8 Great JRPGs For The Nintendo Switch You Need To Play!
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- čas přidán 2. 10. 2020
- The Nintendo Switch is home to some of the best JRPGs from this current generation, and even some of the best JRPGs ever in my opinion. This video takes a look at some of the top JRPGs released for the system yet. They're ranked in no particular order and is more just to showcase some of the console's best. No basic remasters/ports are included, but definitive editions previously never released in the US do count. Hope you all enjoy the video! Feel free to either like, comment, or subscribe. Thanks a bunch everyone.
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Trust me when I say that Three Houses is amazing. Coming from a Xenoblade lover, Three Houses is my favorite Switch game.
As a three houses lover, xenoblade is my favorite game
Three Houses is a quality game for sure. I’ve played various Fire Emblem games over the years, starting with the first one the west ever got localized for the GBA back in the day, and Three Houses has been the one that’s hooked me in the most. All aspects of the gameplay come together to create a really addicting experience
Fire emblem as a whole is a great and legendary series hands down. Zelda is my favorite game still. Octopath is great, a perfect 10
@@GamingBroductions my last and first fire emblem I've played was awakening on 3ds and it still is my favorite game ever with some zelda's and pokemons games so I bought both dq11 and 3 houses
I also have zelda but didn't liked botw I couldn't finish it it bored me but I loved dq11 my first game in this franchise it reminded me of pokemon on ds and I loved it now I finished the game now I'm gonna play fire emblem and since everyone who has played it hyping it so much I'm very excited 😀 (sorry English is not my first language)
@@redcrimson1028 I'm still a begginer on rpg games but I started on switch with zelda botw, fire emblem 3h and dq 11S should I buy another one in the future like persona 5, xenoblade, FF or astral cuz all rpg are very differents and I hate games like zelda botw(even if everyone loves it)
Digging this.
Y's VIII is underrated.
Happy to see both Octopath and Xenoblade on your list.
Appreciate it as always. All some great games for sure, hopefully the success of Ys VIII gave the series some more attention that it deserves. Can't wait for the next one
Ys was a complete failure when it was out for PC. Couldn't play it for a few days because of all the crashes and bugs rendering game unplayable. And the game itself turned out to be really boring compared to other games on this list.
Final Fantasy 12 is absolutely fantastic... What a great game. Also I wish they can port some titles to switch in the future
1. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the curse king
2. Star Ocean 3: Till end of Time
3. Rogue Galaxy
4. Skies Of Arcadia: Legends
5. Oblivion
All some amazing games right there. DQVIII and Skies of Arcadia I’m particularly fond of and some of my favorites in the genre. We featured SoA in our top 10 JRPG hidden gem video awhile back and gave it a little love. I just wish we got a sequel!
Same for dragon quest 9
Oblivion Remake pls i wann to Play oblivion forever
Ys 8 is a very underrated game that I really enjoyed, the likes of Octopath, three houses and dragon quest are my favourite switch games. Really solid list
All excellent games for sure. Thanks!
Digimon Cyber Sleuth complete edition is a good deal since it’s two good games pack together for one price
Yeah both are solid games for sure. They didn’t quite qualify for the criteria of this list being that they originally released on the PS4 though and to my knowledge they didn’t add anything new to the Switch versions. But we’ll probably do a follow up video to this one that includes ports so it would be a good candidate there
I have 5 out of these 8 games, and I've only played 3. Octopath Traveler, FE:3h, and Astral Chain. This video makes me wanna play my FF titles, and Dragon quest and many others that I own but never touched.
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Thanks for subscribing! You should definitely bust out those games when you can. I’m not sure which titles you own, but just keep in mind the FF games are all quite a bit different from each other (most of them at least) so just because you don’t like one game a whole lot doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy some others. DQ is quite a bit more consistent across the series, but some of the older titles may be a little too old school for most if you’re not familiar with the games so I would recommend the newer entries first. With FF, I personally think 6-10 are the best in the series and not necessarily the latest ones
@@GamingBroductions I have FFVII, VIII, IX, X and X2, and XII, I also own Trials of Mana (and collection of Mana), and Ni no Kuni. Thanks for the advice I'll definitely have to make time to enjoy these titles. I'm sorta new to JRPGs but I've been enjoying them for the most part.
