Fellas you don’t need to buy a 30-year-old game
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Submitted 6 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Why not? It’s better than a lot of recent games.
Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The game is 30 years old. It should be in the public domain at this point. No one who worked on the original team is going to profit from this at all. It’s not immoral to download a ROM for this game and play it for free. And with save states etc.
It’s just your best option honestly. There is no moral or practical reason to pay money for this product.
Amends1782@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Agreed, especially for $8 no less. And square enix has enough money.
Conversely, it’s worth buying to support sales to encourage SE to make more ports if this is your thing.
ggppjj@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Need?
lowleveldata@programming.dev 6 months ago
How’s this port?
bigb@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Good, worth the price. There were bug fixes after a rocky start and is based off the DS version. Other reviews will say the DS version is a “definitive version” because:
- It includes cutscenes from the PlayStation release.
- Includes bonus content and a new ending.
The PC and DS versions also feature a new English translation. Fans of the original (i.e. me) will notice the difference, but I don’t think it’s a substantial one.
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
It includes cutscenes from the PlayStation release.
I don’t know how many people will agree with me, but I never liked the Chrono Trigger out-of-game art at all – the characters have a kind of Dragon Ball Z appearance to them that I never liked much (didn’t like the DBZ series, either), and the cutscenes appear to be done in that art style. The in-game Chrono Trigger graphics I’m fine with, though.
And it’s not because I dislike Square’s out-of-game art of the time. Yoshitaka Amano’s Final Fantasy VI concept art is pretty distinctive and famous, and I love the Secret of Mana promo art.
sj_zero 5 months ago
The DS bonus content is pretty crap though...
Makes you realize just how tight the original game is because the new stuff didn't have the same tight design.
There's a Chrono trigger+ out there that restores cut content and adds a new time period to an original ROM, it's done much better imo.
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Eh, it’s a 30 year old game and a 5 year old port, I doubt much has changed since that video was released.
Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
ROMs. Chrono Trigger works great on emulators.
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 6 months ago
Any reason to play on Steam instead of ROM + emulator?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
You’d own a legal copy, and it’s about as good as the DS version without the weird DS emulation (multiple screens).
anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
what’s Chrono Trigger?
tal@lemmy.today 6 months ago
It’s a JRPG that originally came out for the Super Nintendo; it was generally considered one of the best games on that platform.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger
For example, this top-25 list has it at #2:
www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/
This has it at #3:
nintendolife.com/…/50-best-super-nintendo-snes-ga…
This has it at #2:
www.ign.com/lists/top-100-snes-games/91
This has it at #3:
Ashtear@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It’s also still generally considered the top JRPG among genre fans.
The game has a knack for being both accessible to newcomers and still being revered by experienced players.
caseofthematts@lemmy.world 6 months ago
…I’ve already bought this game a bunch, but why not have another avenue in playing it? Truthfully I’ll still probably play the SNES version.
Aggravationstation@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Any device capable of running the Steam version is more than capable of running the SNES version for free.
Darkncoldbard@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Im playing through the SNES version right now… just got ayla
caseofthematts@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Is this your first time playing it? Or, like many people, at least 10th playthrough.
crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 6 months ago
is the steam version worth playing?
CharlesMangione@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Save 100% at edgeemu.net