Chrono Trigger: Difference between revisions

|caption  = North American box art (SNES version).

|developer = [[Square Co.|Square]]<br />[[TOSE]] (PS and DS)

|designer  = [[Takashi Tokita]]<br />[[Yoshinori Kitase]]<br />[[Akihiko Matsui]]<br />[[Yūji Horii]]<br />[[Hironobu Sakaguchi]]

|genre    = [[Role-Playing Game|Console role-playing game]]

|modes    = [[wikipedia:Single-player|Single-player]]

|ratings  = '''SNES'''<br />{{vgratings|ESRB=K-A}}'''PlayStation'''<br />{{vgratings|CERO=A|ESRB=T}}'''Nintendo DS'''<br />{{vgratings|ESRB=E10+|CERO=A|PEGI=12+}}

|media    = 32-[[wikipedia:megabit|megabit]] [[wikipedia:Cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]] (SNES), 1 [[wikipedia:CD-ROM|CD-ROM]] (PS), 1 [[wikipedia:Cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]] (Nintendo DS)

|input    = [[SNES#Controls|SNES Gamepad]] <br> [[PlayStation#Controls|PlayStation Gamepad]]

|strategywiki = Chrono Trigger

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The development team of ''Chrono Trigger'' was headed by three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team", consisting of [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]], creator of the Final Fantasy series; [[Yūji Horii]] and [[Akira Toriyama]], two freelance designers known for their work on Enix's [[Wikipedia:Dragon Quest|Dragon Quest]] series; [[Nobuo Uematsu]], a composer for the Final Fantasy series; and [[Kazuhiko Aoki]], who produced the game. [[Masato Kato]] wrote most of the plot, while composer [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] scored most of the game before falling ill and deferring remaining tracks to Nobuo Uematsu.

''Chrono Trigger'' features several other unique game-play traits, including time travel. Players have access to seven eras of the game world's history, and past actions effect future events. Throughout history, players find new allies, complete [[sidequest]]s, and search for keynote villains. Time travel is accomplished via portals and pillars of light called [[Gate|"time gates"]], as well as a time machine named [[Epoch]] (Silbird in Japan). The game contains thirteen unique [[List of Chrono Trigger endings|endings]]; the ending the player receives depends on when and how he or she reaches and completes the game's final battle. The re-release of ''Chrono Trigger'' for the DS features a new ending that can be accessed from the [[End of Time]] upon completion of the final extra dungeon, which also contains a new optional final boss. ''Chrono Trigger'' also introduces a [[New Game+]] option after completing the game, where the player may begin a new game with the same character levels, Techs, and equipment that they ended the previous game with, though certain items central to the storyline are removed and must be found again.

{{Spoiler|CT's plot}}

''Chrono Trigger'' takes place in a fictitious alternate timeline of Earth, and the characters have to travel through time to battle enemies, make friends, gain allies, gather equipment, and obtain magic for their quest. The time periods the characters travel range from [[65,000,000 B.C.]] at the dawn of civilization to [[2300 A.D.]], a post-apocalyptic time period. The party gains access to the period known as the End of Time (represented as year ∞), which allows them to travel to other time periods. The party eventually acquires a machine capable of time travel, known as the 'Wings of Time', renamed 'Epoch' by the party. This craft is able to warp between time periods without the party having to go through the portals located at the End of Time.

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On July 2, 2008, Square Enix announced that they were officially planning to bring ''Chrono Trigger'' to the Nintendo DS. Composer [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] was pleased with the project, exclaiming "finally!" after receiving the news from Square Enix and maintaining, "it's still a very deep, very high-quality game even when you play it today. I'm very interested in seeing what kids today think about it when they play it." Square Enix touted the game by displaying Akira Toriyama's original art at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show.

==Music==

There have been numerous attempts at ROM hacks of ''Chrono Trigger'', with the goal to either edit ''Chrono Trigger'' or create an entirely new game based on the same characters, worlds, etc. These fan games include, but are not limited to:

*[http://savecrimsonechoes.com/ Save Crimson Echoes]

On the cover of both the SNES and DS release, Marle appears to be casting a [[Fire]] spell at a fiend resembling [[Heckran]], although she is limited to [[Ice]] and Healing techniques in game. Only Lucca and Magus are among the recruit-able party members able to cast Fire [[magic]]. Also, interestingly enough, the scene depicts a snowy landscape similar to the [[Antiquity]] period, which Heckran never appear in.

* [[Homecoming]]

* [[Beyond The Ruins]]

* [[Tata And The Frog]]

* [[What Lies Beyond]]

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