My Top 30 Favorite JRPGs Of All Time
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Can't beat the Golden Age of RPGs. It's like games companies have forgotten how to make a 'proper' JRPG. It's actually rare these days to see towns full of NPCs and almost unheard of to see a world map any more.
Monolith unsurprisingly knocks it out of the park
Your comment almost brought tears to my eyes. I can remember renting an rpg on a Friday after school, traversing the world map, random encounters, new towns, etc…and blinking Sunday night wondering where my weekend went lol…miss those traveling days sooo damn much
Fed 4G
My favourite games of all time and are JRPGs, as well as my favourite Genre.
But traditional World Maps are a storytelling failure, and I am so glad JRPGs understood that at last.
@@gysahlfields7506 it's not all about the story buddy, it's about gameplay and battles along with exploration too. Look at rpgs roots in dnd and you sure will see, that rpgs are all about these things
Golden Sun 1 & 2 were so great games!
Not only for GBA standards but for RPGs in general.
Too bad the series never got the conclusion it deserved.
The entirety of the Mario & Luigi RPG series holds a very special place in my heart. They may not be groundbreaking like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy, nor are they my personal favorite JRPGs (that honor belongs to both Chrono Trigger and Xenoblade Chronicles), but they're fun enough in both their story and gameplay that I really recommend them to anyone who's just looking for a great time.
Superstar Saga, Bowser's Inside Story and Dream Team are turn based JRPG classics in my eyes. They deserve more love now that Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door is getting a Switch remake 20 years after release!!
Great list! I love that you always put some hidden gems instead of predictable choices.
I was surprised that you didn't put Dragon Quest XI, I loved this one!
Aaah yeah my lucky day, David uploads another list!
Thank you for doing this list. I've been looking forward to it.
My top 10 in no order
Trails of Cold Steel 3
SMT DDS 2
Tales of the Abyss
Star Ocean 2
Xenogears
Tales of Graces f
SMT DS Overclocked
Trails of Cold Steel 2
Persona 4
Valkyria Chronicles 3
I was suffering through SMT DDS1 and had to put it down. It drops all the elements I love from the Persona series and other SMT games. I like monster collecting, choice trees and sim elements. Demon fusion is hours of fun. All missing in DDS. and the bland colour pallet on top. Persona 3 was such a gorgeous game comparedly and so fun to play. I'm sure I'll get through it amd like it eventually.
I'm excited to play SMT DS. I'm playing my first tactical rpg: Final Fantasy Tactics right now and loving the play style.
Great list especially the Tales of picks are the best the series has to offer in terms of likeable characters and combat enjoyment
This is the way
Nice list
"Final Fantasy IX, the last game on this list and the last of the classics."
*SHOTS FIRED AT FFX*
I hate X and IX is one of my favorite games of all time.
His opinion...
@@ThyWordIsTruthJ17 no shit
Final Fantasy X? More like Final Hallway X
Ps1 and ps2 are the best jrpg games ever in my opinion. The golden era
For me it's SNES+PS1 ♡
I would call the SNES the golden age, with ps1 silver and ps2 bronze. I guess that makes NES platinum?
Snes and PS1 have so many good rpgs, especially if you dig into the translations that are available.
Yeah no console can hold a candle to ps1 and ps2
Snes
I heard the "Searching for Friends" theme for FF6 and was thinking how amazing the music for that game is. Then you said "can we just talk about the soundtrack?" Yes, yes we can.
Your lists are how you like your jrpgs. No filler. 30 games in under 12 minutes? Excellent. Some games I've never heard of like that popolocrois which looks fantastic.
Dude, I love your channel. I randomly came across it a few months ago and was so happy when I did. Keep up the amazing work.
Awesome list! Thanks for sharing
What a fantastic list, I am going to try and play this list in order as there are so many classics to replay once again. Great video thank you 😊
Ohhhhhhh and the finisher!!!! #30 is one of my favorite games of all time and I constantly mention it on my channel! One of the best combat systems in a jrpg ever and an amazing story, to boot. Great vid!
