Popular Choice Top 10: 10. Jeanne D'arc 9. Trails in the Sky / Trails in the Sky SC 8. Star Ocean: Second Evolution 7. Monster Hunter Freedom (how is it this one instead of Freedom Unite tho?) 6. Tactics Ogre: Let us cling together 5. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth 4. Kingdom Heats: Birth by Sleep 3. Final Fantasy Tactics 2. Persona 3 Portable 1. FFVII: Crisis Core Erick Landon's Top 10: 10. Jeanne D'arc 9. Hexyz Force 8. Star Ocean: Second Evolution 7. Ys Seven 6. Ragnarok Tactics 5. Fate Extra 4. Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time 3. Persona 3 Portable 2. Trails in the Sky / Trails in the Sky SC 1. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Hexyz Force was so good, I am glad to see it on here because I didn't think anyone even played it!!! This was a awesome list,loved it and alot of these games because I had them and played them until my PSP unfortunately met it's end in 2016. Big fan of this channel man!
Valkyria Chronicles 3 is my favourite PSP jrpg and game. It's criminal how best game in this excellent series is still Japan only ekslusive. Damn you Sega, stop milking Sonic and Yakuza, give me remake or remaster of this game !!! Jeanne D'Arc is my second favourite game on this system.
Seriously Falcom, give us the Trails in the Sky trilogy on modern consoles! I played them on the computer, but know many people who haven't played them because of that.
The main issue is the rights for the west belong to Xseed...who knows if they'll be able to get Xseed to agree to port or allow someone else the publishing right to port the game...same reason why all other Xseed games that would require a port to a new/non playstation system have not happened and they only allowed CS 1 and 2 on PS4 due to being a bit easier to port in comparison (hell they haven't even been able to get those 2 on PS5 even though CS3 and 4 just got a PS5 announcement, same with all Xseed localized Falcom games Japan brought to another console (Ys Origin's console localizations were by Dotemu while who knows if we'll be getting Ys Oath in Felghana Switch in the west as the localization rights belong to Xseed...assuming there's no timeframe that said rights expire of course and even if there is they may need to re-localize everything with a new translation that's not Xseed's for legal reasons)). And while some may be happy witht he idea of maybe Xseed getting the series back I'm not so much as the Xseed of today is not the Xseed at the time that they localized the Trails series and Ys games...their translations are a lot worse and much more lazier than they used to be that it's not much different, maybe even worse, than NISA's translations...throw in the parent company has pushed Xseed/other companies under them to put more censorship in place too that may be stricter than NISA's nowadays (hell they lost Senran Kagura due to it and the stuff there was fairly tame in comparison to what they could've done).
Trails sucks Kuro C = Dingo Brad die but return as Zolga////// Ix and Jolda join Ouroboros/// Van = Demon Lord///Altera = Lapis/// Nemeth Island = Paradise/// Quatre is an Angel #NoMoreRean
You're not alone, Eric. I'd rank Fate/EXTRA, Jeanne d'Arc, Growlanser IV, Trails in the Sky and Valkyrie Profile as my personal top 5 PSP JRPGs. They're such masterpieces, IMO. P3P however is also a masterpiece, but I'd rather play the P3FES on PS2 instead, cause it feels like a downgrade compare to it. It's still on my Top 10 PSP JRPGs tho, just not on my Top 5.
Some comments as I watch the video. Jean D'Arc is really a great game, a great idea and I loved the story and the characters. Trails is looooooooong, uff. I am half-way through the second chapter and revisiting the same exact locations as in the previous one with pretty much the same formula is kind of boring. Ys7 is on my list to play. Tactics Ogre LUCT to me is the absolute masterpiece of strategy RPGs, superior to FFT. Valkyrie Profile Lenneth must be the most beautiful game on the platform. I started Growlanser! and... I started Growlanser... FFT. That feeling when the music starts and you know you are going to love it. This game speaks to the heart. So I need to try this Persona 3, ok, ok... calm down, jeeez ;)
Trails sucks Rufus is Reverie C///Kuro C = Dingo Brad die but return as Zolga////// Ix and Jolda join Ouroboros/// Van = Demon Lord///Altera = Lapis/// Nemeth Island = Paradise/// Quatre is an Angel #NoMoreRean
I think my favorites here are the trails games, Star Ocean 1 and 2, YS seven and Oath in Felghana, Growlanser IV, Valkyrie Profile, Tales of Eternia, Destiny 2, Rebirth, Jeanne D' Arc, Persona 2 duology, Persona 3P and Disgaea 2.
