Top Ten Must Have PS1 RPGs
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Legend of Legaia is the only miss on the list.
Same. People talk about Legend of Dragoon all the time, but Legaia is REALLY niche, and is honestly one of my favorite RPGs period, despite its flaws.
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
But yeah those two games should have been on this list.
Legend of legaia is great
@@wohdinhel I actually thought Legia was a much better game than Legend of the Dragoon. But yeah...super niche.
Breath of Fire 3 should have been on there.
Xenogears! Best soundtrack bar none!
Chrono Trigger has the best soundtrack, Xenogears is 2nd best IMO.
@@jasonallen5318 Or Chrono Cross, with Scar of Time? Can't we all just get along and admit Yasunori Mitsuda is a genius?
@@padraicburns9278 I love Chrono Cross too, but some of the music is sort of re-imagined themes from some of Chrono Trigger's OST. I also have a soft spot for FF7 soundtrack, would probably lump them all in my top 5 favorites.
Absolutely!! With Chrono Cross and Star Ocean Second Story right behind it.
Xenogears was top rpg for it's time. Only those who played it and actually finished it know it to be so.
Ff7 is an ok rpg compared to it
Chrono trigger is the best SNES era soundtrack though dated is easily on the list with best of all time
Ff7 ripped off alot of elements from its predecessor's. Mind you only to expand on it in inventive ways.
But ripping of major plot points and/or characters from ff7. Lessons its value.
I think Breath of Fire 3 and 4 are up there too
Agreed, great choices. Really hard getting it down to just ten!
I think FFIX coukd had been dropped for BoF 3 or 4.
@@stevenbock1961 Hmm I think I still prefer FF9 over the two mainly due to the narrative. I like BoF4s combat the most though.
@@stevenbock1961 I agree. Only 1 FF title should've been on the list just to give way to other less known gems.
@@dreadlocke1151 I agree as well honestly ff9 wasn't even that good compared to BoF 3 or 4. Shouldn't have 2 games in the same franchise on a top 10 list. *Facepalm*
I’m upset that Legaia wasn’t included, but you DID include Dragoon so..
I remember that one. It had a very interesting combat system. I remember playing the demo over and over on a disc I had. Remember the demo discs that came with game magazines before downloads? Damn I old.....
Was it the demo where you're escaping the prison and go through the cave because I think I played that one the actual game was so long 4 discs can't believe I beat it
@@DanielGonzalez-wj9by It was the beginning of the game. You’re in the village getting ready for the hunt, and the next morning is when the Mist and monsters show up.
I'm playing dragoon right now, it's what got me into RPGs
Legend of Dragoon is the most underrated RPG of all time.
Was gonna say the same thing I love Legend of Dragoon
Currently Playing Through right now, Just got to the Phantom Ship, absolutely love how when you get tired , you start messing up and the game lightweight punishes you for missing additions.
I had it on PS1 but I now have it on my PNS for PS3 if the PS5 can play PS3 I will have it on that also
Its not that good. So its fine the way it is. I hear so many people talk about it, so is it actually underrated?
I'm playing it now and it's pretty generic except for combat
Every Time I see these types of videos deep down I know they'll never mention Legend of Legaia somehow this game is beyond overlooked
Nope, one of the best combat systems, storylines and characters on ps1. If you had the opportunity to restore the tree of life and reduce mist in the world, you played an epic RPG.
Legend of Legaia was one of my favorite RPGs growing up and to this day I have never forgotten the trauma of being ambushed by killer bees within hours of starting the game.
Currently doing a play through. Haven’t played it in years. Definitely as good, if not better than I remember.
I loved Legend of Legaia. The xp/money didn't balance well considering how long some of those random encounters lasted
Remember when you used to get those demo discs with the game magazines? My brothers and I play LoL demo over and over. The combat system is unlike any I’ve seen to this day and was killer. We eventually got the game, but we wore that demo out before we did lol.
I watch these lists only to make sure Suikoden is on the list.
Lol same here. Both suikoden 1 and 2 are amazing, especially 2.
@@alwaysnever446 Same here 😅
Valkyrie Profile is one of the best RPGs I've played. I think it should be included in the list.
Played them all, and all the other endless JRPGs on the PS1 (and ps2). From breath of Fire to vagrant story, to FFVIII, to legend of the Dragoon, to star ocean to anything else. It was a truly magical time
Star Ocean was great!!
Wild arms is one of the most underrated franchises of all time, wild arms 2nd ignition is one of my top 10 favorite games of all time
Wish we had a remake!
