DQIV remake, ok. Port, even better. Horrible looking polygonal things like the FFIV remake? Very no.

BaseVilliN

@Aerundel: Seeing Guardian Heroes released on XBLA with online co-op and live play on the 6 man battle made *Sign* a dude can dream though.

The more I hear this the more I get excited and want to run out and get a DS.

Stevetrop

@Aerundel:
Well, the Dragon Quest DS remakes haven't been fully 3D... Just the maps are. The characters are still sprites (not saying it's a bad thing... It's kind of a nice mix, actually).

But, this is a Square game, not an Enix game... so expect to follow the Final Fantasy DS route instead.

And if what 108 said here is factual, then it will contain the anime cutscenes from the PlayStation versions, and some new events not in previous releases.

But no word on if it'll be 2D, 3D, or a 2D/3D hybrid.

After seeing the rise and fall of Chrono Ressurection, I wouldn't mind seeing this in fulll 3D. :)

BPMμ

Honestly I really just want a port. CT is a complex and beautiful game, and would really look gorgeous in its original state on the DS. A lot of the environments had vertical scrolls, and spell affects could stretch into the top screen.

CT is leaps and bounds beyond Final Fantasy IV in terms of graphics, and it doesn't need a 3D remake to hold up the way FF4 did. Just toss in some additional dungeons and challenges, keep all the endings, and let us have New Game+ and I'll be completely happy.

dukerayburn

@GoGoGodzilla: Well...so far Squeenix's 16-bit RPG remakes have been...straight up SNES ports on the GBA and 3D remakes on the DS. So considering this is a DS game, I can only assume it'll be a 3D remake, as ridiculously way-too-awesome-to-be-true as that sounds.

dowingba

Heh, I just started replaying it on the SNES the other day! I just hope CTDS is a bit more player friendly than FFIII, which took being faithful to the original gameplay way too far, especially for a handheld game where being able to save anywhere or very frequently should be a mandatory feature.

Hopefully they're giving this the full 3D makeover as it's always fun to see old games with a new lick of paint. But looking at the old SNES graphics, it still holds up very well.

photoboy

@Odin: seconded.
with this and my Front mission DS , i can retire from the society and go live in the wild.

but please call me back when FF6 hits the DS.

SaintEmpire

@GoGoGodzilla: It's going to be 3D. Really no reason not to, with FF3, 4, and DQ4 coming out in 3D before it. The time for straight ports has passed with the GBA, IMO.

Aerundel

Errr.. why is everyone assuming it's a countdown clock?

It's just a regular clock. Have people forgotten how to tell time?

ChadWardenn

So...do you guys think this will be a straight port of the SNES version, a port with the PS1 version's FMVs, or a 3D remake like FF3 and 4?

GoGoGodzilla

This is indeed a happy day if this is true, I have waited so long since the SNES days for this classic game. I could rave on forever, but won't. Like overhearing two boys talking about someone dying after four days of WOW. Look forward to this one!

scotty999

I'm leaving this site up while I sleep. That ticking is the best sound I've heard in months.

dukerayburn

@Tyrannical:
That's because FF3 didn't really have much of a storyline. Chrono Trigger was made around the time the magical new gaming innovation called plot was invented.

Odin

@Gunloc:
Maybe it's Clock Tower DS! :D

Stefanten

Chrono trigger is the ony rpg which i palyed non stop and i did not even have to take a brake from the game

th2

Anyone else notice a few things? Like for instance those little "ticks" on the clock. There are 4 big ones and 8 little ones.

dowingba

I don't think anyone thought this wouldn't happen.

Archaotic

I guess it's pretty much settled that eventually and hopefully pretty soon we gonna get a FF7 remake of some kind.

alecpyron

@SunScramble: I'm still waiting for the privledge to pay Square for either game that I've played and loved to death. :(

Aprocalypse

That's right Square stop making the games you want to play. Make us the games we want to buy! Hell yeah this is such a good news day!

Gunloc

this is so fucking cool, I can't wait!

SupaPhly

It's not really a countdown clock, more of a...clock. It's completely synced with my PC's clock.

Guerrilla mason

Wow, so this isn't one of those "Eh, well we'll get to America when we feel like it... What's this Europe everyone keeps mentioning?" deals?

Simultaneous release (or at least one where the dates are somewhat close to each other) would win so much... Not that it's possible for much more win to come out of these announcements...

Zerbrechen

Yikes i havent played the snes game since i was 7. I pray it comes out, i can import it from the US. I aint waiting another 15 years for its European release.

