I usually have a list of RPG’s to play for the year, I am going to use your list and play these coming up in 2024 along with the great RPG’s coming out that year also, thanks OJ!!!
My favorite RPG's of all time in no particular order, cause they are THAT good to me: Final Fantasy 4, 6, & 7 Final Fantasy Tactics (and Tactics Advance 2) Chrono Trigger Baldur's Gate 3 Dragon Quest 8 & 11 Fire Emblem Awakening (I almost forgot how AMAZING this game is) Shadowrun (SNES) Xenogears Shining Force 1 & 2 Persona 4 & 5 Now if you ask me to rank them that would be VERY hard for me. Those are the top dogs in my book.
Always enjoy these lists OJ. Growing up, playing FF4 (not the best but since it was my first ever RPG it will always be special), 6, Chrono Trigger and FFX happened at pivotal moments in my life personally and experiencing great games like that stays with you. Chrono is also my #1 and someday I need to check out the DS version. These aren’t just games, they are art forms like a great novel or movie especially when they are 10/10.
Awesome list! Mine is Chrono trigger, FF6, FF7, Xenogears, Radiant Historia, persona 5, Star Ocean 2, Super Mario RPG, FF Tactics and Fire Emblem Awakening.
Noice, SM RPG is definitely a 10/10. Nice to see people here appreciate FE Awakening. IMO, FE went very rapidly downhill with Fates and every FE since. Awakening, Mystery of the Emblem DS, and Thraccia were among the best FE games.
If I see a video praising Lost Odyssey in a thumbnail I'm going to click! It's sad Phil Spencer chose not fund additional sequels and prequels because the 1000 year old stories really demonstrated the limitless possibilities and potential of the franchise. I consider these to be the THE TOP jrpgs for these consoles. NES: Destiny Of An Emperor (this game is super slept on but it's an amazing blend of Pokémon, Dragon Warrior and Dynasty Warriors. I highly recommend making an emulator run) SNES: FF 6, Chrono Trigger, Secret Of Mana, Ogre Battle, Super Mario Rpg Genesis: Shining Force 1 and 2, Phantasy Star 4 PS1: FF7, FF: Tactics, Suikoden 2, Parasite Eve N64: Ogre Battle 64, Paper Mario GameCube: Skies Of Arcadia, Baten Kaitos, Gauntlet Legends: Dark Legacy Dreamcast: Grandia 2 PS2: Shadow Hearts 1 and 2, FF 10, SMT Nocturne, Growlanser 3, Persona 3 and 4, Wii: Xenoblade Chronicles (what a revolutionary game this was. The first game to successfully blend wjrpg open world mechanics into the JRPG formula. I wish it was mandatory for Square Enix employees to play this) XBOX 360/PS3: Lost Odyssey, Resonance Of Fate, South Park: Stick Of Truth Switch/Xbone/Ps4: way too many to even start!
Dragon quest 11 is the best jrpg that's came out in years i mean years. Looked great, and still felt old school. I fking loved it. Hopefully square doesn't change it much for dq12.
Why Blue Dragon? Also why FE Echoes and Pokemon X/Y? I don't think I've ever heard FE/Pokemon fans praise those entires. Echoes isn't as good as the original Gaiden, it doesn't even have the weapons triangle. Having beaten every FE game, I agree Awakening is the best by a margin. Personally I like the original 5 games the most (before they fired the staff for making TearRing Saga on PS1). For Pokemon, I think the first 2 gems are the best.
@@shinoff-tw4eq DQ is fully owned by its creator Yuji Horii so Square has little input on its direction. That’s the only reason the franchise has remained consistent through the years unlike FF.
@gulfovandre5381 that's pretty dope. Thanks for the info cause I wasn't aware square and dq were like that. That's fantastic to hear to be honest. Others might not agree but I haven't cared much for a ff game since final fantasy 10 and even that I could see the changes coming Ala no world map. I still remember be amazed by ff1 on nes and each game we after that we were able to get at the time then came 6 7 8 9. Fantastic quadruple punch
@@shinoff-tw4eq Yeah remember that DQ comes from the «Enix» half of the business, and Enix was just a publisher not developer, games were actually developed by small studios, in DQ case was (and still is) under the lead of Horii through his company «Armor Project» who holds DQ trademark. When fusion with Square succeeded in early 2000s Square-Enix inherited the publishing contract but trademark remained with Horii, and actually also Toriyama (Bird Studio) for character designs and Sugiyama for the music. If you take a closer look to DQXI title screen you’ll notice they are all credited as copyright holders in the lower part. Fortunately they are all independent so this has kept the franchise out of reach from Square stupid decisions.
XenoGears instead of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Skies of Arcadia stays on, Sega often gets ignored and they made some great JRPG's (Grandia 1/2, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force 3, etc)
JRPGs that were a 10/10 for me that you already mentioned are of course: Lost Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles, Dragon Quest VIII, and Persona 5 Royal. Some other winners for me were: 1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch HD Remaster. I did play the original PS3 version and was thrilled it was re-released on PS4 which I continue to play from time to time for the fun of it. 2. Bravely Default 2--One of my all time favorites; pulled many all-nighters to grind job classes, farm best equipment, max out levels and everything and was happy to have played it. 3. Final Fantasy X--This game was my first entry into FF series as well as JRPGs in general. Played original PS2 version and when HD Remaster with content from international version was released for PS3 and PS4, I of course added to collection so I could see what new features were added and overcome newly added super bosses like Dark Aeons and Penance; I sure was put through the wringer. I played X-2 but only PS2 version; haven't had drive to do everything all over again despite newly added content like monster capture and newly added dresspheres; getting 100% was hard enough as it was the first time. Maybe some day... 4. Arc Rise Fantasia--I would've bought a Wii just to play that game but I had already bought a Wii just to play Muramasa. Arc Rise Fantasia was very innovative and while the big difficulty spikes lead to some frustrating moments, I enjoyed the story and gameplay mechanics even if there were times where VO made me want to throw speakers out of a skyscraper window. 5. Trails of Cold Steel---As of this writing, I have played Cold Steel 1-4 and Trails into Reverie and each game is a masterpiece in its own right. Really like the big character roster in Reverie and high replay value; one of my personal favorites. 6. YS Games--I've only played Lacrymosa of Dana and Monstrum Nox but OMG are they amazing. Excited for X to come out which will probably be 2025. That's all that comes to mind while typing this comment but great video and hope to see more of your videos.
