Gaming Chrono Trigger: Resurrection

[Dragon Warrior]

No, I don't mean Chrono is back from the dead. Some non-official game team called Resurrection Games has taken the idea up of making Chrono Trigger 3D. It'll be a PC game and their first demo releases this Christmas.

The graphics are amazing and the music that they remixed is kicka$z too. I'd have to say I don't mind them doing it. I mean, it's not like they're ruining the original. I've heard many complain it's ruining the original, but I don't see it is. But that's my opinion.

Check the official site for more: [URL=http://www.opcoder.com/projects/chrono/]Clickage![/URL]

[Flashlight]

So, this is just a group of guys, from no specific game developing organization, who gained some capitol and are making this game? I dunno...

The screens look fairly nice, but really, Chrono's muscles are wayyy too big. But still, not half bad otherwise. :)

[Guest ScirosDarkblade]

I was never a big fan of the Dragonball character design, so I really dislike these new character models. But the remixed music is pretty darn good. I should bother them to put up a remixed "To Far Away Times." I can't get enough of that piece.

[Dragon Warrior]

Heh, I dunno where you've been Sciros, but Chrono Trigger has always been DBZ-style anime. And you guys wouldn't believe how many people talked about his muscles on another forum. I seriously don't mind since if you're gonna save the world, might as well look like you're packin' it, right? He's packin' it, even for a... what? 14 year old? Someone told me he was that age.

[Semjaza]

He's a young kid who doesn't exactly know beforehand that he's going to be thrust into a saving the world situation. There'd be no reason for him to be all bulky. The original art does not feature muscles of that level either. I think it looks pretty awful and I hope they thin him out a bit.

I first saw this a couple months ago, I think. The idea is commendable and what they have (other than Crono) looks good at this point. Somehow I doubt they'll ever be able to finish it though, but who knows. The hope for GameCube and PS2 versions that they seem to have seems pretty much impossible too.

[Dragon Warrior]

Well, the idea of bringing it out onto a console being impossible yes, since there'd be issues between them making the game without Square Enix's permission. Even if they ask Square Enix if they can sell it under their name, I doubt it'll go through since it wasn't the actual SE company making it.

And your point about his muscles is the good point. I see what you mean :) But aside from his muscles, the Chrono characterset looks air-mazing, in my own vocabulary.

[terra]

I think it's a very interesting idea, and very cool that people actually love/d Chrono Trigger enough to bother trying to make this whole remake. But personally, I wouldn't be particularly interested in buying the game, providing they do finish it. I generally like the simpler, classic 2-D look myself :p.

The scenery and still life screenshots they have look really great, but Crono himself does [i]not[/i]. What's with his expression in [u][url=http://www.opcoder.com/projects/chrono/media/screenshots/cronosroom3.jpg]this picture[/url][/u]?

Even so, I'm a big Chrono fan, so good for them, and I hope they succeed.

[Dagger]

*winces* I love Magus dearly, but I [i]really[/i] could've done without the codpiece. Is that even in the original character design?

Ah, well. This is a cool--if somewhat far-fetched--idea, and I probably wouldn't feel averse to spending some money on the final game. I have many fond memories of playing Chrono Trigger, after all. ^_^

~Dagger~

[Dragon Warrior]

[quote name='terra]What's with his expression in [u][url=http://www.opcoder.com/projects/chrono/media/screenshots/cronosroom3.jpg]this picture[/url][/u']?[/quote]

He feels very pleased with himself XP

I think on their site not too long ago (it may still be there or they may of deleted it), they said this is going to stay a free product to be downloaded on the web. So in other words, this isn't going to be on a console.

[Semjaza]

There's something on the site that basically says they'd be interested in putting it on consoles... but that brings its own issues. One, not just anyone can get development kits for them and two, this is infringing on a billion copyrights as it is already. So while I think they'd like that, it's obviously never going to happen heh.

