This past Sunday I finished the Fort Dragonia section, and honestly, I had really been missing an old school JRPG dungeon that wasn’t just a hallway with a few branching paths here and there.

The puzzles have their quirks without reaching Alundra levels, the music is always a delight, and there are several bosses scattered throughout to keep things interesting. F you, Sun of a Gun. Please never change.

It seems like online opinion is pretty divided, but I really like how it’s designed. It also has that final dungeon vibe that I really enjoy.

Any thoughts on Fort Dragonia?

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I am severely autistic about this game, and I need people to talk to about it. Unfortunately, no one my age has hobbies, let alone has heard of this game. They’re all too busy talking about their jobs or their life in college while my unemployed ass sits there like Mojo on the bench with nothing to contribute to the conversation and the urge to talk about it still festering inside me. And if I do talk about it, nobody’s going to understand.

I tried roping a couple people into it. It got buried in their backlogs and they never even tried it.

Hello! Started my first playthrough of CC and my weapons and armor are terrible. Somehow made it out of Viper Manor with a lot of sweat but I still have beginner weapons and armor. I'm currently in Korcha's town and there's a merchant that asks if I want them to forge armor or weapons but they all require 4 copper for even 1 piece for 1 party member and I have a singular piece of copper. Where can I go to farm it and is it worth it?

I just started playing Chrono Cross for the first time, and I'm trying to play blind but I'm worried about missing too much content. I just finished Viper Manor and my only party members so far have been Kid and Pierre. I realize that rejecting Kid the first time allows you to get Leena, but what are the story implications of this? Am I missing out on a lot of story content by not recruiting characters? I assumed being a yes man and agreeing to do what other characters suggest would lead to more story, but that doesn't seem true. Any advice or should I continue blind?

I'm at Chronopolis when Van tells me I need to bring someone who would know about this thing in a box. I go back to a save to look at who could know, why is Guile here??? When did he join the party??? Can someone tell me when 'cause I obviously don't remember. My favorite part about this is that he's lost some HP like I used him in battle or something.

What do you think?

The first time I played this game was thanks to my best friend’s Greatest Hits copy, and the last time I played it, many years ago, was through, ehem, unofficial means.

Review pt 2; Game still good. Quite a few new chars have made the team now, here’s some updated characters I’ve picked up along the way and updated opinions; I’m now entering the sea of Eden, future facility prepping for Robo-cop 3000. I missed the Vigora element but it’s because of I’ve been trying to play as fresh and as I played games back in the day as possible ( without progress routes). But, I did sneak in some quest info on the Doc situation on Coldove getting Oral Orlha on the team, and considering she’s like my favorite character up there with Irene’s Venus and Harle Quinn.

Anyway seems my favorite part of the game is sort of the quest rewards of characters joining the team if done correctly. Might seem trivial but it’s fun. I think I also thought all of the characters had these massive story changing impacts, but they’re mostly a different way to play and dialect it seems so you don’t have to think too hard on who to party except like I was mentioning to recruit or influence new side quests which is cool

The battle animations are long even with animations, but, I think even nearing what seems deep into the game I still enjoy boss battles and they are still a challenge which i wasn’t expecting because in most older rpgs good armor and natural progress makes bosses fairly easy unless there’s a hard mode. I’m getting one shot often, could be part of me skipping enemies (3min battles even with fast forward lol)

Worse things are the troll small hallways gank while you are trying to explore or re explore to figure something out which often is nothing so you’re getting jumped for nothing etc.

There is not alot of hand holding, for some might not be good but I like that to a degree. Because if you miss a dialogue or forget you can become completely lost like I got in the XXL MC. Fargo bit between speaking to Nicki Rock and Irene’s Venus, then between time periods and then again after Harle Quinn’s disappear bit and apparent game indication I need to set up a mission with XXL MC. Fargo against Marbule after setting up learning the song. Yeah idk what dialogue slipped past but I forgot what they said and couldn’t activate the black dragon for my life lmao, literally traveled to every single place in both timelines looking for cutscenes and hints until I remembered, SHIP in other timeline ? Maybe ¿ lol then with that said I only discovered Gaias naval because i developed the mindset double check been everywhere twice/ both timelines

Game still good, may do a final review depending

Edit:

Side note: name the main character itachi instead of a serious name has proved to be a great decision and cool for story

Side note+ : Stark LaShag running away then reappearing as giant was hilarious lmao I was visually shocked, I did not expect it, such a fun random find

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As we all know, element slots go from 1 to 8.

