Like I said, the amount of twists this game throws at you keeps you guessing until the very last moment. A traditional save the world, save the girl, be the hero RPG story line, but the way it is done is so incredibly unique that it feels like something completely different. You'll have to jump back and forth, attempting to uncover the true story behind Lavos and those who seek to control it for their own demonic purposes. You travel through time with the most rag-tag team of allies including a cave woman, a princess, a frog, a robot, an evil wizard, and an inventor, each coming from their own specific time period. You play as Crono (the mute.and that's the only thing I hate about this game), who finds himself on a quest to rid the universe of a vile creature known as LAVOS who landed from space millions of years ago on your planet and is ready to awaken to destroy the world. If you haven't played the game (and who the hell are you if you haven't!) I'll sum it up briefly: While not complex is in it's own right, CHRONO TRIGGER has so many characters, side-stories, sub-plots, and twists that it would quite possibly take up the equivalent of three reviews just to explain what's going on. Now if you really want me to get into the story of this game, oh boy, I don't even know where to begin.
Without further adieu, this is CHRONO TRIGGER. Why? Because if there was ever a RPG that came close to perfection, this is it. Hell, if I can change the score system now I would give it a 100%, 10/10, A+, MUST PLAY rating. Do you want the score? Then jump to the end of this blog post. It's more of a retrospective of the impact this game had on me as a gamer in general. However, I can't even call this a review. The list goes on and on.and I'll be sure to talk about those memorable moments as we get deeper into the review. "I beat Lavos the first time I encountered in him in NEW GAME+!" "Holy crap, did you get your ass kicked by the Reptite leader too!?" This, was what RPG's were meant to be.ĬHRONO TRIGGER was one of those games that you went into school the next day and couldn't wait to tell your nerdy friends what happened the night before. CHRONO TRIGGER, however, sealed the deal. Final Fantasy 2 and 3 (4 and 6 in Japan) and basically reeled me in and turned me into an addict. They were like reading novels, or watching movies, with a few battles in between. It was only when RPG's started coming out for the 16-bit systems (okay, you can say some for the 8-bit systems like the Dragon Quest series), that storylines and character development were really what the game was about. The story admittedly kind of boring, and the game really didn't have the character development that Square is known for. It started with Final Fantasy for the NES, but even that wasn't brilliant by any means. If I could put CHRONO TRIGGER into that sort of perspective, well, I would call this game my role-playing soul mate.įrom my early teens until my 20's (not so much now, unfortunately), I was HUGELY obsessed with role-playing games, and primarily the ones released by SQUARESOFT. It's a phrase I don't like to use often, because just randomly throwing around the word masterpiece is like using the term "love" loosely with some girl you just started dating. You won't even have to read them to understand what each and every person who has ever played this game has to say about it. Do yourself a quick favor and just Google some of them. There's been hundreds upon hundreds of reviews written about CHRONO TRIGGER. And I'm not saying "magical" in an attempt to sound corny, but I truly and honestly mean it. Hell, if you never heard of SQUARESOFT, then your eyes were opened to something magical. Do I really have to say much more than the title of the game? If you weren't a fan of RPG's, this game turned you into one. Estimated Value (as of today's date ) : $100 - $120ĬHRONO TRIGGER.
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