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Williams's book delves deep into connections between Crono鈥檚 world and ours, including聽<em>Chrono Trigger</em>'s take on institutions such as law and religion, how the game's heroes fit and defy聽genre conventions, and the maddening logical headaches inherent in any good time travel plot.</p> <p><span face="arial, sans-serif">From the Magus dilemma to the courtroom scene, find out why many consider this game the high point in the entire role-playing genre in this in-depth examination of聽</span><em>Chrono Trigger</em><span face="arial, sans-serif">, a ton of fun and a true work of art.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><a title="chrono trigger michael p. williams audible audiobook" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B07G4JWT2P/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-124076&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_124076_rh_us">Audiobook</a> * <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Michael_P_Williams_Chrono_Trigger?id=mPuEDwAAQBAJ" title="Google Play store page for Chrono Trigger by Michael P. 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This comes in various forms ... that get to the heart of the material hardware restrictions and symbolic linguistic decisions that ultimately determined the shape <i>Chrono Trigger</i> took for the Anglophone world."聽8.3/10 - <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/04/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams-review.html" title="Cameron Kunzelman's Paste review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams">Paste</a></p> <p>"You had me at a 194-page book on <em>Chrono Trigger</em>." - Kill Screen</p> <p>"Williams is willing to engage with videogames both from theories native to and outside of the medium, and to do so without being showy." - <a title="Jeremy Behreandt's review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Heavy Feather Review" href="http://heavyfeatherreview.org/2014/04/23/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams/">Heavy </a><a href="http://heavyfeatherreview.com/2014/04/23/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams/" title="Jeremy Behreandt's review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Heavy Feather Review">Feather Review</a></p> <p>"Williams leads the reader through an exploration of the game in a warm, joyful manner. His keen attention to detail makes trivial elements of the game, for instance Frog鈥檚 archaic speech patterns, worthy of deep reflection and contemplation." - <a title="Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams reviewed by Jacob Euteneuer in Barn Owl Review" href="http://www.barnowlreview.com/reviews/williams.html">Barn Owl Review</a></p> <p>"The book makes聽me want to dig for the聽box I know contains my copy of聽<i>Chrono Trigger</i>聽and all its siblings. ... Isn鈥檛 that what these books are all about? To not only remind us of why we love these games, and make us want to play them, but also to render them new again?" - <a href="http://cartridgelit.com/2014/04/15/chrono-trigger-book/" title="Joel Hans's Review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Cartridge Lit">Cartridge Lit</a></p> <p>"Fascinating." - <a href="http://dialhforhouston.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/michael-p-williams-chrono-trigger-a-review-of-the-book-not-the-game/" title="Dial H for Houston review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams">Dial H for Houston</a></p> <p>"Anyone who has nostalgic, deeply personal feelings for a favorite game should be able to find something to relate to." - <a href="http://www.rpgamer.com/features/2014/books/bossfight.html" title="Zach Welhouse review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams at RPGamer">RPGamer</a></p> <p>"Instead of feeling like a flat lecture, reading the book almost becomes a conversation ... [W]ith each and every page you fully understand the love the author has for his source material and how excited he is to be sharing it with his readers." - <a href="http://www.nintendojo.com/games/reviews/book-review-chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams" title="Andy Hoover's Nintendojo review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams">Nintendojo</a></p> <p>"As a love letter to the game and the indelible mark it left on him, <i>Chrono Trigger </i>succeeds mightily. Anyone who loved the game at any age will instantly be transported back to that time in her life, with the added bonus of leveling up in historical knowledge and empathic engagement with a meticulous, passionate author." - Foxing Quarterly</p> <p>"Williams did a great job. He remarkably balanced everything in the book while showcasing the right amount of personal insight, technical data and trivia to keep the reader engaged page after page." - 4 Color Rebellion</p> <p>"In between similar engrossing academic explorations lie insightful tales of the possibilities and impossibilities of capturing the magic of adolescence." - <a title="Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams praise in the Austin Chronicle" href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/arts/2016-06-16/bedside-manner-making-and-experiencing-video-games/">The Austin Chronicle</a></p> <p>Excerpt: <a href="http://kotaku.com/what-happens-when-you-study-an-rpg-world-like-it-was-re-1522545991" title="Kotaku excerpt of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams, posted