Developed by who? There is no "Chrono team". All the people responsible for Trigger are gone.
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You are given the power to revive one classic JRPG franchise out of Suikoden, Chrono, Breath of Fire and Ogre Battle. The others will never return.
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Developed by who? There is no "Chrono team". All the people responsible for Trigger are gone.
For real. Suikoden has five games + spin-offs. BoF 5 games. The Chrono series is perfect as is with Trigger and Cross.
Ogre Battle never had its full vision realized. And they have some of the best stories in the entire Japanese video game landscape, not to mention meticulous gameplay systems.
Can't pick between Ogre and Suikoden. Realistically Suikoden will never return in a satisfactory manner. Ogre has a chance to. Hmm so I guess picking Ogre and dooming Suikoden has a net benefit of making Ogre more possible while not making Suikoden any less likely...
Both Suikoden and Breath of Fire should continue. They are both too good and unique to be forgotten.
Ah. I see. I never got past 3. In fact I am still trying to find a copy of 5, but it has entered the stage of far too expensive and rare to find in the wild. I missed the sweet spot to get it for cheap.
You are right about Chrono series, but it needs its Glass to its Unbreakable and Split.
I mean will it be closer to Trigger or Cross?
Because I'll gladly take another Trigger. I've never played the rest of those series.
Because I'll gladly take another Trigger. I've never played the rest of those series.
Technically the story doesn't go past 3 since 4/5 take place before 1.
I think it was because the main story writer wasn't around?
"The others will never return"?
I would sacrifice Final Fantasy on a blood-soaked altar to get one more Ogre Battle game. I would consign Dragon Quest, Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, and others to the abyss. All together. At once. Without hesitation.
Ogre Battle was the saga where Matsuno really let himself flex in a way he never did for the Ivalice games. It wouldn't need to be expensive. It wouldn't need to be voiced. God, it could look and sound like Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber and I'd be happy as a clam.
But we've only seen half of that story. We've born witness to neither the beginning nor the end. I want more of it so very, very badly, and have for...
God. Did Knights of Lodis really come out in 2001?
Have I been waiting for something I know will never happen for almost twenty years?
I would sacrifice Final Fantasy on a blood-soaked altar to get one more Ogre Battle game. I would consign Dragon Quest, Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, and others to the abyss. All together. At once. Without hesitation.
Ogre Battle was the saga where Matsuno really let himself flex in a way he never did for the Ivalice games. It wouldn't need to be expensive. It wouldn't need to be voiced. God, it could look and sound like Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber and I'd be happy as a clam.
But we've only seen half of that story. We've born witness to neither the beginning nor the end. I want more of it so very, very badly, and have for...
God. Did Knights of Lodis really come out in 2001?
Have I been waiting for something I know will never happen for almost twenty years?
I chose Chrono not only because it's my fav but also because I've been without an entry from any of those other franchises since generations so them being dead wouldn't change much except killing that tiny glimmer of hope I have for those to return.
Ogre is the dream, but I'd also be ecstatic with Suikoden.
Chrono is fine as it is, and unless the band got back together, I don't really see the point.
Chrono is fine as it is, and unless the band got back together, I don't really see the point.
Chrono. Each of those other series had a string of games and seemed to fade out over time because they were getting less popular, they got to take their shots. Cross has a turbulent place among chrono fans but it's never been called a bad game. Chrono deserves the same chance to get played out and boring over several iterations that the others got.
A heartbreaking contest between Suikoden and Breath of Fire. These two are dear to me.
Suikoden edges out though, in the end. BUT I don't want to lose Breath of Fire either. I'm fine with all of the other gone from existence forever if that means these two existing, even for just one proper game each.
Suikoden edges out though, in the end. BUT I don't want to lose Breath of Fire either. I'm fine with all of the other gone from existence forever if that means these two existing, even for just one proper game each.
I'm quite happy with the way Chrono ended at the end of cross. It's end could be understandable. But suikoden had much more to tell in regards to the other runes, the overall plot with Holy Harmonia, Leknaat, etc.
I cannot understand why they have not put 5 on PSN. The first 4 are there and always on sale.
I cannot understand why they have not put 5 on PSN. The first 4 are there and always on sale.
I will gladly sacrifice Ogre Battle and Suikoden, and more begrudgingly sacrifice Breath of Fire in exchange for more Chrono games.
Either Suikoden or Breath of Fire for me. Chrono ended on a decent enough note with Cross and I can't stand TRPGs so Ogre Battle is definitely out.
I'd probably go with Breath of Fire even if it's far and away the most vanilla of the series presented here, barring Dragon Quarter. I have too much of an attachment to the series to pick anything else. (BoFIII is a top 5 RPG for me)
I'd probably go with Breath of Fire even if it's far and away the most vanilla of the series presented here, barring Dragon Quarter. I have too much of an attachment to the series to pick anything else. (BoFIII is a top 5 RPG for me)
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Chrono doesn't really need continuation. Among the others, I think the Ogre series utterly eclipses the rest overall in terms of consistent quality/highs, so that's very easily my pick.
I mean, come on. It has multiple entries ending on cliffhangers, clearly intended to be resolved. Lodis must be toppled.
I mean, come on. It has multiple entries ending on cliffhangers, clearly intended to be resolved. Lodis must be toppled.
That's easy. I played Chrono Trigger long after it was released so it didn't have the same impact on me but i still enjoyed it a lot. BoF has a few games i liked, especially the third entry. I would sacrifice them in a heartbeat to get a new Suikoden.
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I am one of those snobby collectors that can't stand the oncoming inevitability of an all-digital future. I know, I know, beggars can't be choosers. I keep hoping one day a physical complete copy will pop up.