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[Chrono Trigger] The black wind howls...
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I don't know why, but ever since playing Chrono Trigger, I am enamored with characters that need nothing more than a weapon to kick ass.
I was so pissed that even after upgrading it, it is small time compared to Chrono's later weapons.
PS Dalton sucks. The best NPC is clearly Tata. (That's the kid, right?)
I mean, he's better than Lucca and Marle, but that's about it.
Maybe. Considering his frequent criticals with the Hero Badge + Masamune, and the Masamune's high power for the time you get it, I'd say he does, on average, respectable damage.
I'd say 4th
Best from worse i'd say it goes : Crono - Ayla - Robo - Frog - optional char. - Lucca - Marle
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I am up to where I have to fight Magus. I have died several times already but I think I can do it.
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Two. Her only really good spell is haste. She can be pretty effective form of shadow/ice damage when partied with lucca though and maxing out her magic.
The best party really is Crono, Ayla, X. X usually being Marle for the stealing.
My default party though is Crono, Marle, Lucca. They get the job done just fine, as will any party in this game.
More than likely she'll find herself a double-tech that will heal everyone to full.
I had Crono Marle and Frog, and thats what happened.
Pokemon Safari - Sneasel, Pawniard, ????
I forgot about Haste. Haste is fucking glorious. I love that damn thing. I use it all the time.
As far as your "best party" scenario, I'd probably agree. I ended up beating the game with Crono, Ayla, and Marle. Ayla's freakin' powerful. Plus, Falcon Strike was unbelievably useful during the game.
Putting Haste on a high-level Crono equals Luminaire City. Especially with that accessory that 1/4's the MP usage.
What's the dual tech that heals everyone to full? I don't think yo'ure referring to Aura Whirl..
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I beat the game with Chrono, Ayla and Marle. She was invaluable in the last boss fight, I can't actually imagine beating Lavos without Marle in my party. In fact, she was my highest level character when I beat the game.
I hardly even used Lucca on that playthrough. She didn't even have Fire 2. I'm so embarassed about that. I've been using her a lot in this run though. Giving her Speed tabs and getting her best weapon really helped.
Chrono Trigger is a really good game. It is almost certainly no longer the best JRPG ever.
If you're playing it for the first time, be aware of this.
Oh Xagarath, you and your always negative view of things. I just played it for the first time and it slipped into my favorite slot for RPG. I know you said "almost" but I mean come on...the game is just so goddamn awesome, I can easily see it becoming faved by many who play it. If of course they can respect it for what it is and not be like "ITS GRAPHICS ARNT SUPER 3D 360/PS3 AWESOME AND etc etc"
I mean I dont play it and like it because I think "Oh wow so this was out back then and its this good?" I just take it for what it is, and its pretty badass. I love the story, I love the battle system (absolutely love the goddamn battle system, I wish to see it in more games. I do.), I loved the characters and I just really love this game...maybe Im just obsessing here, but I mean...it really is good.
Edit: and I do see what you mean, I wont say I disagree, it just really hit the spot for me and I really liked it. But I do see what you mean.
That's all.
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I like, never use Ayla, and I'm ashamed to say the only reason is that her neanderthal talk really annoys me, and I'd rather have other characters participating in the cutscenes.
I'm big on playing the game in a plot-centered way, so when I visit a time period, I try to compose my party of people FROM that time period. i.e Frog and (optional) in the middle ages, Lucca and Marle in the present, Robo in the future, etc.
Also I really wish there were some relationship choices for Crono in the game. I'm not done it, but it seems like they're pushing for him to get together with Marle. Maybe it's just me, but I really thought he'd get together with Lucca.
Finally, what accessories do you give people? Crono used to have the counterattack thing, but I gave it to Robo, and gave Crono the item that halves TP usage, as it feels like he burns through TP faster than the other characters.
Now for some questions:
1) So I was a dumbass and sold all my armor except for my strongest ones, so....Is there somewhere where I can buy all the elemental-protection armors again or are they gone permanently?
2) How the HELL do you kill the Son of Suns (fire guy in the future sidequest)? Magic does nothing, physical atacks do little, counterattacks own me
3) What's the best order to do the sidequests in, in terms of difficulty/required level? Maybe I'm just doing him too soon.
