The BEST Nintendo Switch RPGs That NO ONE TALKS ABOUT
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I think it’s fair to say that the Nintendo Switch is one of/if not, the best place to play RPGs. Role-playing games have been hot on Nintendo Switch ever since launch with the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild that everyone talks about. But what are some RPGs on Nintendo Switch that no one talks about? Underrated RPGs on Nintendo Switch? RPGs that are considered Hidden Gems? Here are the best Nintendo Switch RPGs that no one talks about!
What are some of your favourite Nintendo Switch RPGs that no one talks about?
I reviewed some of the games on this list, check them out HERE:
The Caligula Effect Overdose:
• Caligula Effect Overdo...
The Caligula Effect 2:
• The Caligula Effect 2 ...
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore:
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ...
The Cruel King and the Great Hero:
• The Cruel King and the...
Etrian Odyssey HD (Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection):
• Etrian Odyssey HD Revi...
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster:
• Shin Megami Tensei III...
Monark Review:
• Monark Review: Sleeper...
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Baten kaitos 1+2 remaster
Srw vtx trilogy and srw 30 which you should play
I agree with TMS, Triangle strategy and etrian odyssey.
I would rather mention smt v than 3.
Other RPGs no one tal about would be cross code (10/10 indie action rpg for me), ys monstrum nox and origins, undernauts (pretty good dungeon crawler), neo twewy, baten kaitos, labyrinth of refrain and galleria, valkyria chronicles 1 and 4... the quantity and quality of rpgs in switch is frigthening
Not on switch but I started wind waker recently and it’s fantastic. Also I think Ni no Kuni is on switch and it’s pretty good
Battle Chasers : Nightwar and Cassette Beasts. I feel like they both were talked about a lot at launch then forgotten about. Also Cosmic Star Heroine which is made by the studio that made the Cthulhu Saves series. My list of smaller rpgs that you can usually get on sale for cheap.
Tokyo mirage session has an excellent battle system. I loved the mechanic where the characters not in your main party would jump in with the assist attacks. its one of the few times where it actually felt like the whole party was involved instead of just the 3-4 members that make up your core.
Yea very unique not even persona has this!
I tried to like this game but it’s just ehh imo
I like the game, but those dungeons were monotonous.
Great shout. ✌️
I've been thinking about these games for a while, especially Ryza and Tokyo Sessions. I'm an old head who played Persona 3 and 4 back on PS2, during high school.
Tokyo mirage session is one game I’ve been thinking of trying it out
You definitely should
Press turn combat system is so sick, loved it in SMTV
I literally just finished Tokyo Mirage Sessions last night. Looks and runs great on Switch with excellent production values. Definitely worth the time if you like JRPGs.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions 2 should be real someday. I want to see more cool fire emblem characters get mirage forms (and their partner of course too lol)
Tokyo Mirage Session is very underrated. It got no attention when it was released on the Wii-U (naturally) and seemed to be overlooked on the switch as well.
Because it’s just not a good game. That’s why it didn’t sell 10,000 units….
also because it was censored and no one wants a japanese fan service game that is censored everywhere left turn
-Meh story.
-Didn't deliver what was promised (SMT and FE), the game feels more like Persona with some FE characters as Personas (and poor representation of the FE franchise, at that).
-Was censored in the West and the Switch version is based on the censored version.
Some games are just not good. It's alright.
@@brtruev1710 I’d agree. Although my input would be most encounters were underwhelming in animations, abilities and skill. I was let down sadly as I hoped it would have been a good experience. It was not. Rather play Tokyo Xanadu + (Spellcheck??)
Really enjoyed this list! There were a few I needed reminders to put on my list. Thank you. More lists like this would be great.
i clicked on this video just cause of tokyo mirage sessions on the thumbnail its all true this game is an absolute BANGER in terms of gameplay, aesthetics, and soundtrack. the story really isnt meant to be taken seriously so manage expectations around that, but overall this game holds a special place in my heart. also want to mention that this game was made before persona 5, so in retrospect it feels like they were testing out a lot of stuff here that ended up making p5 the hit it ended up being! they even added a joker costume for the main character with the switch port
You know what company i think is most underrated? Tokyo RPG Factory.
