5 JRPGs Worth Buying in 2023 and 5 That Are NOT!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- There were A LOT of games released in 2023 including quite a few JRPGs. Some are worth buying and some are absolutely NOT! In this video I'll be sharing 5 of each so you know where to spend your hard-earned cash.
What has been your favorite JRPG of 2023 so far?
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How wrong were my picks? 🧐
i agree with most of them, except for trinity trigger, that game is good and worth buying.
Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters is awesome despite tech flaws. One of the best plots and stories in the series and one of the best character casts.
Octopath, on the other hand bored me to the death. Also I agree with other picks, especially with Ryza and the legend of heroes
I stopped watching after you bagging on Sisters vs Sisters for two videos. Clearly milking the hate bandwagon.
Very wrong
@@KellyFitzpatrickletsplaykelly the game isn’t good lol it’s only an opinion don’t take it to heart
Neptunia is a series I'll never give up since way back in 2015. Just love it too much for being my very first jrpg series I've ever played
I hope you continue to enjoy it!
I haven’t liked a single game in that series. Just not really into cute magical girl stuff I guess
@@sharebear421 different strokes for different folks
@@sharebear421 Neptunia is an odd series of games and as a fan, I can say there are certain titles in the series I dislike wether it's because the story was bad or the gameplay was just not that fun
same though i even play that odd idol management one that was terrible though still enjoyed it just because of the characters (though I do not recommend playing it I only did since it was the first Nep game on Vita)
Trails to Azure is probably my favourite JRPG not just this year but my favourite game of all time. So to see it as “worth it” was not a surprise. It’s an absolute masterpiece that everyone should play.
So so happy Crossbell finally got over that localisation barrier, worth every penny in my eyes
I think a lot of people would be turned off by the kinda extreme amount of bloated dialogue and a bit too silly quests etc. I absolutely love the Legend of Heroes and have played through them more than once, but it's also made me objective enough to see why they're a bit niche.
The story is abolutely amazing, but for the gameplay I much prefer the combat and exploration of cold steel 4. Azure is still way too limited with how you can customize your chars and running aoround in the same few locations in Crossbell over and over can get a little boring, especially for replays.
Well cold steel definitely is fun but the late game balancing is off, azure late game is awesome, and my favorite final boss of the series
@@phendranah Completely breaking the game with overpowered setups and absolutely destroying bosses even on nightmare difficulty is one of my favorite parts of cold steel 3 and 4. There aren't many games where you can be as absurdly powerful as in those games.
Well this guy said he regretted buying cold steel 1 so yeah
Trinity Trigger is not trying to be Diablo, this makes no sense. It's trying to be an Mana successor. It plays like an classic one, stamina bar included.
Agreed this is secret of efin legendary mana so legendary final fantasy series spawned from it nothing to do with diablo at all....pure mana greatness u r tripping 😂
@@martinde-serres8724 Yeah you lost any credibility by saying Persona 5 is not a good game. Had us in the first half.
@@turanx0I agree. Persona 5 is a masterpiece.
@@martinde-serres8724 Absolutely agree. I often am frustrated by his reviews because it’s like he’s not giving the time to understand what the game mechanics are, like how he didn’t bother to figure out the mechanics of the card battles in Mato Anomalies and chose cards at random. Or that he doesn’t have the background to fully understand a genre or IP. For Neptunia fans, Sisters vs Sisters is actually a solid game. A reviewer who doesn’t have a background in Neptunia shouldn’t be the one telling people not to play. A reviewer who doesn’t know what Mana games are like and that goes into Trinity Trigger unable to set aside their own preconceived misconceptions about what the game will be like shouldn’t be telling people not to play. And my gosh can I not agree more about everyone saying Persona 5 is some gold standard JRPG when it’s mediocre at best and not even the best Persona game.
@@DangerCrow the neptunia games are super niche and not for everyone. Ofc die hard fans are gonna disagree with the rest of us who don’t like those games. Trying to talk up those games while dunking on persona 5 is kinda hilarious. Persona 5 is one of the best newer gen JRPGs and stacked up against any neptunia game is just laughable comparison
So Trails of Azure gets a pass of being a must get game even though it has the same dated graphics from a 2011 PSP game, but Tales of Symphonia doesn't because it doesn't "remaster" its graphics or features enough despite being ported as far back as 2003? Way to show your bias, Gaming Shelf -_-
Not really the same thing. If you’re going to remaster a game then…you know…remaster it! I actually think the visuals are fine in Symphonia but they certainly didn’t remaster anything. I probably could have communicated the better.
