Squaresoft RPGs RANKED from WORST to BEST!
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- Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024
- In this video, I rank every single RPG developed and/or published by Squaresoft in North America, from worst to best. 32 RPGs total.
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Xenogears was released unfinished and is still one of the top JRPGs ever made. I would love to see a finished remake but that will likely never happen.
I would love to see a finished final fantasy 15.
Xenogears was by far the best, even as it is.
@@Hyperion_Dark I agree, the best, even unfinished.
I would be happy with a remaster, doesn't need to be a complete remake like FF7.
Remastered graphics and a proper CD2 is all I would ask for.
We Need Xenosaga Epidode 4 as well
no it wasnt
I could never really get into Jrpgs that much, but I really enjoyed completing Chrono Cross on the ps1. Its such a unique timeless game. The music is really special too.
Finally, playing every Squaresoft game was actually useful to me xd gonna enjoy this
What I learned from watching your channel is that you and I have somewhat different ideas about what a good RPG is, but I still try my best to catch up with your videos here and there. It's nice to see someone who thinks differently for a change. However, even though I accept that our tastes differ, I was still surprised to see Vagrant Story so low on this list. If anything, this only cemented my perception that we see games very differently, and there's nothing wrong with that.
I wasn't a fan of vagrant story although I know a lot of people were, just different strokes for different folks I guess, I also am not a big fan of persona games either although the rest of the world doesn't seem to share my opinion. I've played a lot of JRPGs over the years and for me the PS1/Saturn era was the best.
Secret of Mana is to me one of the best action RPGs I've ever played. I felt they dialed that game in to be fun, colorful, interesting and hard to put down. That era had some amazing experiences within. Every time I hear the Secret of Mana soundtrack it brings back great memories. A lot of this list I agree with the placement of but Secret of Mana I would have placed a lot higher. Its too bad that game's remaster was not very good.
At least Square Enix re-released the original too. So you can just as easily play that on the Switch as the remake.
I think Legend and Trials were the best among the titles in the Mana franchise. I grew up in the Playstation era so it just might be my biased opinion.
@@fralion0714 i grew up with Secret so yeah that makes sense. Legend and Trials are great games :-)
I just switched the music on the remaster back to the original music and had fun playing it. Some things are actually better in the new version
For me its the most overrated. I had 3 or 4 very close friends as a kid and we were all into RPGs heavily. We freaked when we heard a multiplayer rpg was coming out. But for some reason, we all just couldnt get into SOM. Not one of us. We put it down and went right back to tegular single-player RPGs
Can't agree more, Squaresoft have so much great RPGs, glad to see FF IX and Chrono Cross are on top of the list!
Can't agree with Chrono Cross. Too much grind, too many ultimately inconsequential characters, the combat system isn't that innovative with its combo system and just feels like something added on for more button presses, and combat is insanely slow-paced in general. On the plus side, the story is good and the sound/music is incredible, as well as the artwork. Final Fantasy 6 would have taken top slot for me, with 2) Final Fantasy Tactics 3) FF9 4) Chrono Trigger.
@Rick Deckard Agreed, especially the storyline for FF6. A lot of people complain about the lack of a clear protagonist and antagonist for FF6 but I think they're missing the entire point of the plot =) The characterization for the party, nonetheless, was on point. Both FF6 and FFT are incredibly dark worlds, but with meaningful stories built on existentialism.
As they should be 👍
@@VesperAegis I can't get behind FF9 as a top title. I just played through it again and it just felt like a slog the whole way through. The battles are so slow. It's insane how slow they are. Chrono Cross suffers from the same problem, though I did like the elemental system. Agree with the grind on CC as well. The other issue is having to go back to a map over and over again, and there isn't enough change between the 2 worlds to make it interesting.
FF6 tops for sure. I'd follow that up with (not in order, too hard to decide) Parasite Eve 1, FF4, Xenogears, and Vagrant Story.
@@VesperAegisplaying cc right now, it has basically zero grinding what are you talking about lol
Great list Erick. The original parasite eve is still in my top 20 games but I'm still hoping that one day we'll see a parasite eve remake 🙏.