That Video Games Show there is a remake on ps2 called wild arms alter code f
Wild Arms 2 is my #3 RPG of all time. Such a great game
Bobby the best final boss music of all time
1-Suikoden 2
2-Final fantasy 7
3-Breath of fire 3
4-suikoden
5-Alundra
6-Final fantasy tactics
7-Vagrant story
8-Final fantasy 8
9-Chrono cross
10-Breath of fire 4
Ashamed to say I missed xenogears
Also my 1. 2 are interchangeable... Absolute masterpieces
Im on xbox1 but recently bought a ps3 to play Suikoden 1 & 2. Had ps1 and ps2 back in the day, so many classics.
I'd agree with Suikoden 2 if only it had a better localization/translation. The translation/localization was absolutely horrible. Way back then when it first came out you didn't notice it because it was new and really, there were actually many games with terrible translations so you were used to it. But playing it again now and it's just.. ugh. The gameplay and visuals are fantastic, but it really needs to be touched up.
@@testinggame5631 yeah I get that... It wasn't as bad on the pal release as ntsc but yeah some of the dialogue made no sense
@@dannyb9209 A lot of the actual story was cut and/or changed, there were grammar mistakes and spelling errors all over the place, and there was a gross misuse of ellipses and exclamation marks. Seriously, a lot of the dialog......... was like...... THIS!?!? What were........ they even thinking!!!! .......I'll never know.............
But yeah, don't get me wrong; Suikoden is still one of my favorite series and Suikoden 2 is my second favorite (after 5) out of all of them. It's just, looking back on it makes me wish they had taken the localization more seriously.
Definitely find a way to play Xenogears. It's story is the most complex and deep that you can find from a JRPG and it's practically criminal that Square ignores it as much as they do.
RPG games I loved playing on the Ps1 as side from the Final Fantasy Series are:
Suikoden 2
Vandal Hearts
Breath of Fire
Alundra
Tales of Destiny
Chrono Cross
Xenogears
Romance Saga or Saga Frontier
vandal hearts is phenomenal! first ps1 rpg i got and very under-rated
Breath of fire 3 was amazing
Romance saga?
Do you mean SaGa frontier?
@@templariox32 saga frontier 2 was great. But if you never played the romancing saga you missed out
@@2088roxas i played them (i rather play SaGa frontier 1 tho)
But theres no romancing SaGa for ps1
Truly the golden era of RPGs. It will never be the same. Never.
Idk rpgs are pretty good now lol
No legend of legaia, legend of mana and valkyrie profile those games are great too hopefully they have remastered in ps4😊
yea, but its very hard to keep it to 10 when there was so many amazing games for ps1 :/
I would add Final Fantasy Tactics myself....seriously though there were too many good RPGs on PS1...
A remaster of Legend of Mana is coming in June of this year. :D
Final Fantasy Tactics would be one of my favorites.
FFT is a masterpiece.
Oldmandeau ruins the game
@@ConnahJay why do you say that
@@celestialarmor695 wrong @
1. Suikoden 2
2. Valkyrie Profile
3. Xenogears
4. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
5. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
6. Final Fantasy 9
7. Star Ocean: The Second Story
8. Chrono Chross
9. Wild Arms
10. Tales of Eternia
Great selections there mate.
Probably the fifth person ive ever met that knows xenogears outside of reddit.
@@supersentaipepsi3736
The Xenoblade fandom talks about Xenogears almost daily, and here on TH-cam too.
@@lordofhostsappreciator3075 oh yeah I've seen them, I'm quite surprised because ever since XC Definitive Edition was announced I started to see their channels pop up more.
ff tactics and vagrant story would definitely be in my top 10. vagrant story is more complex and challenging than most ps1 rpgs and took me a few attempts to really get into it, but once i did begin to understand all the different systems in the game i loved it and it made many of these other games feel disappointingly simple in comparison.
Legend of Dragoon! Yaaaaassssss.
Christ, so many of these ‘classic RPG’ lists forget this game! Well done!!!
Amen! Such an under-rated classic!
True!!! The best classic RPG in PS1, The graphic, the storyline, the view...
1. Final Fantasy 7
2. Final Fantasy 9
3. Valkyrie Profile
4. Jade Cocoon
5. Star Ocean The Second Story
6. Parasite Eve
7. The Legend of Dragoon
8. Final Fantasy 8
9. Xenogears
10. (I haven't played 10 JRPG's yet :D)
That said, my list is limited to games I've played... I'm sure Suikoden, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Tales of Destiny and so on would be here too, I just need to play them first...
Great list though as always.
Thanks ghost, glad you enjoyed it mate. Some great picks on your list, especially jade cocoon!
