BEST SWITCH RPGs For Your Collection | COLLECTION-WORTHY Games ft.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2024
- I'm really excited to start this new series on the channel & I couldn't have asked for a better collaborator than my friend @JustTheGems for helping me pick out which Switch RPGs are 'collection-worthy'.
Let us know if you agree with our picks and if there were any Switch RPGs that you feel should be added to the list.
Please check out our other collab over on his channel here where we talk about PEAK FICTION on the Nintendo Switch: • 10 Peak Fiction Games ...
Nintendo Switch Cartridge Revision Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:29 Criteria
02:26 RPG Hybrids
05:27 Modern Turn Based RPGs
09:01 Classic RPGs
10:48 Strategy RPGs
13:51 Action RPGs
15:24 Monster Collecting RPGs
17:44 Miscellaneous RPGs
19:48 Western RPGs
21:51 NIS America RPGs
23:21 Outro
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Thanks again Emily for having me, this was a blast!
Thanks for joining me! The videos turned out great 😊
You getting Monochrome Mobius? #Mobin
Nice to see Sakuna of Rice and Ruin get some love it deserves. Also Etrian Odyssey represent!
Switch Library is amazing. i don't have one, but imagining all these titles in a handheld experience is awesome. And now Super Mario RPG Remake is coming! This is huge!!
Thank you guys for the content
I only got a Switch a year ago, and it is the amount of content is ridiculously amazing. Hope you can enjoy the system someday.
So nice to see Branden here! I found his channel a couple of weeks ago and couldn't stop binging it. Awesome content both of you!
Thanks so much! Glad to hear you've discovered Branden's great content too :)
I appreciate that! Thanks again!
Great video! DQXI really is a must. Grandia collection as well. I’m glad Sakuna was featured first, it truly deserves more fans & recognition.
Thanks for so many amazing recommendations! I'll be sure to try and check out some of the games on this list, as I've only played a few of them so far.
Emily, this video is incredible! It's like an encyclopedia of games. I loved the collaboration, and I can't wait to see more videos in this series in the future! Hats off to you and Branden! 😊
Thanks Olivia! This was a lot of fun to research & put together 😁
Thank you for that! I concur, it was a blast working on this.
First off, thank you for the color blind friendly system.
The yellow circle may not have been the best choice, but I'm thinking of changing it to grey for the next vids so hopefully that will be easier to see the symbols!
@@orbalology adding symbols to the colors is so helpful for color blind people! Thank you for keeping us in mind 😊. It's often overlooked and can be frustrating.
Love your channel! You are doing amazing work for us collectors!
So thorough!! Thank you for these recommendations
What a great collab and great video in general. The criteria for your choices were very sensible and relally centered around what physical collectors in particular care about, and it's plain to see that you're both very knowledgeable and passionate about this genre. You just go from strength to strength with every video and I'm always looking forward to the next one.
As a physical Switch game collector with a primarily JRPG focus, I was pleased there were only 3 games mentioned that I don't own (Mercenaries Blaze, Remi Lore and Crystar) so I'll have to look into those titles for sure.
I can vouch extra for Crystar, it was one of my favorite games I played in 2022, so if you have the opportunity I highly recommend it!
Love the dual release Idea for the Collab! Great job to both of you! Thanks for a great, ultra informative video! ❤
These videos were in the works for a long time but I thought it was cool to release them at the same time too 😀
Great collab and video. I enjoy the recommendations and reviews of the games.
I love the idea! Lol been collecting a lot so it’s helpful to know which games to look out for if they’re ever on sale/re stocked
Amazing picks for dark/mature. SMT 3 and 5 are dear to my heart and still have to figure out a way to experience 4!
Great video!! Branden was fantastic too! I loved the system and how you just showed it at the bottom of the screen so you didn’t have to spend the time talking through each factor. It was clever how you worked in some of the favorites at the end that aren’t as widely available anymore so people still get to hear about them. Just overall fantastic!
