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Oh, I'm already enjoying the weirdness that is this game. Don't know just how deep the rabbit hole I'm willing to go, but very much looking forward to what's to be presented!

Oh yeah, you're right! I did figure it looked familiar but just couldn't place my finger on it. And yeah, makes sense there'd be a hostel in this part of town since it's near the docks. Though with how they seem to like policing themselves; I'm sure I'll be in for a good time solving this murder.

Thanks! I'm planning on making it into a new Let's Play series. Just wanted to have this out as a sort of first impressions of a game I never played before. And I'm already loving writing, for sure!

Honestly, I remember giving up on this as a teenager. Didn't understand the riddles, and I kept getting ground into sand. Which is doubly odd since a rare accessory is locked behind physically beating it.

I think lots of people got this ending their first time playing. Considering the attention to detail the player is required to notice to get the true ending; it isn't easy for players who aren't paying full attention to the story.

It's interesting they plugged so much into this one area. Having studied creative writing in college, I definitely question this decision. I get they were probably going for a big reveal near the end for grander effect; but there just wasn't enough main plot sprinkled throughout the story to be that effective of a punch. At least, that's how I feel about the plot progression.

Yeah, he can be difficult to deal with. I remember my first time being completely overwhelmed by him; and I couldn't leave the island to restock on stuff. Worse yet was I hadn't saved in awhile, so I was stuck either beating him or losing lots of progress.

Definitely a different style of combat that's a mix of RNG and player input. Really love that you as the player can make the hit but then the character still decides to randomly miss. Takes all the blame away from me in that case.

Thanks! For the most part, this is my blind interpretation of the story now that I'm playing this again as an adult. Having finished it once as a teenager; I definitely was not thinking about the game's story back then. So it was sort of an eye-opener when I was actually paying attention and noticed quite a few parallels Chrono Cross was making to the real world. Especially with Schala's speech that you get to hear in this true ending.

I honestly didn't either until replaying this game. Now that I'm not a stupid teen and am actually paying attention to the dialogue and story; it's somewhat easy to understand the context clues. What's probably a major issue in whether or not you fully understand those clues is if you have the Chrono Cross before entering Terra Tower. Which I get since it's optional and not exactly in the most obvious of places.

いつか必ずこのゲームをリプレイする必要があります。私にとって最後に訪れたのは、16年前、愚かな高校生だった時でした。確かに、その時はたくさんのことが私の頭の上を飛び交いました！ 大人になってプレイしたときに見逃していたものを見るのは興味深いでしょう

Maybe; it is in my list of Steam games. I just got too busy to play it. Definitely sounds fun. I'll definitely have to be prepared to lose my voice a couple times, though. I know it's text-heavy; kind of visual novel style.

Honestly, I haven't played it to completion yet. Maybe someday when I'm not too busy. And I probably won't come back to this as a series. This was when I was first starting out and trying different things. While a fun game, Skyrim and others like it are too much for me to make a series on. That's especially when it's easy to get side-tracked onto sidequests and not do the main stuff for days at a time.

It's definitely a fun game. Hard to understand at times; especially if you're not too keen or used to even the basic theories of time and parallel universe travel. Or if you were like when I first played this game as a dumb 14-year-old. But I will say playing through this as an adult, I'm understanding and noticing things I completely missed. Definitely a lot of fun to be playing this again!

She really brings the power for the climax of this song. Another reason why I really love this live version of Castle Imiation!

@@MarcusWolfe she sings with the emotion that the songs deserves. Truly giving it her all.

Yeah, I figured it'd be nice to play the original version since the remastered was already out. Why not go original since I have the ability to do so?

このコンサートでの彼女のパフォーマンスと組み合わせると、これは簡単に私のお気に入りの一つになりました。 Castle Imitation を初めて聴いたのも役に立ちます。ブレス オブ ファイア: ドラゴン クォーター バージョンは私にとっては少し後です。

Yeah, it just feels so random for the moment and how Fargo presents himself as.

Yeah, I prefer watching these kinds of games myself, too. But it was something I liked when I was in high school from the first game; so I couldn't pass up the chance to play this and hopefully the third game.