Dragon Quest 11 was my first JRPG and it changed my life! Then I beat Persona 5 and I just beat the new fire emblem , I absolutely love these games, I’ve never played anything like them, I’m playing through Dragon Quest 8 right now and I love it!
Huge Nintendo and JRPG fan here. Thanks for convincing me on a couple of games I slept on. Xenoblade and Tales look really good.
No problem at all. Can't go wrong with any of the games on this list but yep ToV/Xenoblade are especially good. I'm not sure if you have a lot of experience with Tales games in general but most (keyword, most) are really good so I highly recommend the series!
Xenoblade definitive, final fantasy series, and ni no kuni are some of my favourite. Dragon quest was alright
i really enjoyed watching this video! all these recommendations seems great, and the list was nicely and concisely put together! i’m looking to play more JRPGs after playing persona 4 and 5. can i ask which games you would recommend most based on their story? i’m an outlier here but i prefer games for their stories rather than their gameplay, so 😅
Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. If you liked Persona 4 and 5 for their story, then I would highly recommend the Trails of Cold Steel games. Very strong focus on the story and there are some similarities to Persona with the bonding mechanic. Just make sure you start with the first game as it’s all one big connecting plot. You might really like Sakura Wars and Tokyo Xanadu as well, they also have a strong focus on the narrative where the gameplay sort of takes a backseat in some regards. For something not in a modern/realistic setting, Final Fantasy X is fantastic. It’s a very cinematic game presentation wise and one of the more immersive stories in the series
The only one I don't have is Astral Chain, so I like to think I have excellent taste.
Definitely should check out Astral Chain!
I came here to see if I’ve been sleeping on any rpg game only to realize I have all these on the switch
Sounds like you’ve already played most of the good ones on the Switch then. Our other videos feature a little more obscure games from a variety of systems, not sure what you have access to but you might find some gems you’ve missed out on in some of those
Great list, man! Maybe add Trials of Mana? Subscribed!
It wasn’t mentioned in this video unfortunately but we did just mention it in our new video yesterday over The Best JRPGs of 2020 and in a video last month about short JRPGs you can beat in under 20 hours 👌 Thank you for subscribing and for the kind words!
worth a mention but not on this list is Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 and soon to come Trails of Cold Steel 4 for the switch, same studio as Ys VIII. Although the problem is this game shouldn't be played without at the very least having played the first 2 Trails of Cold Steel games. There are also 5 other games in the series that take place before the Trails of Cold Steel games that add a lot of context to many events but they're not absolutely necessary imo.
It's the most ambitious JRPG out there in terms of story and characters and definitely the best JRPG at world-building, surpassing any other far and beyond, sitting at 10 games currently released following one continuous story that takes place in the span of 4 years game time and is still not finished yet.
I’m a big fan of the Legend of Heroes series actually! I’ve talked about it briefly on the channel before as the Trails in the Sky games topped our JRPG hidden gems list (even though they’re not really ‘hidden’ anymore). The only reason why I didn’t mention Cold Steel 3 on this list is because of the reason you mentioned regarding requiring knowledge of the previous games in order to fully appreciate and understand it. Even though you technically can skip straight to the 3rd Cold Steel game I didn’t really want potential new fans to do that by including it here as I feel it would be doing them some injustice, IMO. But yeah I fully agree with everything you said; the world building in the series is second to none and what always keeps me coming back. The first two Trails games are some of my all time favorites, I plan on doing some retrospectives over them eventually
Props for including Ys VIII. Bought it on a whim and couldn't believe how good it was. Looking forward to Ys IX
While Ys VIII is probably the most polished out of the Ys games I’ve played you might enjoy some of the earlier titles as well. We plan on doing retrospectives over some of them as the release of Ys IX gets closer. Really looking forward to that one myself
@@GamingBroductions Sounds good! I got Ys Origins pre-ordered as well. Fingers crossed it's good.
Easily one of my favorite CZcamsr right now
I like Rex lmao.
Same lol
His personality wasn’t the worst, I just wasn’t a fan of his design really lol. I’ll admit it’s hard for me to give a character a fair chance when I’m not crazy about their design
Me too. I was also really impressed by the story, so I don't really get the comment about it being anime tropy
So far, Octopath is my easy pick for my favorite Switch JRPG, but I still need to play a few on this list. Cheers!
