7th Saga for SNES is one of my favorite jrpgs of the snes era. It takes place in a rather gritty post apocalyptic world many many years after the fall of a great advanced civilization. The remnants of machines and ruined cities are everywhere but nobody remembers how to use them. Essentially about the hunt for seven lost runes which each have a unique ability. It has realistic looking monster designs and monsters that actually animate. Battles are first person but you can see your characters fight a-la Phantasy Star 2. Town npc and character npcs aren't super deformed like many of the games of the time (looks similar to Phantasy Star 3) and look realistic. Because you only have two characters at any one time there is a simplicity to the combat that makes every move count...defending is actually crucial too. Because each time you defend the next attack after defending is enhanced. Another great thing about combat is that battles can be avoided on the over world because you have a small map which shows roaming enemies as dots. It's quite novel for the time.
Most interesting is that you select from one of seven different characters at the beginning and will meet up with the ones you didn't choose as either friend or foe. The scavenger hunt for the seven runes has the seven characters become cutthrought murderers to achieve their goals and it has an organic quality to it depending on who you chose to ally with. Characters are unique...an alien, a demon, a robot of the old civilization, a dwarf, an elf, etc.
And the music is haunting and has a lush quality to it. There are around seven over world themes and multiple battle themes.
The biggest issue for some might be the difficulty level. Each time you go out you might not survive because the enemies are brutal at times. But there is a certain satisfaction in making a long journey to a new town with just a sliver of life left. Fortunately dying just takes you back to the inn minus half your money like in Dragon Quest. Items can be bought to sell at full price which negates the money loss. Enix USA meddled with the stats and made it a far more challenging game compared to it's Japanese release (Elnard).
So that's 7th Saga. A unique jrpg for SNES I rarely hear mentioned here except to mock. I think it's a post apocalyptic masterpiece with a tone unlike any jrpg that came out at that time frame. If you want a challenge and a satisfying turn based battle system then this game might be right up your alley.