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RaiderX wrote:

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53420

Chrono Trigger DS Revealed
by Aaron Linde and Chris Faylor Jul 01, 2008 11:25pm CST tags: Chrono Trigger DS, Square Enix
A new page on publisher Square Enix's Japanese website suggests that the company is planning to port its acclaimed SNES RPG Chrono Trigger to the Nintendo DS.

Pointing to a directory marked "ctds", the page (pictured left) shows the Nintendo DS logo juxtaposed with the series' iconic clock image. While the page itself is titled "Countdown Clock", there is no indication on the page when the countdown is scheduled to end.

Director Takashi Tokita had previously suggested a DS remake of the game was feasible, assuming "demand is great enough."

Further evidence of an upcoming port comes from the pages of this week's issue of Japanese gaming magazine Jump, as relayed by users of gaming forum NeoGAF. A winter 2008 release was suggested for the Japanese edition, though a direct translation of the report was not available.

A screenshot contained in the Jump article appears to show the game in its original 2D graphical style. Several previous Square Enix DS remakes—including Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV—have made use of 3D graphics engines, while others, such as Front Mission, remained 2D.

Initially released on the Super Nintendo in 1995, Chrono Trigger was later brought to the original PlayStation, complete with animated cutscenes. A sequel, entitled Chrono Cross, hit the PlayStation in 1999.

Square Enix's gratuitous use of compressed full-motion videos in its existing DS lineup—including Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings—implies that the developer would have no issues fitting the animated cutscenes on a DS cartridge.

Though the article and countdown only suggest a Japanese release of the project, Square Enix has localized nearly all of its recent Nintendo DS offerings. Combined with the title's status as a fan-favorite, an eventual North American release is quite likely.

So this is interesting.

I'd say it won't be worth buying if it's 2D, unless they make new high-res 2D graphics. The music from Chrono Trigger has always been my favorite video game music, I hope they don't F*** that up. I'm hoping to see re-recorded/remastered music, but not totally new S*** to F*** it up...

They did shut down that 3D fan remake project years ago, and looking at the FF3 remake, this could be 3D as well. Let's just hope whatever they do, they don't F*** it up.



What does everyone else think? 2D or 3D? Remastered soundtrack? Good use of touchscreen? Major failure ensued?