Riyo Games has revealed a brand new indie RPG inspired by Square Enix's classic JRPG Chrono Trigger he called Threads of time. The game was announced at Tokyo Game Show 2024, an annual Japanese gaming event. Several Western publishers such as Xbox, Blizzard, and Bethesda attended the event specifically to promote various games that were “worth tuning in” based on insider notes. This included indie RPGs inspired by Square Enix games. Chrono Trigger.
1995 Chrono Trigger is one of the most important RPG genre. The game from legendary creators such as Akira Toriyama, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu remains a classic to this day. Chrono TriggerThe time travel gameplay and story would further influence the popularity of various other games Threads of time the latest RPG that is directly inspired by Square Enix's time travel classic.
Threads of time is developed by Riyo Games and was one of the games revealed during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show presentation. The RPG features a 2.5D pixelated look that gives it a modern and retro graphic style powered by Unreal Engine 5. The game features a turn-based combat system that revolves around manipulating time to unleash powerful teamwork-based combos. Threads of time will be released on both Xbox and PC, the latter via Steam.
Threads of Time is inspired by Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger
Like Chrono Trigger, Threads of time sees players travel through different time periods. In this time travel RPG, the player will visit a variety of locations, from a prehistoric era with dinosaurs to a future teeming with robots and mechanical life, and many other settings. This adventure will feature playable characters from different eras such as the Time Knight, Rye; a transforming kitsune ninja from the future, Rin; and dinosaur vet Bo.
Xbox had a surprising array of titles showcased at the event, such as shadow dropping 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 attention was also paid during the event.
