'You Shouldn't Ask That!' — Yuji Horii Was Asked About a Chrono Trigger Remake and He Didn't Deny It, Reigniting Hope in Japan

Rumors and hopes regarding a Chrono Trigger remake person been raised again implicit the past week, driven by caller comments from Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii which bash not contradict nor corroborate the beingness of specified a project.

This twelvemonth marks the 30th day of Chrono Trigger. As a result, Square Enix has launched assorted projects to observe the classical RPG. This includes a marque caller medium featuring soft arrangements of quality themes, a quality popularity canvass (Frog took the apical spot, arsenic reported by Famitsu), and orchestral concerts to beryllium held successful Japan adjacent January.

However, this abrupt solemnisation of Chrono Trigger aft precise small fanfare astir the cult classical has prompted speculation that Square Enix is starring up to a bigger uncover of a Chrono Trigger remake.

Hopes were reignited again among Japanese-speaking fans connected November 30, erstwhile Yuji Horii was straight asked successful a treatment programme connected YouTube if each the caller Chrono Trigger 30th Anniversary projects and events are hinting that a remake is successful the works. Horii did not outright contradict it, responding with "I can't say," "You shouldn't inquire that!" and "I'll get told off!"

This and publishing enforcement Kazuhiko Torishima's jokey follow-up cries of "There is! There is (a Chrono Trigger remake)!” person led to Japanese speaking fans hoping, erstwhile again, that a remake is successful the works contempt the information Square Enix hasn't made immoderate announcement. “I wonderment if it volition beryllium announced adjacent year?” users wondered connected X.

Chrono Trigger was primitively released for the Super Famicom/SNES successful 1995. With the engagement of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii, and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, the RPG is beloved by fans and is considered by galore to beryllium 1 of the top games of each time. Although an upgraded mentation is presently disposable to play done Steam and connected smartphones, fans person been calling for Chrono Trigger to get the remake attraction for years.

The caller Dragon Quest HD-2D remakes person besides got Chrono Trigger fans hopeful astir seeing the SNES crippled recreated successful the aforesaid style. “I privation to play Chrono Trigger with beauteous graphics similar these!” said a idiosyncratic connected X. “Please, Square Enix!” Official posts by Square Enix accounts astir Chrono Trigger day merch person besides attracted akin enthusiastic comments like, “If there’s a remake I’ll definitely, decidedly bargain it!” In November, Japanese crippled quality tract Dengeki Online did a canvass of games readers astir wanted to spot get the HD-2D treatment, and Chrono Trigger topped the list.

The concern is akin to that of Final Fantasy IX, with the game’s 25th day celebrations this twelvemonth besides stoking fans’ hopes that Zidane and Garnet’s adventures are successful enactment for the remake treatment, though successful IX’s lawsuit the rumors were backed up by the infamous 2021 Nvidia leak, which showed that a FFIX remake was perchance connected Square Enix’s to-do database astatine 1 point. However, it seems that for some games, the day celebrations were simply a accidental to revisit these classical games done events and caller merch. Until an authoritative announcement is made, each fans of some games tin bash is proceed to explicit their enthusiasm for these classical RPGs to Square Enix.

Verity Townsend is simply a Japan-based freelance writer who antecedently served arsenic editor, contributor and translator for the crippled quality tract Automaton West. She has besides written astir Japanese civilization and movies for assorted publications.