Chrono Trigger is Timeless 

I first played this game very briefly at a local brick and mortar video game shop. I was 14 and couldn't afford the game so all I got was an out of context experience of Zeal. A year later I borrowed the game from a friend at school and my mind was just blown by everything I experienced playing it. At the same time another friend had confided in me that they'd been having suicidal thoughts due to things at home. Over the next few months my spare time in between classes was spent checking up on them and talking during homeroom. In CT I was working my way through the various endings, specifically the variants of defeating lavos while Chrono was still dead. It made me think about how I would feel if my friend was gone and how, unlike in game, I wouldn't be able to bring them back and anyone else who loved them wouldn't either. I told this to my friend and I'd like to think that God helped me help my friend through CT and the wonderful message therein about what we hold dear in life. About how the moments we create with them is so important and should be cherished and sought after. I truly love this game so, so much. With all my heart I am so glad that is is bringing some joy to others to this day.

3:00 'This will be a Chrono Trigger Retrospective' Perfect intro. Gave me chills. 10/10 would recommend.

It's ok.

But Magus CAN learn Triple Techs. Okay, now you know that, and we can crawl back in our collective hole.

Magus can learn triple techs through accessories like the blue rock which lets him use omega flare w/ lucca and robo

Sorry to ruin your joke, but it depends on the state of the predecessor, not age.

@@mamuburaa nice

Yeah, timeless work from masters

Excellent spritework is timeless imo, along with good music. Trigger has Both.

Hopefully if live a live does well we get this remastered as a 2dhd remake. I will die on this hill until it happens

Right? Its the most impressive part of the game and he didn't even talk about it.

This game doesn't need a remake or a remaster. It is perfect the way it is. It's already been ported to modern tech

Farming in the dinosaur age for pedal and horns and junk was my go-to to buy the sword in Medina Village before the price drop was my favorite trick.

I did the same.

It's all about using silver points. No need to farm the forest. Drinking game and turn on turbo button with a coke can on the d pad to make me run back to the guy and restart the game. I would go out and play for a couple hours. Then just convert the points to $$.

Just to find it in a chest 3 hours later lol

When I realized it’s in a chest in the castle during the prison break I gave up grinding for it on subsequent play throughs. I normally go back to Chrono Trigger quite a few times. My next play through is going to be what I’m calling the lowest level run. Where you only fight the monsters you have to. Which means I leave Chrono dead since that’s optional.

Meanwhile I’m the same age and people think I sound like a 15 year old lol

A radialist?

Lol some people getting so pissy when it's just a light hearted joke fucking sad

@Vazazell calm down

there's a lot of these "kingk sounds older than he is" comments and i can only imagine he gets tired of it

Yep I’m 2 years older then he is lol

@DevilKaz Hah I beat you by 1 year! .....Wait I'm not sure that's a good thing. :(

He made it obvious a while back during the Metroid ones. He stated that Gamecube was one of the newer things and he grew up on that and he was a child when it came out too so obvious he was very young considering GC's release date. But yeah I'm 30 myself and this is a nostalgia game for me. It's a bit ironic he has a series called Retrospective, and while I know that's different from nostalgia, it still falls on irony when someone who plays a game that came out x years before them and only just recently decides to play it. Now that's not a bad thing, but the experience is far too fresh in my opinion. It isn't like something you played 10+ times and come back to and say you never get tired of it. Examples for me are FF7 and Ocarina of Time of games that I just enjoyed less as time went on and found myself discouraged further each time I played through it, where as titles like FF4 or FF6 and Majora's Mask or Windwaker (just to name big titles for a few examples). I played CT back in 2001 when it was re-released on PS1 because I didn't have an SNES so it was still a rather new compared to almost 25 years later, and got every ending, then did the same when it re-released on the DS and it's a game I genuinely go back to time and time and time again without ever feeling burnout. No part of the game makes me groan like Ocarina of Time or FF7. TL;DR Weird that someone that wasn't even born played the game recently with praises to it without giving it time to sink in and see if it's a new wow factor or actually good.

When he said 97 I choked on my drink. 6 years older than this guy and he sounds easily half a decade older than I do.

@@soulsnatcher898 How dare someone born after a game came out formulate an opinion on it after playing it, rather than wait a decade? Lmao.

