While the SNES era of RPGs was phenomenal, there’s a lot to say about the PlayStation era as well. It was home to many games that are still heralded today as all-time classics, and need to be played and appreciated.
However, some of these amazing games simply get overshadowed by the other titans of the console. For every Final Fantasy game, there was a Wild Arms title. For every game like Xenogears and Star Ocean, there was a game like Alundra. It’s the home to many of the best RPGs of all time, but here are some that may have been overlooked and deserve another chance.
Some RPGs almost made this list, but have been remade repeatedly, or will be having a remake on their way in the near future. One example of such a game is Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. It was ported to several systems and has a remake coming this year.
Another game that has been remade at least once was Star Ocean: The Second Story, which didn’t have the same impact as its predecessor did. The PlayStation Portable remake was an incredible experience, and while it hasn’t been ported to the PS4/PS5, it could happen sometime in the future.
Final Fantasy wasn’t the only RPG series that made a huge impact on the PlayStation. Wild ARMs had a trilogy of games on the platform, and the first two were excellent. The Wild West thematics and music were a huge change in pace from the game, which also felt like a fantasy title.
The game revolves around a group of characters who come upon an ancient and violent technology known as ARMs. The game has a major focus on environmentalism.
Their world, Filgaia has been devastated in the past by technology and natural causes. Many of the threats that the heroes face are technological in nature as well. It’s a classic
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