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crazygamer21
07/13/21 12:44:12 PM
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I haven't played any of these before. Which should I play first?










Just finished putting together my Playstation "build". PS1 Digital for hdmi + mclassic for extra AA, xstation ODE, and a memcard pro for saves. Kinda overwhelmed with choices, so CE can choose for me.

As stated above, I have never played any of those games before. The only PS1 RPGs that I've actually played before are Suikoden 1, Suikoden 2 (my fav), FF7, FF Origins, Chrono Trigger, and Xenogears.

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_MorningStar
07/13/21 12:45:08 PM
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Oh God so many good choices. I'm gonna go with Wild Arms. Fantastic game.

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Robot2600
07/13/21 12:45:35 PM
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I swear to god this better be LSSC.

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Garioshi
07/13/21 12:46:13 PM
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Chrono Cross

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tiornys
07/13/21 12:47:13 PM
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I voted Grandia after debating LSSC, FFIX, and Wild Arms. So I'm amused to see exactly those games also having 1 vote each right now.
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Stewman_Magoo
07/13/21 12:53:21 PM
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I'm going to say Legend of Legaia so you add it to the list.

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Alteres
07/13/21 12:55:11 PM
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_MorningStar posted...
Oh God so many good choices.

BoF III
FF IX
Lunar SSSC

would be my top picks, in that order


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Questionmarktarius
07/13/21 12:55:32 PM
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Lunar isn't a very long game, in spite of Vic Ireland's rampant meddling to pad the grinding.
Start there.
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sabrestorm
07/13/21 12:56:45 PM
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Dont play anything on ps1 the graphics are too bad
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BroodRyu
07/13/21 12:57:56 PM
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This is such a tough choice even with my totally biased username.
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Ilishe
07/13/21 12:58:09 PM
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Toss-up between Valkyrie Profile and Lunar 2 SSSC.

OR other: Suikoden, then Suikoden 2

To be honest I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy all of those, as they're amazing. Breath 3 and Grandia are particularly good, too

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BroodRyu
07/13/21 12:58:56 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Lunar isn't a very long game, in spite of Vic Ireland's rampant meddling to pad the grinding.
Start there.
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@Questionmarktarius could you elaborate on that please? Im not sure what youre referring to.
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ROOTFayth
07/13/21 12:59:00 PM
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among those I would go with Lunar first I think, then Breath of fire 3, then probably FFIX, you didn't include Star Ocean the 2nd story in your choices but you definitely should, it's a great game
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DirkDiggles
07/13/21 12:59:52 PM
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Play in this order:

  1. Lunar SSS
  2. Other: Lunar 2
  3. Grandia
  4. Wild Arms
  5. Other: Wild Arms 2
  6. Legend of Dragoon
  7. BoF III
  8. Other: BoF IV
  9. Other: Suikoden
  10. Other: Suikoden 2

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_MorningStar
07/13/21 1:00:02 PM
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Man, I didn't realize this board loved BoF3 so much. In my top 10 maybe top 5 games of all time.

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Jeff AKA Snoopy
07/13/21 1:01:03 PM
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Breath of Fire 3 is fucking amazing

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Questionmarktarius
07/13/21 1:04:41 PM
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BroodRyu posted...
@Questionmarktarius could you elaborate on that please? Im not sure what youre referring to.

https://tcrf.net/Lunar:_Silver_Star_Story_Complete_(PlayStation%29#Regional_Differences
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Ilishe
07/13/21 1:05:33 PM
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_MorningStar posted...
Man, I didn't realize this board loved BoF3 so much. In my top 10 maybe top 5 games of all time.

It's a really good game and I don't remember it being outright bad in any area. Solid to great all around. Same as BoF4, which also looks better and has Fou-Lu in it, which by itself is reason enough to play it.

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Guerrilla Soldier
07/13/21 1:10:35 PM
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vagrant story is fucking incredible

the weapon system is complex, so it scares everyone away. but everything else about it is absolutely fucking amazing.

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PMarth2002
07/13/21 1:11:47 PM
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FF9 out of those.

I'd recommend FF Tactics above everything else if you haven't played War of the lions on the PSP.

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Bleuets
07/13/21 1:13:00 PM
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Star Ocean 2
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Veggeta_MAX
07/13/21 1:14:38 PM
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Not Xenogears

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Jiek_Fafn
07/13/21 1:15:40 PM
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Lunar SSSC
Listen to the opening song every single time you boot it up. It's campy goofy beautiful

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Alteres
07/13/21 1:29:26 PM
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Ilishe posted...
It's a really good game and I don't remember it being outright bad in any area. Solid to great all around. Same as BoF4, which also looks better and has Fou-Lu in it, which by itself is reason enough to play it.
The only thing I didnt like about 4 was the map, that pissed me off.

I dont care anymore, but at the time I thought it was a big deal.

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crazygamer21
07/13/21 1:41:46 PM
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Stewman_Magoo posted...
I'm going to say Legend of Legaia so you add it to the list.
I've got that too. Not enough poll options lol

ROOTFayth posted...
among those I would go with Lunar first I think, then Breath of fire 3, then probably FFIX, you didn't include Star Ocean the 2nd story in your choices but you definitely should, it's a great game
Star Ocean 2 is definitely on my list as well, but I didn't include it since I'm not sure If I need to play 1 first before 2nd story.

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boshafty
07/13/21 1:44:16 PM
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Lunar is so good.

