If there is anything you want to add about your favorite JRPG franchise feel free to do so below! Part 1 with all the other series: th-cam.com/video/J-DJG5uv8ds/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nrDI80wnyeZXO5A8
I'm surprised you never mentioned Grandia. You also forgot to mention Super Mario RPG as the first Mario RPG before Paper Mario. There's also Lunar, and Lufia I can think of that could be added to this list.
Don't forget Mega Man Battle Network/Starforce, Super Mario RPG, Crystar, Cristales, Rouge Galaxy, Dark Cloud, Black Rose Valkyrie, The World Ends With You, and Eternal Sonata. That and a flash/steam game known as Crystal Story.
I am entertained that the Drakengard series is starting to be seen as the offshoot of NieR instead of the other way around. My other fun fact about that series is that Yoko Taro claims everything he's written for it is cannon. Which includes Tokyo Musical Theatre, and that time 2B and 9S teamed up with Final Fantasy's Warrior of Light and some random dwarves to save another world through a showdown against the Watchers in a digital recreation of Tokyo.
And one could argue that the Final Fantasy XIV x YoRHa crossover directly leads into Drakengard 3, as the teleportation of Norvrandt's digital recration of Tokyo might actually become the Cathedral City in Drakengard. As we saw in NieR Re[in]carnation, the Moon Server has some data from Final Fantasy XIV's world, which could only come from the City that was sent from FFXIV's world to another one at the end of the crossover.
@@dimas-dvdru Lelouch from Code Geass, Subaru from Re:Zero, Rika from Higurashi too are canon to the NieR Universe thanks to SINoALICE (canon to NieR thanks to Re[in]carnation)
Got my own list for ya -Hyperdimension Neptunia -Earthbound -Lufia -Grandia -Other MegaTen spinoff series, so like Devil Summoner/Soul Hackers, Majin Tensei, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, Last Bible and DemiKids -Baten Kaitos -Might want to go back and expand on the Shining series too, since it's also many subgenres -The Dragon Slayer series (which The Legend of Heroes is a part of) is also a massive sprawling series with multiple games spawning their own subgenres -Growlanser -Langrisser Good videos
I always miss Inazuma Eleven on lists like these. It's a very different JRPG centering about soccer but that makes it so great. Not all games are amazing but the sheer amount of characters in each game is just enough to spent hours on hours in this game
Chrono Trigger will probably always be my favorite game of all time, no other game gave me the same enjoyment and feels like it did, like when we first get to Zeal, a whole group of floating continents from 12,000 B.C, and then hearing corridors of time, that moment is still stuck in my head, or when we first get to the overworld of 600 ad and hear wind scene, or when Frog (my favorite character in the game) split a mountain in half. Honestly I just love this game, from the idea of time travel and how well they utilized it, to the amazing soundtracks, to the characters, just everything about it honestly
great vid good pacing, you hit the outline w o lingering too long, no filler or nonsense, all useful info, got what i expected - a brief story synopsis and gameplay overview thanks
such a good list! would love to see an equivalent for more obscure franchises at some point (like dept. heaven, utawarerumono, summon night, sakura wars, growlanser)
You are going to keep getting more recommendations for additional JRPGs to cover, so of course I'm going to contribute a few as well! Ar Tonelico (and Ar No surge) - The three games of Ar Tonelico all are part of a connected storyline, focusing on a different miles-tall tower after a world destroying calamity. There is a heavy visual novel style focus on the inner emotional struggles of the magic wielding heroines, called Reyvateil. Ar Nosurge is more of a spiritual sequel with an unconnected storyline, but may be a prequel to the original trilogy. Neptunia (five mainline games, over a dozen spinoffs) - A fictionalized telling of the Console Wars era of real world gaming, featuring a protagonist based on a never-completed Sega console called the Neptune. The franchise as a whole focuses more on metatextual jokes about video games and RPGs than on any deep narrative through line.
I wish you'd said a bit more on monster hunter, specifically how the different games expand and experiment with different combat mechanics such as underwater, mounting, wirebug, etc.
I will always recommend the shadow hearts series, especially the second game. Such memorable JRPGs. The settings and music are both gorgeous and haunting.
Breath of Fire I, Ii and III are direct sequels. 4 is to believed a prequel while 5 is also somehow connected. So yeah, they are connected (specially I and II and the Nina in two meets her grandmother who is the Nina from I)
I had to scroll a bit to find this comment but I'm glad it's here! BoF2 & 3 reference events from the previous game(s). BoF3 even shows a mural of the final battle of 1 before you even start the game. The decision your party makes at the end of BoF3 directly impacts the world of BoF4. It's unclear how/if BoF5 is connected, but that was also when the series went off the rails.
