Riyo Games has unveiled a brand new indie RPG inspired by Square Enix's classic JRPG Chrono Trigger appointed Threads of time. This game was announced at Tokyo Game Show 2024, the annual Japanese gaming event. A number of Western publishers such as Xbox, Blizzard, and Bethesda were at the event, specifically to promote various games that are worth checking out based on insider observations. It included an indie RPG inspired by Square Enix. Chrono Trigger.
the 1995s Chrono Trigger is one of the most important RPGs of the genre. Made by legendary creators like Akira Toriyama, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu, the game remains a classic to this day. Chrono TriggerIts gameplay and time travel story would go on to influence games like various other games, with Threads of time the latest RPG that is directly inspired by Square Enix's classic time travelers.
Threads of time is developed by Riyo Games and was one of the games revealed during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show. The RPG has a 2.5D pixel art look that makes it have a modern and retro graphic style, powered by Unreal Engine 5. The game has a turn-based combat system that revolves around manipulating time to unleash combo- powerful skills based on teamwork. Threads of time will be released on both Xbox and PC platforms, the latter via Steam.
Threads of Time is inspired by Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger
That Chrono Trigger, Threads of time sees the player traveling through different time periods. In this time-traveling RPG, the player will visit all kinds of locations, from the prehistoric era with dinosaurs to a future full of robots and mechanical life and many other settings. In this adventure, characters from different eras will be playable, such as Time Knight, Rye; ninja transforming kitsune from the future, Rin; and the dinosaur vet, Bo.
Xbox had a surprising variety of titles showcased at the event, such as Shadow Fall in its entirety Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters collection on Xbox. This gives players access to six classics Final Fantasy platform games. Other RPGs like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Bleach: Rebirth of Souls were also focused during the event.