Forgotten PS1 RPGs
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2022
- The PS1 is one of the greatest consoles of all time, with a ton of incredible rpgs! Join TVGS as I list and discuss ten of the most over looked and forgotten PS1 rpgs the system ever received. Many lesser known and under appreciated role playing games released for for the Playstation so let me know your most obscure unknown and forgotten PS1 games down below!
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PS1/PS2-era games are pure escapism. They helped make the last few years a little more bearable.
Hope you’re doing well man 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow Thanks, I've been blessed and things are looking up :)
Agreed. Playing final fantasy tactics each night on emulator in my shitty old laptop helped my mental health.
@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Glad to hear things are looking up for you! :) I hope they continue that way and you crush life in the best ways possible (with some gaming added in of course!)
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I want them to skip the playstation 6 and just rerelease the ps1 like it was 1995 nobodied see that coming
😅
nobody would see that coming* 🤓
I'm just gonna be that one inevitable guy in every comment section that thinks they know it all even when you already spelt it fine anyway.
PlayStation one and done
I mean.. the games were bomb. Update the graphics and youngins wouldn't even know.
@@Freshbrood they would. The gameplay is highly outdated now. Turn based games as well.
That 1st game looks graphically incredible
It is. It embraces the limits of the PS1 and makes full use of everything the console can do without fighting what it can't do. There are a couple of environments and enemies that would be INCREDIBLY hard to make work in modern graphics, honestly. Add to that the fact that literally everything else is spectacular as well, and I cannot recommend Threads of Fate highly enough. :)
Love that Legaia and Dragoon were included! I still hope for them to get a remaster someday.
Same here man, deserves way more attention!
@@thatvideogamesshow I'd like to see a full-on remake of The Legend of Dragoon.
Rip to the original writer of legend of legaia, it was a tragedy what his higher ups did to him
I hope not. Judging by the quality remasters of today have.
@@DirtyCasual36 What did they do to him?
Finally Threads of Fate getting some love! We definitely need a remaster and sequel to this game! Also love that Dragon Seeds, Thousand Arms and Legend of Dragoon made an appearance as well!
FINALLY someone else besides me that knows, loves and wants a sequel to and remaster Threads of Fate! I still wish there was a way to get enough people interested to spur the company on to do exactly that. They left it open, they should follow through haha. I was so happy for Rue at the end and really wanted to see what would be his next adventure
@@AxonRiseMusic I’ve found my people 😭
I’ve, no joke, been trying to figure out the name of this game for like 15 years. I just remembered renting it from blockbuster as a kid lol
some of playstations finest ugh what a gem of a system
IM SO HAPPY YOU PUT THREADS OF FATE! I love this game, I still play it. What I really want in my life is for it to be rebooted on switch or something 😭 every video game videos I watch doesn’t talk about it, even the underrated ones or not known ones or etc. you just made my day thank you
Loved Threads of Fate so much! The characters and visuals are so charming and the music is so good. Such a shame that Square never made a sequel of some sort. Hoping for a remaster one day.
Same here, would love to see a remaster as well!
ToF is in the handful of games that really gains alot of character from the low def tv's of the day, thorshighheels has some good content showing off how some set/settings really play into the fuzzyness
It’s honestly not the best game and suffers from some gameplay problems, but I love Threads of Fate. It just has so much character to it.
Threads of Fate is one of my favorite games of all time. Huge fan of the story, lore, and the characters. I echo your feelings on wanting a remaster/sequel!
Such a weird ass game game
I love it, its one of those examples when square was trying his best to make a expirience and being quirky rather than conventional
Well, in that time, i think it was a hard to determine a "convetional"
This is a list of my childhood lol. Legaia, Azure dreams & dragon seeds were all a blast. Tons of hours of great content. Still need to play Dragoon, Thousand Arms, & Saiyuki. Such an amazing system.
I remember dragon seeds, having 2 memory card, copy save, and max out the money. Collecting all type of eternal dragons, and maxed out storm dragon, 1 by 1 from junk shop. loved this one more than monster rancher. I wish they make a new one these days. with more dragons. and have one that look like saurian without changing it to humanoid version.
Im currently playing Koudelka for the 1st Time.
