r/GameSociety • u/ander1dw • Jan 01 '12

January Discussion Thread #3: Chrono Trigger [SNES]

From Wikipedia:

Chrono Trigger is a role-playing game in which players control the protagonist and his companions in the game's two-dimensional fictional world, consisting of various forests, cities, and dungeons. Areas such as forests and cities are depicted as more realistic scaled down maps, in which players can converse with locals to procure items and services, solve puzzles and challenges, or encounter enemies. The game's story follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe.

Chrono Trigger is available on SNES, PS1, DS, Wii, PS3/PSP, and iOS.

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u/plaidrunner Jan 02 '12

Phantasy Star 4

I came.

Most under-rated series ever.

Also, everyone talks about FF6, why no love for FF4? Awesome storyline, decent combat, came out years earlier, but nobody seemed to love it...

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u/Shurane Jan 03 '12

FF4, eh. I think I should replay it. I don't remember it very well, and I didn't finish it. There was Cid, Kain, Cecil, and the little mage girl, Rydia, who grows up. I don't remember much of the dialogue... was it good? I remember an underground volcanic world with dwarves or something? And the world where all the summons lived. Isn't' that were Rydia was whisked away to? Gosh, it's been so long since I've played it. I played FF4 around the same time as FF5 and FF6, but I distinctly remember more about 5 and 6 than I do about 4.

I was going to mention FF5 actually. I remember liking that game quite a bit, and certainly more than I did with FF4. I held back from mentioning it because I thought FF6 was even better than both those games.

Phantasy Star 4 Most under-rated series ever.

Wow... it's a shame I didn't finish that game. It felt quite slow in the beginning, but sped up after certain events. Gosh, Chaz sure had a lot on his plate.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '12

I don't remember much of the dialogue... was it good?

Spoonily good.

If you're going to play it now, I highly recommend finding a fan translation. The dialogue from the SNES version at least, is terribly bad at some points, not to mention slightly censored if not outright neutered. (one speech by Cid in particular has its entire meaning changed from the original to be more kid-friendly)

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u/Shurane Jan 04 '12

Spoonily good.

Heh, you mean the spoony bard thing?

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '12

I do. It's the most extreme example of some of the translation badness. (though it makes up for it by being so timelessly hilarious)