The 10 BEST PS1 JRPGs of All Time
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Have you ever wondered what the top 10 BEST PS1 JRPGs are? In this video we'll dive into the PlayStation to find out! Today me and ShadoCris list the 10 you absolutely have to play.
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0:35 Final Fantasy VII
1:25 Xenogears
2:32 Chrono Cross
3:35 Suikoden II
4:54 Lunar Silver Star Story
5:50 Legend of Dragoon
7:00 Valkyrie Profile
8:02 Wild Arms
9:12 Vagrant Story
10:15 Grandia
I don't disagree with the top 10 list. I just want to make the observation what an absolute JRPG monster PS1 is since BreathOfFire3 does not even clock in on the list :-) And neither does StarOceanSecondStory 🙂Good times.
He's got most of them right. Chronocross I disagree with because there's too many useless characters among so many other flaws. Legend of Dragoon is a good experience, but BreathofFire3 OR 4 IMHO are better in many aspects OST, battle system, etc. I love Grandia, but most bosses were way too easy and it's originally a Sega game. One of the Breath of Fires, Star Ocean 2 and Parasite Even perhaps could've made the cut as they're better games than 2-3 of these selections, but overall to get 7 out of 10 of mine is excellent to see.
S U I K O D E N II
-GAMEPLAY
-GRAPHICS
-SOUNDTRACK
AND MOST SPECIALLY THE
-STORY!
EXCITED FOR EYUIDEN!! 😍
What I like the most from suikoden is finding all the 108 star of destiny *-*
@@marachannel12 Ahh yes, I remember the clive quest, a quest that has 20 hour game play limit, late a minute, you will never get the quest done... 😂
I spent almost $150 on this Game and then I ended up buying the digital download for 10 bucks and playing that. At least I was able to resell the game.
Suikoden II is already awesome as it is but I have to say, one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much is because I played it after Suikoden I. Just the fact that you can start the game by loading a savegame from ending Suikoden I should tip you off
"DIE PIG!!!" Luca Blight
I grew up during this time and had the pleasure of playing all these games when they were current. I don't want to say that these older games are better than the ones we have today, but nostalgia is a potent drug. I think that as long as there are passionate people both playing and creating RPGs, there will always be top tier games that become instant classics able to stand the test of time.
I always tell people it really speaks to how great a game Xenogears is, that it's regarded so highly and it's not even finished!
Star Ocean and Legend of Mana
Both Great games that people forget about (I assume you were talking about Star Ocean Second Story).
I would have also included Legend of Legaia and Final Fantasy Tactics.
I was going to recommend both of them.
Legend of mana is unfortunately sooooo underrated. It's realLY GOOD
Screw ff7
also breath of fire :D
Legend of Mana may be my all time favorite JRPG.
The ps1 has much more than 10 must play jrpgs. It has the most must play jrpgs of any system imo.
Agreed!
Ahh feels like your forgetting the PS2 ... maybe its was just me but seemed like PS2 was the era of the JRPG. Still PS1 was awesome for its RPGs and Xenogears is my all time fav combat system so PS1 does deserve the love
@@litlclutch I'm glad that you were able to enjoy so many jrpgs on the ps2. Although the ps2 has some of my favorite jrpgs, I still have far more favorites on the ps1.
@@nondweller same here there's more stand outs for me on the ps1 than the ps2
The only JRPGs I enjoyed on the ps2 were final fantasy X dragon quest 8 and the SMT and Persona games
“Chrono cross had 45 playable characters, something unheard of at the time.”
Next up. Suikoden 2.
The unfortunate irony.
“Something NEARLY unheard of at the time.” I knew the Suikodens had it beat :)
chrono cross characters are 3d and way more detailed and almost all have unique animations and several unique abilities.
i was thinking the same thing. Which one was released first tho?