@@TheGamingShelf Yeah like how you clearly didn't like Tales of Symphonia at all. Barely had anything nice to say and you were mostly critical about the whole package and why it was so memorable to diehard Tales fans instead of the actual problems like longer loading times and flashing battle screens. You think a remaster would have fixed things like "updated visuals" even tho the cel-shaded art is cute, "combat stiffness" coming on an entry before they made Freerun a thing and thus made every moment here count, and the characters ARE interesting as they have their quirks deconstructed the further you travel with them, like the Chosen Colette having such mental strength to smile through pain even when she hurts inside.
So no, I think you were quite clear when you said "remaster". You expected a game changed from the original inception because you just disliked it. Probably would have still panned it even with a nice remaster.
I loved the rebirth and megadimension series so I’ll probably get Sisters when it’s on sale. I actually really like the look of Trinity Trigger but again will wait for a sale
I haven't played a lot of JRPGs this year. I did really enjoy One Piece Odyssey. It had a decent story and an interesting combat system. The game is pretty easy though but gets steadily harder towards the end. Even if you're not into One Piece but like turn-based games, it is worth checking out. I replayed the Legend of Dragoon port on PS5 and the rewind system/save states makes the game a lot more accessible for modern gamers. Want to check out Octopath Traveller 2. Azure is amazing but a long game.
I love tales of symphonia, i mean this port is a cash grab, but the original i think it’s great and so it’s characters
Worth:
Fire Emblem Engage
Atelier Ryza 3
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Octopath Traveler: II
Not Worth:
Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters
Trinity Trigger
Mato Anomalies
Redemption Reavers
Tales of Symphonia: Remastered (Switch)
Bless you b
What about Star Ocean The Second Story R?
This probably shouldn’t count since it’s a DLC story for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 which came out last year, but Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed is undoubtedly the best JRPG I have played so far this year. Probably also the best DLC I’ve ever played too, it feels like there’s enough happening in the story and things to look for that it could stand as it’s own game. Incredible conclusion to the Xenoblade trilogy
Disagree about Trinity Trigger and Tales of Symphonia (or at least I will when the patch comes out, hopefully). Agree with the rest.
Same. And sisters vs sisters
Tales getting a patch for what? At any rate it doesn't include the other game in the ps3 version so no amount of patches will make anyone choose it over the original
@@crystalpath4264 Namco promised a patch that would fix the remaster's problems, bugs, etc.
And the Gamecube version is the original. PS3 version is based on the PS2 port.
@@RawPower867 the fact that a resolution upscale remaster needs a ''fix the game so its actually on par with the original'' patch really says a lot about the state of the industry.
I don't think Namco can make a patch for a game like ToS ( or care enough ) , they have been re-releasing the same game over and over... (which is the Inferior PS2 version port )... is an easy cash grab for them. The NGC version is waaay better visually, defocus and all, and 60fps out of the shelf... probably requires more effort and budget that what they wanna spend. Did they release for PC? No..for Ps3? no..Ps4 ? nope..
I think with Trinity Trigger you need to know what you’re getting into before hand.
True! I never played Secret of Mana so it wasn’t my kind of game.
You’re getting an outdated battle system with no magic and easy to kill enemies or sponge bosses. The characters and story aren’t that great either so the $50 price tag seems excessive
i already finished trinity trigger 3 times and i loved it, i played with my brother and it was a lot of fun, i dont know how it would feel playing alone
I have played through half of it alone on my first playthrough and it's tough, but only because the AI for your other characters may decide to walk into the wrong spot on occasion during battles. This can be a problem when you want to switch to them to avoid them dying on you due to the above.
Man i'm shocked mato anomalies isn't worth playing that game looks super interesting to me, i'll likely wait on a crazy price drop then pick it up and try it out for myself tbh, great vid as always Taylor 👌🏾
As always, check other reviews. It may have just not been for me but others may have enjoyed it.
It had a lot of potential but i dont know if it was executed the best. I think on discount it is worth giving it a try just not at full price.
@@TheGamingShelf I've looked into the game because I thought it looked interesting but you're not in the minority on this one. Most reviews are saying the game had potential but so much was executed poorly.
Just wait for deca dance that looks way better and is from level 5
Octopath is really great and the grinding was really cut short by a lot once you reach around 50ish and finished partitios story unlike the 1st game which took me forever to max out my characters
Trails to Azure was so good that it still has my vote for GOTY. Absolute masterpiece of a JRPG, and just as much so of a game. 1000/10
I can't help but feel it was an unfair assumption to write off Trinity Trigger, just because the combat "just didn't feel right". The game as a whole is actually really good. Story is great, characters are memorable, the art style is beautiful, and the combat is fine as it is. A good chuck of players, including myself, have been loving the game and its base combat, ESPECIALLY since it's similar to another game, Secret of Mana, which is a well-beloved JRPG. Sure, everyone has their own preferences when it comes to RPGs but telling others to "not buy" or say "it's not worth it" just because you're unfamiliar with that kind of game style is quite harsh. I would even say it's up on that level of naivety and inexperienced perspectives of one of those terrible IGN reviews...
