Trying to beat every PS1 RPG that came out in USA

[Fear The Turtle]

I've beaten about 20 of them and I'm going through a few more now.

Anyone have any insane goals like this before? :onfire:

[theChad]

I used to want to be an astronaut.

[Dangerboy]

I'm going for playing through every PS1 game.

[Soviet Conscript]

yhea, my insane goal is to beat as many RPG's as i can before i die

so far for the ps1 i've beaten 32 rpg's. most for any system. second closest is the PC with 14 beaten.

[MrSparkle]

I've been trying to sleep with every woman on earth, by my count only roughly 5 billion left.

[Xian042]

I'm trying to find a couple hours a week to actually play games

[Mianrtcv]

I'm trying to find a couple hours a week to actually play games

Testify! I am relegated to playing portable games and fitting them in piece meal.


I've been trying to sleep with every woman on earth, by my count only roughly 5 billion left.

I tried this to. My better half killed this idea. Better the idea, than me I guess.

[TonyTheTiger]

It's not that insane a goal. There are about 100 RPGs on the system so you're already at least 1/5th of the way there.

My question though is...why would you want to? A good chunk of them are garbage.

[slip81]

It's not that insane a goal. There are about 100 RPGs on the system so you're already at least 1/5th of the way there.

My question though is...why would you want to? A good chunk of them are garbage.

My thoughts exactly, I mean, Beyond the Beyond and all that other crap.

[Zebbe]

Yeah. Have fun with Legend of Legaia.

[darkwingduck13]

And are you counting Arc the Lad collection as 1 game or 3 games? :)

[Soviet Conscript]

i counted it as 3 seperate games. as really it is

i've played through plenty of crappy games. part ofthe challenge

[Haoie]

It's hard enough making a list of all of them.

Let alone owning them.

Or beating them.

[roushimsx]

You know, I'm just happy to find the time to play and beat games as it is. There's no way I could force myself through all of the RPGs on the PS1...I haven't got the time and I sure as hell don't have the desire to play through some of that drivel. Hell, I couldn't even play through Baten Kaitos Origins on Gamecube and that game generally kicked ass.

I do get a kick out of playing through entire franchises, though. I'm mostly done with the Call of Duty series (just need to play the PSP, DS and NGage games), I'm slowly chipping away at the Medal of Honor series (though Underground on GBA will probably shatter my will) and tackling the Metal Gear series was a blast (confession: I still have to beat Acid 2 :( ). It's neat seeing a series evolve and change according to a variety of factors (dev team, producer, market conditions, hardware, etc)

Now if only I could force myself through Ghost Recon 2: 2007 so that I can make some more headway into that series... even then, I'm going to have to play GRAW on 360 and again on PC since both are apparently different :(

[eskobar]

I've beaten about 20 of them and I'm going through a few more now.

Anyone have any insane goals like this before? :onfire:


:? insane goal ? :hmm:

It's not hard to play all the ps1 rpgs, you had plenty of time between releases and if you missed the launch day of one, many years have passed since the last release :monkey:

[MrSparkle]

after this maybe you should try to beat all the platformers on the NES ;).

[Fear The Turtle]

:? insane goal ? :hmm:

It's not hard to play all the ps1 rpgs, you had plenty of time between releases and if you missed the launch day of one, many years have passed since the last release :monkey:

Have you PLAYED some of them?

[Aussie2B]

Well, I want to eventually own every PlayStation RPG, so I guess that means I want to sooner or later play through all of them too. Too bad I probably haven't even completed 10 of them.

For the last few years, I've had a goal to play through every Game Boy game I own. I have 44 black and white and Game Boy Color games, and another 14 games for Game Boy Advance. I started with the b/w games, and I've finished all but one (there are some games that never officially end, of course). I only have a couple of the dual compatible games left, and I don't have that many GBC-exclusives to begin with. At times the goal does feel crazy since some of the ones I got are pretty lousy, and others were just insanely difficult (took me at least a couple years to get through Boxxle). But it's been a worthwhile experience overall, and since most of the time has been spent killing time at school, it's not like I had anything better to do. And maybe it's just me, but I like to push my way through games that aren't so great now and then. It's gives me new appreciation and perspective on games that are truly great. If all you try to play are the best of the best, you'll never realize how stellar they really are in comparison to everything else.

[DigitalSpace]

Once I acquire and play Extreme Pinball and Pro Pinball: Timeshock!, I can say I've played every pinball game released on the PS1 in the US.

And that's as close as I'll ever come to this. :p

(While I'm on the subject of PS1 pinball games, avoid Kiss Pinball at all costs. Seriously. Worst pinball video game ever.)

