I'm glad somebody made a JRPG beach appreciation video. Even though we have plenty of them IRL, there is just something about the ones you find in videogames that make you feel a certain way.
Glad you like it! We’ll probably do some similar videos in this style since people seem to like it. For the next location type video I’m thinking about either deserts in JRPGs or volcanos in JRPGs to fit with summer
When i was still a kid, I remember playing one of these RPG game, and I always remeber the beach scene. For somehow, it always making me want to live in such beautiful place. Thank you for making this one, it sure does bring a lot of memory :)
The music, the art, and the atmosphere in these beach areas is top tier relaxation fuel for sure. Anytime that acoustic guitar kicks up you know you’re in for some good vibes
All the settings I've ever most wanted to spend time in (and fantasized about visiting) have been the nice warm tropical ones. Heck, even some desert environments, like Gerudo town in BOTW fit the bill. I think it's because I associate the idea of sand and warm sunlight with vacations.
I feel that. Some of the desert locations in the Tales games can be pretty cozy. We plan on making a similar video about deserts in JRPGs actually. I liked Gerudo Valley in ocarina of time as well, it was a nice contrast to go to a more exotic, brighter location right after the darkness of the shadow temple. Plus that music…
Another great video, thank you again for putting these together. Really like the more "cozy" videos myself, maybe as future videos you could look at or rank different towns in JRPGs? For me, two games which stand out the most in terms of beaches are Chrono Cross and Legend of Mana. Chrono Cross is an okay game with an amazing atmosphere, design and music. The setting stands out the most out of anything. I beat Legend of Mana for the first time last year and the beach levels (especially the pirate ship area) stood out to me a lot.
No problem at all, I’m glad you enjoy them. Do you mean more videos like the top 10 tropical towns we did? Or more of a conversational piece like this video style, just over different types of towns instead? Yep atmosphere is what Chrono Cross does best, and music of course. Tbh I need to give Legend of Mana some more time, I remembered the beach level but didn’t get super far when I last played it. It’s just such a different type of game and I don’t think I was ready for it at the time
@@GamingBroductions Yeah that video was great. Maybe something around top 10 cozy/beautiful jrpg towns on a certain system or a certain series. Looking over the titles of some of your other videos and, while it's impossible to guess the secret of the algorithm, using more specific terms (like a system or series name) to be caught in searches might help get extra viewers.
Summers in EarthBound is my absolute favorite. It actually took me a really long time to progress past that point in the game as a kid, because I loved just hanging out there, pretending I was there for real 😅
this is my first video with you, but i'm all in already. i was suggested this by a friend on twitter, and i'm so glad it happened. also, legend of legaia shoutout! if you hadn't won me over before then, that absolutely would have done it! haha
Nice, glad to have you onboard dude! I absolutely love Legend of Legaia, outside of Pokemon/Super Mario RPG it’s the first more serious type of rpg I ever played and is what really got me into the genre. I’ll always have a soft spot for it
@@GamingBroductions my two best friends at the time would take turns with it. one of us would have the controller, another had the strategy guide, and the other was on the aol dial up trying to look up combos for the combat system lmao absolute peak summer jrpg vibes burned into my brain.
Decided to come back and watch this one after you mentioned it in your recent beach video! Would love to know how you found the beaches in FF7: Rebirth. I feel like they absolutely spoiled us, as it wasn’t just Costa Del Sol, but a ton of beach or seaside locations! Edit: oops, I’ve gone back to finish the other beach video and just realised you talk about it there, awesome!
Loved it. The swearing in this video was a little jarring (personally could do without it), but man - your guys videos are all home runs. Keep up the great work!
