Every SquareSoft Game on the SNES - The Company's Golden Age!

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    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Introduction
    01:33 - Final Fantasy IV
    13:12 - Romancing SaGa
    21:37 - Final Fantasy V
    30:09: Hanjuku Hero: Let the World Become Soft-boiled!
    34:15 - Secret of Mana
    44:53 - Romancing SaGa 2
    53:25 - Alcahest
    1:00:42 - Breath of Fire
    1:06:58 - Final Fantasy VI
    1:16:26 - Live A Live
    1:24:08 - Front Mission
    1:30:47 - Chrono Trigger
    1:41:01 - Secret of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3)
    1:50:31 - Secret of Evermore
    1:57:52 - Romancing SaGa 3
    2:05:25 - Bahamut Lagoon
    2:12:08 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard
    2:20:21 - Super Mario RPG
    2:31:04 - Treasure of the Rudras (Rudra no Hihou)
    2:38:24 - Treasure Hunter G
    2:44:28 - Conclusion
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Komentáře • 361

  • @Xygor
    @Xygor  Před 9 měsíci +21

    Which SquareSoft game on the SNES do you think was the best, and why?
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    • @alieninmybeverage
      @alieninmybeverage Před 8 měsíci +1

      Secret Trigger VI. Hands down.

    • @PAINNN666
      @PAINNN666 Před 5 měsíci +1

      CT. Graphics, Gameplay, Music, Story. At least first three is no doubt best. But both 2 games not a peak in gaming history in this department

    • @frankfernandez8637
      @frankfernandez8637 Před 5 měsíci

      Chrono Trigger and FFV for me. Secret of Mana and FFVI following, and an special place for ROmancing SaGa and Front Mission

    • @btk22279
      @btk22279 Před 5 měsíci +2

      FF 6

    • @Hotsaucedeluxe
      @Hotsaucedeluxe Před 5 měsíci

      Best: CT
      Favorite: FF6

  • @billcox8870
    @billcox8870 Před 5 měsíci +19

    Square soft had some of the best games I ever enjoyed on the SNES. Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, Secret of Mana and secret of Evermore are just four of the games of theirs that I really enjoyed.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Same here!

  • @Zeomantic
    @Zeomantic Před 5 měsíci +22

    Seeing all these old Square RPGs made me incredibly happy! Thank you so much!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +4

      Glad to hear it! Me too!

    • @Zero_Tester
      @Zero_Tester Před 5 měsíci +2

      Kinda wishes Snes Mystic Ark get remaster,it just so otherworldly and the music,art was marvelous,sadly the composer Akihiko Mori passed away before he reached his full potential,the music he made for Mystic Ark is so good

  • @erikahuxley
    @erikahuxley Před 5 měsíci +26

    I have no love for Squeenix, but SquareSoft was a big part of my childhood.

  • @mattcormier6293
    @mattcormier6293 Před 5 měsíci +23

    Squaresoft was knocking it out of the park in these days. Great content as usual my friend.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +3

      Thanks for the visit! And I agree!

  • @LanceCorporal_Waffles
    @LanceCorporal_Waffles Před 5 měsíci +4

    Great video! I was not expecting it to almost be 3 hours long. Lol. I started it with about an hour and a half left at work, stopped to drive home and shower, and when I continued it, I was pleasantly surprised. My PSN wishlist has grown considerably after this video. Thank you. All of the SNES era RPG music playing throughout has filled me with happy nostalgia of my childhood.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Glad you liked it!

  • @pb2325
    @pb2325 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Wow! Great documentary. This brings me back to the 90s. It was such a fun time playing these games and talking about them at lunch time with friends.
    I still listen to the FF6 soundtrack when I work.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Such a great time! Glad you enjoyed the video.

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Před 5 měsíci

      one day I'll listen to all Final Fantasy OSTs (only listened to game 1 and game Mystic Quest)

  • @frankfernandez8637
    @frankfernandez8637 Před 5 měsíci +8

    AWESOME VIDEO MAN!!! The Squaresoft I loved and made me an RPG fan is the one from this Golden Era. Thanks for the work!! Merry Christmas to everyone.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +2

      Glad you like it! Merry Christmas.

  • @thejackbull210
    @thejackbull210 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Did I miss why FF: Mystic Quest isn't here?

