The RetroBeat: Chrono Trigger is the fast-paced blockbuster of JRPGs

Chrono Trigger turned 25 on March 11, which has had me thinking about this classic Japanese role-playing game (whenever I’m not spending my time freaking out about the current worldwide pandemic, anyway).

I don’t know many JRPG fans who wouldn’t put Chrono Trigger in their top 5. It was a collaboration between Square and Enix back before they were one company. This resulted in many of the best minds in JRPG history working on the same game, like Final Fantasy mastermind Hironobu Sakaguchi and Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii. The result was one of the most beautiful and epic experiences of the 16-bit era.