I'm playing, I'm playing! (while I'm posting this at once, I filled out the answers as I played)
Chapter 7: The black wind howls
28th Jan - ??? 2015
How do you feel about the way things come to a head in the Tyrano Lair (especially regarding Azala)?
A little surprising (And Tyrano looked cool). How exactly did she know what effect Lavos' impact would have on the planet? I also never knew about the similarity that Jenova and Lavos shared.
Speaking of Zeal, do you have any thoughts on its rather large cast of characters, particularly the Prophet?
Very intriguing, obviously untrustworthy - the super ominous music everywhere doesn't help. I'm curious as to who the Prophet is. It could be some puppet/form of Lavos? Or another time traveler that specifically knew about Crono et. al. Magus, maybe? Oh, and what makes Dalton such a badass? Just who the hell does he think I am?
Now that we've visited them all, do you have a favorite time period? Why?
Well, Zeal seems pretty cool, actually. I mean, they're dicks and all, but the flying islands and mountains chained to the ground is nothing to sneeze at.
Chapter 8 - The Wings of Time
At the outset of the chapter, what sort of feelings do you harbor for the major players in the events in Zeal (the Queen, Schala, Janus, Dalton, etc)?
I was having trouble making heads or tails of Schala when first introduced, and I'm still not sure about Janus, but she seems good. (And I finally know the source of SchalaKitty's name
)
As I said before, is Dalton badass for any reason besides they told us so? That golem was hard, of course (I lost). And why can he can he stop us from attacking by threatening to kill Schala when they JUST told us that the Queen's fancy machine won't work without her. He obviously can't kill her.
Do you like the newest addition to the crew? How much were you wanting such a member of the gang throughout the game?
Such a member of the gang? What do you mean?
The Guru of Life's identity revealed! What was your reaction?
Pretty neat, it was a weird exchange when Frog recognized him but he didn't. Makes sense though, I guess - apart from time travel paradoxes, of course.
How did you do in this chapter's boss fights? Have you had any wipes yet (game over)?
This game got hard, yo. Giga Gaia was repeatedly wiping the floor with me, even once I knew I had to take out the left arm. I just couldn't stay healthy enough for long enough to kill it. After beefing everyone up with HP-Up accessories I managed to take out the arm the first time which allowed me to attack the boss and from then Crono's, Frog's, and Marle's
bitchin Triple Tech could take it out in one shot whenever he restored it. Seriously, that move is really badass.
Then the GolemTwins. As I said I wasn't able to beat the one Golem, so the two of them were nigh impossible. I was at a total loss. I learned that they were vulnerable to sleep. So I was able to cheese my way through it by having Lucca repeatedly cast Hypno while Crono and Frog used Spire over and over.
I was happy, at least, that Dalton was as much of a pushover as he looked. (and Frog deflecting his first fireball was awesome. I love this guy - even if that happens no matter who your party leader is)
Have you been keeping up with Spekkio?
Um...no? I guess this means I should be? I mean, I saw he was a beefier-looking monster, but I didn't engage him.
Chapter 9 - I've waited for this...
How do you feel about magic as it is depicted in Chrono Trigger? In particular, what are your thoughts on the "haves vs. have-nots" in Antiquity?
It's interesting, I like it. There's no denying their accomplishments with it, although I'm not sure why they force the have-nots to live on the surface. Even if they're treated poorly, couldn't you use magic to house them? I guess they don't want to use up their sunstone's power supporting them?
The Prophet revealed! Did you have any idea of who the mysterious figure might be?
Well, as you can see, he was one of my guesses
(I did not see Janus->Magus coming, however)
Did the Ruby Knife's fate come as a shock to you? What thoughts do you have on the way they tied every time period together with it (save 2300 AD)?
It happened quickly, so it took a little process, also very cool. Doesn't help with the paradox stuff, though...if the Gurus were sent into other time periods when the appearence of Lavos occurred withOUT my presence, but the Masamune was formed because I WAS there...how were both things true in the middle ages? (Melchior AND the Masamune being present?)
How did you react to how things played out in Zeal? How do you feel about it now that you're done with the chapter?
Definitely the most fun chapter yet.
Now I'm really beginning to see why this game is so lauded. The way all the time periods connect was really impressively done.
How did your end of chapter play out at North Cape? Why?
Well, absent Crono, Frog became my party-leader. Like a good role-player, when Magus offered Frog the chance to settle up, I took it. Afterwards, I realized that if I wanted him on party I couldn't do that (I didn't actually know he joins your party at all, but that you asked made me curious). So I reloaded and fixed that. Nevertheless, it's good to know that Frog kicked his ass in one-on-one combat
It's impressive you can have such an effect on your party like that, though. It's an even more extreme version of not waiting for Shadow. It's rather Mass Effect-y, actually.
Where do we go from here, as the saying goes?
To the End of Time to out that other Guru, I suppose.
. The Queen and Dalton are both arseholes, but Schala and Janus are cool.