Funnily enough, my experiences with Crisis Core and Valkyrie Profile are the inverse of yours. Super slow story pacing caused me to drop both P3P and Trails in the Sky, but I respect those games and their importance for sure. In any case, I need to get back to playing PSP games on my emulator.
Maybe try out Persona 3 for PS2, the 3D exploration changes things up a bit. The first 2-3h are kinda slow because of the character introductions and such. I still have to play Trails properly, but from what I gather it has a large amount of dialogue and lore dumps. Certain kinds of players might find this unnecessary. The games are like 90h+ long.
The only one I particulary disagree with is P3P, that I think should be lower, or maybe not even on the list. Especially in the comparison with FFT, I would say that P3P is way more grinding. Still, it is good to see VP take the crown. If I were to suggest a game to have a place on the list, it would be probably be Valkyria Chronicles 3, however since the game doesn't have an official release in English, it might be a reason to keep it out.
Hahaha no way 😂THANKS🎉 I hope this is because I talked about psp on your live 🙏 thank you so much tho IV been trying to find rpgs for the system to get into
So sad you missed several originals that are very good. I would have to rate the Trails series, Y's and Monster Hunter lower. I like KH: Birth By Sleep, but would not put it in my top 10. I would take FFT over Persona 3, but saying that I would put them both lower on the list due to remakes. Guess I have to say that is what would vary my list a lot, only originals vs all. Even though some originals would still stay in the top 10 to 50 even with remakes. I think Tactics Orge for the PSP (which did not cap level) is the best version of it and the mechanics that are in the PSP version is better then the SF, PSX, and Switch/PS4. FYI PSP, SF, and PSX do not cap the level that is only in the newest version. I am not saying the PSP is an easier version of the game, just that I enjoy it the most.
among the kh series bbs is one of my favorite games. I agree with your list except for the grindfest games, i simply dont like that type of game, so i would put kh bbs up there
I love Monster Hunter and that goes for any of them esp in coop. But I do enjoy your recommendations since I am now catching up on the other JRPGs that I missed because I've put hundreds of hours into Monster Hunter in my teens back then instead of those haha
Since ports are allowed I would have included Tales of Eternia and Disgaea 2 somewhere. The only actually new game I might have included that wasn't mentioned is ClaDun. But my #1 would have been Ys Seven, no doubt.
Either FF7CC and a couple of JP games like Last Ranker and Azure ofc i played them on JPver also Crimson Gem saga along with Brave Story: New traveler these 2 are amazing find i wish there is more last ranker and Brave story. Not including the remakes or ports i would put it like this: 1 KHBBS Final Mix (JP) 2 Trails to Azure (JP) 3 Brave Story: New Traveler 4 FF7CC 5 YS 7 6 Last Ranker (JP) 7 Crimson Gem saga 8 Nayuta Boundless trails (JP) 9 Hexyz Force 10 7th Dragon 2020 (JP) But if it is with Port then anything below Crimson Gem saga will be replaced with Star ocean FD Valkyrie Profile FF/P3P
At the 2 minute mark and gotta say...while Falcom does a lot of things right they definitely did Estelle and Joshua dirty in CS4 and Reverie with how many of their crafts they got rid of...I see no reason whey they didn't give Estelle Comet and Hard Break, maybe even Taunt (granted would've fit well as an order too I guess) too in those games...it's disappointing they only gave her Barrage (an S craft in the earlier games) and Hurricane and nothing else. As for the ranking easily the #1 jrpg on the system imo...granted that's only when you consider both Sky 1 and 2 together, when apart (outside the obvious plot holes) they're weak enough to lose the #1 slot but as long as they're together (like all arcs of the series) they excel. As for KH BBS I'll give it at least 1 thing going for it: it's probably the best series in the KH series...granted the series as