Connor's JRPG character development over the past few years has been a sight to behold, truly. Who knew the FPS guy who skipped every cutscene in Halo 3 would then become the guy playing Chrono Trigger and reading every lore entry and Fear and Hunger?
Well, he still skips some dialogues without reading it, sometimes he's too fast and doesn't see it's a choice and he chooses by accident. But overall it remains a tremendous improvement yeah, I'm really glad he did most of the sidequests (well, they are near mandatory anyway, as he would have been obliterated by the final boss otherwise). His run of CT is pretty good, I think he explored the game better than he did for FF9 (in which he missed truly neat stuff).
@@moosesues8887 I don't really like any dragon ball designs that much besides piccolo, who is probably the best original design Toriyama has ever made, so original and inspired that nobody can even reference it without it being extremely obvious.
kinda its a subversion as in JRPG's back then it wouldn't of mattered they wanted to make the world feel like it was more real and like your choices mattered
I didn't play it until I was passed 30. I hadn't avoided it but I never got around to it when I was younger. Had expectations of "I can see why this is loved but it's definitely the template that's been improved on" and it just wasn't. It felt fresh and fantastic even after years of having played JRPGs.
@4nubisjdb562 It's okay man. We know why and it's alright. We all just want some companionship out here. Let's all hang and enjoy this loud British man enjoy the game.
In the spirit of Akira Toriyama, I'd love to see how you'd react to Dragon Quest. The foundation of the series is build upon Akira Toriyama's character design, and its known as the father series of JRPGs, even predating Final Fantasy. Alas, its massively overlooked in the west, as FF was specifically marketed for the west. Its a shame its not recognized as much as FF in America, though its seemingly revered in Japan. But, that's enough background; I'd love if you'd consider a Dragon Quest game in the future. My recommendations are 5, 8, and 11 (Or the upcoming HD-2D remakes) for an introduction to the series. Each entry is standalone, and to be a little partial, Dragon Quest 8 is my personal favorite. Love your videos Connor
@@Loner098 I believe 11 to be a good starting point to the series. Story-wise, however, I think 5 and 8 are superior imo. They also happen to be good starting points
For me DQs were always very hit and miss. The best of them are great, but the others feel very dull by comparison. Part of that is that they are the lineage from which a lot of JRPGs come from so the things they did that were new and interesting are just old hat now and in all JRPGs. Still they do tend to come off as milquetoast.
I binge watched the F out of the VODs where this was streamed on but I love the condensed videos you manage to create for all of your JRPG playthroughs, especially with all the funny edits in between. Looking forward to seeing more of Connor's journey towards playing more JRPGs in the future.
Never seen a better made full play through of CT Huge props to the editor! Great small story recaps, it didn't feel like 100mins! Stellar video in every aspect
Man, I always love how much, work are done in his videos, so thank you TinyTorgue for making such great edits and Connor for making great content, I hope to do something like that someday and hope to me you and say thank you, as well get my room reviewed as well hehehe, I hope that the charity livestream will go great again like last year, I wish I could partake in it but sadly can't, so best of luck and I hope and pray for the best at the charity livestream, so again thank you also great thumbnail ChikTheArtist. 😊
My favorite JRPG gamer CDawgVA. I actually stopped watching the livestreams that weekend and played Chrono Trigger myself to not get spoiled. I watched the vods a few days later.
Thanks sm for the commentary added on these shorter edits to recap everything going on, makes everything more digestible and we don't get confused/lost.
Connor has come a long way, from skipping text to finishing ChronoTrigger. I think he is ready for the next step in narrative excellence: Planescape Torment.
I can't see him playing it, the jRPGs are pretty casual and relaxing, in Planescape you need to read walls upon walls of text to understand and appreciate the game.
Not something I ever expected, but CT is so good. I wish everyone has the opportunity to try it out. It doesn't require a guide or extreme amount of grinding to finish the game!
I just did a similar journey last year going through all the classic best games that I missed when they came out. Less old, but I moved onto some Dragon Quest games right after. Dragon Quest 11 and Ocotpath Traveler 1 and 2 were what I played right after. It was some of the greatest months for video games that I've ever had in my life
Ive Always wanted to play this game and I even did in my childhood a little but never got around to finishing it, Thanks for playing this Connor and allowing me to experience it with you! RIP to the Goat, Akira Toriyama sensei.
