Before you North Americans read that headline and say, "Oh, that's nice," then walk off to do whatever it is North Americans like to do, understand that Square Enix confirming the DS Chrono Trigger port for Europe is the first official release of the game in the region.Yes, though we in North America have taken what is often considered the definitive JRPG for granted for so many years, European RPG fans have had to either play the game through emulation or through expensive importing.But no longer! Square Enix has confirmed that Chrono Trigger will be making its way to European gamers for the first time on February 6, 2009!I don't know about you, but I feel like a grievous social wrong has just been righted today. Kind of gets you right here, doesn't it?
One of the coolest things about the original Chrono Trigger was its multiple endings. Back in a time when JRPGs were very rare in North America (it was a big deal if 2 came out in one year), this added a HUGE amount of replayability to this game. I literally unlocked every single ending on the SNES version, and didn't even expect to get an Achievement for doing so. Truly simpler times.Anyhow, Square Enix has announced via Famitsu that the DS port of the classic game will include an additional ending, though they are tight-lipped on exactly what that ending could be, providing only two screens (below) that supposedly have something to do with it.
Just based on my own extensive knowledge of the original Chrono Trigger, these screens appear to be related to the Lavos battle in the Ocean Palace during the Kingdom of Zeal part of the game. For those who worked their asses off to beat Lavos at that point (it is the hardest possible way to fight Lavos), you'll remember that for doing so originally only nabs you the incredibly disappointing developer's ending, which can be unlocked in multiple other ways.Consider me intrigued.Chrono Trigger will be available on Nintendo DS on November 20, 2008 in Japan, November 25, 2008 in North America, and sometime in 2009 in Europe.
Before you North Americans read that headline and say, "Oh, that's nice," then walk off to do whatever it is North Americans like to do, understand that Square Enix confirming the DS Chrono Trigger port for Europe is the first official release of the game in the region.
