Top 10 Best Consoles for JRPGs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- Out of all the videogame systems out there, which ones had the best JRPGs? In this video, I share my own personal top 10.
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Switch is king for me. I can't believe how many quality JRPG's on the system with lots more to come!
Nothing Beats The SNES And PS1 JRPG Juggernauts
Yes. The Square Enix golden era. As well as Legend of Dragoon, Breath of Fire and Suikoden.
gonna have to disagree. ps2 has more RPGs than any other system all them arguably good.
@@mjdf122me too seen gaming from 80's - I am 42 years old. And I support opinion, what PS2 is far superior, than SNES or PS1 in case of JRPGs, while these consoles was really good also.
@@mjdf122 same my first system was an atari.
Saturn also has some gems hut those prices -_-
Got to say my favorite parts of your channel are learning about all the PlayStation games I missed on their systems
I really give the credit to the PS4. Before the PS4, I felt high budget JRPGs were declining. Then suddenly we have FF, Persona 5, KH, DQ11, Nier Automata and among others. Might not be the console with most JRPGs but surely one of the consoles that revive higher budget JRPGs.
Ps1 and Ps2 got me started on the JRPG journey 😊 played FF7 and it changed my life ❤
Ps1 got me started on jrpgs. Granted they haven't age well but got alot of fond memories.
@@michaelmacorso4479SNES and JRPGs like Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger started my interest in the genre, but the PS1 and PS2 (and Panzer Dragoon Saga on the Saturn) cemented my interest and made me a fan.
That, and the great translations of Japan-only SNES JRPGs that I discovered via the Internet in the late nineties. Illusion of Gaia, Bahamut Lagoon, Star Ocean 1, Tales of Phantasia... In retrospect those were bad times for JRPG fans since so much hadn't made it to the west, but going to a site like The Whirlpool and finding out that another game had been successfully translated and released was fun. Those were maybe not a great time for fans of the genre, but they were a fun time...
The Switch was my favorite to play JRPGs on until I got a Steam Deck. The vast amount of games on that thing with its emulation capabilities is just insane
Originally my favorite JRPG console was the PS Vita since I got into the genre due to the portability when I was in college since I had to a lot of free time to kill but was replaced later by the Switch. Any handheld that can play JRPGs is my favorite since I no longer have time to sit in front of a monitor or TV to play which I prefer handheld console and the reason why I got the Steam Deck and the ROG Ally.
I was just about to comment about emulation perspective, defending my Vita, lol. Glad to see you included that at 17:37. Awesome video as always.
I started with the NES but it was really the SNES that had me addicted to JRPGS starting with FFIV and Super Mario RPG, Lufia 1,
3mins in and you know this list means business when it starts with SNES and DS at the bottom.
The PS4 will always hold a special place in my heart, I didn’t get into jrpg’s until like, 2018. I’ve put in countless hours playing all kinds of jrpg’s on that console.
Definitely agree with PS4 being so high up, had some enjoyable hours with games I'd never heard of before. Mainly thanks to you and your channel, thank you 🙂
Dude you have best channel to talk about rpgs thank you please show more
Honestly, the more and more I use my steam deck (it’s finally getting some more love after finishing tears of the kingdom on switch) the more I realize that with Emudeck and the vast majority of games being on PC (or eventually making their way to it) that it’s probably the best modern “all in one” system. You should do a video of “if you HAD to pick ONE system” which would you pick? Pretty sure I’d say the steam deck or the switch. (Though, modded vitas and 3ds’ are pretty sweet too)
I definitely agree with the PS2 being top. I first fell in love with the genre on that system, and it has something for everyone. Cute and colorful, twisted and dark, medieval-esque setting, technological fantasy, modern Japan, late nineteenth to early twentieth century, hidden gems, popular franchises, strategy, action, turn-based: you name it!
My list would be different of course but I think you nailed the top 3 for sure!
PS1, Switch, and 3DS are my favorite RPG consoles of all time. Great video!
Hi!! Great Video!!! I Totally agreee with number 1 & 2. Please could you tell me what games we are viewing on minutes 1)12:13 and 2)17:03 ?? . Big hug from Argentina!! Juan Pablo
Totally agree with most of this list
1.ps2-2.switch-3.ps4 for me though, also Iam still praying for a remastered of tales of destiny series & actually release to the west, they kept so many great tittles from us, great video as always 👍
The PS1 may have made jrpgs more popular, but you are right, some of these games have not aged well. The genre was much more refined on the PS2, and many of those games can hold their own to this day. The PS3 is an underrated console for this genre, and some of the rpgs are still dirt cheap at the moment. $8 for valkyria chronicles, $5 for Ni no Kuni... a little more for some others.
