I don't have much more to say that hasn't already been said in this thread. Obviously FF (and Square in general) was in its prime during this era and the Suikoden and BoF games are also good.

In the last couple years I've gone on a PS1 RPG retro tour to play some games I missed in its prime since I was too busy playing FF. Vagrant Story, Alundra, and Front Mission 3 have been very enjoyable and held up well for me. Still need to try Wild ARMS and Grandia.