It’s a strange mix of melancholy and joy to watch a playthrough of Chrono Trigger. Pure nostalgia

I remember being genuinely sad at the part where the other robots turn on Robo. It was painful to see his genuine confusion at being attacked by his own, who he clearly perceived as being a kind of "family" to him. I know the feelz. Being betrayed by people you thought you knew. People you trusted. Anyway, I, too, loved this game and would recommend it to anyone. Absolute banger. Great story. Fantastic soundtrack. They really don't make them like this anymore and that's a shame.

@promethiac2641

Жыл бұрын

It definitely set that bleak tone as soon as you got to the future.... Starvation is real...

@nillynush4899

Жыл бұрын

Remember kids, Geno Dome actually stands for Geno(cide) Dome.

@ForceEdge47

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. The fact that they played At the Bottom of the Night also did wonders for that specific scene. Beautiful game from beginning to end.

@AeonLumen.

11 ай бұрын

the OG aeris. i still cry for robo

@AC-hj9tv

Ай бұрын

​Omg

The DragonBall animation style was how I did all my drawings as a kid. I loved FF7 when I was a kid too, so when I heard about Chrono Trigger, it seemed like everything my young self ever wanted. Picked it up last summer sale, so I'll be watching this video after!

@cabzxs

Жыл бұрын

Akira Toriyama worked on Chrono Trigger.

@promethiac2641

Жыл бұрын

@@cabzxs Dream Team Elite... We will never see such a perfect game ever again...

@LILAC_CHAOS

Жыл бұрын

I'm kinda sad you didn't get to experience the way I did, the Final Fantasy Chronicles on PS1, had no clue what the game was as my uncle left it, and being a 90s kid, Toriyama's art style first drew me in with the cutscenes, and the gameplay gripped me and stayed planted in my psyche for years. Chrono Trigger truly is a timeless experience though, even today it still gives me goosebumps in certain sections.

Half of these games I've never had an interest in and most likely will never play, but I think you're hilarious, and you the way you present them keeps the videos entertaining all the way through. I've seen (or listened to) just about all your content and eagerly await each new release. You've helped me get through a lot of early morning slogs on my way to 0400 12 hr shifts, and for that, I thank you you.

@StratEdgyProductions

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@EliTheGleason

Жыл бұрын

Seconded ❤

@jaki2099

Жыл бұрын

@@EliTheGleason Thirded? yeah me too

@maximvsdread1610

11 ай бұрын

@@StratEdgyProductions What's that sick outro music ???

@heavyc4450

11 ай бұрын

​@@StratEdgyProductionsI'm surprised you needed to grind... I guess you didn't get stuff like the rainbow sword or the prism dress or other top end equivalent.

47:50 Strat-edgy forgot a fun detail too- If a chest exists throughout the timelines in the same spots- Opening them in the past means they are open in the future, but resisting the urge to open them until you can open them as far into the future as they still exist? Means you get an upgraded version of the item- AND can go back and loot it again in the past. Another example of how chrono trigger was ahead of it's time with well- time.

One thing I loved about this game is how it even lets you collect the mystical chests multiple times by getting them in the future, then in previous eras (although some items are more powerful in the future, becoming mail in future eras, and vest in older one). It's really clever use of time travel imo

Still one of my all-time favorite games. I had a son a little over a year ago, and he loves this soundtrack -- particularly the title track.

Still my favorite after all this time. Still got my old cart hanging out in a lovingly ignored desk drawer

Hearing you say Masamune like that almost bothers me enough to tell santa, you don't get presents this year; yet bringing the boys back, and reviewing this game makes me wanna buy you a couple beers and take you to a strip club to get your first taste of neglected snatch. Love ya lol

@kw2537

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like a bad Italian-American accent.

@LILAC_CHAOS

Жыл бұрын

Idk why it seems so simple for some, myself included to break up the word and sound it out rather than trying to combine everything into less sounds. Ma-Sa-Mu-Ne not Masa-Mune

@leeemo

5 ай бұрын

Maza-mewn

Fun fact: Masa and Mune are called Gran and Leon in the japanese version, which makes the sword The Granleon. That always seemed better to me than a western sword being named after a japanese swordsmith.

@Jared-cm2wv

11 ай бұрын

The localization team thought "Granleon" would sound a bit generic over here, so they gave it a Japanese name to keep the feeling of it having a unique-sounding name within the setting.

