Left feeling a bit empty after playing it for the first time a few months ago(why did I wait so long?) I am afraid no JRPG will be able to surpass it. Would love to have a discussion about similar games that reach the same quality level (Note: I have already played Final Fantasy VI ).

  • Lvxferre
    10•10 months ago

    None of those reach the same level as Chrono Trigger in my opinion, but they’re still great:

    • Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES). Note: Lufia is best played out of order, since the start of Lufia I spoils the end of Lufia II.
    • Tales of Phantasia (SNES). Preferably through the DeJap translation, IMO better than the official.
    • Pokémon Fire Red or Leaf Green (GBA). Pokémon as a series decayed a fair bit, but Gen III was amazing.
    • @[email protected]
      2•10 months ago

      ROM hacks of gen 3 games are pretty fun, and the most up to date ones are very high quality.

      -Pokemon Gaia is my favorite, still feels like a classic pokemon game and its really polished. No postgame yet though, there’s a big update thats been “coming soon” for a few years, but the devs say they’re still working on it.

      -Pokemon Unbound is by far the most complex pokemon game in existence, with content up to gen 8, side quests, mechanics from later games, and tons of postgame content. Also a more “adult” storyline, although I think that actually detracts from the feeling of a pokemon game

      -Altered Emerald and Polished Crystal, if you want to play expanded versions of official games

      -One that people usually recommend is Pokemon Glazed, but i don’t really like that one. It’s a big game but the balance and pacing of it is way off.