RetroGaming

@PrinceHabib72 Chrono Trigger also had New Game+, which basically created the term for RPGs. I played another JRPG long before Chrono Trigger, where enemies was visible on the playfield in dungeons: the infamous Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (fantastic soundtrack BTW).

Gonna have to +1 Wild Arms and Breath of Fire 3

Wild Arms was so good

I played Wild Arms back in the day and I don't remember too much about them although I did enjoy them all. Might be worth picking up again. Also, isn't Suikoden getting a remake soon?

I wish Wild Arms had an official mobile port. Such a great series with no modern IP usage to take advantage of its cult status.

+1 for jumping to Suikoden II. If you love it you can check III and I

EDIT: I tried the BoF and Wild Arms sagas years ago too. The one that stood the most to me was BoF4

FF6 is such a great game. I saved up and bought both of these games as a kid, lots of late nights irrigating fields and killing rattlesnakes to get those titles. Both titles were great in their own way and I can't imagine my childhood without them. Another great game was Secret of Evermore.

There is a game coming out next month called Sea of Stars by the devs who made The Messenger. No idea how it will stack up against the greats but it's looking really good from what I've seen. It even has Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger composer) contributing some track.s.

Terranigma, Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana 2 are my favourite games.

I find the game play in Terranigma reminded me a bit of Zelda. I loved it.

And for those who don't know, Yasunori Mitsuda worked himself so relentlessly on the soundtrack that he ended up developing stomach ulcers that required hospitalization. You know the soundtrack is good if the composer would rather be shitting blood than let his work be less than perfect.

I was walking around the Iowa State Fair for an hour last summer before I realized I was whistling the theme to the Millennial Fair.

https://piped.video/watch?v=atFJWwdr6x4

highly recommend chrono symphonic as an interpretation of the incredible original.

My favorite was always Frog's theme, alternating between the triumphant knightly and the devastatingly tragic (which perfectly fit the character). Ah, what a perfect game with a soundtrack to match!

I played Xenosaga forever ago, are they related at all? I have heard really good things about Xenogears so I will put it on my to play list.

@Phyzaks For anyone not aware, there is a re-release of Chrono Cross last year! It's available on Steam and consoles: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133760/CHRONO_CROSS_THE_RADICAL_DREAMERS_EDITION/ (even Steam Deck verified) The graphics and art is upscaled, partly with AI, and the results got mixed receptions. And "Radical Dreamers" is included as well, according to the Steam page. Just wanted to point this out, in case emulation is complicated for some.

I have actually played a few of the more recent ones, Zestiria, Berseria, and Arise although I haven't finished the last one. I also picked up Trails in the Sky series from the last Steam sale and they are quite good.

The best shit happens after you've been to every time period at least once and end up at The End of Time. That's when you get magic, and things really get good in the amount of choice you have.

My favorite parts are the Prehistoric Era when you actually fight Azala and her Black Dino, and the entirety of the Land of Zeal/Ice Age part where we see the Mammon Machine come online.

For me? As soon as I power on the SNES. For most folks I know? After you complete the intro (festival).

I remember being hooked the moment Marle disappears for the first time. That was 20 years ago. I'm not sure the game would have the same impact on me today.

For me it's a few points. When you discover the day of Lavos, when you take the fight to Magus' keep, when you first visit Zeal, and when you get the wings of time are all some of my favourite moments.

The trial?

For me it got good as soon as I went through the first time portal.
It got great at the second visit to the past.
It became immortal at the first visit to the dark ages.

I find the first visit to the future to be a slog for the most part, although it has one of the strongest scenes in the game. Power through that segment and it gets better in a hurry.

Also, don't play Chrono Trigger with the sound off until you can play the soundtrack in your head. The soundtrack doesn't gently suggest atmosphere like a modern game. It sets the tone for the scene.

Would Secret of Mana also qualify - even has three players (lots of multi-tap powered memories).