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Zenan Plains - Site Discussion => Chrono / Gameplay Casual Discussion => Topic started by: VidKid369 on July 22, 2020, 12:07:32 am
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Hey, guys! I waited a few days because I was reluctant to make a new thread since I'm new here, I don't want to step on any eggshells, I received such a welcome. I thought it might be interesting and kinda fun to share my impressions of CT for the first time in years I do know for sure I've beat it before but it's been so long all the lines seem new to me I completely forgotten everything!! Just a little forewarning I do take my time playing RPGs and I go really slow I really like to milk everything as much as possible for all its worth. I can only game for 2 hours max. each day because of my schedule but when I have nothing else to do/freetime I can sit there for 9-7 hours.
I just made it thru the sewers and I'm at the Keeper's Dome with Crono Marle, Lucca. So far the, my impressions of the game have been, are pretty good. I love Marle I think she's such an interesting character being a princess and all. Lucca's also pretty cool because she is Crono's friend.
I plan to play the game daily until I finish.
I do tend to write a lot I hope it's ok here. I prefer writing in just a thread also.
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I just made it through the Future era and am now at the End of Time. Once I got to the future I thought I was gonna see neon signs but it is actually pretty bleak. I got to meet Robo who's one of my favorite characters I love his themesong. His storyline's also pretty cool. I used the enertron with him in the party and I wonder why'd he'd ever get hungry? The End of Time is pretty beautiful, I like the fences.
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I love this idea! Keep it going!
I remember I got stuck at the End of Time, because 11 year old couldn't figure out clockwise, haha... I rage-quit and ended up figuring it out the next day.
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I got to meet Robo who's one of my favorite characters I love his themesong. His storyline's also pretty cool. I used the enertron with him in the party and I wonder why'd he'd ever get hungry?
Well, damn. After 25 years, there are still new points to ponder :lol:
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I love to read people's impressions as they play Chrono Trigger for the first time, so I'm looking forward to this. Even if you've technically beaten the game before, it's close enough.
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As for why Robo would get hungry, maybe he uses a chemical fuel source? He has that big boiler-looking thing on his back, and his official art has him venting smoke or steam.
(https://www.chronocompendium.com/images/wiki/5/51/Robo1.jpg)
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Hey, guys! As I promised I've been trying to play Chrono Trigger daily it was a little tough trying to fit in actual gaming time because I'm so busy doing other hobbies, but I managed to play for only a few minutes which was convenient because the next scene was a big one. I met the Old Man at The End of Time and, Spekkio taught me magic. I thought that was pretty big. The End of Time is so pretty. I thought the elements each of them received was really interesting and Robo's shadow laser "magic." I could never beat Spekkio on the first try as a kid, and I still can't do it now.
I love Robo's thememusic, it's my favorite and I always have.
Lol, I just wonder why he gets 'hungry' because he's a robot. I've always noticed that even as a little kid.
I guess my healing magic is too weak I couldn't beat him even with Marle and Robo.
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Hey, guys! I managed to beat Spekkio today by learning Cure for Marle. I got a bunch of items from it in its first-form! I visited Medina for a little bit. But I was mostly grinding at the Hunting Range for like two hours today. I managed to learn Delta Force from the Nu there because Heckran always gave me trouble the first-time around. I know Heckran's a tough boss.
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Hey, guys! I'm trying not to double post so I'm just gonna edit my post.
I beat Heckran it was easier than I remembered! I have to go to the Middle Ages thru the Fairgrounds but I stopped to finally do the wretched Tent of Horrors. I just keep fighting Gato over and over until I reach the cap for Silver Points then I go to the Tent of Horrors. I pay 10 then I play the game. I got a poyozo doll for Crono's room and now I'm stocking up on cat food. The mask thing seems super serious when he gives you the food for Crono's cat so, ... I don't really know what it's about. This really gave me a hard time when I was little, younger so I am doing it now. I just keep my eye on Piette in the middle and hope I have to guess him if not I just make a guess between the other two. I did this for like an hour-and-a-half today, this afternoon, lol!
Hope you guys are enjoying this so far. I'm really into the game! And it helps me learn a little bit about myself like. Why do I like RPGs?
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Hey, everyone! First of all, I'm sorry I hadn't been posting daily like I wanted to I was just trying really hard not to double post but since this's the end of the journal I thought it'd be ok. So. I actually managed to finish Chrono Trigger yesterday afternoon! Lavos was a real thorn in my side I actually died during the final battle haha. I couldn't figure out which part to kill off and he kept reviving parts of himself. I used Crono, Frog and Robo. Also I made it to Lavos thru the Black Omen in the Present and so I managed to unlock New Game+! I didn't know this game ever had that feature.
