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Something I can't get out of my head is that I don't think any 3D game could properly replicate Trigger's battle transitions. Those things are fucking FLAWLESS. The speed at which you get into battle as the characters reorient themselves on the same map is perfect. You can't improve it, only change it, and changing it affects the whole game's pacing (which is also excellent).

There's a few recent RPGs that come to mind here. Persona 5's are slick as hell but they're slower and less immersive. FF7R is really good at it, particularly going from cutscenes to gameplay. 7R can't do this constantly like CT though. I think the recent Yakuza games take place on the same map but normal battles aren't quite as dramatic and seamless? Not sure. So a lot of modern games are close on individual elements, but man. Hard to top Trigger on this.

Having typed all this out it seems like a really stupid thing to fixate on but I really think it illustrates how important even minor things are to the game and how little faith I have in the ability to replicate it. Part of why I have a soft spot for Cross is that it doesn't even try.

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