One of the best JRPGs ever made and a pillar of the entire genre. The story blossoms forth across several timelines but never feels confusing, all the characters including the villains are compelling with fleshed-out backstories, the style is fantastic and the music moreso, and frankly put it's just fun to play. It seems to dodge the grind of most JRPGs of the era, and the battle system is so clever and ingenious that it's staggering that it never became an industry standard.

There are so many memorable character moments and story beats in the game that you'd be spoiling the entire story attempting to cover them all. Chrono Trigger is untouchable, and one of the first great JRPGs in my long life that I played. No notes, it's virtually perfect.