I already have so many of these. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and plan to get Definitive Edition after finishing it, Three Houses, Astral Chain and Dragon Quest 11. All great games! Is FF 12 good for anyone who isn't familiar with Final Fantasy? I may look at Tales of Vesperia since I'm a huge JRPG fan. Maybe even DQ 3 just because 11 was so good.
You don’t need to know anything about previous Final Fantasy games in order to still enjoy FFXII. It’s a great game in its own right, just keep in mind it’s not the best representation of what the series is usually like. If you really enjoyed DQXI then I would recommend DQVIII over DQIII, at least for the next one. The older titles like DQIII are pretty archaic design wise in some aspects so just because you liked the 11th is no guarantee you’ll like the older ones. VIII is the most similar in presentation to XI though and usually regarded as one of the more accessible/better entries in the series to people who aren’t extremely familiar with it. If you enjoy that one too then I would recommend diving into the older games at that point, Dragon Quest is a great series for the right people!
havent played a JRPG till I played three houses and I loved it so much. I think I want to try astral chain or xenoblade next, but all these games look so good. the final fantasy one and dragonquest also look amazing hoping I get to buy all of these in the near future
You can't go wrong with any of the ones you mentioned!
XC1 & 2. DQ11, FF9 are the mains for me right now. I wanted to like octopath but felt it needlessly grindy as trying to level up characters just to get to the next story arc for a character. FF10 one of my favorites of all time but already have it on other systems so not worth another purchase
Love all the games on this list. No question all of them are top notch.
Very nice! Which one of them was your favorite?
My list:
1-Dragon Quest XI
2-Trials of Mana
3-Octopath Traveler
4-Xenoblade Chronicles 2
5-Final Fantasy X-X2
6-I Am Setsuna
7-Collection of Mana
8-Pokemon Let's Go or Sword/Shield
Can you please make a video on games that visually shows customisation rather than just increasing stats. Make the video based on every console. Please please please.
Genuinely confused on how you think Rex is a douch
I would not categorize Astral Chain as a JRPG though. Yes there are RPG elements, but it's not a JRPG. My absolute favourite on Switch is Atelier Ryza, a very relaxing JRPG.
You’re right, I was hesitant to include it on this list for that reason and because I knew I would likely get some comments like this. Ultimately I figured enough JRPG fans would enjoy it regardless though, plus I just wanted to give the game some more recognition.
I’ve heard great things about the Atelier games and the relaxing/laidback experience they provide, sadly I’ve never played any besides the first two Atelier Iris games for the PS2 which are way different from the rest of the series I’ve heard. Sounds like I need to change that
was that a pun at 9:48
nice
I've played almost everything on your list except YS LoD.
ToCS 3, Xenoblade DE and Tokyo Mirage sessions are also great on switch.
Ys is an awesome series in general, I recommend checking it out. I thought about including ToCS3 as an honorable mention but decided against it considering playing the previous two games is highly recommended to fully understand the story and they aren’t on the Switch. Xenoblade DE is great agreed, I briefly mentioned it alongside the other Xeno games. Never played TMS but have been interested in trying it out
@@GamingBroductions Will do. I played old YS games before but not the latest series. I'll add them to my list. I agree TOCs for sure needs to be played from the beginning. I hope we can get the 1st 2 games on the switch as well..
@@GamingBroductions
TMS is definitely WAY underrated.
Some of the best turn based battles in any RPG.
A fellow RPG Lover? I always have room for them. Subbed Up!
By the way, I just started up Tales of Vesperia/Ni No Kuni/Xenoblade Chronicles...around the same time.
I know. I'm crazy. Wish me luck.
You sir are a true psychopath but there has never been a better time in life to do it! I myself am wrapping up Ni-No-Kuni, and i have abt 50ish hours
@@AMC5274 Hahaha! Thanks...I guess? I can't wait to lose myself in NNK some more. It's my favorite so far...
Thanks for the sub! All 3 of those at once is quite the undertaking haha. When I play multiple RPGs at once it’s usually only a couple with one being older/shorter and the other being newer/longer. Props if you can pull that off. They’re all amazing games so you’re in for a great time regardless 👌 Good luck and enjoy!
@@GamingBroductions You're welcome! It's a bit ludicrous, I know. I plan on using the "Octopath Method": Get to certain points in a game, save, do the same with the next...rinse and repeat until done. I'm gonna be busy for a while. My RPG backlog? Jeez...
