Welcome to the "
We are on the cruise!"
mega-update, unleashed on the last day of
July as a
youthful,
passionate hurrah for
summer. This brings the
to-do list down to the
analysis reviews and CT DS information for the
encyclopedia. We're almost to the point of being able to call the
Compendium "up to date" for the
first time in probably over a
year, so hurry, draw a bunch of
fan art to slow the
process!
NEWS >>> [1] Square has rereleased the soundtrack of Chrono Trigger, including a DVD of Yasunori Mitsuda and two orchestral tracks. We really don't know too much information, since all the press has been in Japanese. I can't even really make an entry in the Music (Chrono Trigger) encyclopedia page at this point. You can find it
here. If anyone buys it, let me know so we can get the track list translated and find out what else is on it.
[2] I've added the Chrono Trigger Ultimania translations done earlier this year to
Supporting Material Translation, along with the Room #4 - Yasunori Mitsuda interview from Chrono Cross Ultimania done by Chronoshock, which no longer exists.
[3] Compendiumite Magus22 was able to get a response from Yasunori Mitsuda, using his webmaster Procyon Studio account. Mitsuda wrote, "Hello Square-Enix fan, thank you for mail. You are not first to send mail to us. My good friend Kato-san realize demand for Chrono sequel at the time. They will look at Chrono around web. Best can do Steve. Gratefully, Yasunori Mitsuda."
CROSS >>> [1] utunnels has solved the mystery of Ghetz's Shirt. It
is dropped by a Wraith, but the Wraith in question can't be found in-game. The Wraith is monster #105, and #104 is the Gloop from the Viper Manor sewers. From this, we can guess that the Wraith near the hole at the sewer forest exit was probably going to be the Ghetz's Shirt Wraith, but the developers forgot to put it there, or mistakenly placed a normal Wraith there instead. You can see the Wraith in question
here. Many thanks to utunnels for solving this at last!
[2] Thanks to utunnels and his parsing of Chrono Cross Ultimania, enemy types have been added to the Chrono Cross monster encyclopedia. Each enemy has a specific type (or none), leaving them vulnerable to certain weapons. Check it out
here.
TRIGGER >>> [1] I've gone through all the Prerelease monsters again, aided with GlitterBerri's script translation, and reorganized the
Monsters (CTP) page while adding several new entries. We finally have an image of the different Queen Zeal face sprites, too; check it out
here.
[2] Chrono'99 has found more Chrono Trigger cameos, this time in a Satellaview game called Koi Ha Balance: Battle of Lovers. Gaspar and Jonny appear, along with a Kid lookalike (she's probably just a coincidence, though). Check them out: [
Gaspar -
Johnny -
Kid 1 -
Kid 2 ]
[3] A bunch of winos at the University of Copenhagen recently had a Chrono Trigger themed night of drinking; you can check out their creative Chrono drinks
here.
[4] Forumer Dermot has been making several high-quality MIDIs. To sample his collection, check these threads: [
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 ] Many thanks! pat has also contributed a MIDI for Fanfare 3, which isn't on other MIDI sites. Find it
here.
FAN COMMUNITY >>> [1] RPGPlanet's Chronicles Chrono fan site is set to go down on August 31, 2009, as IGN will end its hosting services. I've backed up some fan art (found on the fan art page under "Chronicles Archive") and some other fan content in Downloads for safekeeping.
[2] The Chrono Trigger Novel Project has received a message back from Square saying that they don't have the time or resources to commit to a novelized version of Chrono Trigger. Wayne is still writing the novel, and dropping support efforts (like the petition) for the time being. You can see his announcement
here.
[3] Thanks to Dermot and a few other contributors, Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes is now on
TVTropes. Why yes, King Zeal
is a beautiful Determinator! I'm so thrilled someone caught the Grimmjow line that Dalton speaks, too.
[4] FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CHRONO SERIES, BECAUSE THIS SUMMER, ONE MAMA-LUIGI, ONE DODONGO, ONE MISSION: CHRONO COMIX—
THE UPDATE, THE EQUIVALENT OF FABULOUS SECRET MAGIC DRUGS ON YOUR ROCK TV.
[FAN ART] The headliner for this update is mysticalpha, who's started a great Chrono Trigger webcomic; his site is
here, and he's also on
DeviantArt. Here are the current comics: [
Crono Doesn't Talk -
Crono is Poor -
Marle Jumps for Joy -
Abused Robots -
Evil Scientists ] Kattrali gets things started with some great pieces: [
Lucca -
Lucca (colored) -
Marle -
Marle (colored) -
Glenn -
Glenn (colored) ] KatieSkyye noticed similarity between Queen Zeal boss sprites and Norstein Bekkler, and made a mashup
here. Our very own MrBekkler also returns with
Photoshopped Crono and
Crono & Serge. ONSLAUGHT continues her Crono the Panda series with a flash animation
here. We've also got
Crono Portrait by ChronoWeapon. From deserver come a few Kid sprites and one of Zelbess: [
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 ] ZeroDreams keeps things moving with a
redone Chrono Trigger title screen. CronoBJS returns to fan art mentions with his new
Crono pose. Ema also submitted a new Magus piece; see it
here.
[FAN ART CONT.] Sooperkreep has made another great contribution with
Lavos core. anonymouse has also been busy, submitting three new pieces: [
Chrono Trigger: A Time of Rest -
Chrono Trigger: Hug -
Chrono Cross: Kid ] Zephira's made a nice banner of Magus's eyes for anyone to use on the forum; grab it
here. maggiekarp's also back to the official Fan Art page with a
Doodle that wouldn't die. pandor has released several pieces of art from her Flickr account! [
A Masterpiece... -
Angsty Magus in Ill-defined Snow -
AylaLucca4eva -
Crono ogled, Lucca SMASHED -
The Dreamers -
Ghaleon vs. Magus! -
Magus and Schala, again... -
Radical Dreamers in SAI -
Radical Dreamers in SAI (no line art) -
Radical Serge -
Sulky Magus -
Unapologetic—The Destruction of Zeal ] pandor also uploaded images of some of his physical art: [
Frog 1 -
2 -
3 -
Gaspar 1 -
2 -
3 -
RD Kid 1 -
2 -
3 -
Magil 1 -
2 -
3 ] To round things out, Chrono'99 has collected fan art of Chrono fan creations, including Lena Andreia's
Aurora Anrui and
Maia, and Chrono'99's
King Zeal and CE wallpapers (
1024x768 and
1440x900).
[FANFICTION] Yoko Endovale has submitted
Chrono Trigger - Redreamt, a retelling of Chrono Trigger with interesting differences; hit the link to find more links to individual chapters and a FAQ. Ryouseiken's been working on
Frog's Destiny (rated M), and there's already a lot of material; go read! Skylark has a new work-in-progress entitled
Everybody Loves Schala, while GenesisOne started his own—
Crono Meets the Entity and
The Real World - Chrono Trigger. skylark also uploaded art for some of his fic characters: [
Ophelia -
Scwann -
Reika -
'G' -
Lillith -
Dalton -
Kale ] Finally, The Princess has regaled us with one of the best fics to ever come out of the Chrono community; check out
Time Keeps on Slipping now, or forever regret missing this masterpiece. [hidden]
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