7 Times Your Lovely RPG Hometown Was Destroyed, Thanks Protagonists
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- We've lost count of the number of times this happens. You start a new RPG and the first area is a sun-dappled rural paradise. Then, within an hour, it's toast. Usually because someone was after the protagonist. Here are 7 examples, let us know your own in the comments!
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It's not a real RPG if the main character isn't an orphan by the end of the prologue
It's a requirement of the job
Its not a real JRPG if the main character isn't an orphan by the end of the prologue. I would argue that in most non JRPGs the main characters life is not to bad.
I am really struggling to think of any good rpgs where this isn't true. Either they are already dead or are dead by the end of the prologue or finally need rescuing after the prologue.
What about the persona games?
Lol yup, even the ones who find there parents end up just looking at stone statues of their petrified parents bodies. Poor Red XIII
Can't imagine a Friday without hearing the legend that is rob! Since 2014 you've had me in stitches so thank you and please never stop!
aw thats adorable
johnny walker the ufc fighter? lol
@@floydpink4077 haha nope, did muay Thai boxing for 10 years but now I'm just a fat bloke who collects ps1 games haha
Jonny Walker hell yea
Rob "Don't buy a House next to Velvet"
Me: "I'm a masochist!"
Rob: "You need to be alive to feel pain"
Your inclusion of Legend of Dragoon made my day. I’m right there with you holding out for a remake
This is the third or fourth time, at least. One of them was classified as - and I'm paraphrasing - "bosses you literally cannot defeat"
Me too! I love the Legend Of Dragoon! It's one of my all time favorite games! I wish they would make a remake.
Yes! Xenogears actually got mentioned! Always start your game off by accidentally killing your love interest, good job Fei.
lol It's about time the Suikoden series gets some love from Access XD
Suikoden 2 is probably the greatest "non-Square-Enix" JRPG of all time, so I agree.
It's so true! More people need to play the Suikoden series (and S2 is still my absolute favourite game ever)
@@paine_inflicta now that konami is putting out some classic game collections hopefully we can get one for suikoden
I came to comment exactly that haha
suikoden all the way one if not the best jrpg they were so damn intricate
"Every time an RPG protagonist shows up, they burn our village down!"
"LEAVE US ALONE, VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS!!"
I, I understood that reference.
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Always good to see an entire list created so Rob can talk about Legend Of Dragoon again. I approve sir, I approve ;)
Rob: ....still holding out for a remake.....
Everyone: "we all are....."
Yes we are hopefully it's next after Medievil
Thanks for the Suikoden segment. My favorite series and I am still holding out for a PS4 remaster with trophies but will probably never happen
With it being a Konami IP, I wouldn’t hold your breath.
@@biggiejerseysTV wish Capcom has the right of Suikoden... we would get a remake by now (considering the launch of megaman, RE, DMC).
the 2nd entry of suikoden is truly a masterpiece and cannot be duplicated, recent JRPG has crappy quality and too much weaboo fans service
konami is starting to put out some classic game collections hopefully if they sell well we can get a suikoden collection
I'm with Rob on Legend of Dragoon! Amazing game that I'd love to see remastered or remade. Unlikely to happen, but still...
There are multiple online petitions to get it remade/remastered/sequeled. Google them and sign
And the award for most tenuous introduction to a Friday Feature goes to...
... brilliant by the way!
Fable's was especially brutal when the protagonist finds out later on that not only that their older sister is alive but that she can see the future and she saw a vision of your home village being sacked by bandits at least a day before it happened. Yet she gave no forwarning to anyone about it.
Insomnia looks beautiful, but don't live there if you've seen kingslaive or returned there in chapter 14
Yep. The place gets absolutely annihilated.
In Every Robin Hood Movie They Burn Our Village Down
LEAVE US ALONE MEL BROOKES
EVERY TIME THE MAKE A BLOOD ROBIN HOOD MOVIE THEY BURN OUR VILLAGE DOWN!
The lack of Dragon Quest XI in this video disturbs me
Been playing Final Fantasy 9 for the first time since it came out. Shortly into the story, you find yourself stood outside Dali.
“Peaceful, green, windmill-lined Dali... You’re going to get blown up,” I thought. “You’re going to be the home Zidane never had, full of simple but hardworking NPC characters who teach you about patience and respect for nature. Your demise is going to fuel the story and show the lack of shared values you and the antagonist have.”
Nope, not even at all.
