@@illuz1oN44 Been watching his stuff for a few years now. I first came here for his knowledge on the ps vita. Many of the games I own were based on his recommendations. Even go back and rewatch some of his old videos in case I have some money laying around to throw at another vita game as some of the ones he was talking about in 2018 have skyrocketed in price. I watch many gamer youtube channels and no one that I've seen goes in-depth like he does. Lol remember his ultimate guide to vita and he says in how people ask him how is this the ultimate guide? So he responds with because I know my shit, I've played and beaten every game, and I've been with the vita since day one. Lol of course its paraphrased but I think I got it close enough but bottomline he is 100% he really does know his shit. Now he shows Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and makes me want to play it again. But I'm going to get it on the 360 since its BC on the xbox one and I'm sure I'll want to play it again sometime and will be able to on the Xbox series X.
@@mike1019831 I couldn't agree with you more. The Vita video compelled me to buy one with a list of must-own games just as the lock-downs started happening.
@@mike1019831 Erick Landon has a solid RPG focused channel and talks about anything and everything. These two are my absolute favorite youtubers to watch.
I just discovered his channel last week. No joke this guy has such a passion for his games and it shows with how knowledgeable he is about what he owns. Very underrated.
really appreciate your chill style man. when so many others just shill for every latest game, you are talking about old school gems you really care about.
Best gaming content on RUclips. I say it every video and you keep proving me right. I love the frequent videos and I truly believe that you will blow up if you keep them coming.
This may be the single best video on RPGs on RUclips. You nailed it on so many great titles that I also love. And even though I knew the storyline and gameplay on many of them, I still learned so much that I didn’t know.
Best game related videos on RUclips.. Chilled, informative, passionate, no annoying editing, no adrenalised chat, no ego.. Don't stop doing what you do and don't change the format.. Superb
Absolutely fantastic work man. Very thorough for the heavy hitters for the PS3 . Music selection for background was top notch. I always crack a smile hearing your videos with Conan in the background. Keep up the great work!
So glad I found this channel, I still play my PS3 often and i have alot of the RPG's you mentioned. (some i still need to play) Played Nier and Tales of Symphonia this year and might start Dragon age soon. I will surely watch the 360 video too even though i dont own any xbox.
Good to see you back. I loved ff13. I beat 13-2 i still need to play lightning returns. Demon souls / dark souls is one of my favorite series ever. Im playing 3 still. Demons souls remake is why i will get a ps5.. so many great games to comment on here. I cant wait for the 360 video. Blue dragon and lost odyssey my favorite rpgs last gen.
Another great video 👍 I look forward to the second part! I have not seen anyone else have so much knowledge about videogames and speak with so much passion and love about them. Respect! You deserve a lot more subscribers, it's sad that people do not know how to value quality content.
I have recently been collecting more games for the PS3, and playing them. This is an awesome video explaining a plethora of RPG’s for the PS3, and a perfect video for me!
Great video man! You have a passion in you when you speak about these games and it shows. You don't see that too often nowadays. I love Nier Automata. Never played the original. Heard great things and watching you talk about it makes me want to find a ps3 copy. Been getting back into my ps3 console lately. Miss the steller games that were released on it. I have a ps4 and recently got a ps5 and i absolutely love the new consoles, but there is still something so good about older games. They might not look as good as ps5 games but the stories and sheer amount of good games is worth returning too. You earned my sub!
Every video you make I'm so hyped on. Nothing makes me more excited than your vids because you have insane knowledge and really articulate what these games are about. Thank you man. Cheers
Great video and great to see all these awesome games. I do own most of them myself but also saw some games if have do some research on. My personal favorite RPG’s for PS3 are the Trails of Cold Steel series. Especially the first one. Thanks for making this video and take care!
You've been killing it lately! I love all the content you've been putting out lately! Please keep it coming! 3 of my favorite rpgs on PS3 was The Witch & The Hundred Knight and Ni No Kuni & Valkyria Chronicles. Drakkengard 3 was awesome as well!
I have to put some love to my PS3. I bought it like a year before the PS4 was announced and got it that late mostly because I wanted the console experience and thought that I will be able to create this diverse library. Got some of the console's highlights but never got into the console experience, mostly because I was moving to college and stuck to my ds and pc. Now that I have had the chance to catch up on my PS3 backlog, I do want to enjoy the system more and there are some games I have digital only there. Thanks for making this video, as a longtime subscriber is very helpful and have to say that I appreciate you coming from time to time to the channel as you are the only person I trust with game reviews. No bs, just talking about what you like and why
Wow. The video is very interesting. I like that you are telling so many stories about every game in this video. This is very cool. Thank you for your work.
