Posted by Bob Mackey
And now, a conversation between me and the Internet:
Internet: Hey, Bob; Chrono Trigger is coming out for the DS!
Bob: That's good.
Internet: But it's just a port with no major additions that will cost 40 dollars.
Bob: That's bad.
Internet: But you reserve it at GameStop, you get a free CD soundtrack!
Bob: That's good.
Internet: The bonus CD only has two songs.
Bob: Can I go now?
As much as I appreciate free shit--and we all love free shit--this CD isn't much of a pre-order incentive. In fact, being the accomplished nerd that I am, I already have these two songs from older CD releases. Game|Life reports that the two tracks are "Chrono Trigger, Orchestra Version" and "Chrono Trigger Medley Orchestra Version," which I'm almost positive are from the 2001 PSX re-release of the game and/or one of the Orchestral Game Concert CDs. Whatever the case (and at the risk of sounding ungrateful), TWO songs!? If Square-Enix ever checked out the pre-order goodies for something like Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, they'd know how to throw together a great bonus soundtrack instead of "meh" incarnate.
Don't get me wrong--I appreciate the offer. But I think I'll stick to my MP3s.
Related Links:
The Chrono Trigger Port: Are You Excited or Disappointed?
The Five Greatest Enhanced Remakes - And Five That Weren't So Great, Part 1
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About Bob Mackey
For a brief period of time I was Bull from TV's
Night Court, but some of you may know me from the humor column I wrote for Youngstown State University's The Jambar, Kent State University's The Stater, and Youngstown's alternative newspaper, The Walruss. I'm perhaps most well-known for my bi-weekly pieces on Something Awful. I've also blogged for Valley24.com and have written articles for EGM, 1UP, GameSpite and Cracked. For all of my writing over the years, I have made a total of twenty American dollars. It's also said that I draw cartoons, which people have described with words such as "legible." I kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby and am looking to do so again in the future.
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