No thread title can express how excited I am about this news

I saw the clock ticking on the site, and I immediately knew what it meant...

But do you know how to read Japanese?
 
Odale said:
I saw the clock ticking on the site, and I immediately knew what it meant...

But do you know how to read Japanese?
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Unfortunately, no. My wife and I plan to learn the language. We'd like to visit Japan one day and speak and read Japanese well enough to make the trip without a translator.

Plus, if I learn to read Japanese, I'll finally be able to play some of the games that have never been localized for a US release. Even more importantly, I'll be able to watch anime raw releases instead of waiting for fansubs.
 
Dōmo arigatō misutā Robotto that's just about all I know for Japanese.
 
don't take this as spamming... but...

Obviously Tek is incredibly excited about this title.
Since the release of this thread he has typed almost a page just in this thread. That is a page in a day and a half.
props...


Now Tek... my question is...
Chrono vs. Final Fantasy?

(I personally cant answer that... considering i pick Chrono Trigger > Final Fantasy 1, 2, 6) yet... ( i pick Final fantasy 7, 8, 10 > Chrono cross )

sadly, i never took a lot of time to play Chrono Cross or the other one... Radical Dreamers... Which may be the reason i picked FF over chrono cross.
 
personally Chronos Trigger is #1 on that genre
 
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Glitch said:
Now Tek... my question is...
Chrono vs. Final Fantasy?
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Single game?

Chrono Trigger. Hands down.

The Final Fantasy series started to tank after VI, even though VII is arguably the most popular game in the series. VII was a beautiful game with an excellent battle system, but when it comes to characters and story, VI wins hands down.

There are some heart-rending moments in FFVI, but I can't stomach random encounters since discovering RPG gameplay can work--and thrive--without them.

Series?

I don't know if it's a fair question. There are only 2 entries in the Chrono series (3 if you count Radical Dreamers, but that's a stretch). There are 11 main Final Fantasy series games, 3 Tactics spinoff titles, and a MMORPG.

Chrono Cross was a fantastic game that would have received far more love had it not had "Chrono" in the title. I don't think anything could have lived up to the expectations gamers had set for a sequel to Chrono Trigger.

I don't think there's any series out there with more than a few titles without a few duds. Final Fantasy VIII, Legend of Mana, Grandia III--they all represent low points in their respective series. Sorry, Squall fans.

I understand my views on RPGs aren't very popular, though, so don't take my viewpoints as common.
 
Tek7 said:
I understand my views on RPGs aren't very popular, though, so don't take my viewpoints as common.
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I don't know Tek I agree with a decent amount of it :)

Tek7 said:
Single game?

Chrono Trigger. Hands down.
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Agree. Chrono Trigger was most probably the best made rpg ever. FF4 and Chrono is just a closer race for me.

Tek7 said:
The Final Fantasy series started to tank after VI, even though VII is arguably the most popular game in the series. VII was a beautiful game with an excellent battle system, but when it comes to characters and story, VI wins hands down.

There are some heart-rending moments in FFVI, but I can't stomach random encounters since discovering RPG gameplay can work--and thrive--without them.
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I agree about FF7 but prefer FF4 to 6. Although the characters in 6 are very good I found trouble relating or "role playing" a single individual. I felt more like I was watching a story unfold. It is probably because the character followed switched frequently and the 2 main ones were women. I didn't have that problem in FF4. Of course that only makes 6 come in under 4 for me, it's still a excellent game. Random encounters FTL.

Tek7 said:
Chrono Cross was a fantastic game that would have received far more love had it not had "Chrono" in the title. I don't think anything could have lived up to the expectations gamers had set for a sequel to Chrono Trigger.

I don't think there's any series out there with more than a few titles without a few duds. Final Fantasy VIII, Legend of Mana, Grandia III--they all represent low points in their respective series. Sorry, Squall fans.
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I agree Legend of Mana was a dud alright. Much, much more so than Chrono Cross, legend was a sequel was unworthy of it's franchise or using for a coaster for that matter.

However I liked FF8. I found the romance aspect refreshing (maybe I just think Rinoa is cute IDK O.o :p). It did have a very weak main villain character.

I really did not like Chrono Cross though. You are correct taking Chrono out of the title would have made it more appropo (note: it did have a tacked on plot connection to to trigger) but I still only rate the game slightly higher than the extremely dry and hokey Legend of Dragoon. It had no charm and it felt like the multiple endings were more a procedural homage to the original than anything else. I can't even remember most of the game as it was so forgettable and convoluted. Plus too many characters in a game means you never really develop any of them and Cross had 45 OF THEM! It is a huge distraction to getting involved in any plotline to have to manage that many characters and sidestorys. I remember Chrono Trigger much better and I played it a lot longer ago.
 
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So I guess the US is getting CT before Japan. 2 days earlier, but still. Whee!
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Only 2 days? That's fantastic.

Maybe other companies can take a hint from Square Enix and make a greater effort to get their games in the hands of English-speaking fans more quickly.

Yes, I'm talking about Atlus. I'm not even going to try to be subtle about it. Seriously, people. Five months to localize a game for North America? This is 2008.

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This is even more impressive considering Square Enix is choosing not to simply copy and paste the original "quick and dirty" translation from 1995:
The DS version will also feature a new translation, but still remain close to the original
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Source: Chrono Trigger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here's hoping Square Enix puts in at least as much effort as the Chrono Compendium put into the Chrono Trigger Retranslation Patch.
 
CT FTW!!! ...and I also loved FF8 and FF3, I really liked FF7 but beginning with FF7 kinda created a new generation of FF games...I thought FF9 was a horrible game, 10 was good but too easy, and 11 was great but not worth the MMO time, and I have only played about 5 hours of 12 and I still have the collectors edition sitting in a cabinet in my entertainment center...
 
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