"NieR: Automata, which is set 100 years after the original NieR game..." I think you're missing a couple zeroes there bud. XD And yes, I know this is probably the comment you've gotten the most, but it's fun to annoy people. :P Thanks for the video. This was very informative.
Just a slight correction with Phantasy star, the last subseries is actually PSO2, nova is a spinoff game set in the PSO2 universe, same as idola phantasy star saga and NGS.
Its crazy to think that Phantasy star online 1 came in 1999 and was one of the first big online games. Its hard to imagine that they had fast enough internet in 1999 to play the game
If you do a next part I'd suggest adding God Eater. Similar to monster hunter although smaller in scale but it serves as an option with a legitimate series tag with 3 games all relatively solid
Don’t forget the “Mario+Rabbids” series, a genuinely great tactical game for stretching the old brain muscle! Also, the second game actually managed to make Rabbids not annoying! I’m so glad it found its audience after its uncertain release! ☺️
Seriously, if you go as far as to consider the Kiryu games JRPGs, you might as well include Igarashi's Castlevania titles. Fun fact: Shin Ryu ga Gotoku and Infinite Wealth feature turn based combat because Ichiban is a huge nerd and imagines everything as an RPG.
Here’s a list of my favorite JRPGs 1. Legend of Dragoon 2. Tales of Berseria 3. Tales of Arise 4. Final Fantasy X 5. Final Fantasy 15 6. Final Fantasy 16 7. Dragon’s Dogma 1 8. Dragon’s Dogma 2 9. White Knight Chronicles 1 10. White Knight Chronicles 2
Phantasy Star has a feeling I miss. It is false science fiction like star wars and they managed to balance it pretty well back in the day. I am not a fan of hard core science fiction and the type of threats it brings. It is science fantasy and you get to travel in space and go in villages that aren't filled with futuristic stuff that can have problems with the dark magician that obeys a new dark religion. That is very unique and every people who experience PSIV fall in love with the game
I disagree about Breath of Fire. BoF3 is not unanimously consedered the best. The community is split between 3 and 4 as the best game. Here a few ideas for part 3: Grandia, Earthbound/Mother, Bravely Default,
Wow, thanks for the reminder! I haven't thought about the Grandia series in over a decade! Now I'm curious if I have any of those games in my old collection anymore.
I know right :| Was wondering if anyone is gonna mention this or the series just became too forgotten nowadays (I am pointing the finger at you Breath of Fire VI😥) Personally I thought IV was the best, largely thanks to Fou-Lou, with III being a pretty close second.
if your going to make a next one think about adding the metal max and front mission saga this 2 needs more recognition especially metal max that the main series had never leave japon but can be play thanks to fan translations.
I guess others will give recommendations for the 'normal' JRPGs. So I will give the 18+ JRPGs version then. Battle Goddess series from Eushully and the many spin offs from that title. Well, basically all games from Eushully are in the 18+ RPG genre. Rance series from Alicesoft with the most known title of the series: sengoku rance. And then lastly, There's Muv Luv series which I also only heard of existence but never play. I guess that's all lmao
Disappointed that SaGa is not included because that franchise deserves its flowers for being one of the earliest JRPGs to have a non linear gameplay structure. SaGa was THE original JRPG with multiple protags with Romancing Saga long before Octopath was a thing. It is still doing well since Romancing SaGa 2 is getting a 3D remake soon and SaGa Emerald Beyond just came out too.
I really like the concept of suikoden but I really wish it had an actual gameplay. I tried many times to get into it because it used to be my ex gf's favorite series but the gameplay always makes me feel like i don't know why im playing a game that plays itself.
