Hello there! Lance here, leader of Overture Studios, the studio responsible for Chrono Alter, Trigger 2, and Shift!
In 2009, development on a game called Chrono Alter began. The game put Crono and co. in a brand new world, and was a side game to the main Chrono series. In my honest opinion, the game was not that great. However, it opened to the doors to a new realm of possibilities. The possibility that we as fans could gather together and continue the series we so love in our own way.
This idea would drastically affect my further game design and story writing. When I finally put the final coding into Alter, something felt... unfinished. I felt as if I needed to keep going, but I knew Alter's story was finished. During the stage of beta testing, I began to think of a sequel, not just to Alter, but to Chrono Trigger as well. So, I drafted a sequel that was named Chrono Echoes, based on Crimson Echoes.
Since then, Echoes has completely transformed into Chrono Trigger 2: Time's Eclipse. From here, I realized that Overture Studios had begun a series of Chrono titles. Overture had created it's own story. Soon after, Mr. Bekkler's Chrono Shift was added to the timeline.
Now, I will announce the future of this series. All together, Overture will create FOUR fan games. The Overture Timeline is as follows:
Chrono Shift
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Alter
Chrono Trigger 2: Time's Eclipse
Chrono Cross
CHRONO VI
Four fan games, two official games. This would bring Overture's series to a total of six tales. All of these games are connected. Characters from CT2 will appear in Chrono Shift, Shift characters will appear in CT2. CT2 will introduce characters from Chrono VI, all while explaining things from Cross.
The title for the final game has yet to be decided on, but the game will follow shortly after Cross. There will be many hints to C6 in CT2 and in Chrono Shift.
This is a massive undertaking, and we thank you for the support all of the other fans have given us. We will continue to ask for your advice and support as we finish this series.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy these new games. Thank you.
-Lance VII, Leader of Overture Studios
