When did it stop being considered a masterpiece?
when it came out
Triggerfag boomer historical revisionism
Sorry bro retarded nintentoddlers didn't grow up with this in their childhood so it couldn't become an autistic obsession of theirs they could dedicate their life to.
>>736167915I beat Chrono Cross over Christmas and its actually still better than most JRPG these days
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>>736167915impossible because it was never considered one in the first place
>>736169681Counterpoint: The music is a 10/10 and that elevated the experience tenfold
>>736169847god tier music did elevate the experience, but if i have to listen to the battle theme 1 more time im gonna lose my mind
>>736170481Have a boss theme to make up for ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARWw80QgmU4
It's kind of impressive that they created a story that is more flimsy and convoluted than Xenogears.
>>736167915It was divisive upon release. The user reviews on GFAQs reflect almost unanimous praise, but fans have been arguing from the start.
>>736170926the first 2/3 was fine, its when they tried to shove in chrono trigger when they lost me
>>736170926That's bullshit, Xenogears has endless meandering interrupted by cutscenes featuring at least half a dozen powerful characters you barely interact with directly if at all for the first 40 hours. Whereas Chrono Cross is done in the same amount of time and it's never confusing what Serge is doing next and why, it just has a couple of huge lore dumps.
>>736170823this played in my head alot more than i want to admit in my playthrough
>>736167915This game is so fucking ugly. Maybe it was different on the intended screens but I can barely stand looking at it. Played it right after finishing trigger and regretted it. Maybe if I try again in a few months/year it'll be easier to accept.
>>736171901nigga this game is gorgeous. CRT filter and/or upscale it.
>>736167915never
>>736171556The integration of Chrono Trigger lore is awful and pollutes the story almost to the point of meaninglessness.
>>736172673the worst part is at the end where Lucca is yelling at you for ruining the timeline where they did defeat Lavos. When were we even a time travel game?
>>736167915was it ever thus?
>a million characters with no connection to the plot and who gameplay wise boil down to interchangeable color functions >a confused schizophrenic plot>small world>ruins the ending of CT in retrospectthe visuals are nice and music is good i guess
>offscreens your protagonistsheh...nothin personell
After everyone had played for more than a few hours. Chrono Cross is one of the earliest examples I can think of where it was obvious that none of the major critics reviewing the game had played longer than a few hours. CC starts to drag after Viper Manor, gets annoying when you have to start collecting the dragon plates, and completely fucking falls apart when you get to the Dead Sea.
>>736167915For me personally: Never.For all others: I couldn't care less.
This game was fun for 3 hours back in 2003. I'd imagine most people playing it today think it's quite shit.
>>736167915>>736167946Yup. It was never a masterpiece. Actually, I have seen a few zoomer-type opinions lately that it's better than Trigger, which is obviously not the case. The first arc of the game is pretty kino. If you treat the opening dream sequence as the beginning, and then you quit playing the game when you get to that part of the real game, and you treat it as a loop, it's pretty good. Everything after Lynx though is trash, and in the final hour it infodumps itself into being a nonsensical sequel to Trigger that is further retconned in the DS version of Trigger. It should have tried to be its own thing, and the 2nd half of the game should have been completely different from what it was (or else entirely removed)
I didn't mind how schizo the plot was but I really hated how obtuse it was recruiting all the characters and getting all the ending was. The fact that you can't start New Game+ and use any the characters you recruited in the previous playthrough until you're 80% through the game is so fucking retarded. Its probably the one of the most "No Fun Allowed" RPGs I've ever played.
