If I''m correct, Squaresoft still holds the license to Chrono Trigger. I would suggest making a game in a new universe, and then translate Chrono Trigger''s strengths into your game. Although Japan has made some innovative games in the past, it is the European and American developers that have covered the most ground recently. I wouldn''t copy an antiquated game design. Instead, a good game design should be built upon to make it better. Anyone who said Final Fantasy X had a good battle system is fooling themselves. It was overly simple, and it was bland and repetitive. Don''t point out the damage modifiers with certain weapon types, I mean, that should be a given for ANY game. Switching out characters was a pretty lame change too, because no matter what, it makes no sense that the other 6 people traveling with you wouldn''t help in a fight. Innovation would be allowing all the characters to participate in a fight, and allowing you to position them to encircle or pincer your opponents (A large number of them of coarse). What do you expect though, it seems that the Final Fantasy battle systems have been moving backwards in innovation ever since Final Fantasy VI. I must admit that Crono Trigger had an excellent battle system though, but nobody wants to see the same old thing. Try to translate and improve it towards a more modern game.

quote:Original post by DuranStrife
...I''ve always wondered about what happened to Chrono''s mother and cat. I have this bizarre picture in my head of his mother and the cat travelling through time, performing dual techs against enemies...

That''s not a bad idea

DOH!

My primary project for a few months now has been an insane mix: a tactical-action-RPG. The battle system that I have designed for that game is, in my opinion, far better than ChronoTrigger's original system. It allows for up to 32 chracters in long-range real-time 2D combat simultaneously and could be severely improved if it had triple techs.

You're right: character swapping does kind of suck.

EDIT:

No offense or anything, but the main criteria for creating ANY sort of game is that it should be fun. FFX was, in my opinion, fun, and thus a good game.

Make GOOD games, not "modern" ones.


[edited by - DuranStrife on June 22, 2002 4:35:11 PM]