Talk:Monster Girl Quest: Paradox/@comment-11535939-20150415132505/@comment-5844115-20150417165352

I've heard of Chrono Trigger... *looks it up*

Ok, Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers...

No, not *that* much time travel.

Most quests still happen in "our" (well, Paradox') world, with only the occasional trips into other timelines. And, in fact, the "time" aspect isn't that big - the places the group sees themselves (in the first part) are, at most, a few decades in the future/past. It still looks mostly the same, but then, MGQ-World saw some high-tech stuff in Laplace's labratory and was already at the brink of getting whiped out by Ilias anyway. Add in a new, multiverse-spanning threat, and a few decades are more than enough for both sci-fi and post-apocalyptic tones.

But on the other hand... some of the NPCs use names of thousands of years old succubi (the three lilith sisters above - the protagonists aren't sure if they were just named after the originals, or if they actually *are* the originals), a disease that was thought to be extinct for a thousand years suddenly comes back, and the game files contain pictures of the monster lords Alice thec6th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th, 15th and 17th (and, obviously, "our" Alice the 16th). The 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th don't actually show up in part 1.

Alice the 8th is the same as in the regular MGQ, saved by Ilias and just having lived very long. Alice the 15th ("our" Alice's mother) went missing when exploring Tartarus and was presumed dead - the protagonists assume she's an impostor, but she might be the actual one. Alice the 17th is from the future - she and Nero are Alice the 16th and Luka's children from the "main ending" of the original MGQ. Doesn't stop Alice the 17th from flirting with Luka. At least some of those must have traveled through Tartarus to get here.

Also, only a few people can actually open the gates in Tartarus and thus travel into parallel worlds (but they can bring anyone with them) - luckily, Luka and his father are amongst them. As is a White Rabbit, who claims her purpose is to guide Alice. Hurray for Alice in Wonderland refferences. She even jumps down a hole in the ground, and complains about being late...

So, basically, it's mostly just a few decades worth of time travel for the protagonists, but with NPCs who might come from all over the timeline.