You Need to Play Suikoden 2
u guys forgot about legend of legaia xD
dragon warrior 7 is a must
I would replace jade cocoon with Final fantasy tactics. It’s still consider a RPG with master story telling. Jade cocoon is an interesting monster hunter game but was too short for my liking. Think I finish the game in less than 10 hours on a regular pace.
*cough* you forgot all about Legend of Legaia
No he didn't.
The best “best of” list I’ve ever encountered. I’ve played every one on this list and adore them. Lunar and Legend of Dragoon specifically, two of my favorites of all time. I would be estatic if they all got remade.
Well, Lunar has been remade a million times, but the same love wasn't extended to Eternal Blue.
Saga frontier was fun...enjoyed tackling each of the characters story, especially how some interacted with others
That's a looooooooot of hours
@@glen2003 That's what made it great. Depending how much sidequesting you did you could have anywhere between 25 - 40 hours on each character.
glen2003 the storyline for each character wasn’t cut and paste, unique in their own way despite the fact that they would at times show up in the other story. That and that combat made it a really fun game and you would barely realize the hours you put in.
@@glen2003 You could do each character in about 4 hours if you wanted to.
I like Lunar Silver-Star. The gameplay, sound, and attention to detail are exquisite. Even the way the game was packaged with is proof how much care went into the game.
Literally my favorite rpg ever lol it set the standard for anime tropes but the characters develop so well
Also my favourite RPG of all time
My favorite as well. Some games you remember for a lifetime and have an impact on you forever and Lunar Silver Star is one of them for me. The story, characters, music, the ending. Everything
Wild arms is one of the most underrated games ever, I have too much feelings with this game
Agreed, it deserved so much more attention!
indeed, i love wild arms 1 and 2
TBH, Wild ARMs hasn't aged all that well. It falls into 3 traps that old-school JRPGs tend to suffer from:
1. The game doesn't tell you where to go. This isn't too bad in the earlier parts of the game, but it can really bad by the time you get to the Outer Sea. The world becomes so expansive that you can get bodied by normal enemies b/c you went to some other island where running away comes next to impossible.
2. Random Encounters. There's no way to reduce the encounter rate (but you can raise it), which means by the time you do find out where to go, you'll be overleveled for the bosses.
3. The silent protagonist. Admittedly, having no personally is better than having a bad personality. But Rudy is so boring compared to Jack and Cecilia. I understand that the devs wanted someone for the audience to project themselves onto, but it fails b/c Rudy actually has a distinct backstory that the player would likely not relate to. Even worse, said backstory is told by the narrator, completely preventing players (or at least me) from feeling attachment to this character. He only talks like 2-3 times in the story, yet he's considered on the same level of importance as the other 2 party members.
@@227someguy wild arms 2 is better and fix that 3 thing u mention btw
The ost is an absolute nostalgia
This is a very good list as far as I can tell. I loved many of the games you've mentioned when I played them. I didnt play Lunar Silver Star and thanks to your introduction I will soon. Jade Cocoon should have been on the list though.
Glad you enjoyed it mate, we covered Jade Cocoon on our PS1 hidden gems list. Such a great RPG!
@@thatvideogamesshow Turns out I had played Lunar Silver Star before but I didnt like the beginning so I played another game. But this time Im giving it a second try.
JAAADE COOCOOOON!!!! wow🤩
Xenogears, the best rpg ever made
Definitely the only one ahead of it's time on here!
Absolutely, Not only is xenogears my favorite rpg. It's my favorite video game. I'm still waiting on a game of any genre to surpass it.
Vincenzo Iannaccone absolutely agree
Xenogears; two thirds of the best rpg ever made
Chrono Trigger would like to have a chat
Great list, glad to see FFVII, FFIX, Xenogears, and CC at the top. The only thing I would add is that FFVIII is just as much of a "must have" title as VII and IX are.
Still dream of a Suikoden 2 remake up to this day. I thoroughly enjoyed that game. Recruiting all the stars. Upgrading your castle as your army grows. The three battle systems! What they could do with those alone! The minigames. It was such a fun, unique game and story.
This is the best TH-cam comment I have ever read. I agree with every word
Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters announced!
@@NaoAmagi hope they will release them physical for the Ps4/Ps5. The Ps1 Versions costs to much.
What about Parasite Eve? That one is a gem (story, characters, battle system). Other than that, the list is pretty good.
All of this
Naw. Thanks though.
Alundra as well.
@@Everythingsagopodcast alundra is not rpg game
@@nosferatuzodd5086 Alundra is more RPG than Zelda. It’s an action adventure/action RPG.
Vagrant Story! A masterpiece, and one of the most unique games Square has ever done. Not to mention what a technical triumph it was at the time.
