Let's... Trigger the Chronos. (What if...)

[Xor]

The ending song is also fantastic. It's very rare for me to stay on after the game credits screen nowadays, but Chrono Trigger made me do it for some reason.

Ah yes, Too Far Away Times. Makes me nostalgic as fuck.

 

[Cassidy]

I wonder what is the point of LPing a game most people who'd care to read the LP of already played...

 

[spekkio]

That's ghostdawg for ya'.

Same thing happened with Drog's Strange Journey LP - the majority of people interested in the game skipped it to avoid spoilers.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Attention whores, attention whores never change.

Drog's Strange Journey LP

:shock:

 

[Radisshu]

^ lol @ spoiler tag failure

Am I the only one who feels forced to grind to afford the Lode Sword Melchior/Basch sells in the beginning of the game, even though it's not even that much of a help?

Heh, I did the same the first time I played the game. Then I realized it was completely pointless.

Yeah. I think you start finding Lode Swords in

Spoiler

the PA future

which isn't far from the beginning at all.

I still feel forced to do it, though.

 

[Xor]

You can pick one up in

Spoiler

one of the first chests in Lab 16. That's only an hour or two into the game. It's still nice for going through the monastery, though.

Also I did the same thing the first time I played. And that was on the SNES without the emulator's turbo button.

 

[ghostdog]

That's ghostdawg for ya'.

Hey, I assume that there are some people interested in this LP that haven't played the game and don't any intention to play it. Maybe because they don't care about snes game, or about jrpg or they don't have time, or they're lazy or whatever.


RiGHT ?


RIGHT ?!!



come out of your lurking and confirm it goddamit !

 

[Radisshu]

LPs can be enjoyable even if you've played the game.

 

[ghostdog]

You're right radisshu.

Anyway, I'll finish this LP no matter what.

It's a promise

 

[spekkio]

Anyway, I'll finish this LP no matter what.

It's a promise

All these lies makes me wanna

 

[Jim Cojones]

I've checked the DS version (I've never played CT before) and so far I'm disappointed by the translation you use. This line

But I'd like to see just how much of a tomboy that princess is...

was replaced in my version with "I'd like to see how wild she is" and that alone beats anything I've seen in this thread so far

 

[ghostdog]

Diplomacy won't cut it here my friends. Sword will.

Swords, not words !

What is this place anyway ?

Well, at least we found some treasure. We'll use the powerglove instead of the headband to increase our attack power.

More monsters along the way, but in Chrono Trigger, unless you're ambushed, you can slip by some of the battles. And that's what we'll do here.

Ultimate sneakage.
Finally, we arrive at the world map.

What the... ? We must investigate.

It's the year 600, and the 21st King of Guardia reigns.

Year 600 ?!

Holy moses ! And on top of that it seems we're stranded here !

So, anything worth mentioning going on ?

It's been years already since the battle between Magus's army and the Kingdom has started. Just how long will this war continue ?


Great, things don't look so good. Better see if we can get some equipment.

As you can see Marle appears in the screen, though we can't actually equip anything on her. She must be nearby. For now let's buy that BonzeEdge sword.

Meanwhile, We barge on more people's homes.

I lost it when the Queen disappeared. When she disappeared we couldn't be talking about Bells.

The Queen has disappeared ?

They say now that Queen Leene was found in the mountains and safely returned to the castle. So now it's back to work.

Queen Leene ? a Bell ? Heh, That must be the bell that was chiming on top of our heads, 400 years in the future, in LEENE square. Does the wife have anything interesting to say ?

He says it's his dream to have a daughter gifted with both intelligence and beauty.


Heh, something tells me we've just found one of Lucca's ancestors. I wonder If we could find one of Crono's ancestor's as well...

Hmm, on second thought better not mess with the grandfather paradox. Time to leave and head for the inn...

Let's ask that soldier there for more inf-

He forgot to add "criminal scum".

Our kingdom is currently fighting day and night against Magus' army. You at least know that much, don't you ?

Uh, not really.

What ?! Lovely... Are you a traveler ? Hmm. Then I guess you can't help it.


