Chrono Trigger First Playthrough | The Fated Hour

Join me on an epic adventure as I dive into the classic RPG, Chrono Trigger, for the very first time!
This week we attempt to bring our hero back to life..
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[@chilledlikeice]

I'm really enjoying watching this series. Thank you for being so engaging

[@MrMilesTV]

Thank you so very much!! Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@Loner098]

@MrMilesTV We got a bit more to unpack here, so let's begin 2:59 You might have noticed that Ayla's Boulder Toss didn't work on this Lavos Spawn. The way Boulder Toss is supposed to work is that it deals 3.3 times the amount of damage from the attack command to the enemy cast (according to the Chrono Trigger wiki fandom). However, it will fail/miss when used on very heavy enemies, flying enemies, enemies fixed to a specific place in the battlefield, or just specific enemies in general. 21:27 This line from Lucca just feels really insensitive because you have to remember that Crono is Lucca's *childhood friend.* When Crono volunteered to throw himself into danger to go save Marle, Lucca was okay with it because she chose to go help him out as well. When Crono was wrongfully accused of kidnapping and then locked up for executo, Lucca showed up to help him escape. I think this line should've just said, "Darn! Was there really nothing that we could do? Did Magus lie to us?" This new line I've thought of for Lucca doesn't make her sound as insensitive or detract from her friendship with Crono. 22:40 If you have Magus in the party, you could speak to Schala to see what he has to even say. 24:06 If you have Marle out of the party but keep Lucca in the party, the latter also hugs Crono. However, instead of Marle's theme (Crono & Marle - A Distant Promise), for Lucca, Frog, and Robo, the theme "The Day The World Was Revived" plays instead (you know, the theme in where Doan and the party think about hope in 2300 AD). 24:34 Even with Crono's revival and this supposedly touching scene between his allies, I still felt nothing. I was just glad to have my ace back. 26:37 Just like Gaspar says, you can speak to some of your party members at the End of Time who can give you hints on where to go for their individual side-quests. All the side-quests he mentioned are part of the main game. If you need a refresher on what side-quests are left, just speak to Gaspar again, and don't be ashamed to use a guide because it's not too easy to remember all of them at once. Since your time machine, the Epoch/TARDi, is now capable of flight, every side-quest should be available now. 27:11 Well, playing without the main character in RPGs isn't really something all that common either now, is it? But yeah, that's also what I like about this game. You can effectively forge any party you want once Crono gets removed. 29:08 The forest you are most likely referring to lies somewhere within 600 AD. 34:33 This triple tech is only available for Frog, Robo, or Ayla have equipped the Silver Gemstone (also known as Silver Rock in the SNES/PS version) if the following conditions are met: *Frog learned Aerial Strike *Robo learned Robo Tackle *Ayla learned Tail Spin 37:49 Tail Spin only works if enemies are in close proximity to Ayla. I forgot to mention that it deals Non-Elemental damage to enemies near Ayla. The power of Tail Spin is also dependent on Ayla's Magic stat. 49:34 It looks like you managed to obtain a Mop from the Nu. The Mop, as its name suggests, is a mop and is literally a joke weapon for Crono, as it only has 1 attack power. 52:53 I mean, the Ruby Armor *clearly* has higher defense AND resists *some* fire damage, but it seems your stubborness allows you to push through with this one. And yeah, it's not better than the Ruby Vest since THAT armor allows you to outright absorb fire damage, but the Ruby Armor is still quite manageable. 53:02 Ah, that's right. It seems that there was one other NPC in this hut that would tell you each individual piece of gear you could craft with the petals, fangs, horns, and feathers, but now that we've progressed further through the story, they are now. 54:13 This is the Sun Temple that had crashed in 12000 BC when Lavos woke up and sent the Kingdom of Zeal back down to earth. As you can tell, it is now an island that resides in 2300 AD. The Sun Shrine, meanwhile, still resides in every single time period (except for 1999 AD since the game forces you into a fight with Lavos there). 