Front MIssion, Final Fantasy 3 and Secret of Mana on the Snes are my favorites. The Squaresoft games on the Snes were heaven on earth. Losing Squaresoft to Playstation (Sony) was a huge fail for Nintendo.
It was probably because Squaresoft want to integrate a lot more into their games, which will increase the memory the games consume. The cartridge is the worst thing for larger games, and Playstation was willing to accomodate a lot of indie games into their console. SEGA could have contested Playstation since they were the first one to use compact disks for their games, but I am not sure if they did and failed, or they just didn't try to.
@@fralion0714 nah its because sony is greedy
@@lightning13clair29 care to elaborate? Because anyone can call any company greedy but not be able to support their argument.
@@fralion0714 well its not an argument its straight facts every game company is greedy why do you think they compete with each other you think they do that for fun no
@@lightning13clair29 okay, whatever you say. 👌
Recently I just beat final fantasy 6 and it was such a great time.
The best FF IMO, in my case mi first FF was FF7, I played FF6 many years later on the GBA, by that time I was already finished FF12 and still I think it's the best FF, I just love Figaro brothers.
Secret of Mana is more nostalgic for people that got the original game when it first came out, its actually really cool and its a 1-3 player too. One of the best RPG's of its time, you'd have to play it on its release date, now when i pick it up I don't feel that amazing gameplay feeling I had when I was 12 and playing it for the first time.
Glad to see my top 3 Square games (Xenogears, Final Fantasy IX, and Chrono Cross) also have high ranks on your list.
Very cool list from a great time for RPGs. I think you’d like Secret of Evermore and Mana a lot more if you learn the battle mechanics properly. I love how Square is going back to their old catalogue and bringing stuff up like Front Mission and Live Alive
Yeah I'd love to see them go back to Secret of Evermore, but I doubt that'll ever happen.
@@StarDragonJP Evermore felt so very flat to me, compared to Mana.
Our rankings line up pretty well. The top 10 get rearranged a bit, with Xenogears being my number 1, and FF6 being my number 2
FF6 is number 1
@@High_Priest_Jonko I won't even argue with that. There is no point debating which masterpiece is better.
both are number 1
Threads of fate is an all time favorite over here it's one of the many early titles I played and I just adore.
Love seeing FF9 at number 2
secret of ever more was my all time favorit. the story was awesome, the music was awesome, and the alchemy system was absolutely unique! plus it was funny, gameplay was good and the graphics were beautiful
I thought I would hate it, but it was great. It had the best atmosphere of any RPG I've played. I liked that the game really incentivized you to explore and search EVERYTHING. Combat was tougher than mana but it just forced you to learn the game better. Very under-rated game both today and at the time.
What you know bout that podunk
I know right. It had one of Jeremy Seoules first soundtracks. I still play Horace’s Camp from time to time. I can’t believe he scored this game lower than mystic quest 🤦🏻♂️
Yaasss queen FF9 is my favorite with 4. I play one or both at least once every other year. I wish they returned to making games like that instead of the leather clad, dark, modern city type games. They've done soo many! Heck Strangers of Paradise is another, but no high fantasy fairytale worlds.
Tidus and yuna make my favorite couple in gaming,but i get why some people don,t like tidus,he is very different from most protagonists.
Yeah he is probably the most clueless protagonist in gaming, hahaha.
@@medmuscle Well he really has no idea where he is since he teleports in time to another completely different world to him. He couldnt understand anything. Even then, he didnt end that bad didnt he? He finished his job there even if the end was near and the dream over.
Yuna might be my favorite female lead character in an FF game she was handled far better than Tifa, Aerith and Rinoa. I hate it when female characters simp for the male lead so I usually gravitate to the likes of Yuffie, Selphie and Rikku who are more fun.
@@Iker5555 I know, and I love FFX. But even under the circumstances, Tidus still said some stupid crap, haha.
@@medmuscle I think he is hilarious.
Lulu : by wanting everything, you'll end up with nothing.
Tidus : But I want everything!