Suikoden series have three main gameplay, first, basic turn based rpg based on spd stats, second, army battle, real time strategy( rts),third, one on one battle, rock, papper, scissor, most notebly battle luca blight for the third or last time. After that there are several mini games gameplay, such as,headquarters 108 star of destiny Collect, tai ho iron chef, yam ko rolling dice, Clive eliza scenario,farmer whack the mole,dancing,etc I recommends play Suikoden 2 first, then 1,3,5,&last 4,but humbely i think that turn based six man party,or auto play is for fully utilized 108+ character, gameplay, there is rune( magic), combo play, with another player, etc, is common in that jrpg time era, or Play Station 1 time.like dragon Quest, wild arms,chrono cross and trigger, etc Suikoden in my humble opinion, is having most grounded storyline, war, frindship, betreyal, sibling, by blood or not, like riou and nanami, and genkaku, hatred, revenge, adventure,true runes, kingdom succesor ( power struggle), fantasy political world peace dream, where human, elf, wolfkind, kobold, winged man, dwarf, Griffin, unicorn, krakken, Squirrel, from East to west, from every country and race, white, black( hauser), yellow(wakaba), etc,every job, inventor( meg), ninja( kasumi), warior,libraryan,blacksmith, bathtub artisan, singer band, dancer, farmer, sheep breader(yuzu),dectective(richmond)etc, so its like to want to unite the world, with grounded story that can resonance to everyone heart, because it has all character and personality, that you can choose to play, it warms the hearts if you can see the ending, that begin with riou and jowy friendship, then came nanami, and all it begin the epic journey, i truly hope you can find one gameplay that can hook you into playing Suikoden with love...
Breath of Fire 4 is the best one, not 3. 3 is good yeah, second best in the serie, but 4 had it all to the best. Better graphical style, really good music, you can play as the antagonist, the tone is overall a bit sad and more serious than in 3. 3 is more goofy cartoony.
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If there is anything you want to add about your favorite JRPG franchise feel free to do so below!
Part 1 with all the other series: th-cam.com/video/J-DJG5uv8ds/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nrDI80wnyeZXO5A8
How about the Lunar series?
Can you please add Summon Night series as well? :)
I'm surprised you never mentioned Grandia. You also forgot to mention Super Mario RPG as the first Mario RPG before Paper Mario. There's also Lunar, and Lufia I can think of that could be added to this list.
Man, did you seriously forgot the best-selling ever Jrpg Pokemon ???
@@Rogerioapsandradeit was in the part 1 video very briefly
Earthbound, Rune Factory, Yokai Watch, Bravely Default, Digimon, blue reflection, Mario Rabbids
Don't forget Mega Man Battle Network/Starforce, Super Mario RPG, Crystar, Cristales, Rouge Galaxy, Dark Cloud, Black Rose Valkyrie, The World Ends With You, and Eternal Sonata. That and a flash/steam game known as Crystal Story.
Came here to point out Rune Factory, so I'm glad I'm not the only one. Lol
Mario AND Rabbids is a strategy series NOT a rpg series.
@@sperryyoungerjr.3985Megaman Battle Network/Starforce are action/card games, and NOT rpgs.
I wouldn't say Mario plus rabbits is a rpg.
I am entertained that the Drakengard series is starting to be seen as the offshoot of NieR instead of the other way around. My other fun fact about that series is that Yoko Taro claims everything he's written for it is cannon. Which includes Tokyo Musical Theatre, and that time 2B and 9S teamed up with Final Fantasy's Warrior of Light and some random dwarves to save another world through a showdown against the Watchers in a digital recreation of Tokyo.
And one could argue that the Final Fantasy XIV x YoRHa crossover directly leads into Drakengard 3, as the teleportation of Norvrandt's digital recration of Tokyo might actually become the Cathedral City in Drakengard. As we saw in NieR Re[in]carnation, the Moon Server has some data from Final Fantasy XIV's world, which could only come from the City that was sent from FFXIV's world to another one at the end of the crossover.
Joker from Persona 5 is canon NieR character btw
@@dimas-dvdru Lelouch from Code Geass, Subaru from Re:Zero, Rika from Higurashi too are canon to the NieR Universe thanks to SINoALICE (canon to NieR thanks to Re[in]carnation)
@@tylorhobbs8920 isn't it kinda like how Shin Megami Tensei is being seen as an offshoot as Persona just because Persona is more popular.
I'm glad you added a part 2!
I’m a HUGE Wild Arms fan but didn’t hear about Armed Fantasia at all - thank you so much for bringing it to mine and the rest of our attention! ❤
I learned so much watching these videos! You really ooked my backlog in the dooker also! :D Gotta play a lot of these now! Subbed!
Next pls add: Grandia series, Legaia series, dark cloud / rogue galaxy, Lufia series
Let's not forget Lunar!
Or Jade Cocoon, a much darker version of pokémon with the looks of early ghibli :D
definitely grandia and dark cloud/chronicle
Ah a man of culture that knows Legend of Legaia.