I always get the same ending whenever I play this game where Crono's Mom goes through the Time Gate, lol.
I thought the game was excellent. I can see why it's so beloved by so many gamers. I thought the music was superb. I loved all the colorful characters. The battle mechanics were really superb. I thought Crono was a great main character he's so animated and funny-looking lol.
I loved the story. Making it to Enhasa and Kajar was a real treat. There's so many little secrets to find in this game.
Overall, playing through this game was a real delight. Unfortunately I have to move on with my backlog so New Game+ will have to wait but, I'll definitely be back for more! Thanks guys, thank you to everyone here for making it a really fun experience for me! :d
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Bummer! I am disappointed we missed out on your thoughts. Double posting and thread necromancy are both a-okay here at the Compendium, so there was no need to wait!
What comes next? Radical Dreamers? Chrono Cross?
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Haha. Oh, sorry. I did read the forum rules that stated double posting is ok as long as it doesn't distract but I still feel weird doing it.
As for what's next for me... Well, I'm trying to beat my backlog and I actually started on that with Chrono Cross so I don't know if I'm gonna re-play that one. Chrono Cross is actually one of my favorite games ever and it really brought me back into what I love and enjoy doing playing video games lol. I took a break from gaming for close to 2 years at one point in time and when I was finally ready to start up again Chrono Cross was the first game I picked up. That was about 4 years ago.
Well, I just wanted to state that I forgotten how much I love Chrono Trigger/Cross and getting to play the former while posting here was really a lot of fun. I wish I'd just dumped all my thoughts here while I was playing but with New Game+ sitting there waiting for me I'm sure I'll be back.
Chrono Trigger is really a complicated game for me there's a lot of thought that went into this game, I can tell. It was really a lot of fun but it took a lot out of me, lol!! There's also a lot of re-play value in a RPG which's really creative/fun.
I promise I'll be back. I still haven't read the whole forum.
This game really takes me back to my childhood. It was the first RPG I played. (I think?) I promise, it's not over for me here... Definitely, I'll play Chrono Trigger again using the New Game+ feature I'd never done that before and I never knew it was there. And I have a boatload of endings to complete lol.
It's just I have other RPGs that've gone un-played and it's not fair to them. I always go to and come back to Chrono Trigger for more. For sure, I'm not done with this game, haha lol.
Anyway, thank you to all for giving me an outlet to post a little bit. Thanks. :d
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Our pleasure! Feel free to hang around -- we go through lively spurts of activity and then more downtime (which is pretty much now). Activity ebbs and flows like the seas of Zurvan.
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What other RPGs are in your backlog?
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You guys have a really great community here. I've always visited the Chrono Compendium when I was younger and I had always intended to join, now that my interest in RPGs has risen I finally clicked the button and registered. I wanted to be more involved in my gaming hobby somehow and reaching out to other gamers who like love RPGs as much as I do really seemed like a good idea! Sometimes I love just talking about RPGs rather, more than playing actually, lol.
Oh your, the community here seems so lively and there's a bunch of topics I definitely need to sift through I'll for sure stick around I guess I never knew how much I adored Chrono Trigger I usually keep my thoughts about RPGs to myself and talking about it seems a little surreal.
Well I'm actually in the process of re-playing all the RPGs in my collection whether I have beaten them before or not so my list is kinda long. I do have a Backloggery account that has a list of all my RPGs: https://www.backloggery.com/vidkid369 I focus on unbeaten games but I also re-play RPGs I love a lot. I've always wanted to do this, just re-play all my RPGs I've ever bought, lol! I'm trying to spend more time staying at home and gaming instead of getting in trouble.
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Looks like you and I are in the same age category (I'm also 34, but from the US). I also see that your profile picture is a character from Lunar: Silver Star Story! Tempest for the win (although I always wished he and Freya were in the game more).
Such a great, underrated series. Well, for the most part. But Lunar I and II are two of my favorite RPGs. I have actually been thinking about playing the the PSP remake of the first Lunar game. I played it a decade ago and have been wanting to play it again.
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(Sorry, I'm a bit nervous to talk this morning, I think it's because of all the coffee lately.)
Yes, I was born in '86 but my birthday is in November so I'm late I think you're older by a year so I think I'm actually 33? I'm actually from the U.S.! I lived in San Francisco, California for years I moved to the Philippines now though.
Yes, LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete is my favorite RPG and I'm a huge Working Designs fan I collect all their games, paraphernalia and memorabilia. They are by far my favorite company I think it's because I lived in California for so long and they're right up the road. Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean for Sega Saturn is another one of my favorites from them and it's a really good RPG. I think all their RPGs they localized/translated is pretty good.
