Hi all, the following is a full list of every PS1 RPG or Action RPG ever made in the USA. I was wondering which one of these games would be worth purchasing? I want to start collecting PS1 RPG's by the way, so which one of these would you all recommend? (NOTE: Bolded, underlined RPG's I already own.)

Alundra
Alundra 2
Arc the Lad Collection
Azure Dream
Battle Hunter
Beyond the Beyond
Brave Fencer Musashi
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Brigandine
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chrono Cross
Chocobo's Dungeon 2
Darkstone
Diablo
Digimon World
Digimon World 2
Digimon World 3
Dragon Seeds
Dragon Valor
Dragon Warrior VII
Eternal Eyes
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Tactics
Front Mission 3
Grandia
Granstream Saga
Guardian's Crusade
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
Jade Cocoon
Kartia: Word of Fate
King's Field
King's Field II
Koudelka
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Mana
Legacy of Kain, Blood Omen
Lunar Silver Star Story Box Set
Lunar II Eternal Blue Box Set
Monster Seed
Ogre Battle
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve 2
Persona
Persona II: Eternal Punishment
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
RPG Maker
Saga Frontier
Saga Frontier 2
Saiyuki: Journey West
Shadow Madness
Shadow Tower
Star Ocean: Second Story
Suikoden
Suikoden II
Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Destiny II
Thousand Arms
Threads of Fate
Torneko: The Last Hope
Vagrant Story
Valkyrie Profile
Vandal Hearts
Vandal Hearts II
Vanguard Bandits
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2
Xenogears



*EDIT: Updated list... (1/29/2014)

Parasite Eve

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Get these two ASAP.
Everything about Parasite Eve is pure awesomeness, the battle system is awesome, the graphics are also great, the storyline is great & hooking, the soundtrack too, there's New Game+ with a something new to explore, so there's replayability. You can't miss this one.

Castlevania SOTN is the best title you'll ever see to give the best use to the MetroidVania formula, there's plenty to explore, awesome soundtrack, the gameplay is very variated, summon familiars, cast spells with button combinaton, shapeshifting, lot of equipment, relics. Epic boss fights. This game is very very fun.


Then I'll reccommend you:

Both Suikoden, I didn't finished neither of both, but the storyline is very intriguing, the thing is that the battle system kind of sucks.

Legend Of Mana, this game is fun, it's a very non-linear RPG.

Both Vandal Hearts, again, intriguing storyline, but I'm not a fan of TRPG's even though I love FFT.

Front Mission 3, You'll have some fun on this one. TRPG with Mechas beating the crap out of them.

both Tales Of. The battle system on this series is purely awesome & fun. It's like a fighting game.

Koudelka, the gameplay sucks in almost every single way, but the characters are purely awesome, very realistic personalities & very memorable dialogues.

There's still a lot of RPG's that I didn't played yet. Hail the PSX

Parasite Eve

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Get these two ASAP.
Everything about Parasite Eve is pure awesomeness, the battle system is awesome, the graphics are also great, the storyline is great & hooking, the soundtrack too, there's New Game+ with a something new to explore, so there's replayability. You can't miss this one.

Castlevania SOTN is the best title you'll ever see to give the best use to the MetroidVania formula, there's plenty to explore, awesome soundtrack, the gameplay is very variated, summon familiars, cast spells with button combinaton, shapeshifting, lot of equipment, relics. Epic boss fights. This game is very very fun.


Then I'll reccommend you:

Both Suikoden, I didn't finished neither of both, but the storyline is very intriguing, the thing is that the battle system kind of sucks.

Legend Of Mana, this game is fun, it's a very non-linear RPG.

Both Vandal Hearts, again, intriguing storyline, but I'm not a fan of TRPG's even though I love FFT.

Front Mission 3, You'll have some fun on this one. TRPG with Mechas beating the crap out of them.

both Tales Of. The battle system on this series is purely awesome & fun. It's like a fighting game.

