Jordan of Trendy Gamers: Moving on to part three of my five part series on how Square Enix can win its fans back we come to the beloved yet small Chrono franchise. This franchise is one of the most beloved in all of gaming culture and Chrono Trigger in particular is often ranked among the greatest games of all time. Why has Square Enix left a franchise like this to the rot away when fans so clearly want more of these games? Here are my ideas on what Square Enix needs to do with the Chrono series to get its fans back.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth publisher Square Enix has declared a $140m loss based on a shakeup of its internal development pipeline.
What are they doing over there? Sounds like they canceled something big. I read a rumor a while back about ff9 remake . Here "Final Fantasy IX has gone through a very challenging development, the game is still in progress but may undergo changes drastic enough that we won't hear about it for a couple of years."
This could be one of the reasons if the rumor is true. That was Silknight i don't know how credible he is but it's something and it would make sense.
The industry implosion is continuing. Sky high budgets, prolonged development windows, stagnant sales numbers, and falling currency values (inflation) are wreaking havoc on the legacy industry. AAA games will slowly become the rarity.
Saad from eXputer: "After suffering from massive financial hits, Square Enix & Bandai Namco appear to be turning over a new leaf but I'm still unconvinced."
I was talking about games with some Japanese guys here in Japan, and it seems like around here Bandai Namco has a fame of making low-quality games, with the occasional gem.
About Square Enix, I believe they lack the capacity to improve. They should learn with Capcom (although even Capcom still makes some bad mistakes), but I don't think they ever will. They keep chasing whatever is new at the time (blockchain, AI...) to say "we innovate", without considering the public perception and if these things actually improve the games or not. Them releasing too many small games with no advertising also shows a lack of trust in its own products. Even with their biggest games, like turning FF into an action game with XVI and the very divisive plot changes regarding whispers and timelines in VII Remake, shows them trying to attract a new generation of gamers without understanding what made the series so big in the first place.
I don’t know why NOW they decide on this, but I guess later is better than never.
Saad from eXputer: "I'm glad I don't have to choose between Square Enix, Atlus, and FromSoftware due to bad release windows and Shadow of the Erdtree."
What a word vomit, rambling, turd of an article that simply states the obvious. Classic exputer.
It would be great if Square Enix did finally make another Chrono game!
Didn't we just have an article like this a while back?
I suppose if ff13-2 is good that'll be a start. And if versus is actually worth the wait when it releases that'll definitely be a solid win for Square. I actually see that game achieving FF7 status as a classic.
I'm not sure if chrono will give them their fans back. As the article states, not many square fans even bought the chrono games. But then again if they released another one and it's good and people actually buy it that could be a win for them so who knows.
I want parody poster that says
" I want to believe... "
with a big Square-enix logo!
They should reuse the battle system from Chrono Cross. It wasn't just spam the attack button like every other turn based game. It took a little bit of thinking and was very fun.
That being said, if they make a sequel to Chrono Cross, I'd shit my pants
EDIT: I liked them both, but I liked all the side missions in Chrono Cross (like finding the ultimate attacks for all the characters) and DAT MUSIC :O
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
If they made a new chrono Trigger/cross games, & even if it was a Wii exclusive (which it wouldnt be i know) but if it was that would be enough of a reason to make me go buy a wii, thats how badly i would want to play this! While your at it bring me a new Earthbound/mother (i realise thats not squar, but while we are talkinga about it)& i dont count the ds erathbound game!