Love your videos. As an rpg collector myself, i too look at your videos as to what games to watch try out. Its sad to hear how Level 5 will be cease to be on the North American Front
While everyone else is reviewing the next gen consoles and projected games that are to come out, Gamez Of War does a review of top PS3 RPGs. That's why I love this channel and don't mind gaps between videos.
Somehow I forgot it, I had it in my stack of games..realized when I was rendering it...shit!! Oh well, I’ll talk about it in the upcoming PS4 RPG video
@@GamezOfWarlol. All good I was surprised how good the first game was. Need to play 2 and 4. Anyways love your videos hope you are in a better space and hope your next game is a good one 👊👊
can't speak to "rpgs" on the whole since i am almost exclusively a "jrpg" fan... but this was the era where i feel like the quality of console jrpg's REALLY began to slide compared to everything that came before it. the genre really has not recoverd since then with fewer and fewer notable jrpg's getting released as time goes on. on the ps3, i only really cared for ni no kuni and the final fantasy xiii series (to some degree). i can only count a handful of jrpg's on the ps4 that i would consider "must plays" -- persona 5, dragon quest xi, nier automata and... maybe ni no kuni 2? i mean, big budget console jrpg's are almost dead now with a few exceptions. on the snes and ps1/2, the library is mind boggling by comparison and this truly was the golden age that we took for granted. a lot of great jrpg's also found their way onto handhelds, especially the ds and psp. not saying the genre is dead now, but it is a shadow of what it once was and i generally find it difficult to get excited about modern jrpg's like i used to. p.s. compared to final fantasy xv, final fantasy xiii is a godsend lol... couldn't stand xv and i am very close to being done with the ip at this point. we'll see how xvi fares, but it looks like more of the same mindless action rubbish that s-e is known for now.
I completely agree with you that JRPGs went into decline in the PS3/360 era, and I do agree that SNES/PS1/PS2 eras were the golden years of the genre. However, I personally think we've seen a significant revival of JRPGs in recent times. DQ11, Tales of Berseria, Persona 5, Octopath Traveller, Xenoblade 2, Xenoblade DE, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, Trails of Cold Steel 1 - 3, Ys VIII, Trials of Mana - these are all killer titles in my book. Then we have more on the way: Tales of Arise, Bravely Default II, SMT5, Eiyuden Chronicles, Sea of Stars, Scarlet Nexus, Trails of Cold Steel 4. We're not quite basking in the revels of the glory days again, but I think we're making pretty decent strides in the right direction? P.S. I don't understand how anyone could prefer FF XIII to XV. XV was by no means perfect, but I personally thought it was infinitely better than XIII. XIII trilogy was abysmal in my humblest of opinions, but hey: different strokes for different folks and all that.
I didn't even play XIII and XV speaking of Final Fntasy, but I'm definitely going to give a try to XIII after watching this video. As for XV, I really don't find interesting and I will never play it I guess. And now we're waiting for FF XVI.. even if Square Enix has recently been not that reliable I really have high hopes for it: The producer will be Yoshida, who also worked on XIV and made it the incredible MMO it is today, literally saving that game from the ruin the original team brought it to. To this day it is probably the only MMO to even hope to compete with World of Warcraft, it really is a huge deal!
@@andyk9735 ffxiii had a great battle system. even if we accept that the story was far from great, it had its moments. for me, the battle system is the most important aspect of a jrpg and can make or break a game. the intensity of the active battle system and paradigm shifting made ffxiii a lot of fun to play! compare that battle system to the sluggish mess from ffxv and there is no contest. i also could not get over the medicocre storytelling and boyband focus of ffxv. it was quite an embarassment in my opinion. the world was too large and empty as well... really had no business being an open world game. so yea, at the end of the day, ffxiii is worth playing for its battle system alone in my humble opinion. i did not play the xiii sequels but intend to get around to it one day :D
@@RayWearer yup. the only saving grace of ff xvi is that the team is completely different than xv. nomura is nowhere to be found (a good thing) and the game will get back to the medievil setting. i like that aspect. what i don't like is the action battle system rearing its ugly head yet again but i will give it a chance. i believe they hired the battle director from devil may cry so it could very well be badass and surprise us all.
