Which was the best RPG console? SNES or PS1?

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#1 osusfaith
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Just curious about the popular vote.  I have a feeling PS1 will win due to some of the newb gamers who think PS1 was the 1st console in existance, but IMO, SNES had the classics the PS1 rpg's couldn't touch:

Chrono Trigger

Final Fantasy 6 (best in the series by far IMO)

Secret of Mana

Seiken Densetsu 3

Super Mario RPG

By far Squaresoft's best work

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#2 SmashBrosLegend
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The RPG in my sig was on the SNES, and it is the greatest game ever made.
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I think it is close but I would have to give the edge to the PSone.

FF 7, 8, 9

FF Chronicles and Anthology

FF Tactics

Legend of Mana

Threads of Fate

Parasite Eve 1 and 2

Vagrant Story

Star Ocean

Saga Frontier 1 & 2

Lunar 1 & 2

Breath of Fire 3

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Ewww now this is a tough question...???...???....??? I will compile my list of games that I have and the ones I am still looking for (RPG Collecter here) and we shall see. Gimme 5 mintues.
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#5 white_sox
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I just felt I should trow out some of th ePS1 titles...just to be fair.

Vagrant story
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFTactics
FFAnthology
FF Chronicle
Grandia
legend of Dragoon
Parasite Eve(s)
Chrono Cross
Persona(s)
Xenogears
Star Ocean
Wild Arms
Alundra
Legacy of Kain(s)



 
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#6 DireToad
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I vote for PS1.
You can play Chrono Trigger, FFI, II, III, IV, V and V on it anyways.
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#7 -GeordiLaForge-
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They were both good RPG consoles, but I would have to say SNES... definitely SNES
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I just felt I should trow out some of th ePS1 titles...just to be fair.

Vagrant story
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFTactics
FFAnthology
FF Chronicle
Grandia
legend of Dragoon
Parasite Eve(s)
Chrono Cross
Persona(s)
Xenogears
Star Ocean
Wild Arms
Alundra
Legacy of Kain(s)



white_sox



Xenogears pretty much destroys the entire SNES' RPG library IMO.
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#9 gmastersexay
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Just curious about the popular vote.  I have a feeling PS1 will win due to some of the newb gamers who think PS1 was the 1st console in existance, but IMO, SNES had the classics the PS1 rpg's couldn't touch:

Chrono Trigger

Final Fantasy 6 (best in the series by far IMO)

Secret of Mana

Seiken Densetsu 3

Super Mario RPG

By far Squaresoft's best work

osusfaith

You also forgot

Breath of Fire 1 & 2

Lagoon

Y's III 

Illusion of Gaia

Secret of Evermore

Earthbound

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Xbox. KOTOR and Morrowind.
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Xbox. KOTOR and Morrowind.TheCrimsonKoopa
I enjoyed those on my PC.
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#12 SmashBrosLegend
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SNES RPG's: Lufia and the Fortress of Doom Lufia II: Rise of teh Sinistrals Chrono Trigger Secret of Mana Act Raiser Super Mario RPG Earthbound Lagoon Breath of Fire Final Fantasy III Soul Blazer Secret of Evermore Final Fantasy II Illusion of Gaia
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#13 -supercharged-
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Playstation easily takes the crown on this one.

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Xbox. KOTOR and Morrowind.TheCrimsonKoopa
Your joking?
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[QUOTE="white_sox"]I just felt I should trow out some of th ePS1 titles...just to be fair.

Vagrant story
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFTactics
FFAnthology
FF Chronicle
Grandia
legend of Dragoon
Parasite Eve(s)
Chrono Cross
Persona(s)
Xenogears
Star Ocean
Wild Arms
Alundra
Legacy of Kain(s)



DireToad



Xenogears pretty much destroys the entire SNES' RPG library IMO.



Xenogears was a convoluted Evangelion ripoff imo. It had potential but meh.
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#16 Thul
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Snes for me (Chrono Trigger!!), both were great though. Between them are the greatest rpg's.
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#17 Blackbond
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Super Nintendo

  • Bahamut Lagoon
  • Chrono Trigger
  • Dragon Quest V
  • Dragon Quest VI
  • Final Fantasy IV
  • Final Fantasy V
  • Fianl FantasyVI
  • Earth Bound
  • Illusion of Gaia
  • Lufia I
  • Lufia II
  • Rudra's Treasure
  • Secret of Evermore
  • Secret the Mana
  • Seiken Densetsu III
  • Shin Megami Tensei I
  • Shin Megaman Tensei II
  • Star Ocean
  • Super Mario RPG
  • Tales of Phantasia
  • Terranigma
  • Treasure Hunter G
  • Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen
  • Tactics Ogre
  • Fire Emblem Monshou no Nazo
  • Fire Emblem Seisen no Keifu
  • Fire Emblem Thracia 776
  • Breath of Fire I
  • Breathe of Fire II

