Chrono Trigger on the DS?

[SB]

Seen some rumors flying around furiously lately about this, and posts seem to indicate that it's a port or "Enhanced" version of the first game. Any truth to this? I'm a lazy bum, and didn't bother checking any links on it, since blogs and the like are completely worthless to me, in this era where opinions and rumors apparantly are fact if enough people scream loud enough about something.

Anyone know the REAL deal on this? Is the GREATEST of RPG games coming out to the most popular handheld system released thus far? Or is this just something along the lines of the rumored third game that SE bought the naming rights for and even poked about some ideas and I think a trailer in the past about, and it turned out to just be a big rumor since SE quickly turned around and said it was? 

[preventerWIND]

*squeels*

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ctds/

OH MAN ITS TRUE

Wow, CT for DS I can't believe this. I remember playing, and my game being erased, I went as far as queen Zeal. I don't know what else to say except for

skajsdfhjadlsfghjn;ajlekgtklwehtkl!!!!!1

edit: magazine scanlol

[Kamon]

I clicked that link, and all I got was a clock.

This'll probably be the only chance I get to play CT, since we never got it released here.

[preventerWIND]

Don't complain about the clock. No one complains about the clock. No way no how.

I love how it even has the classic tick tockin'

[Dizzy]

I found out through a friend after he found the site. I have never been so happy for a remake!

[Abominator]

I could never get into Chrono Trigger in the first place...

It just seemed boring to me.

[ASR]

I'm honestly with Abe. But I'm willing to give it another try.

[Edgecrusher]

Great, now I have to buy another #####ing DS.

[Majikn]

Are we sure this is a complete remake? I read some random place that it was just a port with added touch screen stuff. Not to say that that place was right or wrong, but I really have no idea what I'm doing and I didn't want to put too much time into researching it.

Even then, I guess, it's still a portable Chrono Trigger. And I haven't played that game, so I'm sure it's worth a try.

[Abominator]

How about you WAIT UNTIL ANYONE KNOWS?!

[Majikn]

That would work.

[Chron]

Ah, one of my favorite games which has no relation to my user name whatsoever no not at all. I dunno exactly what they think they're going to do here... I bet it won't be anywhere NEAR as awesome as the Resurrection project was going to be before they axed it with corporate magic.

Still, portable CT can't be too bad.
I bet they put almost no effort into it, though. I'm absolutely certain they think of the Chrono series as a waste of money.
but then square have always been idiots

[preventerWIND]

Heres the info I've found.

-Its a port with some added features
-New dungeons etc.
-Theres a multiplayer setting
-Its going to be released this holiday season
-Its freakin' Chrono Trigger, be happy

[Vinchenz Rock]

-Its going to be released this holiday season

This holiday season in North America, btw. It's been confirmed.

The North American website is also up, within hours of the Japanese one.

I've never beaten Chrono Trigger so I'll get this just to finish it off. I wonder if Square-Enix will retranslate it...

[preventerWIND]

Probably, they'll probably put in the missing dungeon, the singing mountains.

[Mikero]

I never finished Chrono Trigger. I got stuck early on, in the future somewhere before getting the robot. I can understand people thinking it was a bit boring, but I at least got into enough that I've always wanted to replay it it and finally beat it and show Lavos who's boss, so I'll be checking this one out fo' sheez.

It really weirds me out that the sound isn't timed correctly with the clock on those sites.

[Chron]

Probably, they'll probably put in the missing dungeon, the singing mountains.

You think they might use that second battle theme, too?
Still, seems pretty lazy of them.

[Edgecrusher]

Singing mountain wasn't the only lost dungeon.

There was also an arena in the ruined future.

[Dizzy]

So there's a countdown on the Japanese site. And having done the math which I assume is correct, something's going to happen to the site in about four days. Someone want to check my math? Me thinks it might be a sight launch.

[preventerWIND]

Yeah, you're right. 4 days.

So, we'll see what all this is about next........


Friday!

[Yubi Shines]

EEEEEE!

EEEEEEEE!

*glass shatters*

[Mikero]

I find it so hilarious when you girl-out, since you don't usually.

[Yubi Shines]

Studies show that my second X chromosome is, in fact, not a Y with a prosthetic leg.

[Chron]

Actually, the Y is pretty much the same shape, but it has about 10% of the number of base pairs.

It's actually more of the missing information that makes men what they are.

[Mikero]

YAY!

We make fire. Oogah oog.

[ASR]

Tell that to those anti-women guys.

[Abominator]

Scans:

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0807/game080705a.shtml

[Chron]

You know, as cool as it is, it's still depressing.