Yeah I understand your point completly. But he is still allowed to say that it's not worth to buy since it is his opinion and everyone should have one. He said his points. If you agree with them or not is the other thing. But thats how reviews are. Not everyone can agree with your side. F.e. I still believe Skyrim is one of the worst games Bethesda ever made and doesn't deserve its hype. Doesn't mean you have to agree right? (still getting deathwishes for that opinion lol).
But yeah, I haven't played Trinity Trigger myself, but even though he said not to buy it, I'll still think about it. Looks just like Secret of Mana ;)
Dang ign pulling out low blows
@@furyon9816 I actually agree with you for skyrim, I love RPGs and JRPGs and tried many MANY times to get into skyrim but I just can't get into the game, which sucks cause I hear so many good things about it, but I really don't enjoy it. Another Unpopular opinion I have is that, I enjoyed BoTW MANY times more than I am enjoying ToTK
@@furyon9816 I could never get into the Elder Scrolls games either. On the same note, i can't stand SRPGs, so i'd never even consider Fire Emblem. Doesn't mean the games are bad, but i'd automatically rate them "no buy" simply because they aren't interesting to me.
I agree with you on the games.. but as far as not buying the only one I definitely can say would be Sisters vs Sisters. I am still playing Trinity Trigger and I know you reviewed the game but there is a LOT more going on with it that you didn't go over or didn't discover ( I'm on David's side on this one lol ) not to mention the Day 1 Edition is nice for the full price if you are a collector for display purposes.
Mato is worth it imo but at a discount price, it's much better than Soul Hackers 2 and I enjoyed it for what it is. I really was looking forward to Redemption reapers but when I saw the reviews of how janky it was I had no choice but to pass. Besides it's digital only and I will NEVER pay full price for any digital game!
Great video as always, letting the people know what's out there and giving the heads up.... see ya next vid. 👍
What else is going on with trinity trigger besides outdated battle mechanics, no magic, easy weak enemies or sponge health bosses with a mediocre story and cast of characters? Feels like an indie title
@@sharebear421 lol actually play it and everything you said is definitely not true.. all starts that way but definitely gets a lot more interesting after the 3rd city. Not to mention as far as outdated battle mechanics.. you obviously didn't get that note that it is supposed to be in the tradition of the mana series ...oops
@@nastycanadian1975 mana is out dated and doesnt hold up lol the battle system is bare bones and not fun and having no magic at all is dumb. Please explain what makes the story and characters good after the 3rd city
@@sharebear421 So if you feel it's outdated then why make the argument when you are clearly not interested in the game in the first place. There is no need for me to go out of my way to convince you otherwise. It's not for you. Plain and simple.
@@nastycanadian1975 because people are attacking him over a matter of a different opinion lol the game doesn’t deserve universal praise and acclaim, it’s a fair criticism
Honesty is great and all, but honestly attacking Symphonia like that really throws credibility into question. You don't enter a musical conversation with "Queen is overrated." You don't enter a comedic conversation with "Robin Williams just never made me laugh." And you don't enter a JRPG conversation with "Tales of Symphonia's characters just didn't interest me." Not to sound like an angry fanboy. It's just hard to take someone seriously after saying something like that. Which is a shame because I'm always looking for fellow knowledgeable JRPG fans and recommendations, and this list IS mostly correct. But when you loose that ATOM BOMB of an opinion, it's really hard to focus on anything other than that.
It’s my channel and frankly I can say whatever I want 🤷🏻♂️
@@TheGamingShelf I never said you couldn't? I openly advocate for your right to have any opinion you'd like and to express those opinions openly and honestly. My comment was entirely about being aware of the consequences of doing so. If you want to say "Citizen Kane is overrated", then by all means, go ahead. More power to you. Just don't act surprised when people have a hard time taking you seriously after that.
I've been critical, yes, but I've also been perfectly respectful. Responding defensively isn't a good look. I even gave you credit for accurately judging other games in this list. CLEARLY I'm not just attacking you.
@@gagejoseph91he is right symphonia is a lazy port and an average game. It doesnt compare to others on this list such as octopath and fire emblem.
@@andrewwilsher2498 (See original comment)
@@gagejoseph91 symphonia doesn’t hold up nearly as well as other tales games and I say that as a huge fan of symphonia. Also the port is ass and was clearly an afterthought
You reminded me I need to go back to FE: Engage. But I have to admit, 3 Houses spoiled me with the slice-of-life elements and wish Engage had some of it
Three Houses definitely nailed that aspect! It’s here in Engage but not in as big of a way.
Tales of Symphonia not a good game? Blasphemy!
This is definitely a hot take of mine lol
The combat of the tales games minus arise is hit and miss to most people, nothing controversial
@@TheGamingShelf Hey, it's all good. I beat the remastered version a month or so ago and was reminded how much I love it.