Chrinkster

I hope it comes with rose colored glasses. The DS FF remakes have been repetitive snore fests.

Tyrannical

This might be the incentive I need to actually complete the bugger.

Odin

I'm curious as to whether there'll be any love for Europe this time around...

/imports anyway

SunScramble

Someone slap me, it seems too good to be real.

SolCross

Diablo 3, Chrono Trigger...what's next?

Aerundel

That IS damn good news!

alphonse610

Never played the original, will definitely play this.

Paladin58

What is that clock really ticking down to? Achievements on the DS, confirmed.

Sammo21

Simultaneous release pleasse?

Kaizuden

Frog did some digging? more like Neogaf on ch2...

Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM!

*glee*

LionheartAce

hommina hommina hommina...

Piglatin02

Fantastic potential news!

magus00

I can't wait to play it.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Aaaaaaaaaaaand I came in my pants.

Lyrai

Word from the Japanese magazines this month is that the game is a port of the game, not a full-on remake.

...is it bad that I'm relieved to hear this?

Archaotic

It is comming indeed. Now I understand why Squenix don't want to put it on Wii VC for 8 buck/€uros, then can released it on the DS and make tons more money.

This is great news for us over ehre in Europe, we never had the game officialy released in the SNES. What next, Seiken Desentsu 3 translated*?

Still, I wanna see all those games on VC! SNES is the greates console of all times, even after it's long demise, still generates profit!

*Why not, they translated Front Mission and even made it better with extras on the DS.

Shiryu

To each his own on the FF3/4 DS graphics engine. Personally I think it makes characters look even worse than they did in IX. OOOOOOOOOH I just opened a can of worms with that comment. Bring it on fanboys.

ila

This is some of the best news I have heard in a LONG time. Definitely keeping my fingers crossed.

Now, if only they would bring Earthbound (Mother) to the DS. Then we would be in business!

UCB-Disco

@BPMμ: 2.5D or 3D, the point is that none of the DS remakes look like their 2D NES or SNES counterparts, whereas the GBA remakes did. Also, while DQ4 DS looks like DQ4 for the PS1, Chrono Trigger's remake was a straight port with FMV, like the Final Fantasies on PS1. So it lends even more credibility to a DS version being 3D.

And I don't see why some of you guys are abhorring the recent remakes when considering Chrono Trigger. That game had some pretty big heads already, AND spiky hair to boot. I think it'd look pretty nice using the FF3/4 DS engine. However, the fighting systems were pretty different. Characters actually HIT the targets, and combo attacks were made to that end. Monsters also moved around on the field a bit...just generally more dynamic combat. Therefore, I don't think they'd use the same engine, and we might see something could still surprise us.

Aerundel

Happy, Happy! Joy, Joy!

It's about friggin' time.

krushjudgement

Wow, I'm soooooo looking forwards to this. I hope it's a wholly new Chrono Trigger game and not a remake/port. Just buy the old consoles and play the games on the old systems. However, playing portable is nice ;) Wouldn't really mind a remake tho, as I never finished the original :D

Elrinth

i got that Chrono Cross clock, lol

djricekcn

dq4 is port of ps-x one I thought

djricekcn

DAMN!! I sure hope its comes in a ENG version Chrono Trigger is one of my favourite snes rpg´s.

fejs

See here for an example of merchandise with the ticks visible:
[www.rpgplanet.com]

dukerayburn

@dowingba: The ticks are standard for the controls of the Epoch, the original game's time machine. They're also featured in around the C in the logos and in merchandise for the games. There's no hidden code encrypted there, just the usual iconography.

dukerayburn

Damn myself for double posting. Curses and drats!.

Stevetrop

@Aerundel: Seeing Guardian Heroes released on XBLA with live co-op play and live play on the six player battle mode *sign* a dude can always wish.

The more I hear news about this the more excited I become. I am really looking forward to get a DS now.

Stevetrop

I'd much rather have a true sequel (I'm not counting Cross), than another Squenix remake. I'd prefere to play the original anyways and I'm surprised how many people are satisfied with just a remake.

Bluetribal

if I were into rpgs I would get this.

eskimo-bob

@Deebo's Bike:
So if it's the same game, but with new, uglier graphics or forcefully integrated stylus control, it's somehow MORE worth buying than a straight port of one of the greatest games ever made?

I don't follow. Unless you're saying "sequel, please".

