Is anyone waiting on Chrono Trigger DS?

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:10 pm

It has the cutscenes from the PSX version, which is a nice idea. And the game's no longer plagued with the long loading times or muffled sound (like in the Chronicles version). I was quite surprised how close the music was to the SNES version.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:07 am

http://ds.ign.com/articles/924/924699p1.html

They changed soda to beer. Fans rejoice?

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:58 am

snkcube wrote:http://ds.ign.com/articles/924/924699p1.html

They changed soda to beer. Fans rejoice?

Wasn't it Sake originally?
Haha, if so; it would be hilarious if people started whining about that instead.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:23 pm

They also changed the part when Chrono drinks sake instead of soup, but what're ya gonna do? Just seemed weird that Chrono and Lucca get a hangover from chugging soup, but, then again, for the time, the CT translation was pretty darn good.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:50 pm

snkcube wrote:http://ds.ign.com/articles/924/924699p1.html

They changed soda to beer. Fans rejoice?

No, they'll find a way to nitpick. They always do.

gllt · Post by **gllt** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:57 pm

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:They also changed the part when Chrono drinks sake instead of soup, but what're ya gonna do? Just seemed weird that Chrono and Lucca get a hangover from chugging soup, but, then again, for the time, the CT translation was pretty darn good.

was it sewer soup?

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:45 pm

I thought it was poi

and it IS possible to get a "hangover" from overstuffing yourself, especially if the stuff was hot and spicy and you sleep right after eating said hot and spicy food..

EDIT: since when is spicy considered mexican

gllt · Post by **gllt** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:02 pm

adventure_of_link wrote:I thought it was poi

and it IS possible to get a "hangover" from overstuffing yourself, especially if the stuff was hot and spicy and you sleep right after eating said hot and spicy food..

EDIT: since when is spicy considered mexican

zsnes (btw i'm too stupid to learn the name of the emulator)

Post by **grinvader** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:50 pm

adventure_of_link wrote:EDIT: since when is spicy considered mexican :?

Fixed.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:01 pm

Johan_H wrote:
snkcube wrote:http://ds.ign.com/articles/924/924699p1.html

They changed soda to beer. Fans rejoice?
Wasn't it Sake originally?
Haha, if so; it would be hilarious if people started whining about that instead.

The Sake / Cider issue was in Final Fantasy 3/VI.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:17 pm

Oh, yeah, there's that one, too. It's also good that there's an "SNES" mode so you don't have to watch the anime cutscenes or use the touch screen.

Lord Alpha · Post by **Lord Alpha** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:09 am

I think I'm going to get this game now. I was originally really annoyed that, despite Sqeenix's obvious ability to squeeze nice FMVs onto the DS, they seemed to be short-changing CT when they did such a wonderful job on FFIV.

Now that I know CT:DS is going to be at least as good as the PSX version (Minus lag), I see no reason not to buy this (given that I've never owned this game before)

If I HAD owned this game though, I probably wouldn't bother.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:43 am

grinvader wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:EDIT: since when is spicy considered mexican
Fixed.

thank you sir

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:20 am

Lord Alpha wrote: Now that I know CT:DS is going to be at least as good as the PSX version (Minus lag)

So it will AT LEAST be a snappier version of a bad port?

The PS version was NOT AS GOOD as the original SNES version, FMV be damned.

Rashidi · Post by **Rashidi** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:30 am

adventure_of_link wrote:
grinvader wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:EDIT: since when is spicy considered mexican
Fixed.
thank you sir

oh well, it was fun for a while...

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:29 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Lord Alpha wrote: Now that I know CT:DS is going to be at least as good as the PSX version (Minus lag)
So it will AT LEAST be a snappier version of a bad port?

The PS version was NOT AS GOOD as the original SNES version, FMV be damned.

They at least didn't screw up the sound; it sounds like the SNES version for once.

Lord Alpha · Post by **Lord Alpha** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:19 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Lord Alpha wrote: Now that I know CT:DS is going to be at least as good as the PSX version (Minus lag)
So it will AT LEAST be a snappier version of a bad port?

The PS version was NOT AS GOOD as the original SNES version, FMV be damned.
They at least didn't screw up the sound; it sounds like the SNES version for once.

I agree. Although my only "test" is watching/listening to the trailer on http://na.square-enix.com/ctds/ - so it's not much.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:02 am

Lord Alpha wrote:
neo_bahamut1985 wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Lord Alpha wrote: Now that I know CT:DS is going to be at least as good as the PSX version (Minus lag)
So it will AT LEAST be a snappier version of a bad port?

The PS version was NOT AS GOOD as the original SNES version, FMV be damned.
They at least didn't screw up the sound; it sounds like the SNES version for once.
I agree. Although my only "test" is watching/listening to the trailer on http://na.square-enix.com/ctds/ - so it's not much.

http://media.ds.ign.com/media/142/14263600/vids_1.html

Lord Alpha · Post by **Lord Alpha** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:16 am

Thanks for that link

My opinion still stands - the music is good quality. That multilayer mode looks interesting too.

gllt · Post by **gllt** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:50 am

adventure_of_link wrote:
grinvader wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:EDIT: since when is spicy considered mexican
Fixed.
thank you sir

spicy spicy spicy

oh grand and courageous friend you have liberated us

thats a spicy meatball

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:37 am

http://media.ds.ign.com/media/142/14263600/imgs_1.html

More screenshots for the eyes.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:07 pm

Well, "The Day of Lavos" and "Lab 16/32" music actually sound pretty cool on the DS version.

byuu · Post by **byuu** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:23 pm

snkcube wrote:http://media.ds.ign.com/media/142/14263600/imgs_1.html

More screenshots for the eyes.

I dislike the text staggering -- it's not even consistent in the screenshots. They should really increase the font size, and fill more of the window.

Example:
|This is an example of a_________________|
|text staggered window.________________|

vs

|This is an example of a non-text _|
|staggered window. ___________|

Yeah I know, too much time ROM hacking to worry about text details over gameplay ...

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:05 pm

Real hackers care about those details

because they are part of what makes a translation reach awesomehood

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:Well, "The Day of Lavos" and "Lab 16/32" music actually sound pretty cool on the DS version.

... 16/32 ?
It's "Ruins of lab #16" ffs

Arguably 'Remains' instead of ruins. Tricky point I'm not knowledgeable enough to clear.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:39 am

byuu wrote:
snkcube wrote:http://media.ds.ign.com/media/142/14263600/imgs_1.html

More screenshots for the eyes.
I dislike the text staggering -- it's not even consistent in the screenshots. They should really increase the font size, and fill more of the window.

Example:
|This is an example of a_________________|
|text staggered window.________________|

vs

|This is an example of a non-text _|
|staggered window. ___________|

Yeah I know, too much time ROM hacking to worry about text details over gameplay ...

Well, considering it will be displayed on a tiny screen, text that small will fukcing rape our eyes.