Definitely. Vagrant Story and Grandia. My favorite RPGs of all time!!! I miss the old days playing with my brothers. What a lovely life 😁
A game that I never see mentioned but personally loved as a teenager was Thousand Arms. It had some of the best humor in a JRPG that I've played and the mini dating sim/weapon forge thing was interesting. I guess the story wasn't much to write home about though. Still a solid game, imo.
One of my favorite games as a child I’m actually replaying it now the nostalgia
Nice List! There are tons and tons of awesome RPGS on the system, it is very hard to me to do a list, but I can make recommendations like Breath of Fire 3, Arc The Lad, Alundra, Granstream Saga, Saga Frontier, Koudelka, Legend of Legaia, Front Mission 3, Suikoden, Persona 2, Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy Tactics, Tales of Destiny, Dragon Quest 7, Tales of Eternia, Vandal Hearts.... And many others, the amazing thing on psx is that as well as the Snes, the more you deep inside its catalogue, the more you find rare rpg gems.
Keep on posting, love your content, high quality and interesting. Keep it up
Thanks Fadzil, really appreciate your words. Cheers.
Dark Cloud or Dark... whatever it was called.... that wasnt an RPG huh more of an action adventure i guess but i kinda miss that PS1 era of games now where I actually had fun playing games, still do to some extent but most of their focus today is on graphics and not so much on story building or character development and world development and stuff like that
Legend of Dragoon and Legend of Legaia , they make this kid cry in the ps1 era
I treasure ff9 greatly!
Absolutey - I can't believe anyone would place 7 over 9 without it being due to nostalgia. I really gave 7 a chance. I really wanted to like it, but I'm 7 hours in, and I just don't care at all. The story is only somewhat compelling, the characters are boring, and the translation is so bad, I find myself trying to figure out what they were trying to convey, rather than trusting that characters are saying what they mean.
FF9 is a masterpiece which never got the credit it deserved because it came out so late in the ps1's lifecycle, and so close to ff10.
Derp its really more personal preference I played both recently without any nostalgia and had much more fun with 7 than 9. A lot of it is what art style and characters you prefer. I think it is very subjective. You understand the characters more in ff7 later in the game(especially cloud). Both great games in different ways, I don’t think it’s fair to say people only think 7 is better cause “nostalgia”
@@jakobscoll2432 I agree, some years i feel like playing ff7 and other years I feel like playing 9..never have the urge for 8 tho 😂
9 has the best video game plot ever in all platforms for me
7 is my favourite because it's the first one I played so nostalgia, especially the music. But 9 I acknowledge as technically the best FF, that's my other favourite for that reason. Proper games.
Just now found this channel... Less than a minute into the video and already I like this channel setup. Awesome channel name!
Welcome aboard! 🙂
This list needs ANOTHER 10 added to it lol. Great list, glad I subcribed
What a brilliant list, I would've added Vagrant Story and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, but yeah, the list is well done, Top 3 would be ChronoCross, Final Fantasy IX and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete.
Glad to see another Lunar fan. Both were so great.
Lunar, one of my favorites jrpg series!!!!
Pretty solid list! Surprised Vagrant Story missed out, though!
Xenogears, LoD, and FFVIII are my favorites. Vagrant story is a VERY close 4th. Different from anything out there and challenging!!
It's a tactical action game. Not an rpg imo.
If not Vagrant story, then at least Parasite Eve. Now THAT is a good game...
@@SliderZero parasite eve was such a weird game, I loved it. Shame it never came out in the UK and I had to play a copy. I still own parasite eve 2. That's a great game but has really strange pacing.
@@TJ20232 Vagrant Story is classified as an Action RPG. Doesn't need to be turn-based to be an RPG...
You got a nice chill voice. Good video and list. Thanks.
1. Suikoden II
2. Xenogears
3. Final Fantasy VII
Some of my all time favorite JRPGs that need to be checked out were left off this list!
Valkyrie Profile (one of the best JRPGs ever made, unique, and unlike any other game you'll experience, the in depth story every character gets is awesome)
Vagrant Story (again a very unique game, but with an AMAZING story and very well paced)
Final Fantasy Tactics (easily the best game in the FF series story wise, even if you don't like tactical jrpgs it's worth the time)
Final Fantasy 8 (the best soundtrack in a FF game, and also one of the best character development games out there)
Front Mission 3 (one of the most underrated games ever, amazingly well done story, interesting characters, tactical JRPG)
Other honorable mentions from me:
Breath of Fire 3 + 4
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
Parasite Eve 1 + 2
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
SaGa Frontier 1 + 2
Saiyuki: Journey West
Thousand Arms
Threads of Fate
Vandal Hearts
Vanguard Bandits
Legend of Legaia
Those are all my choices for things that didn't show up here. If I had to pick just two, I'd recommend Valkyrie Profile, and Front Mission 3 because I really want more people to play those. But, I really liked this list, a little sad that FF7 made it to the list over some better FF titles, but I can live with it because The Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross, and Star Ocean made the list, those are some of my personal favorites. Thumbs up to your list!
