Would you want a Chrono Trigger/Cross...over?

[Esmoire]

My grand dream is to have Chrono Trigger be the basis for a raid series, actually.

Chrono Trigger is unarguably one of the most well-regarded JRPGs of all time. I've always described it as "if there was ever only one JRPG should play, it should be Chrono Trigger". It is by no means my favourite (would probably give that to FFIV), but it's probably a game that shows up on a lot of top tens, if not top fives. Its development alone was like fan fiction written by a JRPG fan in the 90s. Like, back then it was completely insane to imagine the best minds of the two greatest JRPG studios of all time coming together, with the artist of one of the most influential manga of all time at the pen (though Toriyama is not a stranger to Dragon Quest). It was somehow the best of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, yet felt like it had its own flavour. A tweak to the battle system that was revolutionary.

It is certainly a better fit for a crossover raid series than, say, NieR, as it still feels like it has enough of that Final Fantasy DNA to fit in. Which is not a slight on NieR, though more a statement that it wouldn't feel out of place. It's something that can easily be adapted to some kind of side story where's it's easy to take inspiration from it and craft some kind of isolated story with its elements, given some original twists to adapt it to FFXIV. Like, how cool would it be to have the final battle be against Lavos with time in flux, changing the features of the battlefield and encounter mechanics.

It's also a treasure trove of potential glam and fun items:

• Weapons glams for all, like the Slasher II for SAM, Doom Scythe for WAR or DRK, Masamune for PLD or DRK, Crisis Arm for MNK, Wondershot for MCH, and more
• Flea costume that can be worn by all genders
• Cave people duds from 65,000,000 BC or Zeal attire from 12,000 BC
• Nu minion
• Mounts like the Epoch, Jetbike, or something based on Robo similar to Construct VII
• Iconic tracks like Corridors of Time as orchestrion rolls

Just a lot of fun possibilities. Would love to see this happen with a future expansion.

[RyuSaarva]

We will never get any events from niche games.

[gumas]

i actually prefer romancing saga/saga frontier.

i want that alkaiser suit from saga frontier =D

[Anienai]

Forever Zero!!!!

[Stepjam]

The thing I want more than anything actually is for us to hear the Sound beneath the earth, and it's this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfb_n7wjb5k

They could totally make a raid series out of it. Dunno what first tier would be, but second tier could be the Black Omen, and maybe somehow there is another unsundered Ancient who wasn't an ascian and was just biding her time to restore the world in her own way. And then Tier 3 is just every phase of Lavos plus maybe a new phase. Or maybe Lavos turns into Time Devourer for the final boss.

I don't think it's likely, but I don't think I'd seriously ask for anything else for XIV if it happened

[Stepjam]

We will never get any events from niche games.

I don't think anyone would consider Chrono Trigger a niche game. It was pretty damn popular when it was new, it's just old now.

[TeraRamis]

I don't think anyone would consider Chrono Trigger a niche game. It was pretty damn popular when it was new, it's just old now.

Yeah, it's not Secret of Evermore or Xenogears or something.

[TheHyperFusion]

The thing I want more than anything actually is for us to hear the Sound beneath the earth, and it's this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfb_n7wjb5k

They could totally make a raid series out of it. Dunno what first tier would be, but second tier could be the Black Omen, and maybe somehow there is another unsundered Ancient who wasn't an ascian and was just biding her time to restore the world in her own way. And then Tier 3 is just every phase of Lavos plus maybe a new phase. Or maybe Lavos turns into Time Devourer for the final boss.

I don't think it's likely, but I don't think I'd seriously ask for anything else for XIV if it happened

I'd say make them Alliance Raids.

First Raid - Magus's Lair
While it seems straight-forward, I feel like this can be a bit frustrating because of the encounters.
Obviously, bosses are Slash, Flea, Ozzie, and Magus.
Probably could add more bosses, like a proto version of Heckran and, just before Ozzie, Zombor.

Second Raid - Ocean Palace
Raid splitter in some sections, beautiful aesthetic.
Only two canon bosses - Golems and Lavos.
This Lavos encounter would be our first 'taste' of what is to come.
Again, other bosses could be added - such as the Jinn and Ghul, the elevator with the various Scouters and Zealot Mages, and Dalton.

Third Raid - Black Omen
Long raid with a lot of potentially intense fights.
Bosses are aplenty here - Mega Mutant, Giga Mutant, Terra Mutant, a Lavos Spawn, Queen Zeal, the Mammon Machine, and then Zeal in her massive form.

Final Raid - Day of Lavos
Could potentially have this one where, instead of a static area, you could be moving from "era to era" like in the Lavos Core fight and combat normal enemies between the "form" bosses.
Bosses a plenty - Dragon Tank, Guardian, Heckran & Zombor redux, Masa & Mune, Nizbel & Black Tyrano redux, Magus redux, Giga Gaia, Lavos once again, and then Lavos Core.

[Mimilu]

I'm gonna get flak for this but Chrono Cross is one of my favorite games of all time, with Chrono Trigger being the one I'm just okay with... >w>()
I played and beat Cross before Trigger (which I waited for the PS port), while only having a synopsis of Trigger's plot and main-ending.
I'm down for an event or 24-man raid based on them. >w>

[Morningstar1337]

I'd say make them Alliance Raids.

First Raid - Magus's Lair
While it seems straight-forward, I feel like this can be a bit frustrating because of the encounters.
Obviously, bosses are Slash, Flea, Ozzie, and Magus.
Probably could add more bosses, like a proto version of Heckran and, just before Ozzie, Zombor.

Second Raid - Ocean Palace
Raid splitter in some sections, beautiful aesthetic.
Only two canon bosses - Golems and Lavos.
This Lavos encounter would be our first 'taste' of what is to come.
Again, other bosses could be added - such as the Jinn and Ghul, the elevator with the various Scouters and Zealot Mages, and Dalton.

Third Raid - Black Omen
Long raid with a lot of potentially intense fights.
Bosses are aplenty here - Mega Mutant, Giga Mutant, Terra Mutant, a Lavos Spawn, Queen Zeal, the Mammon Machine, and then Zeal in her massive form.

Final Raid - Day of Lavos
Could potentially have this one where, instead of a static area, you could be moving from "era to era" like in the Lavos Core fight and combat normal enemies between the "form" bosses.
Bosses a plenty - Dragon Tank, Guardian, Heckran & Zombor redux, Masa & Mune, Nizbel & Black Tyrano redux, Magus redux, Giga Gaia, Lavos once again, and then Lavos Core.

They usually do 3 per xpac though, but it would be interesting if they were interspersed with regular dungeosn instead, but that might present its own challenges