I'm so glad you put Skies of Arcadia on your list. I played through it 3 times on the dreamcast. I would love to play the Legends version someday somehow.
My Top 10 JRPG of All Time are: 1. Persona 5 Royal 2. Persona 4 Golden 3. XenoBlade Chronicles 3 Including Future Redeems 4. XenoBlade Chronicles Definitive Edition 5. Fire Emblem Three Houses 6. Lost Odyssey 7. FF7 8. FF9 9. Triangle Strategy 10. Fire Emblem Engage have to play FF6 and Chrono Trigger to see if they can both be on my List
For me, Lost Odyssey was the true ff10. I really missed alot of elements missing from previous final fantasies, especially the explorable world map and vehicles and Lost Odyssey captured that feel perfectly
If your basing the game on what the system pulled off, you gotta mention Phantasy Star 1 on the Sega Master System. That was a great game, and still is!
I started PS1 Sega Ages on switch and couldn't figure out what to do after the first cave LOL Maybe I'll come back to it one day. I liked what I played, but I feel like I need a walkthrough to know where to go next.
For once, a list that makes sense. I'm not a Persona fan, but outside of that, these are all 10/10 experience that are among the best JRPG's. Hard to include everything (Saturn often gets ignored), but some other suggestions. Replace Xenoblade 3 with XenoGears Add: Shining Force 3, Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre and Panzer Dragoon Saga (best gameplay, dark story). Include DQ XI when you mention DQ VIII. Still, fantastic list, people always add really random games that they personally liked, but aren't that special, but you didn't. Great video.
Lost Odyssey! thx so much for talking about this timeless masterpiece by the FF Father Sakaguchi! so underrated, so unknown, while it should be called Final Fantasy and it should be right up there on the throne together with 6 and 7... sad to see Sakaguchis non FF games get so little attention, Last Story and Fantasian are also amazing...
Some of my favorite Jrpgs are Xenoblade chronicles 3, Persona 5 Royal, Ff7 remake Cold Steel 4 and Xenoblade 2. But I still have a lot of games I need to play, definitely want to check out FF 6 after watching this video great stuff👍!
I don't know about them being 10/10, but the top of my list for RPG's overall, not necessarily JRPG's, is DQ 5 and 8, FF 6, Cyberpunk 2077 (more RPG elements with 2.0 now but a mashup of RPG, FPS and and adventure game), wrestle quest (which i just started but is so far great). For 10/10, Octopath Traveller 2 is VERY close. For absolutely 10/10, the top 2 on my list are DQ 11 and Chrono Trigger. I still have a lot in my backlog like persona 5 Royal, 8 bit adventures 2, Alterium Shift, Bravely Default 2, Live A Live, Sea of Stars, Triangle Strategy, Yakuza Like a Dragon and a few others so we will see what makes the list. Kyles Quest from back in the day on Palm and Windows CE handhelds is also high in the list of all time favorites. I love the old school games because im an old school guy that was playing Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest back in the 80's when it first came out.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. You must experience The legend of heroes franchise especially since you loved how Xenoblade 3 connected to a larger overarching story, and I love Xenoblade, but I’ve never seen it done on the scale that legend of heroes has. Maybe when you retire you’ll have some time to get into those on your backlog lol
This makes me not want to play the trials series. I loved XC 1-3, but I wish they were shorter. I actually really didn't like XC3, and I think the big reason was because it was too long. It just dragged on.... Why were there so many hero quests for heroes you won't even use? Maybe one day, but after 60 hours I think a game should be over. Side quests, sure, but nothing important.
@MassiveRican What's a good entry point? I can access most consoles, but primarily use Switch. I may want to put it on my higher priorities if it's comparable to the Xeno series. I mostly asked since I do consider all Xeno entries to be canon, which expands the scale a great deal. But since Xenoblade is the most recent entry and has far wider reach than Gears, Saga, or X ever did, a giant piece of the scale is covered by general obscurity.
I'm glad you gave a dub to Lost Odyssey the true Final Fantasy 13 if only it could get a PC release so folks can play the game. If we're actually getting Fantasian we should get Lost Odyssey too. Final Fantasy 6 and ChronoTrigger best RPG's evvaa! The Xenoblade series is really growing on me especially that DLC. Wasn't Sky of Arcadia the one that had its translation completely different from the original Japanese? Maybe I got the wrong game but it was some RPG where the localization team I think made up their own story.
Chrono Trigger is the best for me. I played that in the year 2001. And I still love it. I love the battle system, and the story, changing the past can change the future.
My favourite JRPG is hands down Chrono Trigger it’s my all time favourite game period and it’s a certified 10/10 banger I also love Xenoblade Chronicles 1 that’s also a banger and so is final fantasy VII
If he grouped all the Xenoblades and FF games together, he could have fit 2 more games... I'd vote for Super Mario RPG and Shining Force 3. Sega Saturn JRPG's are the most underappreciated, at least people played PS1...
Among all of these games, Lost Odyssey is the one game I wish i can play. I don't own xbox so i really hoped it gets ported on PC but alas it's not possible.
My dawg! I remember playing skies of arcadia back in the sega dreamcast days yo!...great game and great video.just getting back into gaming and was looking for some good rpgs.glad i found your channel!
Xenogears PS1 Star Ocean The Second Story PS1 Kingdom Hearts PS2 Paper Mario Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door Brave Fencer Musashi PS1 Legendary Fencer Musashi PS2 Like a Dragon Ps4 The World End With You DS/Switch Disgaea Stella Glow 3DS Radiant Historia DS/3DS
Lost odyssey was pretty dope but I personally knock off points for jrpgs that don't let you grind. If I remember right you can only level up so far while playing before you start getting less and less experience.
Totally agree on Xenoblade: Future Redeemed. I feel like that game came and went in the media, but it was so friggin' good. Incredible story, characters, battle system, and cameos.
