Ps1 Rpg reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 358 Reddit reviews across 13 subreddits and 24 posts to rank the best Ps1 Rpg brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/rpg_gamers, r/psx, r/patientgamers, r/ps2, r/gaming. Top-rated brands include Square Enix (5.0/5), Sony (4.6/5), Final Fantasy (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews358
Subreddits13
Posts24
Brands57
Products60
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#1
Square Enix
5.0
(90)
"I'd say final fantasy 7 and 9, grandia, and wild arms is a good place to start."
"I'd say final fantasy 7 and 9, grandia, and wild arms is a good place to start."
"Final Fantasy tactics! Amazing RPG"
"Suikoden 1&2. FF7/8/9. Grandia 1/2"
"Final Fantasy IX. The best classic style Final Fantasy."
"Brave Fencer Musashi and Threads of Fate."
"Was a very fun game, and a great action RPG with the “Kirby-like steal enemy powers” mechanic."
"Definitely epic recommendations. Legend of Legaia, FF7, Grandia 1, Star Ocean 2."
"Definitely epic recommendations. Legend of Legaia, FF7, Grandia 1, Star Ocean 2."
"Brave Fencer Musashi and Breath of Fire 3 are masterpieces as well."
#2
Sony
4.6
(46)
"I'd say final fantasy 7 and 9, grandia, and wild arms is a good place to start."
"I just got to disc 2 of The Legend of the Dragoon. It's been great!"
"Definitely epic recommendations. Legend of Legaia, FF7, Grandia 1, Star Ocean 2."
"Wild Arms games and Azure Dreams"
"Wild Arms for sure"
"As for Jade Cocoon I regret not picking that up when it was cheap that games awesome"
"Wild ARMs, Legend of Mana, and Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete."
"It was one of my first video games, and I've gone back and replayed it three times. It's fantastic, very similar in feel to FFVII."
"Absolutely my favorite rpg on ps1"
"Wild Arms"
#3
Final Fantasy
4.9
(24)
"Final Fantasy III (also known as VI)"
"Final Fantasy IX"
"PS1
- Final Fantasy Tactics"
"Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy 6 are the obvious answers that you didn't already list."
"That console was a powerhouse for rpgs. If you've heard the name before, odds are it's a great rpg. FF7, Wild Arms, Suikoden 1 and 2, FF8 and 9...etc. All pure gold."
"Joint second probably ffvii and the two Suikoden games."
"Playing Final Fantasy Tactics right now. Actually, the remake for the PSP on emulator for my phone. Once you get past the really deep ye olde english dialogue, it has a great story, great atmosphere, and unique gameplay"
"FF7, 8, 9, Xenogears, Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy Tactics"
"Final Fantasy 7,8 and 9, Suikoden 1 and 2, Breath of Fire 3 and 4, Grandia, Xenogears, Chrono Trigger and Cross, Valkyrie Profile and Star Ocean Second Story"
"If you’ve played the PS1 FFs you should definitely go for Chrono Trigger and FF6."
#4
Lunar
4.9
(19)
"Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete or Wild Arms are my favorites."
"PS1 (or Sega CD) Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue."
"Lunar the silver star on Sega CD was the game that got me hooked on JRPGs."
"Lunar Silver Star 1 and 2."
"I highly recommend you get your hands on the Lunar series and Suikoden series."
"Lunar: Silver Star Story, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, and Alundra."
"Very nice lol Lunar and Dragoon were my favorites"
"I have the 2 lunar games for PS1 I forgot to add them in the picture 😅 yeah great games for sure"
"Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is a great PS1 game"
"I have the Lunar games I forgot to put them in the picture 😅 the suikoden games I have on digital because a physical copy is crazy expensive lol"
#5
Konami
4.7
(17)
"Suikoden 1&2. FF7/8/9. Grandia 1/2"
"Everyone here fav is Suikoden 2. So I recommend that"
"I highly recommend you get your hands on the Lunar series and Suikoden series."
"Suikoden 1 and 2. Two of the best rpgs ever made."
"Suikoden 1 and 2 are great as well."
"Suikoden 1 and 2. FF Tactics."
"Xenogears, Tales of Destiny, Koudelka and suikoden 2 are some of my favorites."
"Suikoden I & II"
"Suikoden 1/2"
"Xenogears, Suikoden 2, and FF Tactics are among my top picks."
