MCP: CHRONO TRIGGER RETURNS!
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Alex Riviello
Born and raised in The Bronx. Tried a stint in Brooklyn before realizing that the borough sucks and ended up in Queens. Has been writing about horror for Creature Corner for almost three years now, videogames on Chud for a little less. Getting married in November. Lives for his weekly Rock Band nights at the bar where everyone knows his name. Email him hereBy Alex Riviello
Published on 07/2/2008
Square Enix announced today that it is going to release a remake of Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. That little system still is the best place for RPGs (at least JRPGs) around!
For those not in the know, Chrono Trigger is quite possibly Square's best RPG ever... no hyperbole there. Final Fantasy what? Created by a group of FF and Dragon Quest vets and released for the Super Nintendo in 1995, the game mixed interesting characters, a fantastic battle system and one of the best storylines around, involving time travel. Doesn't hurt that the graphics and music were no slouch, as well. The game got a sequel of sorts called Chrono Cross for the PS1 in 1999 which, while good, couldn't hold a candle to the original. I'm not sure why it was trying to hold a candle in the first place, actually.
This is going to be a must buy for anyone who hasn't played the game since its release, or since the crappy PS1 version (with load time galore!). The graphics will be the same (could you imagine the fan uproar if they were to update it to 3D?) but it will now of course have DS specific features, like touch screen functions and the use of both screens. Also, there will be a brand new dungeon (Nice!) and a wireless play mode, of which no further details are available.
Release will be this holiday season. I can't wait to see how Chrono and friends are doing.
For your DS.
MCP: CHRONO TRIGGER RETURNS!
Square Enix announced today that it is going to release a remake of Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. That little system still is the best place for RPGs (at least JRPGs) around!
For those not in the know, Chrono Trigger is quite possibly Square's best RPG ever... no hyperbole there. Final Fantasy what? Created by a group of FF and Dragon Quest vets and released for the Super Nintendo in 1995, the game mixed interesting characters, a fantastic battle system and one of the best storylines around, involving time travel. Doesn't hurt that the graphics and music were no slouch, as well. The game got a sequel of sorts called Chrono Cross for the PS1 in 1999 which, while good, couldn't hold a candle to the original. I'm not sure why it was trying to hold a candle in the first place, actually.
This is going to be a must buy for anyone who hasn't played the game since its release, or since the crappy PS1 version (with load time galore!). The graphics will be the same (could you imagine the fan uproar if they were to update it to 3D?) but it will now of course have DS specific features, like touch screen functions and the use of both screens. Also, there will be a brand new dungeon (Nice!) and a wireless play mode, of which no further details are available.
Release will be this holiday season. I can't wait to see how Chrono and friends are doing.