0:46 insta like for even showing dark cloud gameplay, havent finished the vid yet but some of my tops are: "*" next to my top in series ff7* 8 9 10 persona 3 4 5* (persona 3 reload will undoubtedly make my top favorite as it is nostalgic for me but 5 royal is just too good) xenoblade 1 2 3* dark cloud and dark cloud 2* (i loved 2, related more to the main character as a child and taking pictures was fun) ni no kuni 1* 2 dragon quest 11 s is the only dq game i've really played but loved it is zelda a jrpg??? i dunno but ZELDA TOTK top one other than majoras mask, i unfortunately have never played OoT :( one more before i finish watching this video --- YAKUZA LIKE A DRAGON. never played a yakuza game but played this one cuz it was turn based and WOW i had a blast, almost even thinking about going back and 100% it now as thats my latest hobby had to edit to add a psp favorite, BRAVE STORY NEW TRAVELER. I ADORE THAT GAME! also MURAMASA REBIRTH ON PS VITA. im currently platting it(or aiming to) made it to the end and felt the need to mention, i tried chrono trigger too late in life i think. i didnt really get into it and never really felt like trying it again unfortunately
My top ten 10 out of 10s ranked 😅 10. Tales of Vesperia 9. Super Paper Mario 8. Final Fantasy X 7. Final Fantasy VI 6. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 5. Paper Mario: The Origami King 4. Octopath Traveler II 3. Blue Dragon 2. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1. Lost Odyssey
I love the Pokemon games they are wonderful. Also classic Final Fantasy is such a amazing experience and must have for PlayStation 1 and Super Nintendo. Chrono Trigger is wonderful and I hate how Square Enix hasn't ported it to modern gaming consoles for the new generation of gamers to experience this master piece. I have a friend who got into XenoBlade Chronicles on the Nintendo Switch and he loved It but I haven't gotten to those games yet. I love JRPGs they are such an amazing experience. Cool video. ^_^
I played eachone but skyes of arcadia and mostly agree with you (i just would choose a diferent fe). This list makes me miss Hironobu Sakaguchi as three of the games of this list are his. Maybe someday he returns from the mobile market, but i suppose he will be retairing not to late now, which is a pity for jrpgs lovers.
My list looks something like: Xenoblade 1 Nier Automata Chrono Trigger The World Ends With You Yakuza: Like a Dragon Final Fantasy 6 Pokemon Emerald Radiant Historia
Love the big videos you have been putting out. I personally would live to see you do some retrospective videos singling in on one game. Either way, great stuff, and keep doing you.
Well I've ordered my steam deck oled and when that arrives I will be playing through all the final fantasy games on that, then moving onto some other big JRPG's, maybe check out the Tales games or the Dragon Quest ones! Chrono Trigger definitely on the list as well and probably many others haha.
Ahh Lost Odyssey. What a gem that game was. When it came out and I played it I tried to tell my friends it was the best Final Fantasy Id ever played and no one wanted to hear it. It soo needs a new port to Steam that isn't terrible.
My personal favorite jrpgs. 1. Final Fantasy 6 2. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn 3. Tales of Vesperia 4. Final Fantasy Tactics 5. Legend of Dragoon 6. Utawarerumono 7. Suikoden 2 8. Final Fantasy 9 9. Triangle Strategy 10. Kingdom Hearts
My top 10 1. XC 2 2. XC 3 3. Persona 5 royal 4. FF IX 5. Disgaea 5 complete 6. Nier Automata 7. XC DE 8. SMT V 9. Octopath Traveler 10. Pokemon Black/White Honorable Mention: 1. Labyrinth of Refrain 2. Fire Emblem Three Houses 3. Tales Of Vesperia 4. FF XII 5. Ni no Kuni
Thousand arms is like playing an anime/dating sim. Unique experience, but is it good? If you want to play it, go play it, it's a unique experience. Wild arms for PS1 is good, also unique. Nothing groundbreaking, but good.
My list of RPGs that I remember very fondly throughout the years would be: (semi-chronological, as named at the time) Dragon Warrior Final Fantasy Breath of Fire Final Fantasy III Chrono Trigger Pokemon Yellow Super Mario RPG Fire Emblem Golden Sun Mario & Luigi Dragon Quest IX Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story Xenoblade Fire Emblem Awakening Xenoblade 2 My memory is fractured on a couple games. I remember really liking Tales of Symphonia, but not finishing it...When getting back to it several years later, I thought it was trash. Super Mario RPG is the opposite... I thought it was okay at the time and getting back to it a few years later, I really liked it. Golden Sun 1 & 2 blur together for me... I know I liked 1, I think I like 2, I know I don't like 3.
You've missed out on some great series. I really enjoyed Arc you should definitely try shadow hearts and my most recent find is octopath. You should branch out from squeenix my dude...
Final Fantasy 6 Final Fantasy 12 Dragon Quest 11 Romacing Saga 2 Like a Dragon 7 Dragon’s Dogma Elden Ring Persona 5 天地を喰らう２ 諸葛孔明伝 Shining and the darkness
I agree these are all great jrpg but out of those only JRPG games that hooked me from start to finish are: 1/ FF7R 2/ FFX 3/ Astral Chain 4/ Nier Automata 5/ Octopath Traveler 2
@@shinoff-tw4eqI have no experience with the series yet, is it good? Should I start from the Star Ocean 1 first or I can just go and play the 2nd one?
Nice list OJ! I should’ve know Chrono Trigger was #1. It is truly a 10/10. Really a perfect game imo. I would add Octopath (likely the 2nd eventually) as it’s “feeling” with graphics, soundtrack and gameplay is just phenomenal. Maybe best soundtrack ever, no lie. Also SMTV was my first Shin Megami game. I took your advice and played on hard: it was an addicting nightmare! I was so sleepy at work for about a month playing until 3am. I couldn’t even play Metroid Dread, SMTV just consumed me. 300hrs later I finally beat it. I spent far too long experimenting with fusion and getting everything but it was love for me. Gotta add one more…Paper Mario & The 1000yr Door. So well written and funny! That’s it. Keep up the good work bro👏🏾
The only games on this list I haven't played yet are Skies of Arcadia, Lost Odyssey, FE Awakening, and Chrono Trigger. If any of these get ported to modern day consoles I'd def check them out. (I don't game on PC)
@@eastcoasttone3952I would love to see a Skies of Arcadia or Lost Odyssey port on switch. There is hope with The Last Remnant & Grandia getting ports.
