80%Super Nintendo

The goat

100%Super Nintendo

Incredible

90%Mobile

Holy Cannoli what a game. I came in ready to 100% be a hater on the ATB system, but it's actually fire. Fun combat, fun settings, fun characters, fun story. The graphics are actually insane for a SNES game. Square Enix please bro give that HD-2D remake it'll feed families

100%Nintendo DS

I believe Chrono Trigger to be a flawless game. It is without a doubt the most well crafted JRPG of the 16 bit era and does everything right. I literally cannot find a thing to nitpick about the game. Sure, some aspects of it are simply just good instead of great, when compared to modern games. But as far as 16 bit games go, Chrono Trigger gets everything right. It would be unfair to compare a 30 year old game made on very limited hardware to the best of today in terms of character writing and storytelling. Games on SNES were often just a couple megabytes. You couldn't fit a modern day rpg story into a SNES cart. It wouldn't fit.

As I said, Chrono Trigger gets everything right. The story is charming and a very well done time-travel one. As you go through the game you will see actions in one era affect things in another. The overall plot is well done and comprehensive. The main villain is unique from other JRPG villains of the time. The characters each have unique personalities. Chrono may be a silent protagonist but that doesn't stop him from being cool. This is one of the most beautifully made games on the SNES as well. Environmental design, character art, enemy design, they're all top notch. The gameplay is great, and even the difficulty curve is pretty much perfect. It may not be my favorite game of all time, but even one playthrough immediately brings it close.

Chrono trigger is a game that tells the story of a young man Chrono, his inventor Friend Lucca, and a girl Chrono meets at a fair named Marle. Lucca makes a teleportation device and shows it off at the fair. Chrono demonstrates how it works, and Marle wants to try it too. But when Marle enters the teleporter, it reacts with a pendant she's wearing and she's sucked into a portal, leaving the pendant behind. Chrono picks up the pendant and goes after her, while Lucca stays behind to figure out what went wrong with the machine, then follows both through soon after once she can recreate the same effect without the pendant. Chrono ends up in his same kingdom of Guardia, but 400 years in the past. There is a war going on with the army of someone called the Fiend Lord, and everyone is talking about how the kidnapped queen was found but she doesn't seem to be herself.

It turns out that Marle is the princess of Guardia in the present, but is mistaken for her ancestor in the past. Chrono reunites with her, then she disappears due to history being changed since the search for the missing queen of the year 600 has been called off, yet the queen is still in danger. After going and saving the Queen, Chrono saves Marle from being erased from history too, then Chrono, Marle, and Lucca use a new device Lucca made to travel back to their time. Some shenanigans ensue, and they all end up going through another gate that takes them to the year 2300, only the world is in a post apocalyptic state. Everything is destroyed, the Earth is barren. An historical record they find tells them of the Day of Lavos in 1999, the day that a creature that had been sleeping inside the earth for untold ages awoke, came to the surface, and destroyed everything. Marle realizes that if they could change the past and save her after the queen of 600 AD had gone missing, they can change the future and prevent this catastrophe from happening as well.

They embark on a quest through multiple eras, partnering up with others from those eras, to find the events leading to Lavos' awakening and the Earth's destruction in order to stop it. Each era has a nicely contained story that ties into the greater Lavos story, but is nicely packaged up into its own thing. It feels episodic in nature, and greatly benefits the pacing of the game.

The combat in Chrono trigger is different from most other JRPGs of the era. Instead of random battles, you encounter and fight enemies wandering around in each area map. You can run past them if you want, but the game's difficulty curve is very smartly tuned to your expected level based on fighting each thing as you pass through each area. I found most battles to be fairly easy, but most boss fights to be a fair challenge. Each boss fight is unique too. They all have their own gimmick or pattern to figure out, and you have to fight them a certain way. It was expertly designed, and I thoroughly enjoyed each one.

One cannot praise Chrono Trigger without talking about its music. This was Yasonori Mitsuda's first score that he composed, and although the legendary Nobuo Uematsu did 10 of the game's tracks, the majority are Mitsuda's and what a score! This is a contender for the best game sondtracks of all time despite being on a 16 bit system. They're all so memorable, filled with emotion, and really reach the peak of what the SNES sound chip could do. Stand outs are Corridors of Time, Schala's Theme, Wind Scene, and Frog's Theme.