You say this but Yakuza like a dragon has all the crono trigger mechanics in a modern Japanese setting but yeah we don't know how it will truly turn out it's only a hunch I got from the trailer I seen Heck Dragon quest 11 also makes me realize how much inspiration it borrowed from this games mechanics pep up is basically the triple attacks of the party in crono trigger etc but yeah I haven't played crono trigger I got it recently on the ps1 it's pretty bad port or lags and even freezes in place sadly if I want to experience the best version of this game I have to pay exaggerated amount for it so really I guess ps1 version gave me a sour taste on a otherwise loved game by many

I'll be glad when we do reach that time so we can get more in the series.

Diego I can agree to some extent but random battles in the Psx era final fantasy games changed the game so to speak. All of the consoles processing power can be used to render interesting locations and have the camera dramatically frame attacks and amazing spell effects. Imo, the battle design in ff7-9 has yet to be surpassed, even in 2020. You couldn't have that experience if you had to fight every battle on the field screen.

@@alanlee67 To be clear, I actually don't mind random battles, but they can get pretty annoying when you are trying to explore an area or you are lost in a dungeon. As a counter argument I would say that what you said is true, that random system makes the battles a lot more cinematic, but thats the trade off, they look nicer but in terms of gameplay I think you mostly loose. And I don't know why you can't have the enemy on the map, but then the battle can take place in a separate dimension with the same ff7 effects. Overall I consider that the snes and playstation era are the golden and silver age of jrpgs, there you can find the best rpgs of all time. I really enjoy both line ups, nothing against them

There is only one other game that captures what chrono trigger had, CrossCode. Highly recommend it.

I played it when i was 5 going on 6 and still learning tp read, it was definitely a learning experience.

I feel that on a level dude... I'm English, and I prettymuch learned to read by playing the Pokémon/Zelda games, without those games, I doubt I would have discovered a love for reading. I'm hoping to use this in my ESL teaching soon (once I build a curriculum that can integrate videogames effectively)

@Hecatom I did the same! I'm Brazilian I used to play this game as a 10 year-old kid and I learned english playing Chrono Trigger, A Link to The Past, Final Fantasy 6 and many others on my SNES/N64 with a dictionary on my side. But Chrono Trigger started it all, I really wanted to understand the story and it got me into learning english. This game means a lot to me!

As a chilean dude i agree 100% percent.

Dude! SAME EXPERIENCE! I’m from Chile and still remember playing with a little pocket dictionary by my side. I swear nothing else motivated me to learn the language as much as this game, I just HAD to know what was happening. The scene in the future where they learn about Lavos for the first time and culminates with the team resolving to stop him and the main theme playing at full throttle is burned into my brain. I simply adore this game.

Plottwist, the name chrono trigger was actually for a time machine and they just stole this game from the future, then named it chrono trigger

*squareenix wants to know your location

Chrono Trigger is a quantum nexus. A name created by the forces of time itself.

Ya that blew my mind as well.

@@michealboyle8555 Right on! :D

BriMan231 I’ve played more than 109 times. Sometimes I do that and sometimes I get out myself.

I played it through many times and I never realized it (or just never had the patience). XD

Thanks, Doc

Daily dose please.

My only criticism is that there wasn't much rhyme or reason for some of the spells for each character. Why does Lucca get protect? Why does Crono know Life 1? It felt like they were just squeezing spells into open slots. It's still my second favorite game of all time though.

@@chy03001 Chrono knows life 1 because he gets resurrected, and he is literally a Christ figure. Lucca knows protect to make up for her low physical defense. She makes gadgets and things, surely she would have made one to cover her biggest weakness.

I personally love final fantasy (6 and 7 respectively) more than Chrono trigger but both are great games.

Haha great comment

Dude😂

Hi, Chad here.

Great comment, only way it coulda been funnier in my opinion is if it was you who went through the CT addictive phase every few years, and didnt care about a cheating wife cuz youre to distracted by CT.

Frog took my girl also 🤦‍♂️

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p636Rw_L3XU.html these guys do beautiful rendition of Chrono Trigger music

@@TSlimboi thanks for that

Its music is very good, only second to Donkey Kong Country.

Isn’t it amazing how there is just certain things that do that? Ocarina of time does that for me!

This and Sonic 3&K are the two best game soundtracks ever made

Final Fantasy VI has in-story reasons too, but the size limit is still arbitrary. It could have been 5 instead of 4 and the story would pretty much be unaffected. Chrono Trigger actually gives an in-story reason and an in-story LIMIT. Which is pretty cool.

When four or more people from different time periods enter a time gate, the strain it causes on the time stream winds up teleporting them to the point of least resistance, the End of Time.