Completely agree for the ps3, its an amazing budget choice. Ps 4 heading in that direction too in a few years.
The games don't need to age well, is the player that need to adapt to the the time and hardware of the game.
@@juliomacias3650exactly end of the day some of these games are now 20+ years old no shit they're not at the same standard as modern JRPGs
If you count ports, the switch is pretty crazy. 100 plus rpgs in my collection. Ps4/5 I have 70 maybe.
Factually wrong, though, PS4 has way over 100 JRPGs and more are coming, with 3 still just from Atlus, and a lot more from NISA.
If you don't believe me, I can show you my shelf with over 100 PS4 jrpgs, if you got Twitter.
@@silviuamuza3902 in my comment I never once said Switch has more. I just said switch is crazy and has tons of rpgs. I state I have 100 plus rpgs for Switch and 70 for the playstations. Never once said which actually has more. So no, not factually wrong: Switch has a a ton (fact). I have 100 plus for ps4/5 (fact). I have 70 about (fact). Never said I had them all either.
Do I want to see yours? Haha. Sure but only to see what else is out there.
Would you consider listing "every JRPG that Erick Landon RPG would play"
you could even break it down to a video per console, I bet it would make great content and a lot of us would try games we didn't know existed. (or we could make it into a... Erick Landon's complete JRPG challenge!)
reminds me of the animaniacs when yako sings the countries of the world 😂
Vita surprised me! It's amazing for jrpgs, and it have a massive númber of RPG games
do you recommend getting a 3DS if I already own a Switch? cool video!
i agree with that list! Great video
3ds underrated
Yeah.
Gotta love hearing Silver Will in the background for the PSP segment.
For me, it's still the PS2, but the PS4 makes a solid case.
Started jrpgs on the ps1 era but I agree that the ps2 really went all out with them. After I was done with one, another would came out right away and they just kept innovating the genre as well.
The Switch really has found its niche with JRPGs, SRPGs, Metroidvanias, etc. and piled it on. There are so many good games it's hard to even keep up.
Mi top 5 seria
1- PS2
2- PS1
3- PSP
4- SNES
5- NDS
Funny enough you could say that I started my Jrpg journey on the Game Boy Color. I guess that’s why I’ve always related the genre to Nintendo and Handheld consoles. But, regardless we JRPG fans have been eating well these past thirty-or so years
THIS IS THE VIDEO I WAS EXPECTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL BUY EVERY ONE I DO NOT ALREADY HAVE
I still think what the PS1 did for the genre will never be replicated and it will be #1 for years to come…
But damn, that YS song during your PS2 presentation gave me shivers of nostalgia!
can i know what song is in the ps1 section?
By only owning a PS5 and a PS2 you can access the vast majority of RPG's due to backwards compatibility goodness, fortunately you can also access most PS3 RPG's through PS Plus subscription and they are also remastering most of them. My last Nintendo console was the N64 back in 1997 (phew!), but I'll also get a Nintendo Switch 2 if that one has backwards compatibility, that little but crucial feature just adds so much more flexibility and is greatly prefered, rather than having dozens consoles flying all over my Lowboard only to play a particular game lol.
Mr Landon i know you may or may not answer this but have you ever said how many rpgs you had or did a room tour or whatever
Ps2 is the god of jrpgs and all other genres I am so glad I grew up on that system
Same In fact I'm going to go play mine right now 😂
For me, it's PS1. It has so many of the best: Final Fantasy 7 (+ 9), Breath of Fire 3 and 4, Suikoden 2, Legend of Dragoon, Wild Arms, Xenogears, Chrono Cross.
I was surprised to see PS3 on number 5 but you're right it's such an underrated console!
If we're talking about the best JRPGs I've played that would easily go to PS1 and SNES. But if we're talking about the most (with some amazing titles mixed in), then that would be the PS4, Vita, and Switch.
i started playing jrpgs back in ps3 days around 2008 because back then western 3rd parties games are all about zombie shooters or some mediocre super hero stuff i was bored with them back then , so change of pace i started playing games like eternal sonata , tales of vesperia ..
Now here i am still playing jrpg since 2008..
I have a modded Vita but I'm not sure if it runs PS2 games I have a lot of PS1 ROMs anyone have a link to a good modding video for Vita?
