Chrono Trigger as an 80's Dark Fantasy Film

[@knightinboot]

I have no word, from the very beginning to the end I was absolutely mesmerized by this! It was astounding ! Some of those images literally made me sad I would never get to see the awesome 80s movie it came from. It was that good, I was immerge in the Chrono Trigger universe and could not believe my eyes of the many different adaptation it could have! Bravo!

[@imaginationagent]

thank you!

[@PabbyPabbles]

You not only timed the cuts to the beat of the theme, but what you chose to put on what movements of the song tells me you have a strong relationship with Chrono. Pulled an emotion or three out of me The other "as an 80s fantasy" compilations have more or less equally interesting individual images, but you took us on a journey

[@newplayer5723]

This is actually mind blowing. These images perfectly capture the aesthetic of a game that released in the SNES. One of the coolest vids I’ve seen in a while

[@turkeyman631]

This is easily one of the best 'as an 80's dark fantasy film' videos i've seen. Almost all of the characters are nailed.

[@abcdef27669]

Other SNES JRPGs that would be incredible in the 80s Dark Fantasy style: -Illusion of Gaia. -Terranigma. -Secret of Mana. -Final Fantasy IV, V and VI. -7Th Saga. -Brain Lord. -Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. -Breath of Fire II. -Tales of Phantasia.

[@warlockpaladin2261]

Secret of Mana would be my next pick!

[@adamzielinski1053]

Ogre Battle next please

[@analyticalmind4493]

Secret of Evermore as well.

[@dancooper9106]

Super Mario RPG was awesome too.

[@metalrob6713]

Dragon Quest next!

[@blocksheep4899]

This was one of the best A I art renditions ive seen. I could interpret with ease every scene and character. Brought me back to my childhood.

[@NukeA6]

This is probably the best of AI movie mock-ups I've seen. Most of the characters resemble their videogame counterparts and the locations look incredible. What universe do I need to visit to watch this movie?

[@imaginationagent]

This universe! Just a year or two into the future. Thanks for your kind words.

[@ern1813]

Then let’s get in the epoch and find out!

[@funtimes8296]

@@imaginationagent You just made me realize something... It's only a matter of time before these AI depictions will be playing us full length feature films! I've always wanted a Chrono Trigger movie too!

[@runnergo1398]

@@imaginationagent OMG I HOPE SO!

[@runnergo1398]

@@funtimes8296 So many good AI created movies we have missed out on just from being born too soon lol.

[@cirewillen243]

Looking at Crono, it seem the AI understands the 80s had a lot of 30-somethings playing teenagers. ;) That said, I DO love this. You nailed the 80s dark fantasy and sci-fi vibe !

[@KyeEnzoden]

Also Chrono's "Big Hair" is definitely something an 80's Stylist would do for a Movie Adaptation lol. Still looks badass.

[@taypalleschi3242]

I'm already ready to hand over money to see something that doesn't exist. This would be amazing created into a movie from your artistic layout. I love how you designed Glenn/Frog. He was my favorite character.

[@imaginationagent]

he's my favorite as well :)

[@notthatthenamematters6163]

It's ai generated

[@ClergetMusic]

Oh goodness yes. This stirred so much nostalgia. I’d be willing to pay good money to see this made.

[@justinunion7586]

It’s actually pretty fraudulent when people put a watermark on these A.I generated images as if to claim ownership or claim they designed it. Writing an /imagine prompt to a discord bot does not mean a person can copyright the output it generates.

[@jtcheezus]

@@justinunion7586 AI has rights too.

[@marimar91]

Omg Glenn/ Frog is perfect in this 😭 I would donate money to see CT with this kind of art in a movie/serie

[@HarrisonTheGrey]

This is hands down, 100% my favorite of all these videos coming out recently.

[@larw0lf701]

I cried a happy tear… this will always exist in my mind now.

[@gaoutlaw]

The art for the End of Time looks excellent

[@NexusLives]

This would probably be the highest budget 80's movie ever, if this were real. I'd be down with any movie dropping, and having this look today. It would be rad.

[@ArmaBiologica35]

When AI makes better game adaptations than Hollywood.

[@imaginationagent]

passion versus propaganda

[@RogelioV1985]

indeed, I prefer the AI version of Super Mario Bros. than the original movie we got lol

[@payodomingo6789]

@@RogelioV1985 the super show animated series was good too but we dont talk about the actual mario movie we,ve gotten back in the 80,s

[@RokuroCarisu]

As far as visual design goes, at least. But I wouldn't trust it to write a script.

[@fightfannerd2078]

@@imaginationagent ikr propaganda indeed we know who runs it

[@warlockpaladin2261]

Fun fact: Ayla, the blonde woman from the Prehistoric Era, was based on Darryl Hannah's role in Clan of the Cave Bear.

