Square Enix is undoubtedly one of the most popular game developers. But while series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest recieve all kinds of sequels, prequels and spin-offs, there are many classic Square games (such as Xenogears, Vagrant Story, Chrono Trigger, Brave Fencer Musashi, etc) that haven't recieved the sequel treatment they deserve.
Dualshockers.com believes Square Enix should start looking into reviving some of their older games.
It is very difficult to just pick 10 and everyone has their own tastes and may not agree with the list, but openly debate the top 10 console RPG's of all time! What games were missed?
"Since the company was founded in 1983, Squaresoft has had a reputation of making good-quality video games. Since its first title to hit the North American market (Rad Racer back in 1987 for the NES) and through today the ratio of high-quality to low-quality games has greatly skewed toward the former. The company is now known as Square-Enix thanks to a merger with animé, manga, and video game company Enix."
"Square Enix Senior Vice President Shinji Hashimoto revealed that the company wasn't very impressed by the sales of cult RPG classic Chrono Trigger during an E3 interview regarding Front Mission Evolved, a reinvention of the Front Mission franchise.
When asked by RPGSite staff if he could forsee Square handing off other much-loved but neglected franchises to external developers as with Front Mission, he asked what franchsie we had in mind.
Our response? Of course, Chrono Trigger.
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"There are lots of excellent reasons to want to blow up an RPG town. If you’re a villain, for example, you might level a place because it’s friendly to some resistance movement, or it’s in your way, or the heroes are stopping in briefly on their way to kill you. If you’re a game designer, you might do it to raise the stakes, or to give players some emotional reason to want the villain dead. And if you’re a player, it’s probably because you’re sick of listening to a bunch of cooki..."
Some big Chrono Trigger fans have been on a mission for a long time now to make a sequel to the original game. According to their website, it featured "~35 hours of game play, 10 multiple endings, and 23 chapters, much like the original Chrono Trigger; it was around 98% complete. The plot featured the original cast as they struggled against a new villain risen from the legacy of Zeal."
Subtitled Crimson Echoes, Square Enix has, sadly, pulled the plug on the project. While this is no s...
"1 Sakura Taisen (aka Sakura Wars) Sega
2 Shenmue Sega
3 Okami Capcom
4 Gotchaforce Capcom
5 Xenogears Square Enix
6 Breath of Fire Capcom
7 Rockman Dash (aka Mega Man Legends) Capcom
8 Ogre Battle Square Enix
9 Chikyuu Boueigun (aka Earth Defence Force) D3
10 Kowloon’s Gate Sony Music Entertainment
11 Shinobido Spike
12 Demon’s Souls SCEJ
13 Rockman X (aka Mega Man X) Capcom
14 Chrono Square Enix
15 Z.O.E Konami
16 Mother Nintendo
17 Romancing SaGa Square Enix
18 Senjou n..."
If you have played Chrono Trigger, you may have noticed that Robo's Theme sounds oddly similar to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". Many fans like to joke that it was the first ever Rick Roll.
Chrono Trigger's composer Yasunori Mitsuda was recently asked what he thought of "Never Gonna Give You Up" and whether the similarity was intentional ...
Remember this scary woman? Her name is Haruna Anno and she's a retro gaming nerd/idol/model and stuff. Recently, during a break from writing "Chrono Trigger" in Japanese caligraphy (a game she has apparently played for 36 consecutive hours), she sent a message out to pirates on her blog. This also comes in light of the recent anti-piracy methods employed by Chrono Trigger DS, mind you.
"On October 17th, 2008, I proposed to my (now) Fiance. Originally I wanted to retun to the site of our first date, Mount Baker, near Bellingham Washington. Sadly, there was no discrete way to get her out there. So I turned to the next best thing, digitally recreating the mountain!
But why stop there? I figured I'd try and recreate many of our other favorite memories -- stargazing, dancing, even her favorite song lyrics (from the Princess Bride). I'm a college student who is studying Compute..."
CasualtyGamer goes through their list of the best 6 RPGs available for the SNES, which is arguably the best system for traditional RPGs. All in all- gamers who played the original, or even gamers who played the countless remakes will appreciate this list.
After the nighttime leak/reveal shocked and caused the internet to explode, the news reel is not over yet. The latest game announced by RPG house Square Enix, Chrono Trigger DS, is set to release in North America this holiday season.
This DS-exclusive port/remaster will make use of the Nintendo DS's two main features: its two screens and touch screen functionality. Much of the game's original gameplay will remain in tact, Active Time Battle system, Tech skills, and all. Additions to Chr...
A recent 2ch thread was posted with a small amount of details and a partial scan of a new game reveal from Jump Magazine.
This new game? Chrono Trigger DS, a port with new features from the original game.
This will be confirmed when news from Jump come out later tonight/early tomorrow.
Provided this is true, let the internets rejoice. The scan is provided to the right. The purported release date is Winter 2008.
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[Update: Square Enix has put up a teaser site HERE, and...
"The auction for the sealed copy of Chrono Trigger I wrote about yesterday has closed and the coveted game went or a whopping $1,217. The winning bidder will be a bit poorer but will have one hell of a piece of game history in their hands. If you're itching to drop a load of money on a sealed SNES game and missed out on this one, you can still get a bid in on this copy of MegaMan X2. Opening bid is $1,000. I'm truly amazed... I guess it's true that things are ultimately worth whatever someone ..."
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