Chrono Trigger gets a major upgrade for Android! [Game of the Week]
The classic RPG title gets a fresh coat and controller support!
March 2, 2018: This week, we checked out the latest upgrade to Chrono Trigger for Android, and then wasted some time simulating random lives in InstLife.
Chrono Trigger (Upgrade Version)Chrono Trigger is one of the best, if not the greatest RPG ever made. While folks are free to debate the second half of that sentence, there's no denying the impact the game had on an entire generation of gamers.
Chrono Trigger has been available on the Google Play Store for many years now, but when Square Enix recently launching an updated version of the game on Steam, they came back and upgraded the Android version, too.
What's new? Lots! They've upgraded the graphics and sound, added a new autosave function, and added support for gamepads. The gamepad support for me is always a huge thing with ported games like this, but they also improved the screen layout to better accommodate touchscreen controls.
If you already own Chrono Trigger, you can just update the app and get all these new features. From looking through the Play Store reviews not everyone is loving the changes - traditionalists are picky about maintaining the original graphics. But I'm having a blast playing through this cherish game again on mobile with a controller in hand!
Download: Chrono Trigger (Upgrade Ver.) ($9.99)
InstLife
I'll admit that I was initially drawn to this game because of the app icon. I figured it would be a joke game, y'know. Instead, InstLife is a surprisingly deep life simulator that lets you simulate a life - from birth to death - in like"five minutes.
You start off as a newborn baby and age yourself one year at a time. As you get older more options emerge for how you spend your leisure time, getting a job, finding love, starting a family.
But just like life, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Natural disasters and tragic events are included in and depression can set in If you don't monitor your happiness. Maybe you get your driver's license at sixteen, buy a sports car
Even though it's just a text-based game, it can still be pretty intense. Think of the "Roy" scene from Rick and Morty it's kind of like that. You're pretty much able to do whatever you want with your time, and you can get emotionally invested in this game pretty easily. It's very addicting but there's no save function so if you answer a call or otherwise exit the game that's it. Check it out for free!