Koudelka, the gameplay sucks in almost every single way, but the characters are purely awesome, very realistic personalities & very memorable dialogues.

There's still a lot of RPG's that I didn't played yet. Hail the PSX

SOTN rox...though it's really more of a sidescroller/action game than RPG, with rpg elements.

I own parasite eve and i must say it is insane. You can move everywhere during battle and that is quite intuitive to rpgs, but the story is pretty weird...mitochondria take over people and make them go aflame, youre the only person who doesnt go aflame and somehow you're related to "mitochandria eve" aka 1st "woman" in the world.

Still, I recommend.

SOTN rox...though it's really more of a sidescroller/action game than RPG, with rpg elements.

I own parasite eve and i must say it is insane. You can move everywhere during battle and that is quite intuitive to rpgs, but the story is pretty weird...mitochondria take over people and make them go aflame, youre the only person who doesnt go aflame and somehow you're related to "mitochandria eve" aka 1st "woman" in the world.

Still, I recommend.

Yeah Parasite Eve is INSANE, in the good way.
About SOTN you're right, but it still rocks. I'm a castlevania fanboy practically xD.

Cool I will proabably purchase Parasite Eve then. Any other good games fromt he list recommended for purchase?

That's all of them, really?

Huh, I'd swear there were more...

That's all of them, really?

Huh, I'd swear there were more...

If you can name some more, feel free to add. I am pretty sure if that is not 100% of the list, it's close. And some of those are not true RPG's at that; some are sub RPG's or have RPG elements to them.

I'm more of a PS2 fan myself, so that could be why it looks so small.

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Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Chrono Cross
Diablo - Better on the PC
Dragon Warrior VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Tactics
Front Mission 3
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
Legend of Dragoon
Ogre Battle
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve 2
Persona - Better on the PSP
Persona II: Eternal Punishment
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Saiyuki: Journey West
Star Ocean: Second Story
Suikoden II
Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together
Threads of Fate
Vagrant Story
Valkyrie Profile
Wild Arms 2
Xenogears
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Those are the RPGs I can honestly say I liked to some extent or another.
Haven't played most of that list actually.

He named only the American releases, there are a lot more, that weren't released in america or europe

He named only the American releases, there are a lot more, that weren't released in america or europe
True.

Some of the better ones were never released state side.


Thank god for emulation and English patches.
^_^

Yeah, these were all American releases.

I liked (out of the games you mentioned): Grandia, Parasite Eve, Suikoden, Star Ocean: The 2nd Story, Koudelka, and Persona.

Rhapsody is like the super easiest RPG I've ever played. Pancake special just literally destroys nearly everything.

I'd still give Castlevania Symphony of the Night a look at just for the hell of it. It's a possible candidate for being my all time favorite game. Even if it's not much of an rpg game in the sense of like gripping story and battle systems. It does have a more side scrolling action rpg type of gameplay in the style of metroid with lots of areas to explore, hidden weapons, upgrades, spells etc. The music is great, it has a darkly atmospheric feel to it making it one of the most memorable soundtracks from the PSone game library. It's a cult classic that defines the castlevania series.

If you're looking more at a rpg similar to that of Final Fantasy, I'd give Parasite Eve a try. It was one of those short lived cult series made by Square. It's my favorite game outside of Final Fantasy that Square did. The music is great once again. The gameplay is pretty cool, it has a turn based battle system but you can still move to dodge projectiles, which makes for an interesting feature for a turn based rpg battle system. The story of the game was actually based on the sci-fi horror novel also titled "Parasite Eve" written by Hideaki Sena. It takes a little bit to follow but it's quite unique and interesting.

Xenogears

Legend of Legaia, Legend of Dragoon and Dragon Valor are all very good games.

I liked (out of the games you mentioned): Grandia, Parasite Eve, Suikoden, Star Ocean: The 2nd Story, Koudelka, and Persona.

