It was time to appease the gamer gatekeepers at last. As my strength slowly returned, I was still stuck isolating in my London flat. Days and night blurred into one and mucus spluttered out of my lungs like Dragon Quest’s leaping slimes. Stuck at home sweating and shivering, while the spherical cells scuttled their way through my lungs, the world before me drifted in and out of focus. Struggling to keep up with modern releases, I continued to hold out - until I contracted Covid-19. At games industry events, I couldn’t help but notice how Chrono Trigger was able to send grown adults on a misty-eyed nostalgia trip with a passing mention. Two decades later, the siren call of Square’s SNES opus finally became too loud to ignore. Captivated by Pokémon and struggling my way through the PS1 Final Fantasy games, as time marched forward, this curious-looking RPG seemed destined to remain in the past. Yet despite the universe dragging me towards it, this acclaimed adventure repeatedly eluded me. As a Dragonball-obsessed kid, it was impossible to miss its inimitable Akira Toriyama box art, and wonder about the game inside. Where do you even begin with Chrono Trigger?Īs someone born in the ‘90s, the shadow of Squaresoft’s seminal SNES saga loomed large over my early gaming years.
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