Thanks for the commentsOriginally Posted by Vermachtnis
Its not too difficult to write a story that could place a quiet and utterly aloof main character. Geddoe from Suikoden 3 is a prime example of how to do it well. He hides several major secrets and his involvement in the events from his own team. Even by the end of the game, its obvious he still hasn't told all he could really tell. The Manga adaption makes his mystique even greater.A Magus title would rule.It would be interesting to have an entirely new cast introduced, just to see what type of individuals Magus would permit the title "allies". :magus: I do worry that the developers would be inclined to extrapolate too much of Magus' personality for the sake of a well-rounded plot, though. =\ Magus' presence in CT as a party member always struck me as something he intentionally kept inconspicuous; the image of Magus walking at the back of the group (despite the fact that I invariably use him as my party leader even after Crono is retrieved
) always seemed congruous to his style. He reveals nothing, coming forward only to sieze insight that his duller-witted allies have missed. Making him the leader of another group in his own game would mean a significant role change for Magus; except in 600 A.D. (when he intentionally wished to attract attention), Magus has always been careful to downplay his presence, or at least have several meat-shields between himself and the enemy.
I can see Magus associating himself with a close ally of some kind (who would perhaps be aware of Magus' ambitions of locating his sibling), but said ally should ideally be given the dialogue role. Janus is no one's leader (hell, this may have been the reason he wished his subjects in Zeal to disregard him as a viable heir to the Zeal throne -- simply to avoid the obligations of leadership); he is either manipulating you, or present for a reason you are never likely to know. Brilliant though he is, Magus' nature is exceedingly primal and instinctive. There are few dramatic "dilemmas" that could feasibly be put to him that would produce any kind of emotional turmoil; he shows no interest in romance, he will kill his own allies if the need arises (he undoubtedly expects betrayal, and would not be so foolish as to have it catch him by surprise), and he cannot possibly be fazed by any amount of ruthlessness in an adversary. His personality is strong as hell, but immovable, making him a poor dramatic choice as a lead role.
I highly doubt we would see Magus droning on about how much he misses Schala or all he needed was a hug or some bullplot twist about a father figure who magically appears in flashbacks to give some better understanding on how Magus is purely a "victim".
To do it right, I see Magus as more about action and little talking. I can also see him joining forces with he old CT team on occasion for his own reasons. Obviously, he will help Ayla and Robo in their scenarios cause he needs Balthazar. The story would be more about his actions than his comments. I only see him showing any sign of emotion when dealing with Schala or Kid directly; and only if its to protect her.
We still have no idea who the "entity" is, ( My theory is Schala) so it is possible the gates could reappear to the right people... If that isn't good enough, its Magus... All we need is a McGuffin (probably some piece of the Mammon Machine still glowing with a bit of "Lavos juice" or even just a remnant of Lavos himself similar to the Frozen Flame) and Magus could theoretically use his vast knowledge and power to rip a hole in time with it.Travel through time how, out of curiosity?Such a plot would also depend greatly on where Magus went at the end of Trigger (most likely 12, 000 B.C., but who can truly say?) . . . Seems unlikely that Magus could undertake temporal travel on his own; he would likely need to hitch a ride with Crono's Epoch, and I cannot imagine the purpose that would motivate Crono to seek out such a treacherous ally . . .
There is also the possibility of Balthazar or Gasper trying to get in touch with him. Oddly enough, he knows all the right people. The difficulty will be writing it in such a way where it doesn't come off cheesy or cheap.
To be honest, I see all the individual stories happening in the Magus game as well but I prefer this one due to its better prospect for writing. The flaw with the Magus storyline is that everything has to occur from his perspective so we either have to wait for Magus arrive before the conflict begins or Magus will have to arrive after the conflict has started and we lose some levels of surprise. It also allows for the other CT characters to get a few moments to shine. My idea for Frog's story makes me enjoy it but Ayla's more of a necessity as her time line gets the greatest level of conflict and may perhaps have the biggest impacts that connect the story to CC.Not huge on this one, either . . .: Magus' plotline (provided the above concerns were addressed) could be intriguing, and much remains to be cleared up about Crono's fate (Miguel, or not Miguel?
I think it would be fun. I happen to enjoy what little of Radical Dreamers I have read and I would love to see Magus protecting Kid from the shadows under the guise of a new facade.Would it not be awesome if they could invent a plausible way for the Magus-Lynx confrontation in Radical Dreamers to take place in more detail? Now that is a war that would monopolize all resources from both parties. :Eek: A nexus of antagonism like that (Dark Matter vs. ForeverZero -- can you imagine? :laughcannot possibly form without pulling in half the frigging planet. Both men would be making an unimaginably powerful enemy in that relationship. *_*
(SPOILER)I don't know the details, I'm not that far into the DS version myself. I only know that you face him in a place called the "Dimensional Vortex". He supposedly mutters something about " raising an army to destroy Guardia" after he is defeated and disappears into another gate. Fans speculate he may be the one that takes over Porre as it coincided with Masato's ambiguous explanation for Porre's military power in CC.(SPOILER)Dalton? Give me a break.And I suppose Dalton will conveniently be killed in the battle he caused, explaining his absence in Cross . . .
The funny thing about this is that everyone wants to make it. Kato, Mitsuda, Sakeguchi, most of the "Dream Team" wants to make it. Only Yuiji Horii has expressed no interest. SE is the other hold-up. The SE VP remarked it would come if people bought moreI am in favor of a Chrono sequel, although if the dream team does not have an utterly brilliant idea that they are all pleased with and eager to complete, I would rather live without a sequel than with something that dimishes its predecessors.
If they are make a sequel to CC, I agree this is what I would be expecting as wellOther than that, though, I expect of Chrono Brake (if indeed this title is retained) what I received from Chrono Cross; something entirely unpredicted.
Reply With Quote