My 10 / 10 expiriences are 1 Chrono trigger, 2 Final Fantasy 6 , 2 .VALKYRIE PROFILE 1. 3 Final Fantasy X. 4. Final Fantasy 7 (ps1) 5.Xenoblade 3 . 6. Xenoblade 1. 7. Shadow Hearts 2 8. Star Ocean 3. 9. Skies of Arcadia 10. Grandia 2 Those rpgs marked My soul as a rpg lover!
I know we got a remaster of dq8 on ds but that doesn't count. I wanna play that version on modern platforms. This is a great list I have to agree with. So many certified 6/10s on my all time favourites though 😂
Never played FF VI. Hopefully SE will give it love with a remix or remaster XEnoblade 3 I did not finish but I will now. Xenoblade 2 I beat and loved it. Xenoblade 1 in the midst of that too. But the rest of your lists outside of Pokemon game I agree with and beat most of them. Thanks Bro for the list
Final Fantasy Tactics/Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions Chronicles Trigger Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy VII Remake (HOLY SH!T AWESOME) Final Fantasy XVI Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition Ehrgeiz: God Bless (Had a RPG mode that was awesome for the PSOne at the time to me) Sea of Stars Astral Chain Xenoblade Chronicles 1 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Blue Dragon Persona 5 Royal Atelier Sophie Atelier Sophie 2 Atelier Ryza Atelier Ryza 2 Atelier Ryza 3 … Still have so many more to add 😅
It’s hard for me to decide what 10/10 means, but for me the best jrpg experiences have been Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, and the Xenoblade trilogy.
You are missing Chrono Cross. One of few JRPG got 10/10 point on Gamespot. Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger are two JRPG which RPG lover should try at least one time in their life.
I get it, it’s your list and it’s a good one but Xenoblade 1 and 3 over Xenogears? 😢 Where’s suikoden 2?! How’s last remnant better than ff10? 😭 Persona 5 over Persona 4, SMT 4, nocturne and devil survivor 😢. Did IGN get a hold of this list?🤔 Great video overall as always, love the energy mate.
My top 3:
1: Xenoblade 2
2: Xenoblade 3
3: Xenoblade 1
For me XB1, XB3, XB2
I kinda go back and forth between 2 or 3 being better. The entire XC3 package to include the DLC may tip it over the edge for me.
For me, it's tough to rank them. In my opinion, XC1 has the best story, XC2 has the best music, and XC3 has the best cast of characters.
XBC2 is the greatest game of all time, it's simply not long enough.
What a bunch of jokers!
I usually have a list of RPG’s to play for the year, I am going to use your list and play these coming up in 2024 along with the great RPG’s coming out that year also, thanks OJ!!!
I played and beat the original FF7 for the first time this year, and I now understand why that game was such a big deal when it came out. Great game!
Played the Crisis Core remastered yet ?
@@mo_musashi_284 I'm playing it right after I beat Ghost Trick.
My favorite RPG's of all time in no particular order, cause they are THAT good to me:
Final Fantasy 4, 6, & 7
Final Fantasy Tactics (and Tactics Advance 2)
Chrono Trigger
Baldur's Gate 3
Dragon Quest 8 & 11
Fire Emblem Awakening (I almost forgot how AMAZING this game is)
Shadowrun (SNES)
Xenogears
Shining Force 1 & 2
Persona 4 & 5
Now if you ask me to rank them that would be VERY hard for me. Those are the top dogs in my book.
Always enjoy these lists OJ. Growing up, playing FF4 (not the best but since it was my first ever RPG it will always be special), 6, Chrono Trigger and FFX happened at pivotal moments in my life personally and experiencing great games like that stays with you. Chrono is also my #1 and someday I need to check out the DS version. These aren’t just games, they are art forms like a great novel or movie especially when they are 10/10.
Awesome list! Mine is Chrono trigger, FF6, FF7, Xenogears, Radiant Historia, persona 5, Star Ocean 2, Super Mario RPG, FF Tactics and Fire Emblem Awakening.
Noice, SM RPG is definitely a 10/10.
Nice to see people here appreciate FE Awakening. IMO, FE went very rapidly downhill with Fates and every FE since. Awakening, Mystery of the Emblem DS, and Thraccia were among the best FE games.
If I see a video praising Lost Odyssey in a thumbnail I'm going to click! It's sad Phil Spencer chose not fund additional sequels and prequels because the 1000 year old stories really demonstrated the limitless possibilities and potential of the franchise.
I consider these to be the THE TOP jrpgs for these consoles.
NES: Destiny Of An Emperor (this game is super slept on but it's an amazing blend of Pokémon, Dragon Warrior and Dynasty Warriors. I highly recommend making an emulator run)
SNES: FF 6, Chrono Trigger, Secret Of Mana, Ogre Battle, Super Mario Rpg
Genesis: Shining Force 1 and 2, Phantasy Star 4
PS1: FF7, FF: Tactics, Suikoden 2, Parasite Eve
N64: Ogre Battle 64, Paper Mario
GameCube: Skies Of Arcadia, Baten Kaitos, Gauntlet Legends: Dark Legacy
Dreamcast: Grandia 2
PS2: Shadow Hearts 1 and 2, FF 10, SMT Nocturne, Growlanser 3, Persona 3 and 4,
Wii: Xenoblade Chronicles (what a revolutionary game this was. The first game to successfully blend wjrpg open world mechanics into the JRPG formula. I wish it was mandatory for Square Enix employees to play this)
XBOX 360/PS3: Lost Odyssey, Resonance Of Fate, South Park: Stick Of Truth
Switch/Xbone/Ps4: way too many to even start!