Rhapsody is like the super easiest RPG I've ever played. Pancake special just literally destroys nearly everything.

How the hell could I forget Koudelka??? One of the best games ever made.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is easily my favorite PSX RPG. The only problem is it cost quite a bit.

Suikoden II and Grandia, for sure! They are brilliant.

Star Ocean Second Story (Im still playing the game now, i actually never played it before 3.)
SOTN - Everything about the game is a must have including the song Dance of pales which may give you an eargasm.
Tales of Destiny - I'm just now playing this game.
Tales of Destiny 2 (Tales of Eternia) - Good game beaten it a few its one of the better Tales games.
Tatics Ogre - Never played it but I've heard its like FFT so it must be good considering its made by the same guy.
Legend of Mana and Legaia - GET THEM. It's somewhat like the old zelda games. IMO

Star Ocean Second Story (Im still playing the game now, i actually never played it before 3.)
SOTN - Everything about the game is a must have including the song Dance of pales which may give you an eargasm.
Tales of Destiny - I'm just now playing this game.
Tales of Destiny 2 (Tales of Eternia) - Good game beaten it a few its one of the better Tales games.
Tatics Ogre - Never played it but I've heard its like FFT so it must be good considering its made by the same guy.
Legend of Mana and Legaia - GET THEM. It's somewhat like the old zelda games. IMO

Legend of Dragoon - It got me hooked on the RPG and if I had never played that at such a young age I never would have got into Final Fantasy, and therefore probably never would have built up a tolerance for cut scenes that fill up games (like in FF and MGS). If I never got into those japanese type RPG/Action games then I probably never would have been much of a gamer at all! I owe everything to this game

I recommend alundra 1 & 2, star ocean 2 is nice aswell suikoden 1 & 2 though i reckon it might be hard to get them I spent �60 purchasing a replacement suikoden 1 & �70 getting the sequel breath of fire 3 & 4 and persona 2 ive been collecting old ps1 titles myself for a few years now and I've pretty much bought most of the (IMO) best RPGs released in the UK but now I'm trying to get some US games I have to say you guys are lucky when it comes to RPG releases!

My 2 favorite Psx games would be FF9 and Legend of Dragoon. FF9 had the best storyline out of all the Final Fantasy games on the psx and Legend of Dragoon is so good for me I would play it again if I owned it right now and I've beaten it 4 times already. FF8 is close behind those two as well.

Legend of Dragoon, Legend of Legaia, Suikodens, Xenogears, honestly, just about every RPG for the PSX is wonderful in its own special way, except for Beyond the Beyond, Fuck that shit.

I beat Beyond the Beyond... the battle system was sorta like Super Mario RPG, but um more horrible. Having a turbo controller helps, but the story is bland. I only liked one song which was 'Triumph'.

I beat Beyond the Beyond... the battle system was sorta like Super Mario RPG, but um more horrible. Having a turbo controller helps, but the story is bland. I only liked one song which was 'Triumph'.

I played about 7 hours of it. FUCK it hard, that game sucks.

I played about 7 hours of it. FUCK it hard, that game sucks.

lol.

Bumped, starting to collect again.

Suikoden I & II

Pure awesome Games.

Suikoden I & II

Pure awesome Games.

Lot's of people seem to think these two are a must for the PS1. I was wondering, do they follow each other, or is the series like Final Fantasy 1,2,3... where they have no relation to one another? Let me know, thanks.

Lot's of people seem to think these two are a must for the PS1. I was wondering, do they follow each other, or is the series like Final Fantasy 1,2,3... where they have no relation to one another? Let me know, thanks.

The actually do have a link & many references. Though I've finished only Suiko I, I only saw the beginning of II. But I did my homework before playing both games.
The thing is that it Suiko II is a direct Sequel, but you don't need to play one to enjoy the game, but having played the first game before, it will potentially enhance the experience.
Characters from the original Suikoden reappear & they are playable.
In fact, if you have a memory of Suiko I with all the 108 characters, in suiko II you can load that memory & start a new game with some additions & you can see the real & Cannonical ending.

