But I didn’t have to struggle to unearth the virtues, charms, and joy of Chrono Trigger ’s turn-based combat, pixel art sprites, and 16-bit music decades after they became relics of the past.

Visually, Chrono Trigger hasn't changed one bit throughout the years, and its rich, sprite-based graphics, beautiful vistas, and colorful spell effects actually look better than ever on the DS.

The world in Chrono Trigger feels much larger than it truly is due to the time travel mechanics.There are seven different eras that Crono and his friends travel to during their quest, ranging from ...

One is to beat him in Chrono Trigger's new game plus mode. The other is to use a series of in-game exploits to lower the chance of Lavos hitting you and give you just enough time to deliver the ...

Chrono Trigger doesn’t take long to get to the good stuff. A boy named Crono wakes up and heads to the town square for the once-every-thousand-years Millennial Fair. He meets a girl named Marle.

Chrono Trigger celebrated its 30-year anniversary this week, on March 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how it continues to endure and what continues to make it a powerful, relevant classic.

Chrono, Frog, and Marle watch on as Lavos begins to evolve in Chrono Trigger (1995), Square. Ayla hitches a ride upon a Dactyl in Chrono Trigger (1995), Square.

Chrono Trigger didn’t invent the wheel, but it’s high praise to say that it fused a multitude of tropes, mechanics, and familiar designs into something that’s unconditionally loved.

There is a seventh, though, and part of the genius of Chrono Trigger is that this final potential party member spends much of the game as its most visible villain. From the early stages of the ...

Available now on Steam for $15, a special limited edition of Chrono Trigger comes with a five-song medley, composer Yasunori Mitsuda’s digital liner notes, as well as six PC wallpapers.It will ...

Once upon a time, there was Crono... Like his heir in spirit, Serge, he didn't speak all that much, or indeed at all. He just quietly went about his life in the sunny year of 1000 AD, sleeping ...