@@user-bn9yv4uh7b Suikoden was released 4 years earlier and Suikoden II a year earlier. But still, his original point stands. NEARLY unheard of at the time. If you use quotes, you know you gotta actually quote what they said, right Astarion?
@@Jack_80 all suikoden 2 playable characters have different sprite and attack animation too tho 🤔 they even have unite and certain unique rune on certain character. Like millie with her groundog, MC&Jowy with true runes, stallion with his godspeed. Etc etc
Great list, if I could recomend one, the game that got me into JRPG's Breath Of Fire 4
Played and own all of them. For my honorable mention: Breath of Fire III & IV, Legend of Legaia, FF IX, FF Tactics, Persona 2, Front Mission 3, Parasite Eve 1 & 2, Legend of Mana, Saga Frontier II, Alundra, Tactics Ogre, Tales of Destiny & Tales of Eternia, Star Ocean: 2nd Story.
PS1 had such a killer library!
You have good taste there sir
@@patrickblackwell777 thank you kind sir
@@thepuppetmaster9284 I as well own all of them (aside from Wild Arms that's not in my collection atm) plus most of your honorable mentions. I don't think I'd consider Parasite Eve II a JRPG though, the first one was 100% but the second while also being an incredible game went all survival horror. www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/jb7zhn/heres_some_pictures_of_part_off_my_collection/ there's a link to the reddit post I made with some pictures of the stuff I've unpacked so far since moving if you're interested.
@@cory99991 Parasite Eve II is an action JRPG mixed with survival horor. Players still got EXP from defeating enemies and can use that EXP to level up their abilities. It also still use HP & MP indicator for health and magic / skill.
Breath of Fire 3, Breath of Fire 4, Legend of Legaia, FFVIII, FFIX, Thousand Arms, Suikoden, Wild Arms 2, Threads of Fate, Tales of Destiny
Same list!
Hear, hear ❤️
Xenogears?
How e. Earth can any list put Suikoden 1 over Suikoden 2? Its literally a tech demo of the S2, and i love S1. And u leave out ff7 but include 8? And no xenogears? Sorry but this is the oddest list ive ever seen lol
@@Xenogears76 I should've included that.
Suikoden II made me cry. DEFINITELY MUST PLAY
Oh yeah!
I've played most games on this list but I still love hearing one of my new favorite content creators discuss games I love with someone new to check out.
Could also be a gentle reminder for folks that know of these games. There’s still a few on this list I need to get around to finishing 😅
Tales of eternia( destiny 2),star ocean 2, digimon world,legend of legaia,breath of fire III and IV,thousand arms
dont forget jade cocoon
Thousand arms, the jrpg with a dating sim
Cant believe they didnt put bof3 in it
tales of eternia and tales of destiny 2 are two different games.
Me who play all these game already 😑, really missing old times
Truly the golden age of JRPGs!
Thanks for taking down memory lane with some of these games! There’s a handful I never got to play as a kid. Would love some remasters to them.
Others not on the list, that are musts for me:
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy IX
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Breath Of Fire IV
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Star Ocean, Persona, and Tactics were others I played growing up. It brings me back to middle school and reminds me of all my friends back then.
Stoooop, my backlog can' take this 😓
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Like them logs, boy? Yeah, bet you do.
I completed Suikoden 2, 12 times, GOD, I LOVE that games so much 😂,
I can't wait for the successor, Eiyuden Chronicle !!!!
Parasite Eve is my favourite PS1 JRPG and best PS1 game overall. Great battle mechanics, one of the best soundtracks ever and great characters.
Great game!
I had always assumed Parasite Eve was just a Resident Evil clone, until a year ago when i tried it out. I was instantly hooked, played through the whole game in like 2-3 days lol phenomenal game!
PE is one of my favorite games I prefer the 2nd one but both are great.
Great game bro!
With this list it proves that squaresoft could shit out almost any game on the ps1 and it be a golden egg. What a time to be alive plus how good would it be if square Enix were pumping out the same gems 🤔🤔
It was absolutely wild how many all times classics Square was churning out during that era.
