Dear Sir. . .or Madam. . .or, well, IT. . .

You've played Chrono Cross. . .*jealous, envious*. . .Does the battle system work out well? Is the storyline any good? Is the gameplay fun? I _must_ know! My local video doesn't rent multi-disc games, so I'm not sure if they'll get it. If they don't get it, I'll have to sit on my bed and pretend to play Chrono Cross until they haul me away to the asylum. The only thing I can do is go on the biasless opinion of a generless person!

Gin'irochi:
Well, I'm not a genderless slime, but I'll try to offer my own opinion. Deal. ;)

From what I have played so far, the game is a good play. However, I will admit it isn't the greatest game ever made. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I don't like it, I just think it was a little overhyped. Otherwise, yes it's quite neeto keen. :)

...There. Yeah, I'm swedish and my english is not perfect. Some grammar and spelling errors might be my fault... But believe me, it was rather strange even in *my* language. And I got the text from Super PLAY, the biggest and best Gaming- magazine in Sweden. They got it from Square.

Saint

Gin'irochi:
Spiff! Thanks for the translation! I actually liked Legend of Mana, so a translation of the Song of Mana is always welcome in my book.

So today was the day, all right: the day of the dying vehicles! I picked up Chrono Cross first thing this morning, but then spent the next four hours criss-crossing Cedar Rapids trying to get my friend's car into a shop. She's out of town with a critically ill grandmother, and I promised my friend I'd make sure her car was fixed before she got back (or else she'll be unable to go to work Monday). So, it took four hours of back-and-forth before I finally got to sit down and play the game I've gone crazy waiting for!

At least this story has a happy ending: I'm now eating dinner, having played three hours of CC already, and absolutely loving it. I was immediately enraptured by the game when it essentially recreated the opening of CT, with Serge being woken up by his mom, meowing kitties in the house, and a friend I had to go meet.

I love this game! I've been grinning like a little kid at how well it preserves the feel of CT, and I can't wait to play more after dinner. Too bad I work the next three days and can't play as much as I want to!

Chris

Gin'irochi:
To be honest, I didn't catch that at the beginning of the game. Hidden throught the game are a bunch of cryptic little references to Chrono Trigger. Can you spot them all? (I've already proven I sure as hell can't ;)

Gin'irochi:
Actually, while Serge doesn't talk directly, you (the player) sort of... 'make' him talk through the use of selections. Imagine this Scenario:

Kid: Hey, Serge! Lets go jump off a bridge into the river!

• Cute Girl + white shirt + water = Hell Yeah.
• I'd rather not. You're sure that white powder is sugar?

(Hopefully I don't get reprimanded for that. :P) Anyway, when the player chooses one of the choices, the person being addressed will react as though Serge had actually said the choice. Kind of a sneaky way to get around it, but hey... suits me just fine.

Hey Goog,

This is a very important question and I REALLY need you to send me an answer, and you don't have to print it. I have a SNES, a halfway decent computer (Pentium 200 Mhz, 32 Megs RAM, No 3D Accelerator), and an N64. I really want to get both Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy IX, but I'm not sure what I should do. I can think of three main options:

1.) Buy a PSX and both games, despite the fact that after FFIX is released, there will be hardly any RPGs to come out for the PSX.
2.) Buy a PS2 and both games, even though it will cost a butt-load of money, and, supposedly, the PS2 will not be as good as Sony is building it up to be.
3.) Buy Bleem! even though it more than likely won't work on my puny comp. and might not even have support for the games that I want.

Please tell me which of these ideas would be best. If you can think of a better idea, tell me that one. Please help me out, b/c I desperately want these games, and one is selling out as we speak. HELP ME GOOGLESHNG!!!

-Roger the Shrubber a.k.a. "Frustrated from Georgia"

Gin'irochi:
Just in case you guys havn't gotten the idea yet, I'm not Googleshng. ;)

This is really a tough call. The decision between a PlayStation 2 and a PlayStation is yours to make. I personally would go with the less expensive original PlayStation and just buy the games. That way, I'd still have a kickass system with a bunch of lower priced RPG's (Older ones that made greatest hits and such.) that I hadn't played, but could bring me new experiences anyway. you'd also be saving yourself a hefty hunk of cash if the PlayStation 2 fails. God forbid, of course....

As for Bleem, I would actually reccommend against purchasing a copy. My reasons for this isthat Bleem's emulation has not yet been perfected, and they havn't released a new copy in almost a year. I own a copy myself, and am extremely disatisfied with it, as it does not perform to what I expected. I own a total of one game (out of my library of 20 or so) that is fully compatible with Bleem. In my opinion, that's piss poor. (In case you're curious, the game is Bushido Blade. And even then, I have an Athlon 700 mhz computer with a Voodoo 3 card, and it still ran slower than molasses on a log in January..) I guess what I'm saying is, I wouldn't purchase a(nother) copy until they perfect the emulation and speed it up a bit.

Gin'irochi:
. o O ( Wow. It really does suck when you run out of letters to post. )

Anyway, I felt this worthy to post for one reason: If you think games are no good because they're dated... then... to put it bluntly... YOU SUCK! :P

I had actually had one hell of a blast earlier today digging out my old NES, dusting it off, and putting MegaMan 2 in it. Only thing is, it just didnt have the challenge it used to. I was averaging about 2 minutes per level... But seriously. Old school games are like crack - you'll always come back for more... eventually. ¬ ¬

Hey,

That weird motorcycle guy from CT is Jonny!
~NightTransfer

Hey,

That's good to know.
~Gin'irochi

Does Crono Cross take place in the same universe as CT?

I need to know if Chrono Cross has a modchip lockout, as I'm planning on importing it (I live in Europe)

Hope you can help,
Anna

Don't you think the Red Hot Chile Peppers should make a real game based on their "Californication" video? That would be spiffy X 10.

Im so busy playing Chrono Cross that i dont have enough time to send you this quickie.

-Ranklchick, the lonely lactose intolerant ghoul from Europa

I feel sick...why am I using the computer?

i know you'll get a million of these but Chrono Cross is Amazing! Hope you got your copy or you're getting it soon

Gin'Irochi: Right now, it's 3:30 AM, and I've just finished the column, so I'm going to go get some much needed sleep. Be sure to send your letters to Chronodin for tomorrow's column! Hopefully, he'll get some decent letters and not suck as bad as I did tonight. ;) Anyway, I'll see you guys again on Saturday night. Until then!