a whole is mediocre though so not something that impressive. May hit top 10 PSP jrpgs for me only cause I didn't get that many games on PSP or didn't like most of them granted it'd be #10 and no higher and if I ever get around to beating/playing better PSP jrpgs it'd be kicked back. As for Crisis Core I can kinda understand why it'd be #1 as it's definitely the best looking game on the system (hell on par with even PS4 games when it comes to the cutscenes) and story wise it's mostly solid (even if it gets laughed at quite a bit...biggest issue for me was the mission based over actual world map/field map/towns to explore)...I'd probably put it in the middle fo the top 10 at best for PSP games I've played but no more than that. Would probably put my list as: 1st Trails in the Sky 1 and 2 2nd Lunar Silver Star Harmony 3rd Ys Oath in Felghana 4th Ys 7 5thTales of Eternia (never played on PS1 and only on PSP) 6th Crisis Core 7th Star Ocean First Departure 8th Star Ocean Second Evolution (yes I liked 1 more than 2, granted my favorite in the series is 6th...the remake of 2 may place it higher than 1 though only due to gameplay changes, specifically the removal of spell pause to the game (which I hated there and in older Tales games)) 9th Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 10th KH BBS Any other game that's not there that people likely think should be (Persona, Hexy, VP Lenneth...Hexy and Lenneth I plan on getting sooner or later...granted Hexy being delisted (granted can find it on Vita store if I search for it specifically and the price is still there so maybe I can still get it or the date it'll be taken off hasn't passed yet...same for Xenogears and Chrono Trigger, only way to find themis via the search bar option now...granted you can also only buy if you put PSN cards on your PS4 as credit option was removed from Vita store) may make that an issue soon) I haven't played yet or haven't completed/got into (Growlanser is an example of both tbh...the combat's not that fun imo though the story and characters were decent for where I got to...could hit top 10 still based off story/characters but I'll have to get around to going back to beat it someday). And if they were brought over with an official localization I imagine Destiny 2 and Rebirth would also be in the list (tried to play a JP version of Rebirth PSP with a TH-cam story walkthrough video but gave up after a while due to not really understanding the equipment's effects and other things...story wise it was definitely up there but due to not translating the game Namco missed out big time imo...it probably would've been #2 on this list, maybe even 1 as I like the gameplay quite a bit mroe than Sky's.
Popular Choice Top 10:
10. Jeanne D'arc
9. Trails in the Sky / Trails in the Sky SC
8. Star Ocean: Second Evolution
7. Monster Hunter Freedom (how is it this one instead of Freedom Unite tho?)
6. Tactics Ogre: Let us cling together
5. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
4. Kingdom Heats: Birth by Sleep
3. Final Fantasy Tactics
2. Persona 3 Portable
1. FFVII: Crisis Core
Erick Landon's Top 10:
10. Jeanne D'arc
9. Hexyz Force
8. Star Ocean: Second Evolution
7. Ys Seven
6. Ragnarok Tactics
5. Fate Extra
4. Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time
3. Persona 3 Portable
2. Trails in the Sky / Trails in the Sky SC
1. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Hexyz Force was so good, I am glad to see it on here because I didn't think anyone even played it!!! This was a awesome list,loved it and alot of these games because I had them and played them until my PSP unfortunately met it's end in 2016. Big fan of this channel man!
Best reviewer on the net! Keep doing what you do!
Valkyria Chronicles 3 is my favourite PSP jrpg and game. It's criminal how best game in this excellent series is still Japan only ekslusive. Damn you Sega, stop milking Sonic and Yakuza, give me remake or remaster of this game !!! Jeanne D'Arc is my second favourite game on this system.
The PSP version of tactics ogre didnt have level gating. only on the ps4 remaster. btw nice adding growlanser, very underrated series in the west.