Ohh the golden era when it's still squaresoft instead of square enix. My fav game developer ever.
Imagine if final fantasy 13 was as well made as 7 was with the perfect story pacing and show don't tell philosophy. All of the fun side games? Don't get me wrong, I loved me some animal hunting on the archylte steppe but where are all the mini games and exploration??
Though final fantasy 7r and Dragon quest xi look like perfect games, the quality control and output have dropped off. They are doing a decent job of the remasters though.
Same with the SNES! So many awesome Square games on the SNES. Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, FF VI, Secret of Mana...
@@alejandromarinetti8622 yeah so many cool games . It was a great time to be alive that's for sure
I loved all those games. The memories and nostalgia rush is real. My favorite was Legend of dragoon though. Something about it that just clicks with me the most. The story pacing and twists coupled with the setting and art design made that game stick to my brain like no other. Great content, subscribed.
Thanks Babba! Yeah Legend of Dragoon is a pretty great game. I love the world. Very unique.
The Legend of Dragoon is what earns a thumbs up from me. Thank you for the content!
You’re welcome! Thanks for checking out the video.
Legend of Dragoon is such an amazing game. My big brother loaned me some of his games years ago. When he took them back to move to the other side of the country he accidently forgot a couple games. Final Fantasy VIII, Legend of Dragoon, and Drakengard. All amazing games.
@@MrSupersonic2012 I love all of those games. The only one I don’t currently own is Drakengard. It is hard to find in second-hand stores.
OG FF tactics was the best. Stealing Elmdore’s Genji Armour was the best 😂
Killer Rune 😂
Stealing Gaffgarion's Blood Sword was the best!😀
Bahamut Gigaflare Blood Sword is good, but you could literally steal a full set of Genji Armour including a 2nd Genji Glove very early in the game. They changed it for the re-release. I was so disappointed I almost quit right there 😭.
@@curtisdecoste9345 just Genji equip wasn't such an op option. For example, Genji Glove gives +2 Atk/Matk, while there were Red Shoes +1Atk/+1Spd or Bracer +3 Atk if you just need a brute force. For mag classes there were 108 Gems armlet which amplifies all 8 elements/immune to undead, life leach, poison and toad. Also there were interesting parfumes fot female chars with double auto- effects, kinda float+haste, protect+shell, etc but i didn't try 'em coz 2 calculators with 108 Gems already destroy the game oneshoting everything in 1 turn and you don't need anything else except 108 Gems =)
Bahamut Gigaflare Agreed, Calculators OP, but I could be mistaken, but didn’t Genji gloves allow you to equip two swords or something? It was literally 20 years ago so I’m racking my brain. I just loved having the full set, Genji helmet armour gloves even the shield.
Xenogears! Now that is a proper list. And I have ALL the games listed here on my portable HD and playable beautifully on my PS Vita.
Nice! Vita is so great for that.
Suikoden series is one of the best jrpg series to ever exist.
suikoden 2 is my favorite game of all time
Wild Arms was one of my favorite games on the PS1. When I eventually sold it to one of those Used Game stores; that buys all old games and consoles; the clerk actually teared up due to how good condition the case and cd were in.
Have you played the others? 3 is pretty great too.
@@TheGamingShelf Played all the way up to Wild Arms 4. Personally found that each sequel was weaker than the ones before it.
xenogears is the best rpg ive played back when i was a kid ..... the story is really somenthing , talking about god and religion .... what a great game dammmm
Valkyrie Profile has SUCH A GOOD premise.
Right!?
When game not focusing only on the graphics, but the story instead
played all of these games. but after 22years suikoden is back!!
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SUIKODEN IS FREAKING BACKKKK!!?IS EIYUDAN CHRONICLE CONFIRMED REINFARNATION OF SUIKODEN?
dont troll people for false hope
@@jetstormable go check eiyuden chronicle. troll.
