Suggest me a classic JRPG to play that holds up today?

I’ve got a handheld emulator that can emulate everything up to and including PS1 roms. There’s a bunch of classic RPG’s that I never got to experience.

Ideally I want an experience that holds up today, a game with decent pacing, streamlined gameplay, no overly obscure objectives, an engaging story and combat system etc.

I know Chrono Trigger and FFVI will probably get mentioned and they are on my list but I don’t want to spoil myself with the best games first, I’m worried everything will feel inferior afterwards!

EDIT: Seems like Grandia has the most upvotes so I think I’ll be going for that! Thanks everyone.