Was it Mudan's idea to add the narrations? I like it. One of my all time favorite games of all time. It's in my top 3 along with Suikoden 2 and Resident Evil 4.
I remember playing this game as a highschool kid a decade ago and the story with multiple endings and beautiful soundtracks brought tears to my teenage eyes. Now I feel very nostalgic watching this gameplay.
As someone else who just played this for the first time ever recently it’s funny how similar your thoughts were to mine. Meaning when the boss fights felt “OMG how much health does this thing have” to turn around and kill it within double digits of damage. Also I didn’t know you could crash into Lavos with the ship and ship the first stage. Pretty awesome all the different endings and how to reach them. Glad to see you enjoyed the game!
This has been one of the most entertaining playthroughs I've seen because of how Connor inadvertently proved how great the game is designed. Right when you think: Man, this fight feels like it drags- you beat it. During the trial, you're reminded of all your misdeeds, and we see Connor squirming in the chair. We never see him grind for the ultimate McGuffin because there isn't one and there isn't a grind. The only thing I would've loved is to see his reaction if you brought Magus to fight Queen Zeale
Having anime cutscenes like that and back in the 90's is amazing. I've never played Chrono Trigger, so I'm happy you did so I could live it through you, lol.
Weeeeell, honestly the anime scenes were added in the PS1 port later, it wasn't in the original Snes version. In general, you couldn't store a lot of video (or any video) in cartridges, so we had to wait the next gen of consoles (playstation 1 and Saturn) in which the games were on CDs (not cartridges) to have enough space to put videos. FF7 in particular (1997), will have LOTS of them and open the gates. CT (1995) was a bit before that. That being said, I never really found those cutscenes in Chrono Trigger added anything. For me the normal scenes were good enough and the problem with the cutscenes is that you see the same action twice (cutscene + normal scene) which kinda kills the tension sometimes.
I played Chrono Trigger for the first time after seeing Connor was playing it, carefully watching the VODs to avoid spoilers, and I agree it's really rare for a game to be hyped up so much and truly deliver. Even a 30 year old game.
It’s so crazy that a game made in like 1996 still holds up so much better today than even modern era games that are trying to evoke the same feelings nearly 30 years later. I’m genuinely so happy I got to grow up during the peak of the evolution of video games.
Wait till he plays Chrono Cross and finds out his actions in Chrono Trigger lead to the creation of a monster far more dangerous than Lavos, one that threatens the entire spacetime Continuum.
Connor's JRPG character development over the past few years has been a sight to behold, truly.
Who knew the FPS guy who skipped every cutscene in Halo 3 would then become the guy playing Chrono Trigger and reading every lore entry and Fear and Hunger?
I believe Fear and Hunger make him more engaged in game story.
In his defense he did mentioned several times that he likes the Halo's story
Stan in south park becoming increasingly addicted to board games has that same energy
1:25:27
Old habits die hard….
(I know that Connor was tired, but still.)
Well, he still skips some dialogues without reading it, sometimes he's too fast and doesn't see it's a choice and he chooses by accident. But overall it remains a tremendous improvement yeah, I'm really glad he did most of the sidequests (well, they are near mandatory anyway, as he would have been obliterated by the final boss otherwise). His run of CT is pretty good, I think he explored the game better than he did for FF9 (in which he missed truly neat stuff).
Frog is such a banger character that Connor immediately liked him only based on his design. He's probably one of if not my favorite Toriyama design.
I kinda like Robo's design more but I much prefer Frog as a character, he's probably got the best character arc of any of the main characters.
Over goku is crazy work ngl
Connor's voice for Frog is on point.
@@moosesues8887 I don't really like any dragon ball designs that much besides piccolo, who is probably the best original design Toriyama has ever made, so original and inspired that nobody can even reference it without it being extremely obvious.
@@oriondourden Connor uses that voice for nearly everything..
Connor liking jrpg's
Joey watching arcane
Grant watches fmab
The world is healing
If Joey actually ever watches/finishes arcane, he is just gonna hate on it anyways.
@@Sirmugen100good, its overrated as hell
_incorrect buzzer sound_@@lament22
@@user-vf2gm7dc5t It is overrated and the new season will probably be less liked than the first one, netflix will fumble it sooner or later
@@caratrevoso3347 cope harder lol
I love that he did EVERYTHING wrong to be found guilty at the trial lol. It is a moral check
kinda its a subversion as in JRPG's back then it wouldn't of mattered they wanted to make the world feel like it was more real and like your choices mattered
@@imalittletoxicjustalittle really it doesn’t matter the plot doesn’t change
@@BrettHenry It doesn't affect the plot, but it does affect what items you can get in your jail cell.
