{"id":4410,"date":"2026-02-05T23:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/chrono-trigger-xenogears-writer-is-releasing-a-brand-new-rpg-on-switch-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:14:55","slug":"chrono-trigger-xenogears-writer-is-releasing-a-brand-new-rpg-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/chrono-trigger-xenogears-writer-is-releasing-a-brand-new-rpg-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrono Trigger, Xenogears Writer Is Releasing A Brand New RPG On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>In a blink-and-you&#8217;ll-miss-it moment during today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, you may have caught a glimpse at a cute-looking RPG called Another Eden Begins. Coming to Switch 2 and Switch 1 this <strong>summer<\/strong>, it features time travel, turn-based combat, ten different endings, and New Game+.<\/p>\n<p>What if we also told you that the creator was none other than Masato Kato, one of the writers of acclaimed &#8217;90s Squaresoft RPGs Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, as well as the director of Chrono Cross? And that the game&#8217;s music is composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, who <em>also<\/em> worked on all three of those games? The pieces are starting to fall into place now.<\/p>\n<p>Yep, while it may have been a footnote during the Direct, this sounds like a big one for classic RPG fans. Plus, while it&#8217;s not immediately clear from the trailer, this is almost-definitely a reworking of Kato&#8217;s free-to-play mobile RPG <strong>Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space<\/strong>, which came out in 2017 and is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"\/> Images: Wright Flyer Studios<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fans online seem to think so, highlighting that Begins appears to only cover the first &#8220;arc&#8221; of the mobile game, while highlighting some of the differences, including a few character redesigns.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place across multiple timelines, Aldo&#8217;s younger sister is kidnapped by the Beast King. Forced to pursue them, the young hero finds himself falling through spacetime, where he awakens 800 years in the future.<\/p>\n<p>As Aldo, you&#8217;ll gather 18 different companions, including an android, a feisty hunter, and a noble frog samurai. Look, <em>you&#8217;re<\/em> thinking it, not us (Okay, maybe us too) to help traverse the timelines and save the world. Blend in some strategic turn-based combat and you have a JRPG that feels ripped right out of the SNES and PSOne era.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"\/> Images: Wright Flyer Studios<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, this seems to be following the Octopath Traveler 0 formula of reworking a mobile favourite to remove the gacha elements <em>and<\/em> make it fit on home consoles. We&#8217;ll have to wait for more details, but for now, this looks promising.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you looking forward to Another Eden Begins? Let us know in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a blink-and-you&#8217;ll-miss-it moment during today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, you may have caught a glimpse at a cute-looking RPG called Another Eden Begins. Coming to Switch 2 and Switch 1 this summer, it features time travel, turn-based combat, ten different endings, and New Game+. 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