Ok then how about splitting up and then using the gates instead of going 4 at once?

Persona 5 has one as well. They keep the main group at 4 people to make it easier to sneak around.

​@@hydrocy.9165they only have one key to activate the portals.

I just started the video, but I'm safe in saying... PLEASE just save this video and watch it when you finish the game.

you should narrate more stories like this

Radien Really? I think 20-25 hours is a pretty leisurely play through. It’s a pretty short JRPG, which is something I like about it. I don’t have the time or the concentration/attention span for 80-100 hour games anymore.

The ds version is best

@@Radien it's like as long as a Pokemon game doesn't take that long

This couldn't be more true. I played Chrono Trigger for the first time about a year ago. I had no clue the game existed before that, but I have SNES Emulator on my android and downloaded it just to see what it was about. Now it's one of my favorites, if not my favorite JRPG.

I didn't play it till we randomly found it around 06

I played it recently on ps1 and darn it wasn't that good that lag and it froze on each battle I almost thought it crashed it's sad having my first experience being the worst version of it getting a DS version cost so darn much too

Yeah it was very ahead of its time. Like you basically don't need to ever grind, and actually grinding doesn't really help you win battles anyway, like I tried on one playthrough to use a cheat making all the characters be at max level, and it doesn't help you beat the bosses at all, you still need to beat them the same way through using certain tactics. Different tactics for each boss. It's more like a modern RPG in that way. And the music seems so far ahead of its time, and still might be the best music in a game ever made

@@duffman18 Grinding does make you win battles much faster, what you are talking about? The thing with not needing to grind is that the game is too easy. And the music is great but not ahead of its time. It's music that would have fitted with Final Fantasy 5 or 6.

Im 40 and if the stars are aligned right this music can hit me in the feels so hard.

Triple A don't mean shit. Llook at hollow knight that's some masterpiece shit

@@hanchockelias5123 I think you didn't get what he meant

Bro... A Link to the Past isn't even in the same league as Chrono Trigger, as someone who grew up loving both games there's a reason he praised this game much more buddy. OOT and MM shits on A Link to the Past anyways lol

It doesn't matter if it is in the same league or not. I'm talking about how the games are perceived by the general populous. Like it or not (I don't), people hold ALttP as one of the best games of all time, and that's what I'm referring to.

@@b-bum Bro you do understand that people consider Chrono Trigger one of the best games of all time right?... If you look at any "best games of all time" list. Chrono Trigger is always at least in the top 20.... lol

OMG your like cristifor moon I see you everywhere

i kinda did that with Zelda OoT. i went in with the mindset, "This game is over 20 years old, stuff is going to be clunky at times" minor frustrations in small parts aside, i had quite a good time.

Frog, Crono, Ayla is the one true team. And yeah, he should really, REALLY play FFT. I like the cut of your job.

Lol thats my lvl 30 ocean palace party

FFT has such a great story with politics and dark twists. Also Thunder God Cid and Frog are both awesome.

@@daviddragoon82 A Final Fantasy Tactics to follow up this would be amazing. The only thing I can think of that he would say negative about FFT is that the story will straight up leave you behind if you aren't paying attention, causing all sorts of confusion lol.

Tactics Advance is also magical

Chugga is actually about 80% of the way through the game. Maybe 90%. I'm not too familiar with the DS version and its "new" content.

Maxatrillion There is actually a good chunk of content, 3 hours maybe. Also the optional endgame quests should take him about 6-7 episodes. And don’t forget his perfectionism, most likely he’s gonna show off most of the endings... ;) So we could look at 20+ episodes easily.

@@SheepShade Lavos button, engage!

Maxatrillion Technically he already beat the game but when is beating the final boss ever the end.

Ahh dont watch the game. Play it.

Yup. That's where I work

I just 🐐 the f*#%*ng moTTo.. L

I really like King K. This is the first video I've seen of his. I also recommend checking out The Salt Factory. He does a whole bunch of different Rpg's and various other titles, ( The fallout and elder scrolls series, as well as Pokémon and some others.) I find him to do his videos in a similar style, but also a bit more comedic at times.

Best song in a game, ever.