[@imaginationagent]

cool. sounds like an interesting book actually.

[@warlockpaladin2261]

@@imaginationagent Clan of the Cave Bear was based on a French novel.

[@jaredponder4149]

The look is very Hannah Barnara now that you mention it. Awesome

[@RokuroCarisu]

@@imaginationagent It's decent enough fiction, but a failed attempt at being historically accurate at the same time.

[@karolynnpaige8362]

@@imaginationagent it was an amazing book and brought about some interesting concepts in the way we evolved as a species. It is part of a whole series, but I have only ever read Clan of the Cave Bear. It changed a lot of how I saw our evolution and definitely some questions about how we have changed compared to the species we share the planet with and possibilities of us being the only lifeforms. I could go on a tangent, but definitely read the book.

[@sumbody694]

My all time favorite game and this A.I knocked its out of the park with the pictures. I am truly amazed at how well most of them turned out.

[@Matheus-ki9zo]

I'm in love with Lucca! She's so cute

[@KyeEnzoden]

I like how the A.I. gave her different outfits but it's always the exact face unlike some of the other characters. Also she's always working on shyt so she's got tons of tools and might need to change a lot. 😀

[@THETHRILLOFIT]

I'm absolutely obsessed with your edits and choice of IP

[@ElwoodSharit]

This is absolutely amazing and an excellent demonstration of what AI tech can do for us, even now in the present. Sure an artist can do digital or traditional recreations of old-school games and anime, but seeing something like the Lucca at 0:11 that is basically a photographic still frame from an 80's movie that never existed, is so radical! Not to say artists cannot do such a thing, there's plenty of hyperrealism painters out there creating photographic looking images, but it's rare you see that overlap with nerdy 80's and 90's j-culture. AI let's a talented whisperer not only create things people have never seen before, but it also lets us imagine what COULD have been in a way that is stunningly convincing! PS - If you're not protective of your tech, I'd love to see the prompts on these or even full creation videos as you whisper, tweak, etc images like this from scratch and go over your thought processes and decision making and such! There's not enough 'open-source' AI content and tutorials out there for producing content of this quality... ): Either way, great stuff! Keep it up!

[@imaginationagent]

Even if technically possible to create such images before AI, it wouldn't be financially feasible. Hard to justify spending months creating fan art through traditional process esp when you can't monetize your work. As for tutorials, it's definitely something I'd like to do in the near future

[@muttmcdog4308]

We are witnessing the dawn of an incredible new era of art.

[@simonang6890]

Exactly, and what you just described is something the art community will never fucking understand pretentious fucks,

[@ScaryGarrySG1]

16 bit aside, that is EXACTLY how I always thought a real-life Lucca would look like!

[@CorbCorbin]

Except the AI steals art styles from actual work online.

[@Total.Bloodbath]

amazing. I especially love how Ayla turned out!

[@RebeccaETripp]

This is definitely my new favourite of these!

[@ajbahus]

Hey Rebecca! Big fan of the channel!

[@RebeccaETripp]

@@ajbahus Thanks! ^^

[@CeltadzManicure]

That is fascinating that the AI is figuring this out and putting together new but still familiar takes on this stuff. That version of Frog looks awesome!

[@rogerstephenroth8073]

This is amazing phenomenal illustrations which are good enough for a concept for a real Chrono Trigger movie. These are very well done by the artist and illustrator.

[@anastasialem6866]

Oh my God, my childhood... Thank you for this masterpiece... I didn't expect to see it on KZbin... Magus at 0:43 deserves applause!

[@Zzyxzaa]

What's really crazy is this is just the begining. Within 100 years AI can probably generate an entire movie of this.

[@fightingfortruth9806]

More like 5-10 years.

[@funtimes8296]

@@fightingfortruth9806 Yeah I was about to say... Stuff like this grows exponentially. 5-10 years sounds about right, any longer I'll be very disappointed lol

[@heavywaternewsnetwork6641]

you got something here you put a lot of love into this , it shows good on you hope to see the entire movie one day.

[@km4871]

wow when the locations and characters are this easily identifiable. You know it good a great job.

[@jatticusfinch9015]

So good. I was waiting for the end of time and I was not disappointed.

[@maryswovik9708]

Incredible!! If this were a genuine feature-length film... my life would be complete.

[@xxCross2]

Wow this was great. Thanks for putting this together.

[@toast_busters]

This is the most hype thing I've seen in forever. I don't even need the movie, just give me more of this

[@kazenriq]

I would gladly pay to watch a full 2h+ movie of this

[@otherhalf228]

Yoooooo! Straight chills!! I want this to be made! I'm all hyped up now!

[@marcosdheleno]

1:48 yep, that's a cosmic horror lavos... if only they did the perspective a bit better, to show how massive lavos really is as well.

