Why do I only play JRPGs?
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2023
- Why do I only play JRPGs? That’s a question I get a lot, so today I wanted to tell my JRPG story and explain what got me into the genre of games. From my love of JRPGs, from what started me on to JRPGs, to my Souls game experience, to modern game trends that push me away, I’m going to go into the entire background of my JRPG origins. Remember these are all just my opinions and if you enjoy a game I may talk about here, just remember I want you to keep enjoying it! :) #jrpg #jrpgs #rpg
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Very well said! I've been gravitating to JRPGs a lot these past few years and tbh I don't mind sticking with this genre forever!
Same bro same, and thanks for watching. We always got so much to choose from
Perhaps the worst thing about modern multiplayer live-service games is the amount of time they want you to spend with them. Like, Dragon Quest 7 may take 100+ hours to finish, but at least it actually ends. Being able to check that "box" is very satisfying to me.
I do play a wide variety of RPGs, and a smattering of other genres, but JRPGs are my one true gaming love, and have been ever since I first played Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy on the NES.
Dragon Warrior and FF wow! You are an OG :) and yes I feel the same about having that box being checked when finally completing a game. So much time they want u on those live service games like we have lives haha
Great video! I have noticed a similar trend with myself too. I use to play a lot of western games back in my teenage years, but as I get older I have really only been playing JRPGs and soulslike games. I occasionally will play some multiplayer game with my brother, since that is all he plays, but otherwise I find enjoyment in the crazy adventures and fun gameplay JRPGs offer. They feel like comfort food to me. Kingdom Hearts 2 is also one of my all time favorite games.
JRPG and Soulslike enjoyer🤝 u sound very similar to me hahaha and yes KH2 is one of my all time favorites 👌 thanks so much for watching
A Western game you would love is probably Returnal. Great gameplay
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Fun story, my dude. I've always liked RPGs since the NES, with games like Dragon Warrior and Crystalis. I never cared about what part of the world they come from, I just like RPGs.
I totally feel you dude and I love your passion and knowledge of RPGs. I never like close myself off from other games for that reason, just the trends of some RPGs recently havnt hit me as hard as JRPGs, but l really want to try Baldurs gate 3 for example. Always appreciate your comments bro
I loved this video thanks for sharing ur story and for all the content of ur channel !
This made my day thank u :)
Awesome video bro great story too, and some great points you made here definitely agree with you, JRPGS have so much variety some may have your typical cliche's but no JRPG experience is the same from characters, worlds, stories and gameplay everything feels like a fresh experience when you go to play a new game. JRPGS are a genre that will always make me feel comfort and happiness the journey's you go on the characters you meet along the way the amazing well told stories it's really a genre that gives you a sense of fulfilment and never feels dull or repetitive and especially in today's climate of games feeling rushed or unfinished JRPGS have just had this formula that works you get your game as the finished product and is actually worth your time and money!
ALL FACTS BRO and thanks so much for taking the time to watch :) when so many games are able to release half baked or with lack of creativity we always got a bunch of new JRPGs to dig into 👌 absolutely love your enthusiasm for the genre
Awesome video , As a kid I think it started with tales of destiny , the strong story and the talking swords got me, it was like a fantasy book on my screen and since then I've been a lover of JRPGS every since
Omg Tales of Destiny is up soon on my next Tales games to play! That’s such a cool JRPG to start with. I’m glad u enjoyed the video thank u :)
Such a good video! I loved hearing your journey ❤
I love YOU❤️ thank you my love
Great video man! I’ve been playing JRPGs since ‘92. Dragon Warrior (NES) was my first but the one-two punch that captured me entirely was Lunar (Sega CD) and then Final Fantasy III (SNES). I was obsessed with these two games and I still adore them.
I’ve been on a JRPG kick of late. Playing through FF1 and FFVI via the Pixel Remaster and Chained Echoes, which is fantastic. Just bought Persona 4 Golden this week. I’ve never played Persona at all so I’m excited.
Big Ups! Thank you for your work here.
Edit: Other JRPGs that made an impact on me are (chronologically): Chrono Trigger, Suikoden, FFVII and VIII, Vagrant Story, and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
Omg I hope u enjoy Persona!! One of my favorite series now. I’m going to pick up Chained Echoes as I’ve been trying to get into more Retro JRPGs, as I didn’t grow up with them too much. Awesome hearing your story and thanks for watching! Also Paper Mario TTYD is amazing
Cool to share your story. Funny to see you enjoy Shinig Resonance. It's not really popular series, mostly known for Tony's waifus but I liked them. JRPGs are my favorite genre as well even though I do play others. I am fortunate that I started with golden age with games such as Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Suikoden etc., but also many great ones today like Persona 5, Trails of or Dragon Quest 11. Loved the themes, the story, characters and sense of jurney.