Been waiting so long for a Chrono sequel or even just a remake...
... and we get a half-assed port.

[Vinchenz Rock]

No, those scans are from the SNES version. The Magazine used the SNES game to reveal the DS version to the public.

I doubt the DS version will look much different, however.

[Mikero]

I could do without the Akira Toriyama art style in the new version.

[Dizzy]

New trailer's up on the Japanese site.

http://www.chronotrigger.jp/

[Edgecrusher]

I learned nothing from that video.

I'd personally  like to know what role the dual screen hardware is going to play.

[MOX]

I'll be sad if they dont atleast do some alpha blending with the effects or modify the music from the SNES version.

Last place where I left off was when I returned to the present after finishing whatever in the future. Got stuck after then. I think I'll try this version though.

[preventerWIND]

I could do without the Akira Toriyama art style in the new version.

It wouldn't be CT without it, I liked it.

[Edgecrusher]

Same here. It's part of what the game is to me.

Of course, I was playing Chrono Trigger before I had been exposed to any of his other work, so as far as I'm concerned, CT owns that style.

Besides, the art permeates not just the character design for the main characters, but the general design of the game and all of it's characters.

If you removed Akira Toriyama, you would have to visually reinvent the entire game, and that would kill it for most of it's fans.

[preventerWIND]

Especially with the art style that Sqeuenix has been poopin' out lately..

[Yubi Shines]

Wait, the E in Marle is supposed to be silent?

I'm not a big fan of Akira Toriyama, but like Edge says, it's part of Chrono.

[preventerWIND]

In terms of nostalgia, I love it. Like when I watch an episode of DBZ, can't hate it. But otherwise it's pretty bad.

[Chron]

His art style has its flaws, but it's extremely iconic and recognizable.

If they took him out of the mix... it would look like Chrono Cross, maybe.
I liked Cross, but that would kill Trigger. Well, not really.

Hard to kill such a good game.

I'm not going to be happy with just a direct port now.
If they spent the effort on up-converting FF4, which is probably one of the WORST games Square has ever made, then they better update CT, damn it.

[TheRedPriest]

FF4, which is probably one of the WORST games Square has ever made

SFT.

[Mikero]

I find FF4 better than, oh... Almost every other FF game. I mean, everything after the sixth is garbage anyway, and only some in the first six are good. But FF4 is like actually a pretty wicked game, especially compared to the rest.

I could do without the Akira Toriyama art style in the new version.

It wouldn't be CT without it, I liked it.

Same here. It's part of what the game is to me.

Of course, I was playing Chrono Trigger before I had been exposed to any of his other work, so as far as I'm concerned, CT owns that style.

Besides, the art permeates not just the character design for the main characters, but the general design of the game and all of it's characters.

If you removed Akira Toriyama, you would have to visually reinvent the entire game, and that would kill it for most of it's fans.

Right. I love the sprites, I love the how the actual game looks. And I never noticed the Toriyama art until it was SHOWN to me. So I'm not talking about changing the art direction of the actual game. I'm talking about just changing like... Boxart, and stuff in the game's booklet and such.

In terms of nostalgia, I love it. Like when I watch an episode of DBZ, can't hate it. But otherwise it's pretty bad.

I don't mind it in original Dragonball, or even in some of DBZ. And it's fine when it isn't moving, a la mangas and such.

Actually the only CT thing I mind in that art style is specifically that Crono looks completely Saiyan and Lucca looks entirely like Bulma. It's not really the designs I have a problem with at all, it's just that the faces are so samey. And the Crono/Saiyan hair gets a bit ridiculous.

So, I could take or leave such things. There are ways to take out such things from an art style WITHOUT actually changing it enough that it's oh so different.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Akira Toriyama draws like, the same five characters over and over again.

That said, I still like his art style.

[preventerWIND]

I bet Crono'll go super saiyan in this one.

[ASR]

After 1 episode? Please.

[preventerWIND]

Give it a chance. It's bound to happen. Sometime.


Anytime.... Aaanytime... soon..

[Chron]

Crono is a magic swordsman.
Ayla's the one who uses her body as a weapon, so it'd be more likely her.

But she already has crazy blond hair and blue eyes.
...

... wait a second...

[ASR]

It all makes sense now?

[Mikero]

Yes it does. Don't you see? AYLA IS SUPER SONIC!

[Chron]

Dude, that's insane.

THAT WOULD MEAN LAVOS IS MADE OUT OF CHAOS EMERALDS

[saldite]

Wa

Yes it does. Don't you see? AYLA IS SUPER SONIC!

Dude, that's insane.

THAT WOULD MEAN LAVOS IS MADE OUT OF CHAOS EMERALDS

WTF?