@o0Hidden0o

11 ай бұрын

@@Jared-cm2wvWhich is funny cause that’s probably the same reason it was Granleon in Japan lol

@RaiohTheHunter

7 ай бұрын

They shoulda called it the Excalibur or something.

@theonlybilge

5 ай бұрын

The localisation team did a bad job, of course.

Quite possibly the best soundtrack of any game, ever, and also an absolutely legendary game. One of my all time favourites. It never gets old.

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

@nickoliekeyov746

Жыл бұрын

That tower on the strip, the one you can see for miles? I heard it ain’t sealed up no more

@CrazyxEnigma

Жыл бұрын

Hey.

Every time I start a new game, I go straight to Guardia forest to grind some levels until I get all of Chrono's techs up to slash unlocked so the section in the Cathedral is a bit easier as youll be able to learn Flame Whirl pretty early on and the snake type enemies have flame weakness. Another thing to note, dont interact with the pink bag just before Gato's arena at the Fair, its an old man's lunch, and he will not he very happy that you ate his food.

Chrono trigger is my favorite game of all time. I remember playing it in a electronics boutique display. The game is flawless. It is perfectly executed in every way.

The thing i love about this game is it makes you do the heroic things. When something needs to happen the player controls that thing.

Good to see the return of such iconic characters! ❤❤

one of the things about doing the side quests is giving crono the Rainbow Sword and Sunglasses and then using Confusion (snes original name, forget its remaster name) and having Crono crit 4 times to a single target for like 15k each hit. Boy became a one man army.

I bought the game years ago. I never got around to playing it. It's sitting right there on my shelf less than ten feet away. So, It's nice to get to see it with videos like this. Thanks Strat-Edgy.

I didn't play chrono trigger until like 4 years ago but I'm glad i did because now its one of my favorite JRPGs

@nillynush4899

Жыл бұрын

Same, but just last year. CT deserves all the praise it gets for executing so many great JRPG firsts.

Glad to see you cover one of my favorite games of all time. I would recommend that new players take a look at a guide to make sure they see all the side quests towards the end of the game. Not only does it give some really great "optional" scenes like the famous campfire scene that discusses the theme of the game, but it also rewards you with the experience necessary to take on the Black Omen (as you stated in the video).

@nillynush4899

Жыл бұрын

The Green Dream quest is so amazingly simple and yet also beautiful, from seed to forest, it's really heartwarming.

36:41 If you listen closely you can hear Strat acquiring his new wallpaper.

So, if you keep going back to that tent you get the Doppledoll at, you can get catfood. If you keep your cat fed, you'll get more cats, which affects one of the endings in a minor way.

Thanks for bringing back the Doc and Nick thing, always loved this bit. Not even sarcasm.

@misterkefir

Жыл бұрын

1 second in and I already know I don't want to watch this. I appreciate that.

@DirkusTurkess

Жыл бұрын

@@misterkefir Literally unsubbed after it continued for longer than about a minute.

@misterkefir

Жыл бұрын

@@DirkusTurkess I don't blame you at all. It's truly awful.

My prized possession is my old snes cart where all of my characters are absolutely maxed out. Always made the yearly playthrough a pleasant experience ^_^

This is honestly my favorite video type you make. Iv loved every single one of these

Strat I just want you to know that the sword is literally spelled masamune (mah-sah-moo-nae). As in the legendary Japanese sword seen across multiple instances of Japanese history and samurai warfare. It's very famous.

Another great summary of a childhood classic. Well done.

As someone who never got the chance to play these games, I appreciate you sorta going over them. Thanks for the videos/effort.

I love this video format, you're the man Strat, super entertaining!

I'm going to be honest, the ending sequence for the ending you got is pretty iconic, not only is the ending theme pretty great but it shows the party going through time and seeing how everyone was doing now that Lavos isn't around.

I'm so happy that Nick and the doc are back!

super happy to see another upload, hope you are well! i was a genesis kid, i had Phantasy Star 4 instead of this but played it years later. be well!

Great video as always

I've been really enjoying the love this game's gotten recently. It's one of the greats of my childhood! Let me qualify that with the fact that I actually got the DS version first. Arguably it was the definitive port until the PC version came out, and to be honest, while I like the PC version, I still like the DS version more.

