No Chrono Trigger for Europe this year

by David Hinkle { Aug 6th 2008 at 7:12PM }

But rest assured European gamers, you are getting Chrono Trigger DS. It just won't be hitting your shores for awhile now, as the window for the game's release has been pushed back to "early 2009." One would assume that to be Q1, but you all know what your teachers told you about assuming.

So who's looking forward to the DS update of this classic RPG? Some consider it to be the greatest game ever made, you know.

Gallery: Chrono Trigger

Tags: chrono-trigger, chrono-trigger-ds, delay, europe, release-date, releases, remake, rpg, square-enix, update

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RupeeClock @ Aug 6th 2008 7:39PM

Most Europeans who want this game will do the smart thing of importing it straight from play-asia.com instead.

But, the fact that Europe is finally getting Chrono Trigger is great! We never got it!

chibi_wings @ Aug 6th 2008 10:40PM

I don't live in Europe, but I am definitely excited about this game, it's my second favourite game on the SNES. NA is getting it this December right? can't wait =)

James @ Aug 7th 2008 12:43AM

I`m not surprised. I`ll be going back to England in a few days so I guess it`s a simple import for me. Given the exchange rate these days it`s actually a fair bit cheaper to import anyway.

aj @ Aug 7th 2008 1:51AM

I thought Europeans of the English or French speaking persuasion just imported games anyway. How much of a discount is it, anyways, since the Euro/Pound is worth so much more than the Dollar/Loonie?

Dante @ Aug 7th 2008 3:54AM

Well, I will place my order at Play-Asia after this post.
It will cost me about 30€, even if I have to pay customs, it is still not more expensive than the price I'd have to pay in Germany (i.e. Amazon).

Flagg @ Aug 7th 2008 5:59AM

The DS games in Finland costs about 80 dollars (50 euros).

Jamie @ Aug 7th 2008 8:11AM

Dang, oh well, looks like this will be my first import :D

JK @ Aug 7th 2008 9:21AM

I'm so torn about Chrono Trigger DS -- on one hand, it's such a classic RPG (one that even appeals to non-traditional RPG fans), that it definitely deserves a resurrection in some form, but I guess my big question is: "Why didn't this come out on GBA?". I mean, I believe the game is good enough that youngins who never had a SNES would appreciate it, and the graphics were some of the best SNES had to offer, but *some* sort of update would have been appreciated. As an almost direct port with some tacked on touch controls, it's simply not worth $35. Graphics and sound aside, if they had put this in some sort of Squeenix "classics" compilation cartridge with Secret of Mana or something (or even better, have a really cool unlockable like Radical Dreamers), that would be one thing.

I just hope that Squeenix has some grand scheme up their sleeve -- like testing the market with CT DS to see if the series is still viable after almost a decade, and if it does, come out with a slew of sequels and side stories on every system imaginable... naw, Squeenix would never exploit a series and run it into the ground. What was I thinking? XD