The 3 RPGs from them on the Switch are cool.
Nice picks! I’ve really been enjoying Ryza so far. I think I’ll have to check out Tokyo Mirage Sessions.
the legend of heroes trails from zero is a must have for nintendo switch. Amazing story, characters and soundtrack
I disagree. It’s a talking simulator. Was one of the most boring RPGs I’ve ever played.
@@TheMaddenGuy1 bro even persona 5 has more dialogue than this game lol
@@skyFxd stop. Persona 5 was also a miserable experience. Doesn’t deserve the hype. Story was garbage, gameplay garbage, animations garbage, it was so boring. It must of sold well because simps on earth.
@@TheMaddenGuy1 i understand that the story is not for everyone but the gameplay?? it is has one of the best battle systems in all of RPGs
@@skyFxd according to who exactly? You? One person? Lolol
I’ve never met anyone who enjoyed the series, or the gameplay. It’s for an extremely niche type of RPG fan. If it had the best battle system in any RPG, I highly doubt the game would have been so lackluster in sales, presentation and customization.
The game series is not fun, they are walking sims talk to as many people as you can type of garbage. They never sold well for a reason.
As a long time Etrian Odyssey fan, it warms my heart to see people still recommending it after all this time. It's simplistic graphics and such might turn off some people, but it has a godlike soundtrack and gives a unique sense of exploration and discovery thanks to it's map making system and the lethal entities moving about the labyrinth.
No. Lol. Simply no. The game is atrocious, that’s why it only sold 9,000 copies lol
@@TheMaddenGuy1You don't have to like it, but that sales number is entirely out of your ass. It sold fine.
Great video and great picks!!!
Great video. I like kind of review about hidden gems and underrated jrpg. Thanks
The main reason these games are not talked about is that many of those games are heavily censored / de-fanged in the west.
They ain't out yet, but the Mario RPG's are going to be fire! TTYD is my second favorite game of all time, and I'm excited to play SMRPG as well! Here's to being hopeful Mario RPG's are going to be back on track and just as awesome on Switch 2!
Great topic for a video! Keep it up, David.
Caligula effect 2 is such a hidden gem. 🔥 music too. The series really gives me OG Persona vibes (for obvious reasons).
I just couldn’t get into the story. Also the combats not that interesting imo
One of my favorite turn-based RPGs for Nintendo Switch is Bravely Default 2; I don't normally pull all-nighters playing games these days but that one warranted it and is one of my favorite games of all time. I don't know if it's considered underrated or whatever but if you haven't played it and you get a chance to, I would be interested in hearing your thoughts in the next video if applicable.
Thanks to this video, I now have some additional titles to look into playing as time permits. Cheers!
That's on my backlog too! I need to figure out the jobs system though
@@gab_v250 The job system is pretty straightforward. Each character can equip two jobs: Main and Sub. The main job accumulates JP (job points) used to level up rank and learn new abilities while the sub job does not but can use sub abilities learned thus far. Each character can equip five skills at a time by mixing and matching from job classes for optimum results.
A good strategy is to send boat to explore when console is in rest mode and more often than not, some of the recovered treasure/items will have JP orbs which you can use to feed job classes and quickly raise their rank.
In total, there's 24 job classes and is the best turn-based RPG by SquareEnix I've ever played. Check out some of the review videos and build guides here on YT as well as the discussionss on GameFAQs; you can find some excellent resources to further assist in making an informed decision.
Bravely default 1 was far better than the monotonous part 2. Part 2 ruined it for millions of people. That’s why the game died instantly
@@TheMaddenGuy1 I'd love to check out first bravely default game but my options seem limited; I only have a Nintendo switch and ps5. If the game is available for download on Nintendo shop, it'd be fun to compare quality against the sequel.
@@UnionSinger2005 I will break it down for you.
Bravely Default 2 literally made the game a grind fest, imagine all that grinding and boredom levelling up in part 2, but at a much more tolerable and efficient timing period. Better jobs as well. Bravely Default felt like a chore and was extremely tedious, Brave 1 is just superior as it takes out all the nuances the second brought and literally plays faster paced and just a better overall experience from story all the way down to walking animations.