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The_Korey
07/13/21 3:26:25 PM
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BroodRyu
07/13/21 3:27:11 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
https://tcrf.net/Lunar:_Silver_Star_Story_Complete_(PlayStation%29#Regional_Differences
I knew the bosses scaled with Alex, but I had no idea it was to this extent and exclusive to the American version. I also had no idea about the rest of this either. Interesting read! Thank you.
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R1masher
07/13/21 3:28:39 PM
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Id go with the risk breaker I might bust this out

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crazygamer21
07/13/21 5:13:55 PM
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Afternoon bump. I'll start the winner tonight.

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Lost_All_Senses
07/13/21 5:15:50 PM
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Id recommend Parasite Eve, cause I just binged it. But holy shit does it get annoying at the end. I just quit on the last boss lol.

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Lordgold666
07/13/21 5:51:36 PM
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Dragoon/chrono cross >

Have yet to play lunar, are they as good as the poll claims?

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Nukazie
07/13/21 5:53:19 PM
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lunar

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SomeLikeItHoth
07/13/21 5:55:00 PM
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You can't really go wrong with any of these choices, but I voted Final Fantasy IX.

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Shotgunnova
07/13/21 5:55:22 PM
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Lunar

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AldousIsDead
07/13/21 5:56:41 PM
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Tons of great choices, but FFIX is my favorite of the series for a reason.

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Payzmaykr
07/13/21 5:56:57 PM
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Alteres posted...
BoF III
FF IX
Lunar SSSC

would be my top picks, in that order
Same here. So many good games.

Why tf has lunar 2 never been put on any newer systems? Switch, steam, vita, 3DS, etc. I dont even have any kind of working PlayStation, so its impossible to play it.
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KamenRiderBlade
07/13/21 5:58:08 PM
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Final Fantasy Tactics.

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Bad_Mojo
07/13/21 6:01:14 PM
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From the list I would pick 9

Final Fantasy Tactics is my overall choice, that the genre isn't for anyone. Though, thanks to other series, it's getting more popular.

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tiornys
07/13/21 6:01:25 PM
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Lordgold666 posted...
Dragoon/chrono cross >

Have yet to play lunar, are they as good as the poll claims?
Lunar SSC has a fun story and characters, great music, decent dungeons with on-map enemy indicators, and a pretty unique battle system that's sort of a mix of classic turn based and tactical combat. There's only a few battle systems that I like more (Grandia being one of them).
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Kanaya413
07/13/21 6:01:28 PM
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Add legend of legaia to your list!
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a-c-a-b
07/13/21 6:02:28 PM
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Some great games on that list but you should definitely start with Lunar: SSSC.
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crazygamer21
07/13/21 6:11:07 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Id recommend Parasite Eve, cause I just binged it. But holy shit does it get annoying at the end. I just quit on the last boss lol.
I'll definitely be playing parasite eve in the future.

Lordgold666 posted...
Dragoon/chrono cross >

Have yet to play lunar, are they as good as the poll claims?
I actually meant to put Chrono cross on the poll instead of kings field, but I forgot to change it.
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Final Fantasy Tactics.
Isn't war of the lions the recommended version? I have the android version.
Kanaya413 posted...
Add legend of legaia to your list!
Thanks, it's on my list.

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tiornys
07/13/21 6:12:21 PM
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crazygamer21 posted...
Isn't war of the lions the recommended version? I have the android version.
Yes, although some strongly prefer the original translation.
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Lost_All_Senses
07/13/21 6:13:39 PM
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crazygamer21 posted...
I'll definitely be playing parasite eve in the future.

Grind near the end more than it forces you to already. They make it seem like you'd easily breeze pass whatever is next, but then it's not so easy to do so. And if you don't have a backup save, you're fucked. I'll probably just watch the end on youtube before I start the 2nd. I was an inch away from winning anyway.

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MaxEffingBemis
07/13/21 6:19:16 PM
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What is Grandia about? The collection is on Switch.

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crazygamer21
07/13/21 6:23:21 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Grind near the end more than it forces you to already. They make it seem like you'd easily breeze pass whatever is next, but then it's not so easy to do so. And if you don't have a backup save, you're fucked. I'll probably just watch the end on youtube before I start the 2nd. I was an inch away from winning anyway.
lol damn. Things like this are exactly why I keep multiple backup saves any time I play an rpg

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Lost_All_Senses
07/13/21 6:25:41 PM
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crazygamer21 posted...
lol damn. Things like this are exactly why I keep multiple backup saves any time I play an rpg

It's only like a 9-10 hour game tho. So, it's not a huuuge deal

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tiornys
07/13/21 6:28:41 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
What is Grandia about? The collection is on Switch.
Grandia 1 is about a teen going off to become an explorer, but his explorations keep getting in the way of the plans of a large empire. Shenanigans ensue.

Grandia 2 is about a mercenary getting pulled into accompanying a religious acolyte on her quest to stop an ancient, evil force that is progressively breaking out from various seals.
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MaxEffingBemis
07/13/21 6:30:09 PM
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tiornys posted...
Grandia 1 is about a teen going off to become an explorer, but his explorations keep getting in the way of the plans of a large empire. Shenanigans ensue.

Grandia 2 is about a mercenary getting pulled into accompanying a religious acolyte on her quest to stop an ancient, evil force that is progressively breaking out from various seals.
Grandia 2 sounds a lot more interesting

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