Genre: RPG
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release: 25 November 2008
Rating: Everyone 10+
Price: $15
What can I say about Chrono Trigger? It remains one of my favorite RPGs of all time. Lighthearted and clever, it is one of Square's best works, beating out any given Final Fantasy game (aside from VI, but that's another matter entirely). The game sports a smartly-written time travel plot with a cast of well-developed characters. The DS version has everything that made the original Super Nintendo game a classic, as well as the improvements made in the PlayStation remake. But what makes it the best version overall is that it's portable. Admittedly, the additions made to this version (the Hidden Sanctum, Dimensional Vortices, and Monster Arena) are vestigal at best and boring at worst, but they're completely optional and very easy to just pass by without a second thought. At its heart, Chrono Trigger remains at the apex of classic SNES RPGs. Instead of artificially lengthening the game with forced level grinding or pointless fetch-quests, Square used the extra space on the cartridge to give the game excellent graphics for the time (which still stand up well; it looks right at home on the DS), a slew of impressive tag-team attacks you can use, and twelve different endings. It was also the first game to feature a New Game + feature, which many games since have copied.
If you've never played Chrono Trigger, you owe it to yourself to check it out. And even if you have, the DS remake is easily the best version of the game to date, and a fantastic addition to your library.
Best of all, it will only cost you $15
.Play, save, and enjoy. See you next week.
--Kotaro
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