With good news, however, must come some bad: in an interview with Takashi Tokita, who directed the FFIV remake, the possibility of a remake of another of his well-known games is discussed:
"Chrono Trigger was a no-holds-barred, swashbuckling adventure that was a lot of fun to work on... If the demand is great enough, it's certainly possible. But as a creator, I feel the need to create new titles and not just series installments and remakes. I realize it's a little strange for me to be saying that in an interview about Final Fantasy IV (laughs). But I need to remind myself of that, too."
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3-31-2008 @ 7:10PM
Pie Pants said...
Damnit damnit damnit!
Don't get me all excited about a Chrono Trigger remake like that!
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3-31-2008 @ 7:13PM
Josh said...
"If the demand is great enough, it's certainly possible..."
Let me introduce you to a friend of mine. His name is "The Whole Damn Internet Wants a Chrono Trigger Remake." You two should hang out sometime.
"But as a creator, I feel the need to create new titles and not just series installments and remakes. I realize it's a little strange for me to be saying that in an interview about Final Fantasy IV (laughs). But I need to remind myself of that, too."
Um...yeah, that's nice. How about you go ahead and take care of Chrono Trigger on DS and then do whatever crap I probably WON'T buy?
That'd be great. :)
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4-05-2008 @ 1:00PM
Liz said...
Ha ha ha- Well said!
4-05-2008 @ 7:50PM
HellsHammer said...
Hah, yeah. I love that re-making more re-made ports of old FF games is the priority. Not the thousands of people asking for Chrono, Secret of Mana, or Mario RPG.
And "IF there is a demand"?!...IF?
If you can't listen to what fans want, leave me alone unless you re-make FF6.
3-31-2008 @ 7:14PM
Dragoon said...
Good. Original games are better. Let us all stop living in the past and play all the shitty 3-d games in the present/future.
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3-31-2008 @ 7:30PM
Gewurztraminer (needs more umlaut) said...
As someone who has never played FFIV I'm quite looking forward to a redone version, thanks.
3-31-2008 @ 7:23PM
mathab said...
mmm FF4. D'lish.
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3-31-2008 @ 7:23PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Crosses fingers it's not a April Fools.
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3-31-2008 @ 7:31PM
Gewurztraminer (needs more umlaut) said...
aw crap.
4-01-2008 @ 8:20AM
mian said...
I'm pretty much assuming everything I saw yesterday and will see today and tomorrow is a prank. Safer that way.
3-31-2008 @ 7:25PM
XDragon said...
FF IV Awesome
Chrono Trigger Even Better
Also needed is FF VI and the 3 best RPGs ever will be remade into DS games!
Hey Sega...how about a Phantasy Star 1 and 4 remake; its working for Square-Enix!
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3-31-2008 @ 7:52PM
Puddles said...
Why is everyone so excited about remakes? Just play the original if you love it so much. The original Chrono Trigger is just fine as it is.
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3-31-2008 @ 9:24PM
Brent said...
Chrono Trigger on the DS is even better. I don't have an SNES, and don't want to spend anymore time in front of my computer than I do at work.
I want hand-held Chrono Trigger, and I want it NOW! :)
3-31-2008 @ 9:28PM
xeleion said...
It is, but not everyone has an SNES/PSX/PS2, it's not on Virtual Console, and their morality won't allow them to download an emulator.
3-31-2008 @ 8:07PM
RosuNamikaze said...
i would quite like to see something of the stature of these remakes with a completely original story..
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3-31-2008 @ 8:19PM
Mad Martin Kinderhook said...
The truly huge news on that cover is the appearance of Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2. It had BETTER be back on DS.
I should also mention that if anyone is interested in playing FFIV and Chrono Trigger and not necessarily an improved re-make of either, Amazon has the Final Fantasy Chronicles bundle for PS1 for $16. And that's sealed, not used, to boot--just expect a greatest hits copy.
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3-31-2008 @ 8:25PM
Mad Martin Kinderhook said...
Eh heh, don't mind that first part. Looks like our friendly DS Fanboy writers were typing up the article confirming Under the Knife 2 being on the DS and not the Wii as I wrote this.
So anyway, I'm happy for everyone who's looking forward to the FFIV re-make. I still haven't played my GBA copy, so I think I'll be sticking with it for the time being.
3-31-2008 @ 8:38PM
KanoBlade said...
Thank You Square-Enix!
Please bring more of your excellent games to NA!
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3-31-2008 @ 8:57PM
LeChuck said...
IF the demad is great enough? Where have they been? The two games with the most demand for a remake (CT and FF7) seem to be the only ones they're not doing. At least FF7 is getting spinoff games, where's the Compilation of Chrono Trigger?
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3-31-2008 @ 9:42PM
xeleion said...
Not even mentioning the two major fan remakes of CT that Squeenix shut down with a cease-and-desist order. CT better be remade before I have to see another crappy FFVII based game, or someone's gonna get it.