44 - Chrono Trigger: Time Travel, Lavos, and Childlike Wonder

About this episode

The episode explores the philosophy and artistry of the classic RPG Chrono Trigger.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/FZ0OQjWFkb4 Chrono Trigger is the SNES all-star package: Toriyama's designs, Mitsuda's melodies, and a time-travel story that still hits with childlike wonder. The Fellowship talks bouncing through eras to find when time went wrong, facing Lavos, and a cast of frog, robot, princess, and Magus that makes the adventure stick. In this Mythic Mind Games conversation, Dr. Andrew Snyder and guests (including Michael Kane) read the game as art that works on all fronts: music you still hum, a silent hero's sacrifice and return, and the rare sense that a JRPG can stage wonder without losing dramatic force. Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship: https://mythicmindfellowship.c... Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts: - Mythic Mind - Mythic Mind Games - Mythic Mind Movies #MythicMind #MythicMindGames #ChronoTrigger #Lavos #TimeTravel #SNES #JRPG #Mitsuda #Toriyama #Philosophy

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Snyder

Topics covered

• philosophy
• artistry
• video games
• SNES RPG
• Chrono Trigger

Keywords

• Chrono Trigger
• SNES
• RPG
• philosophy
• artistry
• Mythic Mind

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mythic Mind Fellowship, YouTube, patreon.com/mythicmind

Books & works: Chrono Trigger

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