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Is this the most overrated game ever? Several #1 ranking of RPGs despite being generic JRPG #528.
slightly, but it's a well made game
>>338385238
chrono cross is better
>>338385253
FFIII is better
>>338385161
That's not dragon quest.
>>338385161
The thing about chrono trigger is that we didn't get Every JRPG Ever until after FF7 came out
There were a ton of japaese only rpgs on the nes/snes/sega CD that did individual things that chrono trigger is famous for, but because we didn't get any of those games and chrono trigger combines them all it looks pretty damn good
>>338385161
Not really, its as close to perfect as anyone could hope.
Only real negatives are the Dalton filler episode and the shit they tacked on for DS re-release
>>338385253
this is really triggering me
>>338385870
Then go back to your safe space, tumblr.
>>338385161
>generic
far from it. it was revolutionary.
>>338385161
>multiple threads shilling Overwatch and Battlefront
>meanwhile, there are hate threads for SMT Nocturne and Chrono Trigger
God I fucking hate Summer
>>338385161
overrated game for sure. but it's still a great and polished game. there are a few things that irk the fuck out of me.
a few sidequests and even two parts can snag people in the main quest. like...I put the game down for a two days and had no idea where to go next...and after searching many places had to look it up. I hate that.
I have snes chrono trigger mint in a box. manual map...everything. the pins on it are new. it's an open box that's never been played. I'm looking to hopefully trade it to someone who really loves the game one day.
>>338385161
Final Fantasy VI is much better!
>>338386379
its called fishing mate, you've been hooked.
literally no one thinks chrono is a remotely bad game.
>>338385161
Nah, I'd say Earthbound is more fitting of that title. It gets its dick sucked by pretty much anyone who's into the whole "DUDE WHACKY RETRO INDIE RPGS LMAO" craze nonstop. Chrono Trigger doesn't have nearly as big of a fanbase at this point.
>>338385161
No, that would be Earthbound
>>338386725
At least Earthbound isn't as generic as Chrono Trigger.
>>338385161
>millenials
>>338385495
Honestly, if any RPG deserves to be knocked down a few pegs for that, it's FFVI. CT is still a decent game despite not being innovative, but FFVI is awful.
>>338386725
Earthbound is more overpriced than it is overrated. A combination of reseller scum and retarted millenials have turned the retro gaming market into an absolute fucking joke, and I feel like Earthbound was one of the original offenders.
People, Earthbound is not rare, stop paying 250$ you spastics
>>338387057
>stop paying 250$
>only $250
>>338386379
Chrono Trigger is overrated while being good
Nocturne is MASSIVELY overrated (especially around here) and not even the best in its own series, even if it is great
>>338385161
simply ebin
>>338385161
Nothing beats Final Fantasy. That entire franchise is shit.
>>338387057
>check the prices for all my old ninty shit
>listings at 10x retail
do people not know they printed millions of zelda carts? even id just emulate most of them now.
>>338385615
>Not really, its as close to perfect as anyone could hope.
> the meat of the game, the combat, is extremely easy as shallow
> perfect
There is no such thing as "generally overrated" in the first place, it's another retarded internet meme that shitposters spam.
Everyone in this thread not calling the OP a faggot is also retarded.
>>338385495
Oh no, there were TONNES of JRPG on SNES even before FF7 on PS1 came out.
The thing that Chrono Trigger had, was the somewhat fresh battle mechanic (at the time) that was equivalent to how different FFXII was to the other in the series.
That, and also the story, the concept of it overall.
The story was kinda epic, it was straight out of the bible or the story of humanity, mankind, the dawn of time and planet earth. It was fresh at the time.
The concept, of being able to time travel FREELY between several different eras and timeline was DOPE.
There was nothing like Chrono Trigger back when it was released.
It deserved its place as one of the higher ranked JRPG MORE than that overrated piece of shit FF7. (And I loved FF7)
That's all there is to it.
Why is it so hard to find a millenial that could appreciate and understand retro vidya, as it was released back then?
>>338387281
>Nocturne is MASSIVELY overrated
Yeah no, I played that for the first time this year and it was an amazing game that deserved the praise it got on everything but writing and dungeon design.
