20 Severely Underrated PS1 Games You Totally Missed
8. Creatures
https://youtu.be/qugLJjEmDzc In the midst of the monster mania instigated by Pokemon, quite a few monster raising games were released (many of which had franchises predating Pokemon). While quite a few of these games tried to copy the Pokemon formula, others injected their own originality into the genre. The Creatures series had been a available on PCs since the mid nineties, but made its console appearance in 2001. Creatures is an artificial life simulator. The whole game centers around raising small aliens called Norns. You teach them, defend them, and help them explorer their environment. The Norns grow from a newborn state into an elderly state, and pass away after some time. The Norns breed together too, and have a special DNA" feature that keeps traits among offspring. Since its a simulator, there is no ending, and no winning. Instead, it goes on indefinitely similar to games like Monster Rancher/Farm or Seaman. Creatures isnt perfect. Being a PC port, it has some features trimmed and others cut due to ram limitations on the PS1 compared to home computers of the time. Still, its an extremely unique game for the PS1. It's different from any other PC release as well. Though its not on PS Store, the game is inexpensive, used or new.
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