Grandia II or Chrono Cross

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Post by Veggita2099 »

Sad thing is the dreamcast version is higher priced then the ps2 version. I guess that is cause its rarer.
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Post by Lartrak »

A suggestion for people with scratched discs. Get a Disc Doctor. Works nearly perfectly on surface scratches. That thing is great.
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The thing is, that Gameedoctor can totally mess up discs. It only happened to one of my PSX games (Cost ?5 anyway), but it works great 99% of the time. I just hate having to buy new wheels after they run out.
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Veggita2099 wrote:Sad thing is the dreamcast version is higher priced then the ps2 version. I guess that is cause its rarer.
The PC version isint so bad as the PS2 version (AA is a god), but if you dont have a Decent PC, it slows down.
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Post by kaze »

the pc version basically looks like the dc version through vga.
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I haven't played CC yet, but I will after I beat FF8 (close to finishing disc 3 because I got decimated in the boss fight...it is rediculous when compared to FF7).

Grandia 2 has to be one of my favorite rpgs. I enjoy the battle system, the magic system, and what would be considered a special attack/summon (I don't remember exactly what it is called as it has been a long time since playing the game.)

As for Gamedoctors...I really cann't recommend them. I got one and I tried to resurface some discs, and it was a lot of effort without any results. Professional resurfacing machines are the way to go...expensive...but brilliant especially with DC games.
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Sultan of Saturn wrote:I haven't played CC yet, but I will after I beat FF8 (close to finishing disc 3 because I got decimated in the boss fight...it is rediculous when compared to FF7).

Grandia 2 has to be one of my favorite rpgs. I enjoy the battle system, the magic system, and what would be considered a special attack/summon (I don't remember exactly what it is called as it has been a long time since playing the game.)

As for Gamedoctors...I really cann't recommend them. I got one and I tried to resurface some discs, and it was a lot of effort without any results. Professional resurfacing machines are the way to go...expensive...but brilliant especially with DC games.
I think I know what boss your at. There was this one boss that was on the 3rd or 4th disc that was probably the hardest boss out of any FF game I ever played. I won't say what to give away the story but there was only 2 bosses in the game I had trouble with, and 1 is the final boss.
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Post by kaze »

Veggita2099 wrote:
Sultan of Saturn wrote:I haven't played CC yet, but I will after I beat FF8 (close to finishing disc 3 because I got decimated in the boss fight...it is rediculous when compared to FF7).

Grandia 2 has to be one of my favorite rpgs. I enjoy the battle system, the magic system, and what would be considered a special attack/summon (I don't remember exactly what it is called as it has been a long time since playing the game.)

As for Gamedoctors...I really cann't recommend them. I got one and I tried to resurface some discs, and it was a lot of effort without any results. Professional resurfacing machines are the way to go...expensive...but brilliant especially with DC games.
I think I know what boss your at. There was this one boss that was on the 3rd or 4th disc that was probably the hardest boss out of any FF game I ever played. I won't say what to give away the story but there was only 2 bosses in the game I had trouble with, and 1 is the final boss.
you had trouble on the final boss? man ff8 is the most abusable final fantasy games to come out (second is final fantasy 10, followed by 7)

anyway chrono cross is very good, however i recommend playing through trigger if you havent done so already. youll enjoy cross much more.
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Post by Veggita2099 »

kaze wrote:
Veggita2099 wrote:
Sultan of Saturn wrote:I haven't played CC yet, but I will after I beat FF8 (close to finishing disc 3 because I got decimated in the boss fight...it is rediculous when compared to FF7).

Grandia 2 has to be one of my favorite rpgs. I enjoy the battle system, the magic system, and what would be considered a special attack/summon (I don't remember exactly what it is called as it has been a long time since playing the game.)

As for Gamedoctors...I really cann't recommend them. I got one and I tried to resurface some discs, and it was a lot of effort without any results. Professional resurfacing machines are the way to go...expensive...but brilliant especially with DC games.
I think I know what boss your at. There was this one boss that was on the 3rd or 4th disc that was probably the hardest boss out of any FF game I ever played. I won't say what to give away the story but there was only 2 bosses in the game I had trouble with, and 1 is the final boss.
you had trouble on the final boss? man ff8 is the most abusable final fantasy games to come out (second is final fantasy 10, followed by 7)

anyway chrono cross is very good, however i recommend playing through trigger if you havent done so already. youll enjoy cross much more.
Well I had trouble as in I didn't beat it the first time. I also rushed through this game not taking the time to suck the magic that I should have.
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Post by Gmc »

kaze wrote:the pc version basically looks like the dc version through vga.
Unless you use AntiAliasing ;) It looks a lot better, I can tell you.
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Post by Jeeba Jabba »

Bleh, I have both games and neither was satisfying... Chrono Cross was soooooooooooooooooo boring and monotonous... :roll:
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Post by Veggita2099 »

Jeeba Jabba wrote:Bleh, I have both games and neither was satisfying... Chrono Cross was soooooooooooooooooo boring and monotonous... :roll:
You just don't like RPG games do you. Didn't you say Final Fantasy 10 sucked also or was that somebody else?
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veg, that was him. But he did like FF8 though.
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Sultan of Saturn wrote: As for Gamedoctors...I really cann't recommend them. I got one and I tried to resurface some discs, and it was a lot of effort without any results. Professional resurfacing machines are the way to go...expensive...but brilliant especially with DC games.
What I tried is using some cellphone display polish. It fills up li'l scratches and stuff. Works great on audio and one of my DC games (didn't have to do it on others)
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Post by Clessouliss »

Sorry I'm replying to this so late but, Grandia 2 is so much better it makes own Chrono Cross not even a option if you had to choose between the 2.
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Post by CoasterKing »

I am an RPG fan and I think Chrono Cross is pretty crap. It's one of the most boring games I have ever come across. Grandia 2 wins hands down for me.
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Post by Captain Tokyo »

Grandia II.
Chrono Cross is a great game but I found Grandia II to be more enjoyable to play. Although CC has a much higher replay value than G2.
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Post by Tofu »

I couldnt decide, so I bought Xenogears. :P
Grandia shall be next I suppose.
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Post by Veggita2099 »

I played through Chrono Cross and liked it. I ordered Grandia 2 and I will see how it stacks up.
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