Squeenix is asking what fans want to see in a Chrono Trigger remake

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A few years back, it was refreshing to see a remake that was actually a remake and not just a port with the rendering resolution turned up a few notches. 

I think what has surprised me a lot is that some of my very favorite games have been given critically- and fan-acclaimed remakes that have significantly re-built the entire game from the ground up and have even re-imagined some concepts. FF7, RE2, RE4 being three major examples. I have copies of all three remakes. And, I have never made it even 20% into any of them. I can't even really say why. They all look good, they all seem to be fun, if anything, the gameplay in each one is significantly improved, from a user experience standpoint. Nonetheless, I found myself losing interest quickly and I've never finished these remakes.

Part of the reason may be that, as I've ventured into my 40s, I have discovered that I'm not a very nostalgic person for the most part. I have zero desire to build a time machine and relive the past, and I don't miss being a kid at all. I love the games I loved as a kid, and I will still play them sometimes. I actually do still vibe pretty hard with the music I grew up liking. But, I feel like my generation has been having its nostalgia commercialized to an insane degree, and very quickly. Like, I didn't even really have time to forget and miss these things. I find even high quality remakes to be retreading sacred ground a lot of the time. I think a lot of it is because I have very limited free time, so when I can enjoy a game, or a movie or whatever, I crave a novel experience.