by Luke Plunkett - What Happens When You Study An RPG World Like It Was Real" target="_blank">Kotaku</a> (or check out the hyperlink version at <a href="http://poetry.rapgenius.com/Michael-p-williams-steel-and-pure-logic-excerpt-from-chrono-trigger-annotated" title="Kotaku excerpt of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams, Steel and Pure Logic, now with annotations by the author">Rap Genius</a>)</p> <p>Interview: <a href="http://cosmicradio.tv/8bitlife/chrono-trigger-dance-party/" title="Chrono Trigger author Michael P. Williams on My So Called 8bit Life Podcast">My So Called 8Bit Life</a>, <a href="http://bossfightbooks.com/blogs/news/13965825-editor-vs-author-boss-fights-gabe-durham-chats-with-chrono-trigger-author-michael-p-williams" title="Gabe Durham interviews Michael P. Williams about Chrono Trigger for Boss Fight Books">Boss Fight Blog</a></p> <p>Party Like It鈥檚 1999: Japanese Retrofuturism and <em>Chrono Trigger</em> - related article by Michael P. Williams in <a href="http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/7/party-like-its-1999-japanese-retrofuturism-and-chrono-trigger" title="Article in the Appendix by Michael P. Williams on Chrono Trigger">The Appendix</a></p> <p>More Reviews: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20809893-chrono-trigger" title="Goodreads review page for Chrono Trigger by Michael P. 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Williams's book delves deep into connections between Crono鈥檚 world and ours, including聽\u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e's take on institutions such as law and religion, how the game's heroes fit and defy聽genre conventions, and the maddening logical headaches inherent in any good time travel plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003eFrom the Magus dilemma to the courtroom scene, find out why many consider this game the high point in the entire role-playing genre in this in-depth examination of聽\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e, a ton of fun and a true work of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"chrono trigger michael p. williams audible audiobook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B07G4JWT2P\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-124076\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_124076_rh_us\"\u003eAudiobook\u003c\/a\u003e * \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Michael_P_Williams_Chrono_Trigger?id=mPuEDwAAQBAJ\" title=\"Google Play store page for Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Twitter account of Michael P. Williams, author of Chrono Trigger\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theunfakempw\/\"\u003eMichael P. Williams\u003c\/a\u003e is a writer, researcher, and Japanese specialist at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. He has taught English in Fukushima City, Japan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003eand he lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.聽\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended in Kotaku's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/kotakus-2014-gift-guide-books-1665949858\/\" title=\"Kotaku Holiday Gift Guide 2014 featuring Chrono Trigger\"\u003e2014 Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At once an autobiography, an enthusiast鈥檚 ode to the early years of gaming, and a coming of age story of boy-meets-cartridge.\" - Ted Woolsey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If writing about video games had always been this good, we'd be having very difficult discussions about the medium right now.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2014\/04\/review_boss_fight_books_chrono_trigger_by_michael_p_williams\" title=\"Chrono Trigger by Michael P Williams Reviewed in Ninendo Life by Philip J Reed\"\u003eNintendo Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The strength of this book comes from his desire and ability to look at the social codes, the basic assumptions, that enabled specific forms of development for the game he is analyzing. This comes in various forms ... that get to the heart of the material hardware restrictions and symbolic linguistic decisions that ultimately determined the shape \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e took for the Anglophone world.\"聽8.3\/10 - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2014\/04\/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams-review.html\" title=\"Cameron Kunzelman's Paste review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You had me at a 194-page book on \u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - Kill Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Williams is willing to engage with videogames both from theories native to and outside of the medium, and to do so without being showy.\" - \u003ca title=\"Jeremy Behreandt's review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Heavy Feather Review\" href=\"http:\/\/heavyfeatherreview.org\/2014\/04\/23\/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams\/\"\u003eHeavy \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/heavyfeatherreview.com\/2014\/04\/23\/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams\/\" title=\"Jeremy Behreandt's review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Heavy Feather Review\"\u003eFeather Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Williams leads the reader through an exploration of the game in a warm, joyful manner. His keen attention to detail makes trivial elements of the game, for instance Frog鈥檚 archaic speech patterns, worthy of deep reflection and contemplation.