Really disagree with this guy. The cursing really adds to the conversational tone of the videos. It’s not too much at all imo. Perfect tone please don’t change anything
Beaches can definitely be chill, and I noticed that you do like that sort of thing, but I think it would be really cool if you did a video on when beaches AREN'T chill. For example, beaches can often be places where battles are fought, like, full on warfare. For example WWII games that feature the invasion of Normandy, or in Ghost of Tsushima. As far as RPGs are concerned, Final Fantasy has certainly leveraged this motif, for example the Dollet mission in Final Fantasy 8 starts out that way. That mission also ends on the beach, usually in a very climactic way, with Quistis shooting the crap out of the robot. Another Final Fantasy example that comes to mind is in FF9, there's a very somber scene that takes place on the beach, a major event in the plot and in Garnet's arc (I won't reference it directly, spoilers and all). But you wouldn't necessarily have to restrict this video to JRPGs. I think it could be really cool.
I’ve never gotten into VNs much but have been curious about them. I’ve heard Danganronpa is especially good. I just checked out some screenshots of the place you mentioned, it does look incredibly cozy
Lol fair enough there have been a few comments about how the swearing feels out of place in this video and looking back I do see why given the tone of it otherwise. I’ll be more aware of that going forward
I played it on the OG playstation back in the day but have since played it on emulators. It’s a little harder to play legally these days as to my knowledge I don’t think it was ever released anywhere else besides the PS1
Well, I'll be honest - I really don't care about the beach in real-life, so I really don't care that much about beach locations in JRPGs. It's a thing that I immediately just identify as a trope, mostly because every freakin' anime has a beach episode these days regardless of how pointless it is, and this is the gaming equivalent of that. It says to me that, if they're putting in a beach excursion story beat, they're also putting a goddamn fishing minigame in their game too, because they're loading up on tropey Japanese junk, lol. Sidenote; WTH is it with fishing minigames in JRPGs? Do they not have any other hobbies to draw from over there? Jeez - fishing is boring, Japan! Take a note from Yakuza and be more creative with your minigames! But I digress... I do really love these vibe/locations in JRPGs videos of your though, so even though I don't care for beaches in JRPGs by default, I gotta admit that even _I_ am moved by some of your descriptions and examples. Maybe I'll even start paying a _little_ more attention to beaches in games going forward after this, who knows?
i'm not going to lie, when you say things like "It's pretty fuckin' obvious" you absolutely shatter the illusion you are trying to create. I think you should try to work on eliminating the swears from your videos. They're infrequent as it is and never fit the tone you're going for. The subject matter, editing and almost every other element is perfect but the narration needs work to reflect the quality of the other elements. I'm Australian. I'm not scared of swear words, but there is a time when they are and aren't appropriate and in a video about cosy, nostalgic beaches in 90's Jrpg's certainly isn't the place for it.
I hear ya, appreciate the feedback. In retrospect I can see why some swearing in a video like this would be a little jarring. I can’t promise swearing will be eliminated completely going forward but I will make a conscious effort to use it appropriately and not in videos where it’s supposed to be a relaxing vibe. We have a video on snowy locations coming out soon so I’ll make sure the script is more fitting and doesn’t have any out of place swearing
I'm glad somebody made a JRPG beach appreciation video. Even though we have plenty of them IRL, there is just something about the ones you find in videogames that make you feel a certain way.
Nice! I really like this content! Framing RPG locations and how they make you feel is great!
Glad you like it! We’ll probably do some similar videos in this style since people seem to like it. For the next location type video I’m thinking about either deserts in JRPGs or volcanos in JRPGs to fit with summer
Got Bas, FFX and a Surf Ninjas reference in one video. Dope!
“This is the way”
When i was still a kid, I remember playing one of these RPG game, and I always remeber the beach scene.
For somehow, it always making me want to live in such beautiful place.
Thank you for making this one, it sure does bring a lot of memory :)
This content is amazing...! Wish more people get to watch it
I love the PSO footage and also Chrono Cross does have such a nice beach environment.
The music, the art, and the atmosphere in these beach areas is top tier relaxation fuel for sure. Anytime that acoustic guitar kicks up you know you’re in for some good vibes
Chrono Cross is definitely my favorite one
Ah, I see you’re a man of culture as well
i also really dig that vibe....besaid island is just perfect
Absolutely, listening to the theme at a real beach is something I highly recommend.