@@TheDayveion “The Octopath Method” haha I like that. Considering it’s taken me close to a year to complete the entirety of Octopath I know exactly how that method goes. Can relate to the RPG backlog too. Partly why we started this channel and doing some retrospectives actually, I wanted an excuse to finally knock out some of that backlog 😅
any comment on ys 9 it looks so fun and thinking of buying it
i am wondering if i should buy this or wait for the 10 that is to be released soon
I think you may have gotten the numbers mixed up, 9 is the one about to come out and 8 is the one that came out a couple years ago. The 8th game is well worth playing but it’s up to you if you want to wait for the new one first. I’m sure it’ll be a great game as well, possibly better, but I can’t personally vouch for it yet obviously lol
Hello, isnt ff 12 zodiac age way too easy compared to the vanilla or the international zodiac job system?
Zodiac Age is a remake of International Zodiac job system. I played vanilla on my PS2 many times and think Zodiac is a lil tougher.
Yeah 4 out of my 6 favorite games of all time are there so I guess it’s pretty good
Sounds like you have some solid taste. What 4 games are those?
@@GamingBroductions Fe3H, astral chain, octopath and xc2
Can anyone tell me what the name for the last one? Because i don't get what he said
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. It’s a weird name lol.
It's been several years now and I'm still trying to figure out why people think Astral Chain is an RPG
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I wish Nintendo switch can somehow get Dot Hack series and Legend of Dragoon’s on the Switch in the future 🙏🙏🙏. That would be Day 1 Purchase.
Oh man Dot Hack on switch would be so sick I might buy it twice just for shit and giggles.
@@ZorkasIshmael Theres a high chance of that happening because, it’s made by Bandai and a lot of the games like Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Digimon, Jump Force etc came out on the Switch made by them.
Both would be solid choices! I’m still plagued by the fact that I bought all the .hack games on the PS2 back in the days besides Quarantine which of course is by far the most expensive now 🤦♂️ lol so I would gladly welcome that. The Legend of Dragoon would be awesome too, we plan on doing a retrospective over it here soon enough 👌
Just found your channel through my friend on Instagram! Great stuff! Subbed!
Thank you! Always great to see more JRPG fans out there!
is it easily or Ysily your fav?
Get out!
Got bored of DQXI and Ys VIII. Both were my first contact with thesse franchise...
8 RPG games for switch, here you go:
FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFX-2, FFXII, DQ11s and Xenoblade 1 Remastered
@@KolaTheBear
Final fantasy 7, 8, 9, 10, 10 two, 12
Dragon quest 11 and xenoblade
Thats 8 games brah
@@KolaTheBear
Well yeah Final Fantasy is top for RPG
Xenoblade and Dragon quest are great
All great games. What’s your favorite FF out of those? FFIX has always been mine but FFX and FFVII aren’t far behind
@@GamingBroductions
My first console was the PS1, the original FF7 is my favorite.
with 10 in second place
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age(along with the FF 7-9 remasters) and Dragon Quest 11 S I own!
I have all of this games..except the fire emblem. 😎
Sounds like you know what to do then, get it 😌
What I like in three houses is that it didn't have the fcking having children concept... that's really damn annoying
That was my favorite concept :/
Good point. I actually didn’t play the previous couple FE games before Three Houses that featured the children system but I heard pretty mixed to negative reviews on it
So I technically own the physical copies of most in the list
Nice, same here. I prefer to go physical especially when it’s a game I genuinely care about, which ends up being most RPGs haha
I really liked xenoblade waifu collector though
The RNG treated me pretty well so I didn’t mind it either. It made some parts of the gameplay real addicting
We need a chrono trigger game.
As much as I love Chrono Cross I've still been waiting like 20 years for a proper Chrono Trigger sequel. lol maybe one of these days...
I LOVE TORNA
add monster hunter stories 2 to the list =D
Dragon's Dogma better be on this list!
Dragon's Dogma is a western rpg, not a jrpg
Nope it is a jrpg because it was made by Capcom, the same team that made monster Hunter and the director of devil may cry!
This is one of those games that’s in a loophole I feel and could fit both lol. Yes it was made by a Japanese company which does make it a JRPG by technical definition but it obviously looks way more like a WRPG in presentation and gameplay. I wouldn’t get mad at anyone for calling it either a JRPG or a WRPG, they’re both right in their own way. It could have been included here but I just thought the usual JRPG crowd may not be as interested due to the aforementioned factors. Sorry!
