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MJMaranan:
Definitely agree with you, tafk.  Final Fantasy Tactics is my favorite strategy RPG!  If you want a more fleshed-out translation and cutscenes with voiceovers, Final Fantasy Tactics: War Of The Lions on the PSP or digitally for the Vita.

As far as lesser-known RPGs, not sure if I'm right about these but here goes...

Strategy RPGs:
Front Mission 3:  Not a big fan of the main protagonist but really enjoyable gameplay.  Definitely loved Front Mission 4 on the PlayStation 2.
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth:  Rewards you with possibly better item drops when you chain a combo.
Kartia:  Still takes time for me to learn how to do the crafting system but still a decent game.  May need to warn you, I have a bit of an Atlus/Sega/Sony addiction.

Action RPGs:
Darkstone:  Diablo-esque gameplay with randomized dungeons.  Need to replay this game when I'm able to find one.  Also available on PC.
Threads Of Fate:  Only played Rue's path but I enjoyed the adventuring and gameplay.
Vagrant Story:  Did not get very far but disabling limbs, with a targeting dome similar to Parasite Eve, along with the weapon-crafting and maintenance...  Awesome!

Turn-based RPGs:
Beyond The Beyond, Legend Of Dragoon:  From my days of a mild Atlus-, Sega-, Square-Enix-, and Sony-published game addictions.
Grandia & Lunar series:  Some re-edited content from the Sega Saturn version.  Awesome games, though.
Thousand Arms:  Some dating-sim elements incorporated into weapon upgrading.  Battle system is one character fighting, while party members support/buff/debuff.
retroone:
Some underrated titles are....
Andretti Racing
Ballistic
Project: Horned Owl (METALICA!)
C: The Contra Adventure
Contra Legacy of War
Hexen
bitgamer64:
I enjoyed the Croc series, fun platformers, and they are pretty cheap, but also look into Resident Evil 1-3 as well, also consider Metal Gear Solid.
psydswipe:
Possibly not worth playing now but the original Gran Turismo isn't a bad one to collect, it's certainly a classic though I have no idea on cost. Tenchu is one of my PlayStation favorites and even though I don't love fighting games, I've had a lot of fun with Tekken 3. If you like space combat sims Colony Wars is good, if a bit short.
gf78:

--- Quote from: burningdoom on November 09, 2014, 03:09:49 am ---Other than RPGs, most of the games on PS1 are cheap. And even some of those can be cheap. There are a few exceptions, of course. But for the most part, you'll find it to be a very affordable system to collect for. And if basic graphics don't bother you much, there's actually a lot of innovative gameplay to be found in this era.

My recommendations for cheap, good PS1 games:

Action/Adventure:
-Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
-Fighting Force
-Medievil
-Mega Man X 4-6
-Metal Slug X
-Resident Evil 1-3
-Spider-Man 1 & 2
-Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

Light-Gun Shooters:
-Area 51
-Time Crisis

Platformers:
-Crash Bandicoot 1-3
-Gex
-Rayman
-Spyro the Dragon 1-3

RPGs:
-Brave Fencer Musashi
-King's Field 1 & 2
-Legend of Legaia
-Xenogears

Shoot-Em Ups:
-Apocalypse
-Darius Gaiden
-Raiden Project
-Strikers 1945
-Thunder Force V

Other:
-Jet Moto series (jet-ski racing)
-Road Rash 3-D (mixture of motorcycle-racing and combat)
-Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1-4 (skateboarding)
-Twisted Metal 1-4 (vehicular-combat)
-Vigilante 8 & V8: 2nd Offense (vehicular-combat)
-WWF Smackdown 1 & 2 (wrestling)

--- End quote ---

I guess your definition and my definition of cheap is a bit different.  Castlevania Symphony of the Night is expensive as hell.  MediEvil 1 & 2 are $20 and up each, and the price of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro PS1 games have gone through the roof as well.  And trying to find a cheap copy of Xenogears is harder than finding a Unicorn.   :-[
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