\" - \u003ca title=\"Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams reviewed by Jacob Euteneuer in Barn Owl Review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnowlreview.com\/reviews\/williams.html\"\u003eBarn Owl Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book makes聽me want to dig for the聽box I know contains my copy of聽\u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e聽and all its siblings. ... Isn鈥檛 that what these books are all about? To not only remind us of why we love these games, and make us want to play them, but also to render them new again?\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/cartridgelit.com\/2014\/04\/15\/chrono-trigger-book\/\" title=\"Joel Hans's Review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Cartridge Lit\"\u003eCartridge Lit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/dialhforhouston.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/13\/michael-p-williams-chrono-trigger-a-review-of-the-book-not-the-game\/\" title=\"Dial H for Houston review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eDial H for Houston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who has nostalgic, deeply personal feelings for a favorite game should be able to find something to relate to.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgamer.com\/features\/2014\/books\/bossfight.html\" title=\"Zach Welhouse review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams at RPGamer\"\u003eRPGamer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Instead of feeling like a flat lecture, reading the book almost becomes a conversation ... [W]ith each and every page you fully understand the love the author has for his source material and how excited he is to be sharing it with his readers.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendojo.com\/games\/reviews\/book-review-chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams\" title=\"Andy Hoover's Nintendojo review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eNintendojo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As a love letter to the game and the indelible mark it left on him, \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger \u003c\/i\u003esucceeds mightily. Anyone who loved the game at any age will instantly be transported back to that time in her life, with the added bonus of leveling up in historical knowledge and empathic engagement with a meticulous, passionate author.\" - Foxing Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Williams did a great job. He remarkably balanced everything in the book while showcasing the right amount of personal insight, technical data and trivia to keep the reader engaged page after page.\" - 4 Color Rebellion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In between similar engrossing academic explorations lie insightful tales of the possibilities and impossibilities of capturing the magic of adolescence.\" - \u003ca title=\"Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams praise in the Austin Chronicle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/daily\/arts\/2016-06-16\/bedside-manner-making-and-experiencing-video-games\/\"\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/what-happens-when-you-study-an-rpg-world-like-it-was-re-1522545991\" title=\"Kotaku excerpt of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams, posted by Luke Plunkett - What Happens When You Study An RPG World Like It Was Real\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e (or check out the hyperlink version at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/poetry.rapgenius.com\/Michael-p-williams-steel-and-pure-logic-excerpt-from-chrono-trigger-annotated\" title=\"Kotaku excerpt of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams, Steel and Pure Logic, now with annotations by the author\"\u003eRap Genius\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterview: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/cosmicradio.tv\/8bitlife\/chrono-trigger-dance-party\/\" title=\"Chrono Trigger author Michael P. Williams on My So Called 8bit Life Podcast\"\u003eMy So Called 8Bit Life\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/blogs\/news\/13965825-editor-vs-author-boss-fights-gabe-durham-chats-with-chrono-trigger-author-michael-p-williams\" title=\"Gabe Durham interviews Michael P. Williams about Chrono Trigger for Boss Fight Books\"\u003eBoss Fight Blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParty Like It鈥檚 1999: Japanese Retrofuturism and \u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e - related article by Michael P. Williams in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/theappendix.net\/issues\/2014\/7\/party-like-its-1999-japanese-retrofuturism-and-chrono-trigger\" title=\"Article in the Appendix by Michael P. Williams on Chrono Trigger\"\u003eThe Appendix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/20809893-chrono-trigger\" title=\"Goodreads review page for Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e","published_at":"2013-12-19T09:45:00-08:00","created_at":"2013-12-06T16:34:52-08:00","vendor":"Boss Fight Books","type":"Book","tags":[],"price":495,"price_min":495,"price_max":1795,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":434643253,"title":"Paperback","option1":"Paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"601","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Chrono Trigger by Michael P. 