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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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00:00 Intro
01:29 HOW many arms???
02:57 Shaded Insanity
05:07 Alundra? I barely KNOW Dra! (Sorry)
06:40 Story Land 2
09:06 Forward Duty 3
10:48 Ruining More than a Blue Earth
13:30 Graffiti Lovers
14:58 Big River Story
16:44 Outro