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      No, you're right, I putting it in here in editing and only realized that after I published this. However, I did review it here as a seperate video. Take a look and let me know if you think I was too hard on it:
      czcams.com/video/pQqpfy7YgoA/video.html

    • @bocashman5788
      @bocashman5788 Před 5 měsíci

      Came here to say the same thing. Nice catch!

  • @Jeffmetal42
    @Jeffmetal42 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Damn, you even covered the Super Famicom ones, awesome. There were some real gems that we never got over here (Bahamut Lagoon, Treasure of the Rudra, etc).
    Kinda been hoping since Live a Lives rerelease, that they do the same for Rudra and/or Lagoon.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      For sure, I made a video where I included those two on a list of RPGs that most need to be remade!

  • @Facepalm9
    @Facepalm9 Před 5 měsíci +6

    I kicked in the door on this video like "Let me call them out for not including Treasure of the Rudras" and I scrolled through the chapter list and to my shock you actually have it listed.
    Well done.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Glad you liked it!

  • @Ragingspoon
    @Ragingspoon Před 5 měsíci +4

    Squaresoft were on fire with their SNES and PS1 titles. I knew if I bought a game by them then odds were I was getting a quality experience.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +2

      They really were! Such a great time to grow up as an RPG fan.

  • @TheFeintNASS
    @TheFeintNASS Před 2 měsíci +1

    Final Fantasy 6 and Chrono Trigger are my 2 favorite games of all time. Unbelievable and legendary.

  • @sleeperyjeemtoybox
    @sleeperyjeemtoybox Před 5 měsíci +3

    Remember getting my first credit card purely to pre order Romancing Saga 2 here in the UK, only for its Europe release to be cancelled.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Right on, now that's good memory!

  • @soteful9949
    @soteful9949 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I like how you didn't just show the game, but you gave commentary.

  • @Somniostatic
    @Somniostatic Před 5 měsíci +1

    i just gotta say, been watching your videos for what seems like decades, and i like to listen to them in the background while i work sometimes. A CZcams Institution.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you! I really appreciate that.

  • @theopatino2379
    @theopatino2379 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Treasure of the Rudras needs the LiveALive remake treatment.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Agreed!

  • @whiteiswong
    @whiteiswong Před 5 měsíci +1

    Watching this over a few days, all I can say is THANK YOU XYGOR for this amazing trip down memory lane!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Glad you're enjoying it!

  • @charitymoor4948
    @charitymoor4948 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The game besides Mystic Quest that I found conspicuously missing from this list was Radical Dreamers. The Sateliview visual noval first draft of what later became Chrono Cross.

  • @arkhouse3649
    @arkhouse3649 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Thank you for the video! It's the longest video on CZcams I have ever watched from start to finish! Tonnes of nostalgia! (...as I played most of the games in the list.)
    My absolute favorite would be Live A Live. Most of the time I need some short stories, giving me a little bit of everything. Live A Live does just that and I don't know any other game quite like it. My personal top 5 would be: FF 6, Live A Live, Front Mission: Gun Hazard, Chrono Trigger, Treasure Of The Rudras. And also 2 cool little games for Satellaview: Treasure Conflix and Radical Dreamers.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Glad you liked it! And thanks for your thoughts on your favorites.

  • @paul_bellini
    @paul_bellini Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @Dredrick
    @Dredrick Před 5 měsíci +1

    The Seiken Denetsu 3 translation was an absolute gem of a find to kid me. I loved that game

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Yes, it was awesome!

  • @huverdashhuverdash2940
    @huverdashhuverdash2940 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I love this video, as a huge fan of Squaresoft the SNES and PS1 eras were a delight. I know to some extent this was pieced together from various reviews of games over the years but it might be neat to add a post script at the end with a breakdown of the best way to play each title now (or the ones that Square-Enix have rereleased. If there is one thing I really credit SE for in recent years its for making so many of their classic titles more easily available on modern platforms (Pixel Remasters, LiveAlive 2D-HD, Trials of Mana, Many of the Saga games, etc) while some may not be perfect versions it would be helpful to those looking to get into some of them

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 3 měsíci

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @romulus_
    @romulus_ Před 5 měsíci

    I had the secret of mana soundtrack before I had a cd player to play it on. I also still have the secret of mana shirt and secret of evermore shirt and hat from the old squaresoft mail order catalog. I own 5 signed hiro isono prints and live in a hilly forest, my own slice of the pure lands. safe to say this company has had a tremendous effect on my life. thank you, squaresoft.

