Was just reading through the FFVII remake thread and, seeing the hype around it, I got to wondering whether Square would ever take the chance of giving the same treatment to Chrono Trigger. Obviously the game is held in very high regard, regularly topping all-time best JRPG lists, but I also know that it's not nearly as 'mass-appeal' a title as Final Fantasy, so I'm left wondering if enough people would buy it for it to be worth the time, effort and money invested. I would imagine it wouldn't be nearly as big a project as FFVII, one of the things people seem to love about the game is its relatively brisk pacing. But there are other questions too, like would the game even translate well into 3D? Dragon Quest XI did a really good job of bringing that Toriyama style into 3D which I think could serve as a great blueprint for characters, but what about the gameplay, environments, atmosphere, etc? Does the game even need a remake, or is most of what made it special tied up in the time, format, dev team etc. of its original release? Would Sakaguchi not being involved be a deal-breaker, for instance? I realized I can't really answer these questions myself, so I figured I would outsource it to you ERA. Do you think it's realistic to hope for a remake if FFVII does well, and do you think Square could do it justice, or are we better off leaving Chrono Trigger in the past?
