Top Ten Must Have PS1 RPGs - Episode 2
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- Stuck on what to play or what to buy? Join TVGS as they list and discuss ten of the greatest Playstation RPGs the system ever received. Many great RPGs released for the PS1 so let us know your top 10 best games down below!
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It’s nice to finally see Legend of Legia put on a list
The PS1 had the golden era of JRPGs IMO
End of Snes- Beginning of Ps2 was all golden age imo
Jade cocoon was the game that introduced me to beautiful world of RPG ... still one of my all time favourite
Some hidden gems here! Valkyrie Profile looks freaking modern. Amazing.
Lunar 2 is a top 5 RPG on the system imo. a wonderful experience, yet criminally underrated
I have an interesting story about Vagrant Story that I would like to share. Now, I got a Sega Dreamcast at launch as I often do with every console release and really wasn't playing many PSX games anymore. I was also salivating at the prospect of a launch PS2 on the horizon that I did get so Vagrant Story wasn't even on my radar. However my brother was still all about the PlayStation and couldn't stop talking about it. Even when I bought him (little brother) his Dreamcast he wanted those sweet, sweet JRPG's and I can't blame him.
Roughly two weeks before Vagrant Story released he was headed home from school (10th grader, walker) when a drunk driver jumped a curb and hit him going over 40MPH sending him flying into a grassy area in a person's front yard. He was air flighted to an emergency room and aside from a pair of broken legs he was okay. Let me tell you...when I found out I went to the scene and tried to get at that morher...family friendly channel. It took 4 cops and pepper spray to stop me from getting to the driver because I was going to kill him and I am not kidding. Thankfully, I wasn't arrested and the cops just calmed me down and told me he was okay.
At any rate, my parents were already at the hospital and I knew he was going to be okay...it was time for the impossible mission. I set out to see if I could somehow get him a copy of Vagrant Story early. I went everywhere trying to find that game but of course at two full weeks no one was going to have it. After roughly 5 hours of this I decided to head to Blockbuster Video to rent a bunch of stuff for us because I'll be damned if I let my brother hanging in a hospital with nothing to do and I had a wild idea...what if Blockbuster had it. I went up to the counter and asked the checkout guy and of course he said no way, not at two weeks. He asked me why I needed it so badly and I told him about my brother, he called his manager over and told him my story. The yard my brother landed in after the accident was his! He was so happy my brother was okay that he shared with me a little inside secret...he had 4 copies in storage waiting to be put out on release. He agreed to sell me the game with a 25 dollar upcharge to cover the rental fees two weeks would cover and I got the game!
I immediately flew back to my parents house, packed up a 27 inch TV, PlayStation, games, controllers, memory cards, and of course snacks. I called off of work for a full week and headed for the hospital. When I got there and handed him that game his demeanor changed from 'man my day sucks' to "How did you pull this off?!" I wound up bringing in a second TV (mine) and my Dreamcast making it look like a mini arcade. My girlfriend at the time was a gamer and she joined in the fun as well as a group of my friends. His room was jumping 24/7 until they kicked us all out. He made a full recovery and we still game like crazy today. Good times, good times.
Damn, helluva story mate! Nice work for your brother
@@7kurisu
Thanks man!
What a story brotha
@GreyMatterHuman
Thank you, my friend.
Valkery profile is the most under rated game in history
As a kid i hated how Dragon Quest 7 looked. I rented it played it for about 30 mins and quit. I recently went back and could appreciate it more. The remaster for 3ds does make it more playable for more modern gamers
Totally agree, the remaster is a great way to experience the adventure.
I was the same, I then played through 1-6 in 2014-2015, when I went back to 7 I liked how it looked, but it was really slow-paced and quite clunky, I really struggled getting over that and quit after about 5 hours. The remake on 3DS is far better designed though for sure :)
Pretty good list. Looking forward to more of these.
Cheers lilcoco, plenty more on the way 🙂
FF 8 all the way, i could try legend of mana looks intersting, my favorite rpg of all time is chrono cross, that soundtrack....
I can't stress enough how terrible Legend of Mana is. It's quite simply one of the worst video games ever made. If you like Secret of Mana or Seiken Densetsu 3/Trials of Mana, Legend feels like a poor knockoff. But worse. Stay far from it.
@Konstanley Jerknov witch ff is rhe best for you?
