Summary
- Square Enix celebrates Chrono Trigger’s 30th anniversary with new projects for 2025.
- Chrono Trigger is a timeless masterpiece with a captivating storyline.
- Fans petition for an HD remaster and urge for Chrono Trigger ports on newer consoles.
Square Enix has rallied the JRPG community together to celebrate Chrono Trigger’s 30th anniversary, and the developer has also announced a slate of various projects that will be released within the next year to mark the occasion. Noted as being a “timeless masterpiece” developed as a dream project by Dragon Quest’s Yuji Horii, Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama, and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, Chrono Trigger remains a go-to example of the perfect JRPG, and Square plans to honor its 30-year feat gallantly.
Released in 1995, Chrono Trigger launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, following a band of adventurers who enter into a time-bending story to prevent a worldwide calamity. Chrono Trigger is one of the best RPGs with blind-siding plot twists, alongside Final Fantasy 7 and Nier: Automata, regarding the protagonist’s fate, and the video games community’s undying love for the title still shines three decades later.
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Announced by Square Enix on social media, the studio noted that March 11, 2025, marks the 30th anniversary of Chrono Trigger and confirmed “various projects” spanning beyond the game’s world would be released throughout 2025. The Japanese developer has plenty of IPs to celebrate, and Chrono Trigger is one of the top Square Enix games with the best turn-based combat, joining the likes of Octopath Traveler 2 and Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes Of An Elusive Age, and the reveal of new material on the horizon was Square’s way of expressing its gratitude to the players who have indulged the game so far. The developer also stated more information would be posted on Square and Chrono Trigger’s social media accounts.
Square Enix Announces New Chrono Trigger Projects to Release Throughout 2025 for 30th Anniversary
While Chrono Trigger is regarded as one of the most prolific vintage games, Square Enix recently uncovered a huge collection of untouched retro games that have been sitting dormant for over 20 years, unearthing forgotten projects like Omikron: The Nomad Soul and The Living Daylights James Bond game. However, Chrono Trigger is in no danger of being forgotten anytime soon, with fans petitioning for an HD remaster and advocating its port to Xbox consoles and the Nintendo Switch.
Since Chrono Trigger and the iconic Final Fantasy franchise have accumulated a long-standing following of fans over the last few decades, JRPG fans may want to keep an upcoming indie game on their radar. Forge of the Fae is a charming RPG designed for Chrono Trigger fans, developed by Datadyne that showcases a unique magic system and a rich story infused with Celtic mythology within pixel-style, retro-modern graphics, and the game has certainly become one to watch while the community celebrates Chrono Trigger’s anniversary.
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March 11, 1995
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T for Teen: Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood