Final Fantasy IX, one of the last classical FF experiences. Quite hard though.
Final Fantasy Tactics, a very enjoyable strategy game.
Mega Man Legends, this was one of my favorites but the CD was damaged so I couldn't finish the game.
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No one mentioned it yet, so:
Die Hard Trilogy
Gex
Besides Metal Gear Solid?
Dino Crisis.
Both Brightis and Love & Destroy are good if you can read Japanese.
Breath of Fire 3
A classical JRPG. I still like it quite a lot.
There are so many! I haven't seen these mentioned yet.
Future Cop LAPD Jackie Chan Stuntmaster Colin McRae 2.0 Abes Oddysee/Exodus
Anyone ever play a game called Team Buddies?
Tetris Plus - Still my favorite version of Tetris. Has some really unique mechanics.
Wild 9 - A 2.5D platformer where you throw enemies into obstacles with an electric glove.
I was gonna say Star Ocean: Second Story, because it's incredible.
But "Second Story R", the recent remake, is incredibly good and clearly made by people who understand and love the original. I'd go so far as to say "objectively superior version."
Even the soundtrack I'd call "enhanced" instead of "changed." I'm continually impressed and loving every minute of it. Especially since I got really stuck on the PS1 version and never beat it.
So here's one I'm not sure I've seen here yet!
Dragon Valor. It was a really neat fantasy beat 'em up by Namco, with some cool ideas and presentation, fun combat, really slick aesthetic, and a Castlevania-esque storyline of playing various characters through a family legacy.
It was really neat. And when I had trouble with a gimmick to beat the final boss, Namco's support email kindly replied to me back in the day with a hint. That was pretty cool. :D
Here's a weird one: Pac-Man World. 3Dish platformer with a lot of neat tricks and surprises. It's not groundbreaking, but it made me genuinely happy when I played it.
Also, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. There's so much stuff to do in this game, and if you do it right the
and there's even more stuff to do.spoiler
castle flips upside down
Silent Hill
Threadz of Fate. There’s something so charming and comfy about this game with the intertwined dual storyline, the fun combat system, and the great music.
Toy Story 2
Final Fantasy VII
Kingsley's Adventure
Gran Turismo 2
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Rugrats: Search For Reptar
Tomba
Tekken 3
Rayman 2
R4 Ridge Racer
Soul Blade
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Final Fantasy Tactics
Spyro The Dragon
Digimon World 2003
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tomb Raider 3
Guardians Crusade
Metal Gear Solid
Crash Team Racing
Spider-Man
Dead Or Alive
Ape Escape
Mega Man Legends
I know you said you didn't want a full list but thought it'd be an interesting exercise for me to do one anyway. If these were the only PS1 games I could play, I'd still be very happy with few that I'd truly miss that's not on here (which would mostly be games from series that I put here, spyro etc.)
list away! i just didnt want anyone to feel obligated to type it all out! I did get your entries in my count :)
Nice to see some love for Tomba. Loved Tomba 2. Just heard it’s getting a remake released this year.
I never played it properly as a kid but I had a demo that I used to play all the time. I never even finished the demo as a kid. To me the world just felt so mysterious and massive.
Hugo
Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy 7 and 9
Resident Evil series
Dino Crisis
Silent Hill
Ape Escape
Intelligent Qube
Grand Theft Auto 2
Uh... I'm gonna have to dig out my CD book from my closet. I still have all the best (IMO) PS1 games and I can't remember them all off the top of my head. It had hella bangers.