Lost odyssey is the REAL FINAL FANTASY 13 ❤
1. Final Fantasy IV through X
2. Persona 4 and 5 (never played the others)
3. Xenosaga
All these games are amazing! I think these are also some must plays: Dragon Quest 11, Fire Emblem Echoes, Final Fantasy X, Blue Dragon and Pokemon X/Y
Dragon quest 11 is the best jrpg that's came out in years i mean years. Looked great, and still felt old school. I fking loved it. Hopefully square doesn't change it much for dq12.
Why Blue Dragon?
Also why FE Echoes and Pokemon X/Y? I don't think I've ever heard FE/Pokemon fans praise those entires.
Echoes isn't as good as the original Gaiden, it doesn't even have the weapons triangle.
Having beaten every FE game, I agree Awakening is the best by a margin. Personally I like the original 5 games the most (before they fired the staff for making TearRing Saga on PS1).
For Pokemon, I think the first 2 gems are the best.
@@shinoff-tw4eq DQ is fully owned by its creator Yuji Horii so Square has little input on its direction. That’s the only reason the franchise has remained consistent through the years unlike FF.
@gulfovandre5381 that's pretty dope. Thanks for the info cause I wasn't aware square and dq were like that. That's fantastic to hear to be honest. Others might not agree but I haven't cared much for a ff game since final fantasy 10 and even that I could see the changes coming Ala no world map. I still remember be amazed by ff1 on nes and each game we after that we were able to get at the time then came 6 7 8 9. Fantastic quadruple punch
@@shinoff-tw4eq Yeah remember that DQ comes from the «Enix» half of the business, and Enix was just a publisher not developer, games were actually developed by small studios, in DQ case was (and still is) under the lead of Horii through his company «Armor Project» who holds DQ trademark. When fusion with Square succeeded in early 2000s Square-Enix inherited the publishing contract but trademark remained with Horii, and actually also Toriyama (Bird Studio) for character designs and Sugiyama for the music. If you take a closer look to DQXI title screen you’ll notice they are all credited as copyright holders in the lower part. Fortunately they are all independent so this has kept the franchise out of reach from Square stupid decisions.
Great list OJ. I agree with most of them. I just would put Xenogears in instead of Skies of Arcadia, but overall is a very solid selection of games.
XenoGears instead of Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Skies of Arcadia stays on, Sega often gets ignored and they made some great JRPG's (Grandia 1/2, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force 3, etc)
Xenoblade 3 for sure
Chrono Trigger Most definitely
2 more are sequels but they are God Tier
Trails in the Sky SC and Trails to Azure
The Trails in the Sky games are cool. Definitely dated by today's standards though
Great video, honestly your constant praise of the Xenoblade franchise is what got me into it and now it’s in my top 3 for favorite jrpgs
JRPGs that were a 10/10 for me that you already mentioned are of course: Lost Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles, Dragon Quest VIII, and Persona 5 Royal.
Some other winners for me were:
1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch HD Remaster. I did play the original PS3 version and was thrilled it was re-released on PS4 which I continue to play from time to time for the fun of it.
2. Bravely Default 2--One of my all time favorites; pulled many all-nighters to grind job classes, farm best equipment, max out levels and everything and was happy to have played it.
3. Final Fantasy X--This game was my first entry into FF series as well as JRPGs in general. Played original PS2 version and when HD Remaster with content from international version was released for PS3 and PS4, I of course added to collection so I could see what new features were added and overcome newly added super bosses like Dark Aeons and Penance; I sure was put through the wringer. I played X-2 but only PS2 version; haven't had drive to do everything all over again despite newly added content like monster capture and newly added dresspheres; getting 100% was hard enough as it was the first time. Maybe some day...
4. Arc Rise Fantasia--I would've bought a Wii just to play that game but I had already bought a Wii just to play Muramasa. Arc Rise Fantasia was very innovative and while the big difficulty spikes lead to some frustrating moments, I enjoyed the story and gameplay mechanics even if there were times where VO made me want to throw speakers out of a skyscraper window.
5. Trails of Cold Steel---As of this writing, I have played Cold Steel 1-4 and Trails into Reverie and each game is a masterpiece in its own right. Really like the big character roster in Reverie and high replay value; one of my personal favorites.
6. YS Games--I've only played Lacrymosa of Dana and Monstrum Nox but OMG are they amazing. Excited for X to come out which will probably be 2025.
That's all that comes to mind while typing this comment but great video and hope to see more of your videos.
I'm so glad you put Skies of Arcadia on your list.
I played through it 3 times on the dreamcast.
I would love to play the Legends version someday somehow.
My Top 10 JRPG of All Time are:
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. Persona 4 Golden
3. XenoBlade Chronicles 3 Including Future Redeems
4. XenoBlade Chronicles Definitive Edition
5. Fire Emblem Three Houses
6. Lost Odyssey
7. FF7
8. FF9
9. Triangle Strategy
10. Fire Emblem Engage
have to play FF6 and Chrono Trigger to see if they can both be on my List
For me, Lost Odyssey was the true ff10. I really missed alot of elements missing from previous final fantasies, especially the explorable world map and vehicles and Lost Odyssey captured that feel perfectly
If your basing the game on what the system pulled off, you gotta mention Phantasy Star 1 on the Sega Master System. That was a great game, and still is!
Finally played phantasy star 1 last year. I'd agree with 10/10
@@reyntime1950 yah, it's great.
I started PS1 Sega Ages on switch and couldn't figure out what to do after the first cave LOL
Maybe I'll come back to it one day. I liked what I played, but I feel like I need a walkthrough to know where to go next.
I know crono would be first, and xenoblade would second 😅, I love the selections bro great video
For once, a list that makes sense. I'm not a Persona fan, but outside of that, these are all 10/10 experience that are among the best JRPG's.
Hard to include everything (Saturn often gets ignored), but some other suggestions.
Replace Xenoblade 3 with XenoGears
Add:
Shining Force 3, Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre and Panzer Dragoon Saga (best gameplay, dark story).
Include DQ XI when you mention DQ VIII.
Still, fantastic list, people always add really random games that they personally liked, but aren't that special, but you didn't. Great video.
There are so many incredible JRPGs in this moment in time, but of course there could be no other number 1.
