FrankTrollman wrote:Hell, when you play Chronotrigger (which if you haven't, you should rectify that immediately)
FrankTrollman wrote:Really, the best buff system ever employed was in Chrono Trigger, and I'm virtually positive that's as good as a buff system can get
So tell me why you like this game so much. I'm playing it and I think it's a pretty good game, but not the be-all-end-all of RPG's.
The buff system in Chrono Trigger works one of two ways.
The game has (a) fairly rare but easy-to-get item(s) that either give your party member shell status (magic attacks reduced to 2/3) protect (physical attacks reduced to the same amount) and haste (the charge time counter increases to 4/3).
Status effects in this game are fairly useless, though, mostly because almost no enemy ever uses them. So much for debuffs.
There's also a slot for equipment in the game that gives one from a huge selection of permanent 'buffs' during battle (with the exception of one one-use item) with your equipment slot. However, some equipment (helms and armor) gave additional buffs and these were generally better than anything you could ever hope to get.
Also, there was one triple tech that gave your entire party a second life. This is vital towards completing the game's low-level challenge.
Lago_AM3P wrote:Also, there was one triple tech that gave your entire party a second life. This is vital towards completing the game's low-level challenge.
The game moves it to the End of time after that event. Go to the End of time, and go to the end of that staricase in the southeast corner that doesn't seem to go anywhere.
In this moment, I am Ur-phoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my int score.