OK, it's expensive but see why Chrono Trigger is worth it!
Written: Jul 11 '02 (Updated Sep 22 '06)
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Pros: Great artwork, excellent music, and original story line.
Cons: A little too easy at moments.
The Bottom Line: "I want a time machine now!"
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| StarSoldier1's Full Review: Chrono Trigger for Super Nintendo |
Chrono Trigger was one of Square's final games for the Super Nintendo back in 1995 so it didn't get a very wide release because of overall poor sales of video games that year, true some can get the chance to play it on the Playstation too but even that game will set you back a few bucks on auction sites like eBay. So why bother with this 2D Adventure/RPG anyway? The awesome artwork, the unforgettable music, and a cool new concept never before seen in a turn based RPG, that's why! You'll definitely wanna make time for this!
Chrono Trigger is the prequel to Chrono Cross but there are very little the two games have in common other than some music bites and time traveling aspect so some people may actually prefer the original to the newer Cross title believe it or not, play them both to see if you agree?
The story starts off with Crono, a young and skilled spikey haired samurai in 1000 AD, everyone is celebrating the new millennium and your genius friend Lucca just finished her weird new machine at a local fair. Things go wrong when Crono's bumps into a strange girl with a mystical pendent named Marle, she wants to try Lucca's new machine but ends up being lost in time after the machine goes haywire. As Crono and his friends travel through time they soon discover a plot to ruin the planet by a strange and powerful enemy alien discovered hiding in the earth for centuries. If you don't do something about it now, you'll see your world stay in ruins in the future. Save the world and stop the Day of Lavos from ever happening. Cool story, eh?
There are 7 playable characters in the game including the fore mentioned Crono, Lucca, and Marle. The first oddball character you'll encounter is simply known as Frog, he's skilled with a board sword but he's also cursed with a troubled past. In the ruined future you'll mean up with Robo, a broken down robot who instantly becomes Lucca friend. Next up is Ayla, a powerful female chief from the 65, 000, 000 B.C. who not only looks good but she's also a tough little fighter. Finally, the last character is the sinister yet knowledgeable magican Magus who's the arch rival of Frog.
What makes this RPG so different than other games of the genre like the Final Fantasy series or the less popular Dragon Warrior (that's bound to get some people mad, eh) series is that Chrono Trigger features a unique Combo attack system to combine characters attacks in powerful single blows like Lucca will shot fire at Crono's sword and he'll use the sword while it's burning or Robo's and Frog's rush attacks. You can even combine three characters to attack at once as long as their meters are full. The battle scenes also don't go to a new screen like most Role Playing Games and it's sometimes possible to avoid a battle altogether if the enemies don't see or hear you.
gameplay: 9/10
If you can't get find the Super Nintendo version than you can also get Chrono Trigger packaged with the Playstation game Final Fantasy Chronicles which also came with the acclaimed Final Fantasy IV. Unfortunately, because of the CD medium there are some annoying load times when ever the game goes into the battle scenes and both games are graphically unchanged from their 16-bit days other then the new opening and closing cinemas.
Unlike Final Fantasy IV though, Chrono Trigger still looks fairly decent even today and it looks like it actually belongs on a 32-bit machine. This game also includes character artwork by none other than the acclaimed Dragona Ball Z artist; Akira Toriyama so you know that there are some great art in this game. Wait till you see the cool images like Magus's Castle for the first time or the giant bosses like a T. Rex in 65, 000, 000 B.C. Chrono Trigger was prehaps the first RPG where I actually enjoyed the graphics in the game. The only holding it back is the sometimes stiff animation.
graphics: 9/10
If the music of Final Fantasy II wasn't enough you'll also hear awesome music in Chrono Trigger too. Squaresoft knows that game music is very important in a video game and it's time we recognize this fact like they do in Japan (you can even buy video game sound tracks for several different games over there). You'll hear intense and up beat music for a boss battle, and relaxing calm music when you're walking around on the main map. Again sound is another category wear Chrono Trigger excels in. The sound effects are great but not perfect.
sound: 9/10
Why are the best SNES games so pricy?
Chrono Trigger is an awesome time traveling RPG with an excellent 32 meg presentation plus there are 10 different endings after you finish the main game. The fact that you can time travel throughout the game in over 6 different periods really makes the game a nonlinear experience. Although I did talk about earlier how Chrono Trigger wasn't that popular because of it's limited release, that doesn't mean that people didn't like, in fact it still has a good cult following to this day. Just play it trust me.
Chrono Trigger overall score: 94/100
Publishers and creators: Squaresoft
Original release: 1995
*Battery back up game
*Uncommon SNES game
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Starsoldier1
(Ryan Genno)
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