Agree with you there, not including Valkyrie Profile is a crime, one of the most unique JRPG of it's time, be it by it's narrative, combat or post game content.
i just saw front mission 3 on the ps3 store. trying to get as many of these great ps1 rpgs cheap before they shut down the ps3 store.
Valkyrie Profile is one of the best RPGs of all time, the best PS1 RPG for sure IMHO, the only PS1 title that made me cry at the ending (I could barely fight Loki for the second time) (even though FF8 came close to it).
How did Valkyrie Profile not make it on the list?! FF7 is hot garbage in my opinion.
Too many good RPGs on the PS1 to limit it to a Top Ten, though I would have left off Lunar, as it was already a fine game on the Sega/MegaCD, as well as any Final Fantasy game, as those are kind of a given. Rest of the list is solid, though surprised Azure Dreams and Dragon Warrior VII weren't included. Then again, too many good RPGs lol. Could easily be a top 100...
Agree with OP here, the list, while both good and accurate, could have left out the obvious classics in exchange for the rarer gems. Bit, it IS a must-have list 😆
Azure Dreams is super cool!! Even my bro (mostly non-gamer) loves that game and still plays it now and then. Very unique and highly replayable dungeon running RPG.
@@terrapinflyer273 definitely a game that deserves some love, along with Threads of Fate and Jade Cocoon. It also had a Gameboy Color port!
There are more than enough differences between the Sega CD and PS1 versions to justify playing both of them on each system.
Too lazy to look to see if mentioned, but enjoyed the fact that a Ridge Racer track (not sure which) was used in the intro! Well done!
wonderful list. Excellent video. I think I'll subscribe.
Interesting, I've played all games on the list :). Personally I would add lunar 2 eternal blue together with silver star story.
Good list, overall. I'd probably swap out a few games (Legend of Legaia, Breath of Fire 2, and Ogre Battle over Grandia, Chrono X, and FFIX [games I never finished due the days of renting out of Blockbuster 🤣]).
Breath of Fire 2 is on the SNES, as is Ogre Battle. You must mean Breath of Fire 3, and Tactics Ogre?
That Ridge Racer 4 track at the intro is soooo good.
Suikoden 2 and Wild Arms definitely deserved to be on the list. Glad they made it
Yes this list is awesome, I have almost all of these I only need to find Chrono Cross and legend of Dragoon!
Still waiting for my Xenogears ReMAKE! 😑
Same here!!
Same here.
Sadly due to the highly complex story, I doubt we'd ever get it.
@@MajorTeag Not because of the complex story. Pretty sure Square just stopped caring about it
@@Flomen01 Well for one, it's actually part of the Xenosaga series, so I believe Namco owns it now. Xenosaga was supposed to connect to Xenogears somehow, but that never happened. Second, I meant more like the complex story would throw some gamers off. Also it's not as famous as other games. Not to say I don't want it to be remade, just that it probably wouldn't be high on the list. Why remake this game, when they can remake a more famous game for the fourth time and make tons of money.
This video was a TRIP! It encapsulated my age 10-20 childhood perfectly. PS1 was the ultimate jrpg machine--only the SNES can compare when it comes to rpg/jrpg's. Thank you for the journey. Subbed. Also, FF7 Remake HYPE!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video mate! So many great RPGs on the PS1. Yeeees! Cannot wait for the remake! Cheers for watching.
Even though it's not on the list it makes me so happy to see people in the comments discussing Legend of Legaia. I didn't think anybody paid attention but that is the game that got me into RPGs. It's so deserving of a remake.
As a Final Fantasy VIII fan, I feel deeply saddened when a list mentions VII and IX but not VIII.
FF8 is inferior to 7 & 9 in several aspects but in many ways but I got a lot more joy out of it.
@@TheBlackSeraph I really love VII, its my second favorite next to VIII, but i personally think that IX's story was way too slow and that IX also didn't have that much of a fun battle system.
@@TheBlackSeraph it's okay to enjoy the game for what it is without admitting it's not quite as good as the peers
I enjoyed XIII, but it will never be up there with III, VII, or IX. I think FFIII was the best one overall, VII was simply groundbreaking, and IX was a fantastic throwback to the classic FF games. XIII has good graphics and a decent story, but I personally hated the spell stocking system (pretty sure a lot of people did). There’s going to be people that think it’s one of the greats, such as yourself, but it’s not legend status like some others in the series.
