Some more I own and/or have played and enjoyed. Again, one per CD-ROM console.
Efera & Jiliora: The Emblem From Darkness (PC Engine CD), 1991From what I can tell, this is technically a licensed game, featuring the heroines from an anime I had never heard of (
Gude Crest). It's a fast-paced hack-and-slash that allows for simultaneous two-player play. It's a "dark" game thematically, and even features some WRPG-esque "morality" decisions. Massive bosses that look lifted straight from
Ys. The most unique aspect of all is, oddly enough, the cutscenes. They aren't "anime" but are instead presented in an old-school PC-style adventure type of format (see
Loom and so forth).
Arcus I・II・III (Mega CD), 1993Ever play Wolf Team's
Arcus Odyssey (
Arcus Spirits) on Genesis or Super Famicom? You know, the one that's fast-paced and feels like a Japanese
Gauntlet. Well, that was part of a larger series with the other three installments appearing on Japanese computers - until being compiled on the Mega CD. These ones are a different flavor of RPG: slower, first-person dungeon crawling affairs with plenty of anime cutscenes sprinkled throughout. The compilation is designed so the games flow like chapters, much like
Ys Book I & II. There's a nice PDF guide available online for those who don't know Japanese.
Kurokishi no Kamen (3DO), 1994If you are acquainted with old-school horror games, Super Famicom fan translations, and the like then you're perhaps familiar with
Laplace no Ma. That particular game is in fact the first of a "Ghost Hunter" trilogy, and is followed by
Paracelsus no Maken (PC-98), and then
Kurokishi no Kamen. This is an utterly bizarre game: a FMV RPG. The RPG elements are admittedly rather rudimentary; the highlight here is the glorious grainy FMV horror. Navigation is first-person, and a bit like walking "through" an extended FMV sequence. Like nothing else out there, check it out if you have a 3DO.
Crossed Swords II (Neo Geo CD), 1995Really stretching the definition of "RPG" here - but if SNK can call these RPGs so can I! Unlike the original
Crossed Swords, this one is a CD exclusive. No MVS, no AES. Gameplay is very similar to the first game. It's first-person, with a protagonist who becomes translucent during battle scenes. There are character classes, branching paths, and occasional shops to visit. Really, it's a lot like Capcom's D&D beat 'em ups, so if you liked those check this out. I've just about covered all the Neo Geo CD RPGs.
The Super Spy and
Riding Hero could conceivably qualify, but those are already pretty well-known, in English, and available on the MVS/AES/CD triumvirate.
Riglord Saga 2 (Saturn), 1996The game known as
Blazing Heroes OR
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore in the U.S. was called
Riglord Saga in Japan, and was followed by a sequel that was never localized. It follows directly after the first game in terms of both story and gameplay. Long, grid-based, strategic battles with chunky character sprites and grainy graphics. An acquired taste, perhaps, but I love it. Micro Cabin can do no wrong.
Dragon Knight 4 (PC-FX), 1997Another one you probably haven't heard of...... but you
have heard of its predecessor.
Knights of Xentar, the glorious PC-DOS "eroge" JRPG is in fact a localized version of
Dragon Knight III. Part four is different from all others in the series in that it's a strategy RPG. This is a tough game, with permadeath, battle turn-limits, and so on. In contrast, the story is light-hearted and silly, with tons of gorgeous character art. The game's much cheaper on Super Famicom but this port contains more, uh, NSFW content.
Brave Prove (PlayStation), 1998Super-slick game, another one I'm surprised isn't more popular.
Brave Prove is a short, straightforward ARPG with gorgeous graphics and smooth gameplay in the vein of
Linkle Liver Story,
The Legend of Oasis,
Alundra, and, yes,
Magic Knight Rayearth. Only downside: this one doesn't go for cheap. There's a single English walkthrough on GameFAQs that appeared a month after the game's release (wha?????).