I'm glad Square Enix is on this, but seriously, how does a company that big screw up like this in the first place? The initial release was a train wreck, and now they've had three patches in what? Less than two months? Crazy.
Originally released in 1995, Chrono Trigger was developed by the ‘Dream Team’ of Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and the creators of the Final Fantasy series. The game follows the mute Chrono and his friends on an epic quest to save the planet’s future, as long-lost secrets are revealed through time travel to different eras including the present, middle ages, the future, prehistory and ancient times.
In any event, the third patch is here, so at least Square Enix isn't hanging fans out to dry. Below is a list of what changes these updates are bringing to the table.
Updates to Game UI:
In addition to the UI changes introduced in the previous patch, additional changes have been made to further improve gameplay experience with both gamepad and keyboard controls. These changes can be seen on the world map, in towns and dungeons, within shop menus, during time warps, and also during unique scenarios including the display of narrative choices and mini-games. Players can change the UI based on their preference between gamepad/keyboard or mouse in the game’s settings or when starting a new game.
Quality-of-Life Improvements to Battles:
Improvements have been made to the battle screen, including added functionality to turn pages within menus with a single button press, and changes to the duration of description windows, among other updates.
Performance and Balance Updates: Additional changes have been made to further improve gameplay and ensure the game runs smoothly.
Additional changes to better balance the difficulty of some mini-games and fix several bugs.
There's also a fourth patch coming to Steam in late June, which will continue to make improvements to the game and menu UIs, and title screen. Key assignment functionality for a gamepad, keyboard and mouse will also be supported in the upcoming patch.
Chrono Trigger is an amazing game, and it's available on Steam now.