Emily's skills in research really came in handy here! Thanks for the kind words!
This is a really fun idea! Looking forward to more videos like these!
great video and great list! a have a few of the games mentioned but theres a whole lot more i need to get, and some new ones on my radar thanks to this video :)
Lovely video and games, I am so glad I am not missing many n.n. I also love looking at the beautiful figure collection ❤
Loved this collab!!
Super happy you mentioned the Cyber Sleuth games. Absolutely love them games.
They're so fun! I would love to see more Digimon games like those come out again :)
Appreciate the organization/categorization of the lists. It helped me better understand some of the games on the list I've never played.
I can definitely co-sign the Octopath Traveler 2 and 13 Sentinels suggestions. Such great games that I think lots of people would both enjoy and find very unique in the RPG world.
Thanks! Glad to hear you liked how we structured things :)
And agreed they're great games! I've yet to get to Octopath 2 but hoping to bump it up the backlog so I can get to it sooner rather than later.
I'm so glad we live in a world where a game like 13 Sentinels can exist. It's such an odd mix of genres, but it works so well!
@@JustTheGems 100% agree - in a world where people complain that every game is unoriginal these days, 13 Sentinels may be the perfect counterpoint. It is one of the tougher games to describe to friends when talking them into playing, but worth it for those willing to give it a try.
Great video and enjoyed finding your channel through this as well.
Great list of recommendations! The Switch has so many great RPGs. I still need to pick up quite a few of these 😳
Great video, might have added a few titles to my next Play Asia order :)
To clarify what the 'exclusivity' criteria means in this video, we're referring to a system having an exclusive PHYSICAL copy. We also include exclusive editions with extra content (e.g. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is available on the Wii U but the Encore version is exclusive to the Switch). Many of these games may also be available digitally but this is a collecting-based video after all 😆
Really liked the bouncing back and forth between you guys! Hoping to start reviewing JRPGs on my channel soon also
Very informative game video for Switch games. I only have a few physical games for my Switch Lite but definitely might try one of these RPGs one day.
Thanks! Hope you can grab a few more excellent RPGs for you Lite! :)
A M A Z I N G video! Thank you both ❤
Great little video a excellent collaborative effort great list of games for fans of this genre 🙏🏻☺️
Yes!! Thank you for mentioning Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia. That and the original are my favorite games of all time, and yet so many people missed them completely.
This was awesome! Thanks for putting together such a comprehensive list 😄 Also, I love the checklist you've included! Great work both of you 🥰
Thank you Mandy!! 🥰
Aw Mandy, thank you!
I wish I had time to play all of these! Great vid and collab👍
Gosh me too 😂😅
Hi, Emily! I recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy your videos. I absolutely love RPGs especially Fire Emblem Engage which I finished just a few weeks ago. Some of my other favorite series include The Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Castlevania and Super Smash Bros. Your collection is amazing and I look forward to seeing more of your videos and I hope you are doing well, Emily 😊
Honestly I lowkey look forward to your vids all the time. You're super chill and I enjoy how you talk in your vids. I do love my vita/psp games so I sometimes find myself rewatching your vids with those kinda games in them 😁
Thanks so much! I'll likely expand this series into the Sony handhelds at some point :)
@@orbalology oooh that's be dope!! Def 😁 I'm not much for RPGs but there are some I do enjoy from time to time
This was so helpful id love to see more videos like this
Glad to hear you enjoyed this!
Very cool video! I really enjoyed it. Glad to know about Crystar. I was on the fence about it.