This Magus guy sure sounds like a powerful dude.
At least the rest on the soldiers seem to be less angry cunts.

She's probably been returned to the castle by now, it's a great relief for us all.

Good. Any news from the front ?

Zehan Bridge was destroyed by Magus's army. Which means we can't cross to the southern continent for now.


So the news aren't that good. Meanwhile, another patron has entered the bar :

Let's treat the poor bastard.

Old man, bring a pint !!

Thanks for that. Now... The story is, the Queen went missing. I think that abbey to the west has something to do with this.

But they say that Queen Leene has been found in the mountains...

Huh ? So, that was it... Nevermind.


Ok. Let's have a look at that bridge.

However, until Sir Cyrus returns, we will protect the kingdom with our lives !


Who the hell is Sir Cyrus and why should we care ? Bah, whatever. I think it's time we headed towards the castle.

Guardia forest : A place where monsters rule.

It's about time we used our first technique...

Depending on the technique, you can target only one enemy, a group of enemies, or a row of enemies --if you target the last on in the row--. "Cyclone" can target a group of nearby enemies :

Things get really interesting when you'll acquire "dual" and "triple" techniques which you can use if you combine your powers with other party members. But that's another story...

As we trek through the forest we spot something glimmering on the ground...

YAY. Tabs can be used to increase various stats. If we use this on Crono it will increase his power by one. There are 7 attributes all and all :

POWER determines the damage you make, SPEED how fast you reach next turn, HIT the chance to land a successful hit, EVASION the chance to evade an attack, MAGIC how powerful your spells are, STAMINA your Physical Defense and MAGIC DEFENSE is rather obvious. Gamefags should be proud.

Back to the LP :

When walking around the forest we spot various bushes shuffling. If we go check them out we'll usually find a monster waiting, but there's one particular, where...

Shelters are rather important as you can use them in save points to restore health and mana points. Each time we enter the forest we can get one, but right now our destination is...

I've never seen this guy. And what's with that getup ? Maybe he works for Magus's Army ?

Hey, just wait a minute...

But I doubt such a frail guy would be in Magus's army.

Hey ! Wait a min-

Go on, get lost ! Loiter around too long and we'll arrest you !


BUT THEN

HUH ?!

THE QUEEN ?

WUT?

But, such a suspicious...

Do you mean you won't obey my orders ?!

That is surely not the case ! By all means, pass !

Heh, heh...


You know, that queen sure looks like someone we know...
Anyway, we're free to roam the castle. Why don't we visit the King and see what this is all about ?

But what happened out there ? Leene hasn't been quite her usual self. She seems to have lost the coral hair ornament she always wore. For something she treasured so much...

I... uhh...

No, excuse me. I shall tell the Knight Captain about you. Rest in the Knight's room in the basement on the left.


Hmm, things seem to be working out for us... There's also a Chancellor here :

When we try to talk to him he just walks away...

FACT: Chancellors are almost always evil bastards. Let's follow him.

There he is !

He sure acts oddly. The guards agree :

Speaking of odd, I haven't seen Queen Leene's guard, that frog bastard, lately.

Things are getting stranger and stranger.

Frog Bastard ?!

I hear he was turned into a frog's form a while back by a curse, but do things like that really happen ?

Hmm, I don't really know.

What if he was a spy for Magus's army ?


The possibilities are horrifying. Or not. Let's search the Chancellor's quarters...

The Chancellor is very devout, and it seems like every day he goes to Manorial Abbey in the west to pray.


Hmm, it's the second time we hear about this Abbey...
Meanwhile, let's steal a suit of armor from Chancellor's chest.

It's time to head to the Queen's quarters. There's something funny about this whole situation...

Here we are, let's chat with the maids.

But it seems like she's become even younger since she came back...

That's strange...

Oh my, it's you ? The one the queen became indebted to...

The one and only

Doesn't seem like you've got the skill though.


WHAT? we don't have to take this crap ! The queen is --for some unknown reason-- indebted to us, isn't she ?

Please leave us. I have something to discuss with this person.

Certainly.

Hey, what's going on here ?

DId she just PFT-ed us ?

Marle ?!