[Press_Start]

It's not that insane a goal. There are about 100 RPGs on the system so you're already at least 1/5th of the way there.


That's quite a time-consuming task. I should know, cause I've beaten at least 20, that I know so far.

Is there a list for US RPGs on PS1 for collectors (and high-mile achievers) can use to keep track of?

[TonyTheTiger]

Don't get me wrong. I don't think it's a cakewalk. Using 100 RPGs as an estimate, if each game runs you 50 hours that's 5000 hours of play you have to put in. Which if you play for 10 hours a week that will take you 9 1/2 years. That's not even factoring in that at least half of those hours will be unbearable being spent on games that are utter crap and all that. But it's at least a conceivable goal and I'm certain that a very large chunk of the games can be finished in fewer than 50 hours.

[Haoie]

50 hours? Maybe not so long.

How do you define beating a game anyway? For a RPG, it should merely mean completing it once and once only.

[Fear The Turtle]

50 hours? Maybe not so long.

How do you define beating a game anyway? For a RPG, it should merely mean completing it once and once only.

Well, yes, RPGs tend to have a defined beginning and ending.

GameFAQs has a list of North American PS1 RPGs. I don't count stuff like King's Field. I believe 100 is an overestimate.

Plus, I've only needed 50 hours to beat three RPGs in my life. :rocker:

[Volcanon]

You can finish all of the SNES re-releases (chorno trigger, ff4,5,6) in 10-15 hours each. Just be prepared for bad load times and crappy animations.

[ssjlance]

Best of luck for Alundra. The game is nothing short of amazing, but holy fuckballs is it hard.

[Fear The Turtle]

Beaten all the SNES ports. Looking forward to Alundra, I tend to suck at that kind of game, however.

[PDorr3]

I have a really hard time finding the time and patience to beat RPGs now...years ago I could sit down and beat RPGs in no time, but now I find even if I love the games I don't play them for a couple of days I never go back to them. Fuuny thing is right now as I write this I am trying to force myself to finish up Infinite Undiscovery for Xbox 360 which I have not touched in weeks.

[boatofcar]

I have a feeling Dragon Questio IX is going to be my last non-portable RPG.

[alexander4488]

RPGs are awesome, but they can be kinda slow after a while. I played Pokemon back in the days. Classics...

[Fear The Turtle]

I beat another one today. I have a lot of health problems and can't work so I have way too much free time unfortunately. :(


I have a feeling Dragon Questio IX is going to be my last non-portable RPG.

I don't know how to break this to you...

[Nirvana]

In related news, I found Legend of Dragoon today for 8 bucks at the thrift store.

[Fear The Turtle]

Awesome. That's one of the ones I've already beaten.

[williewonka2k1]

Not to come off as "stand-of-ish," but I think a better goal might be something along the lines of running a mile in 7 1/2 minutes or reading a book once a month. Not to say you have to quit gaming, but rather complete noteworthy titles.

[Arcade_Ness]

That's quite a difficult goal you have there. I'd only play RPGs I like, though that's just me. These days I find it hard to stick to one game, and that's even more difficult when it comes to RPGs. That's why the RPGs I've completed are only a handful lol.

[Fear The Turtle]

Not to come off as "stand-of-ish," but I think a better goal might be something along the lines of running a mile in 7 1/2 minutes or reading a book once a month. Not to say you have to quit gaming, but rather complete noteworthy titles.

1) Who says I can't run a mile in 7 1/2 minutes already? Who says I can even walk? There's a lot of assuming in your post.

2) Again, because I like to play PS1 RPGs it means I am incapable of reading a book?

3) Goals don't have to be finished. it gives me motivation to finish the ones I've wanted to play, at least.

[williewonka2k1]

Those were merely examples, that is all. I wasn't stating whether you could or could not do those things, but that your time should be spent doing more productive things then playing EVERY rpg on PSX. How did you get the impression I didn't think you were capable of reading a book? It's clear you can read and write as demonstrated by this topic.

[Haoie]

I've finished, like, 10% of the RPGs I started.

Despite them being 1 of my preferred genres, I just don't have the time/patience for them, most of the time.

[greedostick]

If you get RPG'd out give Tsugunai: Atonoment a try. It's pretty different from most RPG games. You play the role of this guy Reese who steals this idol and gets turned into a spirit. Anyway you have to repent for your sins if you want to come back to life. You do this by possessing people "mainly this chic" and go around helping everyone out. It gets good marks for me even though it is lacking in being based on fighting and gaining levels. You do this but it is just slower and not as important. You mainly just wander around. It's has a original story though. So if you get tired going on adventures and trying to stop some guy from taking over the world pick it up.