Ps1 has some absolute classic JRPGs thay yes ofcourse they have some Jank but if you can get past that there's never been a system since with such incredible stories xenogears alone puts it at number 1 for me
For me ds and gba will be go to rpg console
And my beloved Vita comes in a notch below the 3DS. Story of its life.
I'd argue Nintendo DS was pivotal in carrying the torch for the genre during initial darkness of the 7th generation when budgets skyrocketed for PS3/360 and most JRPGs just could not keep up as everyone was interested in TPS or FPS for that wide appeal.
I love your channel. Stuff haters.😂 Gotta make those thumbnails work.
What is the criteria? Number of games or quality of games?
If xenasaga ever get remastered on switch that system has potential to be number 1. Either day completely agree with this list and ps2 has so many iconic jrpgs that never got re released. I wish emulation was better on ps2. Valkyrie profile 2 n xenosaga is unplayable on emulation. I would buy those games in a heart beat if it got released.
Definitely not Xbox 😅
personally i find the ps2 library hit and miss to go back to. very influential but im mostly waiting for those remasters
I wish emulation was better on ps2. Would love for xenosaga, valkyrie profile 2, to be remastered
I think the Switch having significantly more exclusives than the PS4 is worth mentioning (almost all PS4 JRPGs are on PC by now). Great list though. The 3DS is what got me into the genre, so it'll always be the king of JRPGs in my heart. This is my top 5 list:
1. 3DS
2. Switch
3. DS
4. PS Vita
5. PSP
I'm definitely more of an emulator/handheld guy when it comes to consoles, lol. I play on PC for the big AAA home console RPGs (the ones that aren't Switch exclusives, that is).
Playstation+ Nintendo combo can't be beaten. Ps4+Switch> Ps2 imo. I felt huge drop in quality when I went from psx to ps2.
SNES didn't have many, but so many of them were great!.. Gameboy (Advance)/DS with its Dragon Quest remasters, Etrian Odyssey & especially Fire Emblems.., but Today Switch has it all! (Switch 2 will rule)
One recommendation: You really should consider playing Earthbound for the SNES if you haven‘t. It‘s an important JRPG.
The PS1 is my Favorite Console of All Time and the Switch is my 2nd Favorite
Nowadays for me the switch is the best console to play jrpg, you can play all nintendo exclusive games like all xenobalde,pokemon, some fire emblem,and soon mario rpg and great 3rd party games like ff 1-12(-11),all the mana series, tales of symponia and vesperia, ys ori, 8,9 and soon 10,trails zero and cold steel and soon reverie,13 sentinel aegis rim, smt 3 and 5(and if the rumors are true, soon the definitive ver of 5 and maybe 4+ apocalypse will be there too)dragon quest 11 and new dq monster soon will be there too.suikoden 1&2 will be on switch soon.Hell.. Even persona 3,4,5 is now on nintendo console.. And that's just some of the popular ones..and the console it's not dead yet,if you like jrpg on console ps4/ps5 and switch is like dream combination.
I agree with this. I have both switch and PS5 and it's crazy the amount of jrpgs I can play right now. If you also buy digital games there's good deals now on some of the games he mentioned for PS4.
Switch and psp are my favourite portable jrp machines.
The Switch Have 3 Exclusive JRPG That Are in my Top VideoGames of All Time XenoBlade Chronicles 3, XenoBlade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Fire Emblem Three Houses and if you count ports from Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden that are both in my Top 5 VideoGames of All Time Making The Switch the Goat 🐐 of Nintendo Consoles
if any body wants to help a fellow rpg lover out what the heck is that game at 17:13 it looks right up my alley
He say "atelier games" at this time and it`s atelier iris 2.
In all honesty if you really love JRPGs (or Japanese games in general) you HAVE to have a Sony/Nintendo combo.
Three consoles will be enough I think to cover most RPG's, PS5 + PS2 + Switch 2 (if that one will have backwards compatibility)
Game name at 12:30?
I think that choosing the best one, above others, is highly subjective at this point. What cannot be disputed is that there never was a more amazing combo than a PS4(or PS5, even better) and Switch. If you're lucky enough to afford both systems, there simply isn't anything else that comes close to the crazy amount of quality games at your disposal.
Or PC and Switch. But PS4 and Switch is definitely a more affordable combo. I got my gaming PC as a gift.😅
@@ltb1345 I was just talking about consoles, since it was the topic of the video, but yeah, pc definitely gives you a lot of options as well. But as someone who likes to collect games, consoles are always my preferred way of playing.
