Back in 1995, Squaresoft released Chrono Trigger, a game based on time-travelling and involved an innovative take on the traditional RPG gameplay thanks in part to the RPG 'Dream Team' (which included members of the Dragon Ball Z game team and members of Enix's Dragon Quest group). It quickly became classed as one of the best Super Nintendo RPGs of all-time! A pseudo-sequel did hit the SNES Satellaview, the Japanese-only Internet system, called Radical Dreamers - but gamers in the West did not miss out on too much as it was basically just a text-based adventure. A true sequel, based on Radical Dreamers, eventually followed on the PSone in 2000, entitled Chrono Cross and whilst being a sublime game in itself, with rich graphics and a musical score that would please any ear, it paled in comparison to the intricaciesof the original SNES title.Not too long after this, sometime late in 2001, gamers were sent into a complete frenzy when Squaresoft placed an entry into the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a product called 'Chrono Break'. It was assumed that this would be the next in the popular series due to the trademark applying to videogames or other electronic software - and rumours at one time even pointed to Chrono Break appearing on the Game Boy Advance with a GameCube title, Chrono Trigger 2, accompanying it as well. But all of that appears to have been completely shot down now as whilst browsing the Trademarks site, the name Chrono Break can be seen to have been abandoned by the newly formed Square Enix as of 13th November, 2003 - so there is no hope of that particular trademark name being utilised any longer.Apparently the Japanese trademark for 'Chrono Brake' still stands, so perhaps not all hope is lost as a game could arise over in the East and be renamed for its Western début. However, the creator of the Chrono series, Masato Kato, left the RPG giants during 2003 in order to join the heavey-weight developer Monolith Software - the team behind the PlayStation 2 excellent XenoSaga titles and the GameCube's eagerly-anticipated Baten Kaitos, therefore without Chrono's creative father at the helm could Square Enix conceivably make another title? My answer is 'Yes, of course!' If Nintendo, HAL and Kirby can continue on strong without Kirby's creator with the company anymore, then certainly Square Enix can keep the 'most wanted' Chrono series going.Now, all we can hope is that the rumour of that GameCube version comes true...