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Williams from Boss Fight Books","id":2352021617,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.96,"height":1250,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/CHRONO2-cover-nospine-shadow-wide.jpg?v=1739581315"},"aspect_ratio":0.96,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/CHRONO2-cover-nospine-shadow-wide.jpg?v=1739581315","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: April 1, 2014\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-940535-01-2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForeword by Ted Woolsey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** All \u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e paperbacks ordered from us will now come in a new monochromatic cover! **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen聽Boss Fight Books first gave fans the chance to vote for the game they most wanted to read a book about, they chose the epic time travel RPG聽\u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e.聽\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing new interviews with translator Ted Woolsey and DS retranslator Tom Slattery, Michael P. Williams's book delves deep into connections between Crono鈥檚 world and ours, including聽\u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e's take on institutions such as law and religion, how the game's heroes fit and defy聽genre conventions, and the maddening logical headaches inherent in any good time travel plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003eFrom the Magus dilemma to the courtroom scene, find out why many consider this game the high point in the entire role-playing genre in this in-depth examination of聽\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e, a ton of fun and a true work of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"chrono trigger michael p. williams audible audiobook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B07G4JWT2P\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-124076\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_124076_rh_us\"\u003eAudiobook\u003c\/a\u003e * \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Michael_P_Williams_Chrono_Trigger?id=mPuEDwAAQBAJ\" title=\"Google Play store page for Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Twitter account of Michael P. Williams, author of Chrono Trigger\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theunfakempw\/\"\u003eMichael P. Williams\u003c\/a\u003e is a writer, researcher, and Japanese specialist at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. He has taught English in Fukushima City, Japan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003eand he lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.聽\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended in Kotaku's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/kotakus-2014-gift-guide-books-1665949858\/\" title=\"Kotaku Holiday Gift Guide 2014 featuring Chrono Trigger\"\u003e2014 Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At once an autobiography, an enthusiast鈥檚 ode to the early years of gaming, and a coming of age story of boy-meets-cartridge.\" - Ted Woolsey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If writing about video games had always been this good, we'd be having very difficult discussions about the medium right now.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2014\/04\/review_boss_fight_books_chrono_trigger_by_michael_p_williams\" title=\"Chrono Trigger by Michael P Williams Reviewed in Ninendo Life by Philip J Reed\"\u003eNintendo Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The strength of this book comes from his desire and ability to look at the social codes, the basic assumptions, that enabled specific forms of development for the game he is analyzing. This comes in various forms ... that get to the heart of the material hardware restrictions and symbolic linguistic decisions that ultimately determined the shape \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e took for the Anglophone world.\"聽8.3\/10 - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2014\/04\/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams-review.html\" title=\"Cameron Kunzelman's Paste review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You had me at a 194-page book on \u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - Kill Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Williams is willing to engage with videogames both from theories native to and outside of the medium, and to do so without being showy.\" - \u003ca title=\"Jeremy Behreandt's review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Heavy Feather Review\" href=\"http:\/\/heavyfeatherreview.org\/2014\/04\/23\/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams\/\"\u003eHeavy \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/heavyfeatherreview.com\/2014\/04\/23\/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams\/\" title=\"Jeremy Behreandt's review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Heavy Feather Review\"\u003eFeather Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Williams leads the reader through an exploration of the game in a warm, joyful manner. His keen attention to detail makes trivial elements of the game, for instance Frog鈥檚 archaic speech patterns, worthy of deep reflection and contemplation.