Oof I understand the port for Tales of Symphonia isn't very good, but saying that means the game isn't very good is definitely a step in the wrong direction.
Sometimes I just gotta let my hot takes fly 😆
I was with you till you got to Tales of Symphonia. I'm sorry, but saying it's not a good game is one of the worst takes I've ever heard.
It’s a bad port
@@sharebear421 He's specifically saying he thinks the game itself is bad, not just the port.
It's mid, but the port is trash it's definitely a game of it's time.
Amen. I've been wanting to play Symphonia and it hurts to see people easily dunk it as a "bad game" that was always bad. Rather, it's a bad port that didn't do the original justice. What a shame...
@@khakisohn9710 The port has basically been fixed now anyway, if you don't care about the framerate it's now the best way to play Symphonia actually.
trinity trigger is very much worth buying for mana fans or general top down action jrpg fans.
Came here to say this. I think his take comes from one who has not really tried games of that style or time.
Yeah when he referenced diablo I knew he wasnt familiar with the style. For me TT isnt the greatest but it's been scratching my mana series itch
Mechanics are too outdated and you don’t even get magic in the game. I regret paying $50 for this the gameplay isn’t fun and the story is cliche and average at best. It feels like an indie title tbh
@sharebear421 it is a game that is based off of Secret of Mana which was released in 1993, so it will feel dated compared to modern titles nowadays. It more a game for those of us with Nostalgia goggles on than anything.
Trinity Trigger is an absolute must buy. The crack youre smoking is wayyyy too strong.
I agree Trinity Trigger is amazing and a faithful love letter to the mana series.
I have zero nostalgia for Secret of Mana so to me it does nothing for me.
Having a different opinion doesnt equate to do hard drugs
Trinity trigger is a glorified indie game with outdated mechanics, boring gameplay and even more boring story and characters. Also secret of mana doesn’t hold up well at all especially compared to other jrpgs from that era
I've been playing Octopath Traveler II and it's such a great game. It definitely has a place in my heart right next to Suikoden 1 & 2.
I'm a little disappointed that the Live A Live remake wasn't given a mention -- it's honestly got some of my favorite gameplay and storytelling in all of video games, and the final chapter is just absolutely perfect, hands down.
Live A Live Remake is a 2022 game.
Great game, but it's from last year.
Yeah, it's pretty much 20/10 in my book for what it does. It goes above and beyond.
Trails for the win!
And honestly? 'Dated' or not, I prefer the visuals to Azure and Zero compared to even some of the more modern looking games on this list.
Nostalgia I guess, but meh. What looks good, looks good.
I would like to keep all(and hope ther is an agreement to remake trails in the sky) so having games of the same series with a different graphic style(but a story where all are linked) bothers me.
Bruh Neptunia is actually super fun and it runs at 60 - 120 after the updates
After just finishing Trails in the Sky SC this past week, I definitely have the Crossbell games on my list. FC and SC were phenomenal games, and I can’t wait to play Zero and Azure to explore more of the world (still want to play through Sky the 3rd before that though).
Redemption reapers is a Japanese tactical game that finally has a dark, adult style. The soundtrack is excellent. The fights are very tactical and you have to be careful and think a lot. I agree that the rest is pretty vague. Overall it's a nice game. I'm tired of mashers with a young boy with a chaotic fighting style.
honestly any trails game is totally worth it. I tried my hand in Sophie but i just couldnt get into it. Also game AI - Somnium Files might be worth looking into, the 1st one was really good for me.
0:35 omg!! you have to use strategy in a strategy tactics JRPG?? 😱😱😱
What a concept, right!?
In hard mode maybe 😂 the game is piss easy on other difficulties
Some Neptunia games actually have pretty good gameplay, but they've really dropped the ball with all these spinoffs.
They really should stick to turn-based combat.
I'm having a good time with Trinity Trigger, but the combat is lacking majorly in depth
Very off topic, but your avatar will give me nightmares tonight 😳
@@TheGamingShelf it's Patrick from the end of the world when SpongeBob couldn't find the snacks Gary wanted
Octopath Traveler 2 is a top 5 all-time game for me [Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Dragin Quest XI, Tales of Arise]. I'm sad my 140 hour journey concluded last week ): The game is a masterpiece ... my only small complaints are the mildly absurd XP requirements from levels 85-99 + the lack of good options in the endgame for the millions, literally MILLIONS of spare leaves [gold] and JP. I feel like spare JP should be allowed to translate into XP or the ability to equip an extra accessory or support skill + nuts should be available for purchase. I almost want to go back and play it again but I have too many games in my backlog and need to finally start Wicther 3. Keep up the great work!
Absolutely love OT2, FFVI is my favourite in the series, Tales of Arise was amazing. (I don't understand the hate it got).