So Bottom line, yes, It's almost imperative to play them in order.

The actually do have a link & many references. Though I've finished only Suiko I, I only saw the beginning of II. But I did my homework before playing both games.
The thing is that it Suiko II is a direct Sequel, but you don't need to play one to enjoy the game, but having played the first game before, it will potentially enhance the experience.
Characters from the original Suikoden reappear & they are playable.
In fact, if you have a memory of Suiko I with all the 108 characters, in suiko II you can load that memory & start a new game with some additions & you can see the real & Cannonical ending.

So Bottom line, yes, It's almost imperative to play them in order.

Alright, thanks.

Suikoden I & II

Pure awesome Games.

x2

Happy to answer any questions about the series if you're wondering about anything else.

Bump again. I have update my list. The games I am most certainly trying to purchase now are Suikoden 1 & 2, and Legend of Mana. I was looking into Tales of Destiny 1 and 2 and their battle systems looked awesome. I really liked the battle system of Valkyrie Profile and the Tales of series look similar. I was looking to purchase Tales of Destiny 2 more so than 1 because I heard it's better. Any recommendations on this, or any other games? Thanks all.

The first couple 'Legend of Heroes' were never released on our side of the pond, but they were highly enjoyable and you might be able to find something over in emulation, but NA has received PSP ports. 'Trails in the Sky' is also being released tomorrow on PSP if you want to look in to that. As for PSX recommendations, I see you already have 'Lunar' and 'Star Ocean 2', so I'll just add +1 to 'Alundra'.

i believe with suikoden II you can also use your character from I towards the end of the game..could be mistaken though it has been a while.. both fantastic games and at one point so sort after you could pay $500+ for a copy

Also Digimon world..i think that was an rpg

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megaman legends and mickeys magical kitchen. not completely sure if they are rpgs either i just remember having them

i just remembered one.. Blaze and Blade...biggest pile of crap imagineable

Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are the best RPGs on that list besides Final Fantasy and Lunar series. Suikoden is a very interesting story that I could give details about if you are interested in the faqs. Xenogears is also an awesome choice.

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yes fortunatly Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are tied right together. If you play Suikoden 1 it actually lets you continue into the second one with the oppertunity to play with the hero from the first one later in the game. Characters interact with how the first game played (the characters that actually came from the first that followed into the second...not all are from both titles). Its a great one-two punch for a RPG series!

Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are the best RPGs on that list besides Final Fantasy and Lunar series. Suikoden is a very interesting story that I could give details about if you are interested in the faqs. Xenogears is also an awesome choice.

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yes fortunatly Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are tied right together. If you play Suikoden 1 it actually lets you continue into the second one with the oppertunity to play with the hero from the first one later in the game. Characters interact with how the first game played (the characters that actually came from the first that followed into the second...not all are from both titles). Its a great one-two punch for a RPG series!

Its been a while since I've played any games, but I did purchase Suikoden 1 on the PS store. Only played it for an hour and never got into the gameplay. I didn't even battle yet so I cant really comment. Any insight on Suikoden 1?

Well Suikoden 1 starts out in Gregminster of the Scarlett Moon Empire...You play the son of a general to the empire that is killed at the beginning of the game, which you are forced to leave Gregminster to start your quest. Basically as the game progresses into the early stages you are contacted by Lakknat a bearer of the Gate Rune which directs you to take the Soul Catcher Rune one of the 27 True Runes (Runes create magic) and eventually join the rebel force and become the leader ( over time, you are not trusted by some of the main characters) to eventually lead the rebel forces to fight the Empire. The game itself in its fighting format gives you a total of 6 in your party which each player can be equipped with runes that create magic (a total of three). Weapons are upgraded by going to a smith never purchasing new weapons all originals for every character. The story itself gets better as you get into the game (took time for me to grow on it myself) but all in all you will fall in love by the end. Id say to get the second Suikoden first because its story and its all around gameplay surpasses the original in every way. The games tie together in a way but are also in there own respect there own stories. Seriously give it another shot you wont be dissapointed!