You have listed a few of my favourites for your top 30. You have great taste in jrpgs, David.
lol I was not expecting the end of #25. Great varied list overall. Seeing it in release order gives us good insight into what makes an amazing jrpg as time goes on. This is a perfect companion primer for the Games That Made Me series.
This is the list I’ve been waiting for!
I’d be hard pressed to make a list this vast to be honest but it would consist mostly of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy since those are what I had growing up. I did play the “oddball” games like Suikoden IV, Star Ocean 3... but this is why I love videos like this. Now I’ve got a list of stuff I want to check out!
This is a great list! There are a couple I didn't enjoy quite as much as you did, but overall I enjoyed listening through it as always!
I love this list man! A lot of unsung heroes in it. That Chrono Cross though, David come on, I didn't have any other cool RPGs to play at that time lol.
Oh finally! Been watching your top 10s for years always wondered what your official top picks would be
1:37 - I'm convinced that "Techno de Chocobo" can put absolutely anyone in the best of moods at anytime.
Great list, and it's easy to see your preferences in the genre and the passion you have for the games. And quite a few of them are also my favourite games! (namely: Grandia II, Final Fantasy IX, Radiant Historia, Golden Sun)
The only series that I miss on the list that I value highly are the Trails in the Sky games (but they might be too long and convoluted to make it here) and the absence of any Shin MegaTen games (but again, I see that these aren't your preferred style of games and that is totally okay :) )
Finally! I can watch one of your uploads! Currently playing through Ffvi and then onto your current let's play!
Thanks for the content and Happy Thanksgiving! Saved this for today. Can't wait to see how much our lists coincide considering you're my long lost ripped jrpg brother lol
Interesting list! I’ll be looking up some of these.
This must have been hard to formulate. Some are easy picks but I wonder how difficult it was to dis-include some of them. Soul Blazer and Persona 4 would have made it into my top 30 overall, but since I haven't done such a list I'm not sure how I'd flesh this process out. Good on you for being able to finalize a list like this. There are SO MANY amazing JRPG experiences out there that you could have made a list of 100 and I'd bet you'd still be wishing to include others. I have to admit, out of every game you mentioned in here, many I have played and enjoyed, but of the ones I haven't, you know which one of the ones I haven't that I want to play the most? Popolocrois. For years now I have seen bits of that game and I absolutely love how it looks and its presentation amongst other things. A very satisfying game to just look at and I'm sure to play and it somehow looks to me like no other JRPG. Thanks David, this is a stellar list!
This is a very solid list, I would include Persona 4,5 and trails in the sky FC and SC on my top 30 though but yeah- those FF & DQ games, Vesperia, Star Ocean 2, Grandia 2, Lost Odyssey, Lunar and Chrono Trigger would def be in my list as well.
wow my wish has been granted! thank you david
I think you are my RPG soul mate...I miss the good times. Getting lost in the story, worlds, music. Great video.
2/3 of his list is old school playstation era and before and the last third is all the new games that had the old school mindset!
@@Bradley_Lute as it should be!
So glad you mentioned Terranigma since I grew up with it and love it to bits!
Ty for the list David
Man I also love golden sun and golden sun 2, they are my favorite rpgs and I played them a lot when I was younger, it makes kinda sad they are kinda forgotten though, Im glad you mentioned them!
Good point about Golden Sun. Dark Dawn ended on a cliffhanger and the series has been in limbo-land ever since. I wish they would make another sequel.
Great list man!
You inspired me. Been listening to the FF6 soundtrack all morning while doing finance work in the office. Made my day. Thanks, David!
Love the nod to Legend of Legaia. That game seldom gets the love it deserves.
Your the guy from the Hamburger Train right?
First game was epic! Only other jrpg that comes close is legend of dragoon!
I love so many RPGs that it's hard to compile a list, because I'll always feel bad for leaving something out, or I'll fall in love with a new game and wish I could add it.