[@jh5088]

I know right! Now do Chrino Cross! Lol

[@davidspyro]

Incredible work! I would love to see you tackle these games in various genre's that fit them & do them justice. :) Be it 80's or 90's - The Legend of Zelda (The first one) - Streets of Rage 2 - Mega Man 2 - Castlevania III Dracula's Curse - Final Fantasy VI - Double Dragon II The Revenge - Ninja Gaiden (Nes) - Actraiser - Journey to Silius - Power Blade

[@imaginationagent]

thank you for kind words & suggestions

[@davidspyro]

Anytime,I can give you more suggestions if that's okay?

[@marcosdheleno]

zelda and megaman probably wouldnt work that well. castlevania and streets of rage(any of the 4) would be amazing. i do feel like one that would be insane is legend of mana. that game has one of the most unique art styles for an rpg, and would be amazing to see. same with vagrant story and chrono cross.

[@UZiBLASTER7]

That Lavos is terrifying

[@jasonmarin8187]

Do The Smurfs as an 80's dark fantasy film.

[@BuildLego]

Imagine how awesome Queen Zeal and that whole section of the game 🥲

[@Til_I_Collapse]

Holy Crap! I got chills! This is literally fantastic! The nostalgia and Awe are real!

[@Tacticslion]

This is just... phenomenal. Just incredible.

[@timmayrubbuduh5614]

i have watched this like 30 times and it still gives me chills. I've never even played the game for more than an hour. i just know parts of it's story, and this makes me want to complete it now.

[@ronaldooliveira8771]

I'm in tears with this. I played this game so fucking much. I wish they would make a direct sequel.

[@imaginationagent]

I used to rent it from blockbuster every week and pray that no one overwrote my save file

[@whatismyname5151]

@@imaginationagent lol really? Did you actually get it back with your data in tact? Its funny how now its actually a short jrpg, but back then as a kid this game was crazy long

[@taoisttiger4702]

Holy fucking shit the emotions this pulled out of me.

[@GPEGEMGTM3]

Thank you so much, the nostalgia is getting me right in the feels

[@WilliamAGould]

Looking at this AI generated content, I feel like I am watching movie trailers from a alternate timeline.

[@wayoutfarout]

Amazing work! Would love to see more!!

[@Mackedo5]

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a VERY long time

[@Phoboskomboa]

Holy hell. Something about this hit me with a wave of Mandela effect nostalgia where I actually feel like this was a real movie I grew up watching. Amazing.

[@agustinfodrini]

I never knew I could need something so much.

[@marckpineda2989]

beautiful!!!! simply breautiful!! I'd watch that film

[@RetroMediaMan96]

Honestly I could see some of the characters such as Frog being made with some help from Jim Henson's creature shop.

[@ClergetMusic]

Yes!

[@sunshinegamer1981]

My thoughts exactly! Frog, and the Reptites, especially would look incredible in that style, but would be limited in what they could do.

[@kaiyamya9882]

@@sunshinegamer1981 I'm just imagining the design of the Reptites being given the same treatment as the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal. That would be AMAZING.

[@sunshinegamer1981]

@@kaiyamya9882 I know, right? I kind of wish puppeteering wasn't being phased out with c.g.i., even though the c.g.i. in most movies looks amazing.

[@joebagtas9617]

One of the best AI Midjourney interpretations ever! Great work

[@sam_barris]

I want to live in the parallel world where this movie got made.

[@chronotriggerirony]

if this were a real movie the memes and edits of it would go unbelievably hard

[@aidenbrown3970]

Bro the mecha dragon image is insane 0:55

[@edupal3256]

0:35 imagine this is what the frog characters look like in amphibia as an 80s dark fantasy film

[@off-meta-michael]

Not a movie. An entire series in order to get the whole story in. Just wow, this is incredibly cool

[@finalcam1740]

I think a mini-series would suffice. Three 2 hour shows.

[@funtimes8296]

I would trust AI more than amazon. Elon > Bezos

[@handalofelix6328]

oh my fucking Lord. This is insane. I'm totally impressed, and scared, and so many things that I don't have enough vocabulary to say it.

[@dustinjames7572]

That was amazing. Going ne re-watching this one a ton!

[@gbarrancos1]

It's quite impressive how helpful this can be as a tool for iterating and experimenting during ideation stage of a movie/cartoon. That said, i think we should forward this concept to Guilhermo del Toro ;D

[@greatteacherpablizuka]

This is another thing I never knew I wanted but now... I really want it.

[@Seanime4]

I loved every bit of it, and I could so see it!! This game had a huge impact on my art!

[@CultOfSol777]

Omg.. I am amazed by it. Even the dragon tank on the bridge looks fantastic. Really got the vibes from it. And Magus looks great as well! All characters, it´s insane! Ayla also got super hot 😂😅

[@HighPriestFuneral]

The Dragon tank on the bridge was incredible, even down to the other tower in the background, the setting sun. Beyond words.