It had to be Chrono Trigger lol
@@Playeressence it really is THE best JRPG ever
I don’t like the Art Design at all for Chrono Trigger
Chrono trigger is overrated
Lost Odyssey! thx so much for talking about this timeless masterpiece by the FF Father Sakaguchi! so underrated, so unknown, while it should be called Final Fantasy and it should be right up there on the throne together with 6 and 7...
sad to see Sakaguchis non FF games get so little attention, Last Story and Fantasian are also amazing...
I like the vibe you have here, your sound more chill than usual, and i kinda like it!
Some of my favorite Jrpgs are Xenoblade chronicles 3, Persona 5 Royal, Ff7 remake Cold Steel 4 and Xenoblade 2. But I still have a lot of games I need to play, definitely want to check out FF 6 after watching this video great stuff👍!
Lost Odyssey is so good.
I don't know about them being 10/10, but the top of my list for RPG's overall, not necessarily JRPG's, is DQ 5 and 8, FF 6, Cyberpunk 2077 (more RPG elements with 2.0 now but a mashup of RPG, FPS and and adventure game), wrestle quest (which i just started but is so far great). For 10/10, Octopath Traveller 2 is VERY close. For absolutely 10/10, the top 2 on my list are DQ 11 and Chrono Trigger. I still have a lot in my backlog like persona 5 Royal, 8 bit adventures 2, Alterium Shift, Bravely Default 2, Live A Live, Sea of Stars, Triangle Strategy, Yakuza Like a Dragon and a few others so we will see what makes the list. Kyles Quest from back in the day on Palm and Windows CE handhelds is also high in the list of all time favorites. I love the old school games because im an old school guy that was playing Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest back in the 80's when it first came out.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. You must experience The legend of heroes franchise especially since you loved how Xenoblade 3 connected to a larger overarching story, and I love Xenoblade, but I’ve never seen it done on the scale that legend of heroes has. Maybe when you retire you’ll have some time to get into those on your backlog lol
One of these days I need to really spend time with that franchise.
Are we talking bigger than Xenoblade 1-3? Or Xenoblade 1-3+X+Xenosaga+Xenogears?
@@HunchbackOfNotreJon we’re talking multiple duologies, trilogies, quadrilogy, & stand-alone titles.
This makes me not want to play the trials series.
I loved XC 1-3, but I wish they were shorter. I actually really didn't like XC3, and I think the big reason was because it was too long.
It just dragged on.... Why were there so many hero quests for heroes you won't even use?
Maybe one day, but after 60 hours I think a game should be over. Side quests, sure, but nothing important.
@MassiveRican What's a good entry point? I can access most consoles, but primarily use Switch. I may want to put it on my higher priorities if it's comparable to the Xeno series.
I mostly asked since I do consider all Xeno entries to be canon, which expands the scale a great deal. But since Xenoblade is the most recent entry and has far wider reach than Gears, Saga, or X ever did, a giant piece of the scale is covered by general obscurity.
I'm glad you gave a dub to Lost Odyssey the true Final Fantasy 13 if only it could get a PC release so folks can play the game. If we're actually getting Fantasian we should get Lost Odyssey too. Final Fantasy 6 and ChronoTrigger best RPG's evvaa! The Xenoblade series is really growing on me especially that DLC. Wasn't Sky of Arcadia the one that had its translation completely different from the original Japanese? Maybe I got the wrong game but it was some RPG where the localization team I think made up their own story.
Chrono Trigger is the best for me. I played that in the year 2001. And I still love it. I love the battle system, and the story, changing the past can change the future.
Would have been good if it wasn't for Fire Emblem Awakening.
Thank you for mentioning Lost Odyssey.
FF1,4,5,6,7, Shadow Hearts 1&2, Legend of Legaia, SO2, DQ 1, 8, and 11, Legend of Dragoon and SMRPG.
Excellent list! Loved the whole thing! :)
Octo path for sure in mine
My favourite JRPG is hands down Chrono Trigger it’s my all time favourite game period and it’s a certified 10/10 banger I also love Xenoblade Chronicles 1 that’s also a banger and so is final fantasy VII
I agree with most of the list.
One I would add is Suikoden 2. But it's a game that I feel don't get the respect it deserves.
If he grouped all the Xenoblades and FF games together, he could have fit 2 more games...
I'd vote for Super Mario RPG and Shining Force 3. Sega Saturn JRPG's are the most underappreciated, at least people played PS1...
Among all of these games, Lost Odyssey is the one game I wish i can play. I don't own xbox so i really hoped it gets ported on PC but alas it's not possible.
A used xb360 is like $20 LOL
My dawg! I remember playing skies of arcadia back in the sega dreamcast days yo!...great game and great video.just getting back into gaming and was looking for some good rpgs.glad i found your channel!
Xenogears PS1
Star Ocean The Second Story PS1
Kingdom Hearts PS2
Paper Mario
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
Brave Fencer Musashi PS1
Legendary Fencer Musashi PS2
Like a Dragon Ps4
The World End With You DS/Switch
Disgaea
Stella Glow 3DS
Radiant Historia DS/3DS
Lost odyssey was pretty dope but I personally knock off points for jrpgs that don't let you grind. If I remember right you can only level up so far while playing before you start getting less and less experience.
Totally agree on Xenoblade: Future Redeemed. I feel like that game came and went in the media, but it was so friggin' good. Incredible story, characters, battle system, and cameos.
