Editing Chrono Trigger (section)

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
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| GR_DS = 92%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/950181-chrono-trigger/index.html |title=Chrono Trigger for DS |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=June 7, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201163548/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/950181-chrono-trigger/index.html |archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>
| GR_SNES = 96%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/563538-chrono-trigger/index.html |title=Chrono Trigger for Super Nintendo |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=June 7, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202085401/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/563538-chrono-trigger/index.html |archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>
| MC_DS = 92/100<ref name=MS-DS>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chrono-trigger/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Chrono Trigger for DS Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926021106/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/chrono-trigger |archive-date=September 26, 2013}}</ref>
| MC_iOS = 71/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chrono-trigger/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Chrono Trigger for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626145019/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/chrono-trigger |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1UP_DS = A<ref name=GR-DS>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/games/nintendods/chrono-trigger/ |title=Chrono Trigger for Nintendo DS from 1UP |access-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001062648/http://www.1up.com/games/nintendods/chrono-trigger/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edge_SNES = 7/10<ref name="Edge">{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/a/af/Edge_UK_026.pdf |title=Testscreen: Chrono Trigger |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=26 |pages=71 |date=November 1995|access-date=March 29, 2024|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925172413/https://retrocdn.net/images/a/af/Edge_UK_026.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| EGM_SNES = 37/40<ref name="EGM-SNES">{{cite magazine |last1=Carpenter |first1=Danyon |last2=Manuel |first2=Al |last3=Semrad |first3=Ed |last4=Sushi-X |date=August 1995 |title=Chrono Trigger review |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=73 |page=34 |issn=1058-918X}}</ref>
| EGM_DS = A<ref name=EGM-DS>{{cite magazine |last=Pfister |first=Andrew |date=December 2008 |title=Timeless |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=235 |page=84 |issn=1058-918X}}</ref>
| EuroG_DS = 10/10<ref name=EuroG-DS>{{cite web |last=Parkin |first=Simon |date=November 28, 2008 |title=Chrono Trigger Review |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chrono-trigger-review?page=2 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=January 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201174903/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/chrono-trigger-review?page=2 |archive-date=February 1, 2009}}</ref>
| Fam_SNES = 34/40<ref>おオススメ!! ソフト カタログ!!: クロノ・トリガー. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.335. Pg.114. May 12–19, 1995.</ref>
| GI_SNES = 9.25/10<ref name=GI-SNES>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/aug95/chrono.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970811113837/http://www.gameinformer.com/aug95/chrono.html |title=A Magical Adventure Through Time |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=August 1995 |access-date=August 3, 2011 |archive-date=August 11, 1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GI_DS = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Juba |first=Joe |date=December 2008 |title=Chrono Trigger |magazine=Game Informer |issue=188 |page=130 |issn=1067-6392}}</ref>
| GamePro_SNES = 20/20<ref name=GamePro-SNES>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-74-september-1995_202308/page/78/mode/2up |last=Neves |first=Lawrence |title=''Chrono Trigger'' |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=September 1995 |issue=74 |pp=78, 80}}</ref>
| GamePro_DS = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Herring |first=Will |date=December 2008 |title=Chrono Trigger review |magazine=GamePro |issue=233 |page=130 |issn=1042-8658}}</ref>
| GSpot_DS = 8.5/10<ref name=GSpot-DS>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chrono-trigger-review/1900-6201545/ |last=Anderson |first=Lark |title=Chrono Trigger Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2025}}</ref>
| GSpy_DS = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Chrono Trigger (DS) |url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/-chrono-trigger-rumored/936751p1.html |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030152729/http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/-chrono-trigger-rumored/936751p1.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref>
| GRadar_DS = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=GRadar-DS>{{cite web |author=Words: Henry Gilbert, GamesRadar US |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/chrono-trigger/review/chrono-trigger/a-20081121174852575091/g-20080707171133771014 |title=Chrono Trigger, Chrono Trigger Review, DS Reviews |date=November 22, 2008 |publisher=Games Radar.com |access-date=August 3, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616001647/http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/chrono-trigger/review/chrono-trigger/a-20081121174852575091/g-20080707171133771014 |archive-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>
| IGN_DS = 8.8/10 (US)<ref name=IGN-DS>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/20/chrono-trigger-ds-review |last=Bozon |first=Mark |title=Chrono Trigger DS Review |website=[[IGN]] |date=November 20, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2025}}</ref> <br /> 9.1/10 (AU)<ref>{{cite web |last=Kolan |first=Nick |title=Chrono Trigger DS AU Review |url=http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/950/950717p1.html |website=IGN |access-date=February 7, 2012 |date=February 3, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304021916/http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/950/950717p1.html |archive-date=March 4, 2009}}</ref>