@@JakeNaughtFromStateFarm XIII is the really linear game with Lightning.
The First Suikoden, Suikoden 2 And Valkyrie Profile, Those Are My Favorites On The System
@@zackary6457 I'm So Happy To Hear That
@@Next-xm2dh trying to be cute
I own it. I remember finding it at a Zellers just by itself. But a year later found it there loaded with like 20 copies of the game...
I remember that clearly cause it's actually one of the most valuable games for PS1 now.
Nice list! I like all of this Games. And ofc there are so many more to pick from. Ps1 has alot ALOT OF amazing rpg games!
Great Lineup!
Xenogears, Legend of the dragoon, FF VII...
Chrono cross one of the most buetiful games ever seen on history
@Isaac Zais good game.but fans wanted a real chrono sequel.it should of been called something else
@@paulsmith9192 true story
Great list. I would add Thousand Arms, Tactics ogre, Ogre Battle, Persona 2, and the arc the lad collection.
GRANDIA!!!!!!! Great list. I can not agree more with every choice here.
Hey TVGS, unfotunately, feeling kinda guilty as I still miss many ps1 RPGs, even though I got many RPG titles in my collection. Chrono Cross was not even released in Europe which sucks, same goes for my favorite Legend of Mana. Apart from that I am huge FF fan, love FFVIII. I got my hands on Grandia 2 last summer, I defo need to buy the first one too. Amazing list, keep up the good work.
Haha don’t feel guilty mate! Always time to add them to the collection 🙂 agreed, FFVIII is incredible had so many fond memories with it.. that’s the main reason why I put the game case during the shots of the PlayStation console at the beginning haha just so hard choosing between all the FF games that were released for the machine. Niiiice Grandia 2 is a good one, have you played the recent HD remaster of both games? Thanks for watching Dandys, more on the way!
@@thatvideogamesshow Oh I haven't played HD collection, I completely forgot about that version, probably because I still don't own switch :D kinda hectic with so many platforms to collect for :D
Grandia 1 is really fun but it is a bit grindy due to the need to use spells to level them up (I definitely prefer 2's use of coins to level spells up).
The PS1 was an absolute beast when it comes to JRPGs. Here's my list in no particular order:
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Suikoden 2
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Alundra
Breath of Fire IV
Breath of Fire III
ArgyleMonkey add Xenogears and Parasite Eve to this list and you have my childhood
Jade Cocoon is one of my favorite hidden gems.
Great list. It's hard giving these an objective ranking. Honestly, if FF8's music was better/more memorable than 7's, (or even 6), I'd choose it as my top Final Fantasy. That's just me. Sound is half the game.
U forgot chrono cross, xeno gears
@@shrappnel21 FF8 is my favorite too out of the regular final fantasies, but final fantasy tactics is my top final fantasy.
Hands down I agree with every game on this list except I would add the are the lad 1&2 onto the list. Great list
Saga Frontier 3 is also one of a kind , highly recommend to give it a try if you have not played it yet.
Sad to see Thousand Arms didn’t make the cut, three CD’s of gold lol
I loved Thousand Arms! It was the first games I remember that had voice acting I enjoyed and a unique main character coz he's not just your regular good guy trope lol. And not what-was-then-usual silent protagonist too. It was probably weird to be playing it as a little girl though considering the MC is a bit of a perv blacksmith dating girls in the smithy rofl.
Dating sim rpg at its finest. Interesting gameplay and good story
I never finished it, but that intro was the shit. That and its instrumental version at the start menu, I would just leave the PS running for that tune alone.
Tried getting into Grandia last year and although I really liked the graphics and battle system, the lack of challenge really hurt it. Battles were way too easy and I found it difficult to lose. Also, the story was a bit weak and somewhat childish but maybe that was due to the age of the characters. It definitely didn't have that epic feel like so many other RPGs.
Thanks for making this vid.
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Dark cloud, legend of laegia, legend of dragoon, ff tactics.
Dark Cloud? On the PS1?
Dark cloud is from ps2
Good list but to me FF7 will always be on top and as much as I love the other games FF7 means a lot to me and they did a lot of things right in almost every aspect of the game. I could play that game over and over again without being bored. 2nd and 3rd spots would have to go to FF9 and Xenogears for me.
I like these videos soon after I press play. Yet another great list.
Thanks goodtimes, glad you enjoy them! Plenty more on the way.
Legend of Dragoon was my first RPG ever. And to this day probably still my favorite.