Seriously Falcom, give us the Trails in the Sky trilogy on modern consoles! I played them on the computer, but know many people who haven't played them because of that.
The main issue is the rights for the west belong to Xseed...who knows if they'll be able to get Xseed to agree to port or allow someone else the publishing right to port the game...same reason why all other Xseed games that would require a port to a new/non playstation system have not happened and they only allowed CS 1 and 2 on PS4 due to being a bit easier to port in comparison (hell they haven't even been able to get those 2 on PS5 even though CS3 and 4 just got a PS5 announcement, same with all Xseed localized Falcom games Japan brought to another console (Ys Origin's console localizations were by Dotemu while who knows if we'll be getting Ys Oath in Felghana Switch in the west as the localization rights belong to Xseed...assuming there's no timeframe that said rights expire of course and even if there is they may need to re-localize everything with a new translation that's not Xseed's for legal reasons)).
And while some may be happy witht he idea of maybe Xseed getting the series back I'm not so much as the Xseed of today is not the Xseed at the time that they localized the Trails series and Ys games...their translations are a lot worse and much more lazier than they used to be that it's not much different, maybe even worse, than NISA's translations...throw in the parent company has pushed Xseed/other companies under them to put more censorship in place too that may be stricter than NISA's nowadays (hell they lost Senran Kagura due to it and the stuff there was fairly tame in comparison to what they could've done).
Trails sucks
Kuro C = Dingo Brad die but return as Zolga////// Ix and Jolda join Ouroboros/// Van = Demon Lord///Altera = Lapis/// Nemeth Island = Paradise/// Quatre is an Angel #NoMoreRean
You're not alone, Eric. I'd rank Fate/EXTRA, Jeanne d'Arc, Growlanser IV, Trails in the Sky and Valkyrie Profile as my personal top 5 PSP JRPGs. They're such masterpieces, IMO. P3P however is also a masterpiece, but I'd rather play the P3FES on PS2 instead, cause it feels like a downgrade compare to it. It's still on my Top 10 PSP JRPGs tho, just not on my Top 5.
You pretty much nailed it, but in terms of pure story telling, I put Trails as 1. The series that keeps on giving
I’m happy because I have all these games so no arguments with either top ten lists.
Some comments as I watch the video.
Jean D'Arc is really a great game, a great idea and I loved the story and the characters.
Trails is looooooooong, uff. I am half-way through the second chapter and revisiting the same exact locations as in the previous one with pretty much the same formula is kind of boring.
Ys7 is on my list to play.
Tactics Ogre LUCT to me is the absolute masterpiece of strategy RPGs, superior to FFT.
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth must be the most beautiful game on the platform.
I started Growlanser! and... I started Growlanser...
FFT. That feeling when the music starts and you know you are going to love it. This game speaks to the heart.
So I need to try this Persona 3, ok, ok... calm down, jeeez
;)
Valkyria chronicles 2 and 3 as well as crimson gem saga the extended versions of the disgaea games 😊
Trails in the Sky and Star Ocean 2 are my two favorite games on PSP.
Trails sucks
Rufus is Reverie C///Kuro C = Dingo Brad die but return as Zolga////// Ix and Jolda join Ouroboros/// Van = Demon Lord///Altera = Lapis/// Nemeth Island = Paradise/// Quatre is an Angel #NoMoreRean
Breath of Fire 3 or Tales of Eternia along with the remasters of FF1 and FF4 should be on the list I think.
great video! i love playing rpgs on my psp. a lot of my faves didnt make this list sadly 😂
Cool, I will play Growlanser. It looks great! Thanks for the recommendation.
1-4 are some of the best games ever made
I think my favorites here are the trails games, Star Ocean 1 and 2, YS seven and Oath in Felghana, Growlanser IV, Valkyrie Profile, Tales of Eternia, Destiny 2, Rebirth, Jeanne D' Arc, Persona 2 duology, Persona 3P and Disgaea 2.
Funnily enough, my experiences with Crisis Core and Valkyrie Profile are the inverse of yours. Super slow story pacing caused me to drop both P3P and Trails in the Sky, but I respect those games and their importance for sure. In any case, I need to get back to playing PSP games on my emulator.
