'lo everyone, I am new to the compendium.
I have been a fan of Chrono Trigger since 1996 when I first played it and I must say, that even to this day, it remains the BEST game I ever played, only FF7 comes close (and it is maybe 12 steps down from CT on the awesomeness ladder) to CT for me.
That being siad I also own Chrono Cross. I have not beaten the game yet, actually I am stuck on FATE at the moment >.< but ever since I entered the Sea of Eden and learned about what really happened I have been wondering how these two games had ever been connected.
When I first heard about Crimson Echos, to tell you the truth, I was shocked. As I read through he compendium I found a plausible arc between the two. I was VERY hyped for this "patch" to come out, the videos for it showed what I believe was a storyline comparable to the original one.
But now that SE has sent the cease and desist I am a little pissed, though it is my opinion that certain other events might have triggered SE's actions (search google for RIAA suemongering) I can see how they could feel threatened by this though.
I think that somehow SE and the fan communities positions have been revered ever since they killed the 3D remake. SE are the ones that are now being over protective of the Chrono legacy. It should be the other way around, unless a game company plans to release a future game for a series (not a remake), they should just let it die. It is then the job of the fan base to not let that happen, to be over protective of the game. This is how I think they modding communities formed in the first place.
but SE has revesed the roles now, whether because they are making a new Chrono game or just turning CT into a cash cow like FF still remains to be seen I guess.
Though that has left me with a question, their actions suggest that they are making a new Chrono game (not just a remake), because as far as I have seen, once a game series has been made and is finished (in most cases), if it hasnt been possible already allowed/possible, the companies release modding tools or allow their games to be modded. It is my firm belief that once a game is completed, the company no longer owns the game, legally they might, but the soul of the game belongs to the fans of the game.
anyway this brings me to my next point. A suggestion to the team behind CE. dont let your 5 years of work go to waste, even if they black ball you and say they will not allow you to continue, or that they will not 'buy' the game and release it or just wont let this one time slip by. It doesnt mean that all of your work has to go to waste, release the storyline as a fanfic or find another medium to tell the plot in. SE has a problem with how the game was made, not what the game is about. They might argue, but i dont think, even legally, they can sue someone from writing a story about Chrono Trigger.
Or do as some people have suggested on a lot of posts around the interwebs and release the game anyway, but do it through channels that will keep it hush hush.
I would really hate to see the project die entirely, the storyline you thought up has me so intrigued.
I await the news good or bad. Even if it is bad, i dont think that we are going to lose CE entirely.
I've been sayin something along those line for awhile. People are takin' this way to personally.
Sure, I can see how that is, but you also need to understand, some people worship this game (that being CT) and so far, anytime someone has tried to improve it, or make a new plot from it, it gets shot down. So I can also see where they would be personally offended. A lot of people loved this game, some might even have had life altering events surrounding the game (i saw a youtube video where this guy rom hacked CT to make a storyline that at the end of which was a proposal to his girlfriend), it was one of the single greatest games to ever grace the gaming world, and there are those that take every hit to the fan base by SE personally because they think that they are entitled to have some say at least in what SE does with the game series.
Though I am not for or against that kind of thinking, I do believe that SE should either release a CT sequel/CC prequel, or put and shut up and pass the reigns to the fan base and not defame the series name by whoring it out to almost every console that comes out.
