1995
クロノ・トリガー
Chrono Trigger is a time-travelling role-playing game that follows Crono and his companions across several eras as they attempt to prevent a future catastrophe. Its battles occur directly within exploration spaces and encourage party members to combine techniques.
1995
THE RECORD AT A GLANCE
Travel between eras, recruit party members, fight Active Time Battle encounters, combine character techniques and alter history.
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DEVELOPMENT
Square developed and published the game as a collaboration between creators associated with Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball. Kazuhiko Aoki produced the project; Takashi Tokita, Yoshinori Kitase and Akihiko Matsui received director credits; Akira Toriyama designed the characters; and Yasunori Mitsuda led the score with contributions from Nobuo Uematsu and Noriko Matsueda.
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
Chrono Trigger is historically important for its visible enemies, multiple endings, New Game Plus mode, compact pacing and tightly integrated battle presentation. It demonstrated that a large-scale Japanese RPG could remain accessible and replayable without relying on constant random encounters.
RECEPTION
The game was acclaimed for its pacing, characters, music, visual design and combat system. Its reputation has only strengthened, and it is routinely cited among the finest role-playing games ever made.
LEGACY
Its time-travel structure, combination attacks, ending design and efficient storytelling continue to influence modern role-playing games, especially titles inspired by the 16-bit era.
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Original Japanese Super Famicom release: 11 March 1995. Produced by Kazuhiko Aoki and directed by Takashi Tokita, Yoshinori Kitase and Akihiko Matsui. Music by Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu and Noriko Matsueda.
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