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Also you can down the coarse of your journey collect the 108 stars of destiny which you can fight with all of them and also some parts of the ending will change if you collect all of them before a part in the timetable of the game. You also do battles in the game which makes it not only a rpg but a strategy type game! I mean its almost like Shinning Force in some sence but with a better story.

why no aero the acrobat 2?

hmm let me think:

FF anthologies(4&6)
suikoden 1
Parasite eve
FF7
Legend of legaia
FF9(2 copies)
Breath of fire 3
Chronicles of the sword
Legend of dragoon
FF8
Kartia:word of fate(turn based strategy rpg)
Kings field 2(fun first person real time rpg)

Those are all my ps 1 rpgs.
I got 33 games in total on the ps1.

I had to look em up cause i didn't remember all the titles.

Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are the best RPGs on that list besides Final Fantasy and Lunar series. Suikoden is a very interesting story that I could give details about if you are interested in the faqs. Xenogears is also an awesome choice

Suikoden 1 is ps1,but suikoden 2 is ps2

I thought Legend of Manna was pretty bad ass. Chrono Trigger and Chrono cross are good as well as most of the final fantasy’s (I am one of the only people I know who is not a fan of FFT) Parasite Eve was good but I wasn’t too thrilled about the second one. Jade cocoon was fun when I was younger, I don’t remember it too well now. Suikoden was alright too, but I don’t think I ever finished the game. Anyways, those are the games I have purchased and were bad ass.

I'd also look into Vagrant Story. i keep hearin their music is some of the best around. it keeps winnin rumbles here, so why not?

SO im looking for a long lost RPG, cant remember the name, just played the demo once when i was a kid and now i want to the game :)
SO- all i know is its on PS1 the story line i think follows the hero and some evil fog that starts to cover the world. The hero has the ability to learn hand to hand combat/ when you learn the move you have to physical punch it in every time. So you know its classic RPG style turn base attacks, but you have to tab (O,X,OO) etc. it was fun...
sorry i cant give any more info..., hope this rings a bell.
Thanks

SO im looking for a long lost RPG, cant remember the name, just played the demo once when i was a kid and now i want to the game :)
SO- all i know is its on PS1 the story line i think follows the hero and some evil fog that starts to cover the world. The hero has the ability to learn hand to hand combat/ when you learn the move you have to physical punch it in every time. So you know its classic RPG style turn base attacks, but you have to tab (O,X,OO) etc. it was fun...
sorry i cant give any more info..., hope this rings a bell.
Thanks

you can try googling it and see what comes up. thats all i can say...

SO im looking for a long lost RPG, cant remember the name, just played the demo once when i was a kid and now i want to the game :)
SO- all i know is its on PS1 the story line i think follows the hero and some evil fog that starts to cover the world. The hero has the ability to learn hand to hand combat/ when you learn the move you have to physical punch it in every time. So you know its classic RPG style turn base attacks, but you have to tab (O,X,OO) etc. it was fun...
sorry i cant give any more info..., hope this rings a bell.
Thanks


That sounds to me like Legend of Legaia.

If you can name some more, feel free to add. I am pretty sure if that is not 100% of the list, it's close. And some of those are not true RPG's at that; some are sub RPG's or have RPG elements to them.

That's nowhere near 100%

That sounds to me like Legend of Legaia.

Yep, it is. Soon as I read the description, I knew it was LoL. I just beat it myself.