| NGen_SNES = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-009/page/n105/mode/2up |title=RPG Whiz: ''Chrono Trigger'' |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |date=September 1995 |issue=9 |p=105}}</ref>
| NP_DS = 9/10<ref name=NP-DS>{{cite magazine |last=Hoffman |first=Chris |date=December 2008 |title=Chrono Trigger review |magazine=Nintendo Power |issue=236 |page=82}}</ref>
| award1Pub = ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''<ref name="egmbuyersguide1996">''Electronic Gaming Monthly's Buyer's Guide'' 1996</ref>
| award1 = [[List of Game of the Year awards|Best Super NES Game]], <br /> Best Role-Playing Game, <br /> Best Music in a Cartridge-Based Game
| award2Pub = ''[[GamePro]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Editor's Choice Awards 1995 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=89 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=February 1996 |page=26}}</ref>
| award2 = Best RPG Game
| award3Pub = [[Nintendo Power Awards|''Nintendo Power'' Awards]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 1996 |title=The Nintendo Power Awards |url=https://archive.org/details/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20084%20%28May%201996%29/page/n39/mode/2up |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=84 |pages=40–45}}</ref>
| award3 = Best Super NES Game, <br /> Best Epic Game, <br /> Best Story, Best Ending, <br /> Coolest Transportation (Epoch), <br /> Worst Baddie (Juggler)
}}

===SNES release===
''Chrono Trigger'' received critical acclaim upon its original SNES release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/chrono-trigger-coming-to-ps3-psp |last=Dutton |first=Fred |title=''Chrono Trigger'' Coming to PS3, PSP |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=April 25, 2011 |access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> The gameplay received praise, with ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' considering it innovative. Both magazines and ''[[Super Play]]'' cited the visibility of enemies in the overworld map and the use of combos as reasons for their enjoyment.<ref name=NP-SNES>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-074-july-1995/page/52/mode/2up |title=''Chrono Trigger'' |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |date=July 1995 |issue=74 |pp=52–57}}</ref><ref name=NG/><ref name=SuperPlay>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/a466a1cd-15cb-4aa2-a150-7a198ae77d97/ |last=Overton |first=Wil |title=The Only Way We'll Win is If We Combine our Powers |magazine=[[Super Play]] |issue=37 |date=November 1995 |pp=42–43}}</ref> Both ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' and ''[[GamePro]]'' felt the game was easier than ''Final Fantasy VI'',<ref name=Edge/> though ''GamePro'' enjoyed it nonetheless.<ref name=GamePro-SNES/> The graphics and music received praise by ''Nintendo Power'',<ref name=NP-SNES /> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'',<ref name=EGM-SNES/> and ''[[Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)|Nintendo Magazine System]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-au-28-july-1995/page/16/mode/2up |title=''Chrono Trigger'' |magazine=[[Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)|Nintendo Magazine System]] |issue=28 |date=July 1995 |pp=16–21}}</ref> ''GamePro'' found them better than in prior role-playing video games such as ''Final Fantasy VI'',<ref name=GamePro-SNES/> and ''[[Game Informer]]'' felt the graphical upgrades shortened the quests,<ref name=GI-SNES/> though ''Edge'' considered them lacking ''Final Fantasy VI''{{'s}} grandness.<ref name=Edge/> Evaluations of the story and characters were more mixed. The critics for ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' generally found the storyline compelling,<ref name=EGM-SNES/> and ''Game Informer'' felt that the game's character arcs were well-developed.<ref name=GI-SNES/> ''Next Generation'' and ''Super Play'' disagreed; they both negatively compared the character arcs to ''Final Fantasy VI'',<ref name=NG/> with ''Super Play'' finding Frog's story to be the only meaningful one.<ref name=SuperPlay/>

===Windows release===
In contrast to the critical acclaim of ''Chrono Trigger'''s original SNES release, the 2018 Windows port of ''Chrono Trigger'' was critically panned. Grievances noted by reviewers included tiling errors on textures, the addition of aesthetically intrusive sprite filters, an unattractive [[GUI]] carried over from the 2011 mobile release, a lack of graphic customization options, and the inability to remap controls. In describing the port, ''[[Forbes]]'' commented: "From pretty awful graphical issues, such as tiling textures and quite a painful menu system, this port really doesn't do this classic game justice."<ref name="ForbesPC" /> ''[[USGamer]]'' characterized the Windows release as carrying "all the markings of a project farmed out to the lowest bidder. It's a shrug in Square-Enix's mind, seemingly not worth the money or effort necessary for a half-decent port."<ref>{{cite web |first=Nadia |last=Oxford |date=March 1, 2018 |title=Chrono Trigger Deserves Better Than This Flaccid PC Port |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/chrono-trigger-deserves-better-than-this-flaccid-pc-port |website=[[USGamer]] |access-date=March 1, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302012921/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/chrono-trigger-deserves-better-than-this-flaccid-pc-port |archive-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref> In a [[Twitter]] post detailing his experiences with the Windows version, [[indie developer]] Fred Wood derisively compared the port to "someone's first attempt at an [[RPG Maker]] game", a comment which was republished across numerous articles addressing the poor quality of the rerelease.