#6
Capcom
4.8
(11)
"Breath of Fire 3 - Suikoden 1 and 2 -"
"Breath of Fire 3. Absolutely outstanding."
"Breath of Fire 4"
"Breath of Fire 3, and Breath of Fire 4"
"Breath of fire 3 is still one of my favorite games and with final fantasy 7 it made rpg to my favorite genre"
"Breath of Fire 3 and 4"
"Breath of Fire 3 and 4"
"Breath of fire 3
It’s the pinnacle of the series with the awesome master and skill system; The amazing dragon gene splice system; The best fishing mini game; The amazing world map; Awesome characters and builds; Amazing soundtrack."
"Wild Arms, Tales of Destiny, Saga Frontier, Legend of Mana (awesome), Breath of fire 3"
"9.Breath Of The Fire IV"
#7
Game Arts
5.0
(9)
"I'd say final fantasy 7 and 9, grandia, and wild arms is a good place to start."
"Grandia (play the modern remaster, the English voices break the Geneva convention)"
"Grandia, Final Fantasy IX, Xenogears"
"Grandia!"
"Grandia, my god I love that game. Try suikoden"
"5.Grandia"
"Grandia"
"Grandia"
"Grandia - epic story, wonderful characters, and close to 70 hours of fabulous gameplay."
#8
Suikoden
5.0
(9)
"Suikoden II (Very colorful cast of characters, engaging plot, and interesting world buil"
"Suikoden. And oh... Suikoden II"
"Suikoden is always the answer."
"Suikoden 1-2, grandia, xenogears, chrono cross, arc the lad 2, wild arms 1-2, final fantasy 6-9 and tactics, breath of fire 4, legend of dragon all these are honestly super good."
"My favorite PS1 RPGs are Suikoden I+II and Chrono Cross."
"Suikoden 1 and 2 are both on there."
"Suikoden 2 is better than the 1st installment but the 1st one is still a really good game too."
"Sukoden also good."
"Suikoden 1 and 2. I enjoyed the first quite a lot, but the second one made me feel every emotion a story can squeeze out of a spectator."
#9
Chrono Cross
5.0
(7)
"Chrono Cross is fantastic."
"Chrono Cross"
"Chrono Cross"
"My favorite PS1 RPGs are Suikoden I+II and Chrono Cross."
"Chrono Cross is undoubtedly my favorite game of all time."
"I know I picked up Chrono Cross."
"Check out Chrono Cross, FF9, Legend of Dragoon, Thousand Arms, and Grandia"
#10
Koudelka
4.0
(8)
"Ff8, vagrant story, koudelka!"
"PS1 had a game called Kodelka that was the prequel to Shadow hearts from what I hear but the game is very rare nowadays"
"Xenogears, Tales of Destiny, Koudelka and suikoden 2 are some of my favorites."
"Koudelka is a hidden gem!"
"If you like Parasite Eve you'll probably like Koudelka."
"Koudelka and Parasite Eve, if you want something a little different from the fantasy stuff."
"Koudelka, for PSX."
"Koudelka was pretty fun. It's an rpg that has fights like mini ff tactics battles, but out of the fighting it is a mystery game where you walk around like in resident evil."
#11
Alundra
4.4
(7)
"Seconding Alundra, great game"
"Alundra"
"Alundra - gameplay is like a 2D Zelda, with a big world that opens up as you get new equipment from dungeons, has a cool early 90’s anime fantasy aesthetic."
"They have Alundra at my local store. Pricy but I hear its worth it"
"Alundra. Dragon warrior 7. Mega man legends 1 and 2. Breath of Fire 3 and 4."
"I have a soft spot for Alundra."
"Alundra, Azure Dreams, + what everyone else below has suggested."
#12
Wild Arms
4.4
(7)
"Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete or Wild Arms are my favorites."
"Wild Arms."
"Over the years Wild Arms 2 has become my overall favorite of all of them (also PS1)"
"One that doesn't get mentioned enough in threads like these: Wild Arms 2."
"Wild Arms 1 and 2"
"Wild Arms, Suikoden 1 and 2, Secret of Mana, Azure Dreams, MegaMan Legends 1 and 2, Valkyrie Profile (PSX) and Valkyrie Profile 2 (PS2), Grandia, Grandia 2, Lunar SSS and Eternal Blue... Whew there's a lot of awesome RPGs."
