That said, it didn’t set the world on fire in terms of sales. The game holds a 92 Metacritic score, and was hailed as a bonafide masterpiece in its heyday.
Unlike Azure Dreams, Vagrant Story is not underrated. A ‘Chrono Collection’ featuring both Trigger, and Cross would be just what the doctor ordered. However, the Switch seems to be a perfect landing spot for the title, as the PS1 Final Fantasy entries are already there. The game is on PlayStation network, so there are different ways to play it today, and even the original copy can be bought for under $50 dollars online. Other than that, Chrono Cross was quite possibly the greatest RPG released in 2000 on PS1 (Final Fantasy IX might have something to say about that of course). Chrono Cross features wonderful artwork accompanied by an interesting storyline, which is framed by one of the greatest soundtracks ever made. Chrono CrossĬhrono Cross‘ only flaw? It wasn’t quite as great as its flawless predessesor. Definitely, Azure Dreams is a game that modern, and old-time players who missed it, or sold it back to Electronic’s Boutique (as stupidly yours-truly did), deserve to experience today. Konami’s underrated ‘Roguelike’ title had the necessary dungeon crawling requirements for a title within its genre, but the added town building, dating, and Pokemon like collecting monster features made it a joyous and refreshing ride in its time. It is unfortunately a expensive endevour to play the game today as things stand right now.įinally, the game is awesome. That requirement is simple enough, however, the game itself will run you over $100 dollars, with the game consistently being sold within the $200-300 price range on Amazon.
The Monster Tower’s floor layout changes every time Koh enters, as does the treasure placement, making the game a consistently fresh experience.įirst, in order to play the game today you would have to own a functioning PlayStation 1, PS2, or Early PlayStation 3 model. While Koh’s level always returned to level 1 when he entered the Monster Tower, collecting and hatching monster eggs to earn “Familiars” was key to succeeding as these creatures kept their earned levels for the duration of the game. This system even featured some early examples of dating sim components, as our protagonist, Koh, progressed through the game. Truth is, I prefer Azure Dream’s brand of dungeon crawling, and its deep town building system. Supergiant Games’ Hades is the latest example of the genre done right. The Roguelike, dungeon crawler genre has gained traction over the last few years.
The following list details a few games I would like to see re-released as remasters on the system: 1. The Nintendo Switch has turned into my RPG machine of choice, as grinding is so much easier when it can be done anywhere, and at anytime. In a sea of great RPGs, some games got lost in the shuffle. Good to great JRPGs were a common sight on (what seemed to be) a monthly basis on the PlayStation 1.Įven the Nintendo 64 with its Zelda games (and the underrated Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber) had a few all time great experiences in its mostly barren RPG catalogue. In those wonderful days it seemed like SquareEnix (Squaresoft at the time) could do no wrong. The 90s decade, the golden era of the Japanese RPG.
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