Yet another game suggestion thread (PS1)

[TheSteeleStrap]

I love many modern games, but I have a PS2 sitting on my shelf that is begging to be used more. I'm currently playing through the first Silent Hill, and plan on continuing the series. Basically I'm looking to expand my horizons of the old games that people fell in love with. I grew up with Nintendo until I was a teenager, then switched to Xbox, so I missed out on all the third party support Sony products had. I also have several PS2 games sitting there. Some of which are Shadow of the Colossus, Manhunt, Destroy All Humans! series, The Suffering, Area 51, Killer 7, and God of War; so my taste in games is pretty diverse. I'm mostly looking for PS1 games, but since the PS2 has such an extensive catalog, feel free to throw those suggestions in there too.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Ape Escape was pretty fucking awesome.

Probably my favourite platforming/stealth/money capturing game of all time.

It was also the first game to fully utilise the analog sticks.

 

[TheSteeleStrap]

Your tastes are diverse?

Every game you mentioned is an action game.

Hence why I started this thread. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[psicat]

PSX:
Vagrant Story
Final Fantasy Chronicles, 7 and 9
Xenogears
Parasite Eve 1 and 2
Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil 1-3 (get the RE1 director's cut version)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Crash Bandicoot 1-3
Castlevania: Symphoney of the Night
Fear Effect 1 and 2
Dino Crisis 1 and 2
Alone in the Dark: New Nightmare
Tenchu: Stealth Assassin

PS2:
God of War 1 and 2
Devil May Cry
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Persona 3 and 4

 

[Ectoplasmicz]

Spoiler: Ahem. I'll just leave this here

Also, if you enjoy racing games, Burnout 3: Takedown. Best racing game ever. EVER!

 

[king_katchit]

For a guy who tends to hate RPGs, especially JRPGs, I sure did love The Legend of Dragoon.

 

[ThePS1Fan]

*Looks at title* *remebers account name* It's my time to shine.

Spyro 1-3
Crash Bandicoon 1-3+ Crash Team Racing& Crash Bash
Dino Crisis 1&2
Legacy of Kane
Final Doom
Blasto
Tiny Tank
Resident Evil 1-3
Twisted Metal 1&2
Bushido Blade 1&2
Carmageddon
Chrono Trigger
Chroho Cross
MediEvil 1&2
Xenogears
Metal Gear Solid
Syphon Filter 1-3
Ape Escape
Parasite Eve 1&2
Rayman 1&2
Spider-Man& Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Pac-Man World

I think I'll stop there.

 

[Savagezion]

PS1
Xenogears (JRPG)
Bushido Blade (Fighter)
Brave Fencer Musashi (Adventure) (Think "Zelda:LttP")
Soul Reaver (Action)
X-Com (Strategy)
Parasite Eve (JRPG)

PS2
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (Action?)
Romance of the 3 Kingdoms XI (Strategy)

 

[TheSteeleStrap]

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

 

[krazykidd]

Legend of legaia
Parasite eve 1 and 2
Legend of dragoon
Final fantasy 7-9
Star ocean 1 and 2
Xenogears
Dino crisis 1 and 2
Wild arms 1 and 2
Dark stone ( only if you don't mind ecessively long loading times)
Crash bandicoot 1-3
Final fantasy tactics
Legend of legaia ( i put it twice for emphasis)

 

[Swifty714]

I didn't really own a PS1 long enough to get a hold of the more mature titles (I was eight when I got one. Most of my experiences was either Crash Bandicoot, or Spyro).

However, I do know a few PS2 Titles.

Timesplitters it a rather.....quirky little game my by Edios before it was known as Crysis Londen, Or something like that. It had everything. Horror, action, stealth, and it had quite a few funny jokes. Besides, in what other game can you play as a Dinosaur, chasing around a life-sized gingerbread man in a Chinese restaurant, while firing a minigun and shouting obscenities related to his mother?

All three games are available on the PS2.

Another series I recommend, is the Armored Core series. You play as a mercenary Pilot called a 'Raven'. Ravens pilot huge mechas known as Armored Cores, or ACs. Your mecha is fully customize able down to the paintjob. You can either accept missions and progress through the storyline, Which gives you money to buy more parts, or go into the arena and challenge fellow ravens to one-on-one duels. The only bad part, is that their are a lot of games, with little variation sometimes between each game.

The games are available from the PS1 to the Xbox 360. Because of the dizzying amount of games, I won't list them all here.

 

[mireko]

Some that haven't been mentioned:

LSD
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
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King's Field
UmJammer Lammy

As for the PS2, play everything that has got "Shin Megami Tensei" attached to the title.

 

[Diminished Capacity]

For a guy who tends to hate RPGs, especially JRPGs, I sure did love The Legend of Dragoon.

Although I DO generally like JRPG's, Dragoon is a fantastic game.

It's so badass, it has its' own inventory menu music.

 

[sshakespeare]

Champions of Norrath (hack and slash rpg)

and all my other faves have already been mentioned

 

[bluegate]

Here are a few I adore:

Psx:
Alundra
Grandia
Suikoden ( 1 and 2, best played as a combination, topping it with 3 for ps2 )
Skullmonkeys
Megaman X4

 

[FolkLikePanda]

Crash series
Spyro series
Metal Gear Solid w/ VR/Special Missions (plus games that get mentioned in it)
Gran Turismo 1 & 2
Ape Escape
CastleVania: Symphony Of The Night
Resident Evil 1-3
Tekken 1-3
Soul Blade/Edge
GTA 1 & 2 (though you can download them legally for free from Rockstar [advised as you may or may not like them])
Final Fantasy
Driver 1 & 2
Soul Reaver
Pandemonium 1 & 2
Rayman
Syphon Filter
Tomb Raider series
Wipeout 1-3
WWF SmackDown! games (they were awesomenesses!)

 

[BathorysGraveland]

C-12: Final Resistance is a really good one. Sure, it was released at the arse end of the consoles life, but damn it all if it wasn't a completely solid game.