Chrono Spiritual Successor Brainstorm Session (Come and join the fun!)

[idiotekque]

Hey everyone, long time Chrono fan here who stumbled upon the site while looking for something.

A long time ago I remember a site dedicated to a project to completely remake Chrono Cross with Chrono Trigger graphics. As far as I remember, it added nothing to the story, just mirrored the original PSX version with a SNES style version. When I came across it, there were screenshots and whatnot, but it was still totally in the making and didn't have any playable content yet, I don't think.

I've looked around, and I can't find it. Kind of a depressing sign, in light of shutdowns like Chrono Resurrection and Crimson Echoes... I'm hoping this Chrono Chross fan remake didn't get the axe as well.

If anyone knows what I'm talking about, I'd appreciate any information! In the meantime, I really have to try some of these fan made games you have here, some of them look excellent.

[Vehek]

Maybe you're thinking of Chrono Master? (Also available, with explanation, at the Radical Dreamers translation's homepage). That project didn't get anywhere. As I recall, there was even some confusion at their development forums over just what form the program would take, whether it was an engine clone or an editor. This was before Temporal Flux (first released in 2004).

[idiotekque]

Hm... that doesn't sound familiar at all. I don't think what I'm thinking of was that much of just an idea, since it was in development when I was looking into it, had screenshots (including CT style sprites of CC characters), etc.

[Vehek]

How long ago was "long ago"? How much "in development" was it? Did you actually look at the links I gave? They have screenshots, or more likely, mock-ups. Can you see those?

[idiotekque]

New to the forum, the links (almost) look like regular text until you scroll over them. Didn't know that, or I'm just up too late.

That could have been what I'm thinking of, after looking at that. The site doesn't look familiar at all, but the one screen shot with Kid and Serge's sprite in it does. Shame it never took off. :c

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

A while back someone (don't remember who) had designed Chrono Cross' battle system in SNES graphics and integrated Chrono Trigger-style Chrono Cross graphics into a little showcase. There were screenshots and there was a video somewhere of the concept.

Edit: Here's a few RD videos, but it isn't what I was referring to... [youtube]xvjeQyFpOzs[/youtube]

[youtube]2FFZlV2HL4s[/youtube]

[idiotekque]

It's a shame... I guess there just aren't enough Chrono Cross afficianados vs. Chrono Trigger ones to get such a big undertaking going and finishing it.

[Thought]

Well, that and the fact that fan projects of that sort have a tendency to get C&D letters from Square Enix.

[idiotekque]

Yeah, that too... They always get so much attention, that's the thing. Things need to stay on the DL. >.>

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

Okay... So I'm pretty sure the video I'm thinking of was made by "Bob Wilson" - Bob Wilson goes by a different username here on Compendium (well, assuming he's still at the Compendium) but I can't remember who he is. Bob Wilson is his username on another website.

Darn it! This is going to bug me until I find it. It's REALLY well done and showed a lot of potential. It was crazy exciting to see.

[Vehek]

No characters from Cross, but this might be what you're thinking of. It's unlisted and doesn't have any hints of what it is in its description or name, so it can only be found if you have a link to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0WbG5soJ0U

It was a ROM hack, with the battle system done through event scripting. I think he stopped work on it a while ago.

[idiotekque]

That's just awesome.

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

That's it, Vehek! Thanks for finding that. I had spent about 30 minutes or more trying to find it. It's been a few years since I'd seen it... Awesomesauce. Pure awesomesauce.

[Kodokami]

Wow. That video really is dripping with "awesomesauce." If only it were playable!

[idiotekque]

As fun *cough* as ogling dead projects is, how about any active/completed ones? What are some of the best playable fanmades?