Chrono Trigger is awesome.
I'll be honest I didn't really enjoy DQ11 that much, it was the most loved game of the year and it just never resonated with me, I played it after persona 5 which I absolutely loved.
This dude never played Secret of Mana
Sisters vs sisters is trying to be like the tales games. Which feel exactly like that.
Aaaaand u dont like tales of symphonia lol. Makes sense. But literally the majority of the tales games are like that. Its intentional. Not an oversight
(Referring to the feeling of stiffness)
Exactly!!! "It feels stiff blah blah blah" every tales game is like that. If you don't like the games just say so but just cause you don't like the series doesn't make it not worth buying. Ppl listen to this crap and miss out on good games
@32-bitwolf10 yup that's what I'm saying. Bro I got reported and banned from commenting for 24 hours for hate speech for saying that his views on some of the games were ignorant...
Wrong! The Redemption Reapers might be difficult at release, but after patches (the studio do listen to us and keep adjusting to make the game better) it becomes perfectly balanced, definitely one of my BEST RPG of the year!
I thought sister vs sister was just as good as any other Neptunia game, it’s a niche series and only weebs will understand it’s beauty
Agreed, it’s a good entry to the series
Definitely agree I played through the game twice for the true ending and got the platinum trophy so I definitely enjoyed it, combat is stiff but it didn’t ruin the game because I wasn’t expecting dmc level of depth lol.
You missed all the point on Trinity Trigger. Make me wonder if you know anything about JRPG
Not everyone that played that game played Secret of Mana and to expect that everyone will is silly. I have to just experience it for what it is. And to me it was a mediocre game.
@@TheGamingShelf I didn’t mention Secret of Mana, you are the one doing it. Basically you are comparing both of them and you like one so the other suffer the comparison. Nothing in the gameplay of TT is at fault. Saying not to buy it is spitting on it, for absolutely no reason. You didn’t like it, ok, that doesn’t make it a bad game. I don’t like Star Wars nor the games or any of the stupid movies (this is my opinion), now would I say to someone to not watch the movies ? If millions of people like it, there must be a reason. So my statement is correct, you say it’s mediocre, and at the 5 you said we should buy, I disliked 3 of them (not that it’s bad, but not my taste). Saying to buy or not imply more than your opinion. TT is a love letter to the genre, like it or not
There's a lot of good advice here. Octopath 2 is on my game of the year list, Trinity trigger is only fun if you have friends to play with because the AI is abysmal and it's unimaginative presentation holds it back.
both azure and from zero is one of the best duallogy's of a game series in my opinion. thanks for the help taylor. i like this series and this time i agree with all your picks , even for the ones i have not played.😂😂
Haha happy to help!
Trinity Trigger might become my favorite RPG of this year. Sisters vs. Sisters is kind of a shame, they really ruin the potential of the series.
I’m glad you’re enjoying Trinity Trigger! I’m obviously in the minority as most people seemed to have liked it.
@@TheGamingShelf Preferences are different and I know I'm a bit of a weirdo. I still enjoy old games with tank controls, but struggle with some staples of modern games.
@@TheGamingShelf have you played the original secret of mana? The game is a 3d clone of it. I never really liked th first one but the second game is one of my all time favorites.
that's a tall claim since there are a lot of Retro JRPGs coming out this year too. Like Sea of Stars, Sacrifire, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, not to mention FF16.
@@brandonjones5879 Of course, it's too early to decide for sure. Since I don't have a PS5 yet, it will probably take quite a while until I can play FFXVI and it's definitely not going to happen this year. Also, modern action RPGs haven't been my favorites so far and the last Final Fantasy I truly adored was FFX. Of course, Pixel Remaster is another gem, but let's stick to completely new games. Trinity Trigger just scratches a very specific itch for me because Secret of Mana was such a huge part of my childhood. In the end, my personal favorite game of the year will be the one I enjoyed the most, I wouldn't claim it's objectively the best.
Symphonia is the reason why i think the remaster/remake age should finally die out. The entire game industry target audience is pretty much full with boomers reaching out to the "good old days" and close their eyes from the new stuff. I love the symphonia from the GC age, i also played it on PS3, but the recent remaster is just a insult.
I feel like people are misinterpreting the gameplay mechanics of Sisters vs Sisters by assuming it's an action RPG. It's more of a press-and-wait combat system that's in real time rather than in turns. Just don't button mash. Pressing an input while a combo is being performed will "queue" that input for the next combo move in your list, and you might accidentally use a move when you'd rather be dodging or guarding.
I think the game has a lot of flaws, specially the overall presentation, but people saying that the combat is weak by just smashing the attack button are just not playing it right.
OT 2 is a masterpiece! would love a mesh of it and ff tactics.
Try out Triangle Strategy then, it has a demo.