0:46 insta like for even showing dark cloud gameplay, havent finished the vid yet but some of my tops are:
"*" next to my top in series
ff7* 8 9 10
persona 3 4 5* (persona 3 reload will undoubtedly make my top favorite as it is nostalgic for me but 5 royal is just too good)
xenoblade 1 2 3*
dark cloud and dark cloud 2* (i loved 2, related more to the main character as a child and taking pictures was fun)
ni no kuni 1* 2
dragon quest 11 s is the only dq game i've really played but loved it
is zelda a jrpg??? i dunno but ZELDA TOTK top one other than majoras mask, i unfortunately have never played OoT :(
one more before i finish watching this video --- YAKUZA LIKE A DRAGON. never played a yakuza game but played this one cuz it was turn based and WOW i had a blast, almost even thinking about going back and 100% it now as thats my latest hobby
had to edit to add a psp favorite, BRAVE STORY NEW TRAVELER. I ADORE THAT GAME!
also MURAMASA REBIRTH ON PS VITA. im currently platting it(or aiming to)
made it to the end and felt the need to mention, i tried chrono trigger too late in life i think. i didnt really get into it and never really felt like trying it again unfortunately
My top ten 10 out of 10s ranked 😅
10. Tales of Vesperia
9. Super Paper Mario
8. Final Fantasy X
7. Final Fantasy VI
6. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
5. Paper Mario: The Origami King
4. Octopath Traveler II
3. Blue Dragon
2. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
1. Lost Odyssey
I love the Pokemon games they are wonderful. Also classic Final Fantasy is such a amazing experience and must have for PlayStation 1 and Super Nintendo. Chrono Trigger is wonderful and I hate how Square Enix hasn't ported it to modern gaming consoles for the new generation of gamers to experience this master piece. I have a friend who got into XenoBlade Chronicles on the Nintendo Switch and he loved It but I haven't gotten to those games yet. I love JRPGs they are such an amazing experience. Cool video. ^_^
amazing list and presentation bro. Definitely loved listening this from start to finish. We need that Chrono remake now lol
I played eachone but skyes of arcadia and mostly agree with you (i just would choose a diferent fe).
This list makes me miss Hironobu Sakaguchi as three of the games of this list are his. Maybe someday he returns from the mobile market, but i suppose he will be retairing not to late now, which is a pity for jrpgs lovers.
I go with a newer game, Fate Samurai Remnant, best JRPG I have played for a very very long time, a solid 10/10.
Wow I’ve never heard of this game before. Just checked it out and it looks dope. Gonna try it for sure. Thanks bro!
@@KseRBanshee you welcome
Pokemon moon was my first Pokemon game. I was 35 years old. I sure missed out when I was a kid for not playing turn based games.
My list looks something like:
Xenoblade 1
Nier Automata
Chrono Trigger
The World Ends With You
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Final Fantasy 6
Pokemon Emerald
Radiant Historia
Nintendo Switch needs Valkyria Revolution
Final Fantasy Dissidia(psp/vita)
Chrono Trigger Remake
Mysteria Remake
Super Mario RPG sequal remake
All of those are on steam deck
We don't need valkyria Revolution lol. We need valkyria chronicles 2 and 3 remaster or remake.
@Mario123007 what about ff7 nes version? That's a real thing btw.
@@leafstormblaze9449 what does that have to do with valkyria Revolution?L though?
Fantastic list OJ thank you for all you do. Can't wait for part 2!
Love the big videos you have been putting out. I personally would live to see you do some retrospective videos singling in on one game. Either way, great stuff, and keep doing you.
Well I've ordered my steam deck oled and when that arrives I will be playing through all the final fantasy games on that, then moving onto some other big JRPG's, maybe check out the Tales games or the Dragon Quest ones! Chrono Trigger definitely on the list as well and probably many others haha.
Ahh Lost Odyssey. What a gem that game was. When it came out and I played it I tried to tell my friends it was the best Final Fantasy Id ever played and no one wanted to hear it. It soo needs a new port to Steam that isn't terrible.
My personal favorite jrpgs.
1. Final Fantasy 6
2. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
3. Tales of Vesperia
4. Final Fantasy Tactics
5. Legend of Dragoon
6. Utawarerumono
7. Suikoden 2
8. Final Fantasy 9
9. Triangle Strategy
10. Kingdom Hearts
My top 10
1. XC 2
2. XC 3
3. Persona 5 royal
4. FF IX
5. Disgaea 5 complete
6. Nier Automata
7. XC DE
8. SMT V
9. Octopath Traveler
10. Pokemon Black/White
Honorable Mention:
1. Labyrinth of Refrain
2. Fire Emblem Three Houses
3. Tales Of Vesperia
4. FF XII
5. Ni no Kuni
Incredible list.
Thanks for the SMTV and Octopath love!!!
I’m playing the second and it’s incredible👍🏾
Thoughts on Thousand Arms? Not sure why but it's always something I go back to, also Wild Arms.
Thousand arms is like playing an anime/dating sim. Unique experience, but is it good?
If you want to play it, go play it, it's a unique experience.
Wild arms for PS1 is good, also unique. Nothing groundbreaking, but good.
Great list! Unpopular opinion: on my list I have FFXII, the ps2 version. Same music composer as in Radiant Silvergun on the Saturn.👍
My list of RPGs that I remember very fondly throughout the years would be: (semi-chronological, as named at the time)
Dragon Warrior
Final Fantasy
Breath of Fire
Final Fantasy III
Chrono Trigger
Pokemon Yellow
Super Mario RPG
Fire Emblem
Golden Sun
Mario & Luigi
Dragon Quest IX
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Xenoblade
Fire Emblem Awakening
Xenoblade 2
My memory is fractured on a couple games. I remember really liking Tales of Symphonia, but not finishing it...When getting back to it several years later, I thought it was trash. Super Mario RPG is the opposite... I thought it was okay at the time and getting back to it a few years later, I really liked it. Golden Sun 1 & 2 blur together for me... I know I liked 1, I think I like 2, I know I don't like 3.
I love some big budget games, but there is something special about jrpg's that money just cant buy!
You've missed out on some great series. I really enjoyed Arc you should definitely try shadow hearts and my most recent find is octopath. You should branch out from squeenix my dude...
Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy 12
Dragon Quest 11
Romacing Saga 2
Like a Dragon 7
Dragon’s Dogma
Elden Ring
Persona 5
天地を喰らう２ 諸葛孔明伝
Shining and the darkness
I'm missing Final Fantasy Tactics for the Sony PSP, this was a great Strategy Game...
awakenign was the first FE game I played. Great game that got me hooked on the series.
Yoooo I thought I was the only person to love Lost Odyssey! Definite 10/10
Yes Sir
I agree these are all great jrpg but out of those only JRPG games that hooked me from start to finish are:
1/ FF7R
2/ FFX
3/ Astral Chain
4/ Nier Automata
5/ Octopath Traveler 2
You gonna try the star ocean 2 remake next week?