In summary every single aspect of Chrono Trigger is amazing. It's a must play and I recommend it to everyone!
Perfect 100/100!

75%PC

A classic, completed! It feels basic by today's standards, but glad I got to experience it. Now I have more retro gamer cred.

95%Mobile

U should play it

100%PlayStation

There isn't much to say about Chrono Trigger that probably hasn't been said already. Having completed it finally (I did get quite far back in the day, but stopped for some reason) I can see why its still so highly regarded still to this day. Charming characters, fun and witty writing with lots of twists and turns as you explore the various time periods. The PS1 version has some issues with loading between large scene transitions, going in and out of the menus etc. which is definitely not optimal, but the game itself is still so good that for me it did not end up taking away from a fantastic game.

80%PC

I really like the artstyle, world, story and characters, but i'm just not a great fan of the old J-RPG gameplay loop. The combo system is kinda nice, though.

I only kinda disliked the lost sanctuary. It is a really mediocre addition, just a long, boring fetch quest.

85%Super Nintendo

It's great, but I did not enjoy the second half as much as the first. It feels kinda rushed.

This was one of my white whales, been trying to finish it since the 90s, so maybe thats part of it.

75%PC

Chrono Trigger is a good game, but I don’t think it lives up to the “greatest JRPG of all time” hype. The OST is the only thing that actually earns that hype. I was hoping for a more mature or emotional story, something like FF7, but it ended up feeling like a fairly standard JRPG in both plot and structure. The time travel concept is cool, but I don’t think it reaches its full potential. Except for one moment, it didn’t really hit the things I love about the genre. I’m not a huge fan of ATB combat in general, but the speed setting made it more bearable. Good game, just dragged down by the overwhelming glaze that set my expectations too high.

100%Super Nintendo

If I had to critique anything, it would be that the racing minigame is not very good. The remaining 99.5% of the Chrono Trigger experience is timeless classic.

90%PlayStation

Chrono trigger still the GOAT of Snes Jrpgs imo.

Ps1 version has bad load times, but it is probably the cheapest way to play it on OG hardware for the authentic experience.

70%PC

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ1dlpo148U-sVvQKucn2EvPjYF5RWesZ

80%Super Nintendo

Overrated AF. Nice graphics and gameplay but lackluster story. They could have evolved the characters better they wasted a lot of potential. They killed of the MC but honestly it was already predicted to you also of course he is saveable. The game was very fun though and it uses lots of save points which is very appreciated!

85%PC

story was the best
narrative gameplay was typical and well received
battle gameplay was weird and clunky

100%PC

In my opinion, this is the best RPG ever made, and also my favorite game. Chrono trigger is a revolution to the genre. With such a beautiful story and amazing combat, this game feels like a love letter for players. The way you can use combined skills with the characters you want is so great; the music is magnificent, the design of the main cast, and the enemies are beautiful. I will always love playing this game, and I hope more people encounter it so they can enjoy it as I did when I was a kid.

100%PC

Gameplay: 10/10
Story: 10/10
Music: 10/10
World Design: 9.5/10
Animations: 9/10
Character/Enemy Design: 9/10

I have some personal bias with some of the games I've reviewed so far, but Chrono Trigger is truly the closest to a perfect game I've played yet. There isn't a single part of this game that is over hyped. The only nitpicks I have are that a very small amount of combat encounters were either tedious or obtuse, but again that's a nitpick, this game really stands as a prime example in overall game design. It's insane to think about all of the games I've played in my life and how obvious it is that this game either directly or indirectly inspired crucial design elements in those games and across the industry. The pacing of the combat and story is some of the best I've ever seen, and the love put into each character is genuinely felt from the moment they're introduced into each and every of the 13 endings (19 depending on how you want to count them). Multiple tear jerking moments, gameplay sections that'll truly immerse you, music that stands the test of time even 30 years later... This game lives up to all of its hype, and if you're a general fan of video games at all, even casually, this game will always be worth your time, be it now or in another 30 years.

40%PC

I don't like JRPGs, at all, it turns out. Mash 'a' fest. I can see how this gets everybody's knickers wet with their nostalgia, but it just really sucks to play.

Great art, atmosphere, ambitious for its time, yeah yeah, sucks to play.

100%Nintendo DS

The greatest video game ever made.

5%PC

Steam version, game crashes every 5-10 minutes.

