Of course, Chrono Trigger soon turns into an epic save-the-world story that I could only dream of being a part of. It’s an odd thing to say, but the subsequent exploration of Chrono Trigger’s well-realised universe is like taking a stroll through a slideshow of my childhood.īeing teleported into the Kingdom of Zeal is like taking a step into Laputa from Castle in The Sky combing through Guardia Forest reminds me of all the times my friends and I went exploring in the Australian bush escaping the prison in Guardia Castle gives the same thrill as whenever my friends and I got up to some of our (rare) brushes with the law and seeing Crono and his friends muse about their future while sitting around the campfire in Fiona’s Forest is exactly what I did with my friends on the countless occasions we went camping (though with infinitely more guitars present).
Seeing Crono run around with Marle at the fair, catching up with Lucca, and getting up to various antics around town was not dissimilar to what my friends and I did each year, some of which turned into the best nights of my then-teenaged life. There may not have been a time portal present at my town’s fair, but playing through Chrono Trigger’s introductory sequence is like rewatching my favourite childhood weekend unfolding in video game form. Living in an isolated place where enjoyment was derived from whatever possible source was available (which in my case was games, Studio Ghibli movies, and Dragonball Z), the amusement park show was a huge deal for everyone living in the town.
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