God, never a prequel :yuck:, and I have serious doubts regarding the ability of any remake to successfully duplicate the essence of the original Trigger (as for Cross, I doubt the support for a remake exists, and I am not certain I would supplement it). Obviously the original creative "dream team" would have to be unanimously on board, but even then, I feel that the beginning of the series ("Morning Sunlight" in 1000 A.D.) should retain its simplicity. Trigger is a plot which revolves around simple temporal travel and clear goals, enacted by a group of protagonists who either do not [i]know[i] how their actions may adversely affect their timeline or universe (Crono and his crew), or who do not care (Magus). The cast is mainly present to absorb the scenery of millennia of their world's enigmatic history and do the fighting against those who have obvious destructive intentions (Zeal, Lavos). Precious little thinking is involved, and much of it is done by third parties such as the Gurus. It is in Chrono Cross that everything simplistic about the aforementioned quest in Trigger can only be remembered fondly, as Serge's own responsibilities are thoroughly screwed up.Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
This is an important contrast between ambitious naivety and twisted intricacy, and any prequel to Trigger would probably destroy it.
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.
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 . . .
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?
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)Dalton? Give me a break.And I suppose Dalton will conveniently be killed in the battle he caused, explaining his absence in Cross . . .
There is a lot to be revealed there. This oddly leads me to wonder at the origins of the Black Wind Unit within the Porre military. Insignificant reference, or subtle hint at the means of Porre's victory over Guardia?
Nice. :laugh:
*Your Lavos is hungry. Feed your Lavos?*
*Planet Melchior VII drained of all life; Lavos fed.*
I 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.
As for what I would like to see in a sequel, there is obviously much that Kato owes us in terms of Magus' involvement in the main plot. Personally, I would be interested in visiting Kid in her timeline of forlorn misery -- how she has adapted, how Janus supposes to "watch over her", etc. Generally eviscerate the bittersweet ending of Chrono Cross with the sharp hooks of reality that have undoubtedly set in. Other than that, though, I expect of Chrono Brake (if indeed this title is retained) what I received from Chrono Cross; something entirely unpredicted.
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