Maybe try out Persona 3 for PS2, the 3D exploration changes things up a bit. The first 2-3h are kinda slow because of the character introductions and such.
I still have to play Trails properly, but from what I gather it has a large amount of dialogue and lore dumps. Certain kinds of players might find this unnecessary. The games are like 90h+ long.
Great video I’m new to JRPGs so this was a sweet guide. I love the psp
The only one I particulary disagree with is P3P, that I think should be lower, or maybe not even on the list. Especially in the comparison with FFT, I would say that P3P is way more grinding. Still, it is good to see VP take the crown. If I were to suggest a game to have a place on the list, it would be probably be Valkyria Chronicles 3, however since the game doesn't have an official release in English, it might be a reason to keep it out.
Hahaha no way 😂THANKS🎉 I hope this is because I talked about psp on your live 🙏 thank you so much tho IV been trying to find rpgs for the system to get into
Trails in the sky is one of my favorite psp games
Please do a video with happy console gamer. You guys are my favorite. Also sorry, crisis core made me cry as a kid dude, it really is pretty good
I forgot about crisis core cuz i just beat it on ps4 last year 😅
Growlanser and birth by sleep as well damn there's a lot of good games also star ocean 2 and Jeanne d'arc😊
So sad you missed several originals that are very good.
I would have to rate the Trails series, Y's and Monster Hunter lower. I like KH: Birth By Sleep, but would not put it in my top 10. I would take FFT over Persona 3, but saying that I would put them both lower on the list due to remakes. Guess I have to say that is what would vary my list a lot, only originals vs all. Even though some originals would still stay in the top 10 to 50 even with remakes.
I think Tactics Orge for the PSP (which did not cap level) is the best version of it and the mechanics that are in the PSP version is better then the SF, PSX, and Switch/PS4. FYI PSP, SF, and PSX do not cap the level that is only in the newest version. I am not saying the PSP is an easier version of the game, just that I enjoy it the most.
among the kh series bbs is one of my favorite games. I agree with your list except for the grindfest games, i simply dont like that type of game, so i would put kh bbs up there
My top is Ys Chronicles, Trails in the sky and either Jeanne d’arc or Lunar
My favorite is Lunar, but I don't think this specific version is on anyone's list...
Every version of Lunar is good accept the GBA lol
My favourite is PS1 with Unworked. I like WD's localizations, but not their gameplay changes.
@@diegoarmando5489 Definitely.
I was more of a Sega Saturn teen, so maybe that's why I don't have that much nostalgia for the (excellent) PS1 version.
Your ranking is waaaaay better
I love Monster Hunter and that goes for any of them esp in coop. But I do enjoy your recommendations since I am now catching up on the other JRPGs that I missed because I've put hundreds of hours into Monster Hunter in my teens back then instead of those haha
My favorite RPGs on the PSP are:
1. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
2. Growlanser 1
3. Growlanser 4
4. La Pucelle Ragnarok
5. Jeanne D’Arc
6. Super Robot Wars A Portable
7. Queen’s Gate Spiral Chaos
8. Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos
9. Tales of Phantasia X Narikiri Dungeon
10. Super Robot Wars OG Saga Masoukishin 1 and 2
Thanks for not getting political bro!
Since ports are allowed I would have included Tales of Eternia and Disgaea 2 somewhere. The only actually new game I might have included that wasn't mentioned is ClaDun. But my #1 would have been Ys Seven, no doubt.
aggreesiveeeee adds. good job
Totally agree with number one, but i would put Star Ocean as my "second" favorite 😎
Still waiting for the Fate Extra CCC translation ...
In case you haven’t heard they released it
Good video fren
Either FF7CC and a couple of JP games like Last Ranker and Azure ofc i played them on JPver also Crimson Gem saga along with Brave Story: New traveler these 2 are amazing find i wish there is more last ranker and Brave story.