XD
Saga Frontier 2 is crazy hard, damn near impossible without a walkthrough... got the game in my highschool days I still haven't finished it and i'm now 40+
I thought the cover said ‘salsa frontier’. I’d still play it. Mexican food is the best
Vagrant Story is one of my favorite square games, would be in my top 5. Chain your attacks if you play again
I’m so hype for the chrono cross remaster. I can only imagine how excited you are lol.
Congrat to Crono Cross being remastered, I can't wait to play it on the Switch too. I fall in love with it from the soundtrack.
Great video, informative as usual and respect for giving FF8 credit where credit it due.
I also loved FF8 back then, didnt understand the controversy. It was a fun system imo, one of the best ff stories. I just wish they remade it.
Hey ,just 25k more subs and you'll get to 100k. I demand you achieve this before Christmas!
Super Mario RPG I used to have that actual game don’t know what my parents ever did to it. Sadness. Game is a legend
You can still buy it on virtual console. I have it on Wii U along with earthbound
Not many games have the Xenogears battle mechanics too, Legend of Legaia was the only other one.
I love that Xenogears and Chrono Cross respect! Those games really blew me away as a kid.
Vagrant Story is a VERY, VERY underrated game. Its hard, the controls are kinda weird, the story is confusing, but once you get used to how to navigate and how things work its REALLY good.
Oh wow, ranking FFT BEFORE FF8? 😨 Well, preferences will be preferences I guess.
Vagrant story is one of my best ps1 games
My personal list..
#1 FFIX
#2 FF Tactics
#3 FFVI
#4FFVII
#5 Chrono Trigger
#6 Chrono Cross
#7 Xenogears
#8 FFVIII
#9 FFX
#10 FFIV
ff 9 is true masterpiece
Final Fantasy 9 was extremely underrated back in the day
Brave Fencer Musashi is definitely one of my all time favorite Square games
I can't say I agree with a lot of these, but interesting list.
Then give you're top 10? If you dont agree where is yours?
Front Mission 3 is underrated imo. It's like Metal Gear Solid the strategy rpg. What's not to like?
Fellow Quistis enjoyer, I salute you. Also thanks for not defaulting to putting Chorno Trigger at first place like every other channel.
I suppose you can jumble the last few in any order...but I'd put Front Mission 3 much higher...love that game.
It's a mainstay on my vita... what a great premise, I'd have loved to see that series enter the modern HD era, maybe give it a "warriors" spinoff... mecha madness!!!
Fm3 is one of the initial game that start my love for strategy genre.
My fav is always build my frontline with shotgun and machine gun with high skill activation to abuse rofup, and my back fighter with one with missile and the other with pilot eject skill, with that build will never let me down
I had save files with well over 100 hours on FF7 and 8 200 on X unforgettable experiences.
Can't wait to finally play Chrono Cross that soundtrack is special I value music far more than graphics.
Xenogears was my first rpg game. Chrono cross and ff8 are on top 3 imo. I would be really interested if they expound on the world of ivalice and ff8 more, but thats just wishful thinking since ff7 pays the bills.
Hi from France, great idea, i had fun watching this :)
In FFT, get the alchemist leveled up, buy Phoenix downs, then go past Sweegy woods and just wash the undead by throwing the Phoenix downs on them.easy xp.
Chrono Cross is your #1? Wow none of us saw that coming!
There were many things I knew I would disagree with this video on but one thing I was surprised to find myself agreeing with is that I adore Quistis.
As for why we didn't get Front Mission 1 on the SNES I've always suspected a major part of it is that all too many SNES SRPG publishers conceded the field to the Genesis without a fight.
Every time i see Quistis VanHalen's song hot for teacher playes in my head.
My no.1 favorite Squaresoft RPG - which is also my no.1 favorite game of all time - is still Xenogears. I couldn't get enough of how incredible it is in terms of story, characters, music, and even robots. Despite all the issues on Disc 2 due to its rushed development, I still find the game as a whole to be a really well-done RPG.
Below Xenogears are Chrono Trigger, Kingdom Hearts 1, Final Fantasy VI, and... well, since the original Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3) didn't officially come out in NA until the Switch release, I'll have to settle with Secret of Mana. Otherwise, Trials of Mana would be on my list.