There is also the second life blue reflection. I love that game
i would change Atelyer for Blue Reflection, kinda the same style, way more less know than Ryza, the Ryza games are talk a lot more than anything on that list
I feel proud to be one of the 4 TMS fans
I thought the SMT Nocturne HD remaster sold well.
Triangle strategy is probably #2 in my overall list of best tactical rpgs ever! So glad you gave it some much deserved love.
For Atelier, I would've put either the Arland games (Rorona, Totori, Meruru, Lulua), Dusk trilogy (Ayesha, Escha & Logy, Shallie) or the mysterious games (Sophie, Sophie 2, Firis, Lydie & Suelle). Reason why is that these others are completely overlooked when compared to Ryza. Ryza is big enough to get her own anime adaptation, which outside of Escha & Logy, no other game has one.
Though i will say it's a shame that there is no physical English copy of the Arland trilogy on switch since Koei Tecmo says the games are not popular yet they keep re-releasing them on newer platforms. Crazy too because they remade Rorona a few years after it came out and even did a demake of it for the 3DS. And Arland was the first sub series in Atelier to get a fourth game.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions has the unfortunate fate where the game itself is decent, but it got A TON of negative controversy in both the original Wii U release and even again on the Switch release. Factor in that Switch got SMT V and the Persona games later that are more widely positively received and it’s not hard to see why TMS just fell out of the wayside.
Caligula Effect 1 & 2 are great. Tokyo Mirage is great & if you look at the design, it feels like Soul Hackers 2 was done by the same team. Triangle Strategy is on my list to play. Atelier Ryza is great. I played it on PS, but I'm going to finish the series on Switch. The Lost Child is great & Monark is great. And yes, it plays better on PS, but I still play it on Switch. As for Nocturne, Atlus did the bare minimum. But the game is great.
I played tokyo mirage season without knowing anything about it(i just know it was some kind of cross over from smt and fire emblem?) and enjoyed the heck out of it especially on the battle system of that game..the assist and combo system is really satisfying..the story it's not really groundbreaking,but fun either way especially if you familiar with jpop and aidol stuff in japan..the minus thing about the game is the social link-like system that feel unfinished?and the no new gameplus..other than that i enjoy it.
Nobody talks about Triangle Strategy and Ryza? Lol
I have Caligula Effect 2, Cruel King and Demon Hero, and Triangle Strategy on my backlog. I need to find just time to play them 😅
The Atelier Ryza series is great. I played one and two back-to-back, so I'm taking a break before I pop in 3. I really enjoyed the first two.
The animated movies in Tokyo mirage session are the best looking on Switch. Prove me wrong
Flipped to eShop and grabbed Cruel King. I am all about unique games and that one hit the spot. Thanks!
I'll tell you a underrated rpg, taiko no tatsujin rhythmic adventure 1 and 2, it's a rhythm game, rpg and monster collector, what more could you want? the story isn't anything ground breaking but gameplay wise I never had so much fun with a game, plus the pack with both game has price drops pretty often and 2 games for 8€ it's really fucking good
I literally just ordered Triangle Strategy this morning. Found it like new for a good price and I am really looking forward to it.
One RPG i really like is Blue Reflection Second Light. Battle system is fun and story pretty good.
Sadly 99.9% of men will not play a game with a female lead character. They never amount to anything good enough and everything is just so unbelievable. Women can’t win anything by themselves, stop making games where they are solo warriors dominating. They cannot.
Only game I've played on this list is Tokyo Mirage Sessions and the combat is definitely top tier.
In a Crazy world of nowadays, rpg games are the very thing I need tô spend good times with my family! (My kids love gaming)
Thanks so much!
Tokyo Sessions is INCREDIBLE! Shame nobody got it cause it is not shin megami dark but it combine shin megami gameplay with fire emblem colorfullness and character depth which is genius cause i always hated fire emblem gameplay only loved story dynamic.