Got my own list for ya
-Hyperdimension Neptunia
-Earthbound
-Lufia
-Grandia
-Other MegaTen spinoff series, so like Devil Summoner/Soul Hackers, Majin Tensei, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, Last Bible and DemiKids
-Baten Kaitos
-Might want to go back and expand on the Shining series too, since it's also many subgenres
-The Dragon Slayer series (which The Legend of Heroes is a part of) is also a massive sprawling series with multiple games spawning their own subgenres
-Growlanser
-Langrisser
Good videos
mother series (earthbound), parasite eve 1, skies of arcadia, baten kaito, blue dragon
Bro, I love how you get straight to it. This channel respects its viewers' time lol
Thank you for the kind words, glad you’re enjoying the content!
Oh wow, this turned out so well 💯
You really snapped on the editing of this one
I always miss Inazuma Eleven on lists like these. It's a very different JRPG centering about soccer but that makes it so great. Not all games are amazing but the sheer amount of characters in each game is just enough to spent hours on hours in this game
Chrono Trigger will probably always be my favorite game of all time, no other game gave me the same enjoyment and feels like it did, like when we first get to Zeal, a whole group of floating continents from 12,000 B.C, and then hearing corridors of time, that moment is still stuck in my head, or when we first get to the overworld of 600 ad and hear wind scene, or when Frog (my favorite character in the game) split a mountain in half.
Honestly I just love this game, from the idea of time travel and how well they utilized it, to the amazing soundtracks, to the characters, just everything about it honestly
Happy to see octopath mentioned, it’s one of those games that really stuck with me for some reason.
great vid
good pacing, you hit the outline w o lingering too long, no filler or nonsense, all useful info, got what i expected - a brief story synopsis and gameplay overview
thanks
I must thank you for starting the video immediately without any unnecessary 1-2 minute long intro
Glad you followed up on the first one and added the series we pointed out! Great videos
such a good list! would love to see an equivalent for more obscure franchises at some point (like dept. heaven, utawarerumono, summon night, sakura wars, growlanser)
You missed Summon Night, Langrisser, Lufia, Neptunia, Utwarerumono, Valkyrie Profile, Department of Heaven, Mother, Ar Tonelica
You are going to keep getting more recommendations for additional JRPGs to cover, so of course I'm going to contribute a few as well!
Ar Tonelico (and Ar No surge) - The three games of Ar Tonelico all are part of a connected storyline, focusing on a different miles-tall tower after a world destroying calamity. There is a heavy visual novel style focus on the inner emotional struggles of the magic wielding heroines, called Reyvateil. Ar Nosurge is more of a spiritual sequel with an unconnected storyline, but may be a prequel to the original trilogy.
Neptunia (five mainline games, over a dozen spinoffs) - A fictionalized telling of the Console Wars era of real world gaming, featuring a protagonist based on a never-completed Sega console called the Neptune. The franchise as a whole focuses more on metatextual jokes about video games and RPGs than on any deep narrative through line.
Ar Tonelico and the other games are technically called EXA_PICO when referring to the whole series.
Fun Fact: Akria Toymyia was involved in character design in Crono Trigger
These two videos are great. You missed Koudelka though for Shadow Hearts series😮
I wish you'd said a bit more on monster hunter, specifically how the different games expand and experiment with different combat mechanics such as underwater, mounting, wirebug, etc.
I will always recommend the shadow hearts series, especially the second game. Such memorable JRPGs. The settings and music are both gorgeous and haunting.
It’s time! I been waiting on this
Yessssir! Had to double back and finish up the other franchises
Mary Skelter, Legend of Legaia, Dark Cloud, Rune Factory, etc. you're still missing a lot of JRPGs, we need a part 3 of this!!
Thanks for the wild arms update!!!!
Was there any doubt that Xeno would take the longest to explain of any JRPG series?
If you do part 3, please add the Valkyrie Profile series. I love that series.
But there's only 1 Valkyrie Profile.
@@tylorhobbs8920 4 actually.
@@MarkSeinIII I dunno, I've heard fever dreams of a PS2 game about Silmeria and a DS game about Some Random Mortal. But those Do. Not. Exist.
Congrats on 20K followers!
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!!
Breath of Fire I, Ii and III are direct sequels. 4 is to believed a prequel while 5 is also somehow connected. So yeah, they are connected (specially I and II and the Nina in two meets her grandmother who is the Nina from I)
I had to scroll a bit to find this comment but I'm glad it's here! BoF2 & 3 reference events from the previous game(s). BoF3 even shows a mural of the final battle of 1 before you even start the game. The decision your party makes at the end of BoF3 directly impacts the world of BoF4. It's unclear how/if BoF5 is connected, but that was also when the series went off the rails.