If you liked xeno gears i really recommend playing trails of cold steel ir trails series in general
My top 3 will always be Chrono Trigger, FF IX, and Legend of Mana. I miss the old JRPGs.
I wish more old school style RPGs used that bubble battle system. Parasite Eve and Vagrant Story, I just always liked the feel of combat. And you're absolutely right, Vagrant Story is hard as balls. I bought it on release and still have it. I try to play it once every few years, and I can never get very far. I just suck with upgrading my gear attuning it or something cause I'll be fighting these big enemies and only be doing 1-2 pts of dmg regardless of what weapon I am using. Maybe I just suck, but I still agree that it is really hard.
Vagrant story’s combat centered around the crafting. You have to equip gear that exploits the weakness of a specific type of enemy. In that sense, it can get grindy to craft the right gear for the right parts of the dungeon. I gave up at first too, but was compelled try again and with better sucess the second time around. The other important distinction is that it takes place in Ivalice, and shares the tone and story rich style as FFT.
And ff 12
@@danielmales123 true. Though vagrant story came out in the same console generation. The connection to Ivalice was also less obvious in Vagrant Story. It came out long before the Ivalice Alliance was a thing.
@@von4297 yes true great game would for it to come back someday was a little to hard tough
yes parasite eve, vagrant story, ffviii and chrono cross, my fav since childhood 💗💗!
Vagrant story needs an HD remaster more than most games that have gotten one. The art style is beautiful, but the aliasing makes it hard to see how good the art is
It still has untapped potential, which could warrant a remake. And if they did remake it, hopefully they won't change the combat mechanics.
Seen gameplay looks like a hard game
@@robmalcolm8042 I think Vagrant Story an easy game. I don't understand him thats difficult to play it.
A true gamers favourite game of all time is not just the 1 game but all the games that make it into the list, a game is merely a flavour to choose from. I couldn't favourite Strawberry over Chocolate lol
The fact you put Saga Frontier so low broke my heart. One of my favorites from the ps1. But I accept you say it's just not a game you enjoyed. The remaster is great. I would recommend it over the original for ease of life updates.
Ah squaresoft, en su época dorada donde todo lo que hacía era oro...muy difícil realizar está lista
en especial si eres fan de ellos o para juzgar los primeros que jugaste
Out of all these game's you reviewed I have 28 of them.
I loved Musashi so much! Such an hidden gem.
So many great games on this list.
Front Mission: gun hazard is SUCH a good game. It’s an mech action rpg on the SNES
FF IV's story is pretty interesting, especially in the last 1/3 of the game. However I hated the constant fake deaths.
EDIT: Nice top though, FF IX is my fav in the series. And prob my fav Square game. I also prefer Cross to Trigger, but never beat either of them. Currently busy with Trails games so playing Cross with the remaster will have to wait
I'm glad you didn't give in to the FF7 haters.
This was really fun and comforting to watch. Great work, man!
Front Mission 3 and 4 are awesome. I have played 1 and honestly i didn't think it was anywhere near as good. I am very pleased that we are finally going to get an official english version of 2.
I'm still so surprised you don't love FF Tactics, especially with how much you enjoy strategy RPGS. While the War of the Lions remake was great, I'd love to see another one where it can fully flesh out the story.
This game even inspired me to come up with a much larger and complex job system. Just need to come up with a story to go with it haha.
I was sure about the first position. I hope we will have a physical version. Meanwhile I think Xenogears remastered will come for Switch and PS4 too
As long as it's a straight remaster and not a godawful Square-Enix "remake."
Whaaaat Chrono Cross ? Dude ✋...oh you are on some parallel universe crap.
I'm glad that Chrono Cross is rank 1. Unfortunately, Saga Frontier is one of my fav games ....
Same about Saga Frontier 1. SF fans like us were instantly turned off by seeing it at the bottom lol.
Weird seeing kingdom hearts under something like ff legend 2. I think this is the first time I heard someone say they never finished KH. Such a masterpiece! Of course, 2 is better imo.
Same take for me exactly.