Fall up off of Rex Please. Thanks
XC2 best game on the Switch
I recorded this awhile ago now and looking back I wish I wasn’t so harsh on Rex haha I’m not sure why I was really, while he wasn’t my absolute favorite RPG protagonist he still didn’t deserve the shade I threw him here. XC2 is indeed an amazing game
SWTICH🤔 I thought my eyes were deceiving me 🤣🤣🤣
Shit 😂 We were just testing you to see how close you were paying attention! But for real we’ll make sure simple typos like that don’t happen again lol
@@GamingBroductions it's all good no worries 👍😂😂😂
What the game that’s on 0:46 ?
I think its The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
@@alessandro5456 thank you!
Hey, you, you're finally awake.
I have all of these which simultaneously makes me happy and annoyed at the same time, as I was hoping to find something I didn't have yet.
You missed Bug Fables
We did, unfortunately. But you might be happy to see what one of the games featured in our next video is 👌 should be released within the next couple days
Xenoblade chronicles definitive edition is one of the best games of all times
It is a real fantastic overall game.
Where was the slim representation? They were constantly coming out on the ds, 3ds, PSP, psvita and Sony consoles...
I was more thinking of consoles and not handhelds when I made that remark, JRPGs were fairly starved on the main systems until more near the end of that console generation. But you’re right they were always thriving on handhelds well enough, so I wish I would have chosen my words differently
@@GamingBroductions It's all good. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I remember there being a lot on the PS3 that just didn't make it to Europe, and we all know that Japan never really liked Xbox, so we are both right. I love JRPGs and I am glad they are back in the mainstream again. Switch is far away the best console for RPGs right now.
@@ramsay2234 No problem. Agreed on the Switch being the best console for JRPGs right now. It’s a great time to be a JRPG fan again that’s for sure. The last few years have been very strong and the near future looks real promising as well.
Agree with everything on the list except Tales of Vesperia which is one of the worst games I've played. No story, annoying characters, forgettable music and boring gameplay. I'd gladly encourage people to grab the other ones though!
You might enjoy some of the other games more but overall it sounds like the Tales series isn’t for you lol. It’s definitely not for everyone, the series can be pretty tropey and I will admit the plot in Vesperia lacks a lot of focus. Glad you enjoy the other titles on this list though!
I feel like a heretic for not liking Dragon Quest as I see it on almost every best of list. However, I found it not that interesting with a bland story and characters, making me drop it halfway in.
so does the gameplay 😩
You gotta like the visuals and characters and just crave a very classic JRPG.
As weird as it sounds being that JRPGs are a genre usually with a strong focus on the story and characters, the DQ games have never really been about either of those things. People that enjoy the series usually compare it to ‘JRPG comfort food.’ It’s not necessarily the best in any one aspect or offers the most depth and complex story, but you know what you’re getting with each release: turn based gameplay, a bright and colorful world to explore, and a simple narrative to follow along as you visit towns/dungeons and gradually get stronger through leveling up and upgrading your equipment. It’s predictable and cliche but that’s exactly part of its charm and why people love it. Admittedly this doesn’t make it for everyone, but if you go in with these expectations I think they can be real enjoyable and relaxing experiences
@@GamingBroductions I appreciate your explanation. I guess one of the reasons I like jRPGs so much is their interesting way of storytelling and different characters. This, and the lack of depth in the gameplay makes DQ not a good match with me.
@@HungrySnowBadger No problem. I can see why you feel that way about the story/characters. I have to disagree about the lack of depth in gameplay though, at least for XI (older ones however yes I agree). If playing on normal mode I could see that but I played with the ‘Stronger Monsters’ mode on DQXI and hadn’t had to utilize that much strategy in a turned based system in a long time. It requires you to make full use of buffs/debuffs, status effects, etc. even on bosses. But if you really don’t like the story/characters then it’s probably not worth it to force yourself through it just for that though
What you define as a jrpg isno jrpg... Action rpgs maybe but These are not dead like you said in the beginning... They are always been there...
Astral Chain isn’t really a true JRPG by definition so you’re right about that one but I think all the other games fit the genre pretty well. JRPGs have always been around but there was a noticeable decline on the PS3 compared to the PS1-PS2 (admittedly the handheld market was strong during that era though)
How about ff10?