Right, it's me ! For some reason everyone calls me "Leene".

Never would have guessed it.

Even though we were only together for just a little while at the festival, you've come for me.

Yeah, these hormones must be driving me crazy...

Forget abou-


WHEN VERY SUDDENLY !!!

What's wrong with Marle ?

Oh shi-

:shock:

...She disappeared. Again.

And this time things look much more serious.

 

[RK47]

......oh, oh, how can we forget the classic tender tune the game played when she showed gratitude for you showing up.

 

[spekkio]

Damn. At least in this LP I show some skill in english.

Anal Probe ahoy!

 

[Crooked Bee]

Wow an update!

 

[ghostdog]

......oh, oh, how can we forget the classic tender tune the game played when she showed gratitude for you showing up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRhS0Y-jApM

I've checked the DS version (I've never played CT before) and so far I'm disappointed by the translation you use. This line

But I'd like to see just how much of a tomboy that princess is...

was replaced in my version with "I'd like to see how wild she is" and that alone beats anything I've seen in this thread so far

Well, I'm not overly satisfied with the retranslation either, I've actually corrected a lot of mistakes when I type down the dialog. But what can you do, it's just a fan retranslation.

Damn. At least in this LP I show some skill in english.

daum, I forgot to spell-check the last update

Wow an update!

 

[Radisshu]

That frog bastard.

 

[ghostdog]

^ Coming right up.

 

[ghostdog]

Marle vanished on us. Again. But this time things look serious. What happened to her ? How can we get her back ? How will we even get back to our own time ?

First things first. We better get out of her room. The maids are curious though :

If we answer "yes" we get a rather funny response...

Wasn't there something weird about Queen Leene though ?

W-what ? I don't know what you're talking about.

Oh. Never mind then.

We manage to escape the nosy maids and bored guards and head down the stairs. And then someone calls our name...

LUCCA !

"More importantly" ? I am disappoint.

...She vanished. Again.

She vanished ?! ...I was afraid of that. When that girl disappeared I thought I'd seen her face somewhere.

??

This IS the kingdom, but it looks like the Kingdom of Long ago. That means that the girl was probably mistaken for her own ancestor.

You're not making sense, Lucca.

In our own era, that girl is a princess...

Un-fucking-believable !!!

Marle, that is, princess Marledia, is a descendant of this era's queen. But this era's queen was kidnapped...

If the Queen was to be killed...

Oh my god... Marle would...

Marle's existence would cease... But we've still got time !

Queen Leene's life is in Jeopardy, that's why Marle's existence is uncertain...

In any case we've got to search for the true Queen's whereabouts !

DAUM ! We must find the queen fast. But first, let's meet our new party member !

LUCCA

Lucca is a very smart and very beautiful girl, at least that's what her father says. She makes crazy inventions that usually go :BOOM: or send people 500 years in the past. She's pretty good at fixing stuff though, and has some powerful attacking techniques, so she's a valuable party member.

She was the only girl Crono knew, until Marle appeared, and she probably has the hots for our spiky haired devil, or that's what we'd like to think. She uses handguns and has a pretty good accuracy with them. I don't know why she appears with a hammer in the pic, probably it's one of her fixing tools.

Now, let's ask around the castle for more info...

...Cyrus ?

What, you don't know of Cyrus ?! From what land are you to not know of that great hero ?

A land far, far away, my friend.

Well, Sir Cyrus is was the former Knight Captain. He was always saying that he himself would protect the King and Queen...

What happened to him ?

Close to 10 years ago, he took a friend and left on a journey. That's the last we've heard of him.

What else ?

Go on.

But since the abbey was built in that forest a while back, the monster stopped appearing. That's divine protection for you. It's certainly welcome.


Hmm, that's the second time we hear of that abbey...
Maybe we should head there, but first let's see what lies on the other side of the Castle :

Hey, we can't save queens with an empty stomach !

That hyper barbecue sounds nutritious.

WHERES MAH FOOD ?!

They sure are fast :D

Wow, that's one hell of a meal. Let's see if we can get the recipe...