Could be a follow-up video. 7 RPG twists that shattered your clichéd expectations.
Xenogears got mentioned. I'm not disappointed :D.
Um Rob aren't you the Friday feature protagonist? Someone should warn your neighbours!
“Robert, if I find out you’re the reason I can never meet anyone I’d invite in for a cup of tea and a gossip, you’ll be sorry.”
Mention Xenogears, get a like. It's quite simple.
still one of the greatest games ever
Yes!
I've been asking for years! He clearly has not played the game; faulty mech my foot!
@@850twalker I believe he did that because of spoilers.
Weltall "malfunctioned" all right...
Dark Cloud.
Kingdom Come Deliverance.
And I'm sorry for this...
Fable: The Lost Chapters
What's wrong with Fable?
Yeah Dark Cloud had everyone's hometown destroyed AND you got to rebuild them. Wins by default.
...Damn. I just remembered Katamari Damacy.
@@enthyx2573 It's an Xbox exclusive, while this channel is PlayStation exclusive, other than that absolutely nothing.
@@lucky98802 Not an exclusive anymore: I have it on steam, but your point holds up none the less.
@@lucky98802 Oh, wow, didn't know that. I've played it on pc for a very long time.. Thanks
You know it's gonna be a good list when it starts with Legend of Dragoon. I'm with you Rob, hoping with all my heart for a remake.
What about dragon quest 11 hometown bening destroyed because he is the luminary
Xi got surprisingly dark. I was a little unprepared for it TBH.
@@devontoner6177 I wouldn't call it surprisingly dark, considering the series in general is pretty dark underneath it's lighthearted art style.
Even if by some miracle your village isn't wiped off the face of the planet you know the little bugger's going to waltz into you house, steal all your elixirs and / or break you vases
Duncan Lambert or steal some money you have in a chest. Damn thief
Tales of Phantasia: You go hunt a boar and you hear the village bell later, then you return and its all destroyed.
Xenogears was such an epic game! It doesn't get talked about as one of the greatest JRPGs of all time nearly enough
Dave, your acting is getting better mate. And it was already top notch. When can I expect to see that big, beautiful face of yours on the big screens? Ricky Gervais won't know what hit him.
Cobblestone in Dragonquest XI, but thank F for post-game play
Pretty much all Tales games have your hometown destroyed at one point. Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Symphonia 1 and 2 (the town is rebuilt in 1 and you get banished). There are a few games where they are safe, but not many.
Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Deliverance starring Burt Reynolds
The production values have certainly gone up. It's like entering a golden age of PlayStation Access.
I love how Rosie is all too willing to participate in the Friday Feature acting parts. I don't think Hollie was ever this keen.
Most people wouldn't know of it, but one of my childhood games was Dark Cloud. It's interesting because after your village is destroyed by the main villain, you almost immediately begin a journey to recreate it (by collecting sealed fragments in a dungeon).
You can just throw everything in random places (via an editing screen), or you can choose to improve everyone's happiness by adjusting the placement of people's homes, adding moats, etc for various rewards.
Then, you get to go to other places that were ransacked, grab more party members, and repeat the whole process.
Sidenote: a 2nd choice I thought of, which isn't a playstation game, would be Golden Sun
Legend of Dragoon and Suikoden are just amazing games. I want that Dragoon remake as much as Rob does.
It's about time a Suikoden game made it on the list!!!
Watching this i wondered why lordlake from suikoden 5 wasnt on the list
My goodness. Time flies. It feels like yesterday that Rosie came in to our lives but this video is two years old 🤯
I'm really happy that Legend of Dragoon was on the list, but I was still expecting Dragon Quest XI
Best Dragon Quest ever. It was my personal GOTY last year, tied with God of War.
I feel like it’s slept on by many, I love the game so much
i love the little skits you guys always do! great video as always! :)
So happy to finally see my favourite game series (Suikoden) on my favourite RUclips channel. Also happy to hear someone pronounce it the same way I do.
But still completely wrong
I thought it was "Soo-wee-koh-den"
I think it is soo-wee-ko-den. But when it first came out and I couldn't google a pronunciation we always just pronounced it sue-koden. I'm more happy knowing I'm not the only one who looks at that word and thinks that's how you pronounce it.
Thank you for Xenogears!
It's my all time favourite game.... And I'm 30 years old now, how time flies.
I was thinking Tales of Beseria, so I was happy to see it up there at number 2.