Such rich content. This channel has been a refreshing discovery for me. I appreciate the genuine passion and knowledge Gamez of War demonstrates. He’s a gamer first and collector second. Thank you for your videos!
Awesome list of games! My favorite that you mentioned is the Dragon Age Series! Such an amazing series and I can't wait to play the 4th one! Some of my favorites on the console were Skyrim, Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect 2 (come on Bioware we know you're releasing the trilogy on PS4 just get it out already lol)! I still need to play Nier! The backlog is real! Great video and keep up the good work!
I'm a die-hard final fantasy fan and your thoughts on the 13 series are the same point of view I have. I was a little thrown off at first but after getting into it I really fell in love with all three, and I think I did enjoy 13-2 a little bit better. All great games!!
Yeah, you re doing videos again. I love your videos, I love the passion you show when talking about games and I always look forward to your videos for inspiration. Thanks man :)
Hey bud , loving seeing you back , I’m kicking on with kingdom of amalur re reckoning edition.., loved your dark souls intro explanation...man I love those games 👍👌🇦🇺
Gamez Of War so far so good...I have just started and I love it , graphics are not super great as per some more recent remasters however the game play and story are as good as ever 👍
In my opinion Demon's Souls was a love letter to elder gamers, not really "a new genre" but a tribute to old classics (a revival?): Rogue + Myst + Ultima Underworld + some technical fighting game (or rhythm game?). It's a Japanese take on western d&d so obviously it is super exaggerated and kinda off compared to I don't know ... dagerfall. And this makes it unique and mysterious. Anyway it is really a mix of Rogue in terms of structure + Myst in terms of story telling: a new mix but not a new genere.
I absolutely loved this video. I watch a lot of videos regarding people's favorite games from older systems because I either missed the era or wanted to catch some hidden gems and none of them were as in depth or had the kind of list you had. You listed a lot of cool games that I never played. I plan to pick up a few from your list here and I'm excited. Great stuff!
Mass Effect 2 is amazing on the PS3 because it's a completely unique looking version. It's got it's own unique to PS3 lighting that the PC or 360 don't have, unless you mod it on PC of couse, but yeah.... ME2 on PS3 should be on this list. It got it's own version of ME2, that alone makes it's a must play.
@@GamezOfWar It looks visually unique. It's more harshly lit than the PC/460 version and it's using ME3's shadders. It's a pretty interesting little game. Performance is kinda meh, but that's the case with most Unreal Engine games on the PS3.
The Reconing was made by former baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. The story behind that game is insane. I recently picked up the Xbone version of the game at Wal-Mart for $10.00. I haven't played it yet but it looks cool.
love these videos and your channel!!! so relaxing and i learn so much about games. there are games u talk about that i remember seeing bad reviews about but u make me want to give them another chance.
PS3 may just be my favorite non portable system.. The only issue I have with it is the earlier model I have is kind of low on storage space 80gb.. I’m a huge fan of SRPGs like Valkyria Chronicles.. I tend to forget about Resonance of Fate.. It looks interesting and I really gotta check it out one of these days..
Resonance of Fate is one of my all time favorites. Played through it again last December on PC and went through to fully complete the post game and arena. Every battle is like getting a new map in a strategy game or board in a puzzle game, it's a problem that's just fun to solve.
I see Josh is bringing out his inner iron man these days. I've platinumed final fantasy 13 and despite all the problems people have had with the game I certainly got my enjoyment out of it but I haven't played the other final fantasy 13 sequels and even though I heard they're not very good I'll still give them a honest try all the same. I definitely look forward to your vanillaware retrospective since the only vanillaware game i've played has been doin sphere but I haven't really had a lot of free time to play a lot of newer games while I continue to work away from home. It's kind of crazy that the accolades of Nier really took off through word of mouth instead of through the industry itself. It is a game that I own myself but I still haven't had a chance to play it but I certainly look forward to playing it when I find the free time to do so. I think one of the biggest things regarding the ps3 is that it took a long time for it's jrpg library to really grow. I remember when the ps3 first came out there were very few jrpg's for the system and whatever jrpg's we did get were better enhanced and more in depth ports of games that original came out out for the 360. It's kind of crazy because in the early days the 360 has a much better and more diverse jrpg library than the ps3 in the very early days of the system. An excellent overview and I do look forward to the next part of the series but one jrpg I noticed was missing was Valkyria chronicles = now I don't know what your opinions on the game are but it was a wonderful console exclusive game and still to this day it's my favorite ps3 game of all time.