The game is cool, despite some limitations! Branden has highly praised it in some of his previous videos too :)
Thanks Emily, i really enjoyed the video. I am happy i have most of the RPGs, i agree that NIS are very difficult to get but i am glad i have a few of those in my collection. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much, glad to hear you enjoyed this one :)
orba, your videos are very cozy and chill, as a lover of jrpg's i always love watching video essays, retrospectives, and recommendation videos like these to just make me more aware of things lol your videos are very relaxing, i hope you'll be able to continue with the jrpg related vids!! maybe some deeper dive videos where you focus more on a single title or franchise, and what you loved about them, just a deeper dive rather than these general type of vids lol! btw, you are adorable =) you remind me of an innocent puppy although i'm sure you're probably the opposite lol make a video to allow us to learn more about you!! i'd love to get to know you more
Thanks! I did some Q&As early on the channel last year. I can do something in that vein perhaps for a 30k special :)
Some great suggestions. Some I will add to my wish list :)
Already love this new series! So helpful! Especially useful that y’all note the availability and complete cart, I don’t see that listed in most list style videos and it saves me a lot of googling haha!
Also one tiny note, not sure if it’s just be but the white symbol in the yellow box is almost impossible for me to make out either do to TH-cam compression or just the contrast being too low?
Thanks! Glad to hear you enjoy the concept of this series & the details we considered :)
And yeah looking back maybe yellow was not the right color to go with, I may change it to grey for the next videos 😅
I know it's not on the Switch but my favorite JRPG is Vagrant Story. The music is so, so good and immersive 😊😊😊
Im loving your jrpg content. I kinda of wish i knew earlier about some of the titles before they went out of print.
I am looking forward to the ps5 version of this video.
I'm looking forward to putting a PS5 one together! :)
This is a great concept! I love the Pros and Cons at the bottom, great video!
Thank you! This was a lot of fun to think about & put together :)
Thanks for another cool video Dr. Emily!
Thank you so much :)
Dudes, this is an incredible list. So happy to see Brigadine make the list. It is every bit as good now as it was twenty years ago on the ps1. Now if you will pardon me, there is a shopping list that i need to make many additions to. Thanks to the pair of ya!
Thank you for watching! Brigandine has such a cool play style I'm glad they brought it over to the switch!
I feel sorry for your wallet, but I'm glad you found so many that caught your eye!
Good selection, good vids, cheers guys
I was definitely glad to see Labyrinth of Refrain, I'm currently playing it, it's one of my favorite Dungeon Crawlers/jrpgs... Also glad to see Etrian Odyssey Collection & FF Pixel Remasters ❤❤❤
This is so informative ! And give an idea for those who cant decide picking a game.
Yey! Ni no kuni 1 & 2 on the list .love that.❤
Can't wait to see emily to do more interesting collab and videos.
Pls do game reaction content soon ❤
VG plus reprints were so helpful with the Switch Trails copies 🙏
Wow, great list. Just ordered Brigandine!
Great video you two! Dragon's Dogma is amazing! But IMO it takes a bit to get going, so if you try it just give it time to click.
Thank you for the collab list, Emily. And you're right about NIS America games, I cannot preorder Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicle in my local shop because out of quota 🤔
You're so well spoken in all of your videos. I'm really looking forward to this one.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
No problem! Tokyo Mirage Sessions is a great pick btw. I loved the humor in that one.
Great list - lots of care went into this and it shows! Love the video as always! :D
Thanks Paige! It was fun to research & put this one together :)
LOL Branden’s jokes had me dying. But love this video! Reminding me of games I want to check out: Sakuna of Rice and Ruin, Harvestella, and Atelier Series
Branden's jokes never fail to make me chuckle too 😂
Great video Emily and Brandon! As a recent Switch owner this was an awesome list that gave me several games to look forward to! Thank you both creating high-quality, informative videos. I'm checking out Branden's channel next! ✌
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed this video & hope you enjoy Branden's content as well 😊
great picks from both of you. i do have some of these physically like monster hunter stories 2 , rune factory 4 special and dq 11. But i own most of them digitally.
Stellar video! I’m sure there’s something in here that will finally break me out of the gaming rut 😂
I really like the criteria system you guys applied, super helpful! Though it really highlights how rare fully complete carts are these days 😭
Thanks so much, Justin! And I hope you can conquer your gaming rut sometime soon!!