Zanarkand was a great pick; the graphics are beautiful
If Xenogears wasn't on this list, I would've been most displeased. :p
Also...Weltall 'malfunctioning' is a...pleasant way of putting it. :D
In relation to Xenogears: Xenosaga and Miltia. Thanks Shion. Angsty supergenius wrench wench that you are.
XENOGEARS!!!! Greatest rpg ever made in the history of video games. Thank you sir for mentioning it
6:32
does that thumbnails is a sign for new suikoden 6 game!? Dammit konami gimme new suikoden
Legend of Legaia your home town gets destroyed and the people left in the ruins possessed only for the entire area to later be consumed by the monster that caused the destruction HOW HAVE YOU NOT PLAYED THIS ROB
Tales of symphonia has another town destruction that I think is pretty bad
Yeah destroyed by pissed off elven sorcerers just because the protagonists decided to go outside of town and snoop about the elves' slave camp
Yeah but Iselia sucks anyway that’s why dirk lives in the forest
Really enjoyed that intro, the live action stuff is always interestingly funny.
I loved the Suikoden series! They should put thise on PSN. I miss playing those.
😎🍻😎
they are available for PS3, so if PS5 haves backwards compatibility we might get them there too
@@ivanborges67 God I hope so! I still have the games, but my PS3 isn't working well enough.
😎🍻😎
I'd like to add Adlehyde in Wild ARMs to the list. Between unearthing a mobile fortress to be put on public display and wielding a gem capable of communing with the life energy of the planet, there's more than enough to tempt the metal demons to ransack the city.
Xenogears! The first mention on Playstation Access!?.. If so, you lot should be ashamed; that game is a gem!
Best rpg ever. First thing I thought of was Lahan
@@brianturnbough4955 Same, i hoped i will see it here, and i did :))
@@Idtelos True, if only they could finish CD2 as they wanted :(
We need a remake, like 3 years ago :D
I love the happy-go-lucky music 😂 You guys make such great content!
I believe they forgot Dragon Quest XI Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dark Cloud. An evil genie wipes out your town by the end of the first cutscene. And it happens with every town you come across after that.
OMG I was going to mention Xenogears the town that was sadly destroyed due to faulty equipment. Or not knowing how to work your mech. For shame. Brilliant Rob. ♥️♥️😁😁
I nominate xenogears for top game of not wanting to live next to protagonist.
The number of times a place was assaulted all the way to obliterated because "fei" 's reincarnation was there is stupendous. Being a hazard for several millenia is not fun...
Rob, could I get a shout out from all of playstation access to say Happy birthday please, 29 today and best day for a birthday for a Friday feature 😊
Same! 26 today! Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday 🎂🎂
(grabs a sniper rifle and, shoots into the house wall) HBD!
I would have been very astonished if Zanarkand was not the final entry on this list if we are including Final Fantasy games... Good job Rob!
Loved the video.... and made me smile seeing Suikoden 3 as I LOVED it, no it is not the master class game 1 and 2 were but it was fun and well worth the money and time wish it would get a remaster or at least a digital re release for the Ps4.
At this point, re-mastering Suiko 3 wouldn't be enough. Konami would have to completely remake the game. Playing as realistically modelled Chris Lightfellow, Hugo and Geddoe WOULD be amazing!
Oh yeah, Lost Sphear was on my list as well - still playing that, although I have got past the bit where you restore the town from whiteout!
FFX has the best opening in any videogame ever imo
*Facts*
@@lightsidemaster I dunno, The opener for FFX-2 was pretty good too :D
Understatement.
It'll probably up in contention with the Best Opening in any entertainment medium.
I don't know about "the best" but it was damn good.
Ooooo, I'd say ff8 followed by ten but opinion is opinion.
"but you survive don't you, so you get the blame by default"
Very glad you are not a first responder to accidents rob, imagine surviving a plane crash then getting the blame by default.
Honorable mention to Dark Cloud (Chronicle) 1... but Toan restored everything!
Dark cloud would have been such a good fit for the list given the intro sequence tooo...
came to comment it myself, but ill just piggyback off yours :)
I think special mention has to go to Star Ocean. Wherein your quaint village might technically be standing at the end of the prologue, but everyone in not only it but the entire rest of the world barring Roddick and Millie has been turned to stone. If the Totally-Not-USS-Enterprise hadn't turned up to beam you up and completely confuse your expectations for a fantasy JRPG that would have been a lonely old game.