Parasite eve is similiar to vagrant story and it's really good too. Like a resident evil rpg or something
To bad parasite eve is pricey these days
@@nitsuagaming6121 if you have a ps3/vita its not as long as you dont mind digital and just want to play it
Includes Breath of Fire 3, doesn't mention Dragon Gene system... this is one of my top favorite rpgs. Couldn't even tell you how many times I've played through. BoF4 was really good as well, but didn't quite have the same charm. It improved several systems and the graphics, but other things felt like a step backwards.
That aside, I own or have owned in the past almost every game in part 1 & 2 of this list series. Kind of surprised Vandal Hearts was included but not Final Fantasy Tactics. Vagrant Story is one of my all time favorites as well, but this didn't really cover how it's more of a dungeon crawler rpg. The crafting system was excellent. Spent many hours hunting for rare parts to use.
Legend of Mana was so good. It might seem simple on the surface but there were many mechanics that weren't clearly explained and were incredibly deep, such as land placement & crafting. The crafting in particular is insane. I was part of a forum in the early days and we all were trying to figure out recipes etc. for the best equipment & spells. It took a few years for people to figure it all out to the point it is today.
Dragon Gene system was awesome. Was really bummed to see BoF4 didn't keep it when I played it. Still enjoyed it, but seeing the different dragon combinations was definitely one of the highlights of BoF3.
@@AbombOO7 Myrmidon>Everything else.
Ever get a Goo King Sword in either 3 or 4? Took me damn near 13 or 14 years to get a legit GKS in three, four was a lot easier.
@@cd5sircoupe Hell no lmao. The RNG on that sword is too ridiculous for me to even wanna try. Maybe sped up on an emulator I might go for it.
@@AbombOO7 I got mine in bof3 when I was playing the game on my psp back in 2009 or so. It was full cfw and I could make my own eboots from my discs, so I did several of those as opposed to downloading images for them. No other changes to the game aside from the system it was being played on, which was 1:1 ps1 emulation anyway.
I was just slogging through Caer Xhan on that playthrough building some levels or whatever and I finally got it out of the blue. I spent god knows how many hours grinding that dungeon for all the good equipment on however may save files and then I got it while I was just passing through a section? Ok.
Dragon warrior visuals are absolutely gorgeous!
While I have never beaten it (Zophar is a nightmare) Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete is my favorite game featured in this video. Vandal Hearts is another favorite of mine. I like that the variety of winning conditions is greater than Final Fantasy Tactics and I believe the battles require more careful planning as well.
The best part about Vagrant Story is that it's part of the Final Fantasy series taking place on the same world as Final Fantasy Tactics.
And FF XII.. I forgot I had it in the collection for many years.. And just today I’m playing for the first time which is crazy!
I really want to snag a copy of Valkyrie Profile someday!! I keep trying to convince my one buddy to sell it to me lol
Haha I hope he caves one day!
Worth the money even tho its expensive!! Im looking to buy a copy for the ps1 myself even tho I only earn ~ 2500$ per month after taxes are payed ^^
@@addekiller2 it’s only 300$ tho
Why people actually pretend it’s so out of budget
@@returnedtheslab2126 "only" 300$ 😂😂 I got bills to pay dude and stuff like food and gas is crazy expensice in the socialist hellhole Im living in..
@@addekiller2First world problems :D
Breath of Fire III, I was hoping with the inclusion of BoF I & II on the Switch SNES collection we'd see a port of III. Fingers crossed.
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Thanks for watching! 🙂
Starting off the video with Dragon Warrior VII which is one of my very favourite PS1 games!💖
Really great list im sure you have mentioned xenogears in another video
Valkyrie profile and legend of legaia are two of my favs
Such great RPGs, want a remaster or modern Legaia so bad!
If there's any ps1 games to own, it'll have to be the games Working Designs worked on. Their packaging are amazing.
Every time a title popped in my head I said, "Parasite Eve?" I'm surprised this one didn't make either of these lists. Obviously it's not like a traditional RPG (being set in a Resident Evil like environment), but it's an amazing game.
I'd add Suikoden 1 & 2, Persona 1 & 2, FF 7 & 9, Xenogears, SaGa Frontier, Threads of Fate, Chrono Cross, Kartia, Wild Arms 2, Parasite Eve 1 & 2, Front Mission 3, Legend of Dragoon, Hoshigami, Saiyuki Journey West, I could go on, but you get the idea, lol.
try watching the first video. it has suikoden 2, xenogeasrs and chrono on it
Dragon Quest VII is simply better on 3DS and should just be played there. It's insanely better looking, cut out some of the frivolous grind and adds some new stuff.
