Should I Play Chrono Trigger First?

[The Man]

Actually i'm holding off on either CT or CC because I'm starting to watch Evangelion for the first time.

You did right, buddy. I will never understand the hype for CT, and this is from a guy who played it about a year after it first came out.

Wrong answer.

Play CT, then play CC. CC is a great game in its own right (although not as good as CT), but as others have said it will make zero sense without CT.