Perosna 5 and DQ11 are some of my favs 👌 I think I enjoyed Shining so much just bc it was one of the very first ones I played haha
Never saw your content before but damn we are so similar in so many ways. Specially when you talked about the sony games i was like "finally someone else says it too!". Will surely watch more of your content!
I’m a more positive than negative person but if I were to make a full vid on Sony games I would go off 🤣 glad u could relate and I appreciate you watching my videos
This hit different best video fr ❤
Wow my best vid!? 😄I’m so glad u ended up enjoying it so much
It's great to learn the gaming history of the man Sweis :D
YESSS I always wanted to talk about it :)
Excellent video man. Represents my feelings
Thank u so much :)
Great video man, really enjoyed it
Thank u so much :)
This was a great video. 99% of the games I play are jrpgs. lol As far as my first jrpg, I guess it was Pokemon Yellow, but the first jrpg that really pulled me into the genre was Final Fantasy X. I still say that Final Fantasy X is my favorite game of all time because of the special place it has in my heart and how many times I have replayed it over the years, but I have played so many other great jrpgs over the years, most recently getting into the Trails series. There's just something about them that sets them apart from other game genres for me. The well crafted stories, the unlikely cast of characters that end up saving the world together, the incredible music. I can go on. I should actually make my own video on this topic one of these days. lol But anyway man, great video. I really enjoyed listening to your perspective and found it interesting how you didn't really get into jrpgs until the late PS3 era.
I’m so glad u enjoyed and yes I’m a late bloomer in terms of JRPGs but have played so many since! Trails is one I know I’ll love and can’t wait to get into amd I played FFX recently and it was fantastic from beginning to end!
Men, I am glad to find your channel great content. Love jrpg ,in your opinion what is the best beginning friendly soul game
That means so much thank you!! I would say Elden Ring or Dark Souls 3. Some other good Soulslikes that are on the beginner side are Wo Long and Strangers of Paradise!
What got me into JRPG was having a 3DS and a lot of time kill in between clases back in college. I wanted portable games with long and good stories (Also with similar gamepaly to pokemon) to go through. The 3ds made that possible for me, there was no turning back after i finished DQVIII
That’s so awesome!! The 3DS was a great JRPG machine
I'm trying to get back into jrpgs. My favorites that I have played in most recent years have been kingdom hearts 2 and ys viii. I do know I need to play turn based jrpgs, but the last one I genuinely enjoyed was the original ffvii in 2015.
I feel my time enjoying jrpgs has passed, and it makes me sad. Jrpg players have it so good, they have the most variety out of any genres I've ever seen. I do agree with your complaints about modern Sony games and most western aaa games. There's only a few I can tolerate.
I agree with everything you've said in this video, I myself am a huge JRPG fan and I also prefer them as well but the new Zombies is not the warzone map thankfully there is a new story that is amazing for zombies there are goals to accomplish and even cut scenes. I understand if you choose to not check it out but as an old school zombies fan in his 30's I do recommend it for anyone who plays games for the story like me.
Hello old school zombies fan 🤝 I’m glad u ended up sharing that with me! I will Deff check it out more after hearing this. After Vanguard zombies and the reception of MW3’s initial launch I was totally turned off by it. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment
Excellent way to put it, i been mostly playing japanese games for the past few gens mostly because western games no longer offer that fun over the top stylish combo heavy hack n slash gameplay, while most action jrpgs have some type of variety that makes them very enjoyable, if the character action genre is dormant, i can make do with action jrpgs that try to keep that style of real time gameplay alive
U put it perfectly 👌
What jrpgs would you recommend to someone new ? Ths only ones ive played are pokemon , final fantasy rebirth and a few others ....
I want ones where you are fighting the enemies in real time with your crew ( not really a fan of turn based games ) sth like this : 0:00
Also fantastic vid btw rlly loved it !
