Game Art Styles

Chrono Trigger (Windows)

Square · 2018

Three-quarter · RPG · PC

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

Chrono Trigger is a role-playing game about adventurers traveling across different eras to prevent a planetary catastrophe. Its Windows edition preserves the sprite-based presentation and includes additional content inherited from later releases.

Art style

Chrono Trigger (Windows) (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. It draws on anime.

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
Koichi Ebe Monster Graphic
Tsutomu Terada Monster Graphic
Tadayasu Usuda Monster Graphic
Yasuyuki Honne Field Graphic
Yusuke Naora Field Graphic
Tetsuya Nomura Field Graphic
Takashi Tokita Director
Yoshinori Kitase Director
Akihiko Matsui Director
Kazuhiko Aoki Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam · mobygames

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

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