All the settings I've ever most wanted to spend time in (and fantasized about visiting) have been the nice warm tropical ones.
Heck, even some desert environments, like Gerudo town in BOTW fit the bill.
I think it's because I associate the idea of sand and warm sunlight with vacations.
I feel that. Some of the desert locations in the Tales games can be pretty cozy. We plan on making a similar video about deserts in JRPGs actually. I liked Gerudo Valley in ocarina of time as well, it was a nice contrast to go to a more exotic, brighter location right after the darkness of the shadow temple. Plus that music…
@@GamingBroductions Oh yeah. First time I played OoT I grooved to the music almost instantly.
Like a Spanish Cafe CD we have at home.
Another great video, thank you again for putting these together. Really like the more "cozy" videos myself, maybe as future videos you could look at or rank different towns in JRPGs?
For me, two games which stand out the most in terms of beaches are Chrono Cross and Legend of Mana. Chrono Cross is an okay game with an amazing atmosphere, design and music. The setting stands out the most out of anything. I beat Legend of Mana for the first time last year and the beach levels (especially the pirate ship area) stood out to me a lot.
No problem at all, I’m glad you enjoy them. Do you mean more videos like the top 10 tropical towns we did? Or more of a conversational piece like this video style, just over different types of towns instead?
Yep atmosphere is what Chrono Cross does best, and music of course. Tbh I need to give Legend of Mana some more time, I remembered the beach level but didn’t get super far when I last played it. It’s just such a different type of game and I don’t think I was ready for it at the time
@@GamingBroductions Yeah that video was great. Maybe something around top 10 cozy/beautiful jrpg towns on a certain system or a certain series. Looking over the titles of some of your other videos and, while it's impossible to guess the secret of the algorithm, using more specific terms (like a system or series name) to be caught in searches might help get extra viewers.
Summers in EarthBound is my absolute favorite. It actually took me a really long time to progress past that point in the game as a kid, because I loved just hanging out there, pretending I was there for real 😅
Came to check your channel out and was met with absolute glee to see that you specialized in JRPGs. Excellent taste!
Thank you for watching! We’ve been playing and collecting JRPGs since the early days of grade school!
Glad I found this channel! Great content and production. Congrats!
Thank you so much!
this is my first video with you, but i'm all in already. i was suggested this by a friend on twitter, and i'm so glad it happened. also, legend of legaia shoutout! if you hadn't won me over before then, that absolutely would have done it! haha
Nice, glad to have you onboard dude! I absolutely love Legend of Legaia, outside of Pokemon/Super Mario RPG it’s the first more serious type of rpg I ever played and is what really got me into the genre. I’ll always have a soft spot for it
@@GamingBroductions my two best friends at the time would take turns with it. one of us would have the controller, another had the strategy guide, and the other was on the aol dial up trying to look up combos for the combat system lmao absolute peak summer jrpg vibes burned into my brain.
Decided to come back and watch this one after you mentioned it in your recent beach video! Would love to know how you found the beaches in FF7: Rebirth. I feel like they absolutely spoiled us, as it wasn’t just Costa Del Sol, but a ton of beach or seaside locations!
Edit: oops, I’ve gone back to finish the other beach video and just realised you talk about it there, awesome!
I liked this video style
Glad to hear it, expect more like it 👌
Loved it. The swearing in this video was a little jarring (personally could do without it), but man - your guys videos are all home runs. Keep up the great work!
Really disagree with this guy. The cursing really adds to the conversational tone of the videos. It’s not too much at all imo. Perfect tone please don’t change anything
"Like some peasent" Hahhaa so relatable. 😅
Beaches can definitely be chill, and I noticed that you do like that sort of thing, but I think it would be really cool if you did a video on when beaches AREN'T chill. For example, beaches can often be places where battles are fought, like, full on warfare. For example WWII games that feature the invasion of Normandy, or in Ghost of Tsushima. As far as RPGs are concerned, Final Fantasy has certainly leveraged this motif, for example the Dollet mission in Final Fantasy 8 starts out that way. That mission also ends on the beach, usually in a very climactic way, with Quistis shooting the crap out of the robot. Another Final Fantasy example that comes to mind is in FF9, there's a very somber scene that takes place on the beach, a major event in the plot and in Garnet's arc (I won't reference it directly, spoilers and all). But you wouldn't necessarily have to restrict this video to JRPGs. I think it could be really cool.