Daniella definitely is my most favorite character in this game. Both in her form of horror along with how the voice actress did a good job with portraying her insanity.

It definitely sounds beautiful for this song!

彼女の歌詞には確かに痛みのメッセージが込められています。月光にも同じことが言えます。それがもたらす痛みにもかかわらず、人生を生きたいと思っています。美しいメロディーに込められた素晴らしい意味。

Yeah, I just missed it completely when I first played this game. Though in all fairness, I was also a semi-dumb teen that just fought his way through battles will no regard for elements. Maybe these plates will help me later. Provided I actually remember to equip it later...

I'll definitely give the developers that. Still not a fan of so many playable characters to choose from, but that slice of individuality is a nice touch.

Yeah, that definitely gave me a lot of confidence that I'm heading into a very reputable place. Though the shopkeeper definitely didn't meet my expectations of how I imagined that scene to play out; and I mean it in a good way.

Yeah, this feels very excessive. Doesn't help I'm one of those players who tends to stick with a set party formation for the entirety of the game unless forced to do otherwise.

Daniella is definitely the most memorable character in this game for me. She's been given life through alchemic means, and yet that life is devoid of basic features that make being a human enjoyable. And I suppose that's where the horror of her character comes from. We as players can't truly understand her desire to feel, and yet we also can't imagine not being able to enjoy even the simple pleasures of life.

I think they were trying to drive in the point that the Fargo of this world is very different from the one we first saw. But I definitely agree; it's a weird section to play through.

This was definitely a very confusing moment when I was a teenager. Even now, I'm hard-pressed to think of a game that made such a sudden hard shift from being one character to another.

Yeah, it's funny how further into my adult life I only notice that. Guess that means I really was just a dumb teenager when I played. But it's always cool when I replay old games and notice these things. A more developed mind in which to better read in-between the lines.

As I said while playing, what in the world were they smoking? Seriously, someone must've agreed with whoever pitched this idea that this was a workable design.

It kinda fits a bit. I know Final Fantasy 7-9 did have a bit of logic-related progression, though not necessarily the padding that was Fort Dragonia.

Considering they gave the option right at that moment; I'd be surprised if anyone other than first-time players didn't remove Kid's equipment. Then again, I think doing this side-quest does open up something much later into the game. If so, then it's pretty bad to lock that choice behind whether or not to chase Mel around Guldove at this point.

I honestly was ready to get my first game over; that's how much I underestimated this battle. Too many fire breaths to the face, and yet Luccia was the last one standing!

Now that I'm older, I'm definitely seeing some slight comparisons to real-world things. Not to mention the sometimes ironic things we do just to fulfill otherwise petty wishes.

@ryuhoshikawa2214 I never really thought of it that way. I wonder if the developers purposefully made this game with the idea of parallelism with the real world. If so, then it's an interesting choice.

Exactly! I think the Japanese also have something similar with the use of talismans against demons. Not in the same execution as the Chinese would do as in smacking an entire cursed area with talismans; but I'd think that Yuri would be a bit sus about it. I guess he just never really had much exposure to his culture past his life as a child.

At least with GTA, it sometimes can be partially your own fault. In JRPG logic, it's all just plot-related failure.

In other words, how my gaming experiences tend to go on a regular basis. lol

Being born in '91, I remember the transition from 2D to 3D gaming. It definitely was a trip for my family when we first got the N64. Both that and the Sony PS really paved the way for gaming as we know it today.

@@MarcusWolfe I was born in 84. I remember the SNES era and when the first ever Gameboy came out. I think that was in 1989? The jump from 2D to 3D and handheld colored gaming was really amazing!

I remember my brother getting the Nintendo 64 for the first time. I think it came with Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time as a bundle. Definitely fun times to be a single-digit kid!

Oh yeah, I did forget about that. I only heard of Radical Dreamers in passing; that it was a scrapped text-style gaming concept. I think parts of the Viper Manor section here are still the same, just tailored more to the overall theme of Chrono Cross.

Perfect foreshadowing by the devs that 100 feedings would be torture!

Lol yeah. My hands can't handle it anymore. I don't know how my teenage self was able to do the 100 feeding challenge!