"Wild arms is a take it or leave it on ps1 and 2."
#13
Star Ocean
5.0
(6)
"While Square owns them now, I'd say Star Ocean Second Story by Enix"
"Star Ocean: Second Story is a really amazing game."
"Star Ocean 2, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, FF9, DW7."
"Star Ocean: the Second Story is an amazing RPG for PS1."
"Star Ocean : the second story, mentioned so check it out. It's a super huge world, gameplay very similar to FF."
"Might be the best JRPG of all time. The sheer scope of this game is something to behold."
#14
Tri-Ace
5.0
(6)
"Another of the great PS1 gems is Valkyrie Profile."
"I want Valkyrie profile so bad but its mad expensive."
"8.Valkyrie Profile"
"Valkyrie’s Profile"
"Valkyrie Profile"
"Valkyrie Profile is a great choice if you want a unique RPG experience."
#15
Grandia
4.7
(6)
"Grandia"
"Any Grandia you can get running."
"Grandia 1. I first played the demo on Playstation Underground before I was a teenager, and the game as a whole shaped me when I played it."
"Grandia, obsviously. :)"
"Try Grandia"
"Is the original Grandia on PSN? If it is, that's a pretty fun game."
#16
Legend of Dragoon
4.7
(6)
"Legend of Dragoon"
"Legend of dragoon, lunar silver star story, wild arms 1 and 2 plus others already mentioned aswel"
"It's been a long time, but I remember enjoying The Legend of Dragoon when I was younger."
"I second Legend of Dragoon, and both Lunar games."
"Legend of Dragoon"
"Legend of the Dragoon."
#17
Xenogears
5.0
(5)
"Xenogears is a must."
"Xenogears"
"Definitely recommend Xenogears. The plot takes a while to get going, but once it does you'll be hooked until the end. Also, two fantastic battle systems and possible the era's best JRPG soundtrack."
"I'm pretty sure Xenogears was on PS1."
"I know I picked up Xenogears."
#18
Breath of Fire
4.6
(5)
"Breath of Fire IV"
"Breath of Fire 3 and 4"
"Oh man, Breath of Fire 3 and 4 are still two of my absolute favourite games."
"Breath of Fire 4"
"I second breath of fire 4."
#19
Vagrant Story
4.4
(5)
"Vagrant Story"
"Vagrant story, breath of fire 3&4, parasite eve, the legend of dragoon, suikoden 1&2 the last couple will set you back a fair bit of money now though."
"Vagrant story, legend of mana, Alundra, xenogears, Xenosaga 1 and 3 are best."
"I'd add Vagrant Story."
"Vagrant Story is so good and yet so bad at the same time."
#20
Legend of Legaia
4.0
(4)
"Legend of legaia, grandia II are great rpgs"
"Legend of legaia."
"Legend of Legaia was super underrated."
"Legaia 2 is fine-ish. The combat system is GREAT still, and I enjoyed the game overall."
#21
Suikoden series
5.0
(3)
"I know I picked up the Suikoden games."
"Suikoden Series (Especially Suikoden Tactics, amazing game)"
"The Suikoden series as well, if you like big stories with lots of characters."
#22
Dark Cloud series
4.3
(3)
"Dark Cloud and Dark Cloud 2/Chronicle. Two of the best games I've ever played."
"Dark Cloud Series"
"The developers of the Dark Cloud games also made Dragon Quest VIII."
#23
Chrono Trigger
4.3
(3)
"If you’ve played the PS1 FFs you should definitely go for Chrono Trigger and FF6."
"If you haven't played the DS version, I'd suggest playing Chrono Trigger."
"Chrono Trigger has long loading times on the PS1, so I'd recommend emulating one of the other versions instead."
#24
Enix
4.0
(3)
"Dragon Quest 7"
"Dragon Warrior VII"
"Dragon Quest VII (get the release on the 3DS if you have one)"
#25
Klonoa
4.0
(3)
"Klonoa: platformer"
"Platformers... Klonoa."
"Platformer: Klonoa."
