How Chrono Trigger is a Blueprint for Square Enix to Improve PC Support

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After four years with no updates in between, a 27-year-old Square Enix JRPG is getting a surprise new update out of the blue. For Square Enix, it is particularly unusual that Chrono Trigger on PC received an update, despite the game seemingly ending any major updates in August of 2018. Initially, Square Enix worked on several updates for the Steam version of Chrono Trigger after multiple fans complained to the publisher regarding the state of the PC port. After the fifth and previously «final major update» patch for Chrono Trigger released, many figured that over three years later, another patch wasn't coming. However, this new update brings a host of new features and compatibility.

What's interesting about the Steam version of Chrono Trigger is that, in many ways, it's indirectly led to Square Enix offering greater support to the PC platform. Games like the «Windows Edition» of Final Fantasy 15 helped get the ball rolling, but the critical and fan reception of Chrono Trigger's PC port enhanced the 1995 game beyond its SNES beginnings. A similar thing is happening now with the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, which wouldn't have happened without the reception to Chrono Trigger's Steam release. Square Enix should use its retroactive support of Chrono Trigger's PC release as a benchmark for supporting the PC platform in the future.

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Chrono Trigger's initial release on Steam was marred by «mostly negative» reviews on the platform. Players were citing issues like limited resolution/graphics options, the inability to remap controls or keybinds, as well as a filter or veneer over the original art style that made things like blurry and unoriginal. For a surprise port