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Steelmaker · 03-06-2015, 02:32 PM

List what you think have been the 10 most important games during the Playstation era. Here are what I think are without a doubt the most important games/franchises in the Playstation era...

1.) Resident Evil (PS1): This is the game that changed everything IMO. It truly was the first time where I thought gaming was going to graduate from being a kid's hobby to being enjoyed by people of all ages. It was a game changer.

2.) Metal Gear Solid (PS1): My all time favorite game on PS1. For it's time, this game had production values and story telling not yet seen on console.

3.) Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2): While this series got it's start on PS1 as a top down experience. It wasn't until 3 came out on PS2 where it completely blew the doors open on 3D open world gaming. This game alone was responsible for moving a TON of units during the PS2 era.

4.) Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2): The series started on PS1. However GT3 A-Spec was a phenominal achievement on PS2 hardware for it's time. It was beautful to look at, beautiful to play, and just looke head and shoulders better than anything else on the PS2 at the time and sold a lot of PS2's

5.) Crash Bandicoot (PS1): Playstation finally had it's "Mario" and for it's time, this game was an amazing achievement. So much so that it even impressed Shigeru Myamoto who took time out at E3 to play it and showered the developers with complements on how good the game was.

6.) Uncharted 2 (PS3): While the first Uncharted was great, Uncharted 2 was spectacular! It was the first time where a game had given me real confidence in what the PS3 was capable of.

7.) Final Fantasy 7 (PS1): IMO this is the game that put console RPG's on the map. While JRPG's in previous generations had loyal followings, it was FF7 that catapulted them into the mainstream. I knew tons of gamers back then who weren't even into RPG's buying this game.

8.) The Last Of Us (PS3): Referred to by many as the "Citzen Kane" of video gaming and to be honest, I can't really disagree with that. An absolute instant classic and huge achievement in story telling, character development, voice acting, graphics, gameplay, etc. THIS game has it all.

9.) God of War (PS2): Greek mythology, graphic violence, gorgeous visuals, and fun gameplay. This game, while coming out later in the PS2's life cycle, managed to move a lot of units and launch an endearing character in the Playstation aresenal.

10.) Little Big Planet (PS3): Such a fun an innovative platformer! The whole "play, create, share" concept was born right here in this game and it resulted in over a million user created levels. This game was truly an innovative idea at the time.

RJ MacReady · 03-06-2015, 02:46 PM

If we're talking games that changed the industry (for better or worse depending on your opinion of FPSes), this list should include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Its influence is felt in nearly every MP-centric game released today.

Don't know what I'd bump off your top 10, maybe Crash Bandicoot, since you're got three Naughty Dog game on your list and it hasn't aged particularly well.

EDIT: Unless you mean for your list to be all Playstation exclusives? then CoD4:MW doesn't fit the bill.

richieb1971 · 03-06-2015, 02:48 PM

Ridge Racer was the most important. It was the first game that showed the power of the PS1.

Steelmaker · 03-06-2015, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ MacReady

If we're talking games that changed the industry (for better or worse depending on your opinion of FPSes), this list should include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Its influence is felt in nearly every MP-centric game released today.

Don't know what I'd bump off your top 10, maybe Crash Bandicoot, since you're got three Naughty Dog game on your list and it hasn't aged particularly well.

EDIT: Unless you mean for your list to be all Playstation exclusives? then CoD4:MW doesn't fit the bill.

Yeah I was mainly trying to keep it PS exclusive titles. I thought about COD 4 but frankly I have always felt that franchise has been way more important to Xbox than it has to Playstation.

Yeah Crash Bandicoot is probably the most arguable of everything I included but I remember during that time period how wildly popular that game was. It was a true system seller at that time. Oh and to be fair, hardly anything on PS1 has aged well LOL!

RJ MacReady · 03-06-2015, 03:37 PM

Don't forget how popular Twisted Metal was during the PS1 era. That's what I'd put instead of Crash. Though the franchise has fallen into obscurity after the lackluster PS3 version.

10-29-2015, 05:01 AM

Grand Theft Auto Series is the best :> Let's play guy

Gburd · 10-30-2015, 08:21 AM

Being in the uk and a massive football fan, FIFA should be in there personally, but that is baca use I haven't played/didn't like some of that listed top 10.