The genre im rlly intrested in rn is "story based indis games set in a cyberpunk world" while a bit niche only having two games that rlly count in it . Said two are bangers , Plz PLZZZ play katana zero and sanabi theyre so fantastic
Thanks for watching!! I have a JRPG for beginners video u should check out! Some I can name here are Tales of Arise, Ys 8, Scarlet Nexus, Kingdom Hearts. Those are some of the better real time ones
@@SweisSenpai thnx for the recommendations !
don't forget to play katana zero and sanabi too
Nice video man 😊 my reason for playing (almost) exclusively jrpgs is kinda the same, even tho I don't go as hard on combat mechanics as you. I used to play triple a games but the micro transaction dlc bs got too much. I remember playing Prince of Persia (the cell shaded one) and the ending was real bad and totally not satisfying. Then they put up a real ending dlc for 15 bucks and I was like hell nah, screw this shit, I'm playing only good games now 😎
Hahaha the $15 for the ending type of DLC is SOOO LAME and yeah recently so many amazing JRPGs have been releasing that I’m fine chilling here 👌 thanks so much for watching :)
I enjoy playing Final Fantasy 8, 9, X, XII, Dragon Age Origins, Diablo 2, WOW, Linage 2... Your video helps me realize that I like games where I can build up my character and enjoy a storyline at the same time. Diablo 2, Lineage 2 and WOW don't have much of a story (lore is different from story IMO) but character progression makes them great games for me.
Building a character and having that progression be really good is so awesome 👏
sweis lore lol, great vid
OMG SOFI HI HOPE U R WELL. Thank u so much 😄
I still play other stuff as well but remembering back I wanted something where my win wasn't a complete guarantee.
I also enjoy Metroidvanias and rogue lites.
Rogue lites and metroids r super fun
I feel you
😁I'm the same dude when I was younger the first jrpg I bought with my own money and beat was Kingdom hearts, and since then I only really play them mostly, yeah I play some western games here and there but it's all about jrpg for we, mainly because Japan know how to make cool and attractive characters, fun game play, and really captivating stories.
Said it perfectly 👌
i have nothing against any of the points you made about western rpgs, im just sad you used god of war as the example lmao. hmm im not honestly sure but i think the first Ar Tonelico is what got me into jrpgs. im pretty sure one of the final fantasy games was my first jrpg, but i know i didnt like them enough to seek that out. i flip flop on which genre is my favorite but its either horror or rhythm games. playing resident evil 2 was the moment i truly fell in love with games, as its still my #1 to this day 25 years later. However music is such an important part of my life that putting on headphones and getting lost in a good rhythm game gets me going like nothing else. otherwise dope video, nice to see behind the curtain every now and then
LOL I’m sorry, if u enjoy the new GOW’s I’m super glad you do. That was one I personally gave a good shot and realized it wasn’t for me, but I always give games a shot so I may try them again. I’m glad u enjoyed seeing some of my story :) and Resident Evil is a fantastic series I have some experience with it. Mainly only played KH Melody of Memory for rythm games but I too adore music. Thanks for watching :)
I only play RPGs and what i call RPGish games, so basically RPGs along with games with RPG mechanics like certain beat em ups, looters, metroidvanias, roguelites and soulslikes, JRPGs probably make up about 40-45% of the games i play, around 50% are western RPGs, with the remaining 5-10% being other eastern RPGs outside of Japan from places like China, South Korea and Taiwan
Good selection!
People seem to forget Pokémon is a jrpg people always try to criticize it from the lens of western gaming which is dumb imo
People want it to be something it’s not
2:21 same here bro, I would get roasted SO HARD for playing kingdom hearts back in school...🤣😭
These kids didn’t know it was peak at the time 😤
What are your thoughts on the Yakuza series? Not just the turn based ones but in general
I think they are awesome! I actually JUST played Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 1 for the first time on stream and am going to continue the series. The characters are fun, it has a lot of wacky JRPG comedy, crazy mini games, and the combat was fun.
Dark Souls is literally a JRPG. You are forgiven for conflating them.
I'm actually trying to get back into JRPGs. Should probably play some newer ones, but Final Fantasy 6 is calling me again.
Wait Wait Wait! What's the name of the first game shown in this video? It looks so cool!
Sorry late reply, but Star Ocean the second story R!
Curious if you've tried out Baldur's Gate 3 or the other Larian games, they're modern Western CRPGs that don't haven't been diluted by any of the AAA non-sense
I have not, but have heard so much good about BG3 I’m going to pick it up and give it a try :)
My first JRPG was Final Fantasy 9. It's still one of my favorite games of all times. But I like western RPGs, too. I had a great time with Black Isle/BioWare and Bethesda games, too. As for Souls-like, the only one I played is Elden Ring and can't say I liked it very much. Maybe this type of storytelling just isn't for me, but I got bored with it shortly after defeating Godrick the Grafted (~15 hours). I played Persona for the first time when they added P5R to GamePass and got hooked hard XD Waiting for Persona 3 Reloaded (cause PC port of P3 is BAD).