@@claireglory i already knew that you troll, its no suikoden, just because the same team who done suikoden meant everything they'll produce will be suikoden? give me a break
I'm on a massive JRPG kick right now due to RPG Maker MZ having just come out. There's a ton of games on this list I've not played on here because... Europe never got them (like Chrono Cross and Lunar). Thankfully, there are, ahem, *other* options for obtaining and playing these nowadays.
Haha yes definitely find a way to check them out however you can!
oh! i get what you mean. importing an american playstation! very clever. too bad you have to pay such big prices for the games though. though may be you'll find some cheap at a thrift store! good luck!
@@Lazrael32 I was more thinking US PSN Store for the stuff that's still available to buy first hand (albeit digitally) or burned discs for my modded PS One , PS2 Free McBoot, or ePSXe where my only option is the secondhand resale market where there's no way to support the original developers / publishers.
What about Legend of Mana , Legend of Legaia or the quirky gem Guardians Crusade
Good games but not must play ones
Man, Breath of Fire 3 is the gold standard for me. Really hope we get a new one someday.
Grandia was one of my all time favorite games, that never got it due.
I recommend waiting to buy any of these games. Covid made these games skyrocket in value after everyone on unemployment received an extra $600 per week. You might think $200-$250 for Suikoden II (I paid $120 in 2006 for the very amazing game) is a great deal, but honestly, the game was going for $150-$175 before the virus.
If you need your fix of Suikoden II, you can buy it on the PSN store for $10 as long as you are using a PS3. Also, you could emulate all these games on a softmodded PS3 using Webman. Other ways to emulate PS1 are on Raspberry Pis (or other one bored PCs), Windows PCs, MacBooks, Android phone or tablet, Softmodded PSP, Softmodded PS Vita, a huge variety of Chinese handhelds (like the RG350 for example), Softmodded Switch, Softmodded Wii, Softmodded PS4, Softmodded PS Classic and many other devices.
Owning a huge collection of video games takes a lot of time, money effort and space, so I recommend emulation for those without a lot of time, money or space. However, if you’re looking to collect video games, please use pricecharting.com to get an idea of what these games are going for so that you’re not over paying for the games you’re willing to collect.
Smart!
Yeah agree. Have you seen some of the Gamecube prices lately... crazy.
I got my copy of suikoden 2 for cheap probably around the same time. It has a sun bleached cover, but it's the same game and the price was right (around 60 bucks I think). A LOT of games have doubled in price. I got haunting ground for like 20 bucks about a year after it came out.. It was selling for near 200 last year and is now selling for 300-400. 0.o
I'll be honest, I don't know where you were seeing that Suikoden 2 was going for only 150$, maybe at game stop, but for the longest time before it was released on PS3, Suikoden 2 was going for 400-700 dollars a copy and went down to 300 a copy after it was released on ps3 as a digital download.
@@adicusdeathreaper eBay. I was seeing it for $150-$175 on eBay in 2018-2019. Check pricecharting.com charts on the game, they also show proof of the game going for $175, but never have I seen a copy of Suikoden II go past $200 (unless it was brand new) until the virus. I’ve owned my copy since 2006 and since then I’ve monitored the price.
Vanguard bandits deserves to be in the must play JRPG's of PS1 as well, one of the greatest.
I think Breath of Fire 3, Vandal Heartd, Legend of Legaia and Thousand Arms would be in my list of top 10. But awesome list nonetheless.
😁
Oh god yes. Breath of Fire 3 was soooo good! I have so much good memories of that game.
Thousand Arms and Breath of Fire is soo underrated
@@vintage2983 Who are you telling though!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably one of my top list. Xenogears is my all time favorite RPG outside of Mass Effect but I for some reason put them in a different category.
Thank you for mentioning Chrono Cross. I remember staying in the Cleft of Dimension just to to listen to the music.