Playstation 1

  • Chrono Cross
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy VIII
  • Final Fantasy Anthologies
  • Final Fantasy Chonicles
  • Valkyrie Profile
  • Persona
  • Arc the Lad Collection
  • Suikoden II
  • Breath of Fire 4
  • Tales of Destiny II
  • Final Fantasy Orgins
  • Vandal Hearts
  • Tactics Ogre
  • Tales of Destiny
  • Parasite Eve II
  • Saiyuki Journy West
  • Kartia
  • Vandal Hearts 2
  • Ogre Battle
  • Threads of Fate
  • Legend of Mana
  • Alundra
  • Dragon Warrior VII
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Final Fantasy Tactics
  • Grandia
  • Guardian's Crusade
  • Front Mission 3
  • Jade Cocoon
  • Legend of Legaia
  • Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
  • Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
  • Persona II
  • Parasite Eve I
  • Parasite Eve II
  • Star Ocean The Second Story
  • Suikoden I
  • Suikoden II (damn I need this game!)
  • Thousand Arms
  • Wild Arms
  • Vagrant Story
  • Xenogears




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[QUOTE="DireToad"][QUOTE="white_sox"]I just felt I should trow out some of th ePS1 titles...just to be fair.

Vagrant story
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFTactics
FFAnthology
FF Chronicle
Grandia
legend of Dragoon
Parasite Eve(s)
Chrono Cross
Persona(s)
Xenogears
Star Ocean
Wild Arms
Alundra
Legacy of Kain(s)



Redmoonxl2



Xenogears pretty much destroys the entire SNES' RPG library IMO.



Xenogears was a convoluted Evangelion ripoff imo. It had potential but meh.



You dare!
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[QUOTE="Redmoonxl2"][QUOTE="DireToad"][QUOTE="white_sox"]I just felt I should trow out some of th ePS1 titles...just to be fair.

Vagrant story
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFTactics
FFAnthology
FF Chronicle
Grandia
legend of Dragoon
Parasite Eve(s)
Chrono Cross
Persona(s)
Xenogears
Star Ocean
Wild Arms
Alundra
Legacy of Kain(s)



DireToad



Xenogears pretty much destroys the entire SNES' RPG library IMO.



Xenogears was a convoluted Evangelion ripoff imo. It had potential but meh.



You dare!



Yeah, I dare!
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i like snes.  another good rpg on it that I didnt read here (as i skimmed) was Ogre Battle.  That game was pretty innovative.  RPG strategy game.

BTW, anyone who hasn't tried Super Mario RPG because they don't like nintendo characters has really missed out.  That game was innovative, fun, had a great plot, and the gameplay never lagged.  I loved that hidden boss in monster town.  Truly one of the best RPGs ever made

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#21 Blackbond
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I have to go with PS1. Although SNES had the 1st and 3rd best Final Fantasy's in VI and IV, Chrono Trigger, and two Secret of Mana's the PS1's rpg catalog has a much larger and wider selection. 
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#22 ASK_Story
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I think PS2 is also pretty good for RPGs...but I'd say, PS1.

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#23 KingOfTaco
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PS1. SNES did have great RPGs, but some had versions (albeit inferior) on the PS1.
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The Playstation.
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[QUOTE="DireToad"][QUOTE="Redmoonxl2"][QUOTE="DireToad"][QUOTE="white_sox"]I just felt I should trow out some of th ePS1 titles...just to be fair.

Vagrant story
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFTactics
FFAnthology
FF Chronicle
Grandia
legend of Dragoon
Parasite Eve(s)
Chrono Cross
Persona(s)
Xenogears
Star Ocean
Wild Arms
Alundra
Legacy of Kain(s)



Redmoonxl2



Xenogears pretty much destroys the entire SNES' RPG library IMO.



Xenogears was a convoluted Evangelion ripoff imo. It had potential but meh.



You dare!



Yeah, I dare!




Hordes of cosplaying fangirls are on their way to kill you now.
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Hordes of cosplaying fangirls are on their way to kill you now.
DireToad


I knew this day would come...

*Pumps his shotgun, tips over a table and uses it as cover*
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[QUOTE="DireToad"]
Hordes of cosplaying fangirls are on their way to kill you now.
Redmoonxl2


I knew this day would come...

