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jarrod on 09 November 2010
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Aiddon said:
jarrod said:
Aiddon said:
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RageBot said:
jarrod said:
RageBot said:

Do you guys really want Square-Enix to make a new Chrono game?

I mean, seriousely, Square-Enix?


Let Horii do it.  He made the only good one. ;)


But I thought he worked on Trigger...

He did. Like I said. <3

actually Horii didn't do that much for Trigger. He made the basic concept alongside Sakaguchi, but most of the actual main plot was contributed to Masato Kato (who was the writer-director of Cross) with Kitase and Tokita doing sub-plots.

Yeah, I know Horii did the base scenario, but he also supervised the entire project.  That's probably key, I mean if he can get Level-5 to make a good RPG, he can probably get about anyone to do it. <3

How about this... Armor Project, Mistwalker, Tokita's team collaborate on a "Chrono Trigger II".  If they need they can also hire whichever code monkeys (Level-5, Matrix Software, h.a.n.d., etc) suits their fancy.  And hire Kato freelance.  Sound good?

Horii was still pretty minor on the supervision thing, it seemed to mostly be Kato's baby when you get down to the main story. Horii can make a premise, but quite frankly the guy can't really write an engaging PLOT and complex characters unlike Kato who made some of Square's best narratives like Xenogears (and partly FFVII.

And no, we don't actually need another Chrono game. Cross wrapped up everything nice and neat with the two worlds combining into one

Eh, I don't think you're following, Horii wasn't just supervising Kato's story, but the whole game.  That's one of his real strengths, keeping *everything* on track, and it's why the Dragon Quest series has been so consistent (particularly compared to other long running JRPG series).

I'd also take issue with your claim that Horii can't write and good plot with complex characters, personally I think DQV is one of the best narratives in the entire genre, and frankly more emotionally complex than anything I've ever seen from Kato... just because Horii writes accessible stories with universal themes, and doesn't get bogged down with faux politics or misinterpreting Nietzsche, doesn't mean his stories and characters aren't complex.