Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross and Xenogears are the holy trinity of JRPGs for me. Every fan of the genre should play them at least once in their lives.
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I really need to play Xenogears. How is the OST?
The soundtrack is fine. It works very well in its context and I still hum some of its tones every now and then, but that's mostly it imo. The end credits song is one of the best end themes I've ever heard in a videogame, though.
Chrono Trigger is one of those games you can play just for the music.
That was me with SimCity 4. xD
and SimCity 3000 and SimCity 2000 (Macintosh)
Played it again for like the 10th time on like the 5th system I have it on it and it absolutely holds up. This time around it was the OG SNES on a Steam Deck. The original cartridge, box, instructions and everything are in a box in the basement, but that cartridge has been across the country and back with me every since I bought it through a mail order company that had its ads in EGM.
Chrono Trigger is damn near perfect. The closest I’ve gotten to reliving that game in my adult life is Sea of Stars, which I also highly recommend as it is very clearly inspired by CT.
I don't know if you've tried crosscode, and its been a (long) while since iv3 played chrono trigger, but from what i remember of playing it they gave me very much the same vibes, and i was totally blown away by crosscode. Most fun ive had playing a game in a long time, with a surprisingly engaging story.
CrossCode was SO good! It's a great game and I'm always thrilled when I find others that played it.
Did you know its studio, Radical Fish, has another game coming?
For anyone interested, Chrono Trigger is part of the Steam Spring sale for just $3.74. It's absolutely worth that price.
I played it during an internet outage in 1999 - no walkthroughs, no strategy guides, no reviews.
I went into the game entirely blind, without having an iota of what it was.
I thought it was a generic JRPG and Final Fantasy knockoff like every other SNES rom I'd tried before getting to it, but boy was I wrong.
Chrono Trigger Is Timeless
I see what you did there.
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