I just played Chrono Trigger for over an hour.

The high random encounter rate was always something you put up with, unfortunately, thanks for Dragon Quest setting the standard for so long. CT at least gave you the option to avoid many of the fights

what's the closest thing to CT in the modern era? preferably something i can play on PS4...
I tried Nino Ku Ni and enjoyed it for a few hours, but it felt a bit samey after a while and the battle system was extremely laboured and confusing.

I Am Setsuna uses a Chrono Trigger-esque battle system but I find it hard to get invested in the game/story

Dragon Quest XI is the most "modern jrpg for people who like 90s jrpgs" game available i think. plus shares the toriyama character designs and vibe with CT of course.

unless you want actual retro stuff like uhh Cosmic Star Heroine is an alright one, indie games that are mimicking 90s games

ah cool. yeah i'm not fussy about it being topdown/old-style, just looking for a similar vibe. i really miss CT but i'm not quite ready to dust down the SNES and play it again yet.

Dragon Quest XI on switch has an interesting feature which I've never tried myself: the default is a 3D world, but you can switch the graphics/level layouts over to topdown/old-style, with all the same characters, enemies, items, stats, etc.

I can't remember if you have a switch, DL, but if you do it might be a good option!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAzOLsMoojQ

sadly don't have a Switch, although might be worth me looking out for a s/h one at some point. I love my PS4 but there's something about those Nintendo games, it's a different vibe. From what I can see, most modern JRPGs are just a bit too... I dunno, there's something a bit dorky and hollow about a lot of them

i hear you

i have trouble getting through them. i also don't absolutely love playing a silent 10 year old boy who walks around with other precocious children before realizing a)he must become the chosen one, b) he has to defeat the chosen one, c) but he's not sure if he's really the chosen one. that sure is the plot to every single game of all time, yikes

persona 5 was legitimately good.

the ones without silent protags are the best ones imo (yes this excludes dragon quest. and persona. and chrono trigger.)

anyone playing the re-release of chrono cross? i'm downloading it now

ive heard pretty mixed opinions about this game and this port, so i have no idea what to expect

everyone seems to be complaining, so i'm waiting to see if it gets patches or abandoned

my first impression so far is that the game is incredible but the frame rate sucks ass. i have no idea how it compares to the ps1 original though