Bigred's Video Game Thread

[aubreymcfate]

chrono trigger is a beautiful game and not overrated at all, imo. it's not exactly challenging, in fact it's quite easy as far as jrpgs go, but the world and characters are captivating and charming in the way zelda games are. also, the music is amazing. yasunori mitsuda with a bit of nobuo uematsu, can't go wrong

[BananaStand]

the world and characters are captivating and charming

The titular character never even talks!

Not sure how you can say the world is captivating. To me it feels incredibly confined. YOu're always limited to a few destinations, and navigating across the overworld map is nothing more than moving your guy from one place to another. No incentive to explore. No new creatures to encounter. No new secrets to unlock.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. I'm not saying I hate the game, I'm just saying that it pales in comparison to its peers. I think its 'value' is helped by its rarity. In other words, I think people like it because they're playing something no one else has. Like "here's this hidden gem that only us hard core gamers know about" And that exclusivity adds to its mystique.

You see people rave less about FF3 (or FF6 if you're a dick about it), even though that was a far far richer game.

[aubreymcfate]

The titular character never even talks!

Not sure how you can say the world is captivating. To me it feels incredibly confined. YOu're always limited to a few destinations, and navigating across the overworld map is nothing more than moving your guy from one place to another. No incentive to explore. No new creatures to encounter. No new secrets to unlock.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. I'm not saying I hate the game, I'm just saying that it pales in comparison to its peers. I think its 'value' is helped by its rarity. In other words, I think people like it because they're playing something no one else has. Like "here's this hidden gem that only us hard core gamers know about" And that exclusivity adds to its mystique.

You see people rave less about FF3 (or FF6 if you're a dick about it), even though that was a far far richer game.

why i find it captivating is more for ineffable reasons, and entirely subjective, not something i can convince you of if you don't feel the same way. it's everything from the music to the characters to the aesthetic, the enchanting quality produced by the combination of those elements. when i say captivating i'm not implying a degree of intricacy. is it a particularly complex game with the most developed characters? no, definitely not. FF6 is far richer in that regard (i also love that game and would say it's as good, for sure, and in some ways preferable). It's the sum of its parts. I just love it, it works for me. I guess if you have a certain sensibility, like if you're super drawn to certain qualities in JRPG games, you'll love it. And of those things don't make as big of an impact on you, it's fun but not anything special. I get where you're coming from.

[Jack Sawyer]

The titular character never even talks!

Not sure how you can say the world is captivating. To me it feels incredibly confined. YOu're always limited to a few destinations, and navigating across the overworld map is nothing more than moving your guy from one place to another. No incentive to explore. No new creatures to encounter. No new secrets to unlock.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. I'm not saying I hate the game, I'm just saying that it pales in comparison to its peers. I think its 'value' is helped by its rarity. In other words, I think people like it because they're playing something no one else has. Like "here's this hidden gem that only us hard core gamers know about" And that exclusivity adds to its mystique.

You see people rave less about FF3 (or FF6 if you're a dick about it), even though that was a far far richer game.

I loved the wings of time, and how what you do now affects what happens later (spoiler free for those who haven't played). I also loved the newGame+ thing. Killing L**** (Edited for spoilers) with two swift triple team techs, makes a kid feel like a boss.

I played FF3, but for some reason I can't remember finishing it or anything really. I think I only played it with an EMU, because I can't recall ever doing that on a SNES. I will have to get to that once I have some free time, because I can't remember why I never finished it.

My all-time personal RPG top 5, based on those I played (I played many, but obviously not everything out there), in no particular order:

Crono Trigger
Super Mario RPG
Xenogears
KOTOR (1&2)
Mass Effect (1,2,3)