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What more could one possibly add? Chrono Trigger rocks in any epoch.
First, you've got a somewhat easy plot--time travelers attempting to avert apocalypse--but then thrown in is the fresh and startling idea of an omnipotent stellar parasite. It's amazing what imagination gets packed into these 16 bits. The end of time. Zeal. Mystics and Magus. Twists and turns shake out as personalities start reappearing in different guises, chunks of backstory from each character. The battle system is heavenly, typical RPG ATB plus a new added geometric strategy. Everything's streamlined, from the tecs to armor shopping. Graphics are beautiful and somehow simultaneously fun, sound effects spice it up just right.
The soundtrack is a model of the video game score, and Mitsuda's tunes are rightly among the mainstays of the genre. The quartal fanfare of the main theme, the gentle town melodies, the truly haunting overworld tune, the ghastly Magus dirge, the trial background, Robo's electropop track, and Frog's tripletty song, all simply marvelous.
The game remains as fun as it was when debuting.
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I must say Chrono Trigger is one of the greatest RPGs ever. I didnt even get into RPGs until Chrono Trigger came out. One thing that baffles me though is why people consider this game a rare find and sell it for way too much for a SNES game for these days. Under Game Review Mag and Nintedo Magazine, its considered a "common" game to find. I found the game at a local nostalgia game store for $8. But with that, if for some reason you cant find it outside of online for a cheap buy, you might as well on here because it is recommended as a great game for any price/
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This game is already one of my favorites of all time and I only played it for the first time about two months ago. I did, however, rent it toward the end of my third grade year but when my dad and I went to buy it, they'd stopped selling most SNES games and replaced them with Playstation and N64 all over. But I downloaded this game on an Emulator and finally got to play it again as well as Final Fantasy III (VI), a game I unfortunately never got to play. But all the Final Fantasies are gonna be on the Gameboy Advance pretty soon and I expect this game to be as well, someday. Here's my review.
The graphics of this game are awesome. Even SNES games can have incredible graphics. In fact, the graphics here almost surpass many games even today. The storyline is awesome. I won't spoil it, even though some other reviewers already did. But the gameplay is the best of any RPG. Three of the Final Fantasy games should have had this style of gameplay instead of what they did have, which made them very frustrating. All the others are fine, though. I found this game somewhat easy, but I don't mean so much so that it's a breeze, but you'll still find yourself getting stuck on a couple of battles for a while, stop playing for a week, come back and and say 'ahh, I did it...'
Overall, I'd play this game over anything today. Ever since video games started looking more like movies, companies just seem to focus on making a game look great instead of having incredible storylines like the games of the SNES era almost all did. I've played Doom 3, Quake 4, Halo, and a ton of other movie games that I only enjoyed for a short amount of time before I just sort of decided to move on to something else. I've had Final Fantasy IV, VII, VIII, IX, and X for years and years and years and I play those more than anything else. Among my favorite video games ever, include The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past, Super Mario RPG, all the Mario Bro's games, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Super Mario 64. These are all games I grew up with, and I only wish Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III (VI) could have been a part of my life back then as well.
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Squaresoft has released three great games in its history: Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, and Chrono Trigger. Of the three, this title falls somewhere in the middle. Overall it simply lacks the incredible story depth and character development of FFVI but it does have several strong points that make it easily one of the best video games of all time.
While the story is the most important part of a game in this genre, the graphics are the true standout here, perhaps the best of the SNES era. The battle effects and enemy animations are nothing short of incredible for the console. Square did an amazing job of developing lush environments that make the experience unforgettable. The music is also very strong, particularly later in the course of the game. The battle system is modified (with good results) quite a bit from the FF series--characters can combine abilities in battle and random enemy encounters are eliminated. Chrono Trigger has a great and imaginitve storyline, combined with the best graphics and sound the SNES has to offer (even if they are highly primitive by today's standards). The result is a true masterpiece.
This game lacks nothing and is another one of those magical SNES titles that all gamers today should go back and experience whether it be again or for the first time. Chrono Trigger is a masterpiece and it's extremely unlikely that a game of its caliber will ever be released again.
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Near the end of the SNES' cycle, Square released 2 games: Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. Talk about being on a roll. Both are considered classics of not only RPG's but games in general as they're usually in the Top 10 of all time lists. What makes these 2 games stand out is that one was heavy on story but not so much on graphics while the other had a marginally interesting story but great graphics(for its time). This review is for Chrono Trigger(obviously).
Story: Crono attends the Millenial Fair in Leene Square(1000 AD) and bumps into Marle. Both of them have fun while Crono's friend Lucca is preparing her latest invention. They discover it's a Star Trek style transporter. Crono tries and so far so good until Marle does and she disappears. Eventually through some time hopping they find out a beast known as Lavos brought destruction on the land in the year 1999. So Crono, Marle, Lucca and a number of friends have to save the world from its future destruction.
Graphics: Back in the SNES days, these were cool. Unlike the sprite-y FF overhead graphics, these were quite detailed. Nowadays of course they're pitiful but we still love Tetris right? The world graphics look definately ugly, especially the characters. Also improved is the battle graphics, no longer do people make just one sword move, now they swipe, do a double slash, or do a special move.
Sound/Music: Yasunori Mitsuda supplied the music and of course it's just as good as any soundtrack. Lively themes and great pieces are throughout the game. One thing you might find is that it's not immediately catchy but you end up loving the track as you're listening, then hum it later.
Gameplay: It's like Attack/Magic/Item except Magic is part of a big group called Tech. Only 2 characters are not given a basic elemental(Crono has lightning, Lucca has fire etc) so someone like Marle can cast Ice style magic on her opponents. Also there's things called Tech attacks. One example is Crono's Cyclone where he can spin around which'll also nail any surrounding enemies. But then you can do a Double Tech so the same Cyclone but couple it with Lucca's fire will create Fire Whirl and there's many more such as coupling 2 Cure's to create a big refresher spell. There's even Triple Techs, highly damaging attacks.
Unlike Final Fantasy's much-maligned random encounters, Trigger's enemies appear on screen and you can even slink by and avoid some fights although sometimes they're mandatory. One thing that helps with the game depending on how you go about it is the game never gets way too easy that you breeze through it. But then again it's not frustrating as hell. Usually the difference between a successful battle and being owned is a couple levels and some strategy. But the enemies/bosses are still gonna put up a fight.
The only real place to play the game is to spend heavy money on Ebay or a luck out on a bargain bin or to buy the Chronicles release, or as a last resort using Roms and emulators. Either way, don't miss out on this awesome game.
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