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The Square Enix Publisher Sale is now on - save up to 90% off!
With over 200+ discounted games in the SQUARE ENIX Publisher Sale, our *NEW* host, Matthew Mercer, is here to help you find your next RPG adventure - accompanied by our long-time bestie Ben Starr... whether we asked for it or not.
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It's been a tumultuous year for Chrono Trigger enthusiasts. Rumors of a potential remake have cropped up several times, only to be quickly debunked. I can't blame fans for their gullibility: it really is very weird that Square Enix hasn't done anything with the Chrono series for
It's been a tumultuous year for Chrono Trigger enthusiasts. Rumors of a potential remake have cropped up several times, only to be quickly debunked. I can't blame fans for their gullibility: it really is very weird that Square Enix hasn't done anything with the Chrono series for so long, though the publisher did indicate in March that it intends to honor the 30th anniversary of Chrono Trigger with projects that "go beyond the world of the game.".. Read more.
The Father of FINAL FANTASY, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story. Mechteria—a deathly mechanical infection that robs humans of their emotions and lives—is slowly engulfing the world. The protagonist Leo awakens with only
The Father of FINAL FANTASY, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story.
Mechteria—a deathly mechanical infection that robs humans of their emotions and lives—is slowly engulfing the world.
The protagonist Leo awakens with only one memory left to him in a strange land abundant with machines.
The human world, threatened by mechteria... a machine world, filled with mysteries... and the unseen dimensions that lie beyond both.
Using the Warp Device that was left behind, Leo must now embark on an interdimensional journey to reclaim his lost memories and save the world from the mechteria infection.
■ New Gameplay Features
Watch the characters and story come to life, with newly added English and Japanese voice overs.
Additional difficulty option allows players to switch between Normal and Hard difficulty.
Experience the world of FANTASIAN with new 4K resolution options.
Collaboration BGM – Switch the battle music from the original soundtrack to various songs from titles in the FINAL FANTASY franchise.
*4K resolution is not supported in certain scenes of the game.
The launch trailer for FANTASIAN Neo Dimension is out now! Watch the trailer here FANTASIAN Neo Dimension The Father of FINAL FANTASY, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story. Mechteria—a deathly mechanical infection that ro
The launch trailer for FANTASIAN Neo Dimension is out now! Watch the trailer here
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension The Father of FINAL FANTASY, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story.
Mechteria—a deathly mechanical infection that robs humans of their emotions and lives—is slowly engulfing the world.
The protagonist Leo awakens with only one memory left to him in a strange land abundant with machines.
The human world, threatened by mechteria... a machine world, filled with mysteries... and the unseen dimensions that lie beyond both.
Using the Warp Device that was left behind, Leo must now embark on an interdimensional journey to reclaim his lost memories and save the world from the mechteria infection.
■ New Gameplay Features
Watch the characters and story come to life, with newly added English and Japanese voice overs.
Additional difficulty option allows players to switch between Normal and Hard difficulty.
Experience the world of FANTASIAN with new 4K resolution options.
Collaboration BGM – Switch the battle music from the original soundtrack to various songs from titles in the FINAL FANTASY franchise.
*4K resolution is not supported in certain scenes of the game.
Akira Toriyama, the mangaka whose work in video games included designing the characters for two of the most influential RPGs ever made, Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest , on top of creating one of the most influential series across all of pop-culture in Dragon Ball , has passed aw
Akira Toriyama, the mangaka whose work in video games included designing the characters for two of the most influential RPGs ever made, Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest, on top of creating one of the most influential series across all of pop-culture in Dragon Ball, has passed away.
Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise and a legendary manga artist in general, has died at the age of 68. The news was announced by his production office, Bird Studio, on social media. Toriyama died March 1 of subdural haematoma - a blood clot on his brain. A s
Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise and a legendary manga artist in general, has died at the age of 68. The news was announced by his production office, Bird Studio, on social media.
Toriyama died March 1 of subdural haematoma - a blood clot on his brain. A small funeral for family has already taken place.
"It's our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiam," the official statement notes. "Also, he would have many more things to achieve."
Some players are reporting that certain PlayStation games like Chrono Cross are "expiring" on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition launched earlier this week, but now certain players are claiming that legally purchased, digital versions of PSOne Cl
Some players are reporting that certain PlayStation games like Chrono Cross are "expiring" on PS3 and PlayStation Vita.
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition launched earlier this week, but now certain players are claiming that legally purchased, digital versions of PSOne Classics like Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger are no longer playable, as reported by Kotaku. Twitter user Christopher Foose shared an image showing their digital copy of Chrono Cross with an expiry date of 12/31/1969, and that the remaining time to play the game had expired, and is no longer playable on PS3 or Vita.
