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Should there be a new Chrono video game?

 
should there be a new videogame to the chrono series
yes [ 9 ]  [64.29%]
could care less [ 2 ]  [14.29%]
no [ 1 ]  [7.14%]
they should remake CT with this change: [ 2 ]  [14.29%]
they should remake CC with this change: [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
I want both CT + CC to be remade with these changes: [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
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Posted: 19th December 2003 00:35

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i myself would like a remake of chrono trigger with this change:

you can make frog human during the game (preferably around when you have the choice to fight magus)
also if you fight magus or not frog will still become a human if you want him too
it should be on PS2 and XBOX

i want to know what your opinions are, and what system(s) it should be on, if you choose one of the last 3 to explain what you expect to be changed

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Posted: 19th December 2003 01:06

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Square putting chrono trigger or anything else, is very unlikely, in my opinion at least. Anyways, iirc weren't they in the process of a third game, Chrono Flash or something?

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Posted: 19th December 2003 03:00

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I really loved CT (SNES version). They should remake it with some better, maybe slightly (or full-blown) 3D graphics. And of course awesome FMV sequences. Maybe let you use another character (or characters) like Tata, Spekkio, or maybe even Johnny.

I didn't really play CC at all, so I don't really have an opinion on that one.

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Posted: 19th December 2003 03:23

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Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite games of all time. That being said, I tend to get pretty picky when it comes to sequels.

There is a new Chrono game currently in development, though from everything I've heard it's still in its basic stages, and we probably won't see it anytime soon. It's tentatively titled Chrono Break. Hopefully it will stay closer to its roots than Chrono Cross, a game which, for all of its good points, didn't have the special something that made Chrono Trigger so great.

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Posted: 19th December 2003 04:21

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I haven't played CC before, but I will say that CT ended too conclusively for anyone to make a good sequel to it. A prequel might work, but would have to leave in all the conflicts from CT (and risk having no resolution). Fanfics, as well as explanations of various unelaborated parts of CT (such as what happened to Schala or who the entity is or where Marle got that pendant or stuff like that), would be the best I think anyone could offer...

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Posted: 19th December 2003 07:18

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Not without the original team, no siree. I hated Cross.

If they could reunite the original team, and make it more old-school, I'd love to see a new game. As it is, I dislike all of the new Square games I'm seeing, and would rather not see another yech game in the series from them.
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Posted: 26th December 2003 23:03

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I really loved CT (SNES version). They should remake it with some better, maybe slightly (or full-blown) 3D graphics. And of course awesome FMV sequences. Maybe let you use another character (or characters) like Tata, Spekkio, or maybe even Johnny.


Ug! I would be disgusted by that. Without the 2-d sprites its just not CT anymore.

It would be nice if CT could devolp into a series of games not based on sequels and prequels like the FF series.
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Posted: 27th December 2003 04:20

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It would be nice if CT could devolp into a series of games not based on sequels and prequels like the FF series.

Without having some connection to the other games storyline-wise, what would the point be? You'd just be throwing in little cameos and references to the other games, milking the name the name the whole time.

Unless, of course, the games had the time traveling element, but in that case it would be difficult to make it all work. The games would be dealing with a lot of timeline overlap and you'd seemingly have to have characters from different games meet up somehow.
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Posted: 27th December 2003 06:10

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But of course, neither the "Final Fantasy series" (the numbered ones) nor the" Secret of Mana series" (including seiken denestu's and FFA) is one single set of sequels and prequels. The connection is the style of play in the series. The FF series defines itself by random encouters and turn based combat. The secret of mana series defines itself by non-random encouters and real time combat. I will venture to say that there is also a somewhat distinctive armor/ magic system between the two series.

I admit I haven't played Chrono Cross, but Chrono Trigger struck me as being a different enough (in terms of battle, magic etc) to be its own unique system. When I said I would like to see another chrono game that wasn't a prequel or sequel I meant it as one would say 'I would like to see another FF game' or 'I would like to see another Secret of Mana game', i.e. a game that just continues the style of the series and not one that continues the story.

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Posted: 27th December 2003 06:35

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But of course, neither the "Final Fantasy series" (the numbered ones) nor the" Secret of Mana series" (including seiken denestu's and FFA) is one single set of sequels and prequels.  The connection is the style of play in the series.

Hm, point. However, Trigger and Cross are already linked storyline-wise, so I was figuring any future games would likely do the same, even if loosely. Time can't be used as a barrier without running into problems, so if there is a follow-up it would have to take place in a completely different world.

