Topic: Chrono Trigger DS

[AV]

Now do it 12 more times.

nah. i will trade it in to pay off The Conduit.

[Halbred]

I finally bought Chrono Trigger yesterday for DS.
 
It is one of my Secret Shame games: I have never played it, personally. I have watched it be played, but never experienced it firsthand.
 
Thoughts? Anything I can do to avoid frustration? Am I gonna have to grind like I did in DQIX?

[that Baby guy]

I finally bought Chrono Trigger yesterday for DS.
 
It is one of my Secret Shame games: I have never played it, personally. I have watched it be played, but never experienced it firsthand.
 
Thoughts? Anything I can do to avoid frustration? Am I gonna have to grind like I did in DQIX?

Nah, this is one of those games where the best of players can actually win every fight with a little bit of luck, even if they avoid all experience points.  Actually, I did the same once, winning the wallet in the arena, and keeping it equipped the whole way through.  I did use the last character to join you in my party, though, which is slightly unfair, because there's a big level gap between said character and the whole party, but still, it's possible.

[nickmitch]

I was actually in the same boat as you, Hal. I played the DS version and it blew me away. Your characters all kind of level up even if they're not in the party, just not as fast, so no one really gts left behind. There's a lot of sidequests towards the end that offer good level up opportunities, if you need it.

But it's like thatguy said, you never really need to grind. Each fight just takes a little strategy. Once you find a working one, it'll work across the board.

[Sundoulos]

There are some character combinations that work better than others, simply because they open up dual and triple tech combos.  Those are fairly easy to figure out, though.

I think there were a couple of times that I had to do some grinding, but it certainly wasn't often.

You probably already know this, but there is a point in the game where you'll lose one of your characters.  You may have to end up resorting to a FAQ in order to figure out how to to get him/her back.

[broodwars]

I finally bought Chrono Trigger yesterday for DS.
 
It is one of my Secret Shame games: I have never played it, personally. I have watched it be played, but never experienced it firsthand.
 
Thoughts? Anything I can do to avoid frustration? Am I gonna have to grind like I did in DQIX?

Just go with the flow.  Chrono Trigger is one of the best-designed RPGs I've ever played, maybe the best.  The only time you ever grind is if that's what you want to do (or if you're planning on running through the Black Omen at the end of the game, and the sidequests take care of most of that).  Just sit back and enjoy the game, because it is a masterpiece.
 
If you're looking for advice, though, the Crono-Marle-Lucca trio is probably the best balanced in the game so you can't really go wrong going with that trio when the game allows.

[Halbred]

Played a helluva lot of it last night and stopped right after the trial scene, which was surprisingly tense! I kept wondering what the witnesses would see, and I almost want to start a new file and not do ANY of that stuff to see how the trial sequence turns out!

[vudu]

If you're looking for advice, though, the Crono-Marle-Lucca trio is probably the best balanced in the game so you can't really go wrong going with that trio when the game allows.

Screw that.  Crono-Frog-Robo for the win.

[Sundoulos]

If you're looking for advice, though, the Crono-Marle-Lucca trio is probably the best balanced in the game so you can't really go wrong going with that trio when the game allows.

Screw that.  Crono-Frog-Robo for the win.

This.

[broodwars]

If you're looking for advice, though, the Crono-Marle-Lucca trio is probably the best balanced in the game so you can't really go wrong going with that trio when the game allows.

Screw that.  Crono-Frog-Robo for the win.

I never cared much for that pairing.  Frog's not as good of a healer as Marle, and Robo's not as good of an attacker as Lucca (plus, Lucca and Marle can inflict pretty punishing Dual-Attacks with the Antipode series when you aren't healing).  Actually, come to think of it Robo was probably my least-used character overall, behind even that character.

[that Baby guy]

Except Frog and Robo can both do party healing, which Marle can't do alone.  Lucca gets some strong magic, though, but she doesn't have the versatility of being able to heal like Robo and Frog do.

Personally, I like Crono, Ayla, and Robo, especially if you use Magic Capsules to up Robo's magic stat to increase his healing ability.  Ayla is incredibly strong, can charm, and has a pretty good, but limited shadow magic attack.

[broodwars]

Except Frog and Robo can both do party healing, which Marle can't do alone.  Lucca gets some strong magic, though, but she doesn't have the versatility of being able to heal like Robo and Frog do.

True, but iirc (unfortunately, I don't own the DS version anymore to check) Marle is the only character with Revival magic, and Lucca can do some pretty devastating (though, granted, random) damage with her sidequest weapon.

[that Baby guy]

Crono gets revival magic, as well, and revives are very, very cheap.  Marle's revive is better, yes, but you're more likely to not die with the other characters in your party.

[UltimatePartyBear]

I like Crono-Frog-Lucca, with Frog Flare.  But then, after 20 or so New Game Pluses, you don't actually need healing, and you have thirty megalixirs anyway.  I was abusing New Game Plus over and over to try to max out every character's stats, but that eventually got boring.

For the regular game, Crono-Marle-Lucca makes sense for all around utility, but the girls can't dish out much damage without using up all their MP, and you have to save it so Marle can heal because otherwise she's useless, so the fights becomes tedious.  That's why Frog and Robo have healing abilities, too: so you can use more interesting characters without giving up a healer.

[nickmitch]

If you use Haste, the Chrono-Marle-Lucca strategy works great. The extra time you save gives you th opportunity to use items and recover MP.

I liked experimenting with strategies during the sidequests at the end. It made me start to like Robo as a character.

[Kytim89]

I actually have this game for the DS and have completed all side quests, but I can never beat Lavos any time I try. I would really like to see a 3D remake of this game with a similar graphics style to that of Kid Icarus for the 3DS would be nice. Oh, and a true sequel starring the original cast would be nice as well.

[TJ Spyke]

I think you already know another remake is not gonna happen anytime soon, this one is less than two years old and still seems fun.

[Adrock]

A Chrono Trigger remake seems far less likely but it's not like there's no precedent for this. Square Enix has re-released Final Fantasy IV 2541768283568 times, namely Final Fantasy IV Advance on GBA in 2005 which I believe was a port of the 2002 Wonderswan Color remake and a complete 3D remake on DS in 2007.

[nickmitch]

I think you already know another remake is not gonna happen anytime soon, this one is less than two years old and is amazingly fun.

Fixed.

[Halbred]

I just found Robot (that's what I named him), and we're investigating an abandoned factory. I'm not really sold on the combat system. It's similar to the Penny Arcade games (I'm sure this where it's from) but it seemed slower in the PA games...gave you more time to breathe.

[that Baby guy]

You can slow things down in the menus, and open up a menu to pause time if you choose the "Wait" battle option.

[Halbred]

I just got the Musamura...thing. I don't know where to go next and it's driving me crazy! Frog still won't help me.

[broodwars]

I just got the Musamura...thing. I don't know where to go next and it's driving me crazy! Frog still won't help me.

Did you reforge the Masamune by taking it to Melchior (which will also require a long trip to the prehistoric period if you haven't done that quest yet)?

[Halbred]

No...I guess I'll go back to the dinosaur days now. I was avoid that area becaus the first time I went in there, some gargoyle thing messed my sh*t up.

[broodwars]

No...I guess I'll go back to the dinosaur days now. I was avoid that area becaus the first time I went in there, some gargoyle thing messed my sh*t up.

Yeah, if you take the Masamune back to Melchior, he'll tell you that he can't repair it because he needs a mystical rock that only existed in the prehistoric days.  That's your clue to go there.  I'm not sure you can do that quest before Melchior tells you about it, though.