Made by the American branch of Squaresoft, Secret of Evermore is a severely underrated and overlooked action RPG from the SNES era. Like Chrono Trigger, it deals with traveling in time, but also combines many elements from Secret of Mana like flying around the world map in mode 7.
It's definitely worth mentioning that this game has one of the best ambient soundtracks I've ever heard, if not the best. Composed by Jeremy Soule, the music does a fantastic job of complementing whichever part of the game you're in. I'm particularly fond of the music in Antiqua and Gothica.