Archaotic

Holy balls. Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger are my two favorite JRPGs and the only two I'd tolerate remakes/ports of. Square might as well have my ATM pin number!

ridleysaria

If it's true that this is just a port then that will be quite disappointing news. I'd prefer not to pay for another port of this one. New shit please.

Deebo's Bike

These are really awesome news... I can't wait to play this masterpiece on my DS!

Starsky

*GASP*

Oh Square Enix, you better not be jerkin' my chance on this! I /need/ this.

Salen

i expect an announcement at E3. cant wait

zanzibarlegend

PLEASE S-E, don't make any more mistakes... Don't make CT in 3D, don't make it easier, and please stop porting classics. If you do, you better just add stuff for the 2nd screen. Or I'll kill you.

IrisMR

Oh my God. This just made my day.

HimeKakyuu

Thanks S-E.. Thanks!

This is better than any FF remake!

CockroachMan

the ps1 port wasn't that great...
i'd rather see the fan-made remakes get released, those looked a lot more promising than just another port of an incredible game that doesn't need to be ported.

pandafresh

@HimeKakyuu:

This. Maybe it will be officially announced at E3? And given how hideous the DS remake of FFIV looks, CT should keep the sprites.

Aej

More information please, kthxbai. But SE, you rock.

Tiael

If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands!!!!

CaptainSquishy

So. This is amazing.

I make it a habit to start this game back up on my SNES every summer. I never get tired of it.

Do Kesubei

Damn skippy. I dont think i will ever get tired of buying this game.

UrbanKnight

this is another one of those awesome games i missed out on for some reason the first time around. they've pretty much sold me if it's true.

s0njas0n

Dear lord, this is the greatest thing that might happen to mankind in the history of the universe.

Blake Ruff

And if it sells well, then maybe we'll finally see a new Chrono game. And while we're at it, I'd like a pony.

TomSkylark

@Archaotic: I'd prefer a remake, but it's not so bad if it's just a port. The game is still quite capable of turning heads in terms of appearance. I remember the first time that I played it, as I was using a save file that somebody else had been playing. Seeing Luminaire for the first time is probably one of my most memorable and cherished video game experiences.

kubevubin

If it's real, and they keep the sprites, it may just get me to finally buy a DS.

geoffcbassett

Yeah the ps1 wasn't that great. It lagged with every encounter and every pause. So all I can say is...please be true please be true PLEASE BE TRUE.

Wake

PLEASE BE TRUUUUUUUUUUE!

superevilcube

@Aej: Actually I think FFIV DS looks great, but yeah, let them just do a port of CT first to gauge how interest still is with the series, than if it sells well enough finally get around to a 3rd entry in the series, Chrono Break perhaps, or something new.

Tiael

Maybe an announcement at E3? *crosses fingers*

Juriva

BEST THING I HAVE WOKEN UP TO IN YEARS!

I'm glad Square-Enix FINALLY had the good sense to work on this...Chrono Trigger is one of the best RPGs out there.

s1ipstream

@Bluetribal:

I'm sorry, I have to ask why you don't believe Cross is a "true" sequel. I'm not going to spoil anything, but how in the world would you not call it a sequel after the last 25-30% of the game?

Man, I really hope this comes out soon. This is the best news I've heard all day and a damn good reason to keep reading the awesomeness that comes out of Kotaku. Thanks, Bash.

skitzogreg

@TheOriginalEd: The DS is a good system, jackass.

KM91

SCREW THE DS MAKE IT FOR A GOOD SYSTEM

TheOriginalEd

DO WANT

evslin

This may actually make me buy a DS. Though a PSP version would be greatly appreciated, however unlikely now :(

CptCarnage

@Odin: CT's plot wasn't anything special. Fewer twists than, say, FFIV and less action than FFVI. Pretty standard Dungeon romping with a heaping helping of macguffins. What made it unique was its treatment of time travel.

@Bluetribal: I disagree. The reason Chrono Trigger has such a following and rabid fanbase is precisely because it wasn't sequeled to death. It is a beautiful game with clever mechanics and fun characters, but it's not that different than, say, FFVI. CT was special because it was a one-shot game that stood on its own, needed no sequel and was never going to get one. The closest analogy I can draw is To Kill a Mockingbird, which is so cherished partially because Harper Lee, aside from a few works in McCall's, never wrote anything else.

Fnor

just when I thought I was past it, they had to make me go and get a DS. damn.

solar_tf

i need a new pair of pants now, i shit myself happy.

