Instead, it adds a considerable amount of new material. That would be difficult to rework without breaking all those interlinking elements, really, so Perfect Chronology doesn't even try.
That makes sense, really, given that Radiant Historia has a complicated interlocking story that involves traveling between two parallel timelines, and it sees the hero leaping constantly back into the past in order to take advantages of changes that bleed from one timeline to the other. In an interesting and unusual twist, the central story and plot play out the same as always - even the original localization appears to have been untouched. Where this remake shines is in the way Atlus has reworked the actual material of the game. In other words, from the perspective of pure looks, Perfect Chronology is a wash at best. Imperial princess Eruca has even lost her distinctive, boyish hairstyle in favor of more stereotypical flowing blonde tresses. The backgrounds still consist of low-resolution polygons, and characters still appear as awkwardly scaling sprites superimposed over those boxy settings. The user interface elements look a little nicer, but on the other hand, the great painterly character portraits that appeared through the DS game have been replaced by more generic anime-style character illustrations. Radiant Historia was a dated-looking game on DS, and unlike some of Atlus' other 3DS remakes for games of a semi-recent vintage (think Etrian Odyssey: Untold), Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology doesn't do anything to improve the looks of things.
That might not be evident at first glance. That is, it takes something good and refines it into something great. Atlus' Radiant Historia may not have the fan cachet of a Chrono Trigger - despite revolving around a similar time-traveling premise! - but its new remake for 3DS does precisely what a remake is supposed to do.
Meanwhile, the new Steam release of Chrono Trigger is… well, it's tolerable and plays the same as before, but good lord is it an eyesore.īut wait: There's one other RPG remake that has gone largely unsung, and that's a shame. The "upgraded" version of Secret of Mana somehow manged to be buggier than the original, featured a less thoughtful user interface, and lost touch with the original game's appealing sense of physicality. Over the past few weeks, we've seen some disappointingly spotty classic RPG reissues. Mission control for retronauts former EIC of 1UP.com and taking dapper (and frogs) back from the Nazis.
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