#26
Front Mission
5.0
(2)
"Front Mission 3"
"Front mission 3"
#27
Squaresoft
5.0
(2)
"FF Tactics, FF7, FF8, Threads of Fate, Vagrant Story, Legend of Mana, Xenogears, Legend of Dragoon"
"You can also try xenogears, grandia, breath of fire, star ocean, lunar, parasite eve, wild arms, tales of Destiny, brave fencer mushashi, and the final fantasy games like 4, 5, and 6."
#28
Atlus
5.0
(2)
"Persona 2"
"Persona 2! Incredible story, great cast, and has some LGBTQ+ representation."
#29
Dragon Quest
5.0
(2)
"Dragon Quest has a lot of options."
"NES/GBC/SNES/PS1 Dragon warrior/quest 1-7"
#30
ePSXe
4.5
(2)
"The last RPG I finished on it was The Legend of Dragoon and it ran perfectly fine. Currently on second disk of FF7 with no issues whatsoever"
"EPSXe or FPse"
#31
Nippon Ichi Software
4.5
(2)
"Disgaea 1 is very fun and silly sRPG, so I definitely recommend that."
"Disgaea 1 is a *little* outdated, but not by much at all, and D1 has a great story to boot!"
#32
Eternal Eyes
4.0
(2)
"If you're looking for something a bit different than regular recco's I'd say look at Eternal Eyes (SRPG, as most would recommend Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Orgre for SRPG's)."
"I liked eternal eyes a lot. Tactics grid based game with Pokémon like elements"
#33
Radiata Stories
4.0
(2)
"Radiata Stories"
"Radiata Stories on PS2!"
#34
Persona series
4.0
(2)
"If you're willing to download some PS2 classics, give the Persona series a try."
"Definitely check out the Shin Megami Tensei / Persona titles available on PS2."
#35
Tales series
4.0
(2)
"Tales of the Series (Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Symphonia, etc.)"
"Recommend the Tales series, and Suikoden series."
#36
Azure Dreams
4.0
(2)
"Azure Dreams."
"Azure Dreams still holds up today."
#37
Legend of Mana
4.0
(2)
"Legend of Mana (Aged very well due to graphic style choice, not very difficult, very open ended and non-linear with lots to do)"
"Legend of Mana, but only if you don't mind using a walkthrough."
#38
SaGa Frontier
4.0
(2)
"I fondly recall the SaGa Frontier games, but I’d play with a guide as they are convoluted nightmares to untangle."
"I'd add Saga Frontier."
#39
Wipeout
4.0
(2)
"Racing: Wipeout, Ridge Racer Type 4."
"Racing: Any of the Wipeouts, theyre all fantastic."
#40
Mother
5.0
(1)
"If you've already played Earthbound at least once, then Mother 3."
#41
Earthbound
5.0
(1)
"If not, then Earthbound, then Mother 3."
#42
Super Mario RPG
5.0
(1)
"Super Mario RPG."
#43
Breath of Fire 1 to 4
5.0
(1)
"SNES/PS1 Breath of fire 1-4"
#44
Tactics Ogre
5.0
(1)
"Tactics ogre looks great. I loved FFT back in the day."
#45
Parasite Eve series
5.0
(1)
"Parasite Eve series was so amazing and is on PSN."
#46
Shin Megami Tensei series
5.0
(1)
"Shin Megami Tensei Series (Particularly Persona 3)"
#47
Parasite Eve
5.0
(1)
"Parasite Eve is great! It's an awesome cinematic experience."
#48
Final Fantasy series
5.0
(1)
"Really all the final fantasy are nice."
#49
Final Fantasy Chronicles
5.0
(1)
"Final fantasy chronicles comes with chrono trigger (amazing) and on Amazon brand new for 20 Bux."
#50
Tales of Eternia
5.0
(1)
"I'm more surprised no one's mentioned Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II on the NA release)."
#51
Dark Cloud 2
4.0
(1)
"I also recommend Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle."
#52
Arc the Lad
4.0
(1)
"Arc the Lad 1 through 3 are definitely worth a look."
#53
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
4.0
(1)
"Persona 2 Eternal Punishment"
#54
Vandal Hearts
4.0
(1)
"I have a soft spot for Vandal Hearts."
#55
Shadow Hearts series
4.0
(1)
"Shadow Hearts Series"
#56
Disgaea series
4.0
(1)
"Disgaea Series"
#57
Grandia series
4.0
(1)
"Grandia Series"
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