WOW that Tales of Symphonia take is scalding hot! I had to pause the video after that. I know the port is bad, but once we get to the "Was this game EVER good?" discussion, we might wanna take a step back.
I mean, its mostly Namco's fault, they really aren't doing their IPs any favors. Like releasing that Klonoa compilation with (probably) no intention of making a new game ever. Just milking the desperate fans for another decade.
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neptunia sister had the potential to be good but as usual since megadimension the quality dropped a lot i think the last good one was the Sega girl which was short tbh
1:30 Dude, don't hate on Nep-Nep!!
I know that the games are low effort, but it is actually part of the meta-discussion that is part of the franchise's core. Neptunia-series is all about the meta-joke of it all and I believe that the only real criticism one can bring to the series realistically is that one has to be 'in the know'. If one's not aware of the meta-joke and the ludicrous amount of in-jokes that keep mounting up and building off of each other as the series goes along Neptunia is a tough nut to crack.
It's not just the game. It's the official manga, the several obscure anime OVAs, both official and un-official merch and fan fiction/manga that the devs found relevent enough to incorporate into the mainline series. There's also a crazy amount of Neptunia stuff (including lore) that never left Japan.
Neptunia is what Square-Enix tried to do with Nova Crystalis and FF15. Neptunia succeeded.
Trying to get into Neptunia now is very tough because a new person to the franchise is expected to know everything to the minute detail and because the joke that set everything in motion (console-wars, trolololol) is about 12 years old now. The meta-commentary has branched off into so many directions that even I don't really know what the devs are focusing on at any given moment. It's a day-job to keep current on Neptunia and I kinda gave up years ago.
Nep-Nep is bae.
If you want to know where Chris Chan got his self-proclaimed CPU-Goddess title from, look no further. Nep-Nep and her bullies are the OG CPU-Goddesses, LOL
Disagree on Trinity Trigger. Had a blast with it and my only complaint is that the bosses (especially the post game ones) were made for multiplayer and are very hard solo as your partners just die. Otherwise I completely recommend and don't regret buying and playing it at launch.
Hate what they have done with fire emblem, thank God for unicorn overlord keeping it real and high detail, what fire emblem should have been but we were given that junk.
I need to get around to picking up Engage(also Octopath 2), I've been behind on games this year. It's ok though since I have a neverending backlog and plenty I like to revisit. I'm pretty ok with it taking a step back on story and character interaction after that was so upfront and center in Three Houses. I would like to get another TH style game in the future as well though.
I think I will like but not love Trinity Trigger based on the feedback I've heard about it, I'll probably grab it when it hits that $25-30 range.
I agree on Tales of Symphonia, I've tried several times to playthrough it and never make it through. Last attempt was with the PS3 remaster and I was done.
I loved trinity trigger ! But I don’t think ir worth buying for 50$ for the mainly reason of the game length, I did EVERYTHING on the game and have finished it in 21 hours all trophies and all so I did not like that it’s too small and don’t have much to offer but other than this is GREAT GAME!
Length doesn’t equal value
As a super fan of the Tales of Series Symphonia is one of my favorite games of all time and this port was such a let down. I am looking forward to the update they said they are working on to potentially fix the Switch version at least and hoping maybe that update could potentially somehow make the game better somehow.....not likely but a guy can dream right?
If FEE has steam I'll probably buy it since the artist who drew the red and blue haired girl was ordan. The same artist who drew Tokino Sora
trinity trigger builds on nostalgia of the secret of mana series.. if you enjoyed those games you will like trinity trigger.. obvious you don't or never played any of the games..
Yeah never played Secret of Mana, but enjoyed the Trials of Mana remake.
Very good list. On board with the 5 "worth buying" picks and for the "not worth buying" list, it sounds like they were given a fair shake. I WANTED Trinity Trigger to be better, but there's a reason you can still get the Limited Edition for $30 on sale most of the time (although the fact that it comes with a 2 disc soundtrack is a compelling reason to snag it! The music is easily the highlight, thanks to Hiroki Kikuta of Mana fame).
And I must have missed the Alear design hate! I thought Engage had a much better and brighter color palette than Three Houses did. Alear kind of captured that aesthetic very nicely.
Only part I disagree with is Redemption Reapers. I have always played JRPG's since I first played Dragon Quest IV on the NES. Lately I just can't seem to force myself to play a large chunk of Idea Factory, and NIS games. I have most of NIS library, but in the last 2 or 3 years, the overly happy "quirky" protagonists, spending most of the game with a group of teenage girls, it just really makes my brain hurt. In contrast Redemption Reapers, doesn't have memorable characters but what it does have is a brutal plot. That is just something JRPGS just have never been able to convey. You can say in a JRPG that monsters are going to destroy the kingdom, but you never see the blood and gore, of a peasant village having been slaughtered(Not to mention in Idea Factory games, the mosters look really cute, like an army of plushies) . More Hopelessness adds a degree of stakes that I require to keep me invested.
