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"One of the big themes of gaming recently is morality. It was squeezed into all sorts of places, but tended to force the player into a pure good or pure evil playthrough of a game, as the strict dichotomy setup between the two didn’t accommodate for the foggier choices people tend to be forced into making in real life. I find the idea an excellent one, though. A game where my decisions affect the world around me in some way inevitably draws me deeper into the narrative as I make the character ..."
In this week's installment, Matt Beaudette of Gaming Irresponsibly gives his list of the Top 10 Characters in Video Games. With so many memorable character throughout the history of video games, will your favorite make the list?
Finally, for just $9.99, anyone with an iPhone or iPad can download the SNES masterpiece - Chrono Trigger. More details about the iOS version in the full story on GameRabies.
If you've still never managed to get your hands on a version of Chrono Trigger, then you really have no excuse as of today. Coming next month, the SNES classic will finally be making its way to iOS platforms. It looks like it will be the classic version of the game but have a new interface designed exclusively for iOS. Given the amount of times this game has been re-released for modern systems, now is as good a time as any to pick up one of the greatest RPGs of all time.
The first entry in a new weekly looking at different methods of Storytelling in games. This week we take a look that the silent protagonist, and compare some games that use it well with some that do not.
In this day and age there are still some timeless classics in gaming. Games that can be played anytime and anywhere. To some the classics include RPGs, to other's the games are timeless Nintendo and Sega games. Here are a few examples from the long list that Goozernation has: Baldur's Gate, Final Fantasy VII, Power Stone, Mortal Kombat II, Super Mario 3, Chrono Trigger, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario 64, and GTA San Andreas.
"Being a huge fan of DBZ, I can’t help but laugh to myself whenever I see Chrono in one of the animated cutscenes. He looks so much like Goku from DragonBall Z. Yeah, I know Akira Toriyama worked on the game and that’s why there’s a resemblance, but still; Goku!"
HD remakes are all the rage these days, but a good modern remake goes beyond giving an older title a new coat of HD paint. What games from the past deserve a full remake?
Nintendo announced today that the RPG classic, Chrono Trigger, will be coming to the Virtual Console! Widely considered one of the best RPGs ever made, if not one of the best games...
"During this hazy, nostalgic haze between controlling a giant worm in a spacesuit to collecting pieces of heart container I thought I would list my all time favorite Top 10 SNES games."
According to the latest listing update from the Entertainment Software Rating Board, Chrono Trigger is coming to the Playstation Network for the PSP and Playstation 3.
"After failing to sell his sealed copy of Chrono Trigger for the SNES at a price of $7,500, eBay user pkspecial.2008 has relisted his item, which has already climbed to $610 as of this writing."
Chrono Trigger needs no introduction. Often regarded as one of the best RPGs ever released, there are few who are genuinely unfamiliar with its characters. FullMetalSam executes a pretty nifty rendition of Robo here.
"What is Chrono Trigger? If like me you only heard the name of Chrono Trigger in passing over the years but never experienced it, you may be a bit unaware about what it actually is. Well, I'm here to tell you, so don't fret. Chrono Trigger is a JRPG developed by the good people at what was then known as Square (now known as Square Enix) originally for the SNES, but is now also available on PS1 and Nintendo DS. It is a tale of the usual sort, filled with betrayal, character development and a g..."
When video games are designed to look a specific way, the visual style can often last well past the viability of a console. This article examines how developers create visually "timeless" graphics, as well as collects several of the most prominent examples.
Square Enix is undoubtedly one of the most popular game developers. But while series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest recieve all kinds of sequels, prequels and spin-offs, there are many classic Square games (such as Xenogears, Vagrant Story, Chrono Trigger, Brave Fencer Musashi, etc) that haven't recieved the sequel treatment they deserve.
Dualshockers.com believes Square Enix should start looking into reviving some of their older games.
It is very difficult to just pick 10 and everyone has their own tastes and may not agree with the list, but openly debate the top 10 console RPG's of all time! What games were missed?
"Since the company was founded in 1983, Squaresoft has had a reputation of making good-quality video games. Since its first title to hit the North American market (Rad Racer back in 1987 for the NES) and through today the ratio of high-quality to low-quality games has greatly skewed toward the former. The company is now known as Square-Enix thanks to a merger with animé, manga, and video game company Enix."
"Square Enix Senior Vice President Shinji Hashimoto revealed that the company wasn't very impressed by the sales of cult RPG classic Chrono Trigger during an E3 interview regarding Front Mission Evolved, a reinvention of the Front Mission franchise.