@@Dragonite43 Which is the only thing that matters.
New dialogue? Boring
New items? Real shit.
@@SollowP god, gamers really do hate reading.
Everyone before playing CT: C'mon, it's almost 30 years old. It can't hold up THAT well.
Everyone after playing CT: I would lay my life down for Frog.
UNDERRATED COMMENT
I lay down my life for the entire game. It is truly the Dream Project.
I didn't play it until I was passed 30. I hadn't avoided it but I never got around to it when I was younger. Had expectations of "I can see why this is loved but it's definitely the template that's been improved on" and it just wasn't. It felt fresh and fantastic even after years of having played JRPGs.
It's just ok, it's not the greatest JRPG everyone says it is
@@iAmPimmiCue ok
Babe wake up, new British Ludwig JRPG playthrough just dropped.
Ah good morning honey. Let's cuddle up and watch together ❤
@@jennydaninjadamn why did that give me dopamine I need help 🫠
@@4nubisjdb562 looool idk
@4nubisjdb562 It's okay man. We know why and it's alright. We all just want some companionship out here. Let's all hang and enjoy this loud British man enjoy the game.
You mean Ludwigs boyfriend right?
I love how he immediately notices the similarities between Robo’s theme and Rickroll. He should listen to Roboroll at some point.
The freaking Peter overlay when Chrono gets knocked down kills me 😂! Genius editing!
I love how the fair actually has impact later on, even the smallest decisions matter
luccas mother in the ending able to walk is such a neat detail
as soon as that clock starts ticking, full on chills
Seriously.
Yesss! And when frog splits the mountain! That was epic man, good times...
Every. Single. Time.
Connor: "I am becoming an JRPG GOD!"
Doesn't that mean you'll get absolutely decimated by some overpowered 5 foot guy?
with a comically oversized blade
@@sindhurtej9638or just a big gun
In the spirit of Akira Toriyama, I'd love to see how you'd react to Dragon Quest. The foundation of the series is build upon Akira Toriyama's character design, and its known as the father series of JRPGs, even predating Final Fantasy. Alas, its massively overlooked in the west, as FF was specifically marketed for the west. Its a shame its not recognized as much as FF in America, though its seemingly revered in Japan. But, that's enough background; I'd love if you'd consider a Dragon Quest game in the future. My recommendations are 5, 8, and 11 (Or the upcoming HD-2D remakes) for an introduction to the series. Each entry is standalone, and to be a little partial, Dragon Quest 8 is my personal favorite. Love your videos Connor
Dragon Quest 8 and 11 are the best modern ones to play by far and massive fun.
Say, didn't 11 kinda do a 180 on the characters' growth in Act 3?
@@Loner098 I believe 11 to be a good starting point to the series. Story-wise, however, I think 5 and 8 are superior imo. They also happen to be good starting points
This is good but dq is so cookie cutter and basic I don’t know if he would appreciate or just call it lame and old just based on how he sees media.
For me DQs were always very hit and miss. The best of them are great, but the others feel very dull by comparison. Part of that is that they are the lineage from which a lot of JRPGs come from so the things they did that were new and interesting are just old hat now and in all JRPGs. Still they do tend to come off as milquetoast.
Conner voice acting the characters adds so much to the experience frfr
"what kind of deus ex machina are you about to pull out"... lmao such a good moment to get to unspoiled
Your recent JRPG runs have been a blast!
Frog is the GOAT for his theme alone. Might be the best track on an OST full of bangers
So proud of you playing this masterpiece XD
I binge watched the F out of the VODs where this was streamed on but I love the condensed videos you manage to create for all of your JRPG playthroughs, especially with all the funny edits in between. Looking forward to seeing more of Connor's journey towards playing more JRPGs in the future.
Never seen a better made full play through of CT
Huge props to the editor!
Great small story recaps, it didn't feel like 100mins!
Stellar video in every aspect
600 AD queen Leene on the couch with 5 goblins is a wild edit
Man, I always love how much, work are done in his videos, so thank you TinyTorgue for making such great edits and Connor for making great content, I hope to do something like that someday and hope to me you and say thank you, as well get my room reviewed as well hehehe, I hope that the charity livestream will go great again like last year, I wish I could partake in it but sadly can't, so best of luck and I hope and pray for the best at the charity livestream, so again thank you also great thumbnail ChikTheArtist. 😊
Chrono Trigger is beyond peak
My favorite JRPG gamer CDawgVA.