55:17 Also, if you ever feel a bit lost while on the overworld, you can open the map by pressing "L" or "R" on the controller for the SNES, but since this is the Steam version of Chrono Trigger, you just have to press whatever buttons you binded "L" or "R" to. 55:48 And it looks like you managed to stumble upon the area for Robo's side-quest without the hint. 56:58 To start off the Geno Dome, we're introduced to new enemies that are just recolors of the robots you fought when you first arrived in 2300 AD with a gauntlet. Deverminator EXs have 1024 HP and can be charmed for an Elixir and then again for a Shield Sphere. They're not too bad, of course. 57:59 Version 4.0 (also called Proto 4.0 in the SNES/PS version) is also mostly unremarkable but can be charmed for a Barrier Sphere instead. 1:02:39 Laser Guards have 400 HP, 100 defense, and 30 magic defense. They only fight with lasers while the only trick up their sleeve is using a self-destruct attack on the entire party if not taken out quickly enough. 1:05:32 As for this level in particular, it can be very confusing to understand as it is one large puzzle to figure out with this location forcing Robo at the front of the party. 1:08:54 + 1:09:45 And this is why Luminaire is the most powerful light skill in the game. 1:14:48 It seems that the robots capture humans who still worked in the Geno Dome and then proceeded to turn them into shiny blue capsules. Perhaps they are trying to process people into food for Lavos' children until they don't have anything left to eat. 1:30:25 Atropos XR's attacks are pretty much similar to that of Robo. She has 6000 HP and just finishes the fight with a finishing self-destruct attack that can make you lose if you don't have enough HP to survive. As a fun amount of trivia, Atropos is the name of the oldest of the Three Fate Sisters in Greek Mythology. It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears"; Atropine is a medication used to treat heart problems; XR is Rx backward, the symbol for pharmaceuticals; and "Atrophy" is a word used to describe auto-deterioration. All of this hints that Atropos XR and Robo suffered an ill fate, where love and death were the fulcra. Meanwhile, renowned for his mischievous intelligence, Prometheus, the Greek titan of fire, stole fire from Zeus and provided it to early humans. Prometheus is often blamed in ancient sources for his pivotal role in history. Likely, Robo was given this extra name to explicate his role as a time-traveler and his outright defiance of Mother Brain for sympathizing with the humans. 1:33:26 If you were to have Lucca in the party, she would've run over to fix Atropos RX, but alas. 1:33:56 This is a purely a permanent stat upgrade that is very easy to confuse with an accessory, so I don't blame you for looking into your equipment there as I'm sure a lot of people did. :< 1:37:11 Yet another tough fight, as Mother Brain has 5000 HP with Displays healing her for 1000 HP. The Displays themselves only have 1 HP, so they are easy to destroy. However, once they are destroyed, Mother Brain starts using more powerful techs against the group. Her Laser Spin attack gets more powerful every time she uses it. What's worse is that she can also use status effects such as lock and confusion to hinder your ability to attack her effectively (hope you had Panaceas and/or anti-status gear equipped). Since it's dangerous to get rid of all 3 Displays immediately, you can try leaving one of them still active while also using powerful single-target techs against Mother Brain. But you can also use status effects against the Displays like sleep to prevent them from healing. This prevents them from healing Mother Brain and leaves it unable to attack the party. From there, attack as hard as you can until she is defeated. If you manage to steal from the Mother Brain, you can obtain a Blue Plate while stealing from the Displays reward you Elixirs.

[@MrMilesTV]

I pretty much just use Luminaire now exclusively for Miles/Crono haha. I love that added context you gave for Robo, as always thank you for your tips and insight!

[@FizzyMcSoda]

@Loner098 The Ruby Vest does not absorb fire damage, it cuts it in half; "1/2". Also the Ruby Armor reduces fire damage down to 1/5, so it's much better than the Ruby Vest. The issue I think is with the wording. The Ruby Armor could of also been read like "Divides fire damage by 5.", or "Reduces fire damage by 80%".

[@Loner098]

@@FizzyMcSoda Whoops. Mixed them up again. :/

[@rjenyawd]

We're an open world game now, friend! Lets go do some character quests!!!!

[@MrMilesTV]

It's been so fun and one of my favorite parts of the game!

[@thecowardlytimelord5322]

Yeah the ribbon just automatically adds stats to Robo and if you do new game + it stacks but by that point Robo's magic defense and speed would probably be maxed out anyway.

[@MrMilesTV]

wait this has NG+??

[@thecowardlytimelord5322]

@MrMilesTV yep one of the earliest cases of new game plus, I'm pretty sure.