A fantastic experience to say the least, Chrono trigger is a very playful game if that's the correct word to use. It has one of the most gripping intros I've played in recent memory, it prods and pranks you, it tosses underhanded jokes with and at you.
The combat is one of the best turn-based systems I've played, using turn gauges instead of a back-and-forth loop gives headroom for experimentation and the combo techs (moves) gives it even more depth.
Chrono's story isn't just one item to speak of, its the main plot or each character's backstory and origin or the results of your actions and the ripple effect they cause. CT has a good way of materializing your actions into tangible results on the world. Not to forget it handles time travel very tastefully.
HOWEVER PLEASE DO NOT PLAY THIS OR THE DS PORT. Additional areas like the dark sanctum is offensively cheap filler that has you backtrack A L O T through some of the most uninspired areas. It degrades the original game and will just steal about 6 hrs of your life, please go for the PS port for the Anime cutscenes by Toriyama's studio, or for the original SNES port for faster loadings. THE ADDITIONS ARE SHAMEFUL TO BE BUNDLED WITH THIS GEM.
The combat is one of the best turn-based systems I've played, using turn gauges instead of a back-and-forth loop gives headroom for experimentation and the combo techs (moves) gives it even more depth.
Chrono's story isn't just one item to speak of, its the main plot or each character's backstory and origin or the results of your actions and the ripple effect they cause. CT has a good way of materializing your actions into tangible results on the world. Not to forget it handles time travel very tastefully.
HOWEVER PLEASE DO NOT PLAY THIS OR THE DS PORT. Additional areas like the dark sanctum is offensively cheap filler that has you backtrack A L O T through some of the most uninspired areas. It degrades the original game and will just steal about 6 hrs of your life, please go for the PS port for the Anime cutscenes by Toriyama's studio, or for the original SNES port for faster loadings. THE ADDITIONS ARE SHAMEFUL TO BE BUNDLED WITH THIS GEM.