| Final Fantasy Chronicles | |
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| Developer(s) | Square Tose |
| Publisher(s) | Square Electronic Arts Square Enix (Greatest Hits re-release) |
| Series | Final Fantasy Chrono |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer[1] |
Final Fantasy Chronicles is a compilation of Square's role-playing video games Final Fantasy IV (1991) and Chrono Trigger (1995), released for the North American Sony PlayStation on July 2, 2001.[2] TOSE ported both titles from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System; each had been previously released as individual Japanese PlayStation ports in 1997 (Final Fantasy IV) and 1999 (Chrono Trigger).[3][4] Several bonus features were added to each game, such as art galleries, bestiaries, and cutscenes—including computer-generated imagery full motion video used at the beginning of Final Fantasy IV and anime scenes used throughout Chrono Trigger.[5]
Final Fantasy Chronicles was received well by players and critics, who praised the peripheral features and the fact that Square was offering RPG classics to a new generation of gamers.[5][6][7] Conversely, reviewers sharply criticized "long and frequent loading" between areas and battles due to poor emulation.[6][7] Enough copies of Chronicles were sold to warrant a second release as part of Sony's Greatest Hits in June 2003.[8]
- ^ "FINAL FANTASY CHRONICLES". Square Enix. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ^ "PR#55". Archived from the original on 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Chrono Trigger for PS". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
- ^ "Final Fantasy IV for PS". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
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- ^ "Final Fantasy Chronicles", ASIN B00005LOXE