Must Have PS1 Action RPGs

Published 2023-01-23
If you’re Stuck on what to play or what to buy, Join TVGS as they list and discuss ten of the greatest PS1 action rpgs the console ever received. Many great RPGs have released for the original Playstation so let me know your top 10 best action role playing games down below!

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All Comments (21)
  • Vagrant Story it's maybe the most advance game in it's generation, surprisingly still an underrated one
  • @heartofShinRa
    The PS1 was truly a golden age in gaming for RPGs. As an honorable mention, have you played the Action RPG dungeon crawler side mode from Ehrgeiz? Still to this day don't know why it was included on that disc, but it was addictive and deeper than you'd expect.
  • Alundra's difficulty was due to Working Design's tendency of making games they localized harder. There's a hack that reverts the difficulty back to what it was in the original Japanese version.
  • @Cloud92390
    I always felt like Parasite Eve peaked with the first game. I love resident evil but PE 2 was way to much like it and should have kept it’s RPG routes.
  • Great list and yea, Musashi deserves a remake with tight camera controls! What a gem that would be. Chocobo dungeon 2 is such a deep game, from those Shiren origins, and I really love how it uses those systems with Final Fantasy mobs, its great. Star Ocean 2 though, is my goat for action RPG on PS1, such a fantastic game.
  • @shhlimy6737
    That intro theme is too good! Awesome video aswell 🔥
  • Oh man... Parasite Eve I and II are just awesome... I would love to see a remaster of the series... Another great video, I really like your content... Thank you...
  • Oh man, I’ve been really meaning to play through both Mega Man Legends 2 and Parasite Eve 2. I played and beat both of their predecessors, and loved them. Dragon Valor looks really cool! The #1 choice is a perfect choice too. Awesome video as always man! Easily one of the best channels on YouTube!
  • @einharjar
    Vagrant Story is the best game in the PS1. Even with 1 disc it is jam-packed with content that could even rival a 4 disc jrpg. I wish, there is a remake or a sequel before i disintegrate in this lifetime.
  • @QF_Dan72
    As a guy who is trying to get into RPG, Brave Fencer Musashi looks like a very fun game, i might give it a try in the future.
  • I love the MegaMan Legends Series it's just Awesome! I only hope they release MegaMan Legends 3 to give the series a good ending. Fingers crossed 🤞
  • I'd forgotten about Dragon Valour! I remember playing a demo of it and really wanted to play the full game. I will be checking it out for sure. Another awesome video..
  • Great choices, especially the last one. If I may add one of my favorite series on the PS1 is the Colony War series. I remember I would spend many nights with the lights out just playing the games just to make it more atmospheric
  • @Orpheusftw
    I only bought Kings Field recently, and the series instantly became one of my favorite of all time.
  • @fedupN
    Man, most of these passed me by. Once you mentioned Alundra, some old memory sparked my mind. Of them all, that one is one I meant to get around too, because, although I found the design style a little goofy, I did enjoy that it seemed like the next Secret of Mana or Illusion of Gaia. Yeah, Vagrant Story never did it for me, but my buddy loved it. Course, I loathed FF8, so there ya go :D
  • @ajmohawk2993
    Glad to see you included Parasite Eve II on this list. Great video! Thank you. I sure hope Parasite Eve 1 & 2 get a remake someday
  • @DubExp
    Alundra is such a amazing game. The story, the characters and the music are just too good. I no longer have my physical version. But the game is challenging and I did quit the game for a bit. Memoires are unlocked and now I wanna play again