[The Vampire: Ed]

It looks great, and I'm looking forward to trying it out, but sadly it won't be the full game. They said they weren't remaking the whole game.

[quote]Q2. Will you be making the entire game? If not, why not?

A2. No, currently we are only planning 10 of some of the best scenes from Chrono Trigger. Why not? Because we do not have the resources to complete a game of this magnitude by ourselves. The project would never be completed.[/quote]

That is from their FAQ in their forums. That's a shame really, because having a full Chrono Trigger like that would be incredibly awesome, but it's not going to happen sadly. Well, I guess this is better than nothing-but then again it seems like a tease to just give you parts of the game like this. Oh well.

[Manic Webb]

[quote name='Dagger IX1]*winces* I love Magus dearly, but I [i]really[/i'] could've done without the codpiece.[/quote]
Agreed. What [i]are[/i] they trying to say about Magus with this character design? :rolleyes:

I like their design of The End of Time. Granted, not a lot of work has to go into that particular scene, but I think it's a nice recreation. Same with the rest of scenery. They all look exactly like the original game.

Chrono is too bulky, though. I mean, maybe if he were a few years older and his backstory wasn't "kid going to the fair with a toy sword," then that might work. Also, I think his legs are disproportionally short, but just barely.

[Desbreko]

[color=indigo]Well, I'll download and play it whenever it's released, but if it's not going to be the full game I'm not too excited. Sure, seeing [spoiler]Crono's death scene[/spoiler] in 3D would be cool (and they [i]better[/i] do that scene), but I think I'd just as soon get FF Chronicles and play the CT port on there with the anime cutscenes.

And yes, the character models are a bit funky looking, but overall not too bad. The environments look pretty good at least, and the sample music they have up is good. I'm also hoping for a remixed To Far Away Times track -- best song in the game.[/color]

[Dragon Warrior]

Well, Ed, they also mention their demo release this December will have the 10 scenes so maybe they're just referring to that when they say it's not going to completed yet. It could possibly be something quite different. Either way, they definately made this situation very vague :<

[noelmvilla]

It would look a lot better if the character designs were [SIZE=4]NOT[/SIZE] DBZ-based.
I wonder why Square had to MAKE Chrono Trigger DBZ-based anyway.
[SIZE=4]I HATE DBZ!!![/SIZE]
Anyway, since I'm a fan of Square-made products, [SIZE=4]I'M GETTING THE GAME WHEN I SEE IT!!![/SIZE]

[Gavin]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1]I never had the oppertunity to play the original but this looks like it's shaping up to be a really interesting looking game. I actually really like the DBZ-esque look to it considering that it was Akira Toriyama who desgined the look of the characters behind the game and even possibly influenced it a little, as seen in Adams comments in reagrd to this game on [URL=http://theotaku.com/dragonball/chronotrigger.shtml][B]Here[/B][/URL]. I'd be pretty interesting in seeing the finished product, even if it was a PC only adventure.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Desbreko]

[color=indigo]I don't see why people so dislike the DBZ influence on the characters. I mean, if you actually look at the official art from the game, not too many of the characters closely resemble characters from DBZ. And when you're actually playing the game, who the heck can tell from the sprites? In this 3D version, sure, but I still don't think it's that big a deal.

Oh, and about Magus, they're just sticking to the original game's design. Take a look at the [url=http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9656/CT-Magus.jpg][u]official art[/u][/url] for him from the original game. :p[/color]

[BlueYoshi]

[color=teal]It's not really even a DBZ element we're dealing with here, the character designs just happen to have been done by the same person, that's all.

Moving away, I like the newly spawned graphics and in game details, it's kind of like a mixture of WW and the Chrono series, especially that shot of the island. I personally think that the Toriyama character designs work well in 3D, even if the they [i]do[/i] resemble those of the DB series, it doesn?t necessarily mean it will have an effect on such things as personalities and attributes.