@@ltb1345Or just PC. Why have a Switch when you can just emulate it and run the games better?
@@redscience2117that's true
What’s the game in 9:31 ? 😮
#1 obviously PC because of emulation and JP devs have been putting their games on Steam A LOT in the past 5 or so years
Nice
Yeah!
My personal list: 1 and 2 have more games in total than every console combined, so they deserve it.
1. PC ridiculous library, with other methods it also even includes almost every console
2. Portable PCs: Steam Deck, Rog Ally, etc: same as above, not as much power but portable.
3. PS1
4. PS2
5. PS4
6. Switch
7. PS3
8. 3DS
9. DS
10. SNES
My rank would go to (obviously cf the consoles)
1. Vita
2. 2ds/3ds
3. Ps5/4
4. Switch
5. Wii u
6. Ps3
With all those you got mostly all emulation covered.
I have all those minus the vita lol
While the WiiU itself doesn't has many jrpgs, with it's retro potential you can get pretty much anything up the ps1 / n64, plus is the best way to play DS on TV.
That, and Paper Mario Color Splash and Xenoblade X, Color splash might be hindered down because of it's direction but it has gorgeous graphics and music, and Xenoblade X might feel more like an open world game than an rpg but in that I'd argue is even better than Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
Shouldn't switch be higher than everyone else than as android has the largest/most well developed emulator selection outside of windows for a platform and being more powerful than the other handhelds?
@@ericp631 In terms of form factor I would not call it the best portable though the library is great.
@@SuiteLifeofDioBrando gotcha. I to prefer pocketablity for handhelds/wished the lite was as small as a vita
My top 10 jrpg machines is:
1-10 the PC 😅
Idk if im just nostalgic but i still feels till this day ps2 was the best console of all time and my favorite game of all times Radiata Stories was there too, but i too feel ps2 was the Goat for JRPG
My top 3 would be Switch, PS1, and PSP.
It's true, the PS2 is king. I have a chinese handheld that kinda-sorta runs PS2, which wasnt good enough for me. I went WAY out of my way setting up an extra PC to stream the emulation to my handheld just to play PS2 with flawless performance, lol. I would have never done that for any other library.
Odin can run PS2 games at X3 resolution, and the hardest one to emulate ( like DQ8) you can run at resolution X 1.5 or 1.75.
@@awesomereviews1561 Yeah, I deliberated over it for a while - but I settled for an RG505. I probably shouldnt have done that - but it is "decent" for the $165 that I paid.
Putting the Snes on spot 10 is ridiculous. It has Terranigma
Illusion of Gaia
Soul Blazer
ActRaiser
Super Mario RPG
Final Fantasy IV, V and VI
Lufia 2
Secret of Mana
Front Mission
Live A Live
Chrono Trigger
Romancing SaGa, 2
Breath of Fire 1 and 2
Dragon Quest IV and 5
Tactics Ogre
Treasure of the Rudras
Star Ocean
Ys 4: Mask of the Sun
Treasure Hunter G
Earthbound
The 7th Saga
Harvest Moon
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 SNES
And I'm forgetting a lot of games probably
Eric is of course wrong. Best solution is to get:
1. custom firmware PS3 - can emulate most PS2/PS1/other console games + own great Library
2. custom firmware PS Vita for a Handheld + PS3 remote play
3. PS4 or PS5 for newer titles, or a modded PS2 + Harddisk
Did you watch the video? This is a list of best RPG consoles for their list of games and what they did for the genre, not what console is better to play on.
@@redscience2117 i did. if you mod a ps3 and Vita you not only have the coolest hardware but also the greatest functional library. of course it requires some research and work to mod stuff or you pay for it.
Ps classic was the best purchase ive made for jrpgs
A built in emulator for PlayStation games is pretty cool, but would it be possible to add snes games to it
@@bullsteak3468yes you can add anything up to ps1 and some ds and PSP games
@@Blernster dang I might just have to get one, I’ll just have to figure out how to mod it 😂
@@bullsteak3468 there's lots of good tutorials on TH-cam! If you prefer playing on the couch rather than emulating on a PC it's awesome
All of these are going on my steam deck, thanks.
I already knew you were gonna rank PS2 as Top 1
Japanese Saturn should be in TOP 3 (MASSIVE catalog of japanese games)
1. PS2
2. DS/3DS
3. PSX / Saturn (Japan only)
4. PS4
5. PSP / PSV (emulation)
6. Switch / SNES
7. PS3
8. Dreamcast / Gamecube
9. Wii
10. PS5
Put the PS5 above the PS4 since it can play all the PS4 games plus PS5 exclusive jrpgs like FF7 Rebirth and FF16. Oh and it also plays all these jrpgs better.