Ring of red is also pretty fun, and shines in the story department. Gets repetitive though.

Okage: Shadow King is pretty fun as well.

Good luck in your quest. You're going to waste countless hours of you life playing total garbage. Hopefully the good games you come across make it worth it. Have fun playing Shining Force Neo.

[Fear The Turtle]

Those were merely examples, that is all. I wasn't stating whether you could or could not do those things, but that your time should be spent doing more productive things then playing EVERY rpg on PSX. How did you get the impression I didn't think you were capable of reading a book? It's clear you can read and write as demonstrated by this topic.

I have a lot of goals that don't require gaming but since this is a classic gaming forum I think it was appopriate to bring up a gaming goal. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a goal of playing EVERY RPG on the PSX if you're a big fan of RPGs and can't afford a newer console. Like I said, I've finished a few RPGs I always wanted to play already, so it's giving me motivation to finish the ones I always wanted to play, instead of wasting my life doing stuff that wouldn't give me ANY sense of accomplishment at all.


If you get RPG'd out give Tsugunai: Atonoment a try. It's pretty different from most RPG games. You play the role of this guy Reese who steals this idol and gets turned into a spirit. Anyway you have to repent for your sins if you want to come back to life. You do this by possessing people "mainly this chic" and go around helping everyone out. It gets good marks for me even though it is lacking in being based on fighting and gaining levels. You do this but it is just slower and not as important. You mainly just wander around. It's has a original story though. So if you get tired going on adventures and trying to stop some guy from taking over the world pick it up.

Ring of red is also pretty fun, and shines in the story department. Gets repetitive though.

Okage: Shadow King is pretty fun as well.

Good luck in your quest. You're going to waste countless hours of you life playing total garbage. Hopefully the good games you come across make it worth it. Have fun playing Shining Force Neo.

Well, this is not a topic about PS2 RPGs at all, but Okage and Tsunanagi are pretty good from the limited time I gave them. What's so bad about SF Neo? I heard the voice acting is pretty funny. (HOT STUFF COMING THROUGH, I believe I've heard mentioned a few times.)

A good underrated PS2 RPG is Lord of the Rings The Third Age. FFX like battle system with an even better skill system. I really loved that game and I never watched the movies.

[Aussie2B]

I don't know why so many of you think that a goal of beating every PS1 RPG entails playing tons of horrible games. While I haven't beaten all of them myself, I do own the majority of them and have thus put some time into them, and I'd say most are at least decent. And even with ones that generally have a bad reputation, I still come across people that love them, like Shadow Madness. Now, if we were talking the entire PlayStation RPG library, including all the ones that came out in Japan, then it would be a different story, but back then a game generally had to be somewhat good to get considered for localization. Even among the obscure titles you'll find a lot of cool stuff, like Brigandine and Azure Dreams.

[Cambot]

I understand you're a gamer, but I strongly suggest you don't try this. It goes beyond "hobby." Go outside more and look around. Breathe in the air and throw a frisbee.

[Fear The Turtle]

I understand you're a gamer, but I strongly suggest you don't try this. It goes beyond "hobby." Go outside more and look around. Breathe in the air and throw a frisbee.

And so it continues..

[williewonka2k1]

The only reason I am opposed to this idea was because I have owned Lucienne's Quest for the 3DO TWICE now, because it was the "Holy Grail" of the system. I got half way through the game on the second time, and I eventually realized the game is a complete waste. It doesn't simulate the same gameplay of a well focused RPG like say a Squaresoft or Enix title. I'll give an example: At the very beginning of the game, you are already give multiple Magic attacks that are rather crushing to your opponents. After nearly beating the game and feeling unsatisfied, I realized I was only playing the game because of its obscurity. Anyone who says it's good is just wishful thinking. The 3DO is a p.o.s.

My suggestion would be to make the titles good, but that's just ol' williewonkas 2 cents.

[Nirvana]

I think you guys should let up on criticizing his goal o_O I mean, if he wants to beat every RPG on the Playstation, so be it. Hell, I'd love to beat every great RPG on the Playstation, since I've missed out on some of the lesser known titles.

Have you played SaGa Frontier? Not a lot of people liked it, but I absolutely loved it. That's actually one of my top 3 RPGs. I love it.

(Edit: Oh and I can run the mile in 5:37! Nothing special since it wasn't my event in high school (the 800m was) but I thought I'd drop that by because I saw it was mentioned. :D )

[Aussie2B]

I find it ironic that when somebody says they actually want to play every game within a certain collection they get criticized, yet if someone talks about buying every game for a system/genre/whatever, everyone thinks it's so awesome. I guess people think it's okay to waste money on bad games but not to waste time actually playing all the games you own.