I’m kicking myself, I had it in the stack, and somehow it got shuffle the wrong way...son of a bitch!!! I realized when the video was being rendered, lol...I meant to talk about it after Folklore, cause it came out early on around the same time..guess I’ll have to talk about it when I do a PS4 episode....haha
Kingdoms of Amalur is awesome, definitely the best of its era! They've just released a remake for the PS4, but it's gone under the radar. It seems this game just never gets the attention it deserves. Kudos to you, though, for giving it a positive review here!
Thanks for the reviews. Great job. I have to be careful what I choose in gaming, I’m in the rare demographic that gets motion sickness from 1st and 3rd person games. I prefer isometric games because of this. I really appreciate reviewers showing actual gameplay, so I know what to buy.
I skipped the ps3 generation, so I think it would be cool for a too 5 ps3 rpgs, or top 3, to narrow it down,because I am starting to buy ps3 games, just need to pick up a ps3, and then find out the best couple rpgs to start with
Great, long and in-depth RPG video Josh... enjoyed it. I have most of these titles but a few I still need to play like Resonance of Fate and Nier (played Automata though). Currently playing through Folklore which has a great atmosphere and aesthetic.
One of the best episodes of all those VG episodes and lists in a long time, so thank you. Years after Demon`s Souls i then really tried Bloodborne, Soulsfan for life, although that roller coaster melted my face many times. Tried Resonance back then and instantly liked the system, got to get back to that game! Nier obviously on shopping list now. Everything falls into place in this one, i think.
Great video man . for me i never found any of the souls games interesting. For my style of rpg i found them boring. And its not the difficulty because i play alot of retro games and retro is laced with difficult games. My style of rpg are games like the Tales Of Series. Final Fantasy...Dragon Quest...The Trails Games and so on .
I thought FFXIII was ok and XIII-2 was better and 2 has a great sound track but with the FFXIII Series it's really worth playing though for Lightning Returns as it's the best of the 3 and makes the series really worth while. Graces is one of my fav Tales of games. Playing them at first as kids made me have more of a connection to the characters. I personally think Resonance of Fate is a bit overrated as it has next to no story The world is very pretty and so it's such a shame they didn't bother with the writing. The first Nier was better than the one on PS4, hopefully the remaster will reach more hands when it comes out.
This guy really, really knows his stuff, Cheers bro
Dude its criminal how underrated his channel is
@@illuz1oN44 Been watching his stuff for a few years now. I first came here for his knowledge on the ps vita. Many of the games I own were based on his recommendations. Even go back and rewatch some of his old videos in case I have some money laying around to throw at another vita game as some of the ones he was talking about in 2018 have skyrocketed in price. I watch many gamer youtube channels and no one that I've seen goes in-depth like he does. Lol remember his ultimate guide to vita and he says in how people ask him how is this the ultimate guide? So he responds with because I know my shit, I've played and beaten every game, and I've been with the vita since day one. Lol of course its paraphrased but I think I got it close enough but bottomline he is 100% he really does know his shit.
Now he shows Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and makes me want to play it again. But I'm going to get it on the 360 since its BC on the xbox one and I'm sure I'll want to play it again sometime and will be able to on the Xbox series X.
@@mike1019831 I couldn't agree with you more. The Vita video compelled me to buy one with a list of must-own games just as the lock-downs started happening.
@@mike1019831 Erick Landon has a solid RPG focused channel and talks about anything and everything. These two are my absolute favorite youtubers to watch.
I just discovered his channel last week. No joke this guy has such a passion for his games and it shows with how knowledgeable he is about what he owns. Very underrated.
really appreciate your chill style man. when so many others just shill for every latest game, you are talking about old school gems you really care about.
Glad your enjoying the vids, thx for tuning in!!
This is becoming one of my favourite youtube channels. Great atmosphere like it's outside time or something. Keep going, brother.
Thx so much! Glad you enjoy!
I can see that Snow Villiers cosplay is still going strong!
Yea buddy!
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Best gaming content on RUclips. I say it every video and you keep proving me right. I love the frequent videos and I truly believe that you will blow up if you keep them coming.