@@dammyoyesanya4656 I count PS5 as standalone console for jrpg, no with PS4 compatibility (like i did with PS3 which had PS2 and PSX compability). PS5 have only one ekslusive JRPG - FF XVI - and this is main reason why i putted PS5 on 10th place. All jrpgs from PS5 i can play on PC or PS4, PS5 literally have no builded jrpgs for PS5 except FF XVI, and this game is only jrpg by name (westernization of series).
Ps1 and Japanese Saturn... You know what's up I've got both of those machines currently Hooked up to a 27 inch Sony Trinitron CRT it's glorious
Its hard because ps1 had ff9 but ps2 had shadow hearts, ffx, and personas 2 and 3
top 10 cheese in jrpg next
Gotta be 3ds or PS4 for me
you could have mentioned that the souls series started on ps3
i dont like souls games but its one of the most defining games/series of the console and the decade
Radiate stories for ps2
You can't have a top 10 JRPG list without Snes. Im sorry but the 3DS, DS and Vita is not even in the same ballpark as the SNES. I agree with top 4 though, but I would put SNES in 5th place as the lowest.
Chrono Trigger, FF4-6, Mario RPG, Lufia 2, Secret of Mana, Star Ocean, Breath of Fire, DQ5, Terranigma and Soul Blazer. To name a few. If we look at untranslated games which got fan translations i can name like 8 more. Like Live a Live or Trials of mana for example.
SNES, Switch, PS2, PS1, DS, in no particular order
1: 3DS
2. PS2
3-Switch
4. GBA
5. DS
6. PS4
7:PS1
8:PS3
9. SNES
10. NES
PS3 is mediocre for me since I am not a fan of the Trails or Atelier series. The great games I liked on the PS3 also came out on the 360 which had a few unique I liked way better.
I would rate SNES way higher by a lot, but that is due to where I really fell in love with the genre and can still go back and play them today. It would most likely not raise much, but SNES also had some games from the NES days.
I do believe talking about current systems is kind of moot, basically, games are either on multiple consoles or a console & computers.
No saturn ? really !!!
this console have her place here.
Saturn USA/EU - no games, no jrpg's
Saturn JPN - many games, many great jrpg's, still the only one console (with PSX and PS2) who beat Nintendo in Japan
Thank you, Bernie Stolar for killing Sega ...
3DS 🤩
Knights in the nightmare is not just OK
It's probably the most unique game on psp
Dont agree with ps4 since i think that most ps4 jrpgs are playable on other platforms as well such as pc, switch, xbox and so on. I got the ps4 from my brother last year and found out i already played almost every ps4 jrpg i was interested in despite not even having had a ps4. No hate i just wouldnt rank it that high personally.
the ps2 is with the most great jrpg, but the ps1 jrpg era was the best jrpg for me.
1) PS2
2) PS1
3) SNES
4) PSP
5) DS
6) GBA
7) PS3
8) SWITCH
9) VITA
10) NES
Look at them. Don't you see it ? The Pc players smirking in the shade of the comment section.
Not really smirking but the PC opened a whole new world of JRPGs for me with fan translations. God bless those involved in bringing them to us.
If we count pokemon, then it may legit be gameboy
Playstation 1 the best console for JRPG for me.
I thought the DS was only Pokemon games. Hahahaha.😅
PS2 doesnt hold a candle to this list, no offense
Final Fantasy (7, 8, 9), Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, Alundra, Vandal Hearts (1, 2), Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Arc the Lad (1, 2, 3), Parasite Eve (1, 2), King's Field (1, 2, 3), Legend of Dragoon, Breath of Fire (3, 4), Grandia, Wild Arms (1, 2), Lunar SSS Complete, Lunar Eternal Blue Complete, Legend of Mana, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Star Oceans: Second Story, Suikoden (1, 2), Persona (1, 2), Thousand Arms, Tales of Destiny, Valkyrie Profile, Legend of Legaia, Brave Fencer Musashi, SaGa Frontier
Psp and ps vita being above snes is a joke. Ps1, PS2 and SNES will be the top for me. PS4 is good mainly for quantity but not exactly quality like the others. Some of the Gameboy (ds, 3ds, etc had some good ones too)
I still have a functional PS2
Me too !! ❤
@@Manuel.Medellin Nice. I still play Wizardry, tale of the Forsaken land.