Honkai Star Rail is actually very impressive, especially for a free game.
Thank you so much!
I dont agree on redemption repears its a good tactical game ,very hard yes its like the dark souls of the tactical genre, but i really enjoyed playing the game , it has something special that no tactic game has it feels different....i can't explain how ,i love the gameplay and characters, cenimatique are top notch
As a huge Neptunia fan, Sisters vs Sisters is one entry I've been hesitant to buy because of the censored dialog.
In other words: Blanc/White Heart can't swear. And that's her entire personality!
I do not know Sisters Vs Sisters but the complete Neptunia series is one of it's own. If you are looking for highly polished titles with sophisticated battle system Neptunia is not for you. But if you allow you can have fun with it.
In opposite with Ryza 3 (i really like the first two parts). You can see on this video here, the text boxes are so small, i cannot read it from my 2.5m seat away from the TV set.
And for Tales of Symphonia: I had my fun with the original on the Cube and so i had with the Switch port. Yeah, there's plenty of room for technical improvements but the game as it is just fun.
Yakuza Ishin is my GOTY so far. I'm a massive fan of Yakuza, and it is amazing. Then I played right after it FE Engage. What an amazing game. My favorite thing in the game, is Byleth (which is basically one timed Dancer class for four units) then to loop it with Seadall's dancer. You can basically dancer on dancer and it is insane.
I think Redemption Reapers much better than the video portrayed it. After the patches they balanced it much better.
huh, so you were testing the waters of game development at some point. The gaming shelf lore is expanding.
Oh I worked at a game studio for like 4 years! Nothing of note but it was a fun experience nonetheless.
Does Neptunia look like a AAA game? Of course not. Seems like 80% of reviews like Trinity Trigger.
As a long time fire emblem fan I hated engage with a passion, it felt as if an AI designed a fire emblem game both in story and chsracter designs. And the engage mechanic was extremely broken, so the character balance was all over the place for more than half of the game.
For it's time Symphonia was groundbreaking. Stacked against Tales games of recent memory and yeah, it's going to feel sluggish and stiff. This is like comparing FF1 to FFXV.
I guess my point (that I clearly didn’t communicate well) is that this remaster could have improved some of those aspects. For example, the pixel remaster makes FF1 infinitely more playable than the OG NES game. Symphonia on Switch is basically the same game on GameCube.
Have you played World of Horror or Sea of Stars? Games I'm looking forward to are Beyond Shadowgate, Gestalt steam & cinder, Rune Fencer illyia. I also need to play CrossCode and Svarog's Dream.
Disagree on Trinity Trigger. It's a lot of fun.
I'm hoping Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure get English language patches. The characters are already voiced (and voiced well) in other Trails games, including Trails into Reverie which is coming out in a week.
I put a few of the "don't buy at full price" games on my wishlist so I can check them out if the price drops waaaaay down.
I wouldn’t hold my breath on that. The fact they got localized at all is a small miracle.
@@TheGamingShelf Oh, I know. But I'd happily pay out another $10 per game to add that (especially since battle cries and some specialized dialogue isn't translated).
@@jeanneburch2372 It wont be happening, they wont get a English dub (and allthe englush dubs suck anyway)
Redemption Reapers is designed around squad tactics and guerrilla warfare. Each character serves their role and if you go in with the wrong approach, you'll get stomped. Once you get going though and after the early part, you'll unlock the ability to revisit areas and this will help to balance things out with leveling or if you're so inclined, build up your squad further so you're well prepared before pushing forward.
I respect your opinion but this is like complaining that Sekiro is too hard because of the parry system
Octopath 2 is a masterpiece, the story goes from okay to amazing (temenos is a standout for me), greay gameplay and the music, oh the music
Trinity Trigger reviews are all over the place 😫 I’m so conflicted one minute I wanna buy it then I see something like this
He didn’t even know what genre of game it was and makes poor comparisons to things like Diablo when it is 100% an homage to the Mana games. It’s worth giving it a try, I wouldn’t trust his opinion.
@@DangerCrow yeah that’s true lol. I’ve heard so many different things about this tho. Imma get it to play with my kids tho
I disagree with Neptunia vs sisters. You haven't played the other jrpgs to fully enjoy it.
argument of the year.
Honestly your choices for best jrpgs of the year so far are DEAD on! Love your channel keep up the solid work man🙏🏻
Honestly, I consider Fire Emblem Engage to be a MASSIVE improvement from Three Houses, in terms of gameplay; not only is Somniel quite a bit smaller than Garreg Mach Monastery, making traversing it much faster, but the game lacks the frustrating calendar and activity points mechanics - you can do whatever you want whenever you want, which is fantastic. I always hated those mechanics in Three Houses, as they needlessly limited what I could do, when I wanted to do a lot more; I hate being artificially limited like that.
