Just wanted to follow up that it appears that Square has fixed the Android version, as it now lets me download and install it again on my Google Pixel. Tried it this morning successfully.
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Chrono Trigger is on Steam (Fan patches now being released)
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Just wanted to follow up that it appears that Square has fixed the Android version, as it now lets me download and install it again on my Google Pixel. Tried it this morning successfully.
The SNES version looks better than that. Embarassing.have some squares
These are great, but it's kinda funny how enemy sprites looked so huge and awesome and our characters are so tiny and cute.That's the thing. There is a producer out there who champions to release good versions of his games. Not only that but RS2 was released on most platforms in the same day. And I think it looks damn nice. They used the "don't fix what ain't broke" as an adage and it is clear there were no reason to touch up the sprites only to scale them (or for some bosses animate them)
It looks good but wasn't that port received quite negatively as well?That's the thing. There is a producer out there who champions to release good versions of his games. Not only that but RS2 was released on most platforms in the same day. And I think it looks damn nice. They used the "don't fix what ain't broke" as an adage and it is clear there were no reason to touch up the sprites only to scale them (or for some bosses animate them)
No it runs fine on every platform. It recognizes controller through native steam support where you can remap everything but a lot of ppl didn't know about this feature and got angry instead.
Not to say it was perfect, I think the UI is a step down, but it's a great port that tries to keep the original feeling of the game
I know i said i don't give to fucks about the filter but after seeing some of these screenshots I am not so sure. I have to think that there is a bug causing some of these problems because I refuse to believe someone at Square-Enix considers some these pics an improvement.
Still I am confident one way or the other this will be fixed, so am still planning to buy the game eventually.
Still I am confident one way or the other this will be fixed, so am still planning to buy the game eventually.
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That's the thing. There is a producer out there who champions to release good versions of his games. Not only that but RS2 was released on most platforms in the same day. And I think it looks damn nice. They used the "don't fix what ain't broke" as an adage and it is clear there were no reason to touch up the sprites only to scale them (or for some bosses animate them)
What game is this?
This is fucking crazy. How do they have the gall to release this?have some squares
Damn, that looks nasty.
Visually this is still my favourite way to play the game:
Visually this is still my favourite way to play the game:
have some squares
That's what it looked like in the original game. You can the area in question ithere on this map.
They just upscaled the original tilesets rather than redraw them from scratch (which would have cost them a lot more money...)
Well, they could also just have not upscaled the tiles and used the originals.
Actually it does not look like that.
The upscaling method they used completely destroyed what the tiles are supposed to look like next to each other. It looks totally fucked. A mess.
And what's with the colors.
It never ceases to amaze me how little effort SE puts into their PC ports. I guess they sell decently enough that they don't feel the need to do more.
My face right now:
This should be the new go-to image to highlight how messed up this port is because yikes. FFVI's slightly dodgy pillars have nothing on this.
IIRC the other ports didn't get nearly as overwhelmingly negative Steam review averages as this one, it could be the thing to finally make them realize. That and all the refunds that must have rolled in.
Thanks for the new avatar.
the screenshots are kind of unbelievable, and the fact that they're using the UI of the mobile version is beyond dumb.
I do not believe any publisher can remove reviews. If the game is refunded the review is removed though.
And yeah, SEGA is basically the best publisher when it comes to respecting their 16 bit games. Unfortunately for us they think that is all anyone wants from their back catalog usually.
Yeah of course you are right and they can't. Just thought it was weird that some seem to be taken a look at by Valve moderators:
At least 1 review has been removed for calling the port a fraud: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198275246494/recommended/613830/
I don't agree with calling this port a fraud, but it's still a bit much to remove the review in my opinion.
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Actually it does not look like that.
The upscaling method they used completely destroyed what the tiles are supposed to look like next to each other. It looks totally fucked. A mess.
And what's with the colors.
There are issues in the original tiling that are essentially invisible due to the original game's resolution and styling. Even if you play the original SNES game on a modern HDTV, you're not going to see such distracting squares everywhere. The issue is that Square-Enix added a unnecessary filter to the game that exacerbates what were basically invisible, minor flaws in the original. They are still accountable for that decision.
Exactly. They altered the game in a way to make it look worse, so the blood is on the devs that did the port. If they wanted to apply filters, they should have considered the consequences and altered the tilesets accordingly. But they didn't make any of those considerations. They applied a crappy filter, got the game code to barely work, and said it's good to go.
I mean, you know the graphics were designed for CRTV screens, right? And that's why you never noticed stuff like this?
I'm not even defending what Squeenix have done, I'm just pointing out that they using the exact same tiles in the exact same layout as before...and it doesn't work because they weren't designed for this.
They just gotta put a Chrono Collection on Nintendo Switch (Including optimized versions of Radical Dreamers, Chrono Trigger, and Chrono Cross) and get started on a sequel to Trigger/Cross and call it a day.
It's just like one of those slide puzzles!have some squares
Yeah, I played it on my SNES Classic over the weekend and it looked fantastic. Also great on my phone (via emulator) and Vita.
Yeah, just saying I've noticed them before back in the day. It's just more prominent this way.
Yeah! Gimme the Mega Man Legacy Collection version of the Chrono series.