How's I miss this being dropped 3 days ago?! Also even if you already touched upon it, one thing I lowkey always liked about chrono trigger even though FF6 had more characters and jobs? IT made up for it juuust a bit with a soft style of "character building" You could build a lot of the party actually pretty wildly different and have it work. Like I got bored of beating the game over and over with cookie cutter vibes of "lean into best in slot" so I made frog the healer with the big magic sword and leaned against making his MP pool nice and generous, made lucca the physical DPS with a specific gun, the skills that scale separately from the magic stats and a diet of tabs and marle as pure magical ice wizard DPS and for combos to go with frog. There is enough gear both universal, accessory wise, and unique per character to mix it up a bit for each person and I enjoy that a lot. And tabs can fill the gaps and there's enough spells techs and skills to let you lean all around the damn map.

Theres also a Lode sword in the prison section which is a massive upgrade, Lucca will only be able to help you with the Dragon Tank if you wait the 3 days in jail. The pattern for bosses with 3 parts usually goes right then left, then center. Right hand usually heals and buffs, so thats always main priority.

glad to see a new vid! love your work bruv

Glad to see my favorite duo return

I did a double take when I saw Strat covering a SNES JRPG. Great stuff as always man hope you're doing well ! Also yes the music is absolute fire

One of my VO students is using this for character analysis, and its turning into a class project. I couldn't be more proud.

Heya Strat, huge fan. Don't be discouraged by the low view count on this video; you're legit my favorite content creator, and I always look forward to your drops. I remember you saying that you're planning on covering Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077's DLC, and Starfield next, and I'm SURE all of those videos are going to crush, so pleaaase don't be afraid to put your heart into them and stick to your longer format. There is so much demand for long retrospectives, and a long form Cyberpunk 2077 retrospective would be AMAZING, seeing as the DLC is about to drop and there aren't many deep dives into the game, and it being a Western RPG, it perfectly fits your niche. I just thought I'd give you some words of encouragement man! You're the best. I'd also love to see more Skyrim, Fallout 4, Morrowind, Oblivion, CRPG, and Western RPG content!

Comment for the algorithm, not gonna watch this for a while

@UraniumReaperActual

Жыл бұрын

Further user engagement

@AlktrazONE

Жыл бұрын

Will do

@maxh19991

Жыл бұрын

Comment

@kaemonbonet4931

Жыл бұрын

#roblox #fnaf #taylorswift #dogthebountyhunter #nakedyoga

@jay3898

Жыл бұрын

👁️👄👁️

Great video!

Always excited to see you upload! hope you're doing well!

I'm so glad Doc and Nick are back

You hooked me with your Fallout videos, now you're making a video on my favorite video game ever. ... Thank you.

Welcome back nick and doc

Man, if you like Chrono Trigger, and I known you do, you should play Chained Echoes. Released last year and instantly became one of my all time favorites!

Looking forward to watching this

I liked CT so much I got the rerelease on DS after numerous SNES playthroughs and IIRC did all the new content which apparently its ending acts as a lead in into Chrono Cross (which I never played but was supposed to be a sequel apparently). New Game + is how you get most every other ending (some IIRC literally cannot be seen without a second play through since they must be reached before or after certain story beats). You can also just not get Crono back which becomes its own alternate ending and find triple combo accessories that for some reason I could never figure out how to use that all relied on non-Crono comps. There is an ending that sees Magus or Frog as the victor in a final show down depending on if you did Frog's side quest to empower the Masamune, others you've mentioned, the "bad" ending which triggers if you lose to Lavos after taking the Epoch into 1999, and if you are at a sufficient level (and stocked on items) you can get the dev room ending

Never played it, but i always enjoy your takes. Thanks for the video

FINALLY!!! IVE BEEN WANTING THIS SO LONG

Absolute banger of a review as always. Oh, and before I forget, lemme put on my weeb hat real quick: Masamune is supposed to be pronounced "Mah-Sah-Moo-nay". Its a legendary Japanese sword from Japanese myth and if you play any JRPG ever made odds are you WILL find a reference to it, if not actually find it in game. Its their version of Excalibur basically.

For real though, glad to see this classic got some love. Worth it for the music alone.

Great video! I enjoyed it very much. I bought the game when I was 13 years old. Since it was a US import it was very expensive and since it was also my first US Import I also had to buy a PAL-US adapter for the SNES. I also had to ask my sister to drive me to a shop in my city that had both of the items, the game and the adapter. It cost me around 150 Euros in today's money. A lot of money for a 13-year-old, but worth every cent. I have so many happy memories connected to this game, and 28 years later, the music gives me the sweetest nostalgia.

