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).

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.

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?

+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

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

Wild Arms was so good

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.

I think Xenogears [same team] is absolutely in the same league and IMO a whole different bracket of excellence.

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 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.

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).

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?

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.

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

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.