I just started playing Xenogears last Friday and do agree with the first few paragraphs of the article.

Stopped reading before halfway through when I realized it was getting spoilerish, though.

Playing this and Kingdom Hearts 3 back to back makes me realize that the charm some of the classics have is not pure nostalgia, but I still can't put my finger on it. Saying that, Persona 5 is a recent JRPG that I thoroughly enjoyed like those I played as a kid.