\" - \u003ca title=\"Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams reviewed by Jacob Euteneuer in Barn Owl Review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnowlreview.com\/reviews\/williams.html\"\u003eBarn Owl Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book makes聽me want to dig for the聽box I know contains my copy of聽\u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e聽and all its siblings. ... Isn鈥檛 that what these books are all about? To not only remind us of why we love these games, and make us want to play them, but also to render them new again?\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/cartridgelit.com\/2014\/04\/15\/chrono-trigger-book\/\" title=\"Joel Hans's Review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams in Cartridge Lit\"\u003eCartridge Lit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/dialhforhouston.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/13\/michael-p-williams-chrono-trigger-a-review-of-the-book-not-the-game\/\" title=\"Dial H for Houston review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eDial H for Houston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who has nostalgic, deeply personal feelings for a favorite game should be able to find something to relate to.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgamer.com\/features\/2014\/books\/bossfight.html\" title=\"Zach Welhouse review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams at RPGamer\"\u003eRPGamer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Instead of feeling like a flat lecture, reading the book almost becomes a conversation ... [W]ith each and every page you fully understand the love the author has for his source material and how excited he is to be sharing it with his readers.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendojo.com\/games\/reviews\/book-review-chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams\" title=\"Andy Hoover's Nintendojo review of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eNintendojo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As a love letter to the game and the indelible mark it left on him, \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger \u003c\/i\u003esucceeds mightily. Anyone who loved the game at any age will instantly be transported back to that time in her life, with the added bonus of leveling up in historical knowledge and empathic engagement with a meticulous, passionate author.\" - Foxing Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Williams did a great job. He remarkably balanced everything in the book while showcasing the right amount of personal insight, technical data and trivia to keep the reader engaged page after page.\" - 4 Color Rebellion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In between similar engrossing academic explorations lie insightful tales of the possibilities and impossibilities of capturing the magic of adolescence.\" - \u003ca title=\"Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams praise in the Austin Chronicle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/daily\/arts\/2016-06-16\/bedside-manner-making-and-experiencing-video-games\/\"\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/what-happens-when-you-study-an-rpg-world-like-it-was-re-1522545991\" title=\"Kotaku excerpt of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams, posted by Luke Plunkett - What Happens When You Study An RPG World Like It Was Real\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e (or check out the hyperlink version at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/poetry.rapgenius.com\/Michael-p-williams-steel-and-pure-logic-excerpt-from-chrono-trigger-annotated\" title=\"Kotaku excerpt of Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams, Steel and Pure Logic, now with annotations by the author\"\u003eRap Genius\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterview: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/cosmicradio.tv\/8bitlife\/chrono-trigger-dance-party\/\" title=\"Chrono Trigger author Michael P. Williams on My So Called 8bit Life Podcast\"\u003eMy So Called 8Bit Life\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/blogs\/news\/13965825-editor-vs-author-boss-fights-gabe-durham-chats-with-chrono-trigger-author-michael-p-williams\" title=\"Gabe Durham interviews Michael P. Williams about Chrono Trigger for Boss Fight Books\"\u003eBoss Fight Blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParty Like It鈥檚 1999: Japanese Retrofuturism and \u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e - related article by Michael P. Williams in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/theappendix.net\/issues\/2014\/7\/party-like-its-1999-japanese-retrofuturism-and-chrono-trigger\" title=\"Article in the Appendix by Michael P. Williams on Chrono Trigger\"\u003eThe Appendix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/20809893-chrono-trigger\" title=\"Goodreads review page for Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e"}, onVariantSelected: selectCallback }); // Add label if only one product option and it isn't 'Title'. // Auto-select first available variant on page load. $('.single-option-selector:eq(0)').val("Paperback").trigger('change'); }); </script> </body> </html>