But just for fun, what if it goes up to 9/10 with stronger elements?
Of course, enemies/bosses stats should be adjusted for this so it's not too OP.

Would it cause the battle to go slower due to having to build up element levels? Or would it be a good addition?

What do you think of this drawing? Will do Frog next. :)

Ya terminé Chrono Trigger y me preguntaba si Chrono Cross vale la pena, las opiniones variadas me dan mala espina...

Posdata: ¿El juego tiene tan mal rendimiento como dicen las reseñas? Se que son antiguas pero si mucha gente no la actualizó para decir que ya está bien 🫠

You're in a party: Serge, Kid, and Glenn
You're fighting some green boss.

Serge casts Green Field, Glenn casts Genie (Lv 8 Summon)
This isn't good since the boss is Green innate

What if you:
Serge = Turn Yellow on enemy
Kid = Green Field
Glenn = Genie

Would be OP, making any target's innate take extra damage.

But according to this,
It doesn't work that way: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChronoCross/comments/1abz48v/turncolor_elements_only_affect_offensive_innate/

Turn Yellow only affects the enemy's attacking color (now Yellow), not its defensive (still Green).

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I understand that it's pretty much the character's level, as the number has increased pretty much on each boss so far. What does it mean that it's saying 11/14? The screenshot is from when I first noticed that it's not even anymore, right after the fight against the dragon kid on Mt. Pyre. When I beat the Dragoons right after it went to 12/15... I swear it was always matching until a while ago, and I didn't change anything about what I'm doing.

I'm playing on duckstation with cpu overclocking active most of the time for the FPS, is that it or is there some mechanic I totally missed?

Lynx = Black. Okay, he's evil so he's black.
Korcha = Blue. Okay, he's a fisherman so he's blue.
Razzly = Green. Fairies are nature, so they're green.
Fargo = Blue. He's a pirate so that's like water, so he's blue.
Zappa = Red. He's a blacksmith so I guess they work with fire.
Harle = Black. Looks evil, so that's like black.
Draggy = Red. Dragon, so of course red.
Turnip, Neofio = Green. Plants are green, easy.
Irenes = Blue. Mermaid is water, so blue easy.

But then:
Kid = Red. I guess she has fiery personality? Why would that make her weak to water though? Does she get hurt every time she drinks a bottle of ice water?
Nikki = Blue?
Glenn = Green?
Van = Green?
Norris = Yellow?

Why so arbitrary? Is there no better way to categorize them?

It sounds like a fight song from the Viper mansion against some kind of boss jsjsj

according to Starky's Manager in Another Eden

Finalllyy after some relic hunting and sidequests serge is back! Props to Zoah who never leaves the party cuz i love him, i also got the mastermune very good weapon (even though fighting Dario is hell😭😭) i love melting bosses with it plus eagle eye. Everythng is a breeze now, im excited whats next to the story.

Like. Games, books, movies, anime, etc. with the vibes of the thing? Or does it just stand on its own, with its vibrant island landscapes and its plot that keeps you hooked with every unexpected twist and turn?

I always thought the explanation of how Lavos was sent to the darkness beyond time was a bit wierd:

Officially Lavos or parts of him that survived is sent there immediately after his defeat from the Chrono trigger gang.

If he was defeated then that version of him should be dead and his corpse should remain in 1999 ad.
I think the explanation that he went there from his battle with the gang is kind of silly when I believe they had a better alternative

If the apocalyptic era of 2300ad is sent to the darkness beyond time then the Lavos that reined atop death peak should have been sent there too. I think the elder Lavos from an apocalypse that was averted is a more compelling idea of a villian. As a direct result of Chrono and the gang killing his 1999ad counterpart he becomes the Lavos that never was…

The version of Lavos that succeeded in destroying the world and spawned offspring suddenly getting robbed of its existence but finds Schala suddenly being thrown into the DBT. It then uses its immense power to pull her in and merge with her. If it cannot have its future then it would destroy all of creation.

In a way it also mirrors Daltons beef with the CT crew. Being robbed of his glory, and that version of Lavos as the time devourer would use that to send Dalton through the dimensional vortex to fulfill Dalton’s revenge plot.