  • @thelongestshadow3389
    @thelongestshadow3389 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Man you are an absolute legend for this video, two, unfortunately I didn't grow up with these wonderful classics I started with ff7 in my late teens early twenties and worked my way around, but I still love them as if I did. I came to realize how they literally are the cornerstones of gaming it's kind of crazy to think that many good games came out one after the other. Beautiful video

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Thanks, glad you enjoy it!

  • @tardisrider25
    @tardisrider25 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Chrono trigger is the one that finally got me into RPG games. If it wasn't for that one I would probably have never gotten on board for final fantasy.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Such a legendary game!

  • @dan47483
    @dan47483 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Absolutely epic video, love this!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @JADE-iteGames
    @JADE-iteGames Před 4 měsíci +2

    Really great video! Subscribed

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 4 měsíci

      Awesome, thank you!

  • @skyMcWeeds
    @skyMcWeeds Před 5 měsíci

    90's gamers were eating good, so many classics on the SNES it was crazy I spent so many hours playing on the holidays it was a yearly tradition for me when I was a kid to play the square RPGS. Absolutely love Chrono Trigger it was near perfect.
    I am glad I was able to play many beautiful games before diving into the gaming hobby with the PS1 with my very own money onwards.
    I still long for the days of the SNES the nostalgia and worry free gaming I didn't have to worry about games not working or dlcs or patches or mission passes.
    Those games were complete and filled with love from the game developers, they look like low polygon sprites but to my imagination it sent me to a wonderful fantasy world.
    Thank you for covering such a wonderful Golden age of SquareSoft. It was thanks to SquareSoft and Nintendo that I would grow to absolutely adore and love rpgs. Epic stories, brilliantly written characters, a glorious setting, and fantastic although cliched but beautifully woven plot. Every game is an adventure.

  • @Kio_Kurashi
    @Kio_Kurashi Před 5 měsíci +1

    Secret of evermore is the game I once played that I thought of when thinking I had played an of mana game. Thanks for this XD Actually, the part that I ferment most clearly is the bazaar exchange thing. I thought the idea was super cool at the time since all it took was knowing who wanted what and for what which you learn by talking to people beforehand.

  • @ThePWing90
    @ThePWing90 Před 5 měsíci +5

    HYPE FOR THIS VIDEO! ✨✨✨✨

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +2

      Where there is hype, there is hope!

  • @mageius
    @mageius Před 5 měsíci +1

    Secret of Mana 2 WAS actually going to be localized back when it originally came out. However they had to decide between it and a certain other little known game called SMRPG Legend of the Seven Stars. Basically they had to decide between the two and originally it was going to be Mana 2, but they figured that more people would buy the other game.
    Yes I know it's Trials of mana, but the original name was going to be that if I recall correctly at least if it had been chosen to be brought over.

  • @davemarx7856
    @davemarx7856 Před 5 měsíci +2

    In comparison to very old crpgs, jrpgs in general have tremendous story.

  • @Galactic123
    @Galactic123 Před 4 měsíci

    Chrono Trigger was so damn good. I liked the Quintet games for SNES as well. ActRaiser 1 and 2, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, man the SNES had some amazing games.

  • @hostilebogeyinbound
    @hostilebogeyinbound Před 4 měsíci

    I distinctly remember renting LiveAeviL from Blockbuster and beating it over an icy weekend. This was either 96 or 97 and It was definitely in English.

  • @ShadowKnight309
    @ShadowKnight309 Před 5 měsíci +4

    When it comes to translations for Bahamut lagoon you are better off playing with the 2021 version of the Near patch. It fixed and optimized the menus text etc while being a more accurate translation, too many things to list but people could easily read the patch notes.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +2

      Gotcha, actually I didn't realize there were multiple versions.

  • @OYME13
    @OYME13 Před 5 měsíci

    FFIV, FFVI and Chrono Trigger will always hold a special place in my heart. When the twins in FFIV turned themselves to stone, I was a VERY shocking kid.
    Would LOVE a port of Front Mission: Gun Hazard (and Assault Suits Valken). It's an absolute shame when games like this get lost to history.

  • @Sacrengard
    @Sacrengard Před 5 měsíci +2

    Battle on the Big Bridge has been remade to death, not just FFXII, but FFXIII, FFXIV, FF Origins Stranger of Paradise, and some remixes made for FF Record Keeper... and maybe even more I might be missing.