Bartz and Galuf are also fans of Faris
For me, Xenogears isn't only the best Squaresoft game but also the best JRPG I have ever played, even if it's unfinished.
FF VIII is still my favorite game of all time, but it's mainly because of nostalgia, because the game would have so much more potential with some minor adjustments.
For me, FF VIII one of the best of all too. I only get to know that many people hated it this days. Always loved to try to build the best combination so everyone could get the best stats at the end.
People hate it because it's so popular.
I put it wrong. I was talking about VIII instead of VII.
Playing 8 remastered right now, it’s an innovative approach and very unique in its leveling style
Triple Triad, story, carding and modding items makes the game more interesting
I absolutely love saga frontier 2. It was the 1st real RPGI played on my PS1 back in the day. I still have notebooks floating around that have all the combos of equipment and elements and stuff that you can equip to different party members to get all the combo moves in battle.
Chrono Cross and FF9 were my 2 favorite as well.
Parasite Eve 1 and 2 are my favourite horror games ff6 and 9 are my favourites 7 deserves a lot though and still believe personally that ffX has the best combat but each to their own just anything by square, long as it doesn't turn out to be a mess pulls out real decent games.
Man this is cool this reminds me of old RUclips alright you got me to sub
Now do a ranking of every Squaresoft, Enix, and Square Enix game.
When i think squaresoft i think of the opening screen of FF7 with the original soundtrack only. Nothing else made an impression like that one on me
Man I thought I was up on games....wow he really knows the stuff!!
My nigga!! first video I've seen of you and your number 1 is my favorite game of all time, you earned a sub right there!
My top 5:
1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Vagrant Story
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Final Fantasy VI
5. Xenogears
Chrono Cross and Panzer Dragoon saga were the most atmospheric JRPGs of the 90s IMHO
Totally agree that Final Fantasy 8 is great, anyone thinking otherwise probably never played it to any decent length at all.
It easily have some of the best moments in any RPG ever made.
The style totally feels up my ally. The characters look so cool! And that music is AMAZING!!
It will be my final big final Fantasy after (almost) completing 1,4,5,6,7,9 and 10!
(stopped playing 12 after 20 hours and still waiting for the story to begin! 😂)
Final Fantasy 8 is favorite RPG just after... Every other RPG I ever played.
Forgettable characters, confusing story, not profound not complex... Just confusing and badly written.
Stupid and boring magic System (extract few from extraction points? R u kidding me?)
Music and visuals are great of course. But you just do not expect anything less from a Saga with so much money behind...
I think otherwise
I was excited about FFVIII after beating VII and FFT multiple times. I was so hyped watching the FFVIII trailer! Then I played it and beat it. While a great game with unforgettable characters, the Draw and Junctioning system was about as fun as the random encounters in FFI. I’ve played it through a few times, but I would rank it below IX, X, Tactics, and VII, in that order.
@@dycedarg19 I believe the remaster had some things to help with the junction system. I'm really spooked about the levels of enemies going up with you. I don't know if it'll be worth even fighting random battles!
This is by far the best idea yet Eric. My 12 year old self thanks you
19:25 = Well, title of the vid is a bit misleading, cos' worst/best ranking usually means you consider quality factors,
NOT personal preferences or nostalgia. But... in the end it's pretty minor complaint I supose.
Thanx for the vid, that reminds just how many awesome classic JRPGs Squaresoft did put on the map.
At this point I'd be disappointed if Chrono Cross was anywhere but #1 on these lists. I'm looking forward to playing it again when it's released.
You sir have excellent taste in RPGs.
We should be able to play it in exactly two weeks! =D
Being from the UK for I while I would get confused when people said mystic quest was a bad game because final fantasy adventure was called mystic quest here.
I actually love Secret of Evermore I would put it in the top half maybe even top 10, but I haven’t actually played every single game so maybe that would lower it. At any rate I really enjoyed that game as a kid.
Yeah it's such an underrated game. People shat on it on release because it wasn't Secret of Mana 2 and it was never really able to shake that perception.
