Sultan Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 I'm looking to buy a few cheap old PSX games to play on emus. I only played a handful of RPG's on my roommate's PSX in college, so I bet there's a ton of good ones out there I can try. So what are some of the best RPGs for PSX that will run 100% on an emulator?Also, is espxe the best emu to use? The games I've tried all looked fine, but it did tend to lock up my computer a lot. Not sure why.
Agozer Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Quite a few of them. General rule, stay away from those games that were ported from the SNES; the originals are much better. Tales of DestinyTales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II for you US folks) (this has to be one of the greatest games on the system)Hoshigami: Ruining Blue EarthLunar 2: Eternal Blue CompleteChrono CrossWild ARMsWild ARMs 2Final Fantasy TacticsDew Prism (Threads of Fate)Valkyrie Profile (flock yes)Vandal Hearts IIXenogears (flock yes ver.2)Breath of Fire IIIBreath of Fire IVArc the Lad games (all three)SaGa FrontierSaGa Frontier IIStar Ocean: Second Story (flock yes ver.3)Persona 2: Eternal PunishementGrandiaLegend of Mana (flock yes ver.4)SuikodenSuikoden IILegend of Dragoon (no matter what some people say)Vagrant Story Hell, all of these are great. I've tested them all and they work great in ePSXe; there are a few issues withg some games that are quite easy to fix. If you can't get some of them working or you get weird bugs, drop me a line.
Sultan Posted March 15, 2005 Author Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks for the list Agozer. Looks like a couple of those are sequels to games I loved on the SNES. I'll try those first.Do you remember offhand which games on the list are most similar to the LUNAR series (with lots of voices and great cutscenes)? Those are my favorite RPG's of all time. That might help me narrow it down to a few to buy.
Agozer Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 The only ones closest to Lunar would be Grandia and maybe Xenogears.Most of the games I listed have very few FMV cutscenes or none at all (apart from the opening/ending FMVs of course). In most games, the the cutscenes are made with the game engine, and very few of them have recorded voices... although Valkyrie Profile has quite a lot of voicework, along with Tales of Eternia. Also take no that over 90% of the games I listed are games have an abundance of 2D sprites, the only exceptions being Chrono Cross, Dew Prism, Legend of Dragoon and Vagrant Story.
Jjangthekid Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Try Xenogears, I recommend it. I played through the game at least 3 times. The story is so rich and the battles are great too. I say Xenogears is probably #1 in my choice of RPG's..
Wizard Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Thousand Arms. Thousand Arms. 6 Years and this game still rocks.
Agozer Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Thousand Arms. Thousand Arms. 6 Years and this game still rocks.Tell me K`... I got the game, but i accidentally deleted it after I went a little crazy a few months back. What's wrong with me? You seriously need to provide this game back to me.
Wizard Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Thousand Arms. Thousand Arms. 6 Years and this game still rocks.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Tell me K`... I got the game, but i accidentally deleyted it after I went a little crazy a few months back. Whats' wrong with me? You seriously need to provide this game back to me.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ai ESS Ohh hunt dawt cawm
Agozer Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Thousand Arms. Thousand Arms. 6 Years and this game still rocks.Tell me K`... I got the game, but i accidentally deleyted it after I went a little crazy a few months back. Whats' wrong with me? You seriously need to provide this game back to me.Ai ESS Ohh hunt dawt cawmI can't find it anymore.
Daeval Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 Most of these have already been mentioned, but I'll second a vote for:Final Fantasy TacticsFinal Fantasy 9SuikodenSuikoden II
montpics Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 That's all the RPG that I and my friends recommend (But there's more than that......) : Final Fantasy 7Final Fantasy 8Final Fantasy 9Chrono CrossParasite EveParasite Eve 2Thousand ArmsVagrant StoryValkyrie ProfileXenogearsStar Ocean 2nd StoryLunarLunar 2Tales of DestinyTales of PhantasiaTales of EterniaLegend of DragoonWild ArmsWild Arms 2
Agozer Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 The PSX port of Tales of Phantasia, while being as excellent as it's SNES counterpart, hasn't been translated. Parasite Eve beats it's sequal in terms of gameplay. PE2 was too much like RE. PE on the other hand, was closer to being an actual RPG.
Sultan Posted March 16, 2005 Author Posted March 16, 2005 The PSX port of tales of Phantasia, while being as excellent as it's SNES counterpart, hasn't been translated. Parasite Eve beats it's sequal in terms of gameplay. PE2 was too much like RE. PE on the other hand, was closer to being an actual RPG.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have to agree with that, PE2 wasn't as good as the first.Parasite Eve is one of the few I've played for PSX (along with both LUNAR, Saga Frontier, FF7 and FF Tactics). I really liked PE and hated PE2 for the change in style. I also hated Saga Frontier and FF Tactics. I've been checking game review sites for screenshots and reviews, and think I'll start with Chrono Cross (just because I loved Chrono Trigger so much), Xenogears (looks incredible) and maybe another one. I was thinking of actually buying (GASP!) these games so I'll just try and find an ebay set for sale that includes those two and others.
Agozer Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 The only reson I have so many PSX CD images is the simple fact that most of those games were never released in Europe. So I flip off the developers and publishers by downloading those from the internet. Btw, one that I forgot to mention was the Alundra games. I just got Thousand Arms. If you really like Xenogears and Chrono Cross, you really have to give Valkyrie Profile a ago. Tri-Ace's finest. Best battle system ever.
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