100%PC

Finalmente, depois de longos 30 anos de existência (do jogo, eu sou mais novo que isso), eu joguei essa pérola. Muitos dizem que é o melhor RPG de todos os tempos — e, embora eu ainda precise analisar mais jogos desse gênero com calma, uma coisa é certa: Chrono Trigger virou um dos meus jogos favoritos da vida.
Tem muita coisa pra falar sobre ele, mas vamos com calma.

Um game de 1995 que envelheceu melhor que muito lançamento
Chrono Trigger é um jogo de 1995, com uma proposta relativamente simples: um RPG clássico, com gráficos 2D minimalistas, história curta e um grupo pequeno de personagens. Mas nada disso limita a grandiosidade da obra. Na verdade — essa simplicidade é o que dá espaço pra uma aventura absolutamente mágica, cheia de momentos únicos, com personagens inesquecíveis e uma trilha sonora que arrepia.
Sério… eu fico até com medo de escrever demais sobre esse jogo e terminar montando um livro de 500 páginas.

História: Simples na superfície, gigante na essência
A história parece simples: dá merda num experimento, você viaja no tempo, dá mais merda, e agora você precisa salvar o mundo. Só que o jeito como tudo é contado… é onde mora o brilho.
Cada personagem tem personalidade forte, entra na narrativa com propósito e ganha espaço. A narrativa é fluida, bem amarrada e cheia de pequenas surpresas. Você sente que tudo ali tem um motivo pra estar presente. Nada é por acaso.
Você se sente parte daquele mundo. Você não está só jogando uma história — você está vivendo ela.

Trilha Sonora: Um espetáculo atemporal
A trilha sonora é um espetáculo à parte. Cada área do jogo tem seu próprio tema, e cada música carrega a identidade do lugar que representa. As músicas são memoráveis, emocionantes, e combinam perfeitamente com o tom da aventura.
É daquelas trilhas que você escuta fora do jogo e é imediatamente transportado pra dentro dele.

Gameplay: Revolucionária ontem, hoje e amanhã
O sistema de combate é algo realmente notável. Um RPG de turno, mas com um sistema ativo, fluido e estratégico. Você pode usar ataques em grupo, técnicas combinadas, magias, e ainda tem uma função de auto-battle — tudo isso num jogo dos anos 90!
A progressão é supernatural: você vai ficando mais forte, claro, mas os inimigos também acompanham seu ritmo. E o mais incrível: não é só sobre números. É sobre tática, sobre aprender padrões, sobre entender o jogo.

Personagens: O coração da jornada
Esse é o verdadeiro diferencial de Chrono Trigger. Cada personagem é único, com história própria, estilo de luta, época temporal e personalidade distintas. Eles são cativantes, carismáticos e memoráveis.
Você sente que tá viajando com seus amigos. Você se importa com eles, e isso dá peso a cada decisão, cada momento, cada despedida.

Porte de PC: Linda, mas com alguns bugs
Joguei a versão de PC. Achei linda! Mas o jogo teve alguns crashes ocasionais — nada que estrague a experiência, mas vale o aviso. Foram cerca de cinco travamentos ao longo das 30 horas de jogo.

Conclusão
Chrono Trigger é atemporal. Ele funciona hoje como funcionava em 1995 e como vai funcionar em 2055. As mecânicas continuam incríveis, a arte continua linda, e a emoção continua viva.
Se você ainda não jogou, dê uma chance. É o tipo de jogo que todo mundo deveria experimentar pelo menos uma vez na vida.

95%Super Nintendo

96%

80%Emulated

its actually quite fun, interesting story, some gags here and there, a bit childish, a bit repetitive. But still fun & intense. They made the difficulty just right, had to reset a few times.

100%Super Nintendo

A great game ahead of its time, with many game mechanics still smooth 30 years later!

Story rich, using wisely of time travelling subtleties.

Graphics are varied and colourful, blending with the famous design of Akira Toriyama, it manages to show its own personality (despite some characters and buildings being too close to dragon ball).

Music is both epic and iconic, with a hint of Uematsu on the final touches.

I'm super happy to have played this game, (bonus: in original version).

The ds version brings even more content, but original experience made me choose super Famicom.

80%PC

Классическая JRPG с музыкой, интересными персонажами, крутой атмосферой и сюжетом, который хорошо продуман. Боёвка, наверное, самая интересная среди классических JRPG — с этой системой комбо и прочим. В общем, я бы сказал, что, несмотря на свой возраст, игра до сих пор актуальна.

