Considering getting it but I wanted to check first. Is it still a good jrpg or is it one of those FFVII situations where it should stay as a memory?

What system is it for?

Same as it ever was, if you played it on PS2 with the memory savers turned on it looks identical, maybe load times are quicker. Great game.

" @LightRain: PS1 classics on PSN.  Also, as someone who has never played it and is somewhat interested, does it still hold up? "

Probably one of the ugliest PSX games I've ever played. I kind of regret buying it on PSN and ruining my memory of it being amazing and whatnot.

" Probably one of the ugliest PSX games I've ever played. I kind of regret buying it on PSN and ruining my memory of it being amazing and whatnot. "

" I think it's held up incredibly well. The plot is still my favorite of any video game. There's a lot to follow, but if you enjoy a story with a great amount of depth, I'd highly recommend it -- that is unless you can't stomach random battles and some grammatical issues resulting from a mediocre localization. I especially recommend this game to fans of Chrono Trigger and Cross as many of the developers worked on those two games including the composer. "

" Probably one of the ugliest PSX games I've ever played. I kind of regret buying it on PSN and ruining my memory of it being amazing and whatnot. "

" @keyhunter said:

" Probably one of the ugliest PSX games I've ever played. I kind of regret buying it on PSN and ruining my memory of it being amazing and whatnot. "

I remember some pretty god-awful looking Playstation games. This is not one of them.  To be fair though, from the sound of things I suggest you replay some other PSX game's to revitalize your memory. Specifically games that attempted 3D environments in a similar nature as Xenogears. "

" @vidiot said:

" @keyhunter said:

" Probably one of the ugliest PSX games I've ever played. I kind of regret buying it on PSN and ruining my memory of it being amazing and whatnot. "

I remember some pretty god-awful looking Playstation games. This is not one of them.  To be fair though, from the sound of things I suggest you replay some other PSX game's to revitalize your memory. Specifically games that attempted 3D environments in a similar nature as Xenogears. "

I recently went back to Legend of Mana, Crash Bandicoot 2, FF tactics, and Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. I'm making this judgement based on those games. All of which still look pretty good even by today's standards. "

*ps1  i personally think legend of dragoon is the ugliest, the graphics for that game look like someone threw up textures on a poor made character model. "

" @SpliTTMark said: 

*ps1  i personally think legend of dragoon is the ugliest, the graphics for that game look like someone threw up textures on a poor made character model. "

Agreed. That game didn't age well. "

As someone who didn't play it on the PSX (I know, I'm a bad person), would I be able to play it on the PSP without any issues? I don't have time to play a long RPG in front of my TV right now, but I might be able to squeeze in time for a portable experience.

I bought it and transfered it to my PSP, doesn't look bad on a smaller screen, and now I can take it with me wherever I go! Or just play it in bed before I sleep. 
Anyway, I think it still plays well. It's been so long since I last played through it back when it came out originally, the game is still fun to play. 

" @SpliTTMark: PSX is a nickname for PS1. "

@Dizzyhippos: Although it's not quite as good as the one and only Final Fantasy 7, it's up there. It pretty much trumps games like Crono Trigger, Crono Cross, FF:Tactics,RE,MGS,and FF4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14; I can't speak for FF1-3 because I've never played a significant amount of them.