I want to play Chrono Trigger, but what version?

[BottomlessRage]

I know this has been asked a lot and I've been doing a little digging myself. I understand that the Steam version has the anime cutscenes and the new dungeons which I've heard they are somewhat a throwaway. However, I care a lot about the characters and I've heard that the new translation is included in this version which takes away the accent that a character named Frog has which takes away from his personality.

Are there any mods that can help with this and customize it to make it as close to perfect?

I really want to play this game so bad and I'm stuck between this one or just downloading the SNES emulator (but no animated cutscenes, aaaah)

[spy]

I didn't play the emulator, I just tried it. graphics are older. the music is louder. The texts are more unreadable. But if you can find a mod, of course you should try it. I haven't tried enough to compare the conversations.

The graphics are better in the steam version. speech bubbles are more organized. The music has been overlooked. It doesn't buzz. The interface is very organized and easy to access. You can see it especially useful in combat.

I did not encounter any problems while playing on Steam. It was a perfect adventure. This game is at the top of the top lists for me. After that, I recommend you to play Chrono Cross.

[Deutéros]

buy this version it is perfect

[Ponder]

This video gives a detailed explanation of the differences between the different versions of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzFLfx0-tM

[StingingVelvet]

The Frog thing is nostalgia, the original Japanese did not have him speaking that way. It was a weird decision by the translator for the SNES version. The current PC release is great and the issues people had with it have 99% been patched. I'm playing it right now and it's great.

I do suggest using a reshade CRT filter though, as the one in the game isn't great.

[Sir Billy Shears]

Originally posted by StingingVelvet:

The Frog thing is nostalgia, the original Japanese did not have him speaking that way. It was a weird decision by the translator for the SNES version. The current PC release is great and the issues people had with it have 99% been patched. I'm playing it right now and it's great.

I do suggest using a reshade CRT filter though, as the one in the game isn't great.

Thanks for your suggestion, I was using S4W and it is very buggy and limited. I didn't know ReShade is capable of doing this, I saw a video here and it looks great. I'll try!

EDIT.: I tested it yesterday, the filters and graphic quality surprised me. I'm using the default crt-royale.fx settings and I really like it, very nice indeed, my friend. Playing Chrono Trigger on PC using ReShade seems to be the best option, it's everything very convenient because we have the possibility to buy it on Steam. I do recommend it.

[Herzinfxcked™]

If you really don't wanna miss a thing, play the Nintendo DS version. The Steam versions is pretty close though.

[Storm Reaver]

The original was the best.

The DS extra content was never that great. The Lost Sanctum was awful.

The Steam version has some UI elements that don't even match the game.

[RPG Gamer Man]

I actually liked the PS1 version. That was made before the DS version.

This versions includes some things from the DS version, where the PS1 version only had the animated cutscenes included and bestiary and some music scores. All extra stuff other than that was mostly added in DS version.

[LoveTruffle]

Prior to the steam version I only played the SNES version. The steam version has better translations. There were some major misfires on the SNES translations. Frog's weird SNES accent going away for the steam version is a pro. (No one else in the original game talked like that.)

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by LoveTruffle:

Prior to the steam version I only played the SNES version. The steam version has better translations. There were some major misfires on the SNES translations. Frog's weird SNES accent going away for the steam version is a pro. (No one else in the original game talked like that.)

Yea i always wondered why no one else in the middle ages period did not talk like frog. At least in chrono cross they gave people accents and such, more than just npc's also.

[Daniel]

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

Originally posted by LoveTruffle:

Prior to the steam version I only played the SNES version. The steam version has better translations. There were some major misfires on the SNES translations. Frog's weird SNES accent going away for the steam version is a pro. (No one else in the original game talked like that.)

Yea i always wondered why no one else in the middle ages period did not talk like frog. At least in chrono cross they gave people accents and such, more than just npc's also.

Japanese love to stereotype characters in games and anime (especially back then) by giving them distinct japanese regional dialects, like every other old man talking in Hiroshima dialect and the English localization has trouble reproducing these nuances and the best they can usually do is to turn some characters into thou mode.

[Storm Reaver]

We do the same thing over here too. How do the Chinese name their children? They throw pots and pans down the stairs. *Ping* *Pong* *Tang* "Tong"

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by Daniel:

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

Yea i always wondered why no one else in the middle ages period did not talk like frog. At least in chrono cross they gave people accents and such, more than just npc's also.

Japanese love to stereotype characters in games and anime (especially back then) by giving them distinct japanese regional dialects, like every other old man talking in Hiroshima dialect and the English localization has trouble reproducing these nuances and the best they can usually do is to turn some characters into thou mode.

Oh like Cyan from FF6 too. I was wondering about that too. Thanks for clarification on that.

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by Storm Reaver:

We do the same thing over here too. How do the Chinese name their children? They throw pots and pans down the stairs. *Ping* *Pong* *Tang* "Tong"

LOL..funny.

[BreakingReality_2]

Originally posted by Ponder:

This video gives a detailed explanation of the differences between the different versions of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzFLfx0-tM

That's a great video. It help me with my choice. Plus the DS version of the game is very expensive now online for a used copy. Better off with this version price-wise. More so when you can catch it on its 50% sale.