Not that I personally consider either a waste because I don't, but the whole scenario seems kinda backwards to me.

[SpaceHarrier]

I'd love to see a list of the PS1 RPGs you have beaten thus far :) Good luck!

[Daria]

And even with ones that generally have a bad reputation, I still come across people that love them, like Shadow Madness.

<3

That and there's 80 PS1 RPGs, give or take one or two depending on your definition of the genre. Not over 100.

As for the argument that you should only play "worthwhile" titles, who picks these worthwhile titles anyway? Whose to say that because Final Fantasy's popular that anyone has to love it, or if the majority agrees that Eternal Eyes is shit that you'll think it's shit too. Opinions vary, and you'll miss out if you're unwilling to test out new experiences.

I've met plenty of gamers who've convinced themselves that they hate RPGs because they've only tried Final Fantasy. As I've met others who'll only play games published by square. The PlayStation has a lot to offer, it's a shame to delve into the library with a closed mind. Try everything you can get your hands on, then shelf it if you hate it. You'll never know what you'd like until you try it.

[Fear The Turtle]

Yeah, I don't understand what's so bad about wanting to PLAY games I have collected over the years. I spent 5 years collecting all these games, why would I not want to at least play them now? How is either thing a waste if I am enjoying myself? Stupid internet with their "real life ego" complexes..

Since someone asked, here is a list of the PS1 RPGs I have beaten. And to whoever reminded me I need to go through SaGa Frontier: thanks, douchebag. ;)

Arc the Lad
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Grandia
Guardian's Crusade
Koudelka
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
Parasite Eve
Suikoden
Tales of Destiny

[The Shawn]

Yeah, I don't understand what's so bad about wanting to PLAY games I have collected over the years. I spent 5 years collecting all these games, why would I not want to at least play them now? How is either thing a waste if I am enjoying myself? Stupid internet with their "real life ego" complexes..

Since someone asked, here is a list of the PS1 RPGs I have beaten. And to whoever reminded me I need to go through SaGa Frontier: thanks, douchebag. ;)

Arc the Lad
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Grandia
Guardian's Crusade
Koudelka
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
Parasite Eve
Suikoden
Tales of Destiny



Is that suikoden even yours?

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113202


Just saying.

[DiabolicalAdvocate]

Yeah, I don't understand what's so bad about wanting to PLAY games I have collected over the years. I spent 5 years collecting all these games, why would I not want to at least play them now? How is either thing a waste if I am enjoying myself? Stupid internet with their "real life ego" complexes..



There are always critics, no matter what you do. According to members around here, collecting sealed games is a waste of time because games are "meant to be played". And here you are wanting to actually play through all the games you collect, and you too are criticized.

So it's only ok to collect games you INTEND to play, yet it's not ok to ACTUALLY ATTEMPT to play them all. Got it.

[Fear The Turtle]

Yes, it's mine.

www.ebay.com

I'm just saying.

[The Shawn]

Yeah, too bad someone had allready paid you for it. Bye the way, why are you collecting names and addresses?

I know this isn't the right forum, but you don't seem to answer PM's.

I wouldn't usually call a person out, but you seemed to not wanted to answer a couple trading buddies of mine...

Just want folks to be aware.


Just saying...

[Gentlegamer]

I say: go for it! And give us mini-reviews of each RPG as you go a long.

[RJ]

I dont even remember what our potential deal was for, but I'll never forget Turtle left me hanging...

[Chaz From Phantasy Star 2]

That and there's 80 PS1 RPGs, give or take one or two depending on your definition of the genre. Not over 100.

Hmm......... you have a point, Daria..... I think it all depends on whether you consider Crash Bandicoot an RPG..... I do......

[j_factor]

There are always critics, no matter what you do. According to members around here, collecting sealed games is a waste of time because games are "meant to be played". And here you are wanting to actually play through all the games you collect, and you too are criticized.

So it's only ok to collect games you INTEND to play, yet it's not ok to ACTUALLY ATTEMPT to play them all. Got it.

Ideally you would collect games that you theoretically intend to play, but only ones that we as a community decide are good, with a special attention paid to games that are extra expensive, but you should never purchase them sealed, but they must be complete, and you have to play some of them, but never set a goal of playing all of them, because if you can play all of them then you don't have enough games yet, but you should still lament your inability to play all of them, complaining about games sitting on your shelf unplayed, all the while acquiring additional games at a far faster rate than you could ever hope to catch up with. I hope that clears it up.