RanChan03

@alecpyron: I believe you meant FF6. Don't worry, everyone seems to make that same typo.

~xoaks~

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD

I loved this game and with the gf recently getting into gaming ala FF3 and soon FF4 I can finally buy her this game for her to enjoy ... dunno why but she only wants to play on the ds even though I have FF4 and even this on the PSX.

lilaliendog

i just want that gorgeous clock!

geekgrrl

OOOH! Was kind of hoping for something in vain of that Chrono Resurrection, but hey a possible port or remake for the DS sounds alright to me. ^_^

sweetie55

@Odin:

We obviously never touched a series called Phantasy Star or Shining Force, or even Dragon Quest/Warrior series. Those all had plots, even back in the 8-bit days. It took Square a bit of time to catch up with it, that's all. Chrono Trigger though is a game that deserves a remake, but not a complete graphical overhaul. There is more to the story they need to add, such as Janus/Magus's story and such.

CapnSpank

[img][gonintendo.com]]

KannonMAK

Did anyone bother to notice that the time on the clock was the actual time in real life? Left coasters, verify this if you could, my CTDS clock tells me it is 10:00am on the dot, what you you early Cali risers, what time does it say?

Petrodon

ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod!!!! stay still my beating heart!

excel_excel

@dukerayburn: It's not like they couldn't afford it. They would make fans a lot happier if they you know, actually put some effort into these remakes rather than make terrible "3D" DS remakes.

I think the art direction for FF3DS and FF4DS are just terrible.

Dalren

@Dalren: Those games still live in the money in some very rich man's bank account. A full remake for the current gen of consoles is very resource intensive and expensive. The portables represent a happy medium between straight port and next-gen costs.

I think a big point to be made is that this art still holds up. CT's sprites are big, well-animated, and compellingly designed. They don't need to be made into 3D because they aren't squat little 12-pixel monstrosities. And if the scan on GoNintendo (and elsewhere) is to be believed it does look to be a port. Huzzah!

dukerayburn

OMG Finally, a lot of people have been waiting for this... even I've been waiting for this since my *cough*emu*cough* stopped working... =D

Maybe Square hasn't announced this cause they're trying to see how long they can keep it on the down low... that square can be a jerk sometimes. But we still love them.

SimbaMaliki

I'd say, considering how many times people have asked Square about remaking CT, this is just a remake. Which I don't see as a bad thing, because I absolutely love Chrono Trigger. And honestly, I'd be surprised if it was still in 2-D. Not only has Square been remaking the Final Fantasys in 3-D, but they know that there's fan interest in a 3-D Chrono Trigger (ala Chrono Trigger Resurrection).

Either way, instant buy.

Blackbeltdude

Another handheld remake? Lame. Where are the console remakes with next gen graphics?

Dalren

I'd much rather see a remake of FF6, but this will do!

fire ze missiles

I bet they link it more firmly with Chrono Cross.

~xoaks~

please please please please don't be a hoax. the ticking is giving me chills.

jourdanmerritt

@Fnor:
I was more referring to FFIII, sure CT didn't have an amazing plot (though it was still pretty damn good) but it had more of a one than say FFIII.

FFIII: YOU ARE THE CHOSEN WARRIORS OF LIGHT! GO HIT SHIT TIL IT'S DEAD!

@CapnSpank:
I was kind of talking about the general situation at the time, games with any kind of deep plot did exist but they were only a few out of many.

Odin

I only wish that people remade classics on PS3 or 360 so that we can experience what we did so many years ago in upgraded sound, picture, and capabilities only possible on those systems.

Arelan

Still on Safari?

m-p{3}

@Guerrilla mason:

I did not notice that--thanks for pointing it out (though now, I do feel kinda dumb :p )

2D or 3D, either way, this is exciting.

.em.

@m-p{3}: That's all you have to say? You have no soul.

~xoaks~

Here's hoping they don't go ape shit with the CT series like they did with FF and turn it into an unmanageable sequel/spinoff-laiden maze of insanity.

sandwiches

Another cheap port a la Final Fantasy games *sigh*

This the best you can do Sqeenix?

Can't believe we killed Chrono Trigger Ressurection for a cheap DS port...

Not-Witzbold

@Dalren:

Graphics whores are so refreshing.

mjpm

[biz.yahoo.com]

It's confirmed.

hoopesk2

wish it was psp :[

Raal

Chrono Trigger on the Go without having to download it to the PSP using the internet? Hell yeah. I'm in.

Amazon_Chris