Chrono Trigger: Difference between revisions

Square released an enhanced [[porting|port]] of ''Chrono Trigger'' developed by [[Tose (company)|Tose]] in Japan for the Sony [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in 1999. Square timed its release before that of ''[[Chrono Cross]]'', the 1999 sequel to ''Chrono Trigger'', to familiarize new players with the story leading up to it.<ref name="ultimania" /> This version included [[anime]] cutscenes created by original character designer Akira Toriyama's [[Akira Toriyama|Bird Studio]] and animated at [[Toei Animation]], as well as several bonus features, accessible after achieving various endings in the game. Scenarist Masato Kato attended planning meetings at Bird Studio to discuss how the ending cutscenes would illustrate subtle ties to ''Chrono Cross''.<ref name="ultimania" /> The port was released in North America in 2001—along with a newly translated version of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''—as ''[[Final Fantasy Chronicles]]''. Reviewers criticized ''Chronicles'' for its lengthy load times and an absence of new in-game features.<ref name="loadtime" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy Chronicles for PlayStation Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/final-fantasy-chronicles-review/1900-2783150/ |website=GameSpot |author=Shoemaker, Brad |access-date=December 27, 2008 |date=June 6, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904102224/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/final-fantasy-chronicles-review/1900-2783150/ |archive-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref> This same iteration was also re-released as a downloadable game on the PlayStation Network on October 4, 2011, for the [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]], and [[PlayStation Portable]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/29/chrono-trigger-hits-psn-this-tuesday/ |title=Chrono Trigger Hits PSN This Tuesday |work=PlayStation.Blog |date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907001849/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/29/chrono-trigger-hits-psn-this-tuesday/ |archive-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref>