Chrono Trigger 1995

Is it still worth playing?

Square's 1995 role playing game for the Super NES, in which a group of adventurers travels through time to prevent a global catastrophe. There are six playable characters and one optional one, and each has eight personal Techs that combine into Double and Triple Techs. Battles use the Active Time Battle system, but there are no random encounters: enemies are visible on the map, and the fight happens where you meet them. The game has twelve endings and a New Game Plus option. The soundtrack is by Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu, and the character designs are by Akira Toriyama. Areas hardly overstay their welcome and the puzzles are challenging without being frustrating, which is why the pacing holds up today.