All the DS and 3DS remakes of the DQ games are the best way to play them IMO
@@ja1799 The mobile ports of IV-VI are actually better, but they're just the DS versions with some added bonuses and sharper visuals. The portrait mode on phones is surprisingly great for the display of the dual screen visuals from the DS versions. Good stuff.
Ahhh FF8 another RPG that I spent my youth on, thanks for the memories.
I love Jade Cocoon. I have the second one on PS2
I've been thinking about playing both legend of mana and legaia, I only play one RPG at a time so I can get fully embedded into all the game's mechanics, my next playthrough is gonna one one of those😀 Breath of fire III is a quite catchy and remarkable game in all aspects, I remember you can take out bosses in only one attack if you truly experiment with that master system and those transformations, really OP gimmick when you dive deep into it... Awesome video bro! 😊👍
id suggest legaia because of how unique the combat is.
Legaia is honestly one of the best RPGs I've ever played and I'm very picky. Other RPGs I like: FF6, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chrono Trigger, SMRPG.
Vagrant story is on here!
you got a fan now forget the guts thing
Oh, there's Vagrant Story! :)
This game is a masterpiece!
Such a good RPG!
@@thatvideogamesshow What I wouldn't give for a remake of this game! Imagine how amazing Lea Monde would look on modern consoles. It would also give them a chance to add some quality-of-life improvements to address some of the common criticisms of the game (namely inventory management, and how tedious it could be to swap gear).
It would be insane! Surprised it hadn’t already happened to be fair!
Have each of these.
Alright, since I'm the RPGaholic, time for another comment on all the RPGs someone reviews.
Dragon Warrior VII - I've not played this one, but it definitely feels like it's one of the older Dragon Warrior/Quest games that's been given a massive upscaling.
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Valkyrie Profile - Sadly I missed out on this. Hopefully I will eventually play it, even if it is via emulation.
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Vandal Hearts - It took me a while to get into Shadow Hearts, so with the Hearts in the name, I probably overlooked this one at the time. Based on your footage, I'm not impressed, but maybe I just need to actually play it... great, another RPG on my "To play eventually" list.
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Vagrant Story - You definitely sell me on it, as yet again, I missed out on this one. Probably the story of too many good RPGs for the system, not enough money and time to enjoy them all.
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Jade Cocoon - I wasn't into this one, but one of my nieces was, to the point I got her the sequel as a birthday present.
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Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Once again, great transition to the PlayStation, also had lots of real-world stuff that fans of the Lunar series would enjoy. Also, i don't think I ever completed the Bromide collection, there were several post-game bosses I was still working towards.
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Legend of Mana - Limited budget for me meant I never played this one, it does look cool, and I might eventually find a copy as this one doesn't seem to be astronomical to find.
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Final Fantasy VIII - Great game, and most of the detractors were people who were expecting too much after Final Fantasy VII. Square seems to reinvent the wheel with every Final Fantasy and for some this was too divergent from what they wanted/expected. There's a great game here, just not everyone's cup of tea.
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Legend of Legaia - I know I commented on this on one of your other videos... can't remember what I said there, but it should apply here.
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Breath of Fire 3 - Great game, and one that benefitted from the series jump from SNES to PlayStation.
vandal hearts is a very fun game. he didn't show any decent footage. The class upgrade system is fun and changes. It's also a loty easier to lose a battle than FF Tactics. You really need to plan,etc
Daaaaamn vagrant story 👍👍👍
The game that deserve the most an HD remake ever !!!
Amen!
How did you capture the gameplays? The graphics look fantastic, specially vagrant story. I remember the original being very blurry.
emulator and rom ISO's using texture filters in the emulator
I have original physical copies of all but 3. Jade Cocoon is not rare or expensive and Legend of Mana is one to add to the collection but finding a reasonably priced PS1 copy of VP is like finding gold as they only sold 100k total in the US.
Linear story my ass, Vandal Hearts has an amazing story and is amongst favorite games from that era. In fact I still have my copy 23 years later.
Some massive nostalgia watching this list. I love Legend of Mana and Breath of Fire 3 so much.
Both such great experiences. Really love the uniqueness of legend of mana.
Don't suppose you can list the games covered in the description?
Go part 3.))
I love vandal hearts!!!!!