We shall see man, in the meantime,thx for watching bro!
This may be the single best video on RPGs on RUclips. You nailed it on so many great titles that I also love. And even though I knew the storyline and gameplay on many of them, I still learned so much that I didn’t know.
Man, you described that 1st Dark Soul's experience perfect.
I watched Zak play em all, I tried man....too hardcore for me, lol
Great video as usual, but I gotta comment on the amazing choice of background music here. One of the most epic movie soundtracks of all time.
💯 all day!!
As a die hard Nintendo fan, I never thought I'd enjoy a PS3 games review. Good job man.
A lot to love on the PS3 bro!
Best game related videos on RUclips.. Chilled, informative, passionate, no annoying editing, no adrenalised chat, no ego.. Don't stop doing what you do and don't change the format.. Superb
Thx So much bro!!
Thank you for keeping these videos long. It’s nice seeing in-depth breakdowns of the games you present.
No prob bro..it started off being a quick top RPGs and then turned into a monster!!lol
Absolutely fantastic work man. Very thorough for the heavy hitters for the PS3 . Music selection for background was top notch. I always crack a smile hearing your videos with Conan in the background. Keep up the great work!
Yea man, love that Conan music! So epic!
Amazing !! Just the topic I have been waiting for you to cover since I got my PS3 earlier this year. Your last 3 vids have been absolute bangers.
Thx man!! Glad your liking them
So glad I found this channel, I still play my PS3 often and i have alot of the RPG's you mentioned. (some i still need to play) Played Nier and Tales of Symphonia this year and might start Dragon age soon. I will surely watch the 360 video too even though i dont own any xbox.
Oh boy!! Dragon Age will keep you busy for awhile bro!!
Good to see you back. I loved ff13. I beat 13-2 i still need to play lightning returns. Demon souls / dark souls is one of my favorite series ever. Im playing 3 still. Demons souls remake is why i will get a ps5.. so many great games to comment on here. I cant wait for the 360 video. Blue dragon and lost odyssey my favorite rpgs last gen.
Blue Dragon & Tales of Vesperia are my favorite on the 360 Tom!
Another great video 👍 I look forward to the second part! I have not seen anyone else have so much knowledge about videogames and speak with so much passion and love about them. Respect! You deserve a lot more subscribers, it's sad that people do not know how to value quality content.
It’s ok man, we will get there in time..no hurry, I’m happy with where we at now!
I have recently been collecting more games for the PS3, and playing them. This is an awesome video explaining a plethora of RPG’s for the PS3, and a perfect video for me!
Much love from Michigan! You are an rpg legend!
Lake Orion/Oxford area all my life!
Great video man! You have a passion in you when you speak about these games and it shows. You don't see that too often nowadays. I love Nier Automata. Never played the original. Heard great things and watching you talk about it makes me want to find a ps3 copy. Been getting back into my ps3 console lately. Miss the steller games that were released on it. I have a ps4 and recently got a ps5 and i absolutely love the new consoles, but there is still something so good about older games. They might not look as good as ps5 games but the stories and sheer amount of good games is worth returning too. You earned my sub!
Every video you make I'm so hyped on. Nothing makes me more excited than your vids because you have insane knowledge and really articulate what these games are about. Thank you man. Cheers
Thanks so much bro
Amazing episode! I just picked up a ps3, thank you.
Congrats!! A great console that really delivered in the long run!
Always learning about games from you. So glad you are back making videos - keep up the great work!
Thx for tuning in bro!!
Great video and great to see all these awesome games. I do own most of them myself but also saw some games if have do some research on. My personal favorite RPG’s for PS3 are the Trails of Cold Steel series. Especially the first one. Thanks for making this video and take care!
Yea man, I have them on the vita..great RPGs!
You've been killing it lately! I love all the content you've been putting out lately! Please keep it coming! 3 of my favorite rpgs on PS3 was The Witch & The Hundred Knight and Ni No Kuni & Valkyria Chronicles. Drakkengard 3 was awesome as well!
I also loved the witch ad the hundred knight, played it on PS4....really good game!
I have to put some love to my PS3. I bought it like a year before the PS4 was announced and got it that late mostly because I wanted the console experience and thought that I will be able to create this diverse library. Got some of the console's highlights but never got into the console experience, mostly because I was moving to college and stuck to my ds and pc.
