I’ve done just about everything and I’m just about to take on Lavos.

I started playing Chrono Trigger+ because of all the posts I saw on r/sbcgaming. Seeing as how it’s my fav game of all time, I decided to play it again (guesstimating for the 9th time since playing it as a kid).

My notes on my experience this time around.

  • so amazing to be able to take screenshots, like a modern console
  • the menu system still holds up. swapping people out of your party and moving items between party members is very smooth (some of these older games are REALLY bad)
  • I did some fast forwarding to speed up battles. The live battle system makes this a little challenging sometimes
  • the music in Zeal still slaps
  • CT+ has a bar/cafe area in the End of Time not in the original game
  • graphics still look amazing like they did back in the day.
  • Garrathian@dmv.socialEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    I played this on DS in college about a decade ago. To this day it’s one of the very few JRPGs that I feel absolutely nailed the pacing. Every other JRPG, as much as I enjoy the genre overall can really drag in that department and start feeling tedious at certain points in the game.

  • nieceandtows@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I just started playing it yesterday. I’m still at that fair with the bell. Btw, are there any romantic plot lines in the story? I’m asking because I named one girl after my wife and one after my daughter. I don’t want things to get awkward later on

  • AzPsycho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Agreed. I got it on Android during Covid and couldn’t put it down. The game has held up well. I was in a retro jrpg kick for a bit and also picked up Dragon Quest V and felt that DQV didn’t age well.

    • ricecooker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      The RP2? Yea, I’ve been thinking about getting a RP3+ for the bigger screen and rounded edges, but not sure about the portability. I already love the Android experience on this device so I know it will carry over. Also considering the Flip but IMO, I don’t think it looks as cool as the RP3.

      • turbodrooler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I don’t love the RP3 because it doesn’t seem to be that much bigger — I’m talking about in the hand — and also I prefer not to have a 16:9/10 screen. I just want to play SNES RPGs without hand cramps and eye strain. One day my dream handheld will come…

  • Syboxez@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I’n not a huge fan of CT+ compared to vanilla. The writing for the new content just doesn’t hold a candle to vanilla IMO.

    • ricecooker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      played the other versions; the only reason I played the game again was because someone mentioned this ROM hack. It was alright

  • vaguerant@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    Years ago, I tried to max out everybody’s stats by New Game+ing over and over to collect the 10 or so Tabs you find across the entire game to increase stats by one point at a time. I was not successful. I think I made it through three or four NG+ cycles, though.

  • Crono@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Has Chrono Trigger+ gotten consistent updates? Remember it being quite unpolished back when I tried it out.

  • superpill@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I am just about to talk with Frog after the first boss. It’s my first time playing the game and having a blast!

  • GFGJewbacca@ag.batlord.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Damn, you’re making me want to take my DS version out and start playing again. When I emulated it, I was at a point where I had unlocked every ending and beat Spekio in his final form.

  • InverseParallax@voyager.lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    During quarantine I got to ozzys castle, but I think flea handed me my ass.

    Need to go back, I’m way underleveled and undergeared, I was just being very casual and it was on my phone. That being said it’s one of the few games that has its potentially best release on phones, though I used a controller which helped.

  • Peddler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Oh hey, I just finished Chrono Trigger for the first time on Saturday! I bought a DSi on eBay and this was one of the games I wanted to play the most on it. Cheers!

    • ricecooker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      What did you think? One of my favorite games of all time. The pre-Lavos time-traveling side-quests are my favorite.

      • Peddler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I honestly was shocked by how well it has held up. If you had told me this was like an indie game released this year I would have believed it.

        I think my highlights were the trial (when I realized the game was keeping track of what I was doing) and the Robo/Fiona mission. I really liked the side-missions as well.

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Never played that, is that like a mod? Can I run it on an emulator or PC version? Would like to play on my Steam Deck

  • AzPsycho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Agreed. I got it on Android during Covid and couldn’t put it down. The game has held up well. I was in a retro jrpg kick for a bit and also picked up Dragon Quest V and felt that DQV didn’t age well.

      • AzPsycho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Dragon Quest V is considered one of the great older jrpgs. It looks great on mobile and plays fantastic but the storyline is severely lacking.