Chrono Trigger not bound for Europe this year
As with most of Square Enix's release dates, it's best to put a clarifying asterisk next to it. For Infinite Undiscovery, that simultaneous worldwide release was actually a 9-day span. For Final Fantasy XIII, it's PS3 Only ... in Japan (at least for now). Let's revisit the end of that Chrono Trigger DS teaser: "2008. Winter.* (Except for Europe)." Those across the pond will have to wait until Early 2009, according to Square Enix (via CVG). All we can offer is condolences and some screenshots that -- surprise -- look exactly like the 1995 rendition.
[Via DS Fanboy]
[Via DS Fanboy]











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
David @ Aug 7th 2008 2:15AM
Well poop to that.
V Mehta @ Aug 7th 2008 2:39AM
I guess they didn't want to give away the story too much, even though I bet most people interested in this game already know it. Still, they could have picked way better screenshots to send out!
dude @ Aug 7th 2008 2:54AM
And yet no word for Super Mario RPG in the US Virtual Console...
deft @ Aug 7th 2008 3:21AM
nor Earthbound or other great games for that matter...
(thanks for Homebrew though ;D)
deft @ Aug 7th 2008 3:23AM
Nor Earthbound or other great games for that matter...
(Good thing for Homebrew though ;D)
Paul @ Aug 7th 2008 3:01AM
I was planning to import the American version anyway as I had no idea this was actually finally comming to Europe.
Okänd @ Aug 7th 2008 4:52AM
But they are going to release it?
The SNES version never got released here in Europe. What if they screw us over again?
Kye - Me_DF @ Aug 7th 2008 6:03AM
Let me clean this up for you:
Chrono Trigger DS 2008. Winter.*
* = Except for Europe^
^ = Well, not legally anyway
Snowblind @ Aug 7th 2008 8:13AM
Anyone who wants to play it in Europe is going to import it anyway. Look at Final Fantasy IV for example, is anyone in Europe still waiting to play that? Does it even have a release date here?
I've in the UK and I've had it since last week AND payed less than what it'll be when it comes here. I'll be doing the same with Chrono Trigger.
dark_inchworm @ Aug 7th 2008 9:25AM
They just want to tease you folks so you'll blow a bigger fanboy load when you can finally a tangible, non-imported copy.
dark_inchworm @ Aug 7th 2008 9:26AM
...yes... when you can finally a tangible...
darkeyez @ Aug 7th 2008 11:45AM
I'm having mixed feelings about the fact that it looks exactly the same for DS as it did for SNES and from looking at the controls, there's hardly anything added.
tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 7th 2008 11:58AM
It seems like you just figured out their scam. Re-release the same game at 99.9% the same as the original, but charge $30 for it instead of the $8 it would be on VC.
Taking advantage of nostalgia at its finest!
darkeyez @ Aug 7th 2008 1:05PM
Yeah, it's fine with me, just wish they wouldn't waste the DS capabilities with the same ol' graphics and gameplay. If it's not gonna have a whole makeover like FF3 & 4, then it should be released for GBA.
Dovi @ Aug 7th 2008 1:43PM
If they did up the graphics I'd expect it to look more like septerra core then the FFIV remake
WorMzy @ Aug 7th 2008 12:52PM
I just died a little inside. Again.
Oh well, off I go to Amazon.
Onomah @ Aug 7th 2008 1:34PM
I am feeling something akin to rage at the moment...impotent rage