The music in CC is absolutely incredible 🎶
1)FFVII
2)FFIX
3)Legend of Dragoon
4)Parasite Eve
5)Legend of Mana
6)Chrono Cross
7)Star Ocean 2
8)Xenogears
9)Breath of Fire III
10)Breath of Fire IV
Too many great PS1 JRPGs to have a top 10 list really - probably a top 30 list would be better, so I can put FFVIII at #11.
Great picks!
Xenogears must be experienced to gain proper fulfillment.
My list:
Final Fantasy VII
Valkyrie Profile
Grandia
Wild ARMS 2 (I think the second one is just better in every way to the first)
Legend of Legaia
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (need some SJRPG rep here. Would put FFT instead of it seems you guys stuck with one game per series)
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Parasite Eve
Alundra
Legend of Mana
Great list 👍
100% agree on the wild arms 2 :) man i really miss that game
Great list! FF7 of course but I played plenty of Xenogears and Legend of the Dragoon.
Games we had in Europe: ff7,8,9 , Grandia, StarOcean2, BOF3,4 , legend of dragoon, suikoden1,2 , legend of legaia, wild arms..
Games we DID NOT have in Europe:
Chrono cross, Xenogears, Valkyrie profile, persona2, Parasite Eve 1, tales of destiny/eternia, Lunar, arc the lad, chrono trigger, Saga Frontier .... !
Breath of fire 4 , Suikoden 2 , Final Fantasy 9
THE 3 LEGENDARY TITLE
Brave Fencer Musashi?
Good game, just not a Top 10 must-play one IMO.
@@TheGamingShelf MUST PLAY for me but great list anyway
You’re right about all these besides Vagrant Story. That thing is a chore and a half to play today.
Great list! 👍 But it's only a matter of taste, TBH. For me, I like those Dark-Themed JRPGs, so my personal favorites are:
01. Xenogears
02. Suikoden II
03. Chrono Cross
04. Valkyrie Profile
05. Parasite Eve
06. Vagrant Story
07. Final Fantasy VII
08. The Legend of Dragoon
09. Vandal Hearts
10. Koudelka
Xenogears, Suikoden, Valkyrie and FFVIII! These are GEMS that I still play on my Phone even if there is PS5 around. It brings back good memories.
there are too many good PS1 JRPGs. 10 is not enough
Agreed. This system is a good mine for JRPGs.
Xenogears always bring a sting in my heart, it was one of my memorable jrpg. It was sooo good, the story, characters, the combat, the music, the GEARS design and evolution and a lot more.
But all of that makes it hurt the more learning how rushed it was, im SURE at least it could be 4 disc if they have the budget and time. I really really wish i could see the complete story xenogears presented in its full glory, sadly with the team is scattered all over place it'll be almost to nil chance. So unfortunate
Except for Ff7... All of these of this games aged very well. I really miss the Passion that developers had in the 90s...
I wish I was into jrpgs when these were out
It was the golden age. It seemed like a gem was coming out every week.
The Gaming Shelf my sisters boyfriend got me into a few of them
@@jiggerblayne sad you missed it, i got to play final fantas 2 (4) in 1994 on my snes, thou i wouldnt play another rpgs till the release of alundra (1996-1997 i think) i remember that at the time, squaresoft was untouchable, every other company respected them, and everthime a new ff was announce you knew it was a really major release in gaming, even if you werent into rpgs.
Was expecting some love for Breath of Fire III. Cool list though
Suikoden II is my favorite ! I'm planning to play every game on this list :D !
Awesome! Can’t go wrong of you love classic JRPGs.
Several games added to my retro playlist. Thanks man!
You’re most welcome Leonardo!
That's awesome to hear. The one I haven't played through, but somehow I own (I honestly forgot when I bought it.) is Lunar. I'm scheduling time now to play it.
Great list, I agree with all of your picks. Suikoden 2 and Wild ARMs are so amazing.
