Suikoden IV = Chrono Cross?
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I think that's a little biased Patapi, out of all of the SNES RPGs I ever got to play (which is limited sense not many of the good ones got a stateside release since we weren't an RPG focused country at the time), Chrono Trigger was by far one of the better ones. With a good plot, good character design, and a unique storyline, the first ever (to my knowledge) New Game +, and the ability to time travel and have triggers event stuff in the past present future, etc. it was a very amazing game for it's time.
I think it really depends on WHEN you played Chrono Trigger that makes it so great, if you played it during the days of SNES or even the early PSX/N64/Saturn days, it was definitely an amazing game, if you played it anytime recently, it does pale to a lot of RPGs out there nowadays.
I think it really depends on WHEN you played Chrono Trigger that makes it so great, if you played it during the days of SNES or even the early PSX/N64/Saturn days, it was definitely an amazing game, if you played it anytime recently, it does pale to a lot of RPGs out there nowadays.
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Stop comparing Skies of Arcadia to Suikoden 4! Skies is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH, better than Suikoden 4 and is NOT a suikowantabe. Anyone who thinks this is foolish!RPG Seeker wrote:No, IMO, Suikoden IV is more like Skies of Arcadia Legends. SoaL has way less characters but the same sense of recruiting, ship battles and sailing.
Futher more, Skies of Arcadia has been called the "God of all RPGs" by many! So, even IF both Skies and the Suiko titles share a "more characters than usual" thing, thats where the similarities end. Besides the extra characters in Skies are not playable and thier is only 22 of them.
However, as far as Chrono Cross goes, it is also much better than Suikoden 4.
Suikoden 4 is however, still a good game.
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TrueBlood, please don't make it sound as if your opinion is a fact. Don't make it sound as if people aren't allowed to have their own opinion either. You are very rude to call people who compare Skies of Arcadia with Suikoden IV as foolish. Consider this as a friendly warning.
Now let's get back to the friendly discussion.
Now let's get back to the friendly discussion.
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Hmm...
Well... aside from ship battles, I do agree that I don't see any similarities between Skies & Suiko 4...
Anyhow... I think claiming any RPG is like another RPG is a bit silly, since most RPGs do pull ideas from each other, and major plot twists/devices are constantly being used over and over.
Take FF12's Gambit System, it sounds VERY similar to .Hack's battle system.
Anyhow... I think claiming any RPG is like another RPG is a bit silly, since most RPGs do pull ideas from each other, and major plot twists/devices are constantly being used over and over.
Take FF12's Gambit System, it sounds VERY similar to .Hack's battle system.
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I have to disagree with this point. Although I agree that Suikoden IV is preceeded by games that are much better, which makes it seem worse in comparision than it actually is.patapi wrote:One major difference:
Suikoden IV had excellent predecessors, and that's why the mediocre installment hit us pretty hard.
Chrono Cross was reasonably enjoyable, but Chrono Trigger was pretty much of the same quality to begin with. Both were nothing especially spectacular.
Chrono Trigger has the same thing going for it. Chrono Trigger was such a good game that Chrono Cross seems awful. I really liked Chrono Trigger. In fact, it was my favourite game for a long time, like many years. I don't think that's necessarily true anymore, but considering how long ago it was that is still very impressive.
I'm replaying Suikoden IV and I have to say I don't hate it as much as I did the first time through, especially after playing tactics. Yes, it's not up to the Suikoden standards, however, it's not really that bad of a game. If it was unrelated to Suikoden (took out the Silverberg reference and the unnecessary 108 star characters) then I could see it being pretty good.
I might feel the same way about Chrono Cross if I replayed it again this many years later. But, I don't paticularily want to because there are no more sequels to that series.
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Yeah... Chrono series really does need a sequel, but Square's too busy milking Final Fantasy.
I think the reason why Chrono Trigger gets such a bad rep from some people, is because they're playing it like... in this day and era, so all the really cool effects/plot devices, and other things that Chrono Trigger brought to the table has been reflected in other new age/next gen games, so it's luster is lost on some folks. I know a lot of people who only played Chrono Cross, and never Chrono Trigger too, and that makes me cry on the inside.
I think the reason why Chrono Trigger gets such a bad rep from some people, is because they're playing it like... in this day and era, so all the really cool effects/plot devices, and other things that Chrono Trigger brought to the table has been reflected in other new age/next gen games, so it's luster is lost on some folks. I know a lot of people who only played Chrono Cross, and never Chrono Trigger too, and that makes me cry on the inside.
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Could you elaborate a bit more? I personally don't see any (significant) similarities between the two games. But I'm interested in seeing what you have in mind.hotspot wrote:suikoden and chrono cross are just very much alike in many many many ways
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