first off, maybe you should reread your own damn post. let me copy paste it here so you can, since obviously you cant be bothered to look up.IamSofaKingRaw said:Do you read properly? I said its a sequel so it SHOULD be better and it is. I never stated that all sequels were better than the originals.mangledmailman said:LOL just because a game came out later doesnt mean its better! tons of sequels are TERRIBLE!!! using that logic would mean that every game on the playstation 2 is undoubtedly better than the every game on the ps1. that is a HORRID reason to say why a game is better.IamSofaKingRaw said:Eww, FFX was very basic with its combat system, hell it is the same as all the other ones. The only FF game to try something new was FFXII.mangledmailman said:maybe you should go back and read my explanation for all of that. i dont feel like retyping things. and there are better combat systems in turn based rpgs. you are wrong. there i told you. not that any comabt in a turn based rpg can be much better than any other considering that turn based combat leaves nearly no room for innovation or change, but final fantasy x's was better just by the fact that you could switch characters mid battle. now please read my long post to see where else you are wrong.IamSofaKingRaw said:How aboutmangledmailman said:i guess if you like a game with 40 undeveloped characters thrown into an incoherent plot, then chrono cross is the game for you.
if you want a game with a few very well developed characters revolving around an original and immersive plot, than you might like chrono trigger.
to think that cross, though a good game, is better than trigger is pretty ignorant. and having your first line of reasoning for that being "better boss battle music" is just more ignorance.
Better Music
More content (a lot of characters to unlock and little hidden parts of the game that you need to search for to unlock)
Great Story (IDK what you were talking about)
BEST COMBAT SYSTEM IN A TURNBASED RPG (tell me I'm wrong)
Better visuals
Thats reason enough for it to be a better game.
EDIT: also, having to buy new magic and stuff? that was a terrible idea. almost as bad as FFVIII where you had to take it from enemies and thats how you powered up your characters.
No other turnbased RPG has as a unique and nearly flawless combat system as CC. Now that I think about it the worlds in CT are more memorable but I still stand by CC ultimately being the better game. Face it, the game came out years after it should and is better.
but there wasnt really anything good about crosses battle system. there wasnt anything supremely bad about it, but if you think it was anything special than your wrong. it was just another turn based system, with the gimmick of letting you choose what sparkles and lights emit from your characters hands. and then having to go back and buy more sparks and lights. seriously buying the magic was crap. and equipping items? whos stupid idea was that?
maybe you need to "face it" and realize that trigger is better in nearly all respects.
The combat in the game used a system where the magic (that you needed to buy like in the beloved FFVII) is supposed to be used to exploit the weaknesses of the enemy. You also had plan how you would want to attack, whether you'd want to save up the damage multiplier to use high level skills or damage your enemy with low level ones. The combat in Trigger is basic. Yes you have abilities for each character (that feature is also in Cross) and can combine skills with other characters (like in Cross) but other than that its the basic "wait for the bar to fill then press attack" seen in X amount of RPG's. Nothing memorable there.
The choose your own adventure type gameplay in Chrono Cross, is also a welcome feature. Allowing players to have different experiences when playing the game and allows for multiple playthroughs.
I don't see the problem with buying skils. The most rare ones you steal from bosses and then the rest are bought to be distributed amongst the many playable characters. It seems you are just trying to find a reason to hate on Cross. Its better in nearly all aspects (I gave you plot aren't you satisfied?), hence its higher metacritic score.
"Face it, the game came out years after it should and is better." no mention of sequel there, only mentioning the time frame, and worded very poorly.
and you dont have to explain the battle system to me. ive played the game. ive beaten it. there is nothing special about it when compared to most other games. absolutely nothing special in any respect compared to other turn based rpgs. and waiting for the bar to fill in most games, is the same as in cross where you just input what you want them to do and watch. its all the same, but in a different order.
and choose your own adventure? dont make me laugh! its just go down route A, B, or C, to do the same damn thing. nothing changes besides the replaceable cookie cutter characters you get. chrono trigger allowed for much greater replay value by having more, and better, endings, and by being a better game.
ive given tons of reasons why trigger is better, and you have given crap. and metacritic isnt the end all be all for game reviews. i could find reviews just the same way you could.
CROSS
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/196917-chrono-cross
TRIGGER
http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/563538-chrono-trigger
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/950181-chrono-trigger
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/562913-chrono-trigger
now youre just making yourself look like an idiot really.