Played and loved all games from this list. Best days of my life.
Heck yeah, the golden age of the genre for sure.
hell yeah , ive played these games too , how i miss those days .... the games had such a magic into it , nowadays the rpgs are all graphic and no magic , no story ....
@@niltonnunes5971 so true. the only series sticking to the old style seems to be dragon quest. i loved 11
Xenogears is the very first RPG that I've tried.. then I fell in love with the game.. & start to appreciate the RPG genre..
It’s a cool game for sure.
@@TheGamingShelf yes.. I really don't like RPG's back then because I thought they were boring. Until I tried it & I got hooked ❤️
I used to really hate RPGs back then, so I almost never played any until the PS Vita came out and now I am huge fan of the genre and I got to know almost all of the games I missedِ. It may not be possible to catch up with all of them but at the very least I'm aware of their historical relevance. Also is that Sakura Wars OST at the end :D I'm currently playing it
It is! I really like using the Sakura Wars OST, it’s pretty great :D
Maaaaaan I was hoping so badly to see and hear Legend of Legaia on here. It's battle system is so damn unique, and the difficulty is based around how creative you are with it.
Good game but not Top 10 to me.
@@TheGamingShelf Understandable, everyone has different tastes. I just always felt like it's a hidden gem of sorts because of how overlooked it is as a whole.
Nothing beats PS1 JRPG Soundtracks..
Also glad you included WILD ARMS on the list, the game is underrated.
They’re so good!
Xenogears and vagrant story both the hardest rpg game in ps1 series trust me
great list, all my fav jrpg. PS1 is golden age of best jrpg ❤️
I really loved playing Chrono Cross! Great character, great world and also great gameplay!
Came here to make sure Suikoden 2 was on the list. :)
Happy to not let you down ;)
@@TheGamingShelf :) Also very agreeable list overall. I might have FF Tactics as a must play as well.
Good call! I wanted this list to strictly stick to traditional RPGs and not Tactical/ Strategy RPGs. That’s a series for another time 😎
Dont forget Brave Fencer Musashi.. a great parody of jrpgs and the first I can recall.
Everytime i look at this kind of vid, childhood memories came. Damnn very nostalgic bro..
Same! The PS1 was my childhood. So many good games.
Another I loved but was not appreciated by the public was Koudelka. It takes a while to get used to but the gameplay and ambiance is amazing.
Definitely a good one. PS1 was just flooded with quality JRPGs that many like Koudelka fell through the cracks.
Vagrant Story -- masterpiece!
It is a crime that there was never a sequel to Vagrant Story!
Must play these great games! Oh but first gotta play my favorite PS1 JRPG Final Fantasy Tactics again.
Such a classic! I would have included it but I’m planning some Strategy RPG series later 😁
The Gaming Shelf I Also wanted to complement the title. Good to see ‘must play’ versus when some people label ‘best’. Makes for a less polarizing video.
Best is so subjective. I wanted this series to be about the essentials to get going on a system and then branch out from there.
Absolutely loved this! Also subbed to ShadoCris! I am a sucker for lists so I get pretty hyped when I see stuff like this!
Thanks for the sub! I was streaming last night when you sub'd and I gave you a shout out on my Twitch.
Thanks Paige 😁 Well stay tuned because there’s tons of lists to come!
ShadoCris JRPG Oh thank you!!!
The Gaming Shelf Awwwwww yeeeeah!
Legend of legaia, hands down.
For Chrono Cross, there are a lot of characters but many aren't that good, the recruitment conditions can get very convoluted, and you only have 2 open slots. At least Suikoden has 5 available slots (well, max, sometimes there are required party members).
Yeah you basically stick with the best characters through most of the game. But this was a fairly novel concept at the time so it was fun to do.
Is Suikoden 5 your favorite in the series?