Really wanted monarch to work out, cause despite the grinding, its got some really good characters, Envy and Wrath are some of the high lights as antagonists. You can see what drives them to do their horrible actions can can completely understand what turned kindhearted teacher and down trodden youth into Suffering Communism and Lightning McSerial Killer. Also the music was fanatical.
As for TMS, I always tell people just play devil survivor if you want SMT X Fire Emblem and only play it is they are looking for Persona X Fire Emblem. Also the encore mechanic, it does suffer from the overly long execution, even when you skip it. It does make me feel smart when I pick just the right type to kill off one guy and then the next hit that would have ben immune instead carries on the combo.
i love this kind of series with hidden gems
no one ever talks about divinity original sin 2 for the switch was was rated one of the best switch rpg games
I've started the Trails series with Trails in the Sky and those games are good. Not on switch yet, but the rest of the Trails series is
Not Cold Steel 1 and 2 in the West
@@ShadowKing1982 True. They gotta get around to that
Tokyo mirage sessions FE is that ish loved the music videos and the whole manager concept just wish there was more aspect some love with your partner of choice with the romance at the end and ending couldva had a lil more oomph
I have all of those except Cruel King (it looks to "cute to me", Atelier Ryza (I still have the Arland series to play, and the Caligula Effects (I tried the first but it didn't really click with me) n my Stem library already. I actually just recently finished Nocturne and played Tokyo Mirage Sessions vanilla on Wii U. I'm still holding out for SMT IV, IVA, and V to be ported to Steam at some point. Now that Etrrian Odyssey is out and (hopefully) financially successful, I hope they'll port (and maybe dub) Persona Q and Q2 as well. I'm patient as I have a huge backlog to clear anyway.
I totally understand that the mobile aspect of the Switch is it's main draw and if you' have an always on the go lifestyle, it's great for that. However, that's just not me. If I'm playing RPG's I want them on my big screen TV, at the highest resolution and frame rate. Excessive loading times just irk me the wrong way. Especially for SMT V, it saddens me see such a great game locked on some lackluster hardware.
Ryza 2 is an improvement in every way. :)
I wanted to love Triangle Strategy because I am head over heels for Octopath Traveler 1 & 2. But I never really played tactical RPGs and maybe life was to busy to dive deep into the battle system, but I just couldn't get into it... may have to give it another shot at some point!
Caligula 2 mentioned 🔥🔥🔥
Although you probably should have used fottage of 2 instead of overdose to sell it to people, because yeah as much as I like overdose graphically wise ain't pretty.
Still from the games I have played the rest of the list is also composed or good games so thanks for making it 🙏
pretty sure a lot of people already talk about atelier thighza
I loved The Cruel King and my daughter watched me play it every time she saw it on. Surprised to see it’s available at a reasonable price still for people who don’t own it yet.
Some of my favorites that no one talks about are Tangledeep, West of Loathing, and Siralim Ultimate.
None of those games you mentioned even have 10,000 sales…. No one should recommend those games
@@TheMaddenGuy1why are you hating on every single comment of people talking about what games they like? Get a life
@@HayJace36 my life was and will be better than yours everyday.
Sorry for speaking facts but the reality is Baldurs Gate 3 is mid. No questions asked
Story is mid
Characters are mid
Dialogue is mid
Combat is atrociously slow and boring
Moving is slow
Graphics are good
Progressions is slow and boring
Literally the game is riddled with bugs and glitches
Lmfao trash game for woke chumps only reason it got any attention
@@TheMaddenGuy1 what a narrow mindset you have
@@HayJace36 narrow? I gave facts
None of the games you mentioned are worth peeking at, looking at, trying, staring at, remembering the names of, NOTHING.
You’re out here super simple brained buddy.
Literally making videos with trash content and garbage information trying to make a quick dollar. You don’t matter in society. Remember that
problem with tokyo mirage session was the censorship. its fine if you wanna change x,y and z to make it more friendly but when a story is about how the idol business also include sex appeal and overcoming their "shyness" and instead embrace that side as well and changes from the original version a bikini cover to them dressing in funky baggy hip hop clothes and playing rap music you are also changing the story into something beyond moronic. the whole chapter made no sense, it was playing on that the "Old president" was a cougar, and had a past as well as a bikini model, and it became about her past instead being into hip hop music in funky clothes which she was "embarassed over?!
