Alter Ego

Actually, gaming is one of the best way to waste my time. Not really wasting them, but its just one of my hobbies (other than looking up the Internet on how to do things I have always done on Windows but on Linux).

And the game I have been playing lately is Chrono Cross! Its a PSX (short for Playstation) game, that I play on my PSX emulator; the pSX (legally, you need to own a PSX in order to play games on its emulator). pSX on Ubuntu is fairly easy to get; just follow the instructions here.

Anyway, its an old game, from the year 2000 if I am not mistaken but the gameplay is so good that I am on my 2nd playthrough already!

The gameplay is evolved around elements. Each element has their own set of spells consisting of offensive, defensive and support types. Each character has their own innate elements; so to speak - their element signature. One character may be a RED innate; while another is a BLUE innate (and there's more than a dozen characters to choose from for your 3-man party!). There are 6 elements; RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, BLACK and WHITE. Each element has their own opposite; RED to BLUE (vice versa), GREEN to YELLOW (vice versa) and BLACK is to WHITE (vice versa). So you have to set up your strategies properly in order to get the most efficient way to eliminate your enemies!

The graphics is so-so, but still one of the best on this old platform. Audio is great, and storyline is awesome! You can check out the screenshots here.

I suggest anyone who cannot play (or cannot afford the hardware :P) the latest games, might as well travel back in time, and look up those awesome great titles that you can play on an emulator, and have some fun time playing old games with great gameplay! You won't regret it!

With that said, game on!