I've seen a review a few days ago and had to buy it for 50$
Its amazing so far, though the tank controls and D-Pad movement are giving me serious carpal tunnel xD
Also my controllers D-Pad is so stiff and needs so much force that i renewed my Gym Membership in order to play this Game.
Some cool PS1 Game recommendations: Shadow Madness, Eternal Eyes, Darkstone, Silent Bomber, Jade Cocoon, Devils Deception, The Hunter, Poy Poy 2, Hard Edge.
I have been trying to remember the name of Granstream Saga for a decade. I’ve been watching a ton of these types of videos and you’re the first to mention. You’ve finally ended my quest to find out what the name of that game was.
Guardian's Crusade, Thousand Arms and Legend of Legaia were some of the staples of our PS1 days. Good times
Ooooh, Legend of Legaia! Happy to see someone else remembers this game. I still have my old copy but I wish we would get a port or something like Grandia did.
Such a solid RPG!
Legend of Legaia is one of those games that it is hard to believe it was not more popular.
I remember my surprise when found out that Koudelka is a prequel to Shadow Hearts game.
Both RPGs but quite different...
Same here, it’s mad they were from the same guys.
@@thatvideogamesshow What are the main differences? Is it a sequel in story only but not in any gameplay mehanics?
I really love shadow hearts 🥰 alice and yuri are my fav!
Threads of Fate and Legend of Legaia caught my eyes :)
I am BEYOND happy that you added Legend of Dragoon,Legaia and thousand arms on the list. Not only have I played all three games. I used to own the Legend of Dragoon as recently as 6 years ago.When I was 14 years old the very first PlayStation RPG game I ever bought with my own money was thousand arms. So glad you gave all three of those games the spotlight that they rightfully deserve.
such an interesting assortment of less known games! I can say for sure that I always find myself discovering some obscure titles whenever I watch your videos. I love this.
Glad you find the videos helpful 🙂
Always nice to see Guardian's Crusade get some more attention. It really needs more love.
Totally agree!
I love it!
Has a really good OST
I'd like to add Rhapsody, a Musical Adventure. Although a bare bones jrpg that, in my opinion, is geared more towards a younger female gamer I find it quite enjoyable.
Happy to see Kuodelka mentioned, one of my favorite obscure rpgs 👍.
Great suggestion there! Will add it in for part 2 🙂
Rhapsody! Great game, even if most of the dungeons (except the tower with the warps) can be solved by the old advice of "put one hand on the left or the right wall and follow it to the end" it is still great and is loosely tied into all the other NIS games via the Rosenqueen Shop and even having your rival in this game be part of the Rosenqueen family. IIRC, Rosenqueen was a real-world shop, but I could be mistaken.
Same!
Rhapsody wasn’t forgotten.
It got a remake on the DS and a port to modern consoles.
For the life of me, I couldn't remember the name of that game
Love your channel my man! 😊 I love getting updates on new videos youve made. You show games I've either heard of but haven't had an opportunity to play yet or show me ones I missed out on and knew nothing about! Great channel!
That means a lot man! Glad you enjoy the content 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow you do a great job! You're one of my favorite CZcamsrs. I'm almost 42 years old and I love how you show games from my childhood and teenage years instead of focusing only on modern PS4/PS5 era games. Not that there's anything wrong with them, but most your videos show games people like myself may have missed out on growing up! I love it! 😊
Threads of Fate is one of my favorite action RPGs. One of the best soundtracks ever
I’ll second that, the soundtrack is awesome!
Mint's Theme has lived rent-free in my head for over 20 years now, haha, probably just because it's bizarre use of instruments and its subtly threatening but overall mischievous air.
I still remember when I got my ps1 for Christmas. My first game I played on it was Tony Hawks Pro Skater. Such fun times.
Those were the days!
Never have i forgotten about threads of fate, especially the music, it messes me up, beyond nostalgia
Legend of Legaia is truly a great rpg . Thank you for putting this in this video .😊 and that thumbnail is that an official artwork ?
This channel has been great for my Steam Deck!
Haha nice!
And my PSclassic! Such a great modded console for bringing retro and portable games to the big screen!
One game not mentioned is Elder Gate, a Konami JRPG released in 2000 and made by the guy who made Castlevania
my top 3 forgotten RPG: Threads of Fate, Alundra 2 and Vagrant Story
Great content as always!