Very great list man.. Very nostalgic and memorable
My favourite :
Vagrant
Valkryie
Legend of mana
Ff 8
Legaia
BOF 3
Keep up the content dude 😀
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I believe legend of mana is the most COMPLEX but in the same time EASY to play game on PS1. If you want to play it like an action RPG, killing enemies, going through worlds.. fine.. But you can also..
Learn to get pets.. or than how to feed the pets so they grow stronger..
Learn to sow food for your pets.. or which seeds combinations grow which fruit
Learn to forge weapons and armor or go on, and learn how to put especific abilities in itens or max their stats..
Just put any land where you want and go on.. or learn how to distribute them, so you have acces to better shops and some hidden quests..
You can play it like a dumb (like I did when I was a child) or you can master a lot of different archetypes..
Vagrant Story is some of the best graphics I've seen on the Playstation
Such a great RPG!
Estaría bien que en la descripción del vídeo hubiera una lista de los juegos mencionados, sería útil.
Yo acuerdo con eso! Porque todo lo juegos que el menciono ya tenía antes o sabe.
@@jowellgamingshow6907
Lo digo más que nada por hacerlo un poco más práctico, si puedo leer de lo que va a hablar en el vídeo antes de perder el tiempo pues mejor.
@@raiden.6969 Ahh sii te entiendo con todo más mejor para ti por leerlo bien primero pero sii. Yo espero que el lo haga porque es más mejor
BoF3 is soooo good, I play it at least once a year, hell I'm playing it right now 😅
I have Lunar. 1 And Lunar 2 complete in mint condition. And I have Valkyrie Profile. 1 and 2.
Vagrant Story is one of the best rpgs of all time.
eternal blue one of the best jrpg
Vagrant Story was an incredible feat for the PS1! It would have worked extremely well as an N64 game if Nintendo & Square had been on good terms. Rip out the intro and alter the sound quality and it'd go on a 32MB cart. Of course, 64MB carts were a thing by that time, they could have easily got it on one of them.
I think Chrono Cross should be included on this list.
Ff7
Ff8
Ff9
Legend of dragoon
Legend of legaia
Breath of fire 3
Breath of fire 4
Suikoden
Legend of mana
Valkyrie
But for me ff9 is the most. 😊
Guess Indivisible was heavily inspired by Valkyrie Profile.
Yeah it was one of the inspirations!
Two lists and no mention of either Tales games, either Breath of Fire game, FF Tactics, Persona 2, Front Mission 3, or Arc the Lad...
arc the lad is mentioned in another video on rpgs
Some of these still hold graphically, especially Vagrant Story.
Wish we could get a modern remaster!
ff8, ff9, legend of dragoon, and chrono cross all still look amazing to me.
Especially Chrono Cross!
@@thatvideogamesshow chrono cross could be my favorite ps1 rpg if it didn't have such a boring combat system. i was hoping for a combat system similar to trigger but deeper but they put in that bland and boring system for whatever reason. i know it's no less deep than a lot of the good ps1 rpgs, but something about the combat in cross just bores me more than those other games.
@@Jack_80 ff9, underrated gem ( And I hate it when people use the word underrated lightly)
we need ff8 open world style
2 people who disliked this video probably expected FFVII
But FF7 and 9 was already included his part 1 video
i swear i used to play a game where the town the main character used to live in was burnt i dont remember the name of it but if you do please tell me its slowly killing me lolz
That could be suikoden 2?? The town burns down at the beginning if I remember rightly!
Could be tales of phantasia
My bad MC in Xenogears blows the burning town away
arc the lad?
Did anyone else besides me enjoy Alundra 2?
LEGEND OF MANA IS THE BEST!
Suikoden I and II.........How could you miss????
Suikoden 2 is on the first video but i dont know how he ignores part 1
I just wanna say.. SUDOKEN!?
How on Earth could Suikoden I and II not be on this list? FF belongs but is overrated imho
@@slavvoslava4694 2 is on the first list. I agree about FF. I couldn't even finish part 7. boring as hell imo
I loved Jade Cocoon. Can I get a #Transrights?
Where’s persona 2
More must have RPG titles: Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Digimon World 3, Front Mission 3, Threads of Fate, Parasite Eve, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, Saga Frontier 2, Sayuki Journey West, Tales of Eternia, Vanguard Bandits
Great choices Rui!
Am I the only one who doesn't care about graphics as long as the game is fun
me to a point. It depends on the graphic style and other things. For example, ill still play WWE Smackdown 2 over some of the newer wrestling games even if the gfx look like shit now (especially on a HD tv)
@@Necrowolf81 in some games the content is even greater than the graphics
To each his own of course, but I never get the love for Final Fantasy VIII. I love the music and the FMVs are really good, but that's about it. Oh, and the fact that it's not Final Fantasy XIII is a big plus, lol.