Heh, the chef has his own problems... and more problems are on the way :

Ah, captain ! We're sorry...

It seems we ate the last available hyper barbecue

We're risking our lives fighting. Hurry up and bring it !

Things get heated...

What the... these guys have issues.

Hmph, I haven't got the appetite to eat anything a coward made, but at least make sure my men are fed.

They take their food seriously...

Get off my back ! That's what I would do anyway !

I'm sure the captain has a secret stash of sneakers somewhere. What do the men have to say about all this ?

The Captain's trying his best in succeeding the previous knight captain, Sir Cyrus. It has been hard on him.


And after that bizarre side-story, let's get back to the things at hand.

Back into the woods, we bump onto more monsters.

Lucca just learned flamethrower.

We head back to the town for some supplies...

How on earth they have guns in that era, don't ask me. Anyway we get the "peashooter" and some armor for Lucca.
Afterwards, a quick nap at the inn...

...And we head to the Abbey, maybe divine wisdom can help us find the queen.

That's noble of you sister.

Oh our great Lord... Throw upon the frail, powerless people, the thunder of judgement...

Uh... sure...

May we take back our tomorrow soon, Oh my tasty-looking hum-

Huh ?

Something sure is fishy here...


No shit sherlock, it smells like Hengeyokai a mile away. Let's talk to the matron mother.

Charming. Hey, what's that on the ground ?

A hair ornament... ?

This is the Guardia royal family's coat of arms !


Didn't the king say that the Queen had such an ornament ?

Hey, what's going on here ?

What the...

Shit has hit the fan, gentlemen.

The Naga-ette's will try to charm and slow us...

On the other hand we'll use the first dual tech we've acquired with Lucca, Fire Whirl ! You have to wait for both party members to have a full action bar before using dual techs, but they deal pretty good damage.

The rest of them fall the same way...

Victory !

You know it's very amusing to see how the Japanese portray Christianity sometimes. Usually it's an evil cult that wants to resurrect demons or something...


BUT THEN-

Lucca, behind you !

It's the old cutscene-ambush trick !

We're doomed ! Unless...

It's the old deus ex frogman trick ! (wait, who ?)

sorry, it seems frog didn't speak pseudo-olde-english in the jap version.

Did you too come to aid the Queen ?

?!!

It looks like it's their den from here on. How's this, would you join with me ?


Hey, he must be that forg-bastard we've been hearing about !
Lucca has issues, though :

Crono, you know, right ? I can't stand frogs !

No kiss from Lucca, then, to break the curse

...women.

Well then, as long as I'm like this, I guess it would be pointless telling you to trust me...

Dammit, he looked like formidable ally...

You don't seem like a bad fro... ummm... person...


A-ha !

The Fro is a Bro. I think we'll let him join.

L...let's put up with it, and go together !

What's your name ?

let's name him AndhairavollyprosperkomradeSMA !

Frog is fine.

can't argue with frogman

Frog joined the party !

Yes, well then... Don't be too hard on me, Frog.

Sure. I'm positive there's a secret passage somewhere in this room. I bet we can get in the back from there.


If there's a secret passage there's always a switch. But where is it ? There's only an old organ here...

:click:


A door appeared at the other side !

Next time we'll brave a den of stinking evil and try to save the day. Standard stuff for us adventurers.

 

[Black]

it's very amusing to see how the Japanese portray Christianity sometimes. Usually it's an evil cult that wants to resurrect demons or something...

Pretty spot on.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Ewww, frogs. Horrible creatures.

 

[Damned Registrations]

I find Frog to ironically be the most and least useful party member you get. He's pretty shit by himself both for stats and techs, but he's one half of the best healing dual tech in the game. And the other half of that tech is the only character that can steal shit (And generally kicks a lot of ass besides), which gets you some awesome items later on. Well, you don't have any options at this point anyways.

 

[GarfunkeL]

Man, this LP rocks already. I can hear Frog's Theme playing! Not speaking Ye-Olde-English is though.

 

[RK47]

Man I miss his Olde English It's just not the same.

 

[Radisshu]

Frog is the biggest BRO in the game, even though Robo speaks in all caps like BLOBERT