/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6694598
grinding in almost every rpg is a waste of time, just play through the game going from beat to beat. the moment you mindlessly start running in circles to refight the same thing so you can get to that next level or next piece of equipment is the instant you remove yourself from the game and begin to look at it as a job, a checklist to complete. This is absolutely the wrong mindset for any game. Don't grind, just play it. Guarantee you, you'll get a better helmet in the amount of time you spent grinding for it if you just progressed in the game instead.

>>6694603
Yes I was actually thinking I would probably stumble onto this gear soon enough if I just progress. I don't know if Chrono Trigger is a game that even benefits from grindingm

>>6694598
game has very little survival elements to it's leveling system. If your die many times at a boss, it's less likely that you're underleveled and more likely there's some sort of trick or gimmick to it you need to learn.
Usually that info can be gotten from NPCs to encourage you to read all the flavor text (and I mean, it's an RPG, so why wouldn't you)

Enemy positioning will effect certain attacks, and certain enemies will change stances or animations during battle. You can't reposition your characters, but you'd almost never need to.

Early game is very straightforward as far as dungeons and fighting monsters go. There's plenty of extra time you can spend gettting extra items and equipment from helping villagers, though. Later on the game opens up a lot more and you may need to grind for stuff like the sand pit.

>>6694598
Don’t grind. Fly through those portals like the world depends on it because it does.

Why do you need a primer on a video game that's pretty easy and straightforward regardless of how you play it

>>6694629
Because he’s never played it and doesn’t know. Learn how to read ass hole

>>6694632
I think he does know which is why he bothered to acquire and play it. He's not some sheep that just plays a game because it's popular r-right?

>>6694639
Way to derail the thread

>>6694639
What? I don't know a ton about the game besides that it is hailed as a masterpiece and one of the greatest RPGs of the era. I know vague plot points (portals, time travel, a villain named Lavos and theres some frog dude) but other than that I don't know anything about how the game plays besides being turned based

>>6694598
Do not grind. ever. makes the game way too easy.

>>6694816
I just got Frog and yes its moving along at a nice pace with just fighting whats in your way to the next area of interest.

>>6694603
>grinding in almost every rpg is a waste of time
I don't know about Chrono Trigger, but many force you to grind otherwise it's impossible to proceed.

>>6696818
In the hundreds I've played grinding is the option for those that can't figure out strategy.

>>6694598
Chrono Trigger is pretty cool, Grandia is better though.

chrono cross isn’t canon and people who like it were molested as children and now wish to do the same to others.

It doesn't really hold up as an RPG, but I like the art.

>>6694598
>Does your character or monsters positions on the battlefield matter at all or is it just for show? I can't seem to be able to move my PCs except when they attack and that is automatic.
You can't move your characters during combat, but it rarely matters.
>Is it worth it to do this?
No. The game is easy and requires no grinding at all.

>>6694598
It's not the best. It's the Mona Lisa of jrpgs.

>>6698772
>if you do not agree with x thing I say you are a pedophile

You know if you keep doing that pedo won't mean anything anymore, right?

>>6694598
>I have seen it recommended to be level 5 before you go through the portal.

Who on earth said that? I can't imagine running around grinding to that level so early on for so little payoff.

It's a great game though OP, I hope you have a great time.

>>6700209
Sounds like you fuck kids m8

>>6694598
Just play man. Don't skip fights. try to fight so you don't have to worry about grinding at all.

There is a part much much later in the game where you go through this automated gauntlet of fighting which you can grind to quickly gain much higher levels and handle final bosses with ease.

>>6700274
just this one

>>6694598
Grinding is only for the second playthrough/a specific boss, don't do it on your first.

>>6694614
There is no reason at all to grind if you just fight the enemies you come across. That's what makes Chrono Trigger so great. It's very well balanced. There is one exception though. There's a certain wizard that you fight, and you can grind the bats on the stairs before him to get enough tech points to learn good spells. Doesn't take that long to do though.

>>6694598
When you get to Zeal, if you are 100% it, there are some missible items there.