Foose goes on to explain that they had tested Chrono Trigger earlier that day (April 8) on their PS3, and it had run fine and had no expiration date. Talking with the official PlayStation support system did not help with the issue either. And later on, other users showed games like Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy VI facing the same issue of having an expiry date in the past.
A bug that prevented achievements from being unlocked has been fixed. If achievements have not already been unlocked after completing the game then they can be unlocked by completing it again or by watching the relevant ending from the "Extras" menu. We are very sorry for any inc
A bug that prevented achievements from being unlocked has been fixed.
If achievements have not already been unlocked after completing the game then they can be unlocked by completing it again or by watching the relevant ending from the "Extras" menu.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused and apologise sincerely.
We are aware that achievements cannot currently (18/3/2022) be unlocked. Please bear with us while we fix this issue. We apologise for the inconvenience.
We are aware that achievements cannot currently (18/3/2022) be unlocked.
Please bear with us while we fix this issue. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Updated Features ・Full-screen now available: Up to 21:9 ratio full-screen display. Screen Mode added. ・Improved Controls Improved directional pad controls. Improved directional pad design to make it easier to see. An exclamation point will now display for an interaction prompt su
Updated Features
・Full-screen now available: Up to 21:9 ratio full-screen display. Screen Mode added.
・Improved Controls Improved directional pad controls. Improved directional pad design to make it easier to see. An exclamation point will now display for an interaction prompt such as Talk. Changed the size of the target marking dungeon entrances, etc. to make them easier to see. Improved the event areas to make it easier to clear when using touch controls. Small additional control adjustments.
・Improved Battles Battle Speed for Auto Battles increased by x1.5. Automatically continue with Auto Battle selected for the next battle. Battle Speed adjustment possible from MENU.
・Additional features: Available save slots increased to 20 slots.
The venerable Square RPG Chrono Trigger debuted on PC in February 2018, and the port's reception at the time was not good . Patches changed the picture dramatically, however, and it now holds a "very positive" ranking on Steam across more than 5,000 user reviews. The final update
The venerable Square RPG Chrono Trigger debuted on PC in February 2018, and the port's reception at the time was not good. Patches changed the picture dramatically, however, and it now holds a "very positive" ranking on Steam across more than 5,000 user reviews. The final update arrived in August 2018, five months later, and everyone seemed satisfied—but now it appears that there's another final patch on the way... Read more.
There's a new Chrono Trigger update on the way this week, that's adding some welcome improvements to one of the best JRPGs on PC . As revealed by Square Enix Japan in a new trailer, as opposed to a press release, the next Chrono Trigger patch features a number of welcome improvem
There's a new Chrono Trigger update on the way this week, that's adding some welcome improvements to one of the best JRPGs on PC. As revealed by Square Enix Japan in a new trailer, as opposed to a press release, the next Chrono Trigger patch features a number of welcome improvements to the PC version of the game.
Chrono Trigger is one of the best RPGs ever made and it finally made its appearance on Steam over four years ago, where it was very apparent that it was a port of the mobile game - and not a great one. After several months, Chrono Trigger's supposedly "final" patch arrived in August 2018, complete with customisable key bindings.
Now, after all this time, Square Enix has announced a new update for the PC and smartphone versions of Chrono Trigger. The patch is hitting this Friday, March 11, featuring useful quality-of-life changes such as improvements to auto-battle speed, proper full-screen support for up to 21:9, and upping the number of save slots to 20 - given the many different paths a Chrono Trigger playthrough can take, that's a good thing.
At tonight's February 2022 Nintendo Direct , Nintendo and Square Enix announced a Chrono Cross Remaster – in line with the sorts of things we've seen with the re-releases in the Final Fantasy series ( most significantly, Final Fantasy 8 Remaster ). The game, which you can pre-ord
At tonight's February 2022 Nintendo Direct , Nintendo and Square Enix announced a Chrono Cross Remaster – in line with the sorts of things we've seen with the re-releases in the Final Fantasy series (most significantly, Final Fantasy 8 Remaster).
The game, which you can pre-order from today via the Nintendo eShop, will launch on the system on April 7. You will be able to turn off enemy encounters in the game, as well as play that eponymous Radical Dreamers portion of the game – a side story that connects both Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger. Until now, we've not been able to play this game outside of the SNES adapater that was only available in Japan. So that's a pretty good excuse to jump back into the game!
The announcement of this remaster links back to an old report from March 2021, in which Forever Entertainment announced it would be working with Square Enix on remakes of "several" titles. At the time, the company noted that these titles would all be from within the same "brand" that the publisher owns. Does this mean more Chrono Content in the future?