FF9 was my first I played and loved it, agree with GT & Crash.., GTA,

Worthy shouts, tomb raider, spyro, Tekken, THPS, Oddworld to name a couple.....

3DinAK · 03-06-2015, 02:51 PM

1.Mortal Kombat. The graphics were amazing when i got the ps1.
2.Madden. Once again graphics. Plus madden wouldn't be what it is now.(but I don't play anymore).
3.Tombraider.
4. SOCOM. Main reason I bought the PS3.
5. Call of Duty
6.The last of us
7.NBA 2K. But when the ps1 came out nba live was awesome.
8.Silent Hill.
9.Uncharted. I have yet to play any of this franchise but looking foward to the next one.
Couldn't think of 10.

Jamescush · 12-25-2015, 11:48 AM

My Playstation 1 List:
Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy 7
Silent Hill
Tomb Raider
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Gran Turismo
Resident Evil
Suikoden
Xenogears
Tekken 2

Bushido Blade

ChadFL · 12-30-2015, 04:52 AM

For "most important" I'll go with the games that had the biggest impact in turning Playstation into a leading console in 3 of it's 4 generations of consoles rather than what games I liked the most. These are the most influential IMO.

Final Fantasy VII - Has to be on the list. Square moving this game from N64 to PS1 shifted a wide swathe of gamers, especially in Japan.

Crash Bandicoot - Closest thing to a "mascot" the Playstation had in it's early years.

Gran Turismo - The original game was the best selling PS1 game of all-time.

Metal Gear Solid

Dragon Quest VII - Not a significant seller in the U.S. but HUGE in Japan. This was the highest selling PS1 game in Japan.

Resident Evil

Grand Theft Auto III

God of War - Kratos has sort of become the mascot for the Playstation brand during the PS3/PS4 era.

Uncharted

LittleBigPlanet - Sackboy has become another one of Sony's most well known characters.

VictoryAtNight · 12-30-2015, 05:30 AM

Another game that was not mentioned: Wipeout
One of the first games that I bought with my PS1 from Kaybee Toy Stores.

I think I still have that game somewhere.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 02-04-2016, 01:25 PM

How the heck could nobody list Twisted Metal 2? The Twisted Metal series was HUGE and spawned so many car combat games in the PS1 and PS2 generation. I am bummed that the genre is all but dead. It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

Blu-Benny · 02-04-2016, 01:28 PM

the two biggest ones for me have to be the Uncharted and God of War franchises.

Batmon77 · 02-08-2017, 06:08 PM

Red Dead Redemption
Arkham Asylum

jsdkdjd · 03-01-2017, 04:27 AM

Grand Theft Auto Series is the best :> Let's play guy

UltraMario9 · 03-01-2017, 07:31 AM

Shadow of the Colossus

AlexNillson89 · 03-22-2021, 02:43 PM

1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. Resident Evil
3. The last of Us
4. Uncharted

KubrickKurasawa · 04-29-2021, 12:13 AM

No Dark Souls. You are all garbage

CinemaBlu · 04-29-2021, 12:51 AM

How is the Tomb Raider series not on everyone's list?

Zivouhr · 06-22-2021, 02:46 PM

One game. Soul Reaver on PS1. Enough said.

No, but that was the first game that had me in awe when I finally got a PS1 for Christmas 1998 and played the demo many times. The final game was epic for not only gameplay, puzzles and graphics with some of the cathedral structures on PS1, but also the amazing voice acting of Michael Bell, Tony Jay and more.

Good lists though. Thanks for including Syphon Filter in one of them. The music score in that game was next level awesome and the freedom to run, explore and be a tough agent was great in an open map environment per stage.

I'd also add Driver on PS1 as one of the first open world driving games in polygon dimensional graphics. The realistic driving physics for a game of that time were simulation quality (if you don't count the floaty crashes) and even allowed reverse 180 stunts and spin outs, not even possible correctly on Gran Turismo of the time. Even GTA gave credit to Driver as they spoofed John Tanner from Driv3r. After Driv3r spoofed Tommy Vercetti first.

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 on PS1 was also revolutionary. I played the demo forever until the final game was released. I still remember that day, and I'm not even a skater.