>>338385161
yeah, most of the endings are just variation of the credits, and there are only like 4 true different endings.
>>338385161
>despite being generic JRPG #528.
That's because it was the first one to define how to do a proper JRPG. The other 527 JRPGs that came later we're all trying to copy CT style and gameplay
>>338387897
Chrono Trigger is basically FF with Dragon Quest skin. Not a single JRPG tried to copy it.
>>338387486
>playing jrpgs
>for the gameplay of all things
>>338385161
It doesn't do anything wrong.
Pacing, story, graphics,characters, music, gameplay.
Overrated != consensus
ITT: children who didn't grow up during the golden age of JRPGs
>>338385161
It's just really good. It's hard to find anything wrong with the game outside of "it's generic"
>>338388139
>not playing JRPGs for the gameplay
>>338387486
find me a JRPG of that era that plays betteryou can't
>>338388343
>SMTfag
Well that explains it then.
>>338388305
muh nigga
>>338388139
> bothering with all that mashing of the A button when you could read a manga
>>338388343
> SMT
> good gameplay
> ever
>>338388139
If you play shit series like FF and KH you deserve what you get.
>people forget that the Souls games are JRPGs
>>338388438
FFV, DQV, the remake of DQIII, Romancing SaGa 2...
>>338388438
tales of phantasia
star ocean
lufia
>>338388438
all of them
>>338385253
You are wrong. Cross isn't even a good game separate from Trigger.
>>338387452
also there are reproductions available for a fraction of the price
>>338388139
.
> that garbage .gif
the fuck is wrong with you
>>338388605
smelly dumb anime poster
>>338386930
Maybe not, but it's nowhere near as polished or tightly designed as Trigger. Chrono Trigger has better story setpieces, better dungeons, a better combat system... I could go on. Sure, it's plot is some Saturday morning anime bullshit, but it still manages to present itself better.
>>338385161
>being generic JRPG #528
Did it ever occur to you that it wasn't as "generic" when it came out since tons of games have mimiced it since?
Also Chrono Trigger is pretty much the perfect JRPG. It is great across the board with no real faults.
>>338387057
>>338385870
Would you say you areChrono Triggered?
>>338385161
The most overrated game needs to be something that's regarded as good but is actually shit. Like something by Bethesda or Ubisoft
>>338387143
I don't even want to know what it goes for anymore
>>338385161
Hi I acknowledge your existence, are you happy ?
Now go kill yourself fucking attention whore
>>338385870
This comment made me cross
>>338388945
> great across the board
Only the graphics and soundtrack are any good though
>>338388139
>Metal Max
>>338389124
The story and gameplay are all very accessible but make the absolute most out of what they have.
Let's put the story and concept aside, and talk about the combat mechanics.
> Enemy and You actually moves around, position is key
> Your special attack varies in direction, some techniques shoots in straight line, only hitting certain enemies, some goes zigzag, swirling etc
> Party combos, you can mix special attacks between party characters into something new and more powerful
You don't get any of that any JRPG BEFORE CT.
But what do you millenials know? You've got CoD and Overwatch and FFXIV nowadays.
>being generic
That only apply to the visuals, the graphics itself and overall looks itself.
Everything from the same era looked the same, because they're limited to the hardware limitation, art direction and technique. IT WAS THE GO TO AAA STYLE VISUALS.
10-20 decades from now new gens of fag will cry over how everything today look and play the same.
>>338389124
>Only the graphics and soundtrack are any good though
The unique story, multiple endings, stuff you do coming back to haunt you, NG+, tons of side shit, varied locations, no random encounters, time travel shenenigans, etc. suddenly doesn't exist now?
It's a classic for a reason.
>>338389345
The only thing CT did that was really original was dual/triple techs. Live a Live did everything else and CT was its spiritual successor.
>>338385161
Yes. Don't understand why it gets so much praise. I found EarthBound to be a much more enjoyable experience.
>>338389032
Don't push me, man you don't want toChrono Cross me.