Definitely respect your personal ranking, specifically how you admit that a lot of it is based on nostalgia, for myself top 3 is FF7, FFIV, Chrono Trigger in no specific order, because which ever one I think about, that becomes my favourite lol. In the end Squaresoft owns my heart.
YEAH BOI !!! 😍 Giving Quistis some love!
I hear you on the nostalgia, but I have to say, I go back to the first Final Fantasy (played through a dozen times), 4 had the best arc, 6 had the best story, 7 was probably the best all around game, but 10 is my favorite. Sure Tidus and Wakka are goofballs, but they make Auron and Yuna's seriousness stand out in comparison. And the personal tragedy of it just hooked me more than [the thing that happens in the middle of 6].
9 was the best all around game
@@badmeetsevil6163 No
@@armorvil yes
You almost have enough top 10's to make a "Top 10 of my top 10 videos where Chrono Cross takes the number 1 spot"
Weird, I remember absolutely 0 grind from Threads of Fate, really like this game and would definetely put it higher up. Also how weird is it for someone to not like the job system but not mind junction? lol good list though
My ff8 favorite is Rinoa. She can give aegis amulets, hungry cookpots
( rarest) items
Great list. I wouldn't put Chrono Cross that high but everything else I can agree with.
shots fired... triggered lol
Blasphemy! lol
Give Threads of Fate a second chance. For a ps1 game it has a beautiful design and unique action rpg system. The story is also great and you can follow it from both protagonists' perspective.
Final Fantasy is Still The Number1 Rpg in The World, No Other Rpg Can Best it and its still The Most Popular One, its Square Enix Best Game, They Make Lots Money off Final Fantasy, its Fanbase is Huge and its My Favorite , its The Number1 Rpg Believe it or Not its The Truth, Cloud & Sephiroth in Super Smash Bros is Another Good example, and i Love Fantasy.
Love the list, but no JRPG, RPG, would be what they are now without Chrono Trigger, while it is not my favorite RPG it paved the way, as did FF7 (which was the last FF game I ever played). I like how you put P.E. up there this game was so so underrated
Can't believe you've said that about Final Fantasy 10, my favourite final fantasy game because of all the characters and story 😪
I can beat and complete saga frontier, and yet I can't even get past the first area in the first saga game (final fantasy legend). Congrats on beating the saga games I can't beat! (I've also beaten romancing saga 3 and scarlet grace).
Great video. Could you do a nintendo DS and 3DS ranking? Maybe also show your collection of both those consoles? You must be excited to see a new valkyrie profile
Now this is one of your best videos since I was also a Squaresoft kid and grew up with all these games. I've played them all and beat them all too except the Saga games 1 and 2 on the ps1 since I gave up on them eventually.
Most I played in the 90s and early 2000s when I was a kid and teen.
While I agree with most of your list and I'd put Saga frontier games at the bottom, I'd also put the FF legend games at the bottom too even though I beat them all too. Even secret of evermore was better than them imo.
My top favourite however in Xenogears as #1 as all time favourite Square game. CT is slightly better than CC for me even though I also played CC first when I first got a ps1. So it's a tough choice and even my username on the internet is from these games and my love for the FF franchise, so all the FF games are pretty high up there for me as well.
Mario rpg was my very first jrpg in the 90s and got me into jrpgs. Kingdom hearts, yes, even the first one, I'd place higher than most of the ones you did as well.
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The best one was surely the Final Fantasy VII series (FFVII on PSX, Crisis Core FFVII on PSP & FFVII remake on PS4).
The hype it get's, the sales, the remake's, the movie's, the quality of the game, the character's, the storyline & the player's choice scenario is always directed at this one.
Nintendo made a huge mistake with the N64, not to make it CD based for Squaresoft - as they we're known back then.
2nd place is probably FFXV.
3rd place is FFX.
4th place is FFVIII.
5th place is FFXII.
6th place is FFIX.
That's just me though.
I understand this is your personal preference, but to put Xenogears ahead of FFVI and Chrono Trigger doesn’t sit well with me. Xenogears second disk was a joke. My favorite of all time is FFVI but I recognize Chrono Trigger is the greatest SNES game of all time.