe.... I didn't know anything about emulation so I had to give up quickly. When later it was announced that the game would be ported to the Nintendo DS and released in europe I was beyond hyped. I couldn't stop talking about how much I wanted to play this game. A buddy of mine who is not a fan of RPGs unless they are Pokemon based got interested just like me so when the game finally came out I played it to shreds. The closest thing to a "negative expirience" I had with Chrono Trigger was the release on the Wii virtual console service I think it was 6 months after the DS release. But that was not that big of a deal since I had enjoyed the game so much. My favorite character is Robo.
I got Chrono Trigger for Christmas way back in 1995. My friend had gone to Japan the previous summer and game back with a Japanese copy and he was stumbling through it. It looked interesting, and when I saw it was released in the US, I asked for it. I had the Player's Guide so in New Game+ I went through getting things I missed and trying to get all the endings (which I finally did a few years back).
Robo and Frog are my favorites as well. I love both their themes. After playing the game, I thought I was now a fan of JRPGs, but after a playing a few more, I realized I just liked Chrono Trigger. (This was back in the 90s. There are a few more JPRGs I like now).
If it wasn't for the sheer quality of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI, I wouldn't be a game collector today.
I got into Chrono Trigger late, because I had it with part of the final fantasy chronicles for the PS1. My first RPG was Super Ninja Boy on SNES I'm watch you a gamer that looks for game that aren't that popular but also good
This may sound weird but I never even knew that RPGs were a thing till I played FF7. I loved that game. I grew up in a very rural area where all the gamers I knew didn’t play RPGs. It’s kinda weird to think about now, but I never even heard of Earthbound, Chrono Trigger and really didn’t know anyone who played Final Fantasy(though I remember ads for it).
Now that I’m an adult I have a good amount of the must have SNES RPGs. As for Chrono Trigger, I think it is awesome and should have been more popular than it was. They should remaster it on switch.
It's my favorite game of all time- welcome to the fan club! :D My favorites were Frog and Magus, but Robo was cool too. Really all of them were, after playing the game I cared about every single character. I got the original SNES game for Xmas back in the day- by the time the Trial began, and that music started playing- that was the moment I fell in love with the game and have never stopped.
Man idk how to feel about Chrono Trigger. I love it to death. I played and beat it as a kid on the og cartdrige 2 or 3 times. Now as an adult I replay it every few years on emulator. Im playing it rn on my android w upscaled graphics and it basically looks like a modern game but in retro style. Its a top 5 all time game for me. So amazing.
I had no clue what this game was I just bought it becuase it looked like DragonballZ and I was in love with that show when I was young. Best random boxart purchase ever.
Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time, I don't collect snes or have currently an snes. But one year ago, in the last christmas I gifted myself a copy of it for the Nintendo DS and it was glorious to replay it as always.
There is so much to say about chrono trigger, but one thing that as a child turly admired about these characters is that I thought they were the most heroic I've ever seen. They are risking their lives, trying to save the world from ending, despite the fact that the world is ending one thousand years after their time, they have no stakes in the matter, appart from Robo. In that sense crono is kind of a Jesus christ figure, even dying and coming back.
I really liked that as a kid, they are not saving their friends and family, they are saving people that they will never meet. They are not making the future better for them, but simply they want to make the future better for the people that will come. We surely need some of that given our situation.
Nice timing. I have been playing through it for the first time the last few days and have been really enjoying it. For an RPG of that time it seems faster paced and even when I do have to do some grinding it didn't feel like it took long. Hopefully the other RPGs on the SNES hold up as well because this set the bar high.
I picked this up way back in 1996 just after playing Mario RPG & finding out that the art was done by Akira Toriyama (DBZ), which put me into a 10 year old hype induced frenzy. I've played it numerous times over the years & both Chrono Trigger & Mario RPG stand out as best in class as far as I'm concerned for games in general. As for thoughts on what you covered.