  • @TheEarthRealm
    @TheEarthRealm Před 5 měsíci +1

    0:45 You forgot Final Fantasy IV! (Final Fantasy II on the SNES)

  • @ciscornBIG
    @ciscornBIG Před 5 měsíci +2

    Yay! What a great Christmas present!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Merry Christmas, and glad you like it!

  • @ElimGarakSpoonHead
    @ElimGarakSpoonHead Před 5 měsíci +1

    Ffiv might not be everyone’s favorite, but it’s my favorite and was my first jrpg. Nostalgia feels forever from that game.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Very true!

    • @thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302
      @thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302 Před 5 měsíci

      I prefer FF4 over FF6 for one major reason, FF4 has characters in defined roles and classes.
      FF6's Esper system opens everyone to every spell in the game and almost destroys the individuality of the characters. Sabin's Blitzes and Edgar's Tools are epic options in the early game until by the endgame everyone is spamming Ultima.
      I only really liked FF6 using the Brave New World Mod that limits certain espers to certain characters, keeping their original classes and roles intact.

    • @ThePallidor
      @ThePallidor Před 4 měsíci

      FFIV and FFVI are my two favorite games of all time, or works of all time for that matter, and I have debated which is the better one for decades now. But finally I decided FFIV, despite appearances, is actually the greatest of all time. The epicness and purity of the whole moon/ending is far beyond anything else.

  • @TheEarthRealm
    @TheEarthRealm Před 5 měsíci +1

    The good old days. Though the PS1 era was clearly their platinum age.

  • @Soulofagreathero
    @Soulofagreathero Před 5 měsíci

    Great video. Kids don’t have the childhood I did and that’s sad. SNES was the RPG machine !

  • @flippen721
    @flippen721 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Never played alcahest, but i looks and sounds really good

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      That's well worth playing!

  • @RythymBeast
    @RythymBeast Před 5 měsíci

    A masterpiece of a video, bro!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Much appreciated!

  • @joshuaturner1072
    @joshuaturner1072 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Great video!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @josephbrian455
    @josephbrian455 Před 5 měsíci

    Any plans on making a video on the Super Famicom game, Aretha? I believe there was a sequel, as well. I hadn't heard of it until today, looks like it'd be right up your alley.

  • @btk22279
    @btk22279 Před 5 měsíci

    Been awhile, but from what I remember the boss fights in Chronotrigger were marathons.

  • @RubenRyb66
    @RubenRyb66 Před 5 měsíci +1

    treasure of the rudras looks great. Cant wait to try it out.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      It really is good!

