Chrono Trigger DS: Something Positive To Say

[Mirai Gen]

So I picked it up, partly out of sheer curiosity but also cause it's still Chrono Trigger. I was curious.

I gotta say that the re-writing at early parts of the game is kind of a mixed bag. Lots of the important lines are still there (Marle: This...this can't be the way the world ends...) but then some of my favorite ones got changed. The exchange between Marle and Lucca, "You're a genius!" "Aint it the truth!" got completely redone, much to my dismay.

It works in other places though. Gato's rhymes got tweaked to be more...well, to actually rhyme. Some dialog seems to work a lot better too, but some of the changes are just bizarre.

The game is pretty awesome on DS though. It fits really well, and the altered menu is a godsend as it keeps the main screen uncluttered. I've been using the A button and ignoring the stylus, and it's pretty slick. Plus if you're a bigger fan of the old-school style, you can change it back to Classic mode. This works the same with the cutscenes too, surprisingly, which is probably why Frog cuts the mountain in half twice.

Some of the sound effects got redone, so far it's nothing but improvements. Sound is 100% unchanged. I haven't checked out any of the secondary modes.

So, though I haven't beaten the game or even gotten to Magus (I mean, the Fiendlord) the game's actually really smooth. If you're not nearly as much of a purist when it comes to the plot it's totally worth owning.

Also; comes with a free poster if you get the first printing. Mwahaha!