Top 5 psx rpg's

[roushimsx]

Personally, I find FF1 to be engaging. It's not terribly interesting in terms of story, true. It's just a solid old school romp. It's an entertaining test of endurance.

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On the other hand, FF2 is a pile of dogsnot.

Yea, I used to dig FF1 as recently as ~1994-ish, but I guess the span of time between when I played it last and now has just been too great. It's hard to put my finger on specifically what I dislike about it that puts me off, but I guess it's the primitive combat system in comparison to everything else I've played since then. I have a similar problem going back to the Dragon Warrior games (though the interface in those is leaps and bounds worse than FF's... and I used to adore old school CRPGs)

I thought that FF I+II on GBA was the version of II that magically didn't suck. Should I still avoid it or give it a peek-a-boo?

[Gabriel]

I thought that FF I+II on GBA was the version of II that magically didn't suck. Should I still avoid it or give it a peek-a-boo?

You know, now that it's brought up, I realize I don't have a clear memory of playing FF2 on the GBA. I wonder if I attempted it? After all, the Final Fantasy Origins FF2 on the PS1 had left a really bad taste behind.

I do remember that FF1 for the GBA had all the difficulty ripped out of it.

[Three-P]

For me....

5-Beyond the Beyond.
4-Chrono Cross.
3-Parasite Eve.
2-Dragon Warrior VII.
1-Final Fantasy IX.

[goemon]

Yea, I used to dig FF1 as recently as ~1994-ish, but I guess the span of time between when I played it last and now has just been too great. It's hard to put my finger on specifically what I dislike about it that puts me off, but I guess it's the primitive combat system in comparison to everything else I've played since then. I have a similar problem going back to the Dragon Warrior games (though the interface in those is leaps and bounds worse than FF's... and I used to adore old school CRPGs)

I thought that FF I+II on GBA was the version of II that magically didn't suck. Should I still avoid it or give it a peek-a-boo?

I guess that you and I differ on this. I love the old FF games, and I played the hell out of FFI and II on the Wonderswan Color. I think that FFII is especially good -- I love the atomsphere, characters, music, and the unique battle system that spawned the SaGa games. I like the old Dragon Quest games too, but I agree that the menu system is awkward to use. I keep on trying to talk to the stairs, forgetting that I have to use the climb option.

[RugalSizzler]

Shin Megami Tensie

Use the regular RPG board game style of gaming but in a Futuristic or Post apocolypic era. The game is popular among Japanese for years and could be conisidered the eqaul to Phantasy Star for the SNES.

The game itself has many diffrent variations, prodogies, and remakes. The original was on the NES and over the years the game play has not changed for the most.

While using the original FPview prospective for a realisitc view like Phantasy Star use. Shin Mega Ten use a representive map to show where you are going most of the time.

The Saturn has Soul Hackers and the PSX has Dark Messiah. Both series is just another variation of the original games.

[Eternal Tune]

Phantasy Star for the SNES.

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Wha?

[Daria]

...and the PSX has Dark Messiah.

And the Persona spin-offs.

Tune: I think he ment that Shin Megami Tensei is the SNES equivilent of Phantasy Star.

[veronica_marsfan]

5 Parasite Eve 1
4 Xenogears
3 Chrono Cross
2 Final Fantasy 9 (yes I like this better than 7)
1 uh..... ran out..... I'm not a big RPG fan

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

1.Suikoden 1
2.Alundra
3.Legend of Dragoon
4.Parasite eve 2
5.Dragon Warrior 7

Honorable Mention
Koudelka
Saiyuki Journey West
Final Fantasy 9
Wild arms 2

[starfox316]

I got powned... = (


top 5 favorite rpg character's!!!:
1. Sephiroth- he's a goth hottie. He's just really dark, just like me. His parent's probably hated him and I have that same problem, we just connected on so many levels. i wish he was real...
2. Cloud- DUUUUHHHH!!!!!!!! He's ONLY just the main character to one of the best video games for any system ever!!!!
3. Tifa- She has really big boobies and I used to touch myself to her battle graphic.
4. Barrett- he was soooooooooooooooo funny! I also liked his guns for arms!!!!
5. Yuffie- I usually dress like her on otacon day!



some stupid fucks nit-pick the shit out of everything for lack of anything positive or relaxing to say. sorry I didn't add to the seemless efficiency of this extremely structured and extremely serious web site. I had better think twice next time I post, I apologize.