Still, I love a lot of the games on this list, and it's been cool seeing everyone else's lists in the comments as well
The gossipy side of me wanted to see you rank them! Hard to pick favs though
Great video, Skies of Arcadia deserves a mention for sure.
So glad to see SO2 on this list. Working my way through some of your videos that I misssed.
"because no one wanted that dumpster fire Chrono Cross"
Okay, calm down. It was shit, but it was MY shit ;__;
I paused the video when he said that lmao
It’s better than trigger
Thank you so much for talking about Lost Odyssey. It's truly a forgotten gem. One of my absolute favorite games of all time.
No better way to end the day , after a tiring shift at work , watching this video tucked under my blanket in the bed.
Thanks David!
Awww have a good night :)
Oh man but i love Chrono Cross. But I do get why it isn't what people wanted or expected. I also wanted something different but still have love for it.
Great video as always david! my personal top 10 would be
1-Persona 5 Royal (Royal version specifically since it irons out the biggest flaws and adds an incredible third semester)
2-Suikoden 2
3-DQ 11 S
4-Chrono trigger
5-FF 7
6-Lunar EB
7-Grandia 1
8-XC 1
9-Paper mario TTYD
10-Earthbound
Definitely the golden age. Who knew that a pixelated rendering of an opera house could get all of us so choked up?
Great list
Man, I really come back to this channel due to all recommendations here. I know a lot of them already, but some of your favorite games I already have high on my "to play list".
Awesome games are just a rarity these days, but in SNES and PS1 days - holy shit. We were really flooded with gems.
The only recent game that hit me like in the old days was Chained Echoes!
A great list with some amazing title... but I'm sad to see Wild ARMs couldn't make a spot on your list. I love the series so much and the wild west setting is just so unique.
Plus that opening anime and song. It roped my heart in from square one.
I named my daughter after Noa from Legend of Lagaia... this list of the 30 favorites is right on par with what I would consider most of my favorites.
Noah is a boy's name.
@@ericstaples7220 notice that OP didnt put an "H" in the name.
I honestly feel like Dave has a passion for JRPGS. Like an honest to God passion. And given the sandbox craze and American half butt excuses for rpgs, it's so nice to see a channel that keeps these games and the history of them, alive.
Excellent video David! Very entertaining 👍🏻 I dont remember you mentioning The Legend Of Zelda games in one of your videos. Do you not like them or you just dont consider them RPG's? Just wondering because you mentioned Okami in your list.. Grtz from the Netherlands
I'm an older-ish gamer, but I'm glad to hear you mention Golden Sun, I remember picking it up at Blockbuster back in the day 😅
Great list!! ❤❤
Thank you!! 😁
Nice video!
Interesting choices! I have Hexyz Force on Vita and might check it out! I’ve heard you mention Popolocrois several times, unfortunately not digitally available on Vita , might be good to pick up a PSP someday
That's a great list for the ages!
You could do a top 10 Non-RPG with RPG elements (like Ratchet and Clank or Assassin's Creed, for example)
Quality stuff comrade. Didnt know Okami was an RPG @_@. Was surprised to find no Falcom Trails of games, or are they Legend of Heroes games? Have you not played them?
Great video
Lost Odyssey is soooo incredibly underrated! I can't believe it hasn't become available by other means yet. You can't even emulate it even if you wanted to because the emulator itself isn't "there yet". It truly is one of the greatest RPGs of all time, lead by the Final Fantasy series creator. Just amazing.
@Grust Totally agreed, it's sooo good 👌
There is no real need to make the game available by other means, Lost Odyssey was the best selling JRPG on Xbox 360 it sold almost like a million copies which was incredible sales numbers for a JRPG on that system and so the game is still plentiful available and cheap to get it is like 10 to 20 bucks on Amazon and ebay and all current Xbox systems are backwards compatible so it is no problem to find a way to play it also the game probably even is on game pass
Putting it on Xbox was a bad mistake. Xbox owners aren’t into playing jrpgs on the system
They should do a HD remaster for this for all consoles, I think it would do waaaay better. To me, it's the last "true" Final Fantasy game after it had that amazing run from FF5 to FF12.