  • @Bakamoichigei
    @Bakamoichigei Před 4 měsíci

    Square was a big part of what made the SNES era a golden age of gaming and a time I'm glad to have been growing up in. My father and I played Final Fantasy 2 cooperatively. (Much as we had the original) I rode my bicycle ten miles on the shoulder of the highway to get to the mall and buy Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, with a sock full of singles and loose change. Playing Chrono Trigger forms a series of precious memories which I wouldn't trade even for the wonder of being able to play the game over for the first time. One of the last games I got to play on my SNES before losing my childhood games collection was the (then newly-released) fan translation of Final Fantasy V, thanks to a Super Wild Card. 😌
    Now that I've started rebuilding (and surpassing) the collection of my youth, Square figures pretty heavily... Let's check my progress against this list... 🤔
    ✔Final Fantasy IV (Complete-in-Box [J], loose [J])
    ❌Final Fantasy IV Easy Mode
    ✔Romancing SaGa (Complete-in-Box)
    ⭕Final Fantasy USA (Loose [J])
    ✔Final Fantasy V (Complete-in-Box, loose [J])
    ✔Hanjuku Hero (Complete-in-Box)
    ✔Seiken Densetsu 2 (Complete-in-Box)
    ✔Romancing SaGa 2 (Complete-in-Box)
    ❌ Alcahest
    ❌ Breath of Fire
    ✔Final Fantasy VI (Complete-in-Box [J], loose [J] and [U])
    ⭕Live-A-Live (Loose [J])
    ✔Front Mission (Complete-in-Box)
    ⭕Chrono Trigger (Loose [J])
    ✔Seiken Densetsu 3 (Complete-in-Box)
    ❌ Secret of Evermore
    ✔Romancing SaGa 3 (Complete-in-Box)
    ❌ Bahamut Lagoon
    ✔Front Mission: Gun Hazard (Complete-in-Box)
    ❌ Super Mario RPG
    ❌ Rudra no Hihou
    ❌ Treasure Hunter G
    Huh, more than half isn't bad. I thought I was doing worse than that! Still quite a ways off on PlayStation though... But they were _obscenely_ prolific in the PSX era!!!
    Definitely at least check out the demo for the Switch version of Front Mission 1st. I played the original in the 1990s (And I now own both the SFC and PSX versions) and the Switch port is solid. Hell, if I recall correctly, it's getting a whole additional campaign!
    The 3D Seiken Densetsu 3 remake is worth playing too, try the demo on Switch.
    Heh, Secret of Evermore.... While it certainly had some redeeming qualities, you _know_ it's been disowned when something that unique didn't even get reverse-imported to Japan as _Seiken Densetsu _*_USA_* or someshit, like with Mystic Quest, or SMB2... 🤣🤣🤣
    How the hell is the Bahamut Lagoon sprite animations so smooth and detailed?! 😳 It makes me think of latter-day NEO-GEO titles like Garou: MotW and Art of Fighting 3! 🤯
    2:13:40 Yo, is that confirmed? The fact that Gun Hazard looks so much like Cybernator immediately made me wonder if Omiya Soft and Masaya shared key staff! 🤔 _Juusou Kihei Valken_ is rad as hell! I remember playing Cybernator back in the day and thinking that the level of detail was mind-blowing. Still don't own a copy, but I've got a nifty vintage promotional poster for the SFC release, and I've preordered the new fully-translated RetroBit reprint! 🤩 $10~20 is okay for a loose FMGH cart on eBay, but the best [online] prices are always on Japanese auction sites. 😁👍 I paid $70 for complete-in-box Front Mission, FM Gun Hazard, FM2, FM3, FM Alternative, and the official Square strategy guides for all except Gun Hazard.
    I have literally never heard of Rudra no Hihou before... I'm going to have to check this out! 🤔
    Ditto for Treasure Hunter G. 🤔

  • @WPFreeinternet
    @WPFreeinternet Před 2 měsíci

    Romancing SaGa 2 is the finest 16 bit RPG I've played.

  • @BProof
    @BProof Před 5 měsíci +4

    Anyone who refers to the PS1 era as the Golden Era needs to watch this.
    And adjust.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +3

      Right on! They had some great PS1 games too tho

    • @BProof
      @BProof Před 5 měsíci +1

      @Xygor Loved the PS1 era.
      FF7 kicked in the mainstream door, and the US finally started getting the titles us JRPG gamers deserved.
      But in the 90s, Squaresoft had a run like none other.
      Virtually flawless.
      Truly worthy of the Golden Era title, paving the way for everything that came after including titles outside of Square.
      Great video as usual but this is something really special, Xygor. Three hours honoring 90s Squaresoft game by game.
      Well done and thanks for the early Xmas present.

  • @hazelora
    @hazelora Před 5 měsíci +1

    ty for the video! xmas is saved with alcahest and treasure of rudras

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Two great games to play that are so overlooked!

  • @scottpilgrim2
    @scottpilgrim2 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I still can't unhear the crono trigger rickroll

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Not sure what this refers to

  • @chrishendry1031
    @chrishendry1031 Před 5 měsíci

    Great video, got to give my input on Seiken Densetsu 3, particularly the remake. I absolutely LOVED the fan translation of the ROM, and played it almost a dozen times as a kid. Trials of Mana I think is a superior version for a few reasons. First, they adjust the pace of leveling, so you don't have your final class change for barely any amount of time. Second, there's a New Game+, along with high difficulty modes. Third, there's a decent modding scene.
    The Sins of Mana mod for the SNES ROM is really, really good, and I highly recommend that as a play for those who liked the game(s) as well.

  • @Scooterpie-oc5cd
    @Scooterpie-oc5cd Před 4 měsíci

    everyone remembers when squaresoft merged with enix but no one talks about when Square merged with Sunsoft, also you are missing "the 7th saga" I loved that game

  • @ponyote
    @ponyote Před 5 měsíci +1

    Um, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest? I still have nightmares about that.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Unfortunately, I realized I missed editing it into the video right after I published this. However, I did review it here as a seperate video. Take a look and let me know if you think I was too hard on it:
      czcams.com/video/pQqpfy7YgoA/video.html

  • @Bowen_Landry
    @Bowen_Landry Před 3 měsíci +1

    I'm late, but great ;list of titles, some id didn't even know about. B ack when I loved squaresoft......

