With so many classic games being remade over the past few years, many will be hoping that some of their favorite games from decades past will soon find themselves next on the list. Perhaps more than any other genre, there are a ridiculous amount of RPGs that are arguably deserving of the remake treatment, many of which featured on the original PlayStation. Final Fantasy VII is already in the midst of its remade, but there are plenty of other great role-playing games on the PS1 which could really benefit from a complete rebuild.

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A lot of these also come from the back catalogs of Square and Enix, although the two Japanese giants weren't the only developers making exciting RPGs around the turn of the century. If given the same care and attention as Final Fantasy VII Remake, these games could be truly incredible and captivate a brand new generation of gamers as they once did in the nineties and early two-thousands.

10 Final Fantasy Tactics

The Final Fantasy series is littered with standout titles, many of which are worthy of the remake treatment. With Final Fantasy VII Remake already in progress and HD remasters of each of the first 12 mainline entries readily available on most modern systems, however, many will feel that Final Fantasy Tactics should be next in line for receiving a brand new coat of paint.

Square's excellent tactical RPG released back in the late nineties and spawned a number of spinoffs and sequels. An updated version was later released for the PSP and mobile devices, but while it did offer a few basic quality of life updates and some additional content, a propper remake could offer so much more. After all, the original game features an excellent story and some of the most poignant and thought-provoking dialogue to have ever appeared in a video game, let alone a Final Fantasy title.

9 Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu

Many saw Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu as a poor man's Pokemon when it released for the PS1 back in the late nineties, but the game actually has some excellent and innovative ideas. Granted, some of them weren't quite as well-executed as some will feel they should have been. Despite its flaws, however, the game had all of the pieces required to build something really special.

Its beautifully presented anime cut-scenes and the huge variety of minions on offer were incredibly impressive for the time of its release and the story wasn't half bad either. The breeding system also provided an extra layer of depth and went far beyond anything that the Pokemon series has ever attempted. The combat was perhaps a little too simplistic for some people's tastes, but with a few tweaks here and there, a remake could proove to be a big hit with modern gamers.

8 Xenogears

When it comes to narrative excellence in RPGs, few games, if any, can compete with Xenogears. Had things gone just a little differently, in fact, the story found in the game could quite easily have been used in Final Fantasy VII, as was Square's original intention. Thankfully, however, Xenogears ended up becoming its own title, and nineties gamers were treated to two excellent RPGs rather than just one.

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The game features an excellent story, captivating characters, and an incredible soundtrack composed by Yasunori Mitsuda; the same man responsible for the Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross soundtracks. Though the spirit of the game still lives on through the modern-day Xenoblade Chronicles games, the original was only ever released for the original PlayStation. It sold well too, and also managed a 91% average rating on GameRankings.com; the Metacritic of the early two-thousands.

7 Suikoden

That so few people got a chance to play the original Suikoden games really is a travesty, as they are some of the best JRPGs of all time. There were five of them in total, but the first two are definitely the pick of the bunch and offered innovation and ideas that were years ahead of their time. The huge variety of playable characters and neatly woven narrative were the stars of the show, but the game's intuitive combat mechanics also stood out.

The only element of the games that really let them down was their graphics, which were a little basic even for the PS1. This was likely the result of them being developed early on in the system's life cycle, with later entries in the series looking much better, although failing to stack up to the originals in the narrative department. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will probably be as close as fans will ever get to a new Suikoden game, but many still have hope that Konami will one day reboot the series or remake the original titles.

6 Chrono Cross

When Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced back at E3 2015, some wondered whether other Square Enix properties would at some point get the same treatment. If so, Chrono Trigger would likely be at the top of many people's wishlists, but there's perhaps an argument to be made that the game doesn't need to be remade due to it being almost perfect. The same cannot be said, however, of Chrono Cross.

Unlike its predecessor, Chrono Cross has plenty of room for improvement and could offer up all of the building blocks needed to create a modern-day masterpiece. If ever there was a game that would benefit from a new coat of paint and some minor tweaks and alterations to the story, it's this one, and introducing the series to a brand new audience could give it the momentum needed for Square Enix to finally develop a true Chrono Trigger sequel.

5 Vagrant Story

Between them, Square and Enix were responsible for some of the very best RPGs of the nineties and early two-thousands, and while their merger arguably led to a higher quality of games in the long run, it sadly led to some series falling by the wayside. One of those series was Vagrant Story, which many considered to be every bit as good as the likes of Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy. Sadly, however, it didn't sell anywhere near as well and the franchise was left to rot in the years following its release.

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Although one or two of its systems were a little more complex than some players would have liked, everything else about the game was near perfect. In fact, Vagrant Story is one of only 27 games to have ever received a perfect score from Famitsu, being the only PS1 title to achieve this feat and just the third game to do so after The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Soulcalibur for the Dreamcast.

4 Grandia

That the first two Grandia games were treated to high definition remasters for the Switch and PC back in 2019 should by no means rule them out of the running for the remake treatment. The first game, in particular, was a technical marvel, with solid graphics, 3d environments, and some of the very best sprite work of the mid-to-late-nineties.

Rather than random battles, the game's enemies were instead visible in the field in much the same way as they are in modern Final Fantasy games. The combat mechanics were excellent too, but it's perhaps the game's story that really helped it to stand out from the crowd. Granted, there were better JRPGs released around that time, but not too many and not by much.

3 Parasite Eve

Parasite Eve can at times feel a little like a cross between a JRPG and a Resident Evil game, which makes a lot of sense, really, considering the popularity of the latter around the time of the game's release and the fact that it was developed by Square. The real-time combat system worked surprisingly well, while the graphics and sound effects were also really impressive for the time. It was also the developer's first-ever M-rated game, which allowed the creative minds at Square to show off some of their darker ideas

The game sold over two million copies and was widely praised by both players and critics alike. The soundtrack and the attention to detail paid when creating the game's environments were some of its biggest strengths, although some felt that the game was held back a little by its lack of voice acting. Given how far technology has come since the late-nineties, however, it's easy to see how a modern-day remake could right some of the game's very few wrongs.

2 Legend Of Dragoon

Legend Of Dragoon was a first-party game developed for the PlayStation by Sony's Japan studio. It released in the United States in mid-2000, and while it lacked some of the sparkle and polish found in more established franchises like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, it really did have a lot going for it. Most notable among these things was its excellent combat system, which masterfully combined turn-based mechanics and real-time commands for an experience unlike any other.

The CGI cutscenes used throughout the game were also incredibly impressive, as too was the quality of the game's soundtrack. Some will feel that it leaned a little too heavily on established tropes and ideas rather than attempting to create new ones of its own, but what it does, it tends to do incredibly well. It also sold more than a million copies, which for a new IP releasing near the very end of a console's life cycle, was a fairly impressive achievement.

1 Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete was a game that was years ahead of its time and was itself a remake of the 1992 game Lunar: Silver Star. It features state-of-the-art cutscenes, fluid animation, and an incredible story that really captures the fantasy vibe that the developers were going for. It was so good, in fact, that the original game has already been remade twice more since SSSC's release, for the GBA and PSP respectively.

Though there's nothing inherently wrong with either of these remakes, neither quite lives up to the brilliance of the one for the Saturn and PS1. The thought of replaying that version with all of the benefits that current-gen consoles could bring will likely be a tantalizing one to anybody who played it. Whether Game Arts, which hasn't developed a new title in almost a decade, will ever oblige, however, remains to be seen.

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