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In 1000 AD, Crono and Marle watch Lucca and her father demonstrate her new teleportation device at the [[Millennial Fair]]. When Marle volunteers to be teleported, her pendant interferes with the device and creates a time portal that she is drawn into. Crono and Lucca separately recreate the portal and find themselves in 600 AD, and learn that Marle's presence has created a grandfather paradox by preventing the recovery of Marle's kidnapped ancestor. Crono and Lucca, with the help of Frog, restore history to normal by recovering the kidnapped girl. After returning to the present, Crono is arrested on charges of kidnapping the princess and sentenced to death by the king's dubious | In 1000 AD, Crono and Marle watch Lucca and her father demonstrate her new teleportation device at the [[Millennial Fair]]. When Marle volunteers to be teleported, her pendant interferes with the device and creates a time portal that she is drawn into. Crono and Lucca separately recreate the portal and find themselves in 600 AD, and learn that Marle's presence has created a grandfather paradox by preventing the recovery of Marle's kidnapped ancestor. Crono and Lucca, with the help of Frog, restore history to normal by recovering the kidnapped girl. After returning to the present, Crono is arrested on charges of kidnapping the princess and sentenced to death by the king's dubious adviser. Lucca and Marle help Crono to flee, haphazardly using another time portal to escape their pursuers. Upon arriving in the year 2300 AD, they eventually learn that an advanced civilization has been wiped out by a giant creature known as Lavos that appeared in 1999 AD. The three vow to find a way to prevent the destruction of their world. | ||
After meeting and repairing Robo, Crono and his friends begin to travel through time, assisted by [[Gaspar]], an old sage at the End of Time, to collect more allies, items, and information to face Lavos. Their party expands to include Ayla and Frog. They come to learn that Lavos was an alien being that impacted the planet millions of years in the past, and began to absorb DNA and energy from every creature on it, eventually having enough power to arise and raze the planet's surface in 1999 AD. However, Lavos' presence had been discovered by [[Queen Zeal]] in 12,000 BC. The Queen believed she could summon Lavos and harness its power to achieve immortality, and caused the Queen's son, Janus, and the three Gurus, Gaspar, [[Melchior]], and [[Balthasar]], to be spread throughout time, preventing them from collaborating and stopping Lavos's return. | After meeting and repairing Robo, Crono and his friends begin to travel through time, assisted by [[Gaspar]], an old sage at the End of Time, to collect more allies, items, and information to face Lavos. Their party expands to include Ayla and Frog. They come to learn that Lavos was an alien being that impacted the planet millions of years in the past, and began to absorb DNA and energy from every creature on it, eventually having enough power to arise and raze the planet's surface in 1999 AD. However, Lavos' presence had been discovered by [[Queen Zeal]] in 12,000 BC. The Queen believed she could summon Lavos and harness its power to achieve immortality, and caused the Queen's son, Janus, and the three Gurus, Gaspar, [[Melchior]], and [[Balthasar]], to be spread throughout time, preventing them from collaborating and stopping Lavos's return. | ||
Janus vowed to learn how to summon the beast himself so that he could destroy it. He took the alias of Magus, and gained a cult of followers, believing that he sought the summoning of Lavos in order to take over the planet himself. The party initially mistakes Magus as the cause of Lavos but come to learn of his troubled past. They travel to 12,000 BC, and storm the [[Ocean Palace]] to prevent the Queen from summoning the being in the first place. However, they are ill-prepared for their assault and as Lavos attempts to kill them all, Crono sacrifices himself to protect everyone. Magus fails to defeat Lavos, and the creature's power causes a tsunami that destroys Zeal and covers most of the world in water. The Ocean Palace then rises into the air, becoming the [[Black Omen]], which, if not destroyed, exists in all future time periods. The group turns to Gaspar for help, and he gives them a device, called a "[[Chrono Trigger (item)|Chrono Trigger]]", that is able to replace Crono just before the moment of death with a | Janus vowed to learn how to summon the beast himself so that he could destroy it. He took the alias of Magus, and gained a cult of followers, believing that he sought the summoning of Lavos in order to take over the planet himself. The party initially mistakes Magus as the cause of Lavos but come to learn of his troubled past. They travel to 12,000 BC, and storm the [[Ocean Palace]] to prevent the Queen from summoning the being in the first place. However, they are ill-prepared for their assault and as Lavos attempts to kill them all, Crono sacrifices himself to protect everyone. Magus fails to defeat Lavos, and the creature's power causes a tsunami that destroys Zeal and covers most of the world in water. The Ocean Palace then rises into the air, becoming the [[Black Omen]], which, if not destroyed, exists in all future time periods. The group turns to Gaspar for help, and he gives them a device, called a "[[Chrono Trigger (item)|Chrono Trigger]]", that is able to replace Crono just before the moment of death with a doppelganger. The group collects the necessary components for the process, and travel to 12,000 BC again, saving Crono and leaving a doll that resembles him to absorb the attack. After gaining enough power, Crono and the others assault Lavos and are able to defeat it, thus saving the future of their world. | ||
