They can't afford any more missteps after Lightning's swan song.
meh... the disgruntled fans who disliked the XIII games are a bunch of nostalgia critics who only want the same repetitive formula based on their "glory days" from the 90s - I found the games to be very entertaining and the stories to be the most unique (to date) in the franchises history. The stories are fresh in-depth adventures, have a detailed mythology, and are full of plot twists. The games reminded me of Chrono several times. But I have never had a major complaint about any FF game... they have always delivered on a new story and high entertainment value. I don't have the time nor patience to criticize the hell out of a game because it's "not like how the other games were..."
I actually just received FFX|X-2 HD Remaster - and I can't wait to play it
It was one of my favorites, yet there is not a single "notable" complaint about how severely linear the game (still) is in this remaster. It depends on the "type of fan" and the types of games they have been exposed to in their lifetime.
Anyways... regarding Chrono Trigger's 20th Anniversary - there are rumors flying all over the place that a sequel is possible, how SE wants to reassemble the Dream Team, and that it may be a sprite-based game like the original or something as graphically impressive as FFXIII / FFXV using the new Luminous Engine.
I think we will be in for a treat, and we know for sure "something" is going to be done for Chrono and it will be in the spotlight once again. That's more than we could ask for after our unfortunate attempts at trying to make a difference by preserving the Chrono name.
It's something to look forward to
