I reached 2000 posts.

wariovswario · 12-26-2007, 11:33 PM

Yeah I reached 2000 quite a while ago actually.

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-26-2007, 11:45 PM

Sir Bolt the Dragoon · 12-26-2007, 11:52 PM

I apparently just joined today and have over 12000. So NYA :-P.

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-27-2007, 12:37 AM

Things have changed since you last posted, Bolt. For one, there are no more elephants.

Maynard James Keenan · 12-27-2007, 03:48 AM

We no longer say yes, instead we say affirmative.

The Doctor · 12-27-2007, 04:27 AM

^ Yes, that is true.

wariovswario · 12-27-2007, 11:10 AM

I suppose I have been lacking in activity over the past seven years. Maybe year 8 will be different.

Frumious B, · 12-27-2007, 01:08 PM

LinkManDX · 12-27-2007, 02:54 PM

Wait, what?

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-27-2007, 04:17 PM

Oh God the world has ended. Bolt's back! Oh, and Chrono Cross still sucks, Bolt.

-CSM

Sir Bolt the Dragoon · 12-27-2007, 04:20 PM

See, I don't recall who you are. Silly holiday PDNs.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-27-2007, 04:54 PM

^I joined after you left. I took Tan's place as RPG mod. But I read all your rants with Jay. And frankly I'm on Jay's side.

Oh, and we need you to rant about FFXII. -CSM

**Marchie** · 12-27-2007, 04:59 PM

Wow, Bolt and Tritoch are making cameos. Amazing.

No, I don't know you, I've just heard your name mentioned before.

Valigarmander · 12-27-2007, 05:04 PM

Sir Bolt the Dragoon · 12-27-2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazysnowman

^I joined after you left. I took Tan's place as RPG mod. But I read all your rants with Jay. And frankly I'm on Jay's side.

Oh, and we need you to rant about FFXII. -CSM

I don't remember Jay's points specifically, but I know that they were heavily opinionated and didn't hold much water

.

Hahahahah! FFXII. I'm playing that for the first time now. It's, umm, interesting. But without having played through the whole thing I can't pass judgment yet.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-27-2007, 09:12 PM

^Well, Jay hates it. Go read his posts. I actually loved the game though. -CSM

Sir Bolt the Dragoon · 12-27-2007, 09:15 PM

Oh, believe me...I KNOW Jay hates it, haha. It and its prequel are my favorite games of all time.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-27-2007, 09:25 PM

Chrono Compendium

I posted that awhile back, and now I'm posting it again because you're back. -CSM

Sir Bolt the Dragoon · 12-27-2007, 09:40 PM

Is this the appropriate place to post my reaction to that? Dunno, but this IS the Misc. Forum, so...

On it being a sequel, I believe it serves as both a follow-up to Chrono Trigger AND as a standalone game. Put way too simply, the connections to CT are incredibly meaningful if you've played the prequel, but you don't miss out if you haven't. Square was trying to appeal to both demographics (a.k.a. the aged RPGers and the FF7 fanboys) with CC, and they took a rather...interesting...approach.

The developed characters argument always pisses me off because those characters who are plot-essential are developed as they should be. You don't know much about TURNIP because he's a freakin' TURNIP.

How is there a myth that the music sucks? Next to Kingdom Hearts, CC has one of the most amazing game soundtracks of all time.

I think the flaws list is lacking. Although I agree with the point on story pacing, the star system definitely deserves to be there. And their interpretation of the ending is wrong--there's no proof that the dude in the pic is Serge. Aside from that, I find the ending quite poetic and fitting.

I generally agree with all of the strengths, although the story, again, has subpar presentation.

CC fascinates me because it's an incredibly unique approach to what is arguably the greatest RPG of all time. Never before have I played a game that's such a piece of art, from its graphics to music to story and themes. Something about it just works for me.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-27-2007, 10:01 PM

Here's how I feel about it: Overall, it was a solid game. It's definitely not the disgrace FFVII was to FFVI (even though Chrono Trigger is the best game ever made), but it did have its flaws. Mainly in the star system. I actually thought the element system was kinda fun at the beginning...until you have more elements than you can deal with.

My main beef was with the characters. You don't need 45 PCs. 15 is fine. Another 15 of them should've been NPCs, and another 15 shouldn't even exist (Turnip, Leah, Razzly, Draggy, Mojo just to name a few. And I think they should've made DARIO a PC. The main problem with that is you can't really maximize all their stats and it's too hard to manage them all. See, I like to be able to micromanage my characters; in games like CC it's impossible.)

Stand alone, it probably would've made my list for 10 best games ever, but they slapped the Chrono label on it and thus you have to compare it to Chrono Trigger. I do like how it leaves a lot open to interpretation and implication, specifically how the two games connect to each other. -CSM

12-26-2007, 11:33 PM	#1
wariovswario Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,675 Thanks: 93 Thanked 99 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 224.45 Bank: 1,090,092.90 Total Points: 1,090,317.35 Donate	I reached 2000 posts. Yeah I reached 2000 quite a while ago actually.

12-27-2007, 12:37 AM	#4
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 19,213 Thanks: 383 Thanked 1,700 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 117,857.72 Bank: 35,550,204.28 Total Points: 35,668,062.00 Donate	There is also no more unethical mistreatment of elephants. Things have changed since you last posted, Bolt. For one, there are no more elephants.

12-26-2007, 11:45 PM	#2
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12-26-2007, 11:52 PM	#3
Sir Bolt the Dragoon Defender of Chrono Cross Join Date: Feb 2000 Gender: Posts: 12,543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Points: 157.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 157.00 Donate	I apparently just joined today and have over 12000. So NYA :-P.