@@TheGamingShelf I just meant 5 party slots, as opposed to 2, since in both games the MC always takes one. So more slots for experimentation. That said, I think 5 is the only one I've actually beaten. Was a pretty good game. Played 1 and 2 some but don't think I've ever beaten them.
I'm not a HUGE fan of JRPGs, mostly because I just HATE grinding, but because of persona 5, I've come back for this world after some time, and I'm really happy to find this channel, I'll be waiting for the next videos of this series!
Welcome and thanks for checking out the channel! These will definitely be coming out on the regular so stay tuned :D
Really it's all about a clever battle system, smooth, satisfying variation in game play and a good story with engaging characters. Persona has that in spades and so does playstation 1 era. The graphics in P5 are something else though. It's the most stylish game. I'm so glad I could get it on PS3. I'm old school lol.
Nice video. I was able to pick a couple of these up for my vita to play through, and your microphone sounds awesome like always. Very professional.
Too bad the vita shop doesn’t have Suikoden 2 😡
Wow really? I know it was at one point. Bummer 😝
A bunch of great recommendations, I would've been very surprised if FFVII hadn't been on the list. I'm actually familiar with all the games you've highlighted, though I remember passing on Legend of Dragoon, we (my mom and I) Didn't really take a shine to it very well.
This list also made me kinda sad. Mom and I used to play these games. Back then, it was common for me to do a dramatic reading for the characters (especially those that didn't have voice acting). It was something we did together, even if there wasn't 2 player support. I know she ordered Grandia III last year and if I'm not mistaken, one of the last games I helped her play (by beating a side mission/minigame) was Grandia. I miss her, but we made so many memories, going all the way back to Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy, all the way through the PS3. Her hands weren't so good, so she wasn't able to handle the more action-oriented games, but I kept an eye out for JRPGs because of her.
I still love them, but there's some things that just won't be the same.
Hey thanks for sharing that, its really cool you and your mom were able to bond like that over games especially to someone like me who's parents never picked up a controller in their lives. This list and lists like it always make me sad too because they remind me how old I am (29) and that the best part of my life my youth is gone. We'll always have the memories though! www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/jb7zhn/heres_some_pictures_of_part_off_my_collection/ Here's a post I made to Reddit a few days ago with some pictures of the parts of my collection I've unboxed so far since moving if you want to take a walk down memory lane.
I feel you. I had a similar experience with my grandmother. That old lady got me into gaming. She was impossible to beat in any Mario, or donkey Kong game hahaha. She use to get mad when I skipped getting coins in Mario. She bought Mario rpg and I found it strange yet enjoyable. Then It was love at first sight when I saw the magic in FF on SNES. That was my glimpse into the rpg world which I didn't get into until the playstation, and what a place to jump in.
Man of culture! PS1 was the golden era of gaming for me.
It absolutely was. It seemed like every week a new gem was coming out.
Jade Cocoon will always be my favorit PS1 game
Nice! What did you enjoy most about it?
@@TheGamingShelfI believe the game was made by some Ghibli employees
So yeah the Art style, story and music were amazing
Yeah Ghibli definitely helped with some animated cutscenes.
Suikoden, Grandia, Vagrant Story, Wild Arms... OOF the feels, the childhood, my goodness XD
I couldn't bear to leave these games behind, I have them on my Vita now. Whut I would give to stream them and show how brilliant they are ^^
Great List.....but i miss Breath of Fire 3 and 4 and Tales of Destiny
There are two types of people in this world. People that love Legends of Dragoon and people that are wrong.
Suikoden 2 will always be my best RPG of all time. I kept playing it for more than a decade.
What a fantastic list. I honestly think in no particular order my top 10 is the very same except I never played Lunar so I would put Alundra in its place. Ps1 was an incredible system. Most of those games are my favorite games on the system and that's just jrpgs! there's so many other amazing games on ps1 too. Unreal.
The PS1 was an absolutely insane system. So many all time classics.