Yes, Tempest is my favorite character, I always thought Alex is pretty boring... LUNAR: TSS for Sega CD features Tempest and Fresca more. I think their, the events in Pao were pretty eventful.
Yeah, both PlayStation LUNAR's are pretty good lol. I like the songs a lot. Oh are you talking about Silver Star Harmony I have that too as well but I haven't gotten around to it? I usually re-play the PSX-version, only. I play the Lunar series every Christmas it's like tradition in my house.
Yeah, LUNAR doesn't seem to get any love it's the only game that's ever bewitched me. Ever since I saw the gaming advertisement for it I had to have it.
Are you, by chance, into gaming catalogs online? The Backloggery literally changed my life and gaming career. If you're interested you should definitely sign-up we can be friends on there, too, haha! :p
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Yeah, WD was in a league of its own back in the day. Spoiled the hell out of fans. Still have my punching puppet Ghaleon from preordering EBC in '00, ha! Only played with it twice though.
SSSC remains one of the biggest, most precious memories for me in my history of playing JRPGs (or just video games in general). In fact, I did a runthrough last year after 10-15 years. Didn't get to play the original version on Sega CD but did watch a playthrough. The differences are interesting! Great music in both versions too (speaking of Tempest and Fresca, the Pao theme in SSSC kicks ass).
Edit: Preorder was actually in '00 not '99.
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Yeah, both PlayStation LUNAR's are pretty good lol. I like the songs a lot. Oh are you talking about Silver Star Harmony I have that too as well but I haven't gotten around to it? I usually re-play the PSX-version, only. I play the Lunar series every Christmas it's like tradition in my house.
I normally play the PSX "Complete" versions, too. I replayed both SSSC and EBC about 3 years ago or so. I've found them to be the best versions of their respective games, although I admit that I also played them first.
As for Silver Star Harmony, yeah, that's the PSP version. It's actually a really good remake. It's pretty much a fancier graphics version of Silver Star Story Complete for the PSX. The music is remixed and some of the voice work is different, though. I think I prefer the voice acting of the PSX version, but it's likely bias due to the fact that that is the version I have played the most.
In fact, the prologue of Silver Star Harmony is entirely new and follows Dyne, Ghaleon, and co when they fight Eiphel and the Princes of the Dark Star to rescue Althena. It actually incorporates some of Eternal Blue Complete, as well, so it better links the two games overall.
After it's release I reached out to xSeed (who handled the localization) and GameArts and continued to beg for them to reignite the Lunar series. Such a great series overall. There's something about the tone and pacing that makes it such a quality series (well, discounting Dragon Song and the Magic School game).
Are you, by chance, into gaming catalogs online? The Backloggery literally changed my life and gaming career. If you're interested you should definitely sign-up we can be friends on there, too, haha! :p
I haven't created an account there and generally haven't focused on cataloging, but I should do it! I just tend to jump around with what I play. I have a wife and kids and my gaming isn't what it used to be, unfortunately.
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I know I still have my Punching Puppet Ghaleon too as well unfortunately he always stays in his box lol.
I love, love, love LUNAR: SSSC it's probably the RPG I've re-played the most I try to play it once a year but I've only managed maybe 8 or 7 playthroughs. The Sega CD version is also really nice I finally got a working Sega CD sometime around 2012 and played the game for the first time it's really pretty epic lol.
Yeah, I got LUNAR: TSS first but didn't have the console so I played the PlayStation version first lol. I try to play them in sequencial order but my Sega CD is acting wonky, at the moment.
I truly honestly prefer the Working Designs version, I just like their translation, I think Victor Ireland helped actually called the voice actors to reprise their roles for the XSEED version.
Lol, at times I tend to forget which RPGs I've already finished especially ones dating to when I was a younger child, like Breath of Fire series I play over-and-over but I don't remember if I've actually beat them, lol. It truly does help me at least to keep track and it's nice being able to take peeks at your friends' game collection. Well I'm still single unfortunately which's probably why I don't have a girlfriend lol, but I'm definitely gonna start a gaming family.
I figure RPGs help me out with reading and writing so I want it to do the same with my son.
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Breath of Fire is one of those series I want to love, but have never really been able to get into. I've started BoF II multiple times, had a blast, but always ended up quitting halfway through for one reason or another (the most recent was because my save corrupted).
I have also started BoF III twice but felt the game's combat and story was really, really slow. I never got very far; the farthest I got was when Ryu and Nina, as children, are escaping the two horse/bounty hunter-assassins. I kept getting schooled and I remember I was really sick with the flu at the time, so the whole thing feels like a fever dream.