<ref name="vg247pc" /><ref name="PolygonPCPort" /><ref name="thenextwebpc">{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Kaiser |date=February 28, 2018 |title=Classic SNES game Chrono Trigger gets godawful PC port |url=https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2018/02/28/classic-snes-game-chrono-trigger-gets-godawful-pc-port/ |publisher=The Next Web |access-date=March 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302014545/https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2018/02/28/classic-snes-game-chrono-trigger-gets-godawful-pc-port/ |archive-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref> Square Enix released six major updates to address the complaints, thus improving its overall reception;<ref name="Update5" /><ref name="EurogamerMarch2022" /><ref name="PCGamerMarch2022" /><ref name="USATodayMarch2022" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/chrono-trigger-pc-looks-way-better-now-1825171895 |title=''Chrono Trigger'' PC Looks Way Better Now |last=Schreier |first=Jason |authorlink=Jason Schreier |work=[[Kotaku]] |date=April 11, 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122857/https://kotaku.com/chrono-trigger-pc-looks-way-better-now-1825171895 |url-status=live}}</ref> Alex Donaldson of ''[[VG247]]'', commenting on the improvements, wrote that "Square Enix took the criticism to heart and over the course of a string of hefty patches have slowly turned this into something that actually could be argued as the best version of ''Chrono Trigger''."<ref name="Rescued" />

===Sales===
The game was a best-seller in Japan,<ref>[[Dengeki PlayStation]] sales chart, January 2000, published in [[Official UK PlayStation Magazine]] issue 54</ref> where two million copies were sold in only two months.<ref name="nppreview2">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=73 |date=June 1995 |title=Chrono Trigger: A New Standard for RPGs |pages=36–37 |url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20073%20June%201995/page/n41/mode/2up}}</ref> It ended the year as the second best-selling [[1995 in video games|game of 1995]] in Japan, below ''[[Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation]]''.<ref name="1995 sales">{{cite web |title=1995 Top 100 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/1995-top-100 |website=Game Data Library |publisher=[[Famitsu]] |access-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917102733/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/1995-top-100 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chrono Trigger'' was also met with substantial success upon release in North America, and its re-release on the PlayStation as part of the ''Final Fantasy Chronicles'' package topped the [[NPD Group|NPD]] TRSTS PlayStation sales charts for over six weeks.<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web |editor=GameRankings staff |title=Chrono Trigger Reviews |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/563538.asp |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=May 7, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519045221/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/563538.asp |archive-date=May 19, 2006}}</ref><ref name="ign-review">{{cite web |date=July 4, 2001 |author=IGN staff |title=IGN: Final Fantasy Chronicles Review |url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/166/166322p1.html |website=IGN |access-date=May 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805230122/http://psx.ign.com/articles/166/166322p1.html |archive-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="FFC-Sales">{{cite web |date=August 15, 2001 |last=Wollenschlaeger |first=Alex |title=Final Fantasy Chronicles Tops Sales Charts Six Weeks in a Row |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2001/081501d.html |publisher=RPGamer |access-date=May 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307181456/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2001/081501d.html |archive-date=March 7, 2005}}</ref> By March 2003, the game's SNES and PS1 iterations had shipped {{nowrap|2.65 million}} copies worldwide, including 2.36 million in Japan and 290,000 abroad.<ref name="square-sales">{{cite web |url=http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 |title=February 2, 2004 – February 4, 2004 |date=February 9, 2004 |access-date=November 24, 2021 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |page=27 |format=PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213144948/http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf |archive-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> The PS1 version was re-released in 2003 as part of Sony's [[List of Sony Greatest Hits games|Greatest Hits]] line. The original SNES version had sold 2.5 million copies by 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm87395.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828215733/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm87395.html|archive-date=August 28, 2006 |website=PlayStation Official Site |title=アルティメット ヒッツ クロノ・クロス|trans-title=Ultimate Hits Chrono Cross |language=ja |access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> ''Chrono Trigger DS'' sold 790,000 copies worldwide, as of March 2009, including 490,000 in Japan, 240,000 in North America and 60,000 in Europe.<ref name="square-sales-ds">{{cite web |url=http://www.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/news/20090525_01en.pdf#page=7 |title=Results Briefing Session for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2009 |date=May 25, 2009 |access-date=July 16, 2010 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |page=28 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826110608/http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/news/20090525_01en.pdf#page=7 |archive-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> The SNES, PS1 and DS versions shipped a combined {{nowrap|{{#expr:2.65+0.79}} million}} copies worldwide by March 2009. Excluding the PC version, the game had shipped over 3.5 million copies worldwide by February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/411/G041119/20180228002/ |title=PC版「クロノ・トリガー」の配信がSteamで突如スタート。日本語対応，早期購入で3大特典も |website=[[4Gamer.net]] |date=February 28, 2018 |access-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124213543/https://www.4gamer.net/games/411/G041119/20180228002/ |url-status=live}}</ref> As of March 2025, all versions together have shipped more than 5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Push |date=2025-03-25 |title=Legendary JRPG Chrono Trigger Surpasses 5 Million Sales Worldwide |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/03/legendary-jrpg-chrono-trigger-surpasses-5-million-sales-worldwide |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Awards and accolades ===
