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Chrono Cross remaster announced for Switch, PC, PS4, XBO. Releases April 7th 2022
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Going to be on pc or Steam deck with mod for me. I think they already did it for the PS1 version on emulator.
They do? :/
vs AI upscale:
It looks like the same terrible vaseline filter that we got in FFVII/VIII/IX on modern consoles. At least it seems we're getting the option to play it looking like it's essentially run using a PS1 emulator with pixelated font, backgrounds and character models?
Honestly I'm not seeing this huge difference besides the zoom.
Yes it's not the HD feeling of AI reconstruction but it's absolutely not like the FF7-8-9 remasters, those looked seriously blurred.
How can they make pre-rendered backgrounds widescreen? They don't have the original artwork.
There was horizontal scrolling in most locations so it should have been possible to just extend the viewport
Some before and after shots.
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The "originals" in these comparisons are definitely not accurate. They're already upscaled and the font isn't right. The remaster is definitely more significant than that.
EDIT: or is the purpose to show the fully upscaled original compared to remaster?
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Those originals are directly from SE's PR website for the game.
There is a multitude of small issues that games from this era inherit. I would say this hits all the right checkboxes for me.
I'm genuinely happy to see both pixel font and what seems to be just the high res versions the SAME damn fonts. It's amazing how such a small thing can have such a big effect for my nostalgia. A definite win for me.
The classic and new mode is a great way to approach this too, I would play in classic I think, but I can see why people would want more tweaks than me.
It's a damn shame Squareenix doesn't seem to wanna make physical collections of these new ports.
And as one last side note. One step closer to the GOAT, Parasite Eve.
I'm genuinely happy to see both pixel font and what seems to be just the high res versions the SAME damn fonts. It's amazing how such a small thing can have such a big effect for my nostalgia. A definite win for me.
The classic and new mode is a great way to approach this too, I would play in classic I think, but I can see why people would want more tweaks than me.
It's a damn shame Squareenix doesn't seem to wanna make physical collections of these new ports.
And as one last side note. One step closer to the GOAT, Parasite Eve.
I don't understand why they didn't fix the framerate.
They can't seriously be putting it out in this state.
They can't seriously be putting it out in this state.
FF8 Remaster had the same issue IIRC, so it's not really a first for SE "remasters" :(
It literally looks like they just ran the backgrounds through a blur filter and called it a day.
WTF, this is embarrasing!
WTF, this is embarrasing!
I think both set of screens are the remaster, just in Original or Remaster graphical mode.
I think it's better to remaster this one, due to its availability. Chrono Trigger has been rerealeased several times by now.
Anyone else feel like the upscaled backgrounds contribute to the dream-y feel of the game? I can understand some people don't like it but for me it really adds to the charm. It looks like it was supposed to be like this to me.
But never on playstation though no? Surely releasing both would have made sense?
Like nothing SE does makes sense to me.
Well that really has been the case with SE for awhile.
It's more likely they remake Trigger at some point ala Trials of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 3.
They have a catalogue of really strong jRPGs to go back to and they just let them rot in obscurity.
They did release Chrono Trigger on the Playstation. It was a long time ago, though. It's where the FMV's that were prevalent in the DS version came from.
Final Fantasy Chronicles - Wikipedia
It didn't run the best though, since the load times before battle and even bringing up the menu were...well horrible. :/
Looks terrible.It literally looks like they just ran the backgrounds through a blur filter and called it a day.
WTF, this is embarrasing!
I'm slightly miffed this wasn't Xenogears and in fact a CC remaster and not even a remake. Are we sure that the original rumour of big PS title was the same thing here just misinformation? It seems weird that the big thing would be a remaster to me. Well I'm glad all the same but I was expecting something huge. That being said I might buy this because the improvements look nice.
For me is totally necessary, i remember fighting many fights that wish i could skip and getting bored by this.
Low key conspiracy theory: All these remasters/releases/remakes of 90s IP were all driven by the composers who want to cash in on nostalgia. The music is always that gets the most attention😆
That's.. stupid urgh.
Like I said, if you want it on the go I think switch looks fine as is in HD.
If you want the definitive version get it on PC we are gonna make this a beauty with tweaks and reshade. From framerate, to grain, upscale etc..
Like legends of mana and ff9, awful vanilla versions that are now both amazing thanks to fans.
No, this is Square Enix.
But whatever. $20 is probably not worth much more effort than this anyway.
It literally looks like they just ran the backgrounds through a blur filter and called it a day.
WTF, this is embarrasing!
Can you please give the source of this image? It seems is not in the trailer
Ah, I didn't know that but to be fair, I should have specified I'm from the UK so we only ever got the DS release. The original and that version never came out here.They did release Chrono Trigger on the Playstation. It was a long time ago, though. It's where the FMV's that were prevalent in the DS version came from.
Final Fantasy Chronicles - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
It didn't run the best though, since the load times before battle and even bringing up the menu were...well horrible. :/
Ah, that's unfortunate. :/
Thankfully you weren't missing much, the PS1 versions was a very unoptimized port. Glad you at least got the DS version!