Ff9 is one on my list I need to try and I think I’ll love it! Souls game storytelling Deff isn’t for everyone and since I enjoy combat the most I’m fine with it. I’m so glad u got into oersona!! P3 Reload HYPE
(Joke) That's Leon. Squall is FFVIII. (/joke) Trying to go far without a memory card, I remember doing that with my own twin bro with Sonic Adventure 1; at your age, we also messed up at a point like you did in KH! That twin and I REALLY went ham in KH when it was first a thing, too!
I REALLY wanna think this could inspire me to look at myself and what I can offer like you do here...
Omg Sonic Adventure without a memory card that sounds so funny haha. Glad u grew up with KH1 and Sonic like me. Hey man if u want to try and find the exact content u wanna post I totally believe in you! Thanks for watching
@SweisSenpai It was, until we had no help mid-way with Knuckles and Big! Oh, yeah, dude. In KH's case, I DISTINCTLY remember we rented it from Hollywood Video; the Blockbuster near us didn't have it. Actually, before doing it became PS Trophies, we wanted to replay KH1 and KH2 on Proud Mode back then before Critical Mode became a thing!
this is so true, the only Sony games that i enjoy is Ghost of Tsushima
We both love jrpgs but have way different motivators. I like story/characters as being able to strategize and become strong. Not big fan of just extremely hard game, seems almost anti rpg. For example, cold steel 3 my party is setup in a way I can obliterate most encounters.
Besides jrpgs I love investigation type games like phoenix wright, danganronpa, ai the somnium files and survivor horror and horror like resident evil series, until dawn.
Great choices :) and I do enjoy both types of combat. One where it’s really hard no matter what and I have to learn the mechanics, or I can strategize and get my team so strong I destroy the game hah
@@SweisSenpai lol my patience lowered growing up with hard nes games. I do like souls games , just wouldn't want souls difficulty every game 😀 I'd burn out
I just pick normal difficulty on everything, if it meant to be hard on normal then consider it a hard game
I’m mostly the same, while I do play a lot of hard modes I don’t want every game to have souls difficulty haha
You're similar to me, my main platform is PlayStation but i don't play Sony exclusive beside Rebirth.
Anyone care to weigh in? I'm looking at trying a Tales game or Ys. Opinions seem to vary wildly on which games are best.
Either Zestiria, Berseria, Ys Vi (Ark) or Oath in Felgana.
I played Symphonia, it was decent.
Ys I would definitely play 8! It’s universally loved and easy to start there. For Tales I would play Arise if u want a new one, and Vesperia if u want an old one
If you like hard bosses, learning complex mechanics and don't mind first person shooters I'd recommend Ultrakill.
I deff don’t mind FPS games! Just don’t play many of them these days but thanks so much for the recommendation! Gonna look this up :)
@@SweisSenpaiif you want hard bosses you have to play furi
The only western RPG (I do not inckude Crpgs as Western) I really liked was/is Fallout New Vegas. 🤷
Back in the day, Souls games were considered Western RPGs made by a Japanese developer.
I can relate to alot of this. JRPGs are defintely my preferred gaming. I just do not like the trend western games are going in general.
Sadly some jrpg franchises are going in a bad direction to pander to west (Final Fantasy 16) but most are still retaining the japanese flavor that drew me in the first place.
Currently playing Star Ocean Second Story R and it reminds me of the early jrpgs that made me fall in love.
I’m having the same thoughts going through Second Story R! It’s absolutely amazing and what I want from the genre. Yeah 16 had some issues that I saw Coming a mile away with regards to AAA trends. Thankfully I still enjoyed a decent amount of 16 it was just too hand holdey haha. Thanks for watching :)
game at 5:24?
You look gorgeous! ♥
Thank u lol
Trust me more and more people started to feel like the OP here, for me Starfield was the last push that made me go and play the games which I hated with a passion and let me be clear I don't hate the games themselves but I hate how grindy they are, I hate how in some games there are places you can't go to because you are low lvl, I hate how in many action games they force you to do things like go fishing or farming or playing dating sims when it is supposed to be an auction or adventure game but now I'm only people games like this and the last push for me was when in Starfield I was doing a dangerous mission for a group of people where my character was putting his life on the line for this group only for the boss lady started yelling at my character when he was trying to warn her to not underestimate the enemy leader, and it's only get worse when some western game studios like Amazing garbage aka amazon gaming or other western companies censor games just because they think everyone is sick in the mind like they are.
So yea because of this modern BS in games I went back and bought older handhelds like PSP, 3DS, DSI, PS Vita, GBA since so many JRPGs in those consoles.