One of my absolute favourites. Mistwalker Studios should do more. Like, releasing their most recent JRPG on *Apple Arcade*? Pleeeease. Who is making these decisions??
It´s not underrated, it came for the wrong console. X-Box 360 wasn´t the console for JRPGS.
Seeing that you have Legend of Legaia on your List, I wonder if you have played Legaia 2: Duel Saga? I feel like it has been severly underlooked and is actually a great game. I really love those reoccuring villanous Knights :D
My biggest takeaway from this list is that I need to pay closer attention to the PSP's library. I hadn't even heard of those two.
Very solid list, there are at least 10 games that I would also put in my top 30 list.
Haven't played Radiant Historia yet, but it's been within my plans to play it. Wonder if you played the 3ds remake and which version you think is best.
Don't you dare talk trash about Chrono Cross! Greatest game of the PS1. Greatest soundtrack of all time.
This list was fantabulous!
We share the same love for world maps!
I found out about Radiant Historia through this channel and man am I loving it so far! Download it off the eShop before it's gone! Physical copies on this one are pricey
Hilarious that, with all the legendary tracks from Chrono Trigger to choose from, you opted to rickroll us.
Should have included Skies of Arcadia. My intro to RPG's in general and incredibly underrated.
Skies of Arcadia was great. I would've added Ogre Battle to the list too. In the end there are just so many good games.
Speaking of soundtracks Can you do a top list of your favorite jrpg soundtracks?
You’re the best, David. The best on TH-cam of what you do. Thank you.
Great lists.
I love your taste in RPGs, and I agree with most of your picks. Xenogears and Star Ocean 2 have special places in my heart, as they were my first RPGs. I'd also add Wild Arms 2 in the mix
People claim to like a good world map.
David certainly sets the bar rather high, lol.
Had me crackin up till the video ended lmao 🤣 oh David
I’m a little late for commenting on this one, but this is my favorite video you’ve done, David. It’s very detailed, and whenever I need another game to play I check this list for what’s next. I can’t play fps (or most other new games for that matter) because I have epilepsy. Oh, and “I’d suck a d*¢& for a good world map” gets me every single time 😂
All in all a really great list. Two of my favourites are the Growlanser series of games and Wild Arms 2.
I’m so happy that you loved Lost Odyssey! It’s my third favorite game! My top is: Final Fantasy VIII, kingdom hearts 2, lost odyssey, Alice madness returns, and person 4 golden.
You did it again!!! You worked in “searching for friends” into the video. I love you so much for that!
Solid list with great gems
Glad to see Legend of Legaia made your list. I was hoping someone would revive the concept of fighting game slash RPG
Do you have a favorite game that isn’t an rpg? I don’t get how you don’t get burned out by all of the rpgs that you play.
My favorite rpg is ff7 btw
Great list, lots of those titles make my personal list as well. Although I have to say, if you think Lunar has charm on the PS1, you should try it on the Sega CD or Saturn. To me, they took most of the game's charm in the PS remake (and it starts with the soundtrack...it just sounds off in the PS remake). If you can give another console's version a shot, you might get pleasantly surprised.
I really loved Final Fantasy Legend 2, cool of you to mention it, such great gameboy music. Definitely the game i played during car rides. I have a lot of memories getting bad car sickness during the long car rides to my families house in Spain from the Madrid airport.
So happy to see Grandia 2 on this list! One of my all time favorites.
After watching a few of these videos, we are almost the same age I'm guessing. All these videos have been spot on for me
David have you ever heard / played the .hack series? I’m about to play through them for the first time as I heard they were p cool and I’m curious what you thought about them
I've played the. Hack series. It's not a cake walk and the hack skill in the game has a limit to how many times it can be used in one of the games in the series. Big fan of the anime that started the series as well as the anime given with the first set of the series.