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Итоговая оценка: 81/100

80%PC

FROG FROG FROG FROG

80%Nintendo DS

Chrono Trigger is a good game, and if you look at it in the context of its initial release it was a fantastic game. For someone playing it today for the first time and being experienced in the genre it's just alright though. Especially the story and characters are super basic and never connected to me emotionally at all. Essentially all of them are just archetypes I have seen a lot of times.
It's not hard for a story / game / etc. to reach me emotionally, but Chrono Trigger couldn't. Unless you count the OST on its own like the Overworld theme, but that could have been paired with any other game and would have been just as good.

100%PC

Segundo RPG que joguei na minha infância por volta de 1997. A narrativa e jogabilidade são seus pontos mais altos e o fator replay considero um dos melhores de todos os tempos. O verdadeiro suprassumo dos RPGs!

70%Super Nintendo

Nostalgia keeps this game at a 7. If this was released today, I’d put it to a 5.

Beautiful artwork and interesting story. Gameplay was challenging at times, but the time mechanic was impossible to solve without a guide. Being a grown man, I don’t have years to devote to scouring an entire world across multiple timelines to see which npc holds the dialogue to unlocking the next step in a 12 step quest.

100%Emulated

Chrono Trigger é um jogo difícil de se resumir, mas eu diria que ele é como assistir Dragon Ball clássico, sábado de manhã, tomando um leite com chocolate.

Escrevo isso depois de zerar, exatamente no ano em que esse jogo fez 30 anos, ouvindo a trilha Square Enix Jazz - Chrono Trigger. Eu acredito que não houve nem haverá momento mais perfeito para eu jogar e zerar esse jogo. Relutei por anos, joguei algumas vezes o começo e, finalmente, decidi jogar do início ao fim em 2025.

Chrono Trigger de fato é um clássico atemporal (irônico, não?). Ele possui tudo o que eu espero de um JRPG clássico: combates por turno, músicas incríveis, locais interessantes, personagens memoráveis e uma história com final feliz.

Os combates são um pouco diferentes do clássico "bate e espera". O jogo possui dois modos: o modo de espera, em que, assim que você escolhe uma habilidade, todo o tempo para e sua habilidade é lançada; e o modo ativo, que é o contrário, onde o tempo corre independentemente das suas escolhas, e inimigos e aliados estão ativos. Nas duas opções, eu senti que o jogo tem um combate bem dinâmico e não deixa ficar muito parado, porque os inimigos não te darão tempo.
As habilidades simples, duplas e triplas são simples, em sua maioria. Cada personagem tem um número finito de habilidades, e todas são uma variação de dano, cura, buffs ou debuffs.

As músicas são inacreditáveis. Todas as faixas são boas, e a trilha sonora recebeu uma boa dedicação. Me vi por dias cantarolando Wings that Cross Time inúmeras vezes durante esse tempo. Os efeitos sonoros são um pouco datados e talvez incomodem quem não está acostumado com sons mais agudos ou estáticos.

Os mapas, tanto internos quanto o overworld, são muito bonitos. A pixel art do jogo é bem feita; não é a melhor que já vi, mas, a julgar pela época, ela é maravilhosa. O que chama a atenção aos olhos, muitas vezes, é como conseguiram transplantar a arte de Akira Toriyama para o jogo. Você consegue perceber perfeitamente o que os personagens estão sentindo.

Os personagens são muito divertidos, cada um com seus problemas pessoais em suas próprias linhas do tempo. É aquele grupo improvável, com forte senso de justiça e heroísmo, cada um à sua maneira, e que consegue manter uma amizade e passar por cima de tudo. O design dos personagens é bem bonito, principalmente o Robô e o Sapo (que são meus favoritos).

A história não é complexa, nem simples demais; portanto, uma criança irá entender e não ficará desinteressante para um adulto. Cada personagem tem seu "tempo" para desenvolver sua história, e isso é muito atencioso. Você sente o carinho que foi posto em cada um deles.

Do começo ao fim da história, você sente que foi arrastado para uma grande aventura que, no final... não tem fim, pelo menos para os personagens. Mais uma vez, isso me dá uma sensação de estar assistindo Dragon Ball e ver o Goku buscando as esferas do dragão pela primeira vez com seus amigos.