I actually stopped watching the livestreams that weekend and played Chrono Trigger myself to not get spoiled. I watched the vods a few days later.
Forget best JRPG, this is the best game I've ever played. Not my favorite, but no one can deny how iconic Chrono Trigger is. Glad Connor enjoyed it!
I love that Connor picked every worst decision possible at the fair to be found guilty at the trial
Thanks sm for the commentary added on these shorter edits to recap everything going on, makes everything more digestible and we don't get confused/lost.
Editor, this was incredible well paced and edited overall. Thank you for your work ❤
I watched all of the ChronoTrigger Vods and can't wait to rewatch the playthrough with this! :D
Love the thumbnail btw!
The editing on this is so funny, legit laughed out loud so many times.
Connor has come a long way, from skipping text to finishing ChronoTrigger.
I think he is ready for the next step in narrative excellence: Planescape Torment.
I can't see him playing it, the jRPGs are pretty casual and relaxing, in Planescape you need to read walls upon walls of text to understand and appreciate the game.
The editing is so fun, loved watching this live too :D
37:51 i love when editor-san use the chilean conchetumare meme x'D
Somos el mejor país de Chile.
amo lo lejos que a llegado ese meme
me sorprendió brigido jaja
I love these long form videos going through these games. Please keep them up.
Fuck I just finished watching all the vods of this, now the supercut's here and I'm getting the feeling I'm gonna sit here and watch this again.
Awesome job done well by the editor. Love the edit of title screen and the memes.
Holy the thumbnail looks so GOOD :O
That was a really fun watch. Thanks for playing and uploading!
This is highly entertaining. Thanks Connor. AND Connor's editor.
The editing for the mass that was the CT content is impressive as always, Mudan's team truly is unmatched
Wonderful editing
Wow this game was amazing I really enjoyed watching you play this, along with Fear and hunger which i watched you play a few months ago
Game is legit GOAT'd and seeing you play through it was amazing. Thanks for the entertianment
Hell yeah for frog, Connor playing jrpgs, and the editor.
W JRPG, watched all the Chrono streams. The next ones are gonna be great
Finally... after waiting for a hundred years.. thank you TinyTorgue!
You playing all these jrpgs has been very very fun
Remember playing this as a teenage boy when it first came out with school friends. Dam good memories.
Not something I ever expected, but CT is so good. I wish everyone has the opportunity to try it out. It doesn't require a guide or extreme amount of grinding to finish the game!
Replying Chono Trigger is like visiting and catching up with an old friend. Glad to see my favorite JRPG streamer get to this classic. ❤
I watched the whole vod this nice
I just did a similar journey last year going through all the classic best games that I missed when they came out. Less old, but I moved onto some Dragon Quest games right after. Dragon Quest 11 and Ocotpath Traveler 1 and 2 were what I played right after. It was some of the greatest months for video games that I've ever had in my life
I love Chrono Trigger, one of my favorite game of all time. Thanks for playing it Connor!
A classic for what I heard, now to watch an youtuber to see if it is worth the fame. (Pouring one out for Toriyama.)
Ive Always wanted to play this game and I even did in my childhood a little but never got around to finishing it, Thanks for playing this Connor and allowing me to experience it with you!
RIP to the Goat, Akira Toriyama sensei.
This game truly is a gem. You forgot about the sun stone sidequest. Might want to revisit it. There some funny intetactions and gives amazing gear!
It's always baffling to see how great games from so long ago were.
The voice acting got ke. I always do that alone at home. You felt like a homir. Insta sub.
Loved this game so much as a kid and played through many a times to get the multiple different endings.
Man, thank you for making me relive all those fantastic memories i had from this game.
HELL YEAH 17 MINUTES!
I love the robot voices added in post. Good job.
Was it Mudan's idea to add the narrations? I like it.
One of my all time favorite games of all time. It's in my top 3 along with Suikoden 2 and Resident Evil 4.
As funny and entertaining as you are, your voice acting is amazing lol. It makes it all funnier. You sound so done vice acting in games😊
I remember playing this game as a highschool kid a decade ago and the story with multiple endings and beautiful soundtracks brought tears to my teenage eyes. Now I feel very nostalgic watching this gameplay.
