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Chrono Trigger 20 Year Anniversary
Wednesday, March 11th of 2015 marks the twentieth anniversary of the release of Chrono Trigger.
Originally released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995, the game predestined to for greatness. Three colleagues from the highest order decided to do something that was never done before. Dubbed the “Dream Team”, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Akira Toriyama and Yuji Horii worked together on constructing a RPG like no other. The game was far ahead of it’s time, with gameplay driving on the theory of time travel and the consequences of it. Battles would take place where you met the enemy on the the world plane, which was unlike any other RPG at the time. Not to mention the battle engine that allow for you to attack more than one enemy given their placement. Multiple ending that reflected who you really were. From the character art and profiles to the music and level design, this game is a master piece. Many well known gaming review sites consider it to be so with ratings of five stars and nine out of ten.
The game has seen several re-releases. The PlayStation version of the game included animated scenes that showed how many events were suppose to be perceived given the hardware limitations of the SNES. This version included the Chrono Trigger: Character Library and the Music Library. Before that, the game had already given birth to Jet Bike Special. More recent releases include the DS and mobile phone stores. Chrono Trigger bring the purity of legendary to your home television or mobile device. It’s timeless.