TheReverse Designseries looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the second installment in the Reverse Design series, looking atChrono Trigger. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into four sections examining some of the most important topics to the game:Analyzes how the designers use gameplay to preserve and embellish the surprises in the plotExplains howChrono Triggeris really two different games: theTragedy of the Entityand theComedy of the Sages. Highlights how the two games differ in terms of tone, linearity, player choice and in the pacing of their content. Key FeaturesComprehensive definitions of key concepts and terms, introducing the reader to the basic knowledge about the study of RPG designSummary of historical context ofChrono Triggerhow it came to be, how it influenced other games, and how it manipulated players through expectations they had about the RPG genreExtensive collections of data and data visualizations explaining howChrono Trigger'ssystems work and how the game's challenges increase in complexity as the player gets deeper into the content | Reverse Design by Patrick Holleman, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters