/lit/ - Literature

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Long time CT fan here. Nothing will ever be quite like it. Not even Chrono Cross.(though some people swear it's a good game regardless)
I can't recommend anything similar, because I haven't found anything similar in all my years. But out of everything I've read so far, here are some things that have at least a part of CT's formula.

1. Cradle by Will Wight has that lighthearted feel of going on an adventure after something happens that changes the main character's life. And the friends he makes along the way have their own specialized kind of powers. And there's a looming threat of destruction that motivates the main character. There's no time travel, but the main character does get a glimpse of a doomed future, which is one of his major motivators. The overall book has that easy charm where you instantly like the main characters.

2. An Echo of Things to Come. That's the title of the first book to the Licanious Trilogy. This book feels like it's a JRPG that's been transcribed on paper. And I mean that as a compliment to it. As I was reading, I figured it could be some crazy JRPG plot. It just has that air about it. It's difficult to explain in so few words, so I'm not going to bother trying. But it does have time travel. The mood is a little darker in this one. It's like if Chrono Trigger was told from Magus's perspective. Just speaking of mood. I'm not saying the main character is like Magus. It's just overall more fiendish. Characters travel to far lands and discover magical places. It's a whole adventure.