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I admit I haven't played Chrono Cross, but Chrono Trigger struck me as being a different enough (in terms of battle, magic etc) to be its own unique system.  When I said I would like to see another chrono game that wasn't a prequel or sequel I meant it as one would say 'I would like to see another FF game' or 'I would like to see another Secret of Mana game', i.e. a game that just continues the style of the series and not one that continues the story.


Cross used a completely different style of play than Trigger. Random encounters with newer-FF-style turn-based combat were what I saw. The methods of attack were based on a new, complicated system that the game has to use tons and tons of text to explain. People who hate Cross may have more valid reasons to dislike it than me, because I rented it, played it, got annoyed at the new battle system, and decided I wasn't going to buying it.

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Posted: 28th December 2003 00:04

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OK, I just started playing CC, and I wasn't mighty impressed. The battle system was a little hard to grasp for me. (My older brother played through most of the game and didn't figure the battle system out entirely), and I think we all agree that the battle system is vital for an RPG.
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I really loved CT (SNES version). They should remake it with some better, maybe slightly (or full-blown) 3D graphics. And of course awesome FMV sequences. Maybe let you use another character (or characters) like Tata, Spekkio, or maybe even Johnny  -Figaro.



Ug! I would be disgusted by that. Without the 2-d sprites its just not CT anymore -1stclass

I love Chrono Trigger, and while agreeing that it wouldn't be Chrono Trigger if it had 3D graphics, I think that it would be a whole new, different game. Maybe even better (if that's possible).

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Posted: 28th December 2003 00:29

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Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite games of all time. That being said, I tend to get pretty picky when it comes to sequels.

Hopefully it will stay closer to its roots than Chrono Cross, a game which, for all of its good points, didn't have the special something that made Chrono Trigger so great.

IMO, SM says it all happy.gif

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Posted: 28th December 2003 05:02

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What would be nice is another adventure within the CT timeline, with all new characters. Perhaps some kind of fight against Lavos in 12000 BC? Maybe some kind of battle that paved the way for the Crono and company victory, but that no one heard about? An unknown hero kinda thing.

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Posted: 28th December 2003 05:41

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I love Chrono Trigger, and while agreeing that it wouldn't be Chrono Trigger if it had 3D graphics, I think that it would be a whole new, different game. Maybe even better (if that's possible).


Dude--Chrono Cross and the new Final Fantasy games do not play any/much superior to their 16-bit counterparts. There's polygons and rendered backgrounds, there there's nothing 3D about them otherwise. It might look better, but it wouldn't really improve anything.

The battles take place on separate screens and there are camera pans and so forth during the battle, but you fight the same way you basically did in 2D on the SNES. The backgrounds give you different angles than presented on the SNES, but they are still flat, 2-D backgrounds.

There's no 3D gameplay at all. There is nothing crucial gameplay-wise in CC or the newer Final Fantasies (well, I haven't played the FFX's, but I mean 7-9) that couldn't have been done in 2D on the SNES. The improvement is mainly a graphics/sound facelift and that's about it.

It's a similar situation to some of the 2.5D platformers we've seen come out. Yeah, they look good and there's limited 3D movement, but at the heart of the gameplay they are still 2D games.

There's a world of difference between the gameplay of Pandemonium! and Super Mario 64: one is a 2D game pretending to be 3D, and the other is an actual 3D game.

I digress, though. If there would be a new Chrono game, it should truly be superior. Either it improves the gameplay while simultaneously having the cool character designs, story, and those intangible qualities that made CT a classic. If not, it could still be a great game, but it should actually take advantage of the technology available. Newer games like Kingdom Hearts and Dark Cloud 2 have become true 3D RPGs.

I feel if you're going to have a traditonal, turn-based battle system, it better be damn good (the varied techs and double/triple attacks in CT made the battles enjoyable for me). If not, give me a more active role in fighting.

Part of why I hate FFTA is the dull, archiac interface that actually took a step back from FFT, but that's another gripe entirely.

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Posted: 30th December 2003 03:47

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If the next game in the Chrono series was anything other than turn based, it would probably keep me from playing it cause I, like probably everyone else here, love turn based gameplay and would really like to see more of them, but this era of gaming hasn't produced that many noticable names.

But enough of that, I think that this series should be like Final Fantasy in a sense that the games are connected by similiar combat (The duel and triple techs), themes or elements ( Time travel), and somewhat similiar story lines.

One thing must remain the same between the games,The main character must not say a friggin word. I have no idea why, but that was something I really enjoyed about CT. It adds a sort of comedic aspect to the whole thing the fact that a mime actually saves the world, instead of plunging it into never ending chaos.

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Posted: 30th December 2003 04:05

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I've always wondered why alot of main characters from RPGs never say a word. I still don't know wacko.gif
But yeah, Chrono Trigger was really good... One of the best RPGs IMO

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