@@shinoff-tw4eqI have no experience with the series yet, is it good? Should I start from the Star Ocean 1 first or I can just go and play the 2nd one?
You can't say you love JRPG's without mentioning Suikoden series
Shining force 1 & 2 are some of the best rpgs of all time, In my opinion and very underrated.
Nice list OJ! I should’ve know Chrono Trigger was #1. It is truly a 10/10. Really a perfect game imo.
I would add Octopath (likely the 2nd eventually) as it’s “feeling” with graphics, soundtrack and gameplay is just phenomenal. Maybe best soundtrack ever, no lie.
Also SMTV was my first Shin Megami game. I took your advice and played on hard: it was an addicting nightmare! I was so sleepy at work for about a month playing until 3am. I couldn’t even play Metroid Dread, SMTV just consumed me. 300hrs later I finally beat it. I spent far too long experimenting with fusion and getting everything but it was love for me.
Gotta add one more…Paper Mario & The 1000yr Door. So well written and funny! That’s it. Keep up the good work bro👏🏾
I would personally add Mana Khemia 1 and 2, Nier Automata and Nier Replicant.
love these list vids, great work OJ
played chrono trigger this year for the first time. It's amazing.
2 more 10/10 from Ps1's golden era of jrpg are Suikoden 2 and Legend of Dragoon!
I also would of added nier automata, nier replicant remake and mother 3. Fantastic rpgs with incredible storyline
Great video man. All great games!
Lost odyssey? Instant sub. Great list!
Ff6, Chrono trigger, DQ8,Skies of arcadia, Xenogears,Persona 5 must be th best jrpg of all time
You can't say you love JRPG's without mentioning Suikoden series 31:09
The only games on this list I haven't played yet are Skies of Arcadia, Lost Odyssey, FE Awakening, and Chrono Trigger. If any of these get ported to modern day consoles I'd def check them out. (I don't game on PC)
You can play the X360 Lost Odyssey on a modern Xbox Series.
@@michaelp4122 I only have Playstation and Switch but thanks for letting me know!
@@eastcoasttone3952I would love to see a Skies of Arcadia or Lost Odyssey port on switch. There is hope with The Last Remnant & Grandia getting ports.
FF-X has always been one of my favorites.
ffx. symphonia. baten kaitos.
No Shin Megami Tensei V? Uh...
My 10 / 10 expiriences are 1 Chrono trigger, 2 Final Fantasy 6 , 2 .VALKYRIE PROFILE 1. 3 Final Fantasy X. 4. Final Fantasy 7 (ps1) 5.Xenoblade 3 . 6. Xenoblade 1. 7. Shadow Hearts 2 8. Star Ocean 3. 9. Skies of Arcadia 10. Grandia 2 Those rpgs marked My soul as a rpg lover!
Awesome list my dude!
If Xenoblade DE and Xenoblade 3 is 10/10, then how do you rate Xenoblade 2? Just curious🤔
For me an 9
nice list. if you like JRPGs then check out the legend of heroes trails series. great JRPGs
Legend of Draggon is my 10/10 love that game
Want a hidden gem? Play labyrinth of refrain coven of dusk.
Persona 5's twists are way too predictable for it to be a 10/10 esp if you played 4 before it
Does the Persona games require you to play them in order. I see a bunch of them on Switch....
I didn’t even realize Person 5 had any twists. Still 10/10 for me. I don’t think unpredictable twists are necessary for every game.
@@joeb2588not at all. They are all independent like Final Fantasy
@@siciliangamer ok, thanks!
I know we got a remaster of dq8 on ds but that doesn't count. I wanna play that version on modern platforms.
This is a great list I have to agree with. So many certified 6/10s on my all time favourites though 😂
Never played FF VI. Hopefully SE will give it love with a remix or remaster
XEnoblade 3 I did not finish but I will now. Xenoblade 2 I beat and loved it. Xenoblade 1 in the midst of that too.
But the rest of your lists outside of Pokemon game I agree with and beat most of them.
Thanks Bro for the list
Final Fantasy Tactics/Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions
Chronicles Trigger
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy VII Remake (HOLY SH!T AWESOME)
Final Fantasy XVI
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition
Ehrgeiz: God Bless (Had a RPG mode that was awesome for the PSOne at the time to me)
Sea of Stars
Astral Chain
Xenoblade Chronicles 1
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Blue Dragon
Persona 5 Royal
Atelier Sophie
Atelier Sophie 2
Atelier Ryza
Atelier Ryza 2
Atelier Ryza 3
… Still have so many more to add 😅
Pokémon HG/SS is definitely peak Pokémon
Lost Odyssey, created by Sakaguchi and Nobuo, enough said.
Oj you shoud do top 10 metroivana and top 10 Fps love the video i would love to see more
It’s hard for me to decide what 10/10 means, but for me the best jrpg experiences have been Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, and the Xenoblade trilogy.
You are missing Chrono Cross. One of few JRPG got 10/10 point on Gamespot. Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger are two JRPG which RPG lover should try at least one time in their life.
Naw, not a 10/10 for me but a great game.
i want a remake for dq8, with the dq11 engine where you can see the characters on screen
bro lost odyssey is amazing
me the whole video minus fire emblem cause not a fan of trpgs, but
"its sooo gooooood" lol
call chrono trigger what it is on the list, an 11/10
DQ 8 needs a Switch release.
I strongly recommend falcom's legend of heroes
I get it, it’s your list and it’s a good one but Xenoblade 1 and 3 over Xenogears? 😢
Where’s suikoden 2?! How’s last remnant better than ff10? 😭
Persona 5 over Persona 4, SMT 4, nocturne and devil survivor 😢. Did IGN get a hold of this list?🤔
Great video overall as always, love the energy mate.
Grandia 1/2, Xenogears, breath of fire 3/4, parasite Eve, panzer dragoon saga, phantasy star 4, Lufia 2, lunar 1/2, suikoden 1/2. Saga frontier 2. Let’s talk games 😂
YES... those are so good man! I need to do a vol. 2 of this list