1. I love time travel because of this game now & unfortunately everything else falls short due to how well CT did it.
2. FROG is the heart & soul of the game & is still my favorite game character to this day. Magus is a very close second.
3. I personally do prefer linear crafted stories usually, but I really enjoyed how the second part of the game opened up & allowed me to tackle things in whichever order I wanted.
4. I've been able to remove the nostalgia goggles from playing the. Game over the years as I grew up & still firmly believe that it's a rare example of as close to perfect as a game can be. The pacing is perfect, characters are unique & varied, gameplay is engaging but not demanding & most importantly it did things that are still missing from big games these days.
I'm so glad I recently obtained an original copy of Chrono Trigger as well. Used my multimeter to find out the save battery is at 2.8V. I'm too scared to start my game, fearing my save will eventually be lost.
I like your take on Robo. Autonomy is definitely one of the themes that resonated with me the first time I played this game.
Chrono trigger is the GOAT of all RPG's
Compared to more recent clones (RPG maker), what I missed is the slow disappearance of deep interactions -> connection to the characters in the second part. It's due to the fact that only 3 characters are on the actual timeline, which you can choose, but their scripts will be the same.
Chrono Trigger rules! Thanks for doing a video on it!
I just bought this game, in a PS1 collection with number 4. Can’t wait to try it for first time
played this game when it was new bc my neighbor had a copy. first rpg I ever beat and the one still closest to my heart. the soundtrack is amazing
I remember staying up all night trying to beat this game with a friend back in 1995. (It was a rental, so we had limited time.) We were able to get all the way to the black omen in about 12 hours, but had to abandon our quest as daylight broke. CT reminds me of a time when I could waste an entire day/night to play a game I enjoyed. I just picked up my own SNES version of the game last year and had a great time playing through it again.
The Blockbuster five night rentals really came through in the clutch when you were on summer vacation and could play for hours a day. I played through and beat this game twice in the 90s thanks to that.
I remember getting this on Christmas morning
Awesome gift!
I really like this type of video where instead of hearing that the game is one of many greats, the game's real strengths are highlighted to such detail. This video definitely has made me want to play Chrono Trigger enough to take it off the backlog. Hearing about the things that made a specific game really memorable feels like they carry more weight as reasons than just hearing slightly more generic responses. Hope to see another video like this on really any game that's quite popular, but also has its fair share of people that haven't played it.
Glad to hear this was your reaction to the video. That's what I was going for!
It was nice hearing a solid perspective and opinion from you on something. It is such an amazing game. It gets even more fun when you start playing the New Game Plus and start beating the game and seeing different endings. It is tough for me to pick my favorite characters. I really like them all for different reasons. My favorite World though has to be the world in the Sky during the Dark ages. Such a hypnotizing song with an imaginary and beautiful world. I always thought, this must be what heaven is like.
I never thought about it in those words, but that's what I thought when I was playing it in the '90s too. Good observation.
Chrono Trigger is in my beginning log. I bought it in 2018 and have put a couple of hours into the PS1 version of the game. I stopped playing it to play some of the N64 games that I hasn't beaten at the time. I really like the idea of time travel and a game using that concept is really cool since I am planning to beat it during the summer when I am done my first year of college.
I still have not played it yet. I have this weird (and very stupid) OCD where I don’t want to play certain games I know I’ll probably love, because once I beat it then my experience is over. So the sooner I start playing a game, the sooner the fun will end. And by not playing it, I’ll eventually one day get the chance to play it. An example is I barely played Final Fantasy VII for the first time in my life last week and immediately love it.
That’s hilarious, I put off playing bloodstained for two years for that very same reason 😂
That's similar to how I felt about Chrono Trigger all these years I hadn't played it.
Chrono Trigger is insanely replayable, as it has a bunch of endings. It ain't over the first time you roll the credits.
I've played a very small amount of the game. I may just need to sit down and play through it. What I did play was awesome, I just didn't own it as a kid.
