the illmatiic of videogames,its really tight,it gives you what you expect but gives a spin on it,and it is mastered on every front
graphics/aesthetics 10/10
easily the most beautifull graphics ive seen on a old style of console,the way they use the limited capacity of the console to make these gorgeous scenery.
also the animations are so smooth it reminds me a little bit of symphony of the night
another thing is that i love the anime aesthetics,like i can just imagine it like an old anime every time
one cool detail its some of the 3d in the game,specially for the snes system it must have been pretty hard to put it,and its just well implemented in the game
soundtrack/sound effects 9,5/10
fucking beautifull,even with the big sound limitations that the snes has this is the most beautifull original soundtrack of a videogame i heard,extremely relaxing too
also is not one note at all you get the groovy pre historic times theme,
the sound effects are like in fft and other square enix games from the decade,extremely harsh,like the lighting sound effect is genuinly ear piercing,but it does some weight to it and i dont know is just kinda cool
gameplay 7,5/10
since i played on active,the gameplay was much more about rhytim and finding the right strategy loop since you only got the time of the attack animations to think of your next move to not waste turn time,and since i was underleved through all of the game it was a little bit of a challenge,pretty damn solid,and it was fun all game
Character gameplay tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/chrono-trigger-party-members-31186/3485179
Boss dificulty tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/chrono-trigger-bosses-488583/3483577
story/writing 8-8,5/10
suprinsingly amazing,may not be extremely special but there is no junk like in fft,no out of place lines,no cringy writing,just textbook great jrpg story,fun characters that feel like friends and some just great interactions and scenes.
the lore is not as amazing as in other jrpgs but is still is an interesting region full of diversity and cool side stories
writing in this game is really heartfull,maybe is not the funniest,or the wittiest or even the most memorable,but it has a lot of heart and a lot of balls (not caring about your mc and ending the game when you want) and again is just tight and has no bullshit or senseless interactions.
one of my favorite things in the game is the freedom given to the player on a type of game that normally doesnt have it,especially with the you can complete the game whenever and get a different ending and with the chrono thing,its really interesting seeing an mc that doesnt play an active part in the story,gives the side characters a lot more dynamic.
character story tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/chrono-trigger-characters-1148578/3483492
side content/replayability 7,5-8/10
not a lot of side content but all of it is esential to the game,the side quests got some of the best written in the whole game,especially the forest side mission with the camping scene and the lucca sideplot,just great stuff all around.
and with the replayability,with the difference in dialogue with dif characters and dif endings i think it does a good enough job
ending 8,5/10
there is a total of 13 endings,honestly like 3 or 4 of those are like just the credits scene without anything interesting,but there rest are really good.there is 2 types of endings the joke type endings and the serious endings,in the joke endings there are some really funny ones like memory lane and the legendary hero,but my favorite ending from both the serious endings and in the whole game is the reunion ending with the epoch intact,its bittersweet and i really like that,especially the ending scene where marle chases chrono,it leaves also a open ending that i really like
absolutely deserves the praise it gets,extremely tight with great pacing,short but mostly explored cast,fun writing and just kinda the perfect classic jrpg
10/10
graphics/aesthetics 10/10
easily the most beautifull graphics ive seen on a old style of console,the way they use the limited capacity of the console to make these gorgeous scenery.
also the animations are so smooth it reminds me a little bit of symphony of the night
another thing is that i love the anime aesthetics,like i can just imagine it like an old anime every time
one cool detail its some of the 3d in the game,specially for the snes system it must have been pretty hard to put it,and its just well implemented in the game
soundtrack/sound effects 9,5/10
fucking beautifull,even with the big sound limitations that the snes has this is the most beautifull original soundtrack of a videogame i heard,extremely relaxing too
also is not one note at all you get the groovy pre historic times theme,
the sound effects are like in fft and other square enix games from the decade,extremely harsh,like the lighting sound effect is genuinly ear piercing,but it does some weight to it and i dont know is just kinda cool
gameplay 7,5/10
since i played on active,the gameplay was much more about rhytim and finding the right strategy loop since you only got the time of the attack animations to think of your next move to not waste turn time,and since i was underleved through all of the game it was a little bit of a challenge,pretty damn solid,and it was fun all game
Character gameplay tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/chrono-trigger-party-members-31186/3485179
Boss dificulty tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/chrono-trigger-bosses-488583/3483577
story/writing 8-8,5/10
suprinsingly amazing,may not be extremely special but there is no junk like in fft,no out of place lines,no cringy writing,just textbook great jrpg story,fun characters that feel like friends and some just great interactions and scenes.
the lore is not as amazing as in other jrpgs but is still is an interesting region full of diversity and cool side stories
writing in this game is really heartfull,maybe is not the funniest,or the wittiest or even the most memorable,but it has a lot of heart and a lot of balls (not caring about your mc and ending the game when you want) and again is just tight and has no bullshit or senseless interactions.
one of my favorite things in the game is the freedom given to the player on a type of game that normally doesnt have it,especially with the you can complete the game whenever and get a different ending and with the chrono thing,its really interesting seeing an mc that doesnt play an active part in the story,gives the side characters a lot more dynamic.
character story tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/chrono-trigger-characters-1148578/3483492
side content/replayability 7,5-8/10
not a lot of side content but all of it is esential to the game,the side quests got some of the best written in the whole game,especially the forest side mission with the camping scene and the lucca sideplot,just great stuff all around.
and with the replayability,with the difference in dialogue with dif characters and dif endings i think it does a good enough job
ending 8,5/10
there is a total of 13 endings,honestly like 3 or 4 of those are like just the credits scene without anything interesting,but there rest are really good.there is 2 types of endings the joke type endings and the serious endings,in the joke endings there are some really funny ones like memory lane and the legendary hero,but my favorite ending from both the serious endings and in the whole game is the reunion ending with the epoch intact,its bittersweet and i really like that,especially the ending scene where marle chases chrono,it leaves also a open ending that i really like
absolutely deserves the praise it gets,extremely tight with great pacing,short but mostly explored cast,fun writing and just kinda the perfect classic jrpg
10/10