Chrono Trigger is often cited as one of the greatest JRPGs ever made, and we can't help but agree with this assessment. It somehow manages to feel surprisingly modern even all these years later. We aren't alone; as part of its
30th anniversary celebrations, Square Enix has revealed that the hugely influential game has moved more than five million units across the globe.
Spotted by
My Nintendo News, Square Enix itself revealed the number right at the bottom of a
celebratory blog post, and that's in Japanese. It's an interesting reminder of how things have changed in that time. We'll admit that our first reaction to that figure was surprise. Considering how much digital ink we've seen spilt praising the game in our lifetime, contributing not a little ourselves, the number seems quite quaint.
The last firm figures reported were back in
2018, and excluding PC sales, the game was sitting at around 3.5 million copies then. Compare that with, say, a modern AAA game and the discussion around whether or not
two million players in two days means something was a failure. Obviously, budgets and expectations are vastly different; perhaps we should just turn back the clock and return to the glorious age of 16-bit pixel art games. You won't hear any complaints from us.
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