Wasn't the sequel Chrono Cross?

Chrono Trigger sequel? Did Chrono Cross not happen? Or did it suck so bad that fans just pretend that game never happened?

As good as Chrono is I want a Tie Fighter remake! Oh, how great that could be.

What a dick.

@Chronic Logic: I pretend that Chrono Cross wasn't actually a game, but rather a really good script that had shitty gameplay thrown on top of it.

You drive a hard bargain, Mr. Hashimoto, but if that's what it takes, I will go buy more Chrono Trigger. I'll go buy the DS version for the DS I don't own.

Also, you can't include the PS1 remake in your considerations, because that sucked shit. Much like the Final Fantasy Anthology.

Chrono Trigger was great! How about a giveaway contest in support of the cause, Destructoid?? :D :D :D

Id settle for a 3d chrono trigger remake oh wait...

Why do people want a Chrono Trigger sequel? Sure it was a great game, but it ended on a good note. What more do you want? MOVE ON!

I didn't even bother with that extra content on the DS port.

@Microwavefood

good luck on that. Monolith was supposed to finish the Xeno series but that broke apart before finishing it completely.

this guy is a douche, i've bought this game 3 times! maybe people are not buying it because they already own it from the snes, or ps1 like me....although i did buy the ds version, but i know not everyone is crazy like me.

Well... what exactly do you want? More time with chrono and friends? Expand the adventures in that world? Another game with Time travel? Wich is it?
The story ended. Is Lavos being revived? Another bad guy? Another lavos coming to earth?

I'm pretty sure I saw a story the other day about an unopened copy of Chrono Trigger for the SNES that was selling for $1200 dollars. I don't think that sort of thing can happen if there aren't a lot of people out there who love that game. People who would love a sequel (that's not Chrono Cross?).

Along with that, between the DS and SNES and PSX versions, the game has sold over 3 million copies. 3 MILLION. Is that not a proper reception? Or does Square consider that a failure for them?

Even so, there's part of me that says that sequels shouldn't just be about how well the original game sold, and more about wanting to improving on the design without copying it exactly. But if your first game didn't sell very well, then it makes sense not to risk a sequel.

But this is Square Enix now, they have the money (the gall?) to announce a numerical sequel (admittedly a MMO) to a game that they haven't even finished yet. It's depressing how most companies can't even stay afloat in our economy if their last game wasn't a hit (Free Radical!), yet here's a company that can roll out the red carpet for game after game without worrying about their fiscal success.

All this, and they're asking us to buy more copies of Chrono Trigger to prove we want a sequel. I'm sorry, but no. I won't. I love Chrono Trigger, but I'm not going to pad Square Enix's pockets so they can rake in the cash for something they aren't even passionate about doing. Suda 51 wanted to make a No More Heroes sequel so badly I'm fairly certain he had started before he knew the game sold 500k worldwide. That's the kind of passion that should drive a sequel.

But you know what, I don't even really want a Chrono Trigger sequel (Cross??). I mean, the first game is good enough for me. I'm done.

@ Diverse

It ended on a good note for the most part, but what about Magus? He was still trying to find his sister Schala at the end, the follow up could involve something about that.

Anyway, I call bullshit on his excuse. I know Chrono Trigger sold very well, Chrono Cross did very well, and I'm pretty sure even Chrono Trigger DS did very well considering it was an over priced port with a few extra slapped on.

Cross wasn't as much a sequel as it was another game set in the same universe. It has loose connections to Cross... but if anyone is familiar with the game Radical Dreamers, Chrono Cross is basically that game with a different skin. Plus Cross wasn't -that- great, I found it to be an unnecessarily convoluted story and overall just wasn't as fun as Trigger.

It didn't really end on a good note, as others have pointed out there are plenty of loose ends out there. And lots of stuff in between like how Porre beat Guardia and etc. But yeah I doubt they'll ever touch this franchise again (besides more ports)

Take that R4!!! I own CT on SNES, PS1, and DS. I deserve a sequel for my dedication... maybe they should stop remaking the fucking game and start a sequel.

Just because of this REALLY transparent money grubbing (at least make a good excuse!), they just lost a FFXIII sale. Hah take that assholes!

Was it not enough that I paid $80 for it back in 1993?

What the fuck did you do with that $80 I paid? You sure as shit better not have spent it on FFVIII. If you did, we're having words Square.

you know, I bought every remake and waited so long for a sequel and wow...that's pretty sad. I know money is everywhere and all this but I always thought, perhaps a little naively, that game creator where artists in their own right, and had belief in what they did. A sequel to one of the greatest RPGs and one of the best stories of the SNES era shouldn't be motivated by greed, but by the desire to discover that world again, and create and enjoy another tale of greatness.

I'll always be too naive I think.

@SephirothX: No. Radical Dreamers is not the same at all except for some shared plot elements. That said, both games do tie up all the loose ends from CT pretty nicely without creating any more crazy plot holes.

Anyway, Cross was a great game, but totally different from Trigger (which was intentional and important). As a result, it's extremely polarizing. If CT gets another sequel, it needs to be old-school style (which is ironic, considering that Cross was totally turn based, making it technically more old-school than Trigger. Sort of.).

I call shenanigans on this guy's sales numbers, too. Trigger originally sold about 2 million copies. Cross sold about 700,000, enough to be a Greatest Hits title. Chrono Trigger on DS is nearing 1 million copies after 27 weeks, far better than Final Fantasy IV did in the same time.

They're selling pretty damn well, but Square apparently wants it to be like fuckin' Dragon Quest before we get another new title.

It's not an original POV, looking at the rest of the comment thread, but count me in for the group not exactly pumped at the thought of a sequel.

My memories of Chrono Trigger are so blissful and nostalgic by this point that I doubt a continuation of the story could satisfy. It's worth noting too that the original guys behind CT were a dream team in every sense of the phrase, so I'd be pretty surprised if Square Enix could produce a similar quality of work.

In other news, *dear god* I sound jaded.

Gee, buy more? I have the SNES and DS version, plus CC for PSX. This day and age, I'm sure a sequel will sell like hot cakes. Just hype it?

I would love a remake! but not one made by squeenix, they'd just fuck around with my good memories so I'll leave it as it is thanks ;p