Thanks Alex!
Vahn of Legend of Legaia on the thumbnail... You sure know how to gain an insta-click.
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Ty so much for the vid my dude, always enjoying them, continue being awesome!
Thanks for watching man 🙂
Azure dreams was a dope and surprisingly great game I got at Kmart for $20 about 20 years ago. I just rebought it recently and its still as great as I remember.
One of the greats!
Clean and clear and easy to understand I appreciate this kind of content
I loved Guardian's Crusade when I was a kid, such a fun and simple game. 😄
Such a jolly adventure!
Thank you for mentioning Legend of Legaia! I love that game so much that i'm actually starting another playthrough today!!
Azure Dreams is my favorite childhood game. Was so challenging and fun as a kiddo. I still love it.
You included all my most loved PSX games, such a cool list! Got a lot of memories from my childhood, amazing list!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yup! i mean theres SO MANY more, but this is a great start. - Dark Cloud (or was that ps2) Jade Cocoon, Suikoden 1 (everyone seems to only remember Suikoden 2), Wild Arms, Star Ocean: Second Story... i could go on and on...
I’m so happy to see The Granstream saga on this list it is one of my favorite games. This is a great video 👍
You asked bout show format… I enjoy behind the scene ones the most like when you showed the thumbnail process. I also like when you answer questions/ ask questions of viewers.
played most of these games during my childhood days.. brought back a lot of memories.. thanks!
Threads of Fate also has an amazing soundtrack.
There were 2 in particular that I love that were both on here, Legend of Dragoon and Grandstream Saga. Both are fantastic, it's a shame they werent more popular
These videos are always a delight to watch - they bring back so many memories of other games!
Thanks AJ, I’m glad you enjoy them 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow I sure do.
Paused at 16:59: I've been watching tons of vids about J/RPG's, and it drive me BATTY that NOONE added The Legend of Dragoon to their lists. I APPLAUD YOU, SIR!!!! Ive played that game for more than 20 yrs, beating Melbu Frahma many times and none of each round thru was the same. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS GAME!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Legend of Dragoon is an all time favourite for me
I bought Threads of Fate out of whims together with Chrono Cross. There's no expectation aside that it was made Square, but they both turned to be my favourite game even until today. The story also went deeper than I could ever thought. The playtime is just good and hunting the abilities for Mint and Rue - by visiting all ex-bosses locations - are so much fun. I really miss that game. Maybe instead of going to PS4/5, Nintendo can take it over for Switch.
Awesome video!
Threads of fate baby
My first ever action rpg i have played as a child, one that for once isnt turn based
Loved the story too
I had totally forgot about Granstream Saga and never even heard of Koudelka! I also pick up Legend of Dragoon Greatest Hits for $40 not too long ago. Solid list. I'm excited for Part 2!
Thanks for watching Austin! 🙂
Glad to see the Granstream Saga on this list, as I was going to mention it had it not been included. It was one of the first RPGs I played on the PS1, but my original disc for it was all scratched up so it didn't work all that well at some point. Definitely a game I want to fully play through one day!
These were the games of my youth. I never played Final Fantasy 7, 8 or 9 when I was kid, but I played almost all the games in this video! My favorites were Suikoden II and Breath of Fire III. Awesome video!
Jeez, I still own the originals from the 90’s for many of these. I miss the greats
Legend of dragoon was my first RPG that I completed and it was beautifully brilliant.
Such a great rpg!
I have legend of dragoon on my PS5 it was in my childhood along with the humble and beautiful chrono cross so it has a special place in my heart. The empire part is literally just a small part of it
Azure Dreams was a great game. Dragon Seeds was actually pretty fun. Thousand Arms was...interesting.
Thanks for the video. Some of those are new to me.
Glad you found something new!
Can't WAIT to see part 2 of this video, greetings from México
Thanks Hector! Greetings from Wales 🙂
Ps1, all the nostalgia hit me. Team buddies (most fav), BoF 3, Sheep Dog n Wolf.
Grandstream Saga was pretty exciting when it was new. Memory is very hazy, but I remember being so excited to see what RPGs will offer on the cutting edge PlayStation.