@Shaman Xeed no

@Shaman Xeed Seiken Densetsu 3 is a great game for sure, but I feel like it wasn't trying to do anything spectacular. It was more so taking what worked from Secret of Mana and getting rid of what didn't. I can tell the developers had passion, but they didn't have ambition, at least none that is too noteworthy, except for the class system. Chrono Trigger feels so ahead of its time in its mechanics and narrative goals. So many things it did are STILL unprecedented. Seamless battle transitions with entirely unique enemy behaviors, bosses that test not only your knowledge of the combat systems but also your proficiency in executing it in a time-sensitive manner, sidequests that are large parts of characterization that can be mostly skipped, a commitment to player agency that goes beyond simply giving players the options they want but also things they might never think of, and so much more. This game aimed for the heavens and sunk its anchor in deep, and I have nothing but respect for its creators.

You should. It's a great game.

I played it in 1995 and until now I would say over 20 times. I put it in my top 3 games of all time, even if i didnt played it in the last 4 years. A similar wow effect with a game I only had a few times in my life. If Mass Effect Trilogy, Soul Reaver and Dark Souls have a child a game with the greatness of CT could be created again, until that - PLAY IT NOW if you didnt.

Wiz Khalifa has a song that samples a tune from this masterpiece called "Never Been". You should check it out.

But Chrono can’t be in the party right?

None of Magus’ triple tech require Chrono. Eternal Darkness needs Lucca and Marie, while Omega Flare needs Lucca and Robo. There’s more to it to that, but that’s what wiki’s are for

black stone! red stone!

Yeah I think at least one of those stones is entirely missable since it's hidden in Zeal. But having them definitely makes Magus more endgame viable as a replacement for Crono which I feel like was the intention. The stones in general are the only way to get triple tech's without Crono.

@@Sifer2 To clarify, there are five stones, two of which give the Magus Triple Techs when equipped as an accessory.

It is CRIMINALLY underrated

6-9 more like. Also, a look at the original. 2-5 are kinda unremarkable in my opinion

@@lilithtetterton5014 You don't tend to hear much about Final Fantasy V, everyone seems to be so obsessed with VII, X, and XIV that no other games feel like they get mentioned (for which I am very grateful, I was able to go into Final Fantasy VI spoiler-free, and loved every second of it).

@@jacobmonks3722 6 is the best one in my opinion. My hierarchy for 6-9 from greatest to least is 6, 8, 9, 7 but a lot of people rail me for not liking 7 that much

@@lilithtetterton5014 I'm honestly more surprised you like 8 more than 9. I know it has the better card game, but why?

@@jacobmonks3722 I prefer the art style and gameplay systems a shit load more then 7 or 9 (not 6 tho, that shits crisp) and I really, really liked the whole romantic plot stuff because I thought it was pulled off extremely well and legit made me cry a couple times. I love the characters outside of those main 2 a lot less then anyone from 9. Beatrice is still my waifu lmao. Oh and Zidane almost gets to Locke level of how much I like them as a main character but I think he's just a little bit too much of a spaz

I've finished every sidequest that I could find and I still feel like I missed out on so much. That just goes to show you how massive and complete and deep the world of Chrono Trigger feels.

@DevilKaz It's an okay sequel, but doesn't stand up alongside Chrono Trigger.

Mu Table?

wolffster25 I discovered the game through an emulator by pure chance.

Same. It's my childhood in song form.

Also Magus does have the triple tech DarkEternal if you find and equip the black rock

Haedox love you!

Hi dad

Comeback incoming?

Hey. You. Don't be sad lol

Haedox come on man you need to get back on the grind. Your depression kept my depression away goddammit, I need you.

Doggie, one of my Spotify playlists is packed with the OST

The two games sit very very high on my list of all time favorite games. Final Fantasy VI introduced me to JRPGs and what kinds of story scenarios could come about with such a varied and well developed set of party members. Chrono Trigger on the other hand showed me the potential of the videogame medium, what games are able to convey and how every detail can be tinkered with to create a fully fleshed out experienced. I couldn't pick a favorite of these two. I love them both for different reasons. Final Fantasy VI and its wonderful cast of characters emotionally resonate with me, and Chrono Trigger scratches the itch for an excellently crafted battle system. And obviously they both excel in most if not all other regards, but those are what I immediately think of when these games come to mind.

@@jacobmonks3722 Well said. These games not only left their indelible marks bit continue to creatively inspire me to this day.

That video will definitely be. . . well. . . something else alright.

@@Karlwasright im still waiting...i really want to hear what he has to say

Hated that game.

It had nothing to do with Chrono Trigger and the name is blatantly misleading. It was far too complex for it's own good.

Joe Baumgart I agree chrono trigger should’ve stayed a single game

KingK doesn’t understand art

He mentioned it a few times in the video like in Zeals palace