FF10 was technically a port as there wasn't any new content added from previous versions, however we did make a part 2 follow-up to this video that includes ports/remasters and it's on there :)
maybe they should have made rex older so that his character would be a bit more mature
The development of Rex was one of the game main themes, so it makes sense he is young.
You can’t delve too deeply into waifu territory.
try cold steel
Love the Cold Steel games. I just didn’t include them on this list because the first one isn’t on the Switch and it’s best to start from there
just because a game has numbers in it doesnt make it an RPG. Calling Astral Chain a RPG is a long shot.
Yeah you’re right I do admit that one is a bit of a stretch. I think it’s likely to appeal to a lot of JRPG fans though
Takes of Vesperia has such a terrible combat system, though
True story
Platinum Games. Enough said.
The previous era of consoles, the 7th and 8th generations (PS3, XBox 360, Wii, and Wii U), did not lack JRPGs by any stretch. Yes, the XBox 360 and Wii U were weak in the JRPG department, but not the Wii or the PS3. Especially the PS3. There are a glut of JRPGs on the PS3. And the Wii has a fair share as well, from the FF Crystal Chronicles series to Chocobo Dungeon to Xenoblade Chronicles to The Last Story to Arc Rise Fantasia to the list goes on and on. It feels like there are more out there now simply because the Switch turned into THE destination to play JRPG, frankly, on the level of the PSX. But there is more to the story. Prior to the Wii, in the N64 and GameCube era, Nintendo lost a lot of third party support, and Nintendo's core audience became the fans of Nintendo's first party games. The SNES WAS the console for RPGs in the 1990s, until the PSX came out and the N64 went with cartridges instead of CDs. So JRPGs largely only had the PlayStation consoles to release on since the core JRPG crowd gravitated to those consoles. The Wii started changing that fortune for Nintendo as RPG players started coming back to the Nintendo brand. That gave more companies more options to release JRPG titles. The Wii U didn't catch on, so not many games were released at all for it of any genre. The Switch is huge, and the DS and 3DS had been getting JRPG titles in abundance. The DS and 3DS crowd flocked to the Switch for its portability, and with it came a large number of JRPG fans. So the Switch quickly became a desired destination for gaming companies to put their JRPGs on. And, yes, the PS4 has a lot of JRPGs, but all four PlayStation consoles have a lot of JRPGs. That's never changed. And you can't leave out the DS and 3DS, which were a haven ground for JRPGs. So I don't see where you think JRPGs were fading at any point.
We can agree to disagree there. Just because you listed a handful of examples doesn’t mean that generation really compares to how often JRPGs were releasing during the SNES/PS1/PS2 era. They were definitely in a decline during the PS3/Wii days in comparison. But I will say the PS3 started to step it up towards the end of the generation so maybe I was bit over dramatic with my word choice. The beginning of that era was pretty bleak though. And you are right about handhelds always having a fairly strong presence. I was mainly referring to consoles.
@@NexusNine Fair enough, I see your point. I could have chosen my words better. I still stand by the point I was trying to make though which was out of all the PlayStation consoles, the PS3 had the slimmest representation of JRPGs in comparison. I know that’s not what I said in the video but that’s really more what I was trying to get at. Sorry for the confusion and poor word choice on my end.
