Posted by Kendama

Chrono cross a FANTASTIC game. Just look at the reviews it got. It is a great game, it just doesn't pull its weight as a full "sequel". You have to look at it like a completely different story in the same universe. Chrono cross had excellent music, but the combat is pretty unique and fun especially for its time, and the story has many different paths offering great replay-ability and so many things to discover. The only issue I truly agree on with critics is the fact that too many playable characters without any real story exist.

Random fights = inferior to an SNES game, I expected more from PSX. The combat was dumbed down from CT (where were all the techs, a staple of CT???), the characters were all shallow and far too many, and the story was uninteresting to me.  

(In order 1 being favourite)
1: BioShock Infinite
2ishonored
3:Red Dead Redemption
4oom
5:Goldeneye 64
6: Majora's Mask
7:Counter Strike: Global Offensive
8:Splinter Cell
9:Thief
10:Metal Gear Solid 4.

I'm a big fan of Bethesda games and love the stealth genre.

Btw anyone know how I can change my signature? Today has been the first time I've logged in for like 2 years or something.  

Posted by Manxjojo

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Posted by Crono

Random fights = inferior to an SNES game, I expected more from PSX. The combat was dumbed down from CT (where were all the techs, a staple of CT???), the characters were all shallow and far too many, and the story was uninteresting to me.

Techs? Chrono cross had an insane amount of techs.... All characters had 3 unique techs, not the mention the dozens of element techs you could assign them after finding or purchasing them. There were also dual techs and I believe there was 2 triple techs.

There was an abundance of equipment and weapons you could assign, to the point where you simply could not grab it all on your first play-through.

Not all of the characters were shallow. MOST of the characters were not very developed and inserted just to add on to side quests, customizability, and the "gotta catch em all" attitude for hardcore gamers.

Glenn, Serge, Kid, Lynx, Harle, Karsh, Radius, and a few other characters actually had amazing backstories and they unfolded during the course of the story- (if you kept them in your party, you would actually initiate many hidden conversations and mini-battles that otherwise you would had just skipped).

Spoiler

The story was a wild ride, and while chrono trigger beats it by a little bit, chrono cross shows a new angle of the time compromise situation. But instead of time traveling, it is dual universes. Many of the parts of the story tie into Chrono triggers story. Example? Chronopolis was the futuristic time city that was shot back way back in time into an area where time doesn't exist. Chrono and the others of his team reside as ghosts here- stuck in the giant hole in the universes timescale.

Same goes with the ending, where you must save Schala (or destroy her) from lavos which was reborn due to a slight malfunction of Chrono Triggers original mission.

Such a complicated story but such a beautiful output. The art and music was superb and the crazy story made it really feel like an intense adventure the entire time. It really engulfed me and my sister to where it felt like a really serious story and it could evoke actual emotions in us still to this day due to immense nostalgia.

And what do you mean about "random fights" the fights in Chrono Cross were almost entirely optional, besides boss fights.  

ah yeah because I put : before the name. Supposed to be Doom and Dishonored.  

Posted by Kendama

Techs? Chrono cross had an insane amount of techs.... All characters had 3 unique techs, not the mention the dozens of element techs you could assign them after finding or purchasing them. There were also dual techs and I believe there was 2 triple techs.

There was an abundance of equipment and weapons you could assign, to the point where you simply could not grab it all on your first play-through.

Aka Final Fantasy.

Not all of the characters were shallow. MOST of the characters were not very developed and inserted just to add on to side quests, customizability, and the "gotta catch em all" attitude for hardcore gamers.

I personally hate that.

And what do you mean about "random fights" the fights in Chrono Cross were almost entirely optional, besides boss fights.

Weren't fights random, like in FF where you walk around and randomly face off against an enemy after taking a few steps? Can't remember, deleted CC after a couple of hours.  

Posted by Crono

Aka Final Fantasy.



I personally hate that.




Weren't fights random, like in FF where you walk around and randomly face off against an enemy after taking a few steps? Can't remember, deleted CC after a couple of hours.

After a few hours? The game takes off really slowly, there is nothing really to love about the first few hours, it has a slow start.

And no, the normal enemies walk around on screen, so an experienced player can move around them and avoid them with ease. Some of them will give chase or will be blocking a path though- so there is that.

I loved Cross and I loved Trigger. If you quit after only a couple of hours, I highly recommend you try again. It is a great game and the hidden ties and sidestories you can find that tie up lose ends with Chrono Trigger are very sentimental. There is an orphanage scene that deals with lucca and it is just the saddest thing in the world  

Personally I don't really have a top ten. Instead I'll just list a game or series for 10 individual genres that I enjoyed more than most others that I can remember.

Beat 'em up - Super Battletoads (Arcade)

Fighting - Killer Instinct (SNES/Arcade/GB/Xbone) Note: Included with Killer Instinct 2013 Ultra Edition on Xbone.

Platformer - Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)

ARPG - System Shock series (DOS/PC/OSX/Linux)

First-person shooter - Doom II (DOS & many others)

Graphic adventure - Grim Fandango (PC)

Turn-based Strategy - Civilization II (Mac/PS1/PC)

Racing - F-Zero X (N64)

Shoot 'em up - Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES/GBC/GBA)

City-building - Simcity 3000 (Mac/iOS/PC/Linix/Mobile)

I was thinking about including honorable mentions but the list I had in mind felt a bit expansive for a forum post so I decided against it.  

Posted by Kendama

I loved Cross and I loved Trigger. If you quit after only a couple of hours, I highly recommend you try again. It is a great game and the hidden ties and sidestories you can find that tie up lose ends with Chrono Trigger are very sentimental. There is an orphanage scene that deals with lucca and it is just the saddest thing in the world

Maybe after I beat FF7 I'll shut off my brain and pretend Cross isn't in the same series as CT.  

Final fantasy 9 is one of the best series/game ever! Yes, so is FF7 but I like to stick to FF9.  

The first few are in order but then it trails off after Minecraft.

Call of Duty: Ghosts
GTA V
Muramasa: Rebirth
Minecraft PC
Guitar Hero
ATV Offroad Fury 4
Phantasy Star Online 2
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Destiny (Beta)
Crysis 3  

FF8 needs some love  

Posted by Crono

Maybe after I beat FF7 I'll shut off my brain and pretend Cross isn't in the same series as CT.

It makes complete sense that it is in the same universe, it just comes gradually.

Instead of hopping around time, you are in one similar place in time, hopping between a real dimension in where serge died 10 years ago and one in which nothing at all has happened. It causes major rifts and you manage to recruit people from both dimensions, it is really cool how it plays out and how different things play out just because in one dimension the protagonist is believed to be dead.

It isn't supposed to play just like chrono trigger, in gameplay or story, but it does envelope itself in the same overall universe quite well. Damn I love both of these games so much.

I'm glad you said you'll give it a chance the pacing really gets awesome once your party starts going after lynx.  

Posted by hosler

FF8 needs some love

Bull **** lol, final fantasy 9 ftw, ftw,ftw!  

Space Invaders - My high score is 998,000 on an arcade machine on the 3 hour fairy in Nova Scotia, it pained me and a lot of other passengers that I was 2,000 short of a million.

Loz:LTTP - Pretty self explanatory to a lot of people in this community.

Graal - Ever since 2011 this has been a nice pass of time.

Wow/Runescape - Both fall under the same categories (MMORPGs) really no lifed both a lot.

Final Fantasy Series- Love them all equally.

Donkey Kong - My favorite game to play when I am looking for a challenge.

Pac-Man - One of the best arcade games of all time and it's fun trying to set a high score.