Mesmo sendo minha primeira vez jogando, Chrono Trigger me levou para um lugar de aconchego, de tempos mais simples, em que eu podia só curtir a aventura.

10/10

100%Wii

Did the virtual console version for a reason... actual copy is like $200. Wii VC is exactly the same as the SNES version.

This game was AMAZING, I can see why it has a 91% rating. Just about everything is done well, other than sometimes it's very unclear where you're supposed to go for sidequest and missables, but that's normal for old school RPGs. Double techs were really neat being able to combine moves with different combos for different combinations of characters, lots of magic encouragement which is quite rare for me to see, and most shocking of all there was no random encounters despite how old this game is. Areas were reasonable lengths as well with no forced grinding either. Many of the bosses and enemies were designed great as well. I would highly recommend this to any old school RPG head, shame the physical copies are so expensive though, even the DS version is like $70.

Update: Looking back, this is what I considered to be the best game I played in 2024, so I decide to give it a 100.

100%Super Nintendo

What can be said about this game that hasn't already been said? Despite my love for '90s JRPGs, I didn't get the chance to play this game until 2023. This is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The story is wonderful, the gameplay is perfect (I like '90s JRPGs), and the music is phenomenal. Rating this under 100% would be a crime.

90%Emulated

It's very hard not to love this game! First time playing it and I had a lot of fun. The characters were amazing, each one of them was well developed. The game is almost 30 years old and holds up well.

I liked that there is no need for grinding. I just played and enjoyed the game and eventually got strong enough to beat it.
I was expecting the final_final_final boss to be a bit more challenging but maybe my characters were a bit overpowered :D
At one point, it started to overstay its welcome but thankfully that ended and the game got back to its glory.

100%Nintendo DS

TLDR: It is as good as they say! The best RPG of the generation. And I've only played it in 2025, so there are no nostalgia goggles here. Play it now!

Pros:
- Everything feels right
- Cast is very interesting, and very well developed, no character feels minor, this is how it should be done
- Looks are timeless
- OST is perfect, what you'd expect from square's golden age
- Battles are not a chore
- Boss battles are tough and you need to think or you'll get KO'd
- It has aged beautifully
- Minigames are still fun
- Decluttered top screen is awesome
- The story, it's so heartwarming, 10/10
- Anime cutscenes are so cute
- Ayla MUCH energy!

Cons:
- The main villain is not really memorable
- You can get lost in space and time. The central npc hinting where to go os very cryptic, he hints once and then you're left to guess
- Can be a little bit simple/easy at times... then it has a huge difficulty spike at the end

90%Nintendo DS

9.0*

100%Nintendo DS

probably the best game of all time

100%iOS

One of the best JRPGs ever created. The use of time travel was great and the story engulfs you from the beginning. They don’t make them like this anymore.

100%PC

Amei o game! Minha primeira experiência com o título. Com toda certeza um dos melhores RPGs!

100%Emulated

Just go and play this game, you'll thank me.

80%Nintendo DS

lost sanctum is incredibly embarassing

90%Super Nintendo

Square Masterpiece.

90%Nintendo DS

Several of my friends love JRPG's and they have suggested many of them to them over the years, but I almost always get bored and quit. The one exception to that is Chrono Trigger. I don't know exactly what it is this one, but not only did I finish it, I've played through it probably half a dozen times over the years and it's one of those games I always look forward to coming back to.

90%Super Nintendo

I wish I could have played this game without the expectations.

I heard so much about how Chrono Trigger's gameplay is amazing, how revolutionary it was, how great the story is, how it's the best jRPG ever made, and how it's literally perfect.

And don't get me wrong. Chrono Trigger is a great game and was certainly one of the best games ever made at the time of its release...

But it's nowhere near the "everyone must experience this game" status for me.

To start with what I like - the music, combat and pacing were fantastic back in 1995 and are still fantastic today. The graphics and premise of the story have aged, but you can see how great they were at the time.

The only thing that doesn't hold up to the praise is... The story. Don't get me wrong, it's completely fine, maybe even good, but "great"? Nah, chief. Maybe for the standards of 1995 videogames, but not today. The dialogue (at least in the original SNES translation) is pretty bad and often detracts from the gravity of situations happening on the screen, making it really hard to get attached to the characters on the screen.

