20 Best PS1 RPGs of ALL Time
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Published 2024-05-03
Obviously, Square Enix (then simply known as Square) dominates any list that talks about the best RPGs on the PS1, but you’d be surprised just how many different sorts of RPGs they made, to say nothing of the extraordinary releases from Working Designs, Capcom, Konami, and even Sony themselves. RPGs had a golden age on this console, and is it fair to say it’s never been quite this exciting or varied in the years since?
So, let’s celebrate this wonderful, weird, and expansively deep piece of PS1 history with a look at the 20 best PS1 RPGs of all time.
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All Comments (21)
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Here’s a story for you. When I was in college I went to a K-Mart that was going out of business. The electronics section was picked through but still had some decent stuff. There was a bin full of Crazy Town CDs and copies of Parasite Eve. I only bought Crazy Town because I thought Parasite Eve looked dumb. If only I knew.
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When I clicked on this list I had already decided I was going to judge you based on where you put Final Fantasy 9 and now I can say you are doing God's work
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Breath of Fire is at the top of my list for series that need to continue.
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I Really Want an Remake of “The Legend of Dragoon”
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Im surprised legend of legaia didnt make the list
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I wish that they could remake Chrono Cross..
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Great List. So many bangers, or as you say “whippers” lol 😂 Loved that ff9 was top of the food chain. A really amazing game!
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My list of Playstation 1 RPGs is pretty extensive, just wish it included Tales of Destiny and Tales of Destiny 2/Eternia.
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My personal favorites Grandia -my first jrpg love ff9 - my first introduction to final fantasy Lunar 1&2- reminded me of Nadia and studio ghibli films Vagrant story - Amazing story telling Vangard bandits- Favorite tactics jrpg Parasite eve- favorite horror jrpg Wild arms- fun exploration Breath of fire 3- favorite turn base combat Legend of dragoon- the most beautiful looking psx jrpg Klonoa- best psx platformer Megaman legends-best 3d and best English dub Chrono cross-best game opening (😅thats all I liked about it) Suikoden 2- best of the best!
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I think you forgot something.. one of the best rpg on ps1.. it called "digimon world 3"
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Nice editing.
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Any chance of you naming the games on the description chapters?
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Yes! Final Fantasy IX on TOP! It's definitely the best PS1 game, the best Final Fantasy game and my personal favourite video game of all time! I love FFIX!
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Never understood why wild arms 2 was not liked...the game is freaking amazing imo and objectively better than the first one
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this list has the potential to spawn so many other best of lists.... best tactical rpgs, best action rpgs, best final fantasy rpg, best dragon quest rpg, etc...
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So happy you guys put Diablo on this list, I played it for probably a thousand hours, was my first diablo experience, did not have money for a PC
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If you think FF Anthology doesn't actually belong here, then you could've added it to a "special mentions" category. And while you're at it, might as well consider Monster Rancher 2 in that category for being a "non-traditional RPG". Also, where's Alundra? It's sequel wasn't as well-received but Alundra 1 is one of the greatest action RPGs of all time.
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I’ve seen and have all NTSC Consoles from 1980-Now my Favorite PS1 RPGS are Suikoden Alundra Final Fantasy VII Breath of Fire III Azure Dreams Kartia Parasite Eve Tales of Destiny Xenogears Brave Fencer Musashi Jade Cacoon Legend of Legaia Lunar Silver Star Story Star Ocean Second Story Final Fantasy VIII Suikoden II Grandia Thousand Arms Koudelka Rhapsody Vagrant Story Legend of Mana Legend of Dragoon Threads of Fate Chrono Cross Valkyrie Profile Parasite Eve 2 Final Fantasy IX Breath of Fire IV Lunar II Eternal Blue Tales of Destiny II Dragon Warrior VII Arc the Lad Collection
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suikoden 2 should've been number 1. underrated AF
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It is INSANE that Persona wasn't on this list.