Oh man, I have no doubt you'll LOVE Atelier Ryza 2, it's great, my favourite of the trilogy
didn't know smt3 was where the "press turn" system debuted, awesome!
Is there's any game like Suikoden we Can use lots of player??
Caligula Effect wasn't developed by NIS, they localised it and published the game. It was developed Aquria.
Inazuma eleven is a very underrated franchise, anime and game wise. Inazuma eleven Victory Road will be very underrated when comes out for Switch. 😅
Voice of Cards games, you don't hear alot of people talk about them.
Monark is peace of doodoo lmao
I think everyone talks about triangle so much so they made a second one right after 🤔
Tokyo mirage so excellent
11:22 Bruh
I picked it for you baby
Too many games, not enough time.
I've always wanted to play Tokyo Mirage but just can't find the time. I don't know if the gameplay is any good but I like the aesthetic and feel of the setting of the game.
Okay, nevermind, the game has excessive pointless censorship. Regardless of how much I actually care about the specifics of the censorship, I can't support all this pointless censorship that the creators are forced to do, it's getting out of hand.
No one talks about TMS because Nintendo did a good job driving away those who would, TWICE.
With the second one basing itself entirely on the censored overseas version, even in Japan.
Really, had they NOT do that, maybe people would've been more willing to give this game a chance.
I really liked Triangle Strategy, such a great game
Not hating, just a feedback.
I didn't like this video, not because of the choices, but because you barely explain how the games are played and what make them great. It's like you are talking about games that people "don't know about", but you expect your viewers to already know and be familiar with these games. At least for 2 of these, you didn't even bother to show the battle gameplay.
I watch videos like this to discover some games that I missed, or games that I forgot about, but this video doesn't convince me to try any of these games at all, because it feels more like "trust me brother, this is good game, because I like it" and not because you gave me a good reason to get interested in these games.
Are you seriously advertising Nocturne to us? You know we've played it to death lol
On a side note, I think it's finally time to give Tokyo Mirrage Session a try
I've heard about Caligula Effect and, maybe, will give it a chance. TMS has a good battle system but, honestly, the story was extremely meh. For a supposed SMT x FE crossover, it disappointed (not to mention the Switch version is based on the censored version). Atelier Ryza and Triangle Strategy are on my backlog, and I forgot about Monark. As for Etrian... Honestly I kinda lost interest on dungeon crawlers, especially first-person ones after Strange Journey. Hence why I wasn't bothered by BotW and SMTV focusing more on the overworld exploration instead of dungeon crawling.
But these are good recommendations. I'd say the Switch is THE platform for JRPGs at the moment. It only missed Kingdom Hearts because S-E is extremely stupid and lazy.
Tokyo mirage is better on wii u, due to censorship the switch version is widely hated
That's not true. Tokyo Mirage Sessions had controversy back when it released on the Wii U because of it's censorship. When they ported it to the Switch it retained all of the censorship from the Wii U across all versions.
@@slashinghades7347 the switch port is censored in all version
Wii U is uncensored on JPN version ,
Censored gaming made a video about this titled " After Switch Controversy, TMS Is No. 1 Wii U Game On Amazon Japan "
the WII U JPN version outsold the Switch port when news of it being the only uncensored version out, modded WII U's are also able to use a english patch to play the uncensored version ( i am unsure on the text language of the JPN version if it has english or needs a patch )
Nobody talks about?! Have you not been listening to me? Oh, I forgot,nobody listens to me. 🥺
Triangle Strategy is GOATED 11/10 game. Super underated. My favorite game of the year in 2022.
Triangle Strategy looks okay, the rest of the games I don´t like because of the cheap graphics and the designs.
Xenogears remake for switch would be nice
this game was censored to high hell and back so this game was a pass for me .
Tokyo Mirage isn't that amazing imo, especially when you've already played Persona 5. Got half way through it and dropped it recently for a gifted Atelier Ryza part one :). Problem with Ryza is that game is hard to get (physical ofc) and prices are going up quickly. Luckily with that mentioned gift I got my collection complete, even though 2nd one has french backcover (but it was like 30$ so Im more than fine with that). Feels a lot like Blue Reflection but I enjoy it's leisurely pace and characters.