03-06-2015, 02:32 PM	#1
Steelmaker Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Top 10 most important games of the Playstation era.. List what you think have been the 10 most important games during the Playstation era. Here are what I think are without a doubt the most important games/franchises in the Playstation era... 1.) Resident Evil (PS1): This is the game that changed everything IMO. It truly was the first time where I thought gaming was going to graduate from being a kid's hobby to being enjoyed by people of all ages. It was a game changer. 2.) Metal Gear Solid (PS1): My all time favorite game on PS1. For it's time, this game had production values and story telling not yet seen on console. 3.) Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2): While this series got it's start on PS1 as a top down experience. It wasn't until 3 came out on PS2 where it completely blew the doors open on 3D open world gaming. This game alone was responsible for moving a TON of units during the PS2 era. 4.) Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2): The series started on PS1. However GT3 A-Spec was a phenominal achievement on PS2 hardware for it's time. It was beautful to look at, beautiful to play, and just looke head and shoulders better than anything else on the PS2 at the time and sold a lot of PS2's 5.) Crash Bandicoot (PS1): Playstation finally had it's "Mario" and for it's time, this game was an amazing achievement. So much so that it even impressed Shigeru Myamoto who took time out at E3 to play it and showered the developers with complements on how good the game was. 6.) Uncharted 2 (PS3): While the first Uncharted was great, Uncharted 2 was spectacular! It was the first time where a game had given me real confidence in what the PS3 was capable of. 7.) Final Fantasy 7 (PS1): IMO this is the game that put console RPG's on the map. While JRPG's in previous generations had loyal followings, it was FF7 that catapulted them into the mainstream. I knew tons of gamers back then who weren't even into RPG's buying this game. 8.) The Last Of Us (PS3): Referred to by many as the "Citzen Kane" of video gaming and to be honest, I can't really disagree with that. An absolute instant classic and huge achievement in story telling, character development, voice acting, graphics, gameplay, etc. THIS game has it all. 9.) God of War (PS2): Greek mythology, graphic violence, gorgeous visuals, and fun gameplay. This game, while coming out later in the PS2's life cycle, managed to move a lot of units and launch an endearing character in the Playstation aresenal. 10.) Little Big Planet (PS3): Such a fun an innovative platformer! The whole "play, create, share" concept was born right here in this game and it resulted in over a million user created levels. This game was truly an innovative idea at the time.

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03-06-2015, 02:46 PM	#2
RJ MacReady Power Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Jackson, MS 4K collection:773 Blu-ray collection:3194 DVD collection:921 Trading Score:2	If we're talking games that changed the industry (for better or worse depending on your opinion of FPSes), this list should include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Its influence is felt in nearly every MP-centric game released today. Don't know what I'd bump off your top 10, maybe Crash Bandicoot, since you're got three Naughty Dog game on your list and it hasn't aged particularly well. EDIT: Unless you mean for your list to be all Playstation exclusives? then CoD4:MW doesn't fit the bill.

03-06-2015, 02:48 PM	#3
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:697 Trading Score:16	Ridge Racer was the most important. It was the first game that showed the power of the PS1.

03-06-2015, 03:37 PM	#5
RJ MacReady Power Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Jackson, MS 4K collection:773 Blu-ray collection:3194 DVD collection:921 Trading Score:2	Don't forget how popular Twisted Metal was during the PS1 era. That's what I'd put instead of Crash. Though the franchise has fallen into obscurity after the lackluster PS3 version.

10-29-2015, 05:01 AM	#6
sogold Guest	Grand Theft Auto Series is the best :> Let's play guy

10-30-2015, 08:21 AM	#7
Gburd Senior Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Sunderland, UK Blu-ray collection:246 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:10	Being in the uk and a massive football fan, FIFA should be in there personally, but that is baca use I haven't played/didn't like some of that listed top 10. FF9 was my first I played and loved it, agree with GT & Crash.., GTA, Worthy shouts, tomb raider, spyro, Tekken, THPS, Oddworld to name a couple.....

03-06-2015, 02:51 PM	#8
3DinAK Special Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Alaska Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:338 DVD collection:11 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	1.Mortal Kombat. The graphics were amazing when i got the ps1. 2.Madden. Once again graphics. Plus madden wouldn't be what it is now.(but I don't play anymore). 3.Tombraider. 4. SOCOM. Main reason I bought the PS3. 5. Call of Duty 6.The last of us 7.NBA 2K. But when the ps1 came out nba live was awesome. 8.Silent Hill. 9.Uncharted. I have yet to play any of this franchise but looking foward to the next one. Couldn't think of 10.