Such a solid game!
@@thatvideogamesshow Now I gotta play it c: Great list!
Someone remembers Lunar! *YES!!!* Someone, *PLEASE* , bring back this game!
Working Designs did a number on the translation of that game.
I think Legend of the Dragoon is one of the best for the system. Wasn't really into Suikoden II. Suikoden I on the other hand was AWESOME. Yep Final Fantasy VII is #1. Been playing it again lately. This time learning E.Skills by Manipulating with Cait Sith. Kind of tedious but so far worth it. Got 2 of them ☺
@Mcillsonn Lol.. not quite. It's all a matter of opinion though.
Ff7 forever
The remade version for PS4 had trophies and one of them was for the skills I think the hardest one was red weapon thankfully the game came with a cheat system built in to help cause he would of been impossible otherwise even at level 99
One of my hidden gem rpgs of that generation was Granstream Saga.
Literally just clicked to see if I Own the whole list cause there’s a good chance lol definitely my fav genre growing up
Nobody talks about Saga frontier 2. That's one of the rpg I enjoyed the most on ps1
I preferred Saga Frontier. From what I gather, most people really like one of them and not the other.
Saga Frontier 2 is on a whole nother level of beauty. I can still play that now. And truly enjoy it. I miss when squaresoft had soundtracks second to none. Beautiful score
beautiful graphics, great soundtrack but really difficult gameplay.
That gsmeplay was super hard! I remember the 1st few enemies just wouldnt die lol. Battles took forever!
Can I recommend that anyone watching this list seriously consider playing legend of legaia if they haven't, seen a lot of comments giving praise but I'll explain a little for those who haven't played the game yet.
The story is set in a post apocoliptic world that was brought to it's state via something called the mist. This makes normal sentient beings called ra seru who were in symbiosis with humanity into monsters called sim seru. You take upon a journey after the mist initially hits the main characters village and meet lots of characters with distinct personalities throughout the game and some join your party.
The combat in the game includes input based artes system which is extremely unique which allows your characters to pull of different attacks based on what part of the body you attack with but there is also classic magic in the game which is similar to ff7 summons
The bosses are very memorable with unique looks and attacks.
The music is top notch and I wish the composer did other works. It has a very varied score throughout with music that builds tension hype etc extremely well.
Thanks for reading all the way if you have I just needed to explain a little about why this game is top tier for ps1
I played it, but don’t remember all the details. I remember the combat system and the Mist, but can’t remember the story all that well. I remember playing the demo over and over until we eventually got the game. I remember enjoying it, but thanks for the recap. It brings back memories.
I enjoyed Legend of Legaia and still have the game. Unique battle system and overall it was fun. However, for me, Every one of the ones listed is better than Legaia. Some not by much, but still better. I would have included Breath of Fire 3 as well. I think every person who loves RPG's should play Legaia, but after the ones on the list.
Your comment sold me on it, i finished the game a few days ago and was looking for your comment to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The game was an amazing experience
So both Lunars are on Sega cd, what version do you prefer and what are the differences?
Can't really agree more with your list, congrats.
Glad you enjoyed!
Nice list, mine is:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Final Fantasy Tactics
3. The Legend of Dragoon
4. Final Fantasy VIII
5. Final Fantasy VII
6. Valkyrie Profile
7. Breath of Fire III
8. Chrono Cross
9. Xenogears
10. Vagrant Story
Great list, with some awesome choices. Especially Vagrant Story! Thanks for watching.
I'm a bit disapointed that Final Fantasy Tactics wasn't in the list...
Good game but some would say that’s of another genre altogether for its own list.
Very surprised that Final Fantasy Tactics and Valkyrie Profile are not up here.
So very glad to see Suikoden II (my favorite Suikoden), Chrono Cross, FFIX (My favorite FF), and Legend of Dragoon (currently playing) on this list!
I’m glad to see Xenogears and FF7 up there, but what about FFT?
This is technically not an RPG, must be the reason.
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It is
Im honestly suprised legend of legaia isnt on the list
Man I just learned how to mod my PlayStation classic and loaded my flash drive with nothing but PS1 RPG's that I missed out on as a kid due to growing up poor. I just beat The Legend of Dragoon and even though the translation is flawed, it was great.
Grandia,Lunar and Chrono cross so many hours playing those games. I hope one day they get remastered. The music in chrono cross alone is one of the best ost of all time.
Great list… I will add Final Fantasy VIII to this list..
Great choice!
Hey, FFVIII is my favorite, I love graphics, story, junction system and Triple Triad.