I’m glad u got those cool old consoles to get some gaming in 👌 yeah Amazon in particular is bad, and I get frustrated with Sony in particular because of censorship. It’s all getting very old
@@SweisSenpai Yea, it is sad how older games feel better than the newer ones specially when we have more advanced technologies now that game devs did not have in the past.
The thing is, if there is a legit good reason for 95% of the censorships I wouldn't mind it, but it all comes down to some pervert who is sick in the head censoring games and think everyone is like them.
I play games with my kid, she is 10 she like using short characters and she like dressing up her characters to make them cute and in our games we make our characters be like us a dad and his daughter but with all the censoring BS my kid completely lost interest because of this BS.
Which video game is on 00:33?
Tales of Arise!
I only play Square Enix JRPGs 😅
lol that’s valid
My first JRPG would be Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest 1) on the NES and Final Fantasy 1.
Souls games are just really the old school action adventure game style of old games from old retro games from nes,snes,genesis,ps1,n64,GameCube,ps2 era.
Modern western games are just lame nowadays with microtransactions and no polish.
Dragon Warrior an absolute OG!
@@SweisSenpai Technically it would be Zelda 2 The Adventure of Link if that counts
Tbh I’m not sure if Zelda is considered rpg or just adventure, there’s always debates haha
dark souls is a jrpg because its still an rpg at its core and it's made in japan
I agree, but a lot don’t haha
@@SweisSenpai well then they are dumb
Rip some zombies together when? Lol
Bro I’m actually down!! I miss it so much
@SweisSenpai hasn't been the same since BO3 man lol let me know though
Big respect for mentioning playstation. This company is a shadow of former self with how bland and tiresome their games have become. There's no variety, gameplay is absolute barebones with little to none interesting story and characters but the worst thing by far in forceful inclusion of censorship and agenda. It got especially personal for me since they announced closure of Japan studio.
Totally agree and I’m sick of them as well
Even tho ghost of tsushima , gow ragnarok and marvel spiderman are some of my fav games ever made... I can def agree with you
You might like Visual Novels just as much if not more than JRPGs, just saying.
Gameplay is my biggest thing so I might get bored but I do enjoy the character designs of visual novels usually so possibly!
@@SweisSenpai Then you might like either Ace Attorney, Danganronpa, or especially A. I. Somnium Files.
Those I’ve heard of for sure so I’m deff gonna give them a try one day! Especially Dangonronpa
So you never played Pokemon as a kid?
You know Pokemon is a jrpg right?
I do! I actually love Pokemon
With the Last of us part 2 remaster finally getting leaked screenshots. I want to tell you that... YOU ARE WRONG WESTERN GAMING IS WAY BETTER!!! WE HAVE A SERIES WITH TWO GAMES, TWO REMASTERS AND A "REMAKE". I LOVE SONY GAMES THE MOST!!! THEY ARE THE MOST CREATIVE!! EDIT: I still stand with this comment. but the Last of us 2 remaster has a $10 upgrade and actual new content. sooooo that is SOMETHING
HAHAHAHA hey at least it has some cut content and is only $10🤣 next is gonna be another remaster of part 1 with extra levels from the TV show
So... you have bad taste?
And anime stories are terrible in general
Lol
I don’t care to have an actual discussion with these comments 🤣 if u think all “anime” characters act the same in all JRPGs u are not around the genre enough. Not gonna sit here and recommend stuff to u
@@SweisSenpai I just think you're too afraid of what i'd think of the stuff you'd recommend
U can see it all over my channel. Xenoblade, Dark Souls, Kingdom Hearts especially the super bosses, love that kind of stuff. Recent gem is Star Ocean 2 remake it’s genuinely fantastic
@@SweisSenpai I don't really like RPGs much (Especially MMORPGS) but there was this flash game called "EpicBattleFantasy" which sucked me in and I had been playing all the games made by that creator since.
Outside that anomaly, I prefer the action combat like Ninja Gaiden or Metal gear revengence, without the boring stats and levels.
When I play an RPGs i often replay it multiple times bc I always mess up the stat allocation when I level up, so like in dragon age 2 I end up losing with regular enemies taking 0.00001 damage or somthing.
"EpicBattleFantasy" is turn based, but doesn't have the boring stat stuff (Except damage numbers). Instead you collect materials for better items and weapons; you can increase the power of abilities on level up.
It uses an elemental based combat system, where enemies are weak to certain elements.
The game likes to mix the enemy types up, so if you summoned ice showers for AOE damage, it may do some damage but heal the other enemies. Enemies even use elemental powers that heal themselves, but hurt you.
And none of the raceswap woke bs