Besides the lame fact that Chrono reminds me of Gohan, the game overall is looking good. It almost provides an incentive for there to be a fully-fledged DB RPG, lol.[/color]

[Desbreko]

[quote name='BlueYoshi][color=teal']It's not really even a DBZ element we're dealing with here, the character designs just happen to have been done by the same person, that's all.[/color][/quote]
[color=indigo]Yeah, exactly; the character designs were done by the same person, but most of the Chrono Trigger characters don't even resemble the DBZ characters. The style is somewhat similar, but besides Crono (and maybe Ayla), it would be hard to put a Chrono Trigger character next to a DBZ character and know they were designed by the same person without previous knowledge.

Personally, I really like Crono's design, even if I'm not especially fond of the DBZ characters' designs. That big, red, spiky hair totally beats out Cloud's blonde spikes, heh.[/color]

[Guest ScirosDarkblade]

[quote name='Desbreko][color=indigo']Yeah, exactly; the character designs were done by the same person, but most of the Chrono Trigger characters don't even resemble the DBZ characters. The style is somewhat similar, but besides Crono (and maybe Ayla), it would be hard to put a Chrono Trigger character next to a DBZ character and know they were designed by the same person without previous knowledge.[/color][/quote]

The fact is the visual design is similar between DBZ and Chrono Trigger as far as the main characters go. That's undeniable. And that style is very particular. And if you don't like the character design of either DBZ or Chrono Trigger, it's natural that you won't like the design of the other.

I know they've always been like that, but in the SNES game you couldn't really tell except on the character portraits (which still annoyed ME, but whatever), so it didn't matter as much.

Anyway, I suppose seeing as most people don't really care whether they're like DBZ or not, it makes no sense to alter the original designs. But for me personally it would have made a lot of difference, as I really care about my character's appearance, especially in something as involving as a good RPG.

[Meggido]

I must say this first Chrono Trigger awesome, DBZ only ok. It had to be said. Chrono Trigger is one of the best games that i have ever played and i'm disappointed that neither it nor its sequel were released where i live.

[Semjaza]

The only real difference between Toriyama's designs for this game and his designs for anything else are the clothing styles. The facial structure is incredibly similiar in literally any character the guy comes up with anymore, whether it's Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest or Dragon Ball. There are huge similiarities between CT and DBZ and I think if you put Chrono in one of Goku's outfits you'd see that in a second.

I don't think it's an issue, but I don't think it's not noticable either. Really though, it doesn't matter for this game. The team has nothing to do with Toriyama and the model they are coming up with just does not even fit with the original art. They have a long way to go with him yet heh.

[Erika]

[quote name='Semjaza Azazel']The only real difference between Toriyama's designs for this game and his designs for anything else are the clothing styles. The facial structure is incredibly similiar in literally any character the guy comes up with anymore, whether it's Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest or Dragon Ball. [/quote]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=Purple]Of [b]course[/b] Toriyama's characters look the "same"--it's his [b][i]art style.[/i][/b] C'mon. Is it really that debatable? :nope:

I really miss CT, though. The RPG that started it all with me. Too bad there's no other games like it on the GBA. The only good memory I've had with it so far were the Golden Sun games.

*sighs* But another one's version of CT is too tempting, but I am prepared to criticize, lol!! My precious Chrono!![/color][/size]

[Semjaza]

[quote name='dark_serena][SIZE=1][COLOR=Purple]Of [b]course[/b] Toriyama's characters look the "same"--it's his [b][i]art style.[/i][/b] C'mon. Is it really that debatable? :nope:[/color'][/size][/quote]

I think it is considering his "art design" basically involves three facial designs for every character in existance and an insane amount of alien characters that look [i]exactly[/i] the same. DQ8 has a main character that looks like any random alien in DBZ. The guy needs to evolve. Any other decent artist would have over such a long time span. I didn't realize someone's style had to be that stagnant.

[Guest ScirosDarkblade]

I'd have to say that Toriyama is one of the worst character designers/artists I've ever run into. I actually can't think of anyone worse at the moment.