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 3 měsíci +1

      So many great ones!

  • @nunyabusinesss1476
    @nunyabusinesss1476 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I noticed you didn't mention Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, was that one post merger with Enix or from a dif company, just curious. Excellent vid brought back a lot of good memories and I even learned of a few games I wasn't even aware of, ty. :D

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Unfortunately, I realized I missed editing it into the video right after I published this. However, I did review it here as a seperate video. Take a look and let me know if you think I was too hard on it:
      czcams.com/video/pQqpfy7YgoA/video.html

  • @PiedPiperOfHameln
    @PiedPiperOfHameln Před 5 měsíci +1

    front mission on switch got free dlc few weeks ago. multiplayer mode and new scenario.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Thanks for this info!

  • @betacrest10
    @betacrest10 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Why they still have not ported Alcahest, Bahamut Lagoon, FM: Gun Hazard, Treasure Hunter G and Treasure of the Rudras in english up to this day is still confounding. Played the translations but want to officially own these games in physical format on current gen handheld/consoles.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      True, all are great!

  • @theremtrox8576
    @theremtrox8576 Před 5 měsíci +1

    you forgot Mystic Quest, i know it wasnt everyone cup of tea but it is a squaresoft game and was quite fun

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Unfortunately, I realized I missed editing it into the video right after I published this. However, I did review it here as a seperate video. Take a look and let me know if you think I was too hard on it:
      czcams.com/video/pQqpfy7YgoA/video.html

  • @TheEarthRealm
    @TheEarthRealm Před 5 měsíci +1

    1:09:08 Yeah, because they were _optional_ characters. 🤷🏿‍♂️

  • @dio-ju6se
    @dio-ju6se Před 5 měsíci +1

    i remember play all this gold, only livealive and treasure of the rudras i didnt play

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Those two are really great!

  • @LavaCreeperPeople
    @LavaCreeperPeople Před 5 měsíci +2

    so many games on one console, lol. I never played any of them, but Chrono Trigger has one of the best soundtracks in gaming overall and probably the best music ever made for Super Nintendo, imo
    In the Final Fantasy series, i only listened to FF1 OST and Final Fantasy Mystic Quest OST (A-tier and S-tier respectively)
    this is all just my subjective opinion, but it's clear that these games have some good music :D

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      So true!

  • @The.Original.Potatocakes
    @The.Original.Potatocakes Před 5 měsíci +1

    Nobuo Uematsu is an amazing man and mind.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Agreed!

    • @ThePallidor
      @ThePallidor Před 4 měsíci

      The best of all time, especially under Hironobu Sakaguchi's direction.

  • @Djwunmoshen
    @Djwunmoshen Před 5 měsíci

    Question. Live of Live mechanics is the basics of Octopath Traveller right?

  • @MaximusNV
    @MaximusNV Před 5 měsíci +1

    Silly question- when talking about rereleases, did you mention the most recent pixel remasters for ps4? I might've missed that.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      I created the Final Fantasy reviews before they were announced

    • @MaximusNV
      @MaximusNV Před 5 měsíci

      ah! I thought i was taking crazy pills! Great job! @@Xygor

  • @Turbo_Waitress
    @Turbo_Waitress Před 5 měsíci +1

    I will always have a soft spot for Final Fantasy IV. It was my first FF game.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Right on, it was a great one too!

  • @Lamasis2
    @Lamasis2 Před 5 měsíci +1

    So many games I still have to play.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      There's a lot of em!

    • @Lamasis2
      @Lamasis2 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Xygor And I'm going to start with the Collection of Mana, I started with Sword of Mana, and the games after that weren't very good.

  • @megavolt67
    @megavolt67 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I see a few people bringing up PS1 era Square, and while it's true Square was even more prolific in that era and that the success of FF7 and FF8 opened the floodgates for more JRPGs to get localized, I think that's also when a few cracks in their armor started to show. Cracks which became much more evident during the early 2000s.
    The special thing about SNES era Square is that it seemed like they could do no wrong. I feel lucky that Secret of Mana was my first Square game and top notch JRPG experience in 1993. That game blew my mind back then and pretty much decided the SNES vs Genesis console war for me. Every year after that Square would release arguably the best JRPG of the year, up until 1999.
    I know FF8 sold very well but to me it was the first big Square release that was a disappointment. After that game and after playing other much better 1999 non-Square JRPGs like Star Ocean 2 and Grandia (the PS1 port was its first release out west) I never looked at Square the same way and my annoyance with certain aspects of their games that became the norm for them would continue all the way into today.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Well said, I agree with you!