>>338389541
It's the whole time-travelling, butterfly effect concept man.
That was super interesting then.
>>338389435
>The unique story
>>338389532
Yes, exceptLive-A-Live was presudo-shit and more of a protoype.
They pretty much abandoned the variation of storyline and turn it into a variation of timeline.
>>338389532
Name games where Time travelling is an actual mechanic. It won't be more than a handful, IF that.
Point is, CT did everything as perfectly as you could expect.
>>338390130
Time travel in CT is not a mechanic. It's a story element that is no different than going to a new area.
>>338389991
How isn't it unique?
You're traveling through time trying to save the future.
Magusthe person you thought was the bad guy turns out being an ally and joins you after being set up as a lord of monsters. Seriously, look at the video below and tell me that you thought "Yep this guy is totallygonna be a party member"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlLVvV5DnT4
The protag Chronoeven dies and you play as your other party members trying to save him
Etc.
Please tell me what other games has a story like this?
>>338390386
>can time travel freely, do side missions and recover specific items through it
>it's not a mechanic
Okay.
>>338390558
Like I said, going to a different area.
>>338390491
>You're traveling through time trying to save the future.
It's more elaborate than that though. I find each of the different twists really exciting.
Trying to find out just where Lavos comes from is an exciting adventure.
>>338387027
what don't you like about VI? I thought it was one of the better FF games even if I don't really care for the series.
>>338385161
It's up there although I'd say Chrono Trigger has a lot to back up those claims. I still think Secret of Mana is far more overrated for what it is in actuality, though.
>>338390749
not him but it is tho
there are things you need to fix in several timeline to get other things working on another timeline / push story forward
the hidden items, stories / events were great as well
Apart from CT, the only, ONLY games that made me so excited and had the euphoric, goosebumps playing was Majora Mask and Golden Sun.
Nothing else come close ever since.
Let me see what I can recall that was unique to Chrono Trigger at the time.
Positioning being factored into a turn-based ATB-style combat system
More alternate paths than Super Mario World
Seamless party member swapping
Dual/Triple Techs
Can someone confirm these? And what else besides this was unique to Chrono Trigger?
>>338391070
> instead of jobs / or classes, you get weapon types (they added jobs in the 2nd one)
> this was truly an 'open-world' RPG
> you rally up allies in form of Sprites
> these elemental thingies powers you up, opens up mysteries and quests, move story forward
that Mode 7 graphics are dope, and they did it better than anything else
the only RPG that can 1-Up the Sprites mechanics are the Djinns from Golden Sun
>>338391132
It's not like there are no games where you need to do things in one area to unlock/ trigger things in another area.
Or hidden items or events.
It's beyond me why you fags think it's all of a sudden some crazy new shit just because they called it time travel.
>>338391562
There weren't many games, if any, prior to CT that lets you BACKTRACK and pretty much do anything, regardless of it having to do with quest / story progression.
And the fact that you're not just able to backtrack a few maps or towns, but going through timelines freely was revolutionary, especially if the same 'areas' are now completely different.
>>338391319
While not unique, I don't think there were many games at the time which had multiple endings either. Let alone as many alternate endings.
New Game + I think also was something that if not unique to it at the time, was also something incredibly uncommon.
Likewise when it came to visible enemies.
>>338392442
>non-random battles in a JRPG
>some of those battles were avoidable
Forgot about that.
>>338391562
Yes, if you boil everything down to its most generic terms, a lot of games will sound the same. But why would you do that unless you're just looking for things to complain about? Try just having fun instead.
The whole Sun Stone quest, for example, is much cooler due to the time travel spin.
>>338387670
I was reading you post and wondering how could somebody be this much of an idiot, and then I got to "millenial" and that sealed the deal. Wish you'd began your ranting with that so I could've skipped it.
>>338385161
That's not Undertale
>meet the final boss 5 minutes in
>defeat him
>credits starts rolling
Chrono Trigger is the best.
>>338390987
Almost everything, but the worst offender is that it's a huge step down from FFV in gameplay terms.
>>338392152
What is every Dragon Quest ever?
>>338392576
SaGa did it first.
