[The Goku Effect is something that may be slowly lost to time. As more and more games begin to favor a scaling challenge, there's something nostalgic about the choice to go back to the beginning and stomp all the trash mobs that used to giv...

Owlboy developer, Simon S. Andersen, posted a mock-up for a Chrono Trigger sequel on Twitter today. While this is something Simon did for fun and it's almost guaranteed to say we'll never get Chrono Break, the whole video is pretty freaking...

Several months later, the PC port of Chrono Trigger is now in a pretty good place. Square Enix released its fifth and final "major" patch today with extra little features and the option to rebind keys. Prior updates introduced a much-needed...

A fourth update has gone live for the PC re-release of Square Enix 1995 SNES classic,  Chrono Trigger. This patch is the latest in a series of updates that are attempting, bit-by-bit, to address a host of complaints rallied against the...

Steam releases, especially for developers who are relatively new to the PC platform are so hit or miss it's crazy. Sometimes a studio will plop out an amazing PC edition that needs next to no updates, and on other occasions teams will leave...

Square Enix put the classic Super Nintendo RPG Chrono Trigger on Steam back in February, and it was such a pleasant surprise -- until we got a closer look at the port. In short, it just seemed off. The PC version used a mishmash of graphica...

Chrono Trigger randomly appearing on Steam should have been a dream come true, but Square Enix's ports of classic RPGs have always been plagued with issues. The most pressing thing wrong with Chrono Trigger was the hideous filter applied to...

A lot of people were initially stoked when Square Enix announced that beloved old-school RPG Chrono Trigger was coming to Steam. That sweetness turned a little sour when it was then realised that it was the mobile port, which features new v...

A cherished game like Chrono Trigger appearing on Steam should be a clear cause for celebration, yet once again, fans are torn. Today's PC version isn't how you remember the SNES classic. "If you've had the pleasure of playing Chrono Trigge...

I am fond of a video game mashup or two, so I was stoked when I heard 2 Mello (the composer for 2064: Read Only Memories) was releasing a Streets of Rage mashup album this week. When it came out on Tuesday, I downloaded it right away for li...

[Ricky Namara absolutely nails that feeling of paranoia I get every time I go into a game store and look at box art while looking over my shoulder to make sure nobody thinks knows I'm a pervert staring at particular titles. My mother still ...

Cosmic Star Heroine was successfully Kickstarted back in 2013, and was intended to be a throwback to latter-day 16-bit role playing games like Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. Originally intended for release in December 2014, the t...

Directly following statements by the company president that Square Enix would be investing more into the Nintendo Switch, here comes Chrono Trigger director and Square long-timer Takashi Tokita with another tease. Just the other day on Twit...

Creating a cultural phenomenon is a weird thing. Often times you see the top minds retreat into a hole somewhere, or try to desperately move away from being known as "the guy/gal who made one thing." On other occasions, they fall in love wi...

Experience Points is a series in which I highlight some of the most memorable things about a particular game. These can include anything from a specific scene or moment, a character, a weapon or item, a level or location, a part of the soun...

[Disclosure: Jayson Napolitano, the producer of Game Music Lullabies Volume II, previously wrote for Destructoid. As always, no relationships, personal or professional, were factored into this news post.] "Aquatic Ambiance" was the song tha...

Although many people like to have a conversation about what the "best" game of all time is, the conversation about the most "important" game you've ever played in your life doesn't happen with the same frequency. Some games just come along ...

I was up very late the other night reading Mario Kart 8 reviews from all over the Internet. My excitement for this game can hardly be contained, and I'm looking forward to visiting my local GameStop this weekend to get my hands-on this hig...

Boston-based VGM folk band The World is Square just released their sophomore album Stay Awhile and Listen, a followup to their 2012 album No Phoenix Down Can Save You Now. Featuring songs from Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Su...

Last year, Blake Robinson announced that he would be working on a three-part tribute to the legendary Square role-playing game, Chrono Trigger. Volume One of the Chrono Trigger Symphony released in August and Volume Two came out ...

Blake Robinson is in the process of reproducing the entire Chrono Trigger soundtrack into synthesized orchestral form, and the project started bearing fruit last month. For such a massive game with an equally massive score, a single album ...

I hope you enjoyed our little snippet of Blake Robinson's Chrono Trigger Symphony, because now it's time for the real thing! The first volume of the three-part fan symphony is live on Loudr and iTunes for $7.99, less than what the Super Met...

On August 22, 1995, Chrono Trigger released in the US and changed the RPG paradigm forever. Exactly 18 years later, Blake Robinson is paying tribute with Chrono Trigger Symphony: Volume 1, the first in a three-part set celebrating the laude...

Blake Robinson is a beast. Earlier this year, he produced a symphonic arrangement of the Super Metroid soundtrack. A couple months later, he did the same for Banjo-Kazooie. Now Chrono Trigger is up on the block. Does the man ever sleep!? O...

Okay, I think I bought a girl's shirt. Cruising the floor at Anime Expo today, I saw and had to have this shirt featuring Gato from Chrono Trigger, but with the purple backing and pink font, I'm not sure it's meant for me. I'll wear it anyw...