I'm taking a break from covering the heavy hitters to spend a little time with the lesser known. The PlayStation 1 had SO many banger JRPGs that everyone knows about, but it was also home to a ton of really strange and off-the-beaten-path JRPGs that a lot of people, including me, completely missed. Check out these picks, and let me know which ones I need to check out down in the comments!
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