5 of Square Enix’s classic games that should get HD-2D remakes

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Ever since Octopath Traveler exploded onto the JRPG scene with its unique HD-2D graphics, fans have been dreaming about which games could get the same treatment. Square Enix’s president even stated recently that they want to remake more games using this art style. With upcoming games like triangle Strategy, Live A Live, and the Dragon Quest III remake using HD-2D, the industry has found an interesting way to bring back older franchises and genres.

Some games need it more than others though, and other games may fit the art style better. Here are five classic Square Enix games that would work best with the HD-2D art style — and not necessarily the company’s most popular games of yesterday.

Often considered one of the greatest JRPGs of all time and one of the greatest games of all time, Chrono Trigger is more than worthy of an HD-2D remake. An argument could even be made that the original game is so perfect that altering it by any standard would only lessen the quality.

Chrono Trigger was developed by the “dream team,” as Square called them. This included famous developers and artists such as Hironobu Sakaguchi, the father of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii, and renowned manga artist Akira Toriyama, known for his work in Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest. Chrono Trigger’s music was by legendary Japanese composers Yasunori Mitsuda & Nobuo Uematsu. Not many games have had this many prolific developers behind one title.

Chrono Trigger would benefit from a new release since the only modern hardware it’s available on is Steam; the SNES and DS versions are quite expensive now. Chrono Trigger still remains a fantastic-looking game to this day, but it’s hard to deny that the HD-2D would enhance its beauty.