Last year brought RPG gems like Disco Elysium. Was there an RPG as good released in 2020? We’ve updated our list of the best RPGs of all time to reflect the best of the past year – and there’s still dozens of older classics, too. (more…)
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Last year brought RPG gems like Disco Elysium. Was there an RPG as good released in 2020? We’ve updated our list of the best RPGs of all time to reflect the best of the past year – and there’s still dozens of older classics, too.
The best RPGs have always found their home on PC, but it’s a big genre and it can be difficult to know what you should play next. That’s why we’ve put together this list. (more…)
The best RPGs have always found their home on PC, but it’s a big genre and it can be difficult to know what you should play next. That’s why we’ve put together this list.
15 years ago, there was still hope that the dream team behind Chrono Trigger would reunite to make another Chrono game. That hope was mostly fueled by a trademark for a game called Chrono Break, which was never officially announced. Square Enix never talked about it directly, but
15 years ago, there was still hope that the dream team behind Chrono Trigger would reunite to make another Chrono game. That hope was mostly fueled by a trademark for a game called Chrono Break, which was never officially announced. Square Enix never talked about it directly, but here and there over the years some of the developers mentioned being interested in making a sequel. It didn't happen. But if it did, maybe it would've looked something like this.
This mockup of Chrono Break is the work of pixel artist Simon Andersen, who created Owlboy and worked on this project as a way to wind down from its long development. "After finishing a massive game project spanning a decade of development, I was ready to tackle a new series. I had already known for years I wanted to explore a hypothetical sequel to Chrono Trigger, Cross and Radical Dreamers, but it took me a full year until I figured out how I wanted it to look," he wrote.
Andersen makes it as clear as possible that this is not an actual game project in development, and that's for the best—Square famously shut down a Chrono Trigger fangame, Chrono Resurrection, back in 2004. Andersen's video is just a mockup, which he's been working on for the past two months. "If the sequel that was planned years ago was revived, this is likely how I would do it."
Even so, it's nice to think about what could have been, in the alternate timeline where Chrono Trigger got another sequel. Especially one with such beautiful pixel art, which feels rooted in the original game's style but with far more detail than the Super Nintendo was capable of.
The bug stopping players from accessing specific save points in certain maps has been fixed in this version. Related to the bug above, there was a bug which blocked progress in the game at a specific event. This has been fixed already. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The bug stopping players from accessing specific save points in certain maps has been fixed in this version.
Related to the bug above, there was a bug which blocked progress in the game at a specific event. This has been fixed already. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Six months after launch, Square Enix has released its final big update for Chrono Trigger on PC, wrapping up the publisher's plans to improve its widely derided port of the classic Super Nintendo J-RPG. You might recall that PC fans were briefly elated when Chrono Trigger surpris
Six months after launch, Square Enix has released its final big update for Chrono Trigger on PC, wrapping up the publisher's plans to improve its widely derided port of the classic Super Nintendo J-RPG.
You might recall that PC fans were briefly elated when Chrono Trigger surprise-launched on Steam back in February. However, players quickly discovered that Square Enix's port was plagued with issues, from poor performance to an unwieldy interface and blurry sprite art - the latter two woes inherited from the game's mobile version.
To its credit, Square pledged to address fans complaints, and has already released a number of updates for Chrono Trigger on PC. These added, among other things, original-style sprites, an improved UI, and better controller and keyboard support.
When the PC port of Chrono Trigger came out in February , it made one of the best-loved RPGs of the past 25 years look like a shoddy mobile game. Wonky controls, a fiddly UI and a strange pixel smoothing filter had fans incensed, prompting Square Enix to release a series of major
When the PC port of Chrono Trigger came out in February, it made one of the best-loved RPGs of the past 25 years look like a shoddy mobile game. Wonky controls, a fiddly UI and a strange pixel smoothing filter had fans incensed, prompting Square Enix to release a series of major patches to set it right. The fifth and final one arrived yesterday, and—judging by Steam reviews—the game is finally where it should've been in the first place.
The patch lets you rebind keyboard keys and (some) gamepad buttons, and adds new mouse functionality, such as the ability to cancel an action with a right click, or move characters by dragging your mouse. It also adds an Extras section to the main menu, which lets you view a movie of all the game's cutscenes, watch any endings you've unlocked, and peruse illustrations of the characters and setting.
The update fixes various bugs, including one where the game wouldn't boot correctly for certain graphics cards, and adjusts smaller features: you can now use direct keyboard input to enter names, for example. The full list of changes is here.
The result of the five chunky patches is that the game is finally getting praise from fans. Steam reviews are still "mixed" overall, but those from the last 30 days are "very positive". Virtually every review comments on how much the port has improved since its initial release. As one user succinctly put it (and this was their entire review): "Port was bad, now it's good."
Square Enix signed off the patch notes by saying that this was the "final major update", which leaves the door open for more minor changes in the future.
