PSX Prerendered Backgrounds
Games for the original Playstation which feature a combination of pre-rendered CGI backgrounds, real-time third person movement, and simulated depth (i.e. not sidescrollers or point and clicks). Essentially the goal is to make a list for PSX-era Resident Evil and Final Fantasy fans looking for games with similar presentation.
These are in chronological order but in two groups. From Resident Evil through Dino Crisis 2 are the notable AAA releases, all of which sold over a million copies and are all definitely worth a play. The games after that are much more niche releases and many look horrible, play at your own risk.
Notable exclusions:
Valkyrie Profile, which is a JRPG in a similar vein to many of these, but has sidescrolling movement
games originally for other platforms with later Playstation ports like Martian Gothic or Men in Black
I welcome suggestions in the comments but please double check your information first. Almost every list I find of this type has some incorrect inclusions on it, such as games with hand-drawn backgrounds or games that are fully 3D and just in a similar genre to these games.
These are in chronological order but in two groups. From Resident Evil through Dino Crisis 2 are the notable AAA releases, all of which sold over a million copies and are all definitely worth a play. The games after that are much more niche releases and many look horrible, play at your own risk.
Notable exclusions:
Valkyrie Profile, which is a JRPG in a similar vein to many of these, but has sidescrolling movement
games originally for other platforms with later Playstation ports like Martian Gothic or Men in Black
I welcome suggestions in the comments but please double check your information first. Almost every list I find of this type has some incorrect inclusions on it, such as games with hand-drawn backgrounds or games that are fully 3D and just in a similar genre to these games.
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