Literally the first 1 is the 1 I've been searching for FOR YEARS,. Had it in my childhood n I'm still poor n about to download it n play it on the emulator. Thank you , I thought I would never find it but never gave up hope
Awesome video 💎👌🙏
Gianstream Saga and Threads of Fate are.awesome, very underrated actually. Dragoon... Well, it's a class of its own, one of the greatest RPGs despise its haters.
Jade Cocoon and Berond the Beyond deserve a mention too.
Part 2 in the works 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow Keep in mind the newly translated Japanese RPGs now in English! Huge open worlds in 3d too! Mizzurna Falls, Germs(while only in Spanish is still quite easy to play for English speakers as it uses easily legible and translated characters) and Racing Lagoon- a racing rpg!
Great suggestion man 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow Also perhaps the best western rpg never released, BALDUR'S GATE for PS1! There are some minor glitches in the prototype(some unecessary shop items are greyed/cause crashes) but it is fully completable to the end! Available for free download now.
and Magic Castle ! A 3d rogue like rpg in the vein of Pixel Dungeon, but on the PS1! Just got an English patch!
this is a very well put together video of some obscure RPGs. Well Done sir. :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Legend of Legaia!!! You found it!!! I've been looking for this for so long. I used to sneak out of bed and play it all night until my dad caught me lol.
Guardian's Crusade was fantastic. Great childhood memories!
Loved playing through it!
Glad to see Saiyuki Journey West making it in one of these hidden or forgotten PS1 RPGs videos. People who love tactical RPGs should also check out Arc the Lad Collection especially ATL 1 and 2. Western localization took too long until 2002 and by that time the PS2 was already out so a lot of people missed this but do not get it twisted. It is absolutely worth your time. It is my 4th best rpg on the PS1 beaten only by FF7, Suikoden 2 and Valkyrie Profile.
Threads of Fate and Grandstream Saga were fairly obscure; nice to see them mentioned.
Omg I've been trying to remember the title for Threads of Fate for literally weeks now! Y'all saved me!
Threads of Fate is the first and last game I played in PS1. Now Today; we got tons of remastered PS1 games such as FFVIII, Chrono Cross and the upcoming remastered Suikoden I and II. Why not remaster the Threads of Fate as well. If that's happened, going to get a copy!
Legend of Legaia is my 1st and favorite RPG.
Such a great adventure! Absolutely love the combat system .
my day was terrible, but I am a bit happier now with the video!
Holycow, threads of fate and legend of legaia are truly a gem. I had the CD since I was a kid but finally managed to finish and understand the story of the game when I was a highschooler cuz of language barrier. Don't know why but after seing your video I just want to replay legaia again right now.
wow so many memories! Saiyuki is awesome and Legend of Dragoon is one of my all time favorites. I have yet to play a lot from this list.
I clicked on this video because I hoped it'd mention Azure Dreams! And it did!
Azure Dreams gets my vote, played it through several times. It's worth a few bob, too!
Legaia was one of my favorite RPGs of all time. I found the Demo with Wild Arms, and I had to have it after that. I still have never finished Legend of Dragoon, because my copy got jacked, but I loved what I played of it.
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Please excuse my ignorance...but what is the song playing at the beginning of all of your videos???
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Square Enix experimented with so many new IP's back then. I really loved Threads of Fate and Vagrant Story but they never touched them again or made sequels to them...
And if I'm not mistaken both games teased a sequel in their endings, *grumble, grumble...*
Okay, once again, you're speaking my language... figuratively.
Threads of Fate - I think I gave this a rental back in the day, or maybe just played a demo. It didn't really speak to me, but I'm glad it exists.
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Koudelka - I know I've given this shout-outs commenting before. I own it, and I need to play more of it, but finding time with all the other things going on is sometimes hard. I might even need to do emulation since memory cards for the PS1 are hard to come by nowadays even if I have the discs.
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Guardian's Crusade - Its art style is very off-putting to me, and probably why I passed on it back then.
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Azure Dreams - I honestly don't remember it, either I never played it or rented it and didn't get far enough for it to be memorable to me. Looking at your footage, I feel it's most likely the former. Concept is interesting, and worth a try at least.
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Saiyuki - Journey West - Well, I know the basics of the story since it's the basis for several TV shows (Dragonball, Saiyuki, Monkey and many, many more), so it intrigues me to see a new take on it.