''Chrono Trigger'' is frequently listed among the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games of all time]]. In 1997 ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' ranked it the 29th best console video game of all time; while noting that it was not as good as ''Final Fantasy VI'' (which ranked 9th), they gave superlative praise to its handling of time travel and its combat engine.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997 |pages=140–141}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> It has placed highly on all six of multimedia website ''IGN''{{'}}s "top 100 games of all time" lists—4th in 2002, 6th in early 2005, 13th in late 2005, 2nd in 2006, 18th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008.<ref name="greatest-games">{{cite web |author=IGN staff |year=2006 |title=The Top 100 Games Ever |url=http://top100.ign.com/2006/001-010.html |website=IGN |access-date=August 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425073430/http://top100.ign.com/2006/001-010.html |archive-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="greatest-games2">{{cite web |author=IGN staff |year=2007 |title=The Top 100 Games Ever |url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_18.html |website=IGN |access-date=February 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203032033/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_18.html |archive-date=December 3, 2007}}</ref><ref name="greatest-games3">{{cite web |author=IGN staff |year=2008 |title=IGN Top 100 Games 2008 – 2 Chrono Trigger |url=http://top100.ign.com/2008/ign_top_game_2.html |website=IGN |access-date=March 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217225935/http://top100.ign.com/2008/ign_top_game_2.html |archive-date=February 17, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' called it its 15th favorite game in 2001. Its staff thought that it was the best non-''Final Fantasy'' game Square had produced at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408113757/http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |archive-date=April 8, 2010}}</ref> ''[[GameSpot]]'' included ''Chrono Trigger'' in "The Greatest Games of All Time" list released in April 2006, and it also appeared as 28th on an "All Time Top 100" list in a poll conducted by Japanese [[video game magazine|magazine]] ''[[Famitsu]]'' the same year.<ref name="gamespot-greatestgame">{{cite web |date=April 17, 2006 |editor=GameSpot editorial team |title=The Greatest Games of All Time |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616044830/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/index.html | archive-date=June 16, 2006 |website=[[GameSpot]] | access-date=May 6, 2006}}</ref><ref name="nextgen">{{cite web |author=Campbell, Colin |date=March 3, 2006 |title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |publisher=Edge online | access-date=October 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110224117/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100|archive-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> In 2004, ''Chrono Trigger'' finished runner up to ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in the inaugural [[GameFAQs]] video game battle. In 2008, readers of ''[[Dengeki Online]]'' voted it the eighth best game ever made.<ref name="kotakudengeki">{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Ashcraft |date=March 6, 2008 |title=Dengeki Readers Say Fav 2007 Game, Fav of All Time |url=http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=March 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807024238/http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time |archive-date=August 7, 2009}}</ref> ''Nintendo Power''{{'s}} twentieth anniversary issue named it the fifth best Super NES game.<ref name="np5best">{{Cite magazine |date=August 2008 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=231 |title=Best of the Best |page=73 |publisher=[[Future US]]}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' ranked the DS version of the game 31st on a list of greatest Nintendo games.<ref>{{cite web |author=East, Tom |date=February 24, 2009 |title=100 Best Nintendo Games: Part 4 |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7276 |work=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] | access-date=September 9, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226213643/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7276 | archive-date=February 26, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, it came 32nd place on ''[[GamesRadar]]'''s "100 best games of all time" list,<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 best games of all time |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |access-date=June 30, 2012 |date=April 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120154914/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ |archive-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> and 1st place on its "Best JRPGs" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best JRPGs |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-jrpgs/ |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |access-date=August 5, 2012 |date=July 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122200149/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-jrpgs/ |archive-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> ''GamesRadar'' named ''Chrono Trigger'' the 2nd best Super NES game of all time, behind ''[[Super Metroid]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Super Nintendo games of all time |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/ |author=GamesRadar staff |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=February 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319153243/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/ |archive-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> In 2023, Time Extension included the game on their "Best JRPGs of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Lowell |title=Best JRPGs Of All Time |url=https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-jrpgs-of-all-time |website=Time Extension |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=February 25, 2023 |date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921031638/https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-jrpgs-of-all-time |url-status=live}}</ref>