Suikoden 3 in the thumbnail! Rob you are spoiling me silly, thank you sir for the memories.
Ahhhh Seles, good memories.....There wasn't many because we never really started in there.
Three. Only three characters you play in Suikoden. That's a bleeding rip off.
3 main characters. Countless more playable ones.
I'm really enjoying these skits before the episode starts. Looking forward to seeing what's next for next week ;)
in kingdom hearts 1 your whole world gets sucked away by darkness
This world has been connected...
Tied.... to the darkness... soon to be completely eclipsed...
There is so very much to learn. You understand so little...
One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
All worlds begin in darkness and all so end...
I've thought of Kingdom Hearts as a action adventure more than a JRPG
@@MargaritoTrevino well you level up, change weapons and accessories, speak with nps,, you can do sidequest and enemies have different stats and weaknesses. So i assumed it as an rpg
@@nummergraph0289 you might be right
Two things I know that are certain you can't be a a comic superhero and have both your parents still be alive.... and it's some point usually by accident or being indirectly related an RPG character will cause disaster...
love the suikoden being on the list, underrated series and wish it would be brought back Suikoden 6!!
Hometown destroyed, childhood friend with you, stranger shows up randomly who may just be royalty or an ancient, you or the stranger has amnesia? Congratulations, you are the RPG protagonist destined to go through untold horrors to save the world. My condolences, but hey, at least you'll have a really cool sword by the end of it.
Liked and commented just because of Xenogears, one of the best RPGs ever ( damn you FFVII for cutting the budget -.- )
yep its usually the hero running errands and he finds his village destroyed.
Shot in the dark, Nibelheim from Final Fantasy 7
(20 seconds later) you did not disappoint
A mention of Legend of Dragoon? I'm sold.
Just recalled Xenogears and turns out it's in the list lol
Rob I love your continued mentions of the legend of dragoon. That game always feels too underrated and im with you on the remake it needs to happen.
Nice, I had been able to block the Xenogears cutscene so long... and then the nightmares return.
Always looking forward for a Friday Feature.
Just mentioning Xenogears and Legend of Dragoon just made my day
Don't fret Rob... We ALL want a remake of Legend of Dragoon...
Also, it's pronounced "Sue-ee-ko-den" not "Sue-koo-den"
That's what he said.
The comedic timing of 4:17 is golden.
Xenogears was one of my favorite games growing up! So happy to see it mentioned here!
Gotta love all these skits before the friday features 😊 and Rosie was so spot on ❤️
Was looking forward to this all day. Thanks Rob!
6:32 Rob, your quality voice acting really made me laugh Xp
Disappointed about lack of Dark Cloud but still a great list!
Jade Empire? It happens to your character twice, and it's a fantastic game.
God Bless the new female for playing along on the Friday Feature. Hollie never bothered. I miss Hollie. Where's the Badger?!?!
"ProfessorJuice" aka Rosie Caddick. :)
Oh my those fetching glasses have me all aflutter... Rosie's weren't bad either :p
301, the club if kings!
Monterigianni (not sure I spelled that right) in AC2 brotherhood. Ezio manages to get the assassin's HQ destroyed by the Templars by Cannon shots and got his uncle Mario killed by Cezare Borgia.
Good job Ezio.
noice list and love the intro ;3
Oh come on Rob, when I saw this video's title, I was expecting to see Dragon Quest 11 on it. I mean okay, it doesn't happen during the prologue but still, it fits right into this theme. =(
Well, technically speaking Fei's Gear doesn't malfunction, it does exactly what it's meant to do because spoilers.
I guess the home town of my game gets Burnt to the ground by Some Fire Monsters but all the Residents didn't get out in time, Except for a 14 Year old girl who Got out and is Crying at a Beautiful Waterfall, She's going to be the First Member you get because She's Excellent in the ways of Healing.
Have a Nice day :)
Surprised Cobblestone in Dragon Quest XI Didn't make the list..= That actually devastated me.
You know... DQ XI had the hometown destroyed BECAUSE the Protagonist followed the call... hmm... ya think ya can make a list of "7 Times Your Lovely RPG Hometown Was Destroyed, because Protagonist followed the call"? :D
About Tales of Berseria, since I'M into Warhammer Fantasy: rather average for Warhammer standards. :P
Man Xenogears was great. I can only imagine what it would have been like if the creators got to finish it and the entire series like they wanted.
How about Fable? Oakvale was completely sacked by bandits, while the main character could only hide and watch.