I do really enjoy beaches in JRPGs...but as soon as you sprinkled in footage from Dead or Alive Beach volleyball, I'd much rather be on that beach |-)
I want to live in Costa Del Sol ❤
Not a jrpg, but the second Danganronpa's tropical island setting is so memorable. The music sticks out in my mind especially.
I’ve never gotten into VNs much but have been curious about them. I’ve heard Danganronpa is especially good. I just checked out some screenshots of the place you mentioned, it does look incredibly cozy
"I'm a chill dude"
5 seconds later
"It's pretty fuckin' obvious"
Lol fair enough there have been a few comments about how the swearing feels out of place in this video and looking back I do see why given the tone of it otherwise. I’ll be more aware of that going forward
nice vid, totally agree *raises pina colada*
If you like beaches then.... Suikoden IV? Its all beaches, all seas, salt flats, and boat rides all game long
Xenosaga 1. Cool beach scene.
Fucking great! 😎😎😎As always
Thanks for watching and the support!
Sounds like you need to get on vacation bro 😆
We got some trips planned, ended up going to Puerto Rico for almost a month this summer and went to the beach every day. Beautiful island!
Well here I am
Haha nice! Hopefully you enjoyed it 👍
Cant tell you how many times my days been ruined by giant monster attacks... >:(
Especially when you are almost dead, navigating cautiously to the nearest inn and in area where the enemies can one shot the party in one turn lol.
@@GamingBroductions UGH!!! Thats the worst feeling! Nothing hurts more that getting wiped out right at the entrance of a town/village...😭
Random question, how did you play your legend of legaia?
I played it on the OG playstation back in the day but have since played it on emulators. It’s a little harder to play legally these days as to my knowledge I don’t think it was ever released anywhere else besides the PS1
Yeah you definitely browse /v/.
Well, I'll be honest - I really don't care about the beach in real-life, so I really don't care that much about beach locations in JRPGs. It's a thing that I immediately just identify as a trope, mostly because every freakin' anime has a beach episode these days regardless of how pointless it is, and this is the gaming equivalent of that. It says to me that, if they're putting in a beach excursion story beat, they're also putting a goddamn fishing minigame in their game too, because they're loading up on tropey Japanese junk, lol.
Sidenote; WTH is it with fishing minigames in JRPGs? Do they not have any other hobbies to draw from over there? Jeez - fishing is boring, Japan! Take a note from Yakuza and be more creative with your minigames! But I digress...
I do really love these vibe/locations in JRPGs videos of your though, so even though I don't care for beaches in JRPGs by default, I gotta admit that even _I_ am moved by some of your descriptions and examples. Maybe I'll even start paying a _little_ more attention to beaches in games going forward after this, who knows?
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Can somebody tell me what game is that? Please?
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i'm not going to lie, when you say things like "It's pretty fuckin' obvious" you absolutely shatter the illusion you are trying to create.
I think you should try to work on eliminating the swears from your videos. They're infrequent as it is and never fit the tone you're going for. The subject matter, editing and almost every other element is perfect but the narration needs work to reflect the quality of the other elements. I'm Australian. I'm not scared of swear words, but there is a time when they are and aren't appropriate and in a video about cosy, nostalgic beaches in 90's Jrpg's certainly isn't the place for it.
I hear ya, appreciate the feedback. In retrospect I can see why some swearing in a video like this would be a little jarring. I can’t promise swearing will be eliminated completely going forward but I will make a conscious effort to use it appropriately and not in videos where it’s supposed to be a relaxing vibe. We have a video on snowy locations coming out soon so I’ll make sure the script is more fitting and doesn’t have any out of place swearing