Chrono Trigger's Story Is Simpler Than You Remember, But That's What Makes It Great

Chrono Trigger celebrated its 30-year anniversary this week, on March 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how it continues to endure and what continues to make it a powerful, relevant classic.

After 30 years, I still often find myself thinking about Fiona's Forest in Chrono Trigger, and one of the scenes that captures what makes the game so enduring for me.

It's a late-game moment after you complete one of Chrono Trigger's few but meaningful side quests. In it, you meet a woman named Fiona, who has dedicated herself to planting a forest around her small cottage. Her husband has gone away to war as the local kingdom, Guardia, takes on a powerful magician known as the Fiendlord and his army of demi-human creatures. When you find her, Fiona worries over his safety and laments that while the couple had hoped to grow the grove together, she can't tend it on her own.

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