If Magus joined the party, he departs to search for his missing sister, Schala. Crono's mother accidentally enters the time gate at the fair before it closes, prompting Crono, Marle, and Lucca to set out in the Epoch to find her while fireworks light up the night sky. Alternatively, if the party used the Epoch to break Lavos's outer shell, Marle will help her father hang [[Nadia's Bell]] at the festival and accidentally get carried away by several balloons. Crono jumps on to help her, but cannot bring them down to earth. Hanging on in each others arms, the pair travel through the cloudy, moonlit sky. | If Magus joined the party, he departs to search for his missing sister, Schala. Crono's mother accidentally enters the time gate at the fair before it closes, prompting Crono, Marle, and Lucca to set out in the Epoch to find her while fireworks light up the night sky. Alternatively, if the party used the Epoch to break Lavos's outer shell, Marle will help her father hang [[Nadia's Bell]] at the festival and accidentally get carried away by several balloons. Crono jumps on to help her, but cannot bring them down to earth. Hanging on in each others arms, the pair travel through the cloudy, moonlit sky. | ||
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Chrono Trigger shipped more than 2.36 million copies in Japan and 290,000 abroad. The first two million copies sold in Japan were delivered in only two months. The game was met with substantial success upon release in North America, and its | Chrono Trigger shipped more than 2.36 million copies in Japan and 290,000 abroad. The first two million copies sold in Japan were delivered in only two months. The game was met with substantial success upon release in North America, and its re-release on the PlayStation as part of the Final Fantasy Chronicles package topped the NPD TRSTS PlayStation sales charts for over six weeks. This version was later re-released again in 2003 as part of Sony's Greatest Hits line. Chrono Trigger has recently placed highly on all five of multimedia website IGN's "top 100 games of all time" lists—4th in 2002, 6th in early 2005, 13th in late 2005, 2nd in 2006, 18th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008. GameSpot included Chrono Trigger in "The Greatest Games of All Time" list released in April 2006, and it also appeared as 28th on an "All Time Top 100" list in a poll conducted by Japanese magazine Famitsu the same year. In 2004, Chrono Trigger finished runner up to Final Fantasy VII in the inaugural GameFAQs video game battle. In 2008, readers of Dengeki Online voted it the eighth best game ever made. Nintendo Power's twentieth anniversary issue named it the fifth best SNES game. | ||
Chrono Trigger garnered much critical praise in addition to its brisk sales. Nintendo Power called it Square's "biggest game ever", citing improved graphics, sound, and gameplay over past RPG titles. Chrono Trigger won multiple awards from Electronic Gaming Monthly's 1995 video game awards, including Best Role-Playing Game, Best Music in a Cartridge-Based Game, and Best Super NES Game. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine described the game as "original and extremely captivating", singling out its graphics, sound and story as particularly impressive. IGN commented that "it may be filled with every imaginable console RPG cliché, but Chrono Trigger manages to stand out among the pack" with "a [captivating] story that doesn't take itself too serious" and "one of the best videogame soundtracks ever produced". Other reviewers have criticized the game's short length and relative ease compared to its peers. Overall, critics lauded Chrono Trigger for its "fantastic yet not overly complex" story, simple but innovative gameplay, and high replay value afforded by multiple endings. | Chrono Trigger garnered much critical praise in addition to its brisk sales. Nintendo Power called it Square's "biggest game ever", citing improved graphics, sound, and gameplay over past RPG titles. Chrono Trigger won multiple awards from Electronic Gaming Monthly's 1995 video game awards, including Best Role-Playing Game, Best Music in a Cartridge-Based Game, and Best Super NES Game. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine described the game as "original and extremely captivating", singling out its graphics, sound and story as particularly impressive. IGN commented that "it may be filled with every imaginable console RPG cliché, but Chrono Trigger manages to stand out among the pack" with "a [captivating] story that doesn't take itself too serious" and "one of the best videogame soundtracks ever produced". Other reviewers have criticized the game's short length and relative ease compared to its peers. Overall, critics lauded Chrono Trigger for its "fantastic yet not overly complex" story, simple but innovative gameplay, and high replay value afforded by multiple endings. | ||