There's also how you no longer permanently learn skills from classes; instead, each advanced class has one class-specific skill that is lost if you reclass, with the permanently-learned skills being tied to Emblem Rings. It got real tedious grinding classes for skills in previous games, especially since EXP earned decreased due to a hidden 'total level' count for each unit, so this was a great change.
Lastly, while Engage doesn't do characterisation or lore nearly as well as its predecessor, I consider it far superior in terms of story anyway; in Three Houses, the first half of the game is essentially identical regardless of House chosen, making replaying that game a monotonous chore for quite some time, which is a major deterrent. Engage only having one storyline, one that's easily skipped after the first time, is better than my eyes - you don't have to keep watching events for minute changes in script.
FE Engage recommended? Then you got a new subscriber 🤝🏻
Let’s go! 🤩
im a pirate anyway, i do not fear that a game turns out to be bad
And just For conscience’s sake, Aster Tatariqus is a game that is being the water divisor of what is good and what is'nt good!
Calling ToS’s combat stiff has to be the worse take of 2023..
Wait until my hot takes start dropping in 2024 😎
Only thing I'll say about Tales of Symphonia: play the original GameCube version. All future ports cut dialogue, run usually at 30fps (vs The gc at 60) and besides a few additional extra game choices (sidequests and stuff) there isn't much of a change thats really worth playing future ports. ToS on the original GameCube console is the literal best version. (I'm also replaying it for the 20 millionth time and it's my favourite so I'm biased but most will agree that's the best version)
Just bought Trinity Trigger day one edition on Amazon for $30. It's a Black Friday deal. Looks like a game I'll enjoy. Hope I like it more than you! Lol. Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you do too! Enjoy.
Games WORTHS to correct some of your points of views!
1> Star Ocean 2 R
2>Decapolice
3>Sea OF Stars
4>Gran Blue Fantasy Relink
want me to continue more?? yes?
Octopath Traveler II is my best game this year (FFXVI might dethrone it, but Square wouldn't complain), and currently sits at number 5 on my all time favourite games.
I think 16 will easily dethrone it, but no doubt it’s a fantastic game!
@@TheGamingShelf easily? I doubt anything will easily dethrone a game as good as OT2, I can see it being better but only by a bit.
8:55 I liked the first one's stories personally. But the second has good storytelling too
When you said tales of symphonia isnt a very good game you lost absolutely all credibility. That game is fantastic. Ive played it multiple times throughout the years and its still fantastic. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants a fantastic story, fantastic characters, and fun if a bit dated gameplay.
Appreciate these kinds of videos Great job Taylor 👍
Thank you! I know they’re divisive but I think it’s important which games you should NOT spend your money on. I know everyone’s money is precious so I only want to recommend the very best.
@@TheGamingShelf Honesty especially when it comes to games is always great to see Can't begin to tell you how many games that have released this year alone but I have to force myself to be selective on lol
I loved Neptunia's Sisters vs Sisters' story, but honestly, the way they changed the combat system and CENSORED THINGS (removed Blanc's whole personality due to mild cursing) made me stop playing it. I'll play the future games sure, but never touching that game again.
How hard is to slice your video in sections so we can skip to what interests us ?
I disagree that Trinity Trigger isn't worth it, I'd say it's worth it on sale at least.
I'm enjoying my playtime with it, it's designed to be like Secret of Mana gameplay wise (ring menu, weapon types having more importance, the camera angle, etc.).
It may not be the best JRPG but it's not one of the worst either & is worth picking up if you enjoy the Mana series.
If you can buy a Fire Emblem on the Switch, get Three Houses, not Engage.
I mean yeah, but if you've already beat Three Houses, Engage is great.
I personally the Tales of Symphonia Remaster and yeah it was kind of lazy but I still really enjoyed it for characters and story. I personally enjoyed it. But probably should have been marketed as a "re-release."
I just finished Ryza 1 the other day and loved it. Sounds like I've got a lot to look forward to.
Since Fe Engage came out in January i only played Engage and Octopath (with the occasional smash bros). Now that i finished my first maddening run with engage i can finally finish octopath 2 and keep on working my backlog lool
At first I thought you said you played Madden and was very confused 😆
@@TheGamingShelf 😂
You forgot to mention the co-op feature of trinity trigger, what a shame
Holy crap….I finally found someone else who thinks Symphonia is incredibly overrated lol
Your not the only one 😅
Fire Emblem Engage is amazing currently at chapter 19 and I loving it so far
He SAYS "don't be swayed by the cute characters" in Neptunia, but honestly, these girls aren't doing anything for me. Maybe it's the flat artstyle which makes it look like a budget bootleg game.