Keep them coming bro!
Man, i love wild arms. One of my absolute favorites
This video is really informative and well done!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for supporting the channel
6:35 sorry to be that guy, but nier replicant happens around the year 3000 while automata happens in 11000 🤓
Great video anyway!
I dont blame anyone because drakennier lore is huuuuge lol
If you're not into its easy to get lost
Good catch! No worries and thanks for doing it in a nice way haha
"NieR: Automata, which is set 100 years after the original NieR game..." I think you're missing a couple zeroes there bud. XD And yes, I know this is probably the comment you've gotten the most, but it's fun to annoy people. :P Thanks for the video. This was very informative.
Just a slight correction with Phantasy star, the last subseries is actually PSO2, nova is a spinoff game set in the PSO2 universe, same as idola phantasy star saga and NGS.
how bout Valkyrie Profile
Its crazy to think that Phantasy star online 1 came in 1999 and was one of the first big online games. Its hard to imagine that they had fast enough internet in 1999 to play the game
If there is a part 3 for this series, can you give an in-depth explanation of the Pokemon series?
wow straight to info, thanku (y) love ur videos
If you do a next part I'd suggest adding God Eater. Similar to monster hunter although smaller in scale but it serves as an option with a legitimate series tag with 3 games all relatively solid
My favs, Mario RPG, Yakuza, Mana, Octopath traveler, Monster Hunter, Ni no Kuni, Nier Automata.
What about God Eater and Bravely default.
Do we have part 3? I was hoping to include the Valkyrie series (Valkyrie Profile)
Don’t forget the “Mario+Rabbids” series, a genuinely great tactical game for stretching the old brain muscle! Also, the second game actually managed to make Rabbids not annoying! I’m so glad it found its audience after its uncertain release! ☺️
Seriously, if you go as far as to consider the Kiryu games JRPGs, you might as well include Igarashi's Castlevania titles. Fun fact: Shin Ryu ga Gotoku and Infinite Wealth feature turn based combat because Ichiban is a huge nerd and imagines everything as an RPG.
SOO CLOSE TO 20K
We’ll hit it soon! So close though
Here’s a list of my favorite JRPGs
1. Legend of Dragoon
2. Tales of Berseria
3. Tales of Arise
4. Final Fantasy X
5. Final Fantasy 15
6. Final Fantasy 16
7. Dragon’s Dogma 1
8. Dragon’s Dogma 2
9. White Knight Chronicles 1
10. White Knight Chronicles 2
For part 3, consider the Mother series
Phantasy Star has a feeling I miss.
It is false science fiction like star wars and they managed to balance it pretty well back in the day.
I am not a fan of hard core science fiction and the type of threats it brings.
It is science fantasy and you get to travel in space and go in villages that aren't filled with futuristic stuff that can have problems with the dark magician that obeys a new dark religion.
That is very unique and every people who experience PSIV fall in love with the game
Dont forget the Shining, Baten Kaitos, Grandia, Arc the Lad, Lunar, and Zwei series!
whats the bg music from the suikoden section. I know its My Song/I Wonder but i can't find this version :')
Can you do Dark Cloud?
Needed jrpg series that can easy get into
I disagree about Breath of Fire. BoF3 is not unanimously consedered the best. The community is split between 3 and 4 as the best game.
Here a few ideas for part 3: Grandia, Earthbound/Mother, Bravely Default,
Wow, thanks for the reminder! I haven't thought about the Grandia series in over a decade! Now I'm curious if I have any of those games in my old collection anymore.
Another series that might be a fit would be the Agarest Series
Excellent taste as always king
Nier and Nier Automata aren't set 100 years of eachother but 10,000 years apart
Describing Breath of Fire 3 as "unanimously considered the best game in the series" is absolutely hilarious to me.
I know right :| Was wondering if anyone is gonna mention this or the series just became too forgotten nowadays (I am pointing the finger at you Breath of Fire VI😥)
Personally I thought IV was the best, largely thanks to Fou-Lou, with III being a pretty close second.
I find it funny that you included Monster Hunter on this list, and yet didn't talk about the more traditional turn based Monster Hunter Story titles
thanks for covering the niche titles!
Does Mega Man Battle Network count?
Technically yes
if your going to make a next one think about adding the metal max and front mission saga this 2 needs more recognition especially metal max that the main series had never leave japon but can be play thanks to fan translations.
U forgot "fuga : melodies of steel!!!"
What about shining series?
