Game Art Styles

Chrono Trigger (PC)

Square · 2018

Three-quarter · RPG · PC

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
BlackBrownGreenYellowWhite
Linework
Black outlines
Shading
Baked lighting
Pixel details
16-bit
Palette
Vibrant, Dark
Proportions
Chibi
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About

Chrono Trigger is a role-playing game about adventurers traveling through different eras to prevent a planetary catastrophe. The Windows edition retains its sprite-based world and includes the Dimensional Vortex and Lost Sanctum dungeons introduced in earlier enhanced releases.

Art style

Chrono Trigger (PC) (2018, Square) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from black outlines and baked lighting. The palette is vibrant and dark.

Details

Release
Enhanced port · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Square
Publisher
Square Enix
Released
2018-02-27 Worldwide, Windows
Platforms
Windows
Also known as
クロノ・トリガー (Japan)
Credits
Akira Toriyama Character Design
Yasuhiko Kamata Graphic Director
Masanori Hoshino Graphic Director
Tetsuya Takahashi Graphic Director
Hiroshi Uchiyama Character Graphic
Taizo Inukai Character Graphic
Yasuyuki Honne Field Graphic
Yusuke Naora Field Graphic
Takashi Tokita Director
Yoshinori Kitase Director
Akihiko Matsui Director
Kazuhiko Aoki Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam

Screenshots 5

Versions of Chrono Trigger 3

Chrono Trigger screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)1995 · Original releaseChrono Trigger SNES / Super FamicomChrono Trigger (PC) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2018 · Enhanced portChrono Trigger (PC) Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)Chrono Trigger (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2018 · Enhanced portChrono Trigger (Windows) Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

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Chrono series 3 games

Chrono Trigger screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)1995Chrono TriggerChrono Trigger (PC) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2018Chrono Trigger (PC)Chrono Trigger (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2018Chrono Trigger (Windows)

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