Game Data:
- Review Date: June 21, 2021
- Release Date: March 11, 1995
- Platform: SNES
- Publisher: Square
- Developer: Square
- Genre: RPG
Anecdotes: Way back when, I brought Final Fantasy Chronicles for the PlayStation. However, I bought for FF4 so I could play all of the FF games from 1 to 9 on the PlayStation. Of course, Square ruined that anyway by NEVER EVER releasing 3 for it, so that never happened. Chrono Trigger just sat in the case as I just ignored it. Then, as I was typing this, I went to check out my Brady Games guide for FF4, and it has a guide for Chrono Trigger on the flip side. I feel so bad now. I’ve had the game and the guide all these years and never paid any attention to them.
Description: Crono leads a party (so far, it’s him, two women, and a frog) on an adventure through time.
Positives:
- Marle’s jump animation just cracks me up. It appears whenever she’s excited about something and also when piece of equipment is equippable for her.
- I’m enjoying the game so far. As of the “Queen is Gone” quest, only once did I succumb to using a walkthrough. That was because I didn’t know to use the piano to enter a dungeon. Other than that, everything else in the first three quests has been solvable, so credit to Square there.
- After that, the game picked up with a sham trial against Crono, where he is convicted and thrown into a cell. Not only was there a fun escape sequence, but toward the end, Lucca shows up to try to save him. I like these characters so far. Apparently, different results are possible, and it’s based on actions both before and during the trial. I like how they did this.
Negatives: I seriously can’t come up with anything yet.
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Final Opinion: I seriously have had a Chrono Trigger disc sitting in my room for 20 years. What was I thinking by never playing it?
Completion: Up to the “Beyond the Ruins” quest
Grade: A