Person: I'll NEVER understand the love for this game!
Same person: I fucking love the music.
Haha yeah screw XIII 😅😅
@@lilstrawhat Lol, yup, I'd rather listen to the soundtrack than having to play the game.
@@n00bextraordinaire92 to be fair I'd love it if it got the ff7r treatment. I do think it was the music that made me fall in love with it as a kid for sure. That and the graphics at the time were legit af. I got it on the pizza hut demo disk in 98 along with ape escape haha
@@lilstrawhat I actually thought of something else I like from the game. Triple Triad. That remake you want better have it. Triple Triad with flashy animations on PS5. But seriously, I can imagine you'd like to see a remake if you enjoyed the remake of VII. They gave a lot of characters a decent backstory and way more to do. Great game!
1. Legend of Dragoon
2. Brigandine Grand Edition
3. Lunar 1&2
4. Final Fantasy VII
5. Suikoden 1&2
6. Vandal Hearts 1&2
7. Tactics Ogre
8. Langrisser 4&5
9. Wild Arms 1&2
10. Breath of Fire 3&4
11. Final Fantasy IX
12. Legend of Legaia
13. Xenogears
14. Final Fantasy VIII
15. Star Ocean The Second Story
16. Final Fantasy Tactics
17. Dragon Quest VII
18. Legend of Mana
19. SaGa Frontier 1&2
20. Persona 2 Innocent Sin
21. Parasite Eve 1&2
22. Alundra 1&2
23. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
24. Chrono Cross
25. Brave Fencer Musashi
26. Front Mission 3
27. Grandia
28. Thousand Arms
29. Tales of Eternia
30. Dragon Valor
Great taste in RPGs there!
@@thatvideogamesshow when i was 6 years old, me and my brother was a huge fan of RPG games
I expected to find xenogears in this video, it is a really good game even today, I'm playing it and I like it really much
Included on part 1
@@thatvideogamesshow my bad, I didn't noticed it
Best GBA RPG's next?
Oooo good shout! 🙂
I saved up for Jade cocoon as a kid I was a huge Pokémon fan growing up and I wanted more of this catching monster phenom during that time omg what a disgrace and disappointment that game was utter garbage
I don't like turned based RPGs.but I always admire the animation and work behind it.
You owe it to yourself to play all these game. Cost of listed games....... $3000. 😂
some of them you can get digitally on ps3/vita. Of course there's always roms
i wish i could rewind time and stop development of the PS2... technological progress killed good stories and quality games
um yeah no. There are plenty of games with good stories that aren't even rpgs like Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone. As far as RPGs there are plenty like Ni No Kuni 2 (possibly one, haven't played it yet)
Where is the Arc the Lad trilogy ?
Vagrant Story is god awful. I feel like people who think it's amazing haven't played it in 20 years.
Agreed. It was a lot of fun 20 years ago, but the structure and combat don't hold up nearly as well as its turn based counterparts from the same era.
Legend of Mana is not only NOT a must have RPG, it's in fact one of the ABSOLUTE worst video games ever created. It's heinously bad and even the creators were so embarrassed, they've denounced the game and removed it from the official canon.
The game is NOT creative or unique at all. The gameplay is a poor approximation of its predecessors Seiken Densetsu 2 and 3 (Secret of Mana and its sequel) and the multiplayer is downright broken. The ability to build the world is just complete bullshit. You literally just find items and drop them onto a world map where you select your location from a drop down menu. It has no impact on anything other than the order in which you pursue some side quests, which is the entire game, as it has no actual narrative, no real characters and no development.
Not even a little good?
@@lilstrawhat Not even a little.
lilcoco no, it IS good. it does have some flaws but it’s a different experience. give it a try.
@@AdriRayToshiro oh I will I just honestly thought it was hilarious how much hate this guy threw it's way 😂 like so negative dude relax
@@lilstrawhat He's mistaken. It's terrible. It's not that it's just flawed or different, it flouts everything that the series had stood for and replaces it with things that are far worse. Like literally any bad game, there will always be people who insist it's good, but there's a reason the creators are embarrassed by it and removed it from the series chronology. It's just that bad.
Legend of Legaia is the best RPG . Amazing story and gameplay, has lots of replayability just because going around the zones and places are memorable.