When asked by RPGSite staff if he could forsee Square handing off other much-loved but neglected franchises to external developers as with Front Mission, he asked what franchsie we had in mind.
Our response? Of course, Chrono Trigger.
"Why..."
"There are lots of excellent reasons to want to blow up an RPG town. If you’re a villain, for example, you might level a place because it’s friendly to some resistance movement, or it’s in your way, or the heroes are stopping in briefly on their way to kill you. If you’re a game designer, you might do it to raise the stakes, or to give players some emotional reason to want the villain dead. And if you’re a player, it’s probably because you’re sick of listening to a bunch of cookie-cutter whine..."
Some big Chrono Trigger fans have been on a mission for a long time now to make a sequel to the original game. According to their website, it featured "~35 hours of game play, 10 multiple endings, and 23 chapters, much like the original Chrono Trigger; it was around 98% complete. The plot featured the original cast as they struggled against a new villain risen from the legacy of Zeal."
Subtitled Crimson Echoes, Square Enix has, sadly, pulled the plug on the project. While this is no s...
"1 Sakura Taisen (aka Sakura Wars) Sega
2 Shenmue Sega
3 Okami Capcom
4 Gotchaforce Capcom
5 Xenogears Square Enix
6 Breath of Fire Capcom
7 Rockman Dash (aka Mega Man Legends) Capcom
8 Ogre Battle Square Enix
9 Chikyuu Boueigun (aka Earth Defence Force) D3
10 Kowloon’s Gate Sony Music Entertainment
11 Shinobido Spike
12 Demon’s Souls SCEJ
13 Rockman X (aka Mega Man X) Capcom
14 Chrono Square Enix
15 Z.O.E Konami
16 Mother Nintendo
17 Romancing SaGa Square Enix
18 Senjou no Va..."
If you have played Chrono Trigger, you may have noticed that Robo's Theme sounds oddly similar to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". Many fans like to joke that it was the first ever Rick Roll.
Chrono Trigger's composer Yasunori Mitsuda was recently asked what he thought of "Never Gonna Give You Up" and whether the similarity was intentional ...
Remember this scary woman? Her name is Haruna Anno and she's a retro gaming nerd/idol/model and stuff. Recently, during a break from writing "Chrono Trigger" in Japanese caligraphy (a game she has apparently played for 36 consecutive hours), she sent a message out to pirates on her blog. This also comes in light of the recent anti-piracy methods employed by Chrono Trigger DS, mind you.
"On October 17th, 2008, I proposed to my (now) Fiance. Originally I wanted to retun to the site of our first date, Mount Baker, near Bellingham Washington. Sadly, there was no discrete way to get her out there. So I turned to the next best thing, digitally recreating the mountain!
But why stop there? I figured I'd try and recreate many of our other favorite memories -- stargazing, dancing, even her favorite song lyrics (from the Princess Bride). I'm a college student who is studying Compute..."
There are new screenshots for Square Enix's upcoming remake, Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. This batch of screens show the DS specific extras that were added to this version of the game.
For starters, there will be time and space distortions scattered throughout the world that Crono and co. will encounter. Stepping into these distortions transport the party to an alternate area where they will being a sidequest. There will also be an all-new bonus dungeon, the Dragon Sanctuary, and...
Straight from the Nintendo Fall Press Conference is the montage reel that was played that showcased the various upcoming DS games.
Some of the notables are: Chrono Trigger DS, Mario & Luigi 3, Gyakuten Kenji, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
"The Nintendo DS version of Chrono Trigger is coming up pretty quickly -- November 25, in fact, complete with orchestral soundtrack if you're fancy enough to preorder in Japan. Is it a remake, though, or a straight-on port? We're heavily leaning toward "port" with the latest news about the game, which outlines the new material slated for inclusion.
The new bits revealed so far are frankly a bit paltry if you're already well familiar with Chrono Trigger. There are two new dungeons to explore..."
Missing out on your daily dose of gameplay and trailers for the upcoming and just released Nintendo DS games? Nintendic has kindly posted up some videos, showing games such as Chrono Trigger DS and Kirby Super Star Ultra.
image credit - gaygamer
"Square-Enix UK have revealed the box art for Chrono Trigger's first ever European release.
It seems the company is following the same steps they've taken with the Final Fantasy series, copying the Japanese box art rather than using the US box with EU ratings.
See both boxarts below."