Great picks! I was surprised ti not see any Trails Series or Tactics Ogre though!
Trails is sadly a tough recommendation since it's published through NISA (with most very difficult to find in North America at least). Tactics Ogre is one I want to get sometime soon actually! It's on my very long list of SRPGs I want to own eventually 😂
Sorry for month old video it was the first I found lol heard about your channel from the Kiseki Nut, instant sub love the content and presentation :) plus that Cold Steel 3 menu music sealed the deal lol learned a lot from the video though!
I love RPG games so much. And also I can't wait to have another new RPG game called "Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince" when it comes out on December 1, 2023. 😀
I'm really looking forward to that title too 😁
Looking forward to trying the Atelier series based on your recommendation. Thank you both for a very descriptive and in-depth look at my favorite kind of games. Now, if I only could pry myself from BG3……..
Hope you enjoy the Atelier games! They're some of my top favorites 😁
Collections of Mana. Just the music alone is worth it.
Great video! Binging TH-cam rpg lists while grinding on Bravely Default (3DS) :P
Thank you so much! Haha, binge watching TH-cam is the best way to fit in some grinding time :)
I was thinking of adding Grandia HD Collection to my Baten Kaitos order from PlayAsia to obtain free shipping until I heard in this video that it isn't complete on cartridge, which prevented me from regretting it as I already own the game digitally. Also, the tags you used with each game were concise and informative; if they become a standard in your videos, I wouldn't complain.
Haha, I'm glad that info helped relieve you of some gilt regarding the Asian English Grandia HD remaster :)
Gettting an oled soon, always loved the old rpgs, glad to see the switch has them.
Absolutely loved eastward when it came out. I happened to find it like the end of august of that year and was hooked from the trailer so i preordered it on switch.
This is awesome. 1st video I ever watched where you talk about video games & there's a check list in the vid down below. I'm still playing Persona 5 Royale. The sword & the Fairy together forever, that went on sale at half price in the PSN. So now I paid $20 American to buy the game.
Nice, glad you were able to grab Sword & Fairy Together Forever on sale. Hope you enjoy it too.
Great co-op and pickups!
Thank you :)
Eastward is a be all end all game for me. Love seeing mentioned on the list!
Just found your channel and love it!! ❤😊
I'm huge into digital collection since I'm limited on space. Grandia collection is one of my favorite rpgs, two amazing games. Now I news the Lunar collection🙂, the remakes on the psx/Saturn were amazing.
Awesome list
Tales of Symphonia, baten Kaitos collection would be nice mentions
This was such a fun video to watch. I did get super sad about grandia hd- i have the asia copy and had no idea about the difference. This is so helpful all good games in on e video. Thank you!
I was sad when I learned about the cart differences between the Grandia HD editions too because I missed out on the LRG offering 😭 But glad to hear you enjoyed this format ☺️
So much effort must have gone into this video
Great n awesome video Im just starting my Nintendo Switch Jrpgs collection haha😅
Best of luck with your switch JRPG collection! It's a ton of fun collecting for the system :)
Great recommendations. I would also like to nominate shining resonance refrain. Still pretty easy to get and good arpg
Yeah after Sega reprinted it it's a great action rpg option! I picked it up for the PS4 myself because I found it with that steelbook tin for cheap but I hear it runs pretty well on the switch too.
Emily doing a double video drop! 🥳🥳 I like traditional turned based RPG the most. Love Fire Emblem and Dragon Quest series, and the older FF series.
Hehe, be sure to check out the video over on Branden's channel 😆 I lean more towards turn-based games as well, though I do love a good action RPG to spice things up from time to time :)
Great list! I was lucky enough to get the Grandia HD collection when it released and it is rad, I love that first game. The Witcher 3 is a huge favorite of mine but I have yet to play it on the switch, maybe I need to give that a try. I also recently got Octopath Traveler II and I can't wait to try it out, heard very good things!!