Wheres neptunia? It IS a solid series, despite naysayers
Great content!
add Blue Dragon in part 3 if u could
Nier automata is set several thousand years after Nier
Nice video, I hope we'll get a part 3 with Mother, Dark Souls (Elden Ring & Bloodborne too), Rhapsody and others
Rance?
Hell ya I love this
I guess others will give recommendations for the 'normal' JRPGs. So I will give the 18+ JRPGs version then.
Battle Goddess series from Eushully and the many spin offs from that title. Well, basically all games from Eushully are in the 18+ RPG genre.
Rance series from Alicesoft with the most known title of the series: sengoku rance.
And then lastly, There's Muv Luv series which I also only heard of existence but never play.
I guess that's all lmao
We love TWEWY in this house
Can i add Megaman legends 1 & 2,eiyuu densetsu, trails of,eiyuden chronicles rising & hundred heroes
Based as hell for putting BOF in here cause 3 and 4 are mad good
I'm one of the weird people that don't consider monster hunter a R.PG, I've been playing It since freedom Unite the stories are definitely connected.
No mana khemia, ar tonelico and atelier series?
atelier is on the first part
@@rexmon2592 ohh thank you mate i did not notice the part
Can you please talk about Solatorobo and the Fuga games (same universe) their really underated for how interesting the story's are
Megaman Battle Network and Starforce Series
Medabots
EarthBound
Grandia
Lots of recommendations in the comments but I don't see Sword Art Online mentioned anywhere.
I wish VanillaWare games had made it
Disappointed that SaGa is not included because that franchise deserves its flowers for being one of the earliest JRPGs to have a non linear gameplay structure. SaGa was THE original JRPG with multiple protags with Romancing Saga long before Octopath was a thing. It is still doing well since Romancing SaGa 2 is getting a 3D remake soon and SaGa Emerald Beyond just came out too.
It's in the first list
may i add Shining Force & Langrisser?
I need the artist name for this vid BGM never knew this iteration of I Wonder existed.
I am missing the Shining Force saga.
Inazuma eleven, digimon, Vanillaware games.
Super Robot Wars for part 3
I really like the concept of suikoden but I really wish it had an actual gameplay. I tried many times to get into it because it used to be my ex gf's favorite series but the gameplay always makes me feel like i don't know why im playing a game that plays itself.
Suikoden series have three main gameplay, first, basic turn based rpg based on spd stats, second, army battle, real time strategy( rts),third, one on one battle, rock, papper, scissor, most notebly battle luca blight for the third or last time.
After that there are several mini games gameplay, such as,headquarters 108 star of destiny Collect, tai ho iron chef, yam ko rolling dice, Clive eliza scenario,farmer whack the mole,dancing,etc
I recommends play Suikoden 2 first, then 1,3,5,&last 4,but humbely i think that turn based six man party,or auto play is for fully utilized 108+ character, gameplay, there is rune( magic), combo play, with another player, etc, is common in that jrpg time era, or Play Station 1 time.like dragon Quest, wild arms,chrono cross and trigger, etc
Suikoden in my humble opinion, is having most grounded storyline, war, frindship, betreyal, sibling, by blood or not, like riou and nanami, and genkaku, hatred, revenge, adventure,true runes, kingdom succesor ( power struggle), fantasy political world peace dream, where human, elf, wolfkind, kobold, winged man, dwarf, Griffin, unicorn, krakken, Squirrel, from East to west, from every country and race, white, black( hauser), yellow(wakaba), etc,every job, inventor( meg), ninja( kasumi), warior,libraryan,blacksmith, bathtub artisan, singer band, dancer, farmer, sheep breader(yuzu),dectective(richmond)etc, so its like to want to unite the world, with grounded story that can resonance to everyone heart, because it has all character and personality, that you can choose to play, it warms the hearts if you can see the ending, that begin with riou and jowy friendship, then came nanami, and all it begin the epic journey, i truly hope you can find one gameplay that can hook you into playing Suikoden with love...
What about Mother/Earthbound?
No Earthbound AGAIN?!
No Digimon?
I'm more familiar with part 2
nier automata is set several thousand years after nier replicant/gestalt
Shining games.
Might I mention Yo kai watch?
Breath of Fire 4 is the best one, not 3. 3 is good yeah, second best in the serie, but 4 had it all to the best. Better graphical style, really good music, you can play as the antagonist, the tone is overall a bit sad and more serious than in 3. 3 is more goofy cartoony.
Good.
Still no Valkyrie franchise
Where the hell is Grandia?