[@CultOfSol777]

@@HighPriestFuneral Indeed 😁

[@deadfr0g]

God damn it that song, this is so stupid, why is this so dope, why did I get chills

[@treybrannon4964]

I can tell a lot of work and effort and care went into this. I cannot confess to say I like it, as it is too...different...for me to enjoy. But, I applaud it nonetheless, and thank you for sharing.

[@MarcFHuizinga]

Not much work and effort at all, actually. Anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours per picture, auto-generated with the right words and references. All you have to do is wait.

[@userless7517]

i like these vids that turn everthing into a dark pantasy film

[@Yonah_144]

Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII are the greatest games ever.

[@GareBearGamingGround]

I got the biggest goosebumps from this. So so awesome

[@Phibes83]

Something about suddenly being confronted with a hyper realistic and convincing version of a character we cherish and remember from our past, is able to give me feels... Also Frog in armor is one of the most badass looking things I've seen.

[@alcemirribeiro6992]

That's amazing. Congretulations to you and the AI. Just remember of my child

[@chrisnatale5901]

These turned out great! I especially love Frog 🐸.

[@kingkoiroi]

This needs to be a movie!

[@AL_EVOz]

Very interesteing take on this. Lucca was done really well. Chronos hair was a tad bit off but still cool.

[@NoSlow78]

I'm convinced that all along Chrono Trigger was an 80's Dark Fantasy Film.

[@RTGTLetsCheat]

Needs to be directed by Richard Donner too.

[@fireboy1538]

This is really really cool!

[@Lestat21500]

Some of the building artwork that the AI generated reminded me of the Heavy Metal Movie. Everyone remember that one? Specifically the Taarna segment. The sort of, mid to low tech age mixed with sword and sworcery. Amazing aesthetic.

[@noway4879]

Oh my, this is nothing short of mind blowing. How even?

[@gilbertocruz2051]

Phenomenal work👍 As a product of the 80's I approve and would watch.

[@StewNWT]

Well done!!!! I really enjoyed this

[@josephb.4640]

YES!!!!! THIS IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR, AND IT TURNED OUT EVEN MORE EPIC THAN I COULD'VE IMAGINED!!!! THIS IS LITERAL PERFECTION!!!!!!!!! Thank you SO much. Seriously, this is the most incredible AI video I've ever seen.

[@CultOfSol777]

Same bro! I am speechless aswell..

[@CloakenDagger666]

This game is immortal to me, cant describe how perfect it is from the music to the story, its brilliant.

[@djTranzer]

You ever see something so beautiful, you just sit there in awe. No breathing, no sound... Just eyes wide open? This is that.

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

Imagine if AI gets advanced enough to create actual films in this style

[@imaginationagent]

soon

[@fightfannerd2078]

Seeing how good AI art is now! It's possible

[@newplayer5723]

It’s going to happen

[@willstanton7823]

And all the human film-makers lose the will to live because they can no longer compete :(

[@heyjeySigma]

@@willstanton7823 good.. tbey deserve it for being effing trash for the past several years with their woke crap. AI movies could very well save the industry in in the future

[@ecampbell1285]

Cant wait for game creation that can take a video like this and make any type of game you desire

[@stevenmike1878]

idk why but i need this in my life.

[@mycollegeshirt]

I know I shouldn't but I honestly can't wait to see this be able to make movies like this. It sounds so cool!

[@Yannimalgr]

This was actually amazing!!!

[@popahontas]

Wow this is the best AI adaptation yet!!! Goosebumps afte 3 seconds. Would like to se FF8 & 9...

[@imaginationagent]

ff8 is definitely on the list

[@madProgenitorDeity]

gato is a literal cat, lol I was tearing up by the end of this,, wow

[@decidialong7607]

1:26 that is the perfect visual for lucca watching Lavos ending the world, so badly have I wanted chrono trigger to get the ff7r treatment, but I want it in this style.

[@vidiagamara]

Incredible

[@pgarcia14180]

man, I just want to read comics of this, doesn't sound impossible to do it now

[@altgus6501]

This is amazing

[@MarMaxGaming]

Glad I clicked on this, what a treat!!

[@fightingfortruth9806]

Final Fantasy 4 & 6 would be amazing in this style. I always think of those games as 80s films anyway.

[@WhoIsHXRT]

This is so outstanding!

[@thelittlestkovo]

Okay, so I'm pretty sure that first pic of Lucca is based on a still from Adventures in DinoCity. There's a shot of the mom early on looking like that, which might have just been a recreation of Rick Moranis in Honey I Shrunk the Kids, but iunno

[@ceaserventura5470]

This looks amazing

[@jonathdemian123]

Está espectacular!!! Más por favor!!! El mundo necesita una peli de este juego asi!