Square's Chrono Trigger stands out as one of the best RPGs from the Super NES era of gaming and would later go on to spawn a semi-sequel in Radical Dreamers, an actual sequel for the Sony PlayStation, and enhanced remakes for both the PS1 and the Nintendo DS as well as mobile platforms. The story of how a band of unlikely heroes band together via time travel to destroy an ancient space parasite eager to devour the planet is one of gaming's most detailed, most surprising tales, and while the game offers plenty to do and many sidequests to explore, one subplot was dropped from the game during development because it was deemed too depressing. In a game where time and fate regularly screw with the protagonists, how depressing did a story element have to be in order to be scrapped?
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I’m hoping Xbox Showcase will be where the Remake gets announced… freaking all this stuff with FF9’s anniversary and still nothing on the Remake…
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Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!
Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.
Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.
The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.
Just a correction that needs to be made about the article: Chrono Trigger was made by Square, not Square-Enix. They are two completely different game companies.
I really need to complete this. Kept getting bored of the storyline. Chrono cross actually was more enjoyable for me, though I didn't complete that one as well.
My favorite game of all time. Simply perfect
could use a remake of this game *hint hint* *nudge nudge*
The game had some pretty depressing moments as it was:
1. Robo getting thrashed/trashed by his old friends.
2. Chrono going on trial for kidnapping.
3. Potentially having Lucca's father die.
4. CYRUS DIES!!!!
5. The king gets kidnapped! As does the chancellor!
6. Janus becomes "evil" Magus.
7. If you die after 2300, the game over screen reads "but the future refused to change."
8. Glenn is turned into a frog!
9. The dinosaurs go extinct!
10. The world is destroyed by Lavos.
11. You find out that time will end anyway.
Am I missing anything else?