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AlCalavicci
03/05/22 12:49:49 PM
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I grew up on the SNES version. Played the DS version once. Never played the mobile or Steam versions. Have played the PS1 version but wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole these days due to load times

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PokemonExpert44
03/05/22 12:50:29 PM
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Chrono trigger ds.

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theAteam
03/05/22 12:51:21 PM
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Is the DS version different? I've never played the SNES version.

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Unknown5uspect
03/05/22 12:52:11 PM
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Is the DS version different? I've never played the SNES version.
It has more stuff

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Alucard188
03/05/22 12:54:14 PM
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You're going to get a lot of nostalgia posts saying the Super Nintendo version is the best version. The Steam version is probably the most accessible right now, due to them fixing the glaring issues it had, and it being the cheapest official way to play it. I personally like the DS version the most.

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AlCalavicci
03/05/22 12:55:59 PM
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Why is DS regarded the best- is it only because of the bonus content? I don't remember whether this was the case on my playthrough of the DS version, but wouldn't the music sound worse due to the DS speakers? Is the translation that much better than the SNES version?

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nfearurspecimn
03/05/22 12:57:05 PM
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SNES version is my favorite

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spikethedevil
03/05/22 1:00:50 PM
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DS version if you want it uncensored and with a not awful localisation.

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Noumas
03/05/22 1:06:19 PM
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Why do people hate the ds version? Besides being smaller, I dont see anything else wrong with it. I liked the added content. It just needs to be bigger and it would easily be the utmost best chrono trigger
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Alucard188
03/05/22 1:06:54 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
Why is DS regarded the best- is it only because of the bonus content? I don't remember whether this was the case on my playthrough of the DS version, but wouldn't the music sound worse due to the DS speakers? Is the translation that much better than the SNES version?

The DS speakers are pretty decent for their size. The original composer, Yasunori Mitsuda, even came back to remix and balance the audio for the hardware, as opposed to just trying to do a one-to-one port from the SNES version. The sound quality is good, though you may quibble over the lack of fullness some of the sound effects have (Luminaire being an example of this). The extra content is filler, but it's there and doesn't detract from the original experience.

I wouldn't say the translation is better, just more faithful to the original intent. A lot of people over here love the Ted Woolsey translation of the SNES. I like the translation where Magus isn't spouting off European parables.

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nfearurspecimn
03/05/22 1:07:23 PM
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Why do people hate the ds version? Besides being smaller, I dont see anything else wrong with it. I liked the added content. It just needs to be bigger and it would easily be the utmost best chrono trigger
I'm a sound purist. The sound effects are different.

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dmaster342
03/05/22 1:08:35 PM
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IMO the DS version. Never played the SNES one tho, but honestly any version will be fantastic. Amazing game.

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03/05/22 1:20:39 PM
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DS and mobile has the extra content and cutscenes.

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AlCalavicci
03/05/22 1:23:26 PM
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Damn, thought I had the DS version but I must have sold it like ten years ago

So the mobile version is the same as the DS version?

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K181
03/05/22 1:28:27 PM
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Chrono Trigger DS has a major strike against it for making fucking Dalton the big bad that caused the death of Crono, Marle, and Lucca between games even after he gave warning he was going to raise a Porrean army.

But still, probably the DS version.

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RenescoStCewl
03/05/22 1:30:13 PM
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My favorite is the chrono trigger plus romhack. You can explore 1999 and theres a bunch of side quests. There's other smaller things added too.

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AlCalavicci
03/05/22 1:30:14 PM
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K181 posted...
Chrono Trigger DS has a major strike against it for making fucking Dalton the big bad that caused the death of Crono, Marle, and Lucca between games even after he gave warning he was going to raise a Porrean army.

But still, probably the DS version.

Was this not implied in Chrono Cross? Been years since playing

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K181
03/05/22 1:50:35 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
Was this not implied in Chrono Cross? Been years since playing

Porre rising up and being responsible was canon, but I dont believe Dalton was mentioned and the idea that he utterly spelled out his plans ahead of time definitely wasnt.

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Unsugarized_Foo
03/05/22 1:55:52 PM
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Anyone have experience with the mobile version? I'm thinking about getting it for my phone

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Alucard188
03/05/22 1:58:58 PM
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https://youtu.be/CqXFJAKXOXE

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NightRender
03/05/22 2:08:01 PM
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Is there a version that handholds me better for when I inevitably stop playing for 6 months and try to figure out where I left off?

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Irony
03/05/22 2:12:01 PM
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Noumas posted...
Why do people hate the ds version? Besides being smaller, I dont see anything else wrong with it. I liked the added content. It just needs to be bigger and it would easily be the utmost best chrono trigger
I really hate the retranslation

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Ricemills
03/05/22 2:15:57 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
Anyone have experience with the mobile version? I'm thinking about getting it for my phone

it's pain in the ass getting the doll with touch control.

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Robot2600
03/05/22 2:18:51 PM
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SNES is definitive. The extra stuff in DS is bad and the translation isn't as fun. DS is second best and has some plusses.

PS and Steam are just bad.

Uncensored romhacks are cool, but honestly unnecessary since it's obvious when characters are drinking anyway.

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Steffenfield
03/05/22 2:49:45 PM
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Super Nintendo with MSU-1 audio.
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AlCalavicci
03/06/22 2:23:55 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
SNES is definitive. The extra stuff in DS is bad and the translation isn't as fun. DS is second best and has some plusses.

PS and Steam are just bad.

What makes the Steam version worse than the DS version?

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ellis123
03/06/22 2:24:55 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
What makes the Steam version worse than the DS version?
It's a modified phone version.

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AlCalavicci
03/06/22 2:25:35 PM
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ellis123 posted...
It's a modified phone version.

So what exactly does this mean for the game?

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ellis123
03/06/22 2:27:50 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
So what exactly does this mean for the game?
Crappy UI mostly. The problem is that you don't appreciate the comment until you consider that JRPGs are almost entirely UI.

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Robot2600
03/06/22 2:29:50 PM
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bad UI, bad font, less fun translation and awkward settings, config etc

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Unknown5uspect
03/06/22 4:03:54 PM
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ellis123 posted...
It's a modified phone version.
I will never understand why they chose to do this. They did it for a few Final Fantasy games as well.

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Noumas
03/08/22 5:03:21 AM
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nfearurspecimn posted...
I'm a sound purist. The sound effects are different.
People are really good with sound it seems, there were similar complaints for ff 6 gba and ff 6 snes, but I can barely hear the difference in soundtracks. I must really not have an ear for music
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Mibahlzitch
03/08/22 5:05:16 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
DS version if you want it uncensored and with a not awful localisation.
I liked the snes localization

The ds one was pretty bland

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Mibahlzitch
03/08/22 5:06:18 AM
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Oh snap exact same thought, that's exactly the word I agree

The snes one had more character even when it was being randomly censored like the guy drunk on soda

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Mibahlzitch
03/08/22 5:09:10 AM
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Alucard188 posted...
I wouldn't say the translation is better, just more faithful to the original intent
The original intent was kind of boring then. TBH it suffered that "lost in translation" issue where noting is translated wrong perse, but it was primarily translated with not being wrong in mind, not with making the English version as interesting as the Japanese version. You take interesting Japanese text and turn it into technically correct but less creatively phrased English and you get a pile of mush. I'd lose accuracy over style any day.

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