*Pumps his shotgun, tips over a table and uses it as cover*

Hey leave some for me......................................................................Some of them might be cute:P. Good luck with the rest then..
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#28 osusfaith
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yea i guess it comes down to either you prefer a handful of stellar unbeatable titles, or a wider array or "good" or "great" titles snes has classics at will most likely never be touched again, mainly chrono trigger, ff6, and seiken densetsu 3
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Snes has the best RPGS by far
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#30 Runningflame570
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You also forgot

Breath of Fire 1 & 2

Lagoon

Y's III

Illusion of Gaia

Secret of Evermore

Earthbound

gmastersexay
Secret of Evermore is essentially a reheated Secret of Mana in any case. The rest I'll give you, that one shouldn't have been made if they weren't going to at least try and differentiate more between the games. Both systems are on equal grounds so far as I'm concerned but PS has a number of things SNES doesn't that could potentially put it over the top, namely high-quality audio, FMV videos (amazing when used correctly) and better graphical capabilities. In any case though, they were both amazing for RPGs and so I'll just put it down as 16/32bit era being the best for RPGs.

The Playstation.Panzer_Zwei


Well shoot, let me revise that..I'm voting for Playstation, when Panzer speaks I listen and while I was hesitant to vote on the issue, if he isn't why the heck wouldn't I? Even if he is a Sega fanboy (one of the last of his kind) he carries some weight.
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#31 Camzo
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Just curious about the popular vote. I have a feeling PS1 will win due to some of the newb gamers who think PS1 was the 1st console in existance, but IMO, SNES had the classics the PS1 rpg's couldn't touch:

Chrono Trigger

Final Fantasy 6 (best in the series by far IMO)

Secret of Mana

Seiken Densetsu 3

Super Mario RPG

By far Squaresoft's best work

osusfaith
even though i HATE sony and LOVE nintendo, i would have to say ps3, as i havent ever played an RPG on snes, but final fantasy 8 was a class game. but i still hate sony and i think the snes probably has a better RPG i just havent played it.
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#32 trasherhead
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I think it is close but I would have to give the edge to the PSone.

FF 7, 8, 9

FF Chronicles and Anthology

FF Tactics

Legend of Mana

Threads of Fate

Parasite Eve 1 and 2

Vagrant Story

Star Ocean

Saga Frontier 1 & 2

Lunar 1 & 2

Breath of Fire 3

Suikoden 1 & 2

Wild Arms

Alundra

Star Ocean 2

gmastersexay

Added a few in bold, also many of the SNES rpgs was remade and put on PS1, which would imo make the PS1 the best rpg console ever.

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PS1 easily. if we would count all SNES rpgs not just the ones that were released in US the diffrence would be smaller, but psx would still win
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#34 -GeordiLaForge-
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[QUOTE="osusfaith"]

Just curious about the popular vote. I have a feeling PS1 will win due to some of the newb gamers who think PS1 was the 1st console in existance, but IMO, SNES had the classics the PS1 rpg's couldn't touch:

Chrono Trigger

Final Fantasy 6 (best in the series by far IMO)

Secret of Mana

Seiken Densetsu 3

Super Mario RPG

By far Squaresoft's best work

gmastersexay

You also forgot

Breath of Fire 1 & 2

Lagoon

Y's III

Illusion of Gaia

Secret of Evermore

Earthbound

Wow, you guys are bringing back some memories :) I played through most of those...
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#35 sword_chuckz
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Definately the SNES. Chrono Trigger, Tales of Phantasia, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy V and VI and Terranigma to name a few great ones.
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#36 AdrianWerner
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Definately the SNES. Chrono Trigger, Tales of Phantasia, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy V and VI and Terranigma to name a few great ones.sword_chuckz
all of those except Terranigma were released on ps1 though :)
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#37 LongshotX2
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In quantity SNES but in quality PS1. Most SNES games had piss poor translation and the story was predictable.
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#38 Nex_Ownage
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PS1 easily. ..aside from having some of the greatest RPG's of all time, it also had many of the Snes's best RPG's re-released on it.  Including FFVI and Chrono Trigger. 

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I vote for PS1.
You can play Chrono Trigger, FFI, II, III, IV, V and V on it anyways.
DireToad

Exactly, PS1 imo wins easy, oh and dont forget Vandal Hearts.
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#40 Lord_Simus_X
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I say XBox cause of KOTOR.
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SNES hands down.
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The SNES without a doubt.
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Super Mario RPG.  Nothing more needs said
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Super Mario RPG.  Nothing more needs saidGrodus5
Seconded. My favorite game of all-time.
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[QUOTE="TheCrimsonKoopa"]Xbox. KOTOR and Morrowind.gmastersexay
I enjoyed those on my PC.



Your right actually. PC.