Witcher 3 is interesting on the switch! It was my first exposure to it and while I enjoyed it in handheld mode I'm sure the other platforms would make for a better experience 😂 Hope you enjoy octopath 2!
Great video! Like both of you, I try to get physical versions of most notable Switch RPGs but I do wonder still about the future. Since most physical games require downloads upon purchase, either as planned additional data or through patches, I have to wonder about these will still be available into the future or will those be discontinued when the Switch eshop ultimately closes someday?
This is a concern I have as well. The switch has the ability to download updates by matching with local users. So if a nearby switch contains those patches for a game you can download from there instead of relying on the eShop via internet wifi.
But I guess this is also where the homebrew scene can step in down the line too. Especially once the flash carts inevitably fail as well. It's unfortunate that this is the state of the physical scene now.
Watching, but as soon as that guy said Harvestella had "amazing music and one of the best narratives" I laughed.
So many great and asome games, sakura definitely is worth playing it has great mix of rpg and harvest
Take my like! nice video!
I love the xenoseries collection on the back
Awesomw video and collection as always Emily.
Thank you so much, Alessandro 😄
Some great games here and a few i need to check out now. I still need to get to Ryza 2 and 3.
Aww Ryza 2 & 3 are so good!! They have noticeably more performance issues compared to the first game but if you can get past that they're wonderful games to own on the Switch :)
First of all, Brandon - you're not old. Classics are Classic for a reason! Besides, that would make you older than me and I doubt that.
Like the video and the series idea. Looking forward to more!
Agreed he's not old, he was just being silly 😆 and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the series so far 😊
Great list !! I hope baldurs gate 3 will release on switch in the future.
Switch 2 maybe
Love this new series! ❤ Sega needs to release a Phantasy Star 1-4 collection, similar to the Mana collection.
A Phantasy Star collection would be awesome! Sega make that happen~
great video - you guys have great taste
Thank you so much! 😄
Really enjoyed the video, there is some stuff in here I hadn't heard about before. Also I should have really loved octopath traveler game since it's old school in appearance. But I just couldn't get into it and I don't know why. It's actually one of the only switch cartridges I traded in on something else. The second game looks pretty cool, but yeah couldn't get into the first one.
It's ok if the game didn't click with you! Sometimes games don't always work out. But if it helps I've heard a lot of folks reporting that they really enjoyed the second game after being underwhelmed by the first. So it may be worth considering if an opportunity like a deep discount sale comes up :)
@@orbalology possibly a black friday pickup if it's discounted for sure.
This video was so yum
I love Witcher 3 too. I think we just became best friends!
Witcher 3 is pretty awesome 😎
Chained Echoes, Battle Chasers and Shadows of Adam.
Great list. You also might want to check out the (I think very fun) genre of turn-based rogue-like RPGs, such as:
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
- Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY!
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
- void tRrLM(); // (Void Terrarium) 1 & 2
- Omega Labyrinth Life (18+)
These are ones I have physical versions of. Don't know how easy they are to get in America, but they shouldn't be too hard to find.
I enjoy these videos. I’m trying to get into visual novels. Do you have any recommendations? Or maybe a video on them?
I can totally make a similar video for VNs :)
Really useful video, thanks! I'm not sure the "Exclusivity" side of this list is correct, though. FE# was on Wii U physically, Harvestella and Octopath 2 on PS4, for instance.
Tokyo mirage sessions #FE encore edition is exclusive to the switch. The Wii u doesn't have the Encore version. The first octopath and harvestella is not available physically outside of the switch as well.
I hope the Suikoden gets a physical release. Awesome video 🎉
I hope we get an official date soon!
I'm playing Monster Hunter Stories 2 right now and I'm loving it a lot. Great monster collecting RPG for sure!
It's amazing