Now that I have had the chance to catch up on my PS3 backlog, I do want to enjoy the system more and there are some games I have digital only there. Thanks for making this video, as a longtime subscriber is very helpful and have to say that I appreciate you coming from time to time to the channel as you are the only person I trust with game reviews. No bs, just talking about what you like and why
Now is a great time to start for PS3, you can clean up for real cheap!
Man, It is so good to hear you talk about games, keep the good work. I am a fan from Brazil o/
Thx for tuning in bro!!
Thanks again for the excellent content brother. You’re one of the best YT gaming review channels around! Keep on rockin’ 🤟🏼
Thx so much bro!!
Your videos are still doing a great service even now friend
You are on a row!!!! Love it
Thx man!!
Love these in depth descriptions of the games it really helps me decide if I want to play it. I hope you make more videos soon!
Odin sphere has a physical release on PS3 but it’s becoming rare\expensive.
No shit?? I have it on Vita, and PS4..
@@GamezOfWar yeah i'd say if you see a ps3 copy for less than $40 definitely grab it, I still need it for my ps3 collection.
@@GamezOfWar do you have muramasa on vita? Because that one is getting high also p4 golden.
I have a copy for PS3...but the PS4 is hard to find here where i live
Love all your recent videos!! . You have a great taste in games and your in depth detailed descriptions of each game are worth watching.
Thx man, really appreciate it!
Fantastic list and discussion here, Josh. You've got me looking forward to the next part, that's for sure.
Wow. The video is very interesting. I like that you are telling so many stories about every game in this video. This is very cool.
Thank you for your work.
Thx for always tuning in!
Great and informative video as always!
Also LOVE the use of the Divinity 2 music! Pretty obscure and underrated game/OST.
Such an amazing ost for sure!
Love your videos. As an rpg collector myself, i too look at your videos as to what games to watch try out. Its sad to hear how Level 5 will be cease to be on the North American Front
While everyone else is reviewing the next gen consoles and projected games that are to come out, Gamez Of War does a review of top PS3 RPGs. That's why I love this channel and don't mind gaps between videos.
I try to make my videos non time sensitive, so they can be enjoyed anytime,..no matter what is coming out.
@@GamezOfWar Thanks, that makes sense and I totally meant it as a compliment to you. :)
I can detect the theme of _Conan the Barbarian_ playing in the background. The greatest film score ever created.
100% agree!!
Surprised you didn't talk about valkyria Chronicles. I loved that game so much bought it for the ps3 and ps4
Somehow I forgot it, I had it in my stack of games..realized when I was rendering it...shit!!
Oh well, I’ll talk about it in the upcoming PS4 RPG video
@@GamezOfWarlol. All good I was surprised how good the first game was. Need to play 2 and 4. Anyways love your videos hope you are in a better space and hope your next game is a good one 👊👊
can't speak to "rpgs" on the whole since i am almost exclusively a "jrpg" fan... but this was the era where i feel like the quality of console jrpg's REALLY began to slide compared to everything that came before it. the genre really has not recoverd since then with fewer and fewer notable jrpg's getting released as time goes on. on the ps3, i only really cared for ni no kuni and the final fantasy xiii series (to some degree). i can only count a handful of jrpg's on the ps4 that i would consider "must plays" -- persona 5, dragon quest xi, nier automata and... maybe ni no kuni 2? i mean, big budget console jrpg's are almost dead now with a few exceptions. on the snes and ps1/2, the library is mind boggling by comparison and this truly was the golden age that we took for granted. a lot of great jrpg's also found their way onto handhelds, especially the ds and psp. not saying the genre is dead now, but it is a shadow of what it once was and i generally find it difficult to get excited about modern jrpg's like i used to.
p.s. compared to final fantasy xv, final fantasy xiii is a godsend lol... couldn't stand xv and i am very close to being done with the ip at this point. we'll see how xvi fares, but it looks like more of the same mindless action rubbish that s-e is known for now.
I completely agree with you that JRPGs went into decline in the PS3/360 era, and I do agree that SNES/PS1/PS2 eras were the golden years of the genre. However, I personally think we've seen a significant revival of JRPGs in recent times. DQ11, Tales of Berseria, Persona 5, Octopath Traveller, Xenoblade 2, Xenoblade DE, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, Trails of Cold Steel 1 - 3, Ys VIII, Trials of Mana - these are all killer titles in my book. Then we have more on the way: Tales of Arise, Bravely Default II, SMT5, Eiyuden Chronicles, Sea of Stars, Scarlet Nexus, Trails of Cold Steel 4. We're not quite basking in the revels of the glory days again, but I think we're making pretty decent strides in the right direction?
