Anyone who calls Chrono Trigger a bad game has pretty much discredited his or her ability to evaluate a game. Last time I checked at Gamerankings it had a score of 95%, which was higher than any Final Fantasy title had (or maybe it was Metacritic, can't remember, but the point's the same). I'd say FFVI is better than it, but apart from that I can't really think of any other games in the same genre that compare.

Play it.