Yooooooo love to see Nick and Doc back. I'm sure it takes a bunch of extra effort to include them, but I love those fuckin guys

One of your best videos yet (for me)

YES. FINALLY brought this pair back

Woo! Return of Nick and Doc!

Always stoked for a new how to. Found the channel because of Pathfinder WotR!

IM IN THIS BITCH I KNOW THIS GONNA BE FIRE. IM HALFWAY THROUGH THE GAME AND WILLING TO SPOIL BECAUSE I KNOW STRAT COMING WITH THAT S TIER KZread ESSAYIST CREME RISING ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP

Nice to have the bois back

surprisingly I just started playing chronotrigger a couple weeks back I love to see the appreciation.

Thankyou for not making me feel old! At 32 I pick a retro review video only to hear the guy say the game I loved as a kid was put 10 years before they were born then my back starts to audibly ache as I reach for my walking stick

Great vid once again!

Thanks for the upload

Comment for the algo, great vid. You inspiring me to try and start making content! Keep up the good work and hope you are doing well, these times are trying for us all

Frog cutting the mountain in half is the most based thing ever

As my favorite game of all time, playing since 1995, this content is amazing

Love the long form content

I think i love this creator. All the games i couldnt play as a kid

In the prison, when you climbed down for the shelter, you can go down another level for a second secret. I believe it's a sword upgrade, it's been a bit since I've played, could be wrong.

love those intros ♥

Hilarious video😂. I just started playing this game last week after buying it on Steam. As someone like me who is very new (due to age and geography reasons) to JRPGs and turn-based games, this is damn helpful😂 I was born in Nigeria in the 2000s and didn't have access to JRPGs or many games like these and I have come to really appreciate the cool stories and great retro gameplay they have

@EvenTheDogAgrees

Жыл бұрын

You may also like the Mother series, also known as Earthbound. Unfortunately, it has some of the JRPG annoyances like random encounters and transition screens when entering battles. Although you can often avoid them. And as you level up, random encounters with lower ranked enemies don't require you to enter battle, but automatically resolve without fully transitioning to the battle screen. But the humour in these games is fantastic. You fight enemies like new-age retro hippies, cranky ladies, rowdy mice, spiteful crows... And their attacks and responses to damage are character appropriate and hilarious. There's also this cowardly party member early on (it's been a while, but I think you ditch him soon enough) who constantly hides behind other party members, or apologises to the enemy whenever it's his turn. It's glorious. 😂 It's not on Steam, but I'm sure you'll be able to hunt down the ROM for a SNES emulator. Or you could buy the cartridges if you happen to have a SNES or GBA.

Dude this is crazy i literally just started playing this yesterday

You, salt, and never know best are my favorite youtubers in games

Just the music in CT get my juices pumping.

Are we not going to talk about how amazing the edited picture he made for the video thumbnail? Simply perfect *chef’s kiss*

Great video, thanks!

Woof. My favourite game of all time. Thanks for covering it

Cool video strat

cool! I just finished my first playthrough a couple weeks ago. chrono trigger was really good.

Love these guys

They're back!!!

Ill leave my comment so the algorithm helps out my guy

Bookmarked this literally a month ago for viewing finally snuggling in for a classic How to... from my boy.

KZread doesn’t notify me when you upload and you’re like the only account I sub to with this issue. I really hope things turn around for the better soon.

Great review!

Love this channel

Wooo nick is back

Strat-Edgy + Chrono Trigger, a match made in heaven.

Chronic Trigger, FF6, Shining Force II, Secret of Evermore, those games built my early love of fantasy.

Oh no I've found a channel that covers everything I like With a genuinely witty and fun concept Oh no

That damn mouse pointer! It's driving me crazy!

Great vid!

As a person who didn't play this game as kid this game was super informative as to why people love this game. And i can see how as a kid, and to a degree as an adult, this would be kick ass! Thanks for this little history lesson in gaming. Keep it up!

Good to see nick and doc back at it

I found a copy of the PS1 version on a thrift store run last week, and decided to grab it on your suggestion. Wonder when I'll be able to get around to playing it.

Loved this game and the mana series

Ayla awakened something in me the day i discovered her.