Loved the realistic style. Especially after VII!
and we got the best song in FF in ff8 as well, Shuffle or Boogie :D
@@ScrewFearMe Used to play TT just for the song back then :D The Extreme is masterpiece
i was born in 1991..
and i have played all of it except xenogears..
damn, now i realize. as a child I was so into rpg.. And i have no regret... I love my childhood
How do you even know any of these games? You would've been six when FF7 came out.
@@kekeke8988 i lived in Indonesia... Land of pirating games since the old times .. When i was 10 there are so many gameshop that sell pirate version of psx games.. Im not proud of that fact though
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PSX games were easy to copy everywhere because all you needed was a PC with a CDR drive and mod chip the PSX.
That is the era of rpg haha
Wild Arms - Great game! Loved it and all the sequels I played. Unfortunately for me it was a rental, as it was one of the few discs I could reliably get a pure-bred Monol in the first Monster Rancher from.
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Grandia - Loved it and its sequel.
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Lunar - Great game, somehow made the transition and improved along the way.
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Star Ocean: The Second Story - Sadly never played this one at the time... I don't remember seeing it on the shelves near me.
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The Legend of Dragoon - I think I only played the demo... and I know why. With all the great games available around that time, it went on my back-burner to eventually get around to. I was lucky enough to have gotten a loyalty gift from Squaresoft in the form of the Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack and had spent my time anticipating it.
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Suikoden II - Same story as a few others. Too many good RPGs, not enough time.
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Final Fantasy 7 - Pretty sure you would have been lynched if you hadn't included this one. While RPGs weren't unheard of before this one, it showed what the Playstation was capable of, and it followed the tried-and-true example of the best-rememberd Final Fantasy games by loosely following Star Wars.
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Xenogears - Yay! Originally thought of being too full of religious symbols to translate to the North American market, I have loved this game for so long, especially as it was the game's following that eventually led to the Xenosaga series of games. It was great near the end of the game to go back and beat on foot the enemies that used to require Gears to fight. Also, hunting down all the secrets could take up its own video.
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Chrono Cross - I bought this when it came out, but apparently the store I bought it at had put it out before they were supposed to. To get all the characters, it took 3 playthroughs to get them all. It was a fun journey.
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Final Fantasy 9 - I passed over this originally, it felt like Squaresoft took a step back on the visuals. However, I recently picked up a copy, gave it a second try, and am liking it immensely.
Great list, keep on gaming!
Proud owner of 8 of the games mentioned in this list😌😁 Legend of Dragoon has been on my radar for a long time now still want to buy it!
Great list, but one was completely left out in my friendly opinion. Vagrant Story. This is a game that is so underrated and over looked I find it to be shocking indeed. One of the greatest games ever created and a true masterpiece of it's time. Squaresoft did something unreal with this game as well, no loading times. That's right, this game has no loading times except on the main menu only once and it's quite brief. You gotta beat this game, it will change you as a person by the end no doubt.
Glad you enjoyed it Jo. Vagrant story was incredible, totally agree! It was so hard getting the choices down to ten, will have to include it for a part 2 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow can't wait for that part to come out!
@@thatvideogamesshow Damn, you are cool bro.
Kind of want Square Enix to make the sequel or at least similar RPG as VS. The battle system is truly revolutionary imo.. and no other rpgs used similar system as VS.
@@dellasevilla It sort of reminds me of Fallout 3 etc. Or even Parasite Eve of the time. Isn't there also a fighting game rpg on ps1 that uses a similar type of "pick your body part to hit" system?
"Now im a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series... especially FFXIII" - TVGS, 3/2/2020
Ugh.. don’t mention that train wreck 😅
@@thatvideogamesshow XIII was better than XV.
The only FF title I did not play.
my list (not ranked)
1.suikoden
2.suikoden 2
3.xenogears
4.breath of fire 4
5.chrono cross
6.ff7
7.grandia
8.ff9
9.legend of legaia
10.wild of arms 2
Great choices there mate.
Great List
I like this but Breath of fire 3 should definitely be on the list.
agree, and valkyrie profile, FF tactics also >.
This is incredibly difficult as i can think of 20 awesome entries off the top of my head. At a push though my top 10 would be:
FF7
FF8
FF9
Wild Arms
Suikoden 2
Alundra
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Dragoon
Dragon Warrior 7
Xenogears
Great list!
Alundra!
8 sucks. Xenogears is a good story, but woefully incomplete game.
@@kekeke8988 8 sucks in your opinion. Telling me that wont change my mind and make me think it sucks
Habe die Spiele auch gespielt und bin begeistert davon gewesen ❤️
suikoden 2 will always always be my number 1 favorite game ever, nothing tops it🤗