I never had a snes as a kid so when I picked up the console as an adult, chrono trigger was already well outside my comfort zone (price) for buying a game. I did however get final fantasy chronicles on PS1 but never gave the game a thought as I had originally got it for FF4. Now that I’ve learned about chrono trigger and heard by so many how great the game is, I have to get myself to sit down and play it, though I’ve also heard that the best way to play it is on SNES, I’ll settle for PS1
I have very similar thoughts to you on Chrono Trigger.. I remember sharing that when you first posted about it on Twitter a few months ago (I had just played 90% of the game for the first time at that point)
I was hoping you'd find your way to this video. You're one of the people I remember asking me to share my thoughts back then! I needed some time to let my thoughts marinate :)
Played through it dozens of times over multiple systems. Major comfort food game and one of my faves ever. Recently played the Retranslated rom hack, too.
Sounds like you may not be as blown away, but recognize its quality. The nostalgia for it is high.
I think anyone who likes it should try Blue Dragon on Xbox 360, too.
It's a game that I feel like I'll play again and will probably appreciate it even more the second time.
@@RetroBirdGaming Probably! You pick up on a lot of little details on replay.
Glad to see you got Magus, too!
One day I'm going to play the Japanese original. Got my Japanese to a decent enough level to play through the first three Dragon Quest games on Super Famicom so think I'll be able to play this too in its native language.
Chrono Trigger is the JRPG with the highest metascore, and it has topped the two largest "what's your favorite JRPG?" polls I am aware of.
Yeah, it always seems to dominate most polls or discussions like that :)
It's a game that I get lost in a lot. I'd jump through all the different timelines trying to progress, and there is a lot to go through. That being said, when I do progress, it's incredible. The bosses are a joy to fight, the locations are rendered beautifully, and with each new song comes the further confirmation of that soundtrack's immortality. It's combat system also feels like the perfect way to design real-time action with turn based. Given that everyone and everything has a set speed, it's essentially turn based. But being patient for a half second for a team member's to dish out a team attack ads tension which yields big rewards. I'm going through the DS version for my first time and it lives up to its namesake.
My first 16-bit RPG. And 2nd only to Dragon Warrior. Chrono Trigger is basically a perfect experience, and I've never heard a criticism against it that seemed serious enough to make it anything less than elite. It really moves along well, the characters are all likeable, and KILLING THE MAIN CHARACTER?! A lot has been said about the music and other things, but it's really just about how well everything comes together well. It's masterclass, even if it's not everyone's top 5. But if we're looking at an unbiased top 5, the game could still be considered amongst modern games and hold its own, not unlike the 16-Bit SEGA Genesis version of Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers.
Chrono Trigger is amazing....I first played it back and May and its up there as one of my favorite JRPG and 16 bit games
Now I want to play it again. It's been 30 years since I touch it. I just recently bought a DS version.
So i have been playing Chrono Trigger since I got it on the PS1 in high school. I think I finally beat it about 12 years ago or so. I am more of a freedom 2nd halfer when it comes to game play. Although I do agree that a good balance of being guided through a story can help balance out some confusion on a 1st play through of any game. Chrono Trigger is probably in my top 20 games of all time almost everything about it is a fun experience. I think the multiple endings and all the col optional stuff is awesome and really adds to the game.The team I usually rolled with was Chrono, Marle, and Frog/Glen. I find the more I play this game the more I end up just calling him Glen lol. I am glad you had fun with it good sir.
I have the PS1 version that added all the animated cutscenes drawn by Akira Toriyama. The load times are hell but who cares when the game is that amazing.
This is easily among my top 5 favorite games ever. I own every version of the game and working on getting every ending on steam.
Game is pretty high up on my list of games to play. But I’ve got so many other games to play through both new and old. Looking forward to eventually playing it.
It's ridiculously good. They basically pooled the talent behind Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy into this one game, knowing that they were going to make something legendary. And it actually lived up to the hype.