Can we all appreciate the work that the editor(s) did ? Such amazing work !
What a phenomenal journey. Chrono Trigger deserves all the praise it gets.
Oh! I have such fond memories of that game, trying to get all the extra endings, some of which were freaking hilarious! Good times!
As someone else who just played this for the first time ever recently it’s funny how similar your thoughts were to mine. Meaning when the boss fights felt “OMG how much health does this thing have” to turn around and kill it within double digits of damage. Also I didn’t know you could crash into Lavos with the ship and ship the first stage. Pretty awesome all the different endings and how to reach them. Glad to see you enjoyed the game!
This has been one of the most entertaining playthroughs I've seen because of how Connor inadvertently proved how great the game is designed.
Right when you think: Man, this fight feels like it drags- you beat it. During the trial, you're reminded of all your misdeeds, and we see Connor squirming in the chair. We never see him grind for the ultimate McGuffin because there isn't one and there isn't a grind.
The only thing I would've loved is to see his reaction if you brought Magus to fight Queen Zeale
I just finished this game last week! this video came out at the perfect time
I swear if I catch this man playing the Mana series I might cry a bit.
We love Frog. We bring Frog everywhere.
I kinda wanna see this get a remake, because i wanna se how crazy they can get with it
cant believe i watched this video until the end without fast forwarding
thank you, connor's editors
I love this game, watching other people play it for the first time reminds me of how cinematic and exciting it was the first time i played it.
thank you mr.editor for making this such a banger movie
Whomever is actually editing thee videos is the real GOAT.
Do you see now? It truly is a monumental game. a world's heritage game, worth remembering for an eternity.
Yooo Cannur is playing the best JRPG of all time.
bro i am so happy your playing this game also the frog is the goat hell yeah brother
Having anime cutscenes like that and back in the 90's is amazing. I've never played Chrono Trigger, so I'm happy you did so I could live it through you, lol.
Weeeeell, honestly the anime scenes were added in the PS1 port later, it wasn't in the original Snes version. In general, you couldn't store a lot of video (or any video) in cartridges, so we had to wait the next gen of consoles (playstation 1 and Saturn) in which the games were on CDs (not cartridges) to have enough space to put videos. FF7 in particular (1997), will have LOTS of them and open the gates. CT (1995) was a bit before that.
That being said, I never really found those cutscenes in Chrono Trigger added anything. For me the normal scenes were good enough and the problem with the cutscenes is that you see the same action twice (cutscene + normal scene) which kinda kills the tension sometimes.
@@xenotypos Ah, that explains why the animation looked so good, it was added later. Makes sense.
I like this new story game liking Connor
I played Chrono Trigger for the first time after seeing Connor was playing it, carefully watching the VODs to avoid spoilers, and I agree it's really rare for a game to be hyped up so much and truly deliver. Even a 30 year old game.
It’s so crazy that a game made in like 1996 still holds up so much better today than even modern era games that are trying to evoke the same feelings nearly 30 years later.
I’m genuinely so happy I got to grow up during the peak of the evolution of video games.
CDawg Voice actoring career when? loved the voicing of the characters in his forbidden memories run, now treated to this. amazing
I didn't even know you could try to sell the pendant to Melchior
I love how Connor dug his own grave 5 min in
my favorite game, i'm happy you enjoyed it
editing of this video is top teir
Hell yeah.
Hope he plays final fantasy tactics next 🫡
Another top tier classic!
Banger video yet again
Hello mr. Cdawg, I just wanna say that the cover art of you videos is PEAK
this video is already a banger just because of the game 😩
And thus, Doctor Ligma succeeded in fixing the dark timeline.
Sad I had to miss the stream since I hadn’t played Chrono Trigger. But that stream pushed me to actually play it and I’m so glad that I did.
I honestly kinda love Connor's voice for Frog. I'm glad he really loves the game. It's probably my favorite JRPG if not favorite game of all time.
Have to give props to the editor on the Kino door skip.
that cut to the sheep after activating the plant caught me off guard 💀💀
Wait till he plays Chrono Cross and finds out his actions in Chrono Trigger lead to the creation of a monster far more dangerous than Lavos, one that threatens the entire spacetime Continuum.
16:46
As someone who has played Chrono Trigger and (accidentally) been to Gary, Indiana: Yes.
Damn chrono trigger, the throwback connor