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Chrono Trigger: Now retranslated with six sets of subtitles! photo

Any good RPG enthusiast knows the moment you utter the words Chrono Trigger, you are speaking of legend. Back in the days when Square didn't make six sequels to every game, this epic adventure engaged many a gamer with its unforgettable characters and remarkable storyline. In a testament to the title's lasting impact on gamers, the Chrono Compendium has lovingly retranslated the entire game, opening up such goodies as the Japanese-only ending art.

This ought to be exciting news for major Chrono Trigger enthusiasts, especially if you cannot read Japanese. A complete list of the differences in the two versions is avaliable at Chrono Compendium if you want to check out what you're getting into. As we know from the unforgettable All Your Base, those few mistranslated words can make a huge difference. 

[Via Siliconera, thanks Adam!] 








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PraiseChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 13:58
PraiseChaos
COMMENT ZERO!

This is awesome!!!
PraiseChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 13:59
PraiseChaos
The story is awesome... Getting comment zero is just icing on the cake... Just clarifying...
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 13:59
Oni
Dear Squeenix:

Crono Trigger. Wii Virtual Console. Make it happen.

Love,

Oni
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:01
Aerox
Fuckin sweet!

Also, WHERE IS CHRONO BREAK?!
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:16
Cheeburga
Now everyone can enjoy.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:19
king3vbo
Thats really sweet. Now I wants me some Chrono Break, in full 16 bit glory!
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:23
Tino
Radical Dreamers anyone?
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:37
Bob Muir
And people want a sequel to this game, not realizing that it would entail creating a whole franchise of Chrono Trigger III games.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:41
Knivy
I <3 Chrono Trigger, I'll check out how to play the retranslation once i get home.
Milofo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:42
Milofo
You know I like Chrono Trigger as much as the next guy but looking at the site and all I can think of his how these guys must have wasted their lives devoting themselves to much to it.
Kaikara's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:51
Kaikara
Finally we get the true dialogue! Now I must agree with everyone else- SE make Chrono (3) Break!!!!!
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 15:14
Pedro Blandino
chrono break was dropped :(
anyway, i rather have CT on the Ds.
balth's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 15:27
balth
To echo an earlier post: PSN: Final Fantasy Chronicles w/Chrono Trigger: Now!
h3lios's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 15:30
h3lios
@ Oni: that makes two of us. In spite of owning the PSOne version.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 15:38
Fading Star
Dear Square Enix,

Please make some new games that are not related to your established franchises.

Sincerely,
Destructoid and the rest of the Gaming World.


Nice translation.
Zarathustra's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 15:53
Zarathustra
Yeah, seriously, where is Chrono Trigger on the Virtual Console? Imports are nice and all, but come on.
somesthetic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 16:07
somesthetic
I have the PSOne version of Chrono Trigger, but I had the SNES version back in the day. I wish I'd never traded it in to FuncoLand to buy N64 games.

I remember when the game first came out my family was going on a trip to disneyland, so I packed up my super nintendo and spent most of the vacation in the hotel room.
The Grudge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 16:15
The Grudge
I love Chrono Trigger. *Hugs SNES cartridge
I was tempted to get the Playstation remake of it but something about increased load times leaves me just plugging up my SNES and enjoying it there. I need to get a Wii.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 16:31
Gameboi
I must be one of the few people on Earth who never played this game. I'm allergic to most RPGs.
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 16:43
epoch
I need this on the ds come on square just do it. Or virtual console either would be win
Upgrayedd's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 17:23
Upgrayedd
Awesome, I still haven't finished it, so I'll have to take another crack at it with this version.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 20:06
Wedge
Oh look, pretentious Japanophiles giving the game a "proper" translation. Thank gawd, we are saved from the awful job they did the first time. Now everything can have "sama" and "kun" and have literal translations!

Fucking Weeabos need to get a life.
Xelotath's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 20:43
Xelotath
This is cool, but if I replay CT it will be on my snes cart to try and finish boosting the character to ** level(again?!), it's pretty long.

If a new CT game comes out with the original cast and battle system I might as well give Square my wallet and tell them to take what they want. If there would be a game that makes me buy a PS3 that would be it. Even the remake some people were doing made me shit my pants before they got cancelled by SE, so a new game would be... I don't think there is a word for that.

Hmmm why did I get hyped like this again?
Mister Disco's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 20:50
Mister Disco
Wedge - It's really not about "sama" and "kun" and things like that if you actually take a look. Mistranslation or misinterpretation can add or take away a lot from a scene, and from it's characters, no matter what language it's being translated from or into.

In the retranslation you can clearly see certain things were kept pretty close to their original counterparts, but some things had massive changes, such as the characterization of Frog and several other major characters in the story, not to mention particular scenes. Most things aren't nearly as important, but for big fans of the game, finding out what was really going on is often important.

Discovering the true intention of the creators and writers isn't being a weeaboo. So, take a chill pill and stop jumping to conclusions.
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