These games from Square helped dominate the RPG genre on the first PlayStation, along with a few other categories.
Square & Enix, before forming one company, were two of the most notable video game creators of the 90s. When the PlayStation was released, it wasn’t surprising to find that these companies, having already made many of the well-remembered games for the SNES, would also take the market by storm for this new console.
However, one of the things that many fans of this pre-Square Enix gaming era have forgotten over time is just how difficult some of Square’s games were. While players might love to revisit these titles for the challenge they provide over modern releases, some newer players coming to them for the first time will get a serious shock when they discover how difficult many of these classics are. 6 Front Mission 2
A tactical RPG series that was very successful in the PS1/PS2 era for Square, Front Mission 2 managed to go even bigger than the previous entry, introducing many elements and improving on others that gave it some of the best tactical RPG gameplay the PlayStation 1 ever saw. Taking place twelve years after the first game, Front Mission 2 takes place in Bangladesh in the year 2102, following three different soldiers in a fight against the OCU.
Front Mission 2 was so revolutionary for the tactical RPG genre that the game was remade for the Nintendo Switch and released in October 2023. However, it was a difficult game that challenged players to think their way around each battlefield, instead of getting away with taking the easy route that some tactical RPGs give. It wasn’t much harder than most major releases at the time for the genre, but the remake has given players a shock with the challenges it presents. 5 Cyber Org
A unique game for the time, Cyber Org defined itself as a Space Opera, with a huge original soundtrack that was highly praised.