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Dragonseeds - I remember this one, I think I either rented it or played a demo. I preferred the Monster Rancher (a.k.a. Monster Farm) games, but it was fun to try it out at least.
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Thousand Arms - I remember seeing this game on shelves, but I didn't try it. Based on your footage, that is a mistake I hope to correct. It's going on my "to play" list.
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The Granstream Saga - I don't think I played it, but yeah, I don't know anyone who hasn't seen that shower clip you closed the segment out with.
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Legend of Legaia - I think I played the demo for this way too much because I could never find the game for purchase back when it was released.
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The Legend of Dragoon - This is one that I passed over because of how many other good RPGs I was playing when this came out. It's one of my biggest regrets that I never played. It's been on my "To Play" list for decades.
Nice :) I'm playing through Legend of Legaia again right now on my Retroid Pocket 3.
Also, Legend of Legaia, Legend of Dragoon and Azure dreams need a remake!
Dragonseeds looks awesome!
Well worth giving a go!
I love it!
Somehow, I knew Khoudelka and Legend of Dragoon would be on this list!
And they were, suitably, the opener and closer.
Man some good stuff here. Especially Thousand Arms.
3:57 Finally find the game I was wondering about, I saw it as a kid as my aunt played it. I confused it with another game but when I realised that other game wasn't this I was lost to what this game was. Good to finally know. Thanks
Glad the video was helpful!
Yay! Finally Dragon Seeds is included in the list!!
Tomba!, Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return, and Brave Fencer Musashi are other great PS1 RPGs. I thought I’d give them a mention - they’re very unique.
I’ve only played Tomba 2 all the way through, but only very little of Tomba and Brave Fencer Musashi, but those three games are pretty good.
bro that dragon seed and monster rancher are epic..
I played most of these, and I think Azure Dreams was the one I spent the most time on. Used to play every Sunday evening as a post weekend wind down, and did it for over a year. No clue how many hours I put in, but I think I tried a run with just about every monster available. Also one game I've not seen mentioned for a long time is Vandal Hearts, it did reasonably well back in the day and had a few ports and a sequel or two, but I've not heard or seen anything about it for ages
Damn, Threads of fate combat was pretty damn advanced for a ps1 game
Slowly getting through my PS1 back catalogue. Guardian's Knight now is so awesome, my 12 year old self would of loved it around 97. Threads of Fate I only have Gameboy Color cart of, although I heard big differences between both (besides graphics obviously). Threads of Fate/Arc Lad 2 I'm also in middle of...I have to stop this playing 4 games concurrently thing!! It blows my mind how many good RPGs PS1 had that I had no clue back in the day though, great vids like this bring it to everyones attention too!
This is a nice list of RPGs, as an RPG fan i can say that i played almost all of them. My recommendations are Legend of Legaia and Thousand Arms.
Have you heard of Brightis, it's the last ps1 game quintet and shade made after Granstream Saga and it's a huge improvement over it, it's an semi open world action jrpg with puzzles and dungeons and enemy boss fights.
Such a strong start to the video, Threads of Fate was super good! My brother got a girlfriend that introduced this game to us.
Out of those I played Koudelka and Legend of Dragoon and I liked both, they are among my favorite RPGs on the system.
Two solid RPGs!
The Legend of Dragoon was never really forgotten. Lots of people are still bringing it up in RPG discussions.
Love these psx videos. Always something here I can plop onto my vita
Glad you enjoy them Yuri 🙂
Dragonseeds looks awesome. Would 100% have played this back in the day if I'd have known about it.
I bought Saiyuki on the PS3 store not long ago. Looking forward to getting around to it soon!
I love the quality of your videos.
Thanks Guillermo! Glad you enjoy them 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow Thank you for making them. I always look forward to them.
Rip to the original writer of legend of legaia, it was a tragedy what his higher ups did to him
Saiyuki looks like my kind of game. I'll need to look into that one. Thanks for including Legend of Legaia because I actually own that one (the only game out of this list) and completely forgot about it or that I own it and it's one I haven't played yet. I mean, everyone has video games they've had for nearly 25 years and just haven't gotten around to yet. Right? I should probably get on that.