Idk, there’s been plenty of good games, even jrpgs after Chrono trigger
I last had this experience with Nier Automata. Fantastic game, great rpg, throws you curve ball after curveball.
Mostly people are nostalgic for specific games because they played them in a special time in their lifes. Those early teens where you start to appreciate more complex stories, where you have the time and motivation to spend hundreds of hours on a game over a summer, maybe with your friends sitting near you all experiencing the game together for the first time. And as bitter as it sounds: There might be better games around now, but no game will be able to give you that experience.
For sure. But the article frames the game as this super special unique game. Which is argue is not the case.
(I love Chrono trigger)
IMO the biggest appeal of Chrono Trigger is the balance between a well-made story and gameplay that encourages exploration,
It was a golden era of video games that required imagination and literacy.
Chronological Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Final Fantasy 3 (6) were games that were just filled with content and story. They literally don’t make them like this anymore.
They mention Sea of Stars, I’ll mention I am Setsuna. I didn’t finish either one. What I’m looking for is apparently not something like Chrono Trigger, but something of the same quality. Chained Echoes is what I would recommend to anybody that’s looking for that.