ALSO the ocean palace theme music is badass. They played it again during the Guardia Castle Trial of the King sidequest and I was like "HEEEEELL YEEEEAAH"
Ok, you need to equip some fire absorbing armor, otherwise you're going to die quick.
Then, DON'T attack the main body. You have to attack his flames. Except There's only one right one and there's no way of knowing which it is. When you find the right one, you'll notice that hitting it also does damage to the main body. Hit the wrong one and you get countered by horrible fire (Which is why you must have fire-absorbing armor!). Unfortunately, the flames rotate every so often.
I found it to be the most tedious/annoying boss battle of the game so far....but it's doable.
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re: Son of Suns
But basically he's a roullette. You can only attack 1 specific flame to do any damage to him. So he'll spin; and you have to keep attacking each flame until you hit the one that causes significant damage, and creates a sound effect like a "ding!" Once you've hit the right one, you have to quickly smash it with all of your most powerful attacks; just be sure not to hit the other flames in the process else they'll counter.
Act quickly, because Sun of Suns will spin and roullete his flames again and you'll have to start attacking each in turn to find the right one again.
edit2: you can survive without Fire armor if you have tough enough characters and a decent healer. That's what I did.
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You can still get it at any time right?
Part of many people's problem is that they get it, then find better equipment, then sell the ruby stuff, and eventually run into the Son of Suns and find themselves without fire-resistant armor.
But can't you go hunting for feathers/eggs/whatever and trade for Ruby stuff at any time, even if you've already traded for and sold it before? Or is there only a limited number of Ruby stuff that you can get from the dino trader? I don't think there's a limit....
Oh well. By the time I came across Son of Suns my characters were beefed up and I beat the hell out of it without fire-resistant armor. I just had to heal people a lot.
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Out of curiousity what do you rate higher than CT? I haven't played a console JRPG since the PS1 and felt the genre was gradually running itself into the ground to the point where I just gave up. FFVI and CT felt like they were really pushing the boundaries of what a JRPG (and indeed games as interactive fiction) could be. Aside from some flashy FMV sequences in the Playstation era the genre just stood still at best. I'd be interested to get back into JRPGs if you can tell me the genre is moving on.
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Possibly Dragon Quest VIII.
Possibly TWEWY.
I'll admit there aren't a lot of other candidates. Maybe Terranigma, but on atmosphere and plot rather than design, where CT beats it hollow.
You guys are doing it wrong. You need to find the red vest chest in 600ad, then charge it up so when you open it up in 1000ad you get the red mail.
That makes it so almost all of son of sun's attacks heal you.
I'm not sure how this happened.
Can't you Charm one from a few enemies?
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Man I enjoy this game.
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I'm interested to hear what you guys think about the Arena. My friends, CT purists all, haven't touched it, but I'm enjoying it quite a bit as a distraction, and find myself going to the Arena in between chapters or when I need to breathe for a few minutes.
That's definitely the right way to do it.
Unfortunately I was too lazy to do anything of this nature and instead just beat the Son of Suns into submission with Chrono and Ayla while Marle Hasted and Healed 'em every turn.
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I've found a bunch of different and interesting accessories.
But the one I always find myself granting Crono is the one that makes magic usage deplete at 25%. The result is Luminaire City.
There's also an item that multiplies the character's HP by 1.5%. But this becomes increasingly less useful toward the end of the game as your characters approach 950+ hit points anyway.
Other than that, eq varies depending on who needs what and what situation.. Stuff that prevents status effects is useful.. stuff that increases Crit Hits is useful.. stuff like that.
I dunno what the best order is, but I'd recommend doing the Black Omen last
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I got a Swallow (Crono's sword that gives +3 speed) way early in the game and pretty much broke it for myself from the Arena. Still entertaining though.
True that, but the guy said he had sold all his previous armors so I gave him another option. I assumed the red mail/vest were among the items he had sold.
And for the monster arena - I'm messing with it right now to get 100% items. My monster evolved to it's 3rd form now.
My monster -
Wins 30 (0)
HP 6,849
Strenght 99
Speed 99
Evasion 99
Magic Def 11
Accuracy 98
Magic 99
Stamina 99
Trust 95
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If you take the Nu up on its offer, it will send you back to the start, immediately.
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