"Chrono Trigger DS
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Genre: RPG
What to Expect: Chrono Trigger is heralded as one of the greatest RPGs ever made, and many fans will claim it's better than any Final Fantasy title. With hype like that everyone better hope the remastered DS version of the SNES game holds up. We can assure you that if you like RPGs, you'll love Chrono Trigger. The game is huge, (13 endings!) has great characters, solid battles and..."
Wow! No less than four gameplay videos for Chrono Trigger DS, enjoy yourself!
Japanese AD 2300 Gameplay
Japanese BC 65,000,000 Gameplay
Japanese BC 12,000 Gameplay
Japanese Magus Gameplay
Lately, Chrono Trigger has been receiving a lot of attention, and this article will further that attention!
New screens have just been released for the new Chrono Trigger DS game which is set to come out later this year!
Square Enix has created their website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, and has uploaded their show lineup:
[NDS] Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu DS+ [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Pingu's WakuWaku Carnival [Playable, Video]
[360] The Last Remnant
[NDS] Chrono Trigger [Video]
[PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cho...
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You never know who you might bump into at the fair.
Step right up and give this inventor's teleporter a try!
This red-haired hero has an affinity for lightning spells."
"It is time to revel in a most minuscule victory for American Chrono Trigger fans, as news arrives that The States will be getting Chrono Trigger DS a whole TWO DAYS before Japan! Never mind the fact that Japanese pre-orders also come with a two-track orchestral theme music disc ... TWO DAYS! America's release date is October 25 while Japan has to wait until October 27.
Just think, you could have leveled up over ten times before those Japanese gamers get their hands on the game. With a whol..."
After previously only having a release date of this holiday season, the upcoming Square Enix remaster of this SNES classic is now confirmed by the publisher/developer to be releasing in the US on November 25, 2008, allowing for US gamers to get their time-travelling fix while stuffing the turkey.
Chrono Trigger originally released on the SNES back in 1995, and became one of the most acclaimed titles of all time, with the name invoking fond memories, and one of the standouts of the JRPG gen...
"Originally released in 1995 for the Super NES® CHRONO TRIGGER is regarded as a classic that was sadly never released in the PAL territories. We may not have a time machine to rectify the past, but thankfully CHRONO TRIGGER is about to change history. This all-new edition of CHRONO TRIGGER contains all the classic essence of the original while introducing the portability, dual-screen presentation and Touch-Screen functionality of the Nintendo DS.
John Yamamoto, president and chief executive..."
Square Enix has unveiled some new screenshots for Chrono Trigger DS in the most current version of the V-Jump magazine. Chrono Trigger was originally released for the SNES, Square Enix then ported the game to the PS1, and it is now being made for the Nintendo DS. Just like the previous versions, Square Enix will be developing and publishing it.
To check out the rest of the screenshots/scans, click here.
CasualtyGamer goes through their list of the best 6 RPGs available for the SNES, which is arguably the best system for traditional RPGs. All in all- gamers who played the original, or even gamers who played the countless remakes will appreciate this list.
With E3 just around the Corner, beginning on the 15th of July, company line-ups are being announced left, right and center. Today was Square Enix' turn, with their full line-up detailed below.
Oh! ... And Fabula Nova Crystallis isn't attending.
In fact, the only Final Fantasy game that is attending is Final Fantasy IV, which was released in Japan nearly a year ago and is scheduled for a NA and PAL release later this year.
After the nighttime leak/reveal shocked and caused the internet to explode, the news reel is not over yet. The latest game announced by RPG house Square Enix, Chrono Trigger DS, is set to release in North America this holiday season.
This DS-exclusive port/remaster will make use of the Nintendo DS's two main features: its two screens and touch screen functionality. Much of the game's original gameplay will remain in tact, Active Time Battle system, Tech skills, and all. Additions to Chr...
A recent 2ch thread was posted with a small amount of details and a partial scan of a new game reveal from Jump Magazine.
This new game? Chrono Trigger DS, a port with new features from the original game.
This will be confirmed when news from Jump come out later tonight/early tomorrow.
Provided this is true, let the internets rejoice. The scan is provided to the right. The purported release date is Winter 2008.
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[Update: Square Enix has put up a teaser site HERE, and...
"The auction for the sealed copy of Chrono Trigger I wrote about yesterday has closed and the coveted game went or a whopping $1,217. The winning bidder will be a bit poorer but will have one hell of a piece of game history in their hands. If you're itching to drop a load of money on a sealed SNES game and missed out on this one, you can still get a bid in on this copy of MegaMan X2. Opening bid is $1,000. I'm truly amazed... I guess it's true that things are ultimately worth whatever someone ..."
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