I was looking through the old Nintendo Power previews and was amused by this:
People will have been replaced with strange, gremlin-folk, and many of your weapons will no longer have much effect on creatures. You'll see changes like this throughout the game because your meddling in time alters the course of events.
That really misrepresents what's going on.
Gaspar: Due to alternations you've made in the timeline, swords no longer work.
Fighter: DO NOT WANT !!
Black Mage: How is that even possible? Sharp pointy object...delicate mortal flesh...should work like a charm!
Red Mage: Maybe in this timelime, nobody has hands for holding swords.
Thief: What could we have done in the past to cause that?
Gaspar: I seem to remember you stealing the Planet's lunch. Maybe the Planet, instead of cutting off your hands, cut off everyone's hands.
Black Mage: That would be Darwinianly righteous.
Thief: But
we still have our h--OH MY GOD !!
Everyone: AAH !!
Black Mage: My hands! My beautiful, untainted hands!
Red Mage: I
really hope that lunch was worth it, Thief.
Thief: Actually I forgot it in 65,000,000 BC. It's probably spoiled by now.
Black Mage: I would stab you so hard if only I still had my hands.
Red Mage: Maybe you could hold the knife in your teeth.
Thief: Hey! Whose side are you on?
Gaspar: *gets on the phone* Yes, is Crono there? Oh, hello. How are you? ... Fine, fine. ... With your shoulder, eh? ... Yeah, so, anyway...I guess you know why I'm calling...