Curious as well if you've played it. The gameplay can be hit or miss for some, but the story is best-in-class and I've still yet to find anything that quite hits that mark as far as what it tries to accomplish. It has a high emphasis on mystery, and character development. I've learned more about myself playing .hack than I have nearly any game. It's a very cerebral and psychological story. Especially the second set of games, the G.U. games. The focus is so much on the characters that you often forget that there's a larger threat or villain. The "save the world" storyline exists to compliment the interactions of the characters. Very clear that the intent of .hack was to more explore people than beat some evil god.
@@dididothat4495 haven't played G. U. Just the first 4 games of dot hack series. I'm a anime fan and I saw the first series of dot hack sign in college. I tried to finish the first 4 games and never beat the 4th game because of the hacking skill has a limiter on it for how many times it can be used.
Great video as always, but Chrono Cross is a dumpster fire? How dare you! Keep up the great work!
It's so hard to pick a definitive favorite
I know people like the 2nd part, but boy do i love the original "Grandia". I think it's the game that got me into rpgs and later made me a Final Fantasy fan. Maybe it's nostalgia but every time i start "Grandia" again, tears come to my eyes.
Bro I had FF LEGEND 2 for the GBC and I always thought I was remembering it wrong. I couldn’t find anything about this game online and you seem to be one of the few other people who experienced it
I can't wait to play Final Fantasy Legends 2 when the collection comes out for the Switch.
Oh my God, I didn’t know about this!!! I bought the first one from a yard sale when I was 10, and it was the first JRPG I ever beat. ❤️
Can’t wait to buy this! 🥰🥰🥰
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment is my favorite. I love the modern setting, the party customization with the personas (that can be used by everyone not just the main), the fusion magic, and the contact system that gives you more options for random encounters. If anything I say play it for being the rare JRPG that lets you play as adult characters instead of a bunch of teenagers.
Too expensive to buy :(
Yeah, i was really hoping they make the next persona like this.im tired of the whole highschool setting.
@@EstaviusMarx Digital on PS3/Vita.
Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2 are both excellent as well
MegaTen is just amazing in general
Too bad Symphonia and Abyss didn't make the list but glad to see Vesperia did ♡
Also you've convinced me to pick up Radiant Historia. Like you I wanted a sequel to Chrono Trigger and was so beyond disappointed by Cross.
Great video as always, David! I love that when we agree on something, we really agree, and when we disagree, boy do we disagree. I agree with almost everything on your list but... including Okami is a bit of a stretch (then we start debating about Zelda being an RPG, blah-blah-blah), Chrono Cross is anything but a dumpster fire, Vagrant Story is among the very best on any system, and I puked a little when Arc Rise Fantasia came up (could've at least chosen Opoona instead...).
Looking forward to more videos!!
Can you make Top 10 dungeons/caves in RPG games?
When I search for that I only find lists of Top 10 Dungeon Games etc but that's not what I want. I would love to have a list of best dungeons in all RPG games based on the dungeon's lore, puzzles, visuals or whatever..
Excellent list and excellent taste, even if we're using the term JRPG a little loosely.
Lost Odyssey may be in my personal top 3 favorite video games of all time. FF6 and Chrono Trigger will still be in a perpetual battle for 1st place but Lost Odyssey man... so many tears shed during that masterpiece of a video game that made owning an Xbox 360 worthwhile.
love the list! I've got a plethora of games id have to include in my top 30 that weren't on here. being born in 1992 I am ignorant to some of the early titles you mentioned but I love a lot of the later ones you acknowledge. games id have to include in my top 30 that didn't appear on here would be:
Shadow heart covenant
final fantasy X
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Breath of Fire 3
Dragon Quest 11s
Illusion Of Gaia
Megaman battle network 3
pokemon platinum
and if it ever comes to switch no doubt persona 5 will probably end up on my list from what my brother has said, its magnificent.