The 3DS Eyrian Odyssey Untold versions have _3d animated_ monsters. So I won't be buying a remake until they animate the monsters again.
Hi David, first time watching one of your videos. This is my honest, constructive feedback. Please don't take it bad: 1) your camera lacks quality. The first minutes it felt as if I was watching a video from 10 years ago. 2) It would be great of you added time-stamps for each game. 3) The title of your video feels like click-bait because some of the games you mention ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT by many others, namely Triangle Strategy and the Atelier Ryza game. Looking forward to future videos. Greetings.
TMS is not underrated but a wasted potential of a game
It might have not brought back everyone like people expected but i like to think of it as its own game that just borrowed the name of something else!
TMS has great combat, but the story is so mediocre, it made it a massive chore for me to progress. Had to force myself to complete the game.
The only reason Octopath is more popular, is that "Triangle Strategy" is a horrible title name...
hey cutie
TMS fail because of censorship from what i know, even the remaster using western version which making this game far from being revived in japan (this game have huge ads), same with ryza fate and their koei tecmo new games, they're slowly dying from what i aware. most online service this company can hold is only 1 year (mobile case) because korea, cn outsource to jp/kr, tw is monopolize anime style games especially online service (not showed in western but in asia many people not really like jp anime games anymore). tokyo xanadu, not many people talk about this in the west but in jp this game does not count as fail, falcom games also rarely talked about but it's not hard either to find fans of their work (i talk about kiseki series).
"BEST" Nintendo Switch games
Proceeds to put TMS and Monark. David I love ya man. But thats an L
Everyone expected tms to be a shin megami game because they advertised it wrong but it is more like a persona game and we all know that’s what matters they sell more also
@@MJ-oi6ul Nah. Even Persona is better than TMS.
You have a better example of best switch games that 'no one talks about'? I'm curious to see which game you'll suggest.
@@stupendously_silly Bruh. I'm partially joking. I'm friends with David and commented to help with the Algorithm
It's kind of a hot take but TMS was mid so that's why nobody talks about it anymore and it was talked about due to the controversy and not the game itself lol. I feel like ai the somnium files isn't talked about a lot.
TMS is good and I think the censorship tainted the sales since it alienated the target audience and the people who supports the censorship would think it's too weeby
for real the idol thing in tokoyo mirage was so lame that i lost interest
Lost Sphear first and foremost. It hurts so much to see such a good game get slept on when worse games by far like Octopath Traveler get the recognition. Anyone who tells you it's not a good game hasn't played more than an hour or two. Every person I've encountered said they tried it for a little bit and stopped long before they even got into what the game is about. Or people will claim it's too cliched which I find fine as it all took me right back to what it felt like to play games like Final Fantasy VI and Breath of Fire again for the first time. This was the right kind of cliched.
I Am Setsuna. More of the same...or rather less as this was made before Lost Sphear. Think of it like a Suikoden I and II situation. I am Setsuna is like Suikoden I and is a good start with how everything works. Lost Sphear is like Suikoden II where they take what was good about the previous game then expand upon and streamlines everything.
Shining Resonance Refrain.
Seven Pirates H. It's better than it has any right to be. Booby training bullshit aside, it's a fun little game that's surprisingly good for what it is. A palate cleanser as it were to play between games with much larger stories like Trails games. It's a Play Asia exclusive though.
World of Final Fantasy Maxima. Do people even remember this? I do, it was good.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth collection. This can go right along with the vibe of Tokyo Mirage Sessions.
Fairy Tail. Not bad for a game based on an anime. Could use a larger budget next time though. There was quite a bit left out even for an abridged story and few locales and dungeons.
Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force.
Dragon Star Varnir.
God Wars The Complete Legend.
Langrisser 1 and 2.
Don’t you mean Sega? He keeps on saying Atlus as if Atlus isn’t owned by Sega. Just say sega. they are Sega games
No1 talks about it bc 99.9% of the eshop is complete garbage....