12-27-2007, 03:48 AM	#5
Maynard James Keenan Cooler than you and you **ing know it. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere, being **ing awesome. Gender: Posts: 12,658 Thanks: 700 Thanked 1,170 Times in 782 Posts Blog Entries: 15 Points: 7,753.23 Bank: 40,248.04 Total Points: 48,001.27 Donate	We no longer say yes, instead we say affirmative.

12-27-2007, 04:27 AM	#6
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12-27-2007, 11:10 AM	#7
wariovswario Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,675 Thanks: 93 Thanked 99 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 224.45 Bank: 1,090,092.90 Total Points: 1,090,317.35 Donate	I suppose I have been lacking in activity over the past seven years. Maybe year 8 will be different.

12-27-2007, 01:08 PM	#8
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12-27-2007, 02:54 PM	#9
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12-27-2007, 04:17 PM	#10
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,641 Thanks: 653 Thanked 479 Times in 318 Posts Points: 171,532.48 Bank: 87,587.89 Total Points: 259,120.37 Donate	Oh God the world has ended. Bolt's back! Oh, and Chrono Cross still sucks, Bolt. -CSM

12-27-2007, 04:20 PM	#11
Sir Bolt the Dragoon Defender of Chrono Cross Join Date: Feb 2000 Gender: Posts: 12,543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Points: 157.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 157.00 Donate	See, I don't recall who you are. Silly holiday PDNs.

12-27-2007, 04:54 PM	#12
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,641 Thanks: 653 Thanked 479 Times in 318 Posts Points: 171,532.48 Bank: 87,587.89 Total Points: 259,120.37 Donate	^I joined after you left. I took Tan's place as RPG mod. But I read all your rants with Jay. And frankly I'm on Jay's side. Oh, and we need you to rant about FFXII. -CSM

12-27-2007, 05:04 PM	#14
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12-27-2007, 04:59 PM	#13
Marchie 72 and still going strong Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Gender: Posts: 11,428 Thanks: 925 Thanked 393 Times in 270 Posts Points: 579.44 Bank: 344,107.14 Total Points: 344,686.58 Donate	Wow, Bolt and Tritoch are making cameos. Amazing. No, I don't know you, I've just heard your name mentioned before.

12-27-2007, 09:12 PM	#16
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,641 Thanks: 653 Thanked 479 Times in 318 Posts Points: 171,532.48 Bank: 87,587.89 Total Points: 259,120.37 Donate	^Well, Jay hates it. Go read his posts. I actually loved the game though. -CSM

12-27-2007, 09:15 PM	#17
Sir Bolt the Dragoon Defender of Chrono Cross Join Date: Feb 2000 Gender: Posts: 12,543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Points: 157.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 157.00 Donate	Oh, believe me...I KNOW Jay hates it, haha. It and its prequel are my favorite games of all time.

12-27-2007, 09:25 PM	#18
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,641 Thanks: 653 Thanked 479 Times in 318 Posts Points: 171,532.48 Bank: 87,587.89 Total Points: 259,120.37 Donate	Chrono Compendium I posted that awhile back, and now I'm posting it again because you're back. -CSM

12-27-2007, 09:40 PM	#19
Sir Bolt the Dragoon Defender of Chrono Cross Join Date: Feb 2000 Gender: Posts: 12,543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Points: 157.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 157.00 Donate	Is this the appropriate place to post my reaction to that? Dunno, but this IS the Misc. Forum, so... On it being a sequel, I believe it serves as both a follow-up to Chrono Trigger AND as a standalone game. Put way too simply, the connections to CT are incredibly meaningful if you've played the prequel, but you don't miss out if you haven't. Square was trying to appeal to both demographics (a.k.a. the aged RPGers and the FF7 fanboys) with CC, and they took a rather...interesting...approach. The developed characters argument always pisses me off because those characters who are plot-essential are developed as they should be. You don't know much about TURNIP because he's a freakin' TURNIP. How is there a myth that the music sucks? Next to Kingdom Hearts, CC has one of the most amazing game soundtracks of all time. I think the flaws list is lacking. Although I agree with the point on story pacing, the star system definitely deserves to be there. And their interpretation of the ending is wrong--there's no proof that the dude in the pic is Serge. Aside from that, I find the ending quite poetic and fitting. I generally agree with all of the strengths, although the story, again, has subpar presentation. CC fascinates me because it's an incredibly unique approach to what is arguably the greatest RPG of all time. Never before have I played a game that's such a piece of art, from its graphics to music to story and themes. Something about it just works for me.

12-27-2007, 10:01 PM	#20
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,641 Thanks: 653 Thanked 479 Times in 318 Posts Points: 171,532.48 Bank: 87,587.89 Total Points: 259,120.37 Donate	Here's how I feel about it: Overall, it was a solid game. It's definitely not the disgrace FFVII was to FFVI (even though Chrono Trigger is the best game ever made), but it did have its flaws. Mainly in the star system. I actually thought the element system was kinda fun at the beginning...until you have more elements than you can deal with. My main beef was with the characters. You don't need 45 PCs. 15 is fine. Another 15 of them should've been NPCs, and another 15 shouldn't even exist (Turnip, Leah, Razzly, Draggy, Mojo just to name a few. And I think they should've made DARIO a PC. The main problem with that is you can't really maximize all their stats and it's too hard to manage them all. See, I like to be able to micromanage my characters; in games like CC it's impossible.) Stand alone, it probably would've made my list for 10 best games ever, but they slapped the Chrono label on it and thus you have to compare it to Chrono Trigger. I do like how it leaves a lot open to interpretation and implication, specifically how the two games connect to each other. -CSM