  • @Zarathustra-rj4yz
    @Zarathustra-rj4yz Před 5 měsíci +1

    Cart prices from when i bought them bitd
    FF3 $85
    SoM $90
    CT $90
    Worth many times that imo

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      They've held value better than almost all other SNES games!

  • @HyperDefective
    @HyperDefective Před 5 měsíci +1

    If you haven't played the HD-2D remake of Live-A-Live, it's really good. The soundtrack is re-arranged by Shimomura and it's fantastic. They even added some voice acting and it's... Surprisingly good! Also, a new chapter was added after the usual 8th chapter, and it's pretty awesome.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Agreed, it’s good!

    • @Phaserdeath
      @Phaserdeath Před 5 měsíci

      I was gonna say the same thing. I enjoyed it!

  • @NormireX
    @NormireX Před 5 měsíci +1

    Someone forgot Mystic Quest.....which was my first SNES FF game. I played MQ first and then played III (VI) and then went back to II (IV) as I had somehow missed IV after Mystic Quest. Either way VI was the first RPG to hook me emotionally from the start with the Mode 7 march to Narshe and Terra's Theme playing. We need a remake or some sort of remaster of VI at some point. And not some action game like they did with VII. I would rather it be more true to the original just with 3D graphics or 2.5D like Octopath Traveler etc

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Unfortunately, I realized I missed editing it into the video right after I published this. However, I did review it here as a seperate video. Take a look and let me know if you think I was too hard on it:
      czcams.com/video/pQqpfy7YgoA/video.html

    • @Anaklusmos42
      @Anaklusmos42 Před 5 měsíci

      Let's have things like better abilities balance, a revamped magic/esper system where certain characters could only learn certain spells, and we're good !

  • @SpaceCat1111
    @SpaceCat1111 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hey Xygor, just in case the 50+ other people mentioning it didn't make it clear: you forgot Mystic Quest.
    I'm being facetious and snarky. Seeing the same comment over and over is a minor pet peeve of mine. Ignore me. Thanks for all your effort and viewpoints.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      No problem! The more comments the better!

  • @zorochii
    @zorochii Před 5 měsíci

    OG Romancing SaGa.
    Normal attacks using weapons can only target the very next row. The exceptions being spears which can target one extra row and bows being able to target any row. This means you want your sword/axe/mace wielders in front row, your spears in middle and your bows/magic users in the back.
    This is the same for enemies, with most enemies doing melee attacks being front row only, which is good for crowd control.
    The way formations are scrambled isn't random. In fact it's your same formation rotated by 90 or 180 degrees, based on how the enemy ambushed you. The same applies for enemies. This means that with the right configuration, you can technically make sure some characters always stay where they should.
    Personally I like og RS systems more than the PS2 remake, but the remake is finished, unlike the very rushed and incomplete Super Famicom version. I've never tried the Wonderswan one since afaik there's no translation and I suck. :(

  • @cellamuert
    @cellamuert Před 5 měsíci

    i love much of square's library on SNES, but i would definitely say ps1 era was their golden age. FF7 and 8 are their number 2 and 3 highest selling games, ff9 is 9th, tomb raider 1 and 2 are 14th and 15th. so that's 1/3 of their top 15 sellers. the only pre-ps1 top 15 seller is space invaders, 1978.

  • @ModernVintageTV0
    @ModernVintageTV0 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Like with Capcom and Sega, Square was best in the 90s.

  • @azaze88
    @azaze88 Před 5 měsíci

    Can you imagine how good secret of mana would have been on playstation with more space on a disc, maybe even multiple discs

  • @negativegains
    @negativegains Před 5 měsíci +2

    What an honor, except Alcahest I completed all of them ❤

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Try Alcahest now!

  • @kosmique
    @kosmique Před 5 měsíci

    squaresoft was my entire childhood lol. no dev will ever more important.