12-25-2015, 11:48 AM	#9
Jamescush Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Dover, DE 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:998 DVD collection:523 Digital collection:264 Prime collection:1	My Playstation 1 List: Metal Gear Solid Final Fantasy 7 Silent Hill Tomb Raider Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Gran Turismo Resident Evil Suikoden Xenogears Tekken 2 Bushido Blade

12-30-2015, 04:52 AM	#10
ChadFL Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Daytona Beach, FL Blu-ray collection:556 DVD collection:5	For "most important" I'll go with the games that had the biggest impact in turning Playstation into a leading console in 3 of it's 4 generations of consoles rather than what games I liked the most. These are the most influential IMO. Final Fantasy VII - Has to be on the list. Square moving this game from N64 to PS1 shifted a wide swathe of gamers, especially in Japan. Crash Bandicoot - Closest thing to a "mascot" the Playstation had in it's early years. Gran Turismo - The original game was the best selling PS1 game of all-time. Metal Gear Solid Dragon Quest VII - Not a significant seller in the U.S. but HUGE in Japan. This was the highest selling PS1 game in Japan. Resident Evil Grand Theft Auto III God of War - Kratos has sort of become the mascot for the Playstation brand during the PS3/PS4 era. Uncharted LittleBigPlanet - Sackboy has become another one of Sony's most well known characters.

12-30-2015, 05:30 AM	#11
VictoryAtNight Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Hunter's Dream 4K collection:69 Blu-ray collection:1039 DVD collection:393 MA collection:8 Digital collection:98 iTunes collection:3	Another game that was not mentioned: Wipeout One of the first games that I bought with my PS1 from Kaybee Toy Stores. I think I still have that game somewhere.

02-04-2016, 01:25 PM	#12
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	How the heck could nobody list Twisted Metal 2? The Twisted Metal series was HUGE and spawned so many car combat games in the PS1 and PS2 generation. I am bummed that the genre is all but dead. It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

02-04-2016, 01:28 PM	#13
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:548 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	the two biggest ones for me have to be the Uncharted and God of War franchises.

02-08-2017, 06:08 PM	#14
Batmon77 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2011 Location:New York City 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:427 DVD collection:1	Red Dead Redemption Arkham Asylum

03-01-2017, 04:27 AM	#15
jsdkdjd Banned Member since:Feb 2017	Grand Theft Auto Series is the best :> Let's play guy

03-01-2017, 07:31 AM	#16
UltraMario9 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Shadow of the Colossus

03-22-2021, 02:43 PM	#17
AlexNillson89 New Member Member since:Mar 2021 Location:USA, Texas	1. Shadow of the Colossus 2. Resident Evil 3. The last of Us 4. Uncharted

04-29-2021, 12:13 AM	#18
KubrickKurasawa Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Midwest 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:604 DVD collection:128 Digital collection:69 iTunes collection:92	No Dark Souls. You are all garbage

04-29-2021, 12:51 AM	#19
CinemaBlu Special Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:NYC 4K collection:56 Blu-ray collection:1236 DVD collection:91	How is the Tomb Raider series not on everyone's list?

06-22-2021, 02:46 PM	#20
Zivouhr Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	One game. Soul Reaver on PS1. Enough said. No, but that was the first game that had me in awe when I finally got a PS1 for Christmas 1998 and played the demo many times. The final game was epic for not only gameplay, puzzles and graphics with some of the cathedral structures on PS1, but also the amazing voice acting of Michael Bell, Tony Jay and more. Good lists though. Thanks for including Syphon Filter in one of them. The music score in that game was next level awesome and the freedom to run, explore and be a tough agent was great in an open map environment per stage. I'd also add Driver on PS1 as one of the first open world driving games in polygon dimensional graphics. The realistic driving physics for a game of that time were simulation quality (if you don't count the floaty crashes) and even allowed reverse 180 stunts and spin outs, not even possible correctly on Gran Turismo of the time. Even GTA gave credit to Driver as they spoofed John Tanner from Driv3r. After Driv3r spoofed Tommy Vercetti first. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 on PS1 was also revolutionary. I played the demo forever until the final game was released. I still remember that day, and I'm not even a skater.

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