[Oobgarm]

I used to touch myself to her battle graphic.

[Chaz From Phantasy Star 2]

Fine I will... but you need to brush up on your manners, Daria........ and don't accuse something with 3000 posts less than you of being a spammer....

Anyway these are my top five.

5. Threads of Fate
4. Final Fantasy 7
3. Tales of Destiny
2. Legend of Dragoon
1. Xenogears

[Eternal Tune]

Fine I will... but you need to brush up on your manners, Daria........

I'm sorry, but there is no known way of being nice while saying "you sir are a dumb ass."

[Icarus Moonsight]

Can't help but laugh at the truth sometimes.

@starfox316: Your last post (character list) is making determining your gender very errrm... difficult. Way, repeat, WAY too much information.

To form a list of my own I have to stretch things a little bit. There won't be five I assure you.

Front Mission 3 Mechs, guns and strategy! Oh my. Que Stan Lee, "Nuff said."

Valkyrie Profile Gorgeous hand-drawn sprites, side-scroll action/platform dungeons, rich story and real time battle system add up to one awesome game. I just recently got my mitts on a copy so it may knock FM3 down a slot in the future.

Legend of Mana Not as good as Secret IMO but, better than Sword... and I liked Sword. Skill system was something that stood out early on. I quite liked that.

Final Fantasy Tactics I've had this game for six years and have yet to finish it. It's more my fault though, I have a hard time committing to games as long as Tactics. When I do play it I have a ball. Throw stone FTW!

That's all the RPG/ish games I own. Maybe throw in Persona (series) to round out to five. Perhaps even Xenosaga. Won't know for sure until I find 'em and bag 'em.

[Gentlegamer]

Here's a somewhat related question:

Are there any even remotely "open ended" type RPGs for the original PlayStation? Games that are closer to Morrowind and Oblivion than Final Fantasy?

[goemon]

Here's a somewhat related question:

Are there any even remotely "open ended" type RPGs for the original PlayStation? Games that are closer to Morrowind and Oblivion than Final Fantasy?

Some of the Japanese games I mentioned are fairly non-linear, like Cielgris Fantasm and First Queen IV. There's an ultimate goal in them (get to Balthia, save your friend, etc) but how you do it is up to you.

SaGa Frontier is very open ended too, and gets a lot of undue hate because it isn't Final Fantasy VII. There are seven characters whose stories overlap, and you can play them in whatever order you want. Many of the individual quests are completely non-linear -- you can go wherever you want and do whatever you want.

[Yorkie]

5 Alundra
4 Chrono Cross
3 Tales of Destiny 1 and 2
2 Final Fantasy IX
1 Wild Arms

[PreZZ]

My 3 best psx rpg 3.grandia 2.legend of legaia 1.ff7

[LaughingMAN.S9]

5. Legend of legaia
4. Persona 2 eternal punishment
3. Tales of destiny 1
2. Star ocean 2
1. Tie between final fantasy tactics and final fantasy 7


Honorable mention to vagrant story and front mission 3, wasn't sure if everyone in here could agree on vagrant story being an rpg or not and front mission 3 had shitty characters, shitty dialogue and a not so memorable story but the fucking gameplay hooked me for over 100 hours in just 1 scenario.would have mentioned xenogears but that game is crazy overrated also wanted to add parasite eve 1 but couldn't decide where to put it so I said fuck it, you're going here