Not including the remakes or ports i would put it like this:
1 KHBBS Final Mix (JP)
2 Trails to Azure (JP)
3 Brave Story: New Traveler
4 FF7CC
5 YS 7
6 Last Ranker (JP)
7 Crimson Gem saga
8 Nayuta Boundless trails (JP)
9 Hexyz Force
10 7th Dragon 2020 (JP)
But if it is with Port then anything below Crimson Gem saga will be replaced with
Star ocean FD
Valkyrie Profile
FF/P3P
Crisis core was super dope.
At the 2 minute mark and gotta say...while Falcom does a lot of things right they definitely did Estelle and Joshua dirty in CS4 and Reverie with how many of their crafts they got rid of...I see no reason whey they didn't give Estelle Comet and Hard Break, maybe even Taunt (granted would've fit well as an order too I guess) too in those games...it's disappointing they only gave her Barrage (an S craft in the earlier games) and Hurricane and nothing else. As for the ranking easily the #1 jrpg on the system imo...granted that's only when you consider both Sky 1 and 2 together, when apart (outside the obvious plot holes) they're weak enough to lose the #1 slot but as long as they're together (like all arcs of the series) they excel.
As for KH BBS I'll give it at least 1 thing going for it: it's probably the best series in the KH series...granted the series as a whole is mediocre though so not something that impressive. May hit top 10 PSP jrpgs for me only cause I didn't get that many games on PSP or didn't like most of them granted it'd be #10 and no higher and if I ever get around to beating/playing better PSP jrpgs it'd be kicked back.
As for Crisis Core I can kinda understand why it'd be #1 as it's definitely the best looking game on the system (hell on par with even PS4 games when it comes to the cutscenes) and story wise it's mostly solid (even if it gets laughed at quite a bit...biggest issue for me was the mission based over actual world map/field map/towns to explore)...I'd probably put it in the middle fo the top 10 at best for PSP games I've played but no more than that.
Would probably put my list as:
1st Trails in the Sky 1 and 2
2nd Lunar Silver Star Harmony
3rd Ys Oath in Felghana
4th Ys 7
5thTales of Eternia (never played on PS1 and only on PSP)
6th Crisis Core
7th Star Ocean First Departure
8th Star Ocean Second Evolution (yes I liked 1 more than 2, granted my favorite in the series is 6th...the remake of 2 may place it higher than 1 though only due to gameplay changes, specifically the removal of spell pause to the game (which I hated there and in older Tales games))
9th Tales of the World Radiant Mythology
10th KH BBS
Any other game that's not there that people likely think should be (Persona, Hexy, VP Lenneth...Hexy and Lenneth I plan on getting sooner or later...granted Hexy being delisted (granted can find it on Vita store if I search for it specifically and the price is still there so maybe I can still get it or the date it'll be taken off hasn't passed yet...same for Xenogears and Chrono Trigger, only way to find themis via the search bar option now...granted you can also only buy if you put PSN cards on your PS4 as credit option was removed from Vita store) may make that an issue soon) I haven't played yet or haven't completed/got into (Growlanser is an example of both tbh...the combat's not that fun imo though the story and characters were decent for where I got to...could hit top 10 still based off story/characters but I'll have to get around to going back to beat it someday).
And if they were brought over with an official localization I imagine Destiny 2 and Rebirth would also be in the list (tried to play a JP version of Rebirth PSP with a TH-cam story walkthrough video but gave up after a while due to not really understanding the equipment's effects and other things...story wise it was definitely up there but due to not translating the game Namco missed out big time imo...it probably would've been #2 on this list, maybe even 1 as I like the gameplay quite a bit mroe than Sky's.
Birth by Sleep isn't a spinoff, it's a main game.
That's like saying Revenge of the Sith is a spinoff.
PSP JRPG Time
I like these videos
All ys games are amazing but i would rank them Chronicles > Felghana > Seven
Birth By Sleep isn’t a spin-off, it is the origin of the series.
None of the Kingdom Hearts games are spin-offs.
Dragoneer's Aria has the best OST so that's my honorable mention, but nowhere near top 10. My #1 is Final Fantasy Tactics.
Nayuta no Kiseki, anyone?