There are no random battles while wandering on the overworld map, and players can avoid most battles in the game if they choose. Chrono Trigger also has unique battles that take place at the actual spot of encounter (not in a generic battle area). There are many combo-techs that require two or three characters. Techs are characters' special attacks which use Magic Points (MP). Attacks can be with an equipped weapon (such as swords and bows) or using "techs". Each character in the player's party of 1-3 attacks after a certain time period has passed.
In fact, only about four different endings are possible without using this feature.Ĭhrono Trigger uses an Active Time Battle (ATB) system. This makes is easier to play the game multiple times in order to view all of the endings. ( ) Once the final boss has been beaten, the player may choose to start a new game or a "New Game+", where the stats of the characters and most of the items and money are retained in the new game.
A complete list of these endings and how to obtain them can be found on the Internet in many places. When the final boss is beaten determines which ending of the game is shown, along with some other game-related events in some cases. Although this quirk was very common in RPGs of the time, such as Breath of Fire or Suikoden, Crono became almost universally identified with this peculiar 'muteness.'īattle at the End of Time in the Japanese version of Chrono TriggerĪnother interesting feature of Chrono Trigger is that the player can beat the final boss at almost any point in the game, using one of several means to initiate the final battle. The one exception is in the "A Slide Show?" ending in which Crono says one line ("What ARE you two doing?! I thought you said something about a nice little slide show?"). This seems to be so the player can be in Crono's shoes, and talk for him. One interesting note about Chrono Trigger is that the speech of the main character, Crono, is never displayed. 1999), the post-apocalyptic Future ( A.D. 1000), the Apocalypse ( Day of Lavos, A.D.
The group travels via time gates and the flying time machine Epoch to seven different time periods: the Prehistoric times ( 65,000,000 B.C.), the Dark Ages ( 12,000 B.C.), the Middle Ages ( A.D. The player eventually gains seven playable characters: main hero and silent protagonist Crono, rebellious princess Marle, genius inventor Lucca, Robo,the robot, amphibian knight Frog, cave-woman Ayla, and the optional character, the dark wizard Magus. Along the way they recruit allies from other time periods in an attempt to defeat the alien parasite Lavos that is slowly destroying the planet. Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.Ĭhrono Trigger is about a group of adventurers who travel across time to save the future. It was made by a group referred to as "The Dream Team." The Dream Team was made up of Hironobu Sakaguchi (producer of the Final Fantasy series), Yuji Horii (scenario designer of the Dragon Quest games), character designer Akira Toriyama (of Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest fame), and music composers Yasunori Mitsuda (later known for Xenogears and Episode 1 of Xenosaga) and Nobuo Uematsu (of Final Fantasy fame).Īt the time of its release the ideas behind the game were revolutionary, involving multiple endings, a truly amazing variety of nearly endless items, a well-developed story that gives each character a chance to shine, a smooth and innovative battle system, almost unparalleled graphics (relative to other games of the time), and much much more.
The game has never been released in PAL territories.Ĭhrono Trigger is regarded as one of the best games of all time by many fans. Template:If defined call1 Template:If defined call1 Template:If defined call1Ĭhrono Trigger (クロノ・トリガー) is a role-playing game that was released in Japan on Mafor the Super Famicom and in North America on Augfor the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) it was re-released in 2001 for the Sony PlayStation (PS) as a part of the Final Fantasy Chronicles package, alongside Final Fantasy IV. Template:If defined call1 Template:If defined call1 Release date(s) Chrono Trigger's US cover art, which shows the party casting the powerful triple tech 'Arc Impulse.' Interestingly, the monster featured (known as Heckran) does not appear in this setting.