Story Time:
When I was in my early teens, and first learned of RPGs, my little bro, who enjoyed watching me play video games, was kinda bad at reading. Hence, I would read the in-game captions for him. And, since I wanted to make the game as interesting as possible, I would really overact, giving each character a unique voice and demeanor. By far, Frog was one of my favorite characters to voice. He had some of the best lines in this or any game - and of course, the Masamune scene. Yeah, you fans know the one. I get chills just thinking about it... 😏
"My name is Glenn! Cyrus's hopes and dreams, and now, the Masamune...
... Forewith I shall SLAY MAGUS AND RESTORE HONOR!!!"
Yeah, it's not in all caps in the game. But I always read it as though it is. 😎
i imported this for scary money back in the day great game
I own this on the DS. I got about 10 hours into on two separate occasions but put it down for some reason. I do need to try it again though.
Big fan of Chrono Trigger, the music is spectacular and composed by two geniuses Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu who worked on Final Fantasy!! And the story concept is unique and fun. I’ve got a best friend too and loyalty and trust are a great theme that made us love this game even more - Great video Dude!
Thank you and glad to hear that about your friend!
poor Glenn! he's all "don't call me 'frog'" and then most people choose his name as "Frog" xD
I am glad you had a good experience. Now, lets talk about Chrono Cross and Luminous Arc.
Never played it, and now I’m dying to. Thanks a lot, dude! LOL!
Haha hope you enjoy it!
I started it recently, gotta pick it up again
I’ve tried playing through CT 3 times now. I love the FF series. Each time I play CT have fun. I love the music. But I get worn out at the end when it’s time to do each characters side quests so I can power up enough to beat Lavos. I know it’s a great game and is super popular for a reason, but I always get bored with it towards the end.
One of the best SNES games, for sure. I've been a fan since the late 2000's...but I finally got to experience the game back in like 2010. It's not my favorite SNES game, but it's definitely my favorite Squaresoft game of the era, being the culmination of all of the experience they've had developing a ton of amazing RPGs all throughout the 16-bit generation.
Great video Mr.Bird!!! Frog and Magus are probably my favorite characters but I definitely feel the same way about the game design. I liked the first half more than the second half but the game itself is definitely one of favorites. I would be curious to know which Shinning Force of the 16 bit era you liked best
I find Shining Force is just a huge win no matter which game you play haha.
B-roll footage on a Tuesday video? SUS.
FFIV is still my favorite RPG on the system right next to Super Mario RPG but there's no denying the impact Chrono Trigger had.
I grew up playing this game and it was never a favorite of mine, but I always thought it was great. Very nostalgic. My favorite RPG was Earthbound by far, but this one would probably be a distant second. Nothing still compares to Earthbound.
Can't avenge my best friend, no way I can go kill that pos virus that took him last year. Don't really want to turn into a frog either tbh. Frog was definitely my favorite character when I played this in the mid 90s, but when I did a playthrough of it again last year Marle was my favorite since she brings some happiness to the story. This is one of maybe 10 games I have played in the last 40 years that I'd rank a perfect 10/10. Everything about this game is top notch, from the battle system to the soundtrack to the characters to story to the time travel mechanic, everything was amazing in this. My favorite time travel moment was saving Lucca's mother from getting her feet chopped off and seeing her up and dancing instead of stuck sitting in a chair by the window depressed all the time.
What are some of your other perfect 10s?
@@RetroBirdGaming The games I'd put a perfect 10/10 on are, in release order:
1. Super Mario Bros 1 (NES)
2. Shinobi (arcade)
3. The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past (SNES)
4. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
5. Fallout 2 (PC)
6. Half Life 1 (PC)
7. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne (PS2)
8. The Elder Scrolls Skyrim (everything)
9. Bloodborne (PS4)
10. NieR Automata (everything)
To me these ten are head and shoulders above anything else I have ever played, and I have been a nut for gaming since the early 1980s.