We all suspected that the Steam version of Chrono Trigger was just a port from the mobile version. The writing was on the wall however there was no conclusive evidence for such a thing. Until now as the game’s Spanish version has pretty much confirmed its origins.
While saving, the Spanish version of Chrono Trigger asks PC gamers not to turn off their phones. Yeap, it appears that Square Enix did not edit the text for the Spanish version, which basically confirms that the Steam version of Chrono Trigger is a port from the mobile version.
https://twitter.com/thatsmytrunks/status/968723757694160896
Furthermore, and as we’ve already said, the Steam version suffers from an awful image processing filter that completely destroys the game’s visuals. Our guess is that Square Enix used a linear filter instead of the more advanced HQ2X and 6xBRz filters that are more demanding (and wouldn’t obviously be used in the mobile versions).
Well, at least this game is not plagued by the Denuvo anti-tamper tech so that’s something… right? Right?
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Damn, that’s too lazy…
And i was excited for Chrono Trigger on PC.
There you go, ‘AAA’ publishers.
Well, it is ot the worst mistake. And I say this as a Spanish player.
Games like Monster Hunter 4U or Pokemon Sun and Moon came with translation issues (in spanish) that the publishers never patched
Like what?
The flavor text for the TM01 in Sun/Moon is the flavor text for honeclaws (the TM01 in the previous generation) instead of Bulk up
In quests, monster icons and the text describing the monsters who will appear does not always match (so, what monsters will appear in the quest? the one that shows in the icons or the one the text is saying?)
Multiple items with the same name and flavor text (forge stuff is hard when you don’t know what you really need…)
The conclusive evidence was that everything was exactly the same as the mobile version. It sounds like you haven’t actually seen the steam version.
well. PC games asks to not turn off the computer and i’m like “bitch, why should i turn off the computer while playing?”
An awful port of an awful port. The mobile version of this game has worse controls than the GTA mobile releases (which had pretty awful controls on console and PC). Let that sink in, a 3rd person action game was easier to control than a turn based jRPG…on a touch screen.
I hope people aren’t surprised by this. We’re talking about the “EA” of Japan. SquareEnix is the most effortless crap turd “AAA” publisher in Japan.
No, I don’t count Konami, as they are (more or less) out of the business. Even with effortless turds like MG Survive out in the wild, they don’t count.
The fact SE thinks their retro classics are worth their comically stupid asking prices, is a clear indicator of what you’re dealing with.
Next up, a business merger of Konami with Square Enix so to produce a ‘Chrono Trigger X Metal Gear’ pachinko machine!
While you’re correct…..
$15 isn’t a comically stupid asking price for Chrono Trigger. For FF9? Yes. For FF7? Yes. For FF8? Yes. Because FF7 and FF8 were already on PC and the Steam releases are literally worse than the originals (considering they have always online DRM).
$15 is less than Chrono Trigger, even a terrible port of it, is worth, without question.
Suspected?
We didn’t suspect anything. It’s a fact. It was known to be a fact.
well. PC games asks to not turn off the computer and i’m like “bitch, why should i turn off the computer while playing?”
What a mess. If you’re going to port a mobile game to PC at least have the decency of properly updating it to the platform.
Just shows how much love SQAUREGAYNIX has for their legendary IPs.
Square Enix didn’t make this game nor did they make any of their legendary IPs. Those were made by Squaresoft, or Enix, years before they merged. The people who made Chrono Trigger don’t even work at Square Enix.
John wth that sensationalist whining millennial bullsht again. “Completely destroys.” No. No it doesn’t. It absolutely does not completely destroy the visuals. It just makes them less pleasant than they should be. 98% of the game looks fine. It’s the bad UI and the bad world map tiling issues and the bad world map sprites that look bad, nothing else.
If you’re PLAYING this then you’re enjoying the best JRPG ever made, instead of whining.
you have it on super nintendo too???…COOOOL..i got the OG with..i said WITH the instruction manual. and earthbound is the best JRPG dawg, lets not confuse subjective with objective.