Squaresoft Games

[video_gamer324]

Recently I've found several games by Squaresoft for cheap, and I'm thinking of giving them a shot. I already own FFT and Legend of Mana, and I'll be getting Xenogears soon, and here are some deals I'm thinking about getting:

Threads of Fate (sealed) - $15
Vagrant Story (sealed/non-GH/Square collector's disc included) - $25

Those are obviously decent deals, but are the games really that good? Also, is Chrono Cross a must-have? Thanks in advance.

[spidey]

Threads of Fate was pretty good. I got into it till my PS died.

Vagrant Story on the other hand I did not like but that's just me.

[ctice44]

Most of the time you can't go wrong with Squaresoft RPGs (just stay away from the SaGa series).

BTW CronoCross rules!!

[pimp tyranny]

he's right, Chrono Cross fucking rocks. Vagrant Story has some of the best in-game graphics on PS1, and the gameplay is deep. Threads of Fate is kind of kiddy.

FF Tactics is awesome. i found Xenogears kind of boring, i know people are going to say i didn't understand the plot, i did. it's just the game wasn't that engrossing.

i'm going to pick up Front Mission 3 Monday along with Brave Fencer Musashi and non-GH FF VIII (my old case was stolen). I need to get one more game to get the 30% off with the GMR card.

[fifthcore]

Brave Fencer Musashi was a cool game I am still waiting and hoping for a second one

[spidey]

Ditto on Chrono Cross, it's one of the best RPGs on the PS. I'd put that on the top of my list.

[Mr. Anderson]

Splurge. Pick up all the RPG's mentioned here (Chrono Cross, Threads of Fate, Xenogears, Vagrant Story, and Brave Fencer Musashi)

[basketkase543]

I still remember buying Brave Fencer Musashi just for the Final Fantasy VIII demo disc (I was so hooked on part VII). To my surprise Brave Fencer was pretty damn good with a nice amount of humor. Gameplay is similar to the zelda series. Recommended for a fun gaming session.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

im not a big fan of Xenogears, but almost all of their other RPGs are great. I even like a little game on the SNES called FF:Mystic Quest. was what got me hooked on RPGs(that and FFVII).

[equest943]

where did you find vagrant story that cheap? i had to buy mine used

[ayolykewhoa]

I'm still looking for a rare Squaresoft game: Einhander.

[Syncmaster]

Two thumbs yet again to most squaresoft games, I'm hoping they'll look at hiring me in the future, that would be sweet.

Oh... and for Chrono Cross... it is a must have, and if you don't have Chrono Trigger, that is definetly a must have. Chrono Trigger was by far one of the best RPG's ever made, solely on the fact that it was one of the first Rpg's I played with my friend as a second character fighting along side me. It's so fun.

[hiccupleftovers]

Parasite Eve is a great Squaresoft game as well. I loved the FMVs plus the psuedo-turn based fighting system is a lot of fun. Very cool RPG.

[Cornfedwb]

Brave Fencer Musashi was a cool game I am still waiting and hoping for a second one

They're making a second one now for PS2, expected to release Winter 2005.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/682/682859.html?ui=gamefinder

[RBM]

Vagrant Story was an interesting game. It focused heavily on item customization/design, which I normally enjoy, but I found it somewhat tiring to continuously switch weapons during most fights. A third-person fighter (real-time combat, but you could pause at any time to expand a "globe" representing the arc of your weapon's swing) with a very distinctive way of presenting the plot: a comic book-like style I found appealing.

[The_Continental]

I'd agree with hiccupleftovers, pick up parasite eve, but stay away from parasite eve II . . .

[fieldkillah]

If you can play imports and like racing games try Racing Lagoon. It's squaresoft's attempt at a racing RPG and isn't really bad at all. It has an overworld map that you drive around and random battles happen when someone flashes their lights at you or you flash your lights at them. If you win the race you can take a part from their car. There is a story, but since I cant read Japanese i dunno what it is.
Also Tobal 2 is another great squaresoft game that we never saw here.

[peteloaf]

I'd agree with hiccupleftovers, pick up parasite eve, but stay away from parasite eve II . . .

Parasite Eve II, sucked to play, but to look at was great. Videos & Story are great, but the controlls suck. The boss fight on the balcony of the motel however, is one of my to 10 boss fights ever.

[vanlandw]

Vagrant Story IS the type of game square should be making....one of my favorites by them....

[hiccupleftovers]

I'm still looking for a rare Squaresoft game: Einhander.

Einhander is a game that i have been looking for for some time at anyplace for cheap. On ebay they generally go for 30 to 40 dollars. My friend picked one up a few months ago at this mom'n'pop shop for $10, but won't sell it to me, so my search is still on.

[Skylander7]

Although Chrono Cross is a good game, I believe Chrono deserved a true sequel instead of a side story. But hey, you can't go wrong with any of the games meantioned.. especially Tactics

[Rodimus]

I bought Ehrgeiz when it first came out. (Everyone knows why I bought it, and it wasn't for the gameplay.) I traded it in 2 weeks later cause I didn't like it.

4-5 years down the road I forgot all about the game then it got traded in at a video game store I worked at. I thought, "Well the game couldn't be that bad, I mean it's made by Square and it's got FF characters like Cloud in it, maybe I overreacted at the time I traded it in." I bought it that night, then asked my boss if I couldn't get my money back the very next day. Man that game did suck.

[hiccupleftovers]

Two other bad Squaresoft games are Chocobo racing and Chocobo dungeon, hard to find but that's it every other aspect of them sucks.

[WildWop]

Vagrant Story IS the type of game square should be making....one of my favorites by them....

And don't forget that a game that ripped off of the chained-combat system in Vagrant Story was apparently good enough to have a sequel of its own, but Vagrant Story wasn't shown the love! [I refer to the Summoner series, that unabashedly stole the face button chain attack idea].

Vagrant Story is my favorite RPG that I have yet to finish. I keep picking it up and getting further and further each time, but then put it down when something new comes out (I'm like a gaming raccoon, even if I have a shiny thing of my own, that shiny thing inside of your tin can trap will always suck me in). Total # of times through the first 8 hours of the game: 4.