Difference between revisions of "Chrono (series)"

== Games ==

=== ''Chrono Trigger'' ===

''Chrono Trigger'' is a console role-playing game which was released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] on March 11, 1995 in Japan and on August 22, 1995 in North America. The game's story follows a group of young adventurers led by Crono, who are accidentally transported through time and learn that the world will be destroyed in the distant future. Vowing to prevent this disaster, they travel throughout history to discover the means to save the planet. ''Chrono Trigger'' was ported to the [[PlayStation]] in 1999 as a standalone title in Japan and in 2001 as part of the ''Final Fantasy Chronicles'' compilation in North America.<ref name="ultimania">Studio BentStuff. [http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Ultimania_Developer_Interviews.html Chrono Cross Ultimania]. [[Square Enix]].</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Final Fantasy Chronicles for PlayStation Review | url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/rpg/finalfantasychronicles/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Bread-review&page=2 | publisher=GameSpot |last= Shoemaker|first=Brad |accessdate=2008-12-27| date= 2001-06-06}}</ref> A [[Chrono Trigger (DS)|third version]] was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] handheld platform on November 20, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/885/885741p1.html|title=IGN: Chrono Trigger Returns!|date=2008-01-02|accessdate=2009-06-01|publisher=IGN}}</ref> It is regarded today as one of the greatest games ever made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/6147770/index.html |title=The Greatest Games of All Time: Chrono Trigger |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=2009-06-01 |last=Shoemaker|first=Brad |date=2006-04-17}}</ref>

=== ''Radical Dreamers'' ===

''Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki'' (literally "The Jewel that cannot be Stolen") is a Japanese-exclusive text-based game released in 1996 through the Super Famicom Satellaview extension. The player takes on the role of Serge, a young adventurer accompanied by Kid, a teen-aged thief, and Gil, a mysterious masked magician. The story is narrated by Serge's Grandchild. It is a side story to ''Chrono Trigger'' wrapping up a loose end from its predecessor's plot.

=== ''Chrono Cross'' ===

''Chrono Cross'' was released on the [[PlayStation]] on November 18, 1999 in Japan and on August 15, 2000 in North America.<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web | title=Game Rankings: Chrono Cross | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196917-chrono-cross/index.html | publisher=Game Rankings| accessdate=2007-07-27}}</ref> The story is partly a remake of ''Radical Dreamers'', and as such replaces it as ''Chrono Trigger'''s successor.<ref name="weeklyfamitsu">{{cite web | year=1999 | title=Weekly Famitsu: Interview with Chrono Cross Developers | url=http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Weekly_Famitsu.html | work=Chrono Compendium| accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref> The protagonist Serge, faced with an alternate reality in which he died as a child, struggles to uncover his past and meets Kid, a thief seeking the mysterious Frozen Flame artifact. Serge and Kid's fate are ultimately revealed to find their roots in the events of ''Chrono Trigger''.