I also don't get people trying to describe any deeper themes to this story. It's a fun little save the world time travel adventure, but little more than that.

That said... This review sounds pretty negative, as I feel the need to justify only giving this game an 8.5 despite it's legendary status. Don't let that detract you from the fact that I enjoyed my time with Chrono Trigger a hell of a lot. The fast pacing, the different locations and time periods, the combat, the music, all of them made for an adventure that never felt like it's wasting my time. The fact that it didn't "change my life" like people thought it would does not mean I wouldn't play it again. I absolutely would, I had a lot of fun.

100%Super Nintendo

I didn't have high expectations and I thought I would have a terrible time as I do with classic RPGs but this is probably one of the best, most fun balanced jrpgs I've ever played with a great soundtrack, amazing graphics and more. I wish I could play it for the first time all over again. I regret waiting 30 years to play this but I am thankful I played after I played chrono cross.

90%Emulated

Just like Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger is frequently regarded as one of the greatest JRPGs of all time.
As someone who hasn't played Chrono Trigger before, I was blown away at how this game still holds up to this day.
The story in Chrono Trigger impressed me because even though the premise is simple, the concept is really cool, the goal is clear from the beginning and there are many different ways to approach it, and the pacing is consistent since the game isn't very long nor difficult, so there's no need for grinding at all.
The gameplay impressed me even more; it's not very complex, but it's enjoyable, it looks flashy and it doesn't feel outdated at all; quite the opposite actually.
The characters are charming and engaging enough, not necessarily the best, but good nonetheless.
Also, the visuals and the music are both really great and they hold up incredibly well.
Something I really appreciated in Chrono Trigger personally is the lack of random encounters; it's an awesome quality of life improvement for the genre in my opinion and I wish more older JRPGs did that.
Overall, I got to say, Chrono Trigger is pretty much flawless; I wish the final boss looked more epic... but that's about it. Other than that, I don't have anything negative to say about the game.

Pros:
+ Well-paced and intriguing story
+ Fun combat system
+ Likable characters
+ Very nice visuals and music
+ No random encounters or need for grinding

Cons:
- None

Narrative: 6/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Content: 8/10
Characters: 7/10
Music: 8/10
Graphics/Audio: ?/10

Final Rating: 9/10
- Amazing -
Simply put, Chrono Trigger is... timeless.
Okay, enough with the puns. Chrono Trigger doesn't necessarily excel at anything it does, however, it does almost everything right.

Do I recommend it?:
Chrono Trigger is an easy game to recommend, not only because it's a very good game even to this day, but because it's so accessible, even people who don't enjoy playing RPGs will have fun with this game.

90%Nintendo DS

Played on Steam Deck using MelonDS. Great RPG game. Best played on SNES until a better version comes out. Annoying to keep switching screens.

Graphics were obviously amazing with art and character designs by Akira Toriyama. Use of Mode7 and other 3D effects make this game look ahead of it's time - 10/10.

Music is amazing. Tracks fit the theme of the time periods and just an overall fantastic OST. Especially when main theme kicks in when we are about to go kick ass. Only criticism is sometimes music gets a bit repetitive - 9/10.

Battles are fun. Party is very well balanced with very few weak pairings. Difficulty was just right for me. First RPG I've played where the use of items felt mandatory. Status bar during battles kept obscuring things on screen even when switching between top and bottom - 9/10.

Story was great. Amazing use of time travel and every party members story fit into the overall one and I actually cared about the back stories. Feels cohesive and memorable. Too much backtracking and had to use guide at times to help me find out what I need to do next to progress story i.e. who to talk to and in what time period - 8/10

Overall - 9/10 - lives up to the hype. Would definitely play a modern remake of this day one.

100%PlayStation

I first played Chrono Trigger two years ago when I got back into gaming, and now I have the campfire scene framed on the wall in my kitchen, and own the game on three different consoles. For me it kind of represents getting back into RPGs as an adult and finally having time to pick up where I left off as a kid.

There's nothing I didn't like about this game, and it had everything - anime cut scenes, no random encounters, iconic art direction, best music of all time, good runtime, etc. They thought of everything from a game design perspective and you can tell attention was paid to the details. Is it my favorite game? No, but that's probably because I don't have any nostalgia attached to it. But there's nothing I can find wrong with this game either. It's great.

100%Nintendo DS

Absolute Cinema

90%Emulated

Peak of JRPGs