I see you went back and edited after I edited to include the handhelds, so I deleted my other replay and I'll just say this: I've been a JRPG fan for about 30 years. I was there when only a handful of JRPGs released on the NES in the west in the early 1990s. SNES and Genesis definently picked it up a bit and, as an RPG gamer, that was a good time in gaming for me. I still remember that Chrono Trigger launched at $74.99, which was one of the most expensive SNES releases at that time. Still have my cartridge for it. Still, there weren't a ton of JRPG titles that made it to the west even on those two systems. Sure, more than on the NES and the Master System, but not a gluten of titles. There were still so many more JRPGs that came out in Japan that made us JRPG fans here in the west jealous. The PSX changed that and I still have my PSX and game library, including a complete copy of Suikoden II. I bought the game the day it came out. Nobody can touch the PSX's JRPG lineup as far as consoles are concerned. Anime was booming in the west at this point, too, which helped JRPGs catch on due to the similar aesthetic style of the art. As a gamer, I could not keep up with every JRPG release on the PSX. So I get it. I do see how you're seeing it. But that was an unprecedented time, as the PSX was releasing games at the very beginning of the JRPG explosion in popularity in western markets. Realistically, there was never any way the genre was going to maintain itself at that level without saturating the market. And that's what happened. It didn't lose popularity, just too much was coming out to be reasonably affordable, and there was no way everyone could buy every JRPG title that was coming out. Combine that with Nintendo losing that market on their consoles and JRPG gamers shifting to Nintendo's portable market for their JRPG fixes, and, yeah, it does look like the genre was starting to fade out around the 7th generation. But it wasn't, it was just shifting towards the portable market more so than consoles. And, to be fair, the reason why I feel handhelds need to be included in this conversation is because the Switch is as much a handheld system as it is a console, and it's the portable aspect of the system that drew the DS and 3DS gaming crowd over to the Switch. So all those people who flocked to the DS and 3DS for the JRPGs are now flocking to the Switch, which creates a new market and makes it easy for Nintendo market JRPGs on the Switch. The portable gamers are satisfied because they still have their portable system to play and their JRPGs on the go, and console gamers reap the benefit of having more JRPGs to play because of it. It's kind of brilliant. The Switch is what happens when you take the Wii U and 3DS and combine them. Because the Japanese market loves portable gaming, it meant JRPGs were going to be a big part of the Switch's library. And the more JRPG games released in Japan means more opportunities to port them to the western markets. And because the JRPG genre caught on so well in the west on portable systems, it makes the Switch the perfect place to release them. But that market wouldn't be there right now without the DS, 3DS, PSP, and Vita building the groundwork and a strong fanbase of JRPG gamers prior. And with the PS4 still being a strong brand for the genre, things look better. But all in all, this is why I don't think the genre has ever been in any danger.
Why i "need" to play them?
Because all these games are awesome?
@@SVD978 you may like them, but you don't "need" them. Also being "awesome" is not a reason to "need" something. In what way are they "awesome"? Have you played them?
@@moenibus people just say “need” to emphasize the “play this, it’s good!”
It’s not much different from using “must”
Like must play or must buy
You don’t need to take it so literally lol
@@V.U.4six i know exactly why they use the word "need" , "must", "should". Those are mental cues to make you do something, to make you buy a product. It's marketing 101, but i dislike it. You don't need anything of this.
@@moenibus ok
Not sure what your point is then?
Just a “rhetorical question” I guess?
You forgot Trials of Mana...
Bump
Why does everyone think dragon quest 11 is so good?
I found Octopath Traveler really disappointing, I shouldn't have bought it.
Anyway Fire Emblem and Xenoblade are such good games! I recommend them to everyone.
As for me, I want to try Astral Chain and Dragon Quest really bad...
Ys VII is good too.
I’ve read some other comments online that shared that opinion about Octopath. While I personally loved it I can see why not everyone would, there are some aspects that aren’t for everyone and I do think they could have handled some things better for sure.
Astral Chain is great but DQXI is godly, I highly recommend playing that one soon if you can. One of the most fun JRPGs I’ve ever played.
Nintento SWTICH
Lol not only are these games amazing, but hundreds of hours long 😅
Yeah, right. "Original" titles. Only Three Houses is original here, everything else is ports and remasters...
There are some ports here but Three Houses isn’t the only original title included. Octopath Traveler, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 along with its sequel, and Astral Chain are all original Switch titles as well
@@GamingBroductions Well Octopath Traveler was released shortly after on PC but yeah, originated from Switch. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is also original, though first game is port/remaster. Astral chain is NOT JRPG and is action/RPG so i don't count it at all, though it is original title (and really good game).
Probably unpopular opinion but I absolutely do not think FFXII Should be part of this list. I think the game was complete trash, and after playing it left me with more regret than I care for. Two thumbs down for that game.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 cry in the corner
When covering only 8 games for this list there are some quality titles that we missed unfortunately like VC4. Might give it the love it deserves in a future video though!
"JRPGs were on their way to slowly dying out" ???? WtF. Not even close. More saturated market than ever.
I was referring to the Xbox 360/PS3/Wii generation in which I don’t think they were more saturated than ever. Compare how many JRPGs that were on the PS3 to either the PS1 or PS2, it’s not really close. You might have misunderstood what I meant, and I could have chosen my words a little better too
I don't want to hear the word accessable used when talking about jrpgs, I play them to challenge my self, games have gotten so easy we have people who have made careers On videos of how to artificially make said games harder.