  • @foxplays_
    @foxplays_ Před 4 měsíci

    Do an Enix list next for SNES! And thanks for speaking kindly about SaGa, i swear the average rpg game just complains too hard and says its bad

  • @NAzo.
    @NAzo. Před 5 měsíci +1

    Was this recorded before pixel remaster? I'm asking and after watching Final Fantasy IV I heard no mention about it and even reommending the Nintendo DS version. The pixel remaster uses the translation from the Nintendo DS with added tweaks and reverted to back to be consistent with the rest of the series such as the DS calling the summons "Eidolons" that's been changed. The only bad thing is the removal of the bonus dungeon.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Yes it was

  • @movinitlikedat45
    @movinitlikedat45 Před 5 měsíci

    For me it's Super Mario RPG and Secret of Evermore.

  • @nimaiiikun
    @nimaiiikun Před 5 měsíci +2

    is Romancing Saga's leveling system like FF2?

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Pretty similar, yes

  • @scorpo8166
    @scorpo8166 Před 2 měsíci

    Love the shoutout to Secret of Evermore, that was a weird one, I don’t think it even got a Japan release so score 1 for US
    What’s the score now?
    100-1?

  • @xord-vii3439
    @xord-vii3439 Před 5 měsíci +1

    PS1 era was the Golden age for Square Soft.

  • @TheItalianTrash
    @TheItalianTrash Před 5 měsíci

    I noticed your voice sounds so much more high-pitched on your FFVI section. I'm guessing this is one of your earliest reviews?

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Yes, that's true. The FF6, Chrono Trigger, and a few other videos when I had a worse mic.

  • @made.fresh.daily.
    @made.fresh.daily. Před 5 měsíci +1

    thank you.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      My pleasure!

  • @IveBeenWithBruma
    @IveBeenWithBruma Před 4 měsíci

    Whoa zero mention of Mystic Quest

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 4 měsíci

      Unfortunately, I realized I missed editing it into the video right after I published this. However, I did review it here as a seperate video. Take a look and let me know if you think I was too hard on it:
      czcams.com/video/pQqpfy7YgoA/video.html

  • @jaydenjohnson4221
    @jaydenjohnson4221 Před 5 měsíci

    Square at it’s Peak

  • @mageius
    @mageius Před 5 měsíci

    As a quick follow-up comment WHERE'S FF MYSTIC QUEST?????? Yes you can argue about it, but it was also the very first Final Fantasy game Europe got. You can't argue that it didn't have an impact as it helped Square actually consider bringing Secret of Mana over seas.

  • @Uniclowndaddy
    @Uniclowndaddy Před 5 měsíci

    Do legends of dragoon next. I can't find it on your channel at all

  • @jaypayne4744
    @jaypayne4744 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas to me!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Merry Christmas!

  • @theminimalisttrainer1288
    @theminimalisttrainer1288 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks for this video & Time Stamps.
    As such, I could skip the FF6 & CT topics.
    FF5 is my best FF for SFC and Rudra No Hihou is way more my type than CT.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      Glad to help!

  • @Zero_Tester
    @Zero_Tester Před 5 měsíci

    Squaresoft days is one of the decent representation from Jrpg golden era..

  • @Sacrengard
    @Sacrengard Před 5 měsíci +2

    Breath of Fire is from Capcom, wasn't this video about Square Soft games? xD

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      It was published by Squaresoft

    • @Sacrengard
      @Sacrengard Před 5 měsíci

      @@Xygor now that is something I didnt know :O

  • @nathansmith-ju3pz
    @nathansmith-ju3pz Před 5 měsíci

    Honestly with all the remakes going on, how awesome would it be if they reconstructed the Maru Island project and produced the game they originally planned for it

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci

      I have no idea what that is.

    • @nathansmith-ju3pz
      @nathansmith-ju3pz Před 5 měsíci

      Sorry, assumed you would. Maru Island was the game Squaresoft was designing for the SNES CD add-on, when that was cancelled they massively reduced the plot etc of the game and released it as Secret of Mana, the left over bits eventually became Chronotrigger...................imagine how awesome the original game would have been given how great both of its parts became

  • @OwenHooper-mv4fm
    @OwenHooper-mv4fm Před 5 měsíci

    Byuu committed sepuku. :( the KiwiFarms didn’t kill him.

  • @Zarathustra-rj4yz
    @Zarathustra-rj4yz Před 5 měsíci +1

    Watching this while messing with my retroid pocket 3 xmas gift ❤

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Hope you enjoy it!