The Fullmetal Alchemist of JRPG's

Now, what exactly does this mean? This isn't some attack at Chrono Trigger or anything meant negatively towards the game. But rather an analogy I accidentally created. Do keep in mind that I absolutely love this game. Over the course of the past week and then some, my time playing games has mostly been dedicated towards playing this game.

My analogy to Fullmetal Alchemist comes rather as an overall reflection of the game. It's nearly flawless but, as a result it lacks in any areas where it really shines. This is not to say that the gameplay, story, music, etc are bad, but rather that they're all at such a level in which none of them stand out in any special sense. Far from average in fact. The game features a really good story, ost, (debatable) gameplay, and they all are amazing. Given the large 4-5 star reception of the game, I believe that comparing it to something like Fullmetal Alchemist is a fair and easily digestible comparison.

This game manages to perfectly sew together all aspects of what makes a video game good. While not being profound, it's perfect. The culmination of numerous JRPG developer minds at the time, those behind Xenogears, Final Fantasy, and more. Chrono Trigger also had so many new and quite honestly insane ideas at the time which now can be found all across gaming. New Game+ or even multiple endings (even crazier, they're all based on the players moral compass). This game rightfully sits atop many top 10 videogames lists because of how flawless it is.

My only real complaint with this game is that the bosses are just ass, for every good boss there's like 4 or 5 shitty stupid bosses which are just an absolute chore to beat and FUCK the Golem Twins I hate those absolute shitters. Stupid ass boss.

Analysis video that I think is worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiaMl3yN5io 23 minutes (spoilers)