But yeah... I need to go back and play them. Especially since I can play all but Dragon Quarter on my PSP, which is a great way to play games on the go. Outside of my Switch, it's my preference.
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I love, love, love the Breath of Fire series. I've been playing it off-and-on since I was a little kid. I actually first started with Breath of Fire II, which I still haven't beaten lol, and then I got curious and started searching for the first game - I found a copy at Funcoland, I think. Anyway, what I love about the series is how every playable character comes from a different tribe and they're all unique and different from one another.
I know, I have to get used to the slow pacing everytime I start one of the games up lol, but I noticed looking back it's not too bad on the Super Nintendo the battles go by fairly quick.
I have trouble with BoFII as well I had to recently change out the battery in the cartridge for it because it wasn't saving at all. I think it's just super grind-y and a grindfest especially toward the middle-end portion of the game I remember I would physically fall asleep with the controller in my hands during the random battles lol. BoFIII is definitely my favorite because as you said you get to see Ryu and Nina as children and the start of their adventure together.
I'm pretty sure I have all five games in the series. I always kept up with it I think it's the only series I always have to make sure to keep up with actually. I'm more of a console RPG player I just like sitting in front of the T.V. with a controller. Very rarely do I get the feeling to want to play on portable if I'm at home. I usually bring portables when I go to work or something like that haha.
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Sounds like I may need to give BoF III a try again...
Have you played the Lufia series?
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You should really give Breath of Fire III another try again, it's really cool.
Yes, I have played Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals but not Lufia & The Fortress of Doom. I really adore that game the characters are really memorable. I definitely need to give it another re-play lol I've been meaning to actually. I was trying to find I think Lufia The Ruins of Lore at one point in time for Game Boy Advance. Lufia's great!
Do you like Secret of Mana/Evermore at all? I just beat SoM again recently and it was really great and I've been meaning to play Secret of Evermore again. Out of curiosity, do you like Earthbound at all? I'm a big, huge fan of that RPG too and I've been trying to sign-up for their fansite but registration is blocked in my country. I've been sending them e-mails and it's really put a damper in my mood, recently lol.
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You should really give Breath of Fire III another try again, it's really cool.
I'll do that! I have a feeling it really picks up once they become adults, which of course I never got that far before.
Yes, I have played Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals but not Lufia & The Fortress of Doom. I really adore that game the characters are really memorable. I definitely need to give it another re-play lol I've been meaning to actually. I was trying to find I think Lufia The Ruins of Lore at one point in time for Game Boy Advance. Lufia's great!
I've only played Lufia I and II and although I enjoyed both, Lufia II is by far the better game. The characters, puzzles, and capsule monster elements really make it shine.
Do you like Secret of Mana/Evermore at all?
Played both and loved both, although SoM edges out SoE. In fact, SoM is one of my favorite video games of all time, almost up there with Chrono Trigger. Not only it is a blast, but I think the soundtrack is one of the best of all time.
It doesn't get enough credit it deserves, and I think Square should focus on making the Mana series a flagship IP. The success of the SoM remake and Trials of Mana shows that there is potential there, as long as they don't do anything crazy like they did with the Mana Collection (Children of Mana, Dawn of Mana were both pretty blah if you ask me).
Out of curiosity, do you like Earthbound at all?
YES. I love the Mother series. So quirky and fun. I admit that I haven't played Mother 3 (which has a ROM hack English translation), though. I've also been following the Mother 4 fan game, which was recently rebranded as a game called Oddity and is distancing itself from the Earthbound/Mother moniker.
https://kotaku.com/the-mother-4-fan-game-is-now-called-oddity-still-looks-1840778466
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Ok, good! I actually enjoyed it much more when they were children, though. When they turn into adults it becomes like too epic, lol. But, it sure is a blast to play! I always come back for more with regards to the Breath of Fire series!
Omg, I know I loved the Capsule Monsters idea! A lot of my favorite characters come from the Lufia series like Dekar and Tia. I really have to get my hands on Lufia & The Fortress of Doom.
I know I recently re-played Secret of Mana and it was a blast! I grinded the Hell out of it. I just liked it's overall mystique. I have yet to beat Secret of Evermore I've always liked it more than SoM. Lol, remakes are always hit-or-miss I know being a Lunar fan.
Oh, I always just call it Earthbound I hate the Mother name. Anyway, yes. I love that game as well I'm always playing through it at points in my life. I also always main Ness in Super Smash Bros. and my friends are always like, "What game is he from?" And I'm just like, "Earthbound. It's an RPG." I definitely want to play through all the games in the series.
