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INTEREST: Famitsu Readers Vote Chrono Trigger as Top Video Game From Heisei Era




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Cardcaptor Takato



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:51 pm Reply with quote
Breath of the Wild was good but if they were going to pick any Zelda game. it should have been either Ocarina of Time, A Link to the Past, or Link's Awakening.
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Mr. sickVisionz



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:48 pm Reply with quote
If anyone curious, the Heisiei Era is Jan 7th 1989 to Apr 30th 2019.
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Siegfriedl88



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:16 pm Reply with quote
can tell this was a small sample size ...i can get behind chrono trigger being a top game, but the other two wouldnt even make my list..ocarina of time should be the top rated zelda game

Aside from that and personal experience..id say the revolutionary games that changed the rpg genre would be more like FF4, FF7, xenogears , Persona 3..not that well versed in games outside that though...asking me about fighting, horror or sports games i wouldnt know where too begin with those.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:19 pm Reply with quote
More like the greatest video game of all time!
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Remington Steele



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:37 pm Reply with quote
Xenogears would be the greatest JRPG of all time.

So I disagree with this vote. :/
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AiddonValentine



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:42 pm Reply with quote
Siegfriedl88 wrote:
can tell this was a small sample size ...i can get behind chrono trigger being a top game, but the other two wouldnt even make my list..ocarina of time should be the top rated zelda game

Aside from that and personal experience..id say the revolutionary games that changed the rpg genre would be more like FF4, FF7, xenogears , Persona 3..not that well versed in games outside that though...asking me about fighting, horror or sports games i wouldnt know where too begin with those.


Yeah, this is admittedly a big problem with polling. Famitsu polls in particular tend to skew to very recent stuff, which is why what is considered the "best" FF changes every time a new one comes out.

If I was going to go for the most important games of the Heisei Era, the list would be gigantic. FFVII, Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Blazblue, Street Fighter II, Metal Gear Solid, Sakura Wars, Dark Souls, Devil May Cry, Soulcalibur, Symphony of the Night, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Smash Bros, and those are just obvious ones. It would be really ease to do a top 100 considering that it's a full three decades of history.
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anddo



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:51 pm Reply with quote
Haha great picks. Anyway here's my Top 30 from the Heisei era:
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
3. Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
4. Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back
5. Gokujō Parodius
6. Chaotix
7. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
8. Shenmue
9. Chrono Trigger
10. LSD: Dream Emulator
11. Ninja Gaiden 2
12. No More Heroes
13. Ace Combat 3
14. Pole's Big Adventure
15. Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special
16. Policenauts
17. Kirby Super Deluxe
18. Clock Tower
19. Parasite Eve 2
20. Pepsiman
21. Shin Megami Tensei I+II
22. Silent Hill
23. Panzer Dragoon
24. NiGHTS into Dreams
25. F-Zero X
26. Side Pocket
27. Hong Kong 97
28. PC-Genjin 3
29. Chō Genjin
30. Garō Densetsu
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FreshIngredient



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:10 pm Reply with quote
Remington Steele wrote:
Xenogears would be the greatest JRPG of all time.

So I disagree with this vote. :/

Unfinished games can't be the greatest.
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FireballDragon



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:35 pm Reply with quote
FreshIngredient wrote:
Remington Steele wrote:
Xenogears would be the greatest JRPG of all time.

So I disagree with this vote. :/

Unfinished games can't be the greatest.


Unfortunately, I'd have to agree. Like with Schubert and Dickens, Xenogears will forever remain an unfinished masterpiece.

But still a masterpiece nonetheless.
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Silver Kirin



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:45 am Reply with quote
It's cool to know that Chrono Trigger is still remembered, I hope that someday Square-Enix will make a new project. Breath of the Wild is also a good choice, I know Zelda isn't as popular in Japan compared to the rest of the world but it seems that this game brought new fans to the series. I don't know much from Nier Automata so I don't have an opinon, I heard it's great though.
I'm wondering how the rest of list will be, I wonder if it will only include Japanese games, or that some western games will make it into the list, for example Minecraft is very popular in Japan. I would be surperised if GTA is included.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:54 pm Reply with quote
Of all the games that have gotten remakes it is a shame that Square Enix has never shown any interest in remaking Chrono Trigger. The rush job it got with the PC release does indicate that despite being a well loved game that it somehow lacks advocates within Square Enix. What makes it even more ironic is the number of retro games that have been released over the years that have mentioned Chrono Trigger as one of their inspirations.
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