That's nowhere near 100%

Then please, share any other RPG's. Note: this is a full list of every PS1 RPG released in the USA. Also, the list includes some RPG's that are not even full RPG's (ex/ Castlevania). So, I think there are more than there actually are. Please name more.

Just had a quick read and had to comment on this:


Suikoden 1 is ps1,but suikoden 2 is ps2

Sorry, but you're incorrect Nostalgia gamer. Suikoden 1 and Suikoden 2 are both on the PS1. Suikoden 3, 4, Tactics (Rhapsodia) and 5 are PS2 games.

Where is Digimon World 1&2?

You've already played the best possible PSX RPG. Stop wasting your money and just go replay both Lunars again.

You can close this thread now.

One of my favorite rpg of all time is King's Field. I know it has horrible graphics, but I love the soundtrack, the ambiance and most of all the level design! My favorite map in 3D, better in my opinion then the one in Metroid Prime (and that is saying a lot)
By the way, Demon's souls and Dark souls are spiritual successor to this game
Also, for the time it is quite amazing to see that there is no loading screen in the game (except when dying :P)

I can proudly say I own most of these <3
God, the RPGs back then were SO much better..
I still prefer my vintage RPGs over any other!

chrono cross aside, parasite eve is one of the best rpgs ive ever played, its not long, but its very immersive, and on the second run, its balls out HARD.

Digimon World, Digimon World 2, and Digimon World 3 should all be on this list. HOURS of fun, nearly limitless replay value, and a massive difference in gameplay and even available digimon between each game. Definitely worth picking up, and definitely worth playing. Heck, I'm playing Digimon World on my laptop and Digimon World 3 on my phone simultaneously right now!

Hi all. Bump again. I just want to confirm if the Digimon games are RPGs? If they are I will add. Also, if anybody else could name any more PS1 American released RPGs not listed in my list, please let me know. This thread is a top 3 Google search for 'Playstation 1 RPGs' and it would be nice to help people further obtain a complete list.

Thanks


P.S. - I'm thinking about purchasing a couple of the following list of games soon. Let me know which you think are worth purchasing if you had to choose 2:

Alundra
Grandia
Legend of Legaia
Thousand Arms
Vangaurd Bandits
Ogre Battle

Hi all, the following is a full list of every PS1 RPG or Action RPG ever made in the USA. I was wondering which one of these games would be worth purchasing? I want to start collecting PS1 RPG's by the way, so which one of these would you all recommend? (NOTE: Bolded, underlined RPG's I already own.)

Alundra
Alundra 2
Arc the Lad Collection
Azure Dream
Battle Hunter
Beyond the Beyond
Brave Fencer Musashi
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Brigandine
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chrono Cross
Chocobo's Dungeon 2
Darkstone
Diablo
Digimon World
Digimon World 2
Digimon World 3
Dragon Seeds
Dragon Valor
Dragon Warrior VII
Eternal Eyes
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Tactics
Front Mission 3
Grandia
Granstream Saga
Guardian's Crusade
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
Jade Cocoon
Kartia: Word of Fate
King's Field
King's Field II
Koudelka
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Mana
Legacy of Kain, Blood Omen
Lunar Silver Star Story Box Set
Lunar II Eternal Blue Box Set
Monster Seed
Ogre Battle
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve 2
Persona
Persona II: Eternal Punishment
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
RPG Maker
Saga Frontier
Saga Frontier 2
Saiyuki: Journey West
Shadow Madness
Shadow Tower
Star Ocean: Second Story
Suikoden (**Only own downloaded version on PSN, not original copy)
Suikoden II
Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Destiny II
Thousand Arms
Threads of Fate
Torneko: The Last Hope
Vagrant Story
Valkyrie Profile
Vandal Hearts
Vandal Hearts II
Vanguard Bandits
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2
Xenogears



*EDIT: Updated list... (1/29/2014)


You forgot Megaman Legends 1/2 and then that other Megaman Legends Spin off. I forgot the name. But that's all I know for now.