I've always loved all the SNES RPGs. Out of all of them I think my favorite might be Super Mario RPG because I'm such a Nintendo fan. It's the system I grew up with. Oh, and Harvest Moon's also pretty good.
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Super Mario RPG
YES. Such a great RPG. I played it before I ever played a Final Fantasy game and Culex and his crystals, as hard as they were, confused the heck out of me.
Geno for the wiiiiin! I actually remember when he left to return to the Star Road at the end of the game, and it was one of the first times I felt a real sense of loss. I don't think 11-year old me had encountered much death/splitting up of friends in real life, so it really took me as a shock. It's been a thematic element that has stuck with my ever since, even in my own hobbyist writing efforts.
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Oh, it's been so long since I played Super Mario RPG I forgot about all that lol. I always liked Mallow the best! I don't think I ever used Geno he always stayed in the back row for me, lol. I think I always wound up using some combo of Mallow/Princess and Bowser. I know I thought it was cool how Kefka was randomly in the game hahaha. That boss fight was always pretty hard, from what I remember.
Um, I think SMRPG was one of the last games I played for Super NES, actually. I was pretty into Final Fantasy at that point in time. My friend introduced me to Final Fantasy Mystic Quest and I thought it looked cool he showed me the Dragon Claw lol. Then I borrowed Final Fantasy II from my girlfriend's older brother and we always had that in common. Between FFII and Final Fantasy III for SNES I dunno which I like better but I always lean to FFII because, I actually beat it. I always thought it was kinda always better than FFIII (which I play a lot on PSX) ...so, I'm familiar with all these RPGs you brought up! Hehe.
My mind was so cluttered during SNES era I dunno what my first RPG ever was.
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Oh man, you missed out with Geno. He had a timed attack that, if you timed it right, did 9999 HP no matter what. It was super difficult to do, but it was rad. Plus I thought his character was cool -- a being from another dimension that inhabited a doll (which he said looked the strongest, ironic considering the other dolls were Mario and friends).
Mallow did have a cool story, though, being a prince and all. And you did get to put Valentina in her place. I remember her giant breasts jiggled when you attacked her; eleven year old me found this both hilarious and most exhilarating, but I didn't know why at the time...
As for the Final Fantasy games -- are you referring to the US numbering or the Japanese?
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Oh, ok I'll look into using Geno more the next time I play. Mallow just makes me laugh he's like a fluffy cloud-marshmallow lol. I don't think I know that about Geno's timed attack I will make a mental note of it. I thought timing Mario's jumps was the hardest thing for me to do though for his Power/Jump Ring/Scarf or whatever I always had trouble with that I remember. I think I was just enamored with Princess being a playable character at the time therefore I ignored Geno I thought that was pretty cool.
Lol, going up into the clouds to fight Valentina was my favorite part of the whole game I just thought being up there was cool.
I remember when I was young I told my cousin a really corny joke about Frogfucius's name that I don't think I can say on here... and he broke character, got mad at me and told me never to say it, that again lol. (I forgot about that til now!) I was just taken aback cause he was my "cool cousin" and thought he'd like it.
Oh, I have a bad habit of just referring to it by the US numbering I should've made that clear lol. I just mention the SNES Final Fantasy's and think people will get what I mean.
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Wait, Kefka was in SMRPG? I must have missed that Was he one of Gaz' dolls?
Agreed on Geno's attack. Made the Exor battle a walk in the park. Or more like a sprint. I could never make it work on the final boss though.
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Oh, I always just thought Culex was Kefka I thought they basically alluded to that but I may be wrong, lol. He's surrounded by the four elemental crystals like in Final Fantasy-dom and he looks like his final form in Final Fantasy III/VI. He says a line something to the effect of, "...I come from a different dimension..." And since both games were done by Squaresoft. I thought the wings give it away.
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Oh, I figured he was related to Final Fantasy, but that he wasn't anyone specific. The battle music seems to be from FF2/4j.
I remember the amount of rock candy I burned through during that battle. Thank goodness forest mushrooms are free, or I would strangle Mushroom Boy for his gluttony. :twisted:
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Well I could be mistaken. I always assumed it was Kefka. He could be just some random demon dimension-hopper from Final Fantasy you're right. I thought him being in Monstro Town is significantly weird. I forgot how I always beat him but I remember that boss fight is hard. I think I always rely on spamming Mario's jumps. M-Mm. I definitely always take Princess with me just because I like her.
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Thats so rad. Chrono Trigger still remains one of my all time favorites next to FF7 as well as Secret of Mana. It took me ages to find CT and SoM for SNES and cost a pretty penny. My wife painted a picture of Magus and Lavos like 10 years ago that looks really cool.
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