I had to get an American playstation 2 to play some of the jrpgs that only got an English version released in America, I'm not a huge fan of emulation and plus I'm a fan of getting games physically especially RPGs
It’s a real shame that some of these didn’t release in Europe. I’m glad you got a chance to play them eventually!
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Unique and honest commentary! I dig it
Thank you!
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What about legend of legaia? Or legend of Mana? That things is good too
Or legend of cocoon (Jade cocoon)?
Good games, but not must-play IMO.
Yes! Legend of Legaia was also great! I really liked the fighting system in it too.
I love Legend of Mana, it's one of my favorite games!
@@TheGamingShelf I'd argue at least Jade Cocoon is a must play PSX title out of those listed. It's fantastic and magical and all that jazz. I'd also personally say Arc the Lad collection is a must play, but it has a more tactical combat style instead of turn-based, so I don't know if people consider it a JRPG or a SRPG
I clicked on this and was concerned Suikoden 2 wasn't going to be here. Idc what anyone says, that's still one of the best JRPGs ever created and Konami needs to get their greedy hands off that license so someone can pick it up. Vagrant Story is another underrated game.
Also.. Suikoden's combat wasn't exactly generic JRPG combat, only on the surface. It was faster paced, had 6 man teams, formations were important because of ranges and you set all your attacks at the start instead of one by one. I'm biased but I think you undersold it a bit lol.
I believe the only thing that took me out of it was the unloasable battles. Don't get me wrong. I love the game to death, but in my opinion, it can use a bit more polish.
@@lulucinalive the game is pretty easy in comparison tho but I never encounter the unloseable fight before? 🤔
@@addenanda I'm talking about the story battles in particular, where it's mostly just talking with a whole bunch of back and forth.
@@lulucinalive story battles? You mean the war system? You can lose on that tho.
Well, to be honest, I've been playing most on the list: Wild Arms, Lunar: Silver Star Story, Grandia, Chrono Cross, Valkyrie Chronicles and Final Fantasy VII.
Nice! All great games to be playing.
It's because of games like these that I love the Vita. 50 bucks buys you pretty much all of them.
Exactly! The Vita is a pretty awesome handheld.
Hell yeah, I still have my day one vita too!
My list in order
1- Xenogears
2- Suikioden 2
3- Chrono Cross
4- Final Fantasy 7
5- Final Fantasy 8
6- Final Fantasy Tactics
7- Legend of Dragoon
8- Final Fantasy 9
Nice! What makes Xenogears number 1 for?
Huge fan of this new serie! Please keep these coming ❤
Oh I definitely will!
FF8, Vagrant Story, Chrono Cross, and Breath of Fire 3 and 4 for me that is my childhood
Dude I'm getting goosebumps just by watching your vid.
Haha thanks Ken!
Fun Fun series. Perhaps one day you could do this for each system. Although for the PS1 and PS2 alone you could do a series on just those 2 consoles. Thank you for taking the time to do this video well and explain each choice.
That’s the plan! I want to do a video like this for every system. PS2 is next :)
@@TheGamingShelf Huzzah
Wild Arms 2 beats Wild Arms outright, also no mention of Tales of Eternia
I enjoyed Wild Arms 2 far more than 1 aswell.
Weird. Every single one of ShadoChris's picks (and their series) are at the bottom of my RPG list, while GameShelf picked my top favorite games (and series).
We picked these games together and picked the ones we enjoyed the most to talk about. A coincidence really 🤷🏻♂️
@@TheGamingShelf Wat. Thats even more weird as its not even a matter of personal taste, just random luck. Lol
what an incredible list. I mean the ps1 is just incredible for jrpgs. I would switch a few in and out maybe but honestly this list is extremely solid. Breath of fire 3 would be in there somewhere for me but I love that you give vagrant story some love. ALundra might be in there for me too if that counts as a jrpg :) Great list guys.
The PS1 was a goldmine for JRPGs. It seemed like a gem was releasing every week.