P.S. I don't understand how anyone could prefer FF XIII to XV. XV was by no means perfect, but I personally thought it was infinitely better than XIII. XIII trilogy was abysmal in my humblest of opinions, but hey: different strokes for different folks and all that.
I didn't even play XIII and XV speaking of Final Fntasy, but I'm definitely going to give a try to XIII after watching this video. As for XV, I really don't find interesting and I will never play it I guess. And now we're waiting for FF XVI.. even if Square Enix has recently been not that reliable I really have high hopes for it: The producer will be Yoshida, who also worked on XIV and made it the incredible MMO it is today, literally saving that game from the ruin the original team brought it to. To this day it is probably the only MMO to even hope to compete with World of Warcraft, it really is a huge deal!
That’s why I was so into PSP/DS/3DS...we got killer true RPGs quite often...
thank god for the Tales Of series!!
@@andyk9735 ffxiii had a great battle system. even if we accept that the story was far from great, it had its moments. for me, the battle system is the most important aspect of a jrpg and can make or break a game. the intensity of the active battle system and paradigm shifting made ffxiii a lot of fun to play! compare that battle system to the sluggish mess from ffxv and there is no contest. i also could not get over the medicocre storytelling and boyband focus of ffxv. it was quite an embarassment in my opinion. the world was too large and empty as well... really had no business being an open world game. so yea, at the end of the day, ffxiii is worth playing for its battle system alone in my humble opinion. i did not play the xiii sequels but intend to get around to it one day :D
@@RayWearer yup. the only saving grace of ff xvi is that the team is completely different than xv. nomura is nowhere to be found (a good thing) and the game will get back to the medievil setting. i like that aspect. what i don't like is the action battle system rearing its ugly head yet again but i will give it a chance. i believe they hired the battle director from devil may cry so it could very well be badass and surprise us all.
Bought my first ps3 in 2019 xD , also bought many many cheap games , ratchet and clank, jax and daxter, final fantasy etc, have to catch up
Such rich content. This channel has been a refreshing discovery for me. I appreciate the genuine passion and knowledge Gamez of War demonstrates. He’s a gamer first and collector second. Thank you for your videos!
Thanks for watching bro!!
Cant wait for that vanillaware episide though, i absolutely love 13 sentinels, really wanna hear your thoughts on it, great vid as always
I’m really enjoying 13 as well, took long enough to come out!
Excellent video bro. Thanks for giving me a good insight to some new gems.
Thx for watching!
Awesome list of games! My favorite that you mentioned is the Dragon Age Series! Such an amazing series and I can't wait to play the 4th one! Some of my favorites on the console were Skyrim, Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect 2 (come on Bioware we know you're releasing the trilogy on PS4 just get it out already lol)! I still need to play Nier! The backlog is real! Great video and keep up the good work!
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Nier Replicant remake 4/23
best vg youtuber hands down
Thx man!! Really appreciate it
Great video bro really appreciate your passion for gaming. It's such a great hobby!
Thx man!! And yes it is!! Best hobby ever!
I'm a die-hard final fantasy fan and your thoughts on the 13 series are the same point of view I have. I was a little thrown off at first but after getting into it I really fell in love with all three, and I think I did enjoy 13-2 a little bit better. All great games!!
Shout out to all the zack's with great dads
Word!!
Great stuff from my favorite channel about games. You know your stuff. Thanks.
Thx for watching bro!
Yeah, you re doing videos again. I love your videos, I love the passion you show when talking about games and I always look forward to your videos for inspiration. Thanks man :)
Thx for watching bro!!
Hey bud , loving seeing you back , I’m kicking on with kingdom of amalur re reckoning edition.., loved your dark souls intro explanation...man I love those games 👍👌🇦🇺
How is the Re-Reckoning?? I wanna pick it up ASAP
Gamez Of War so far so good...I have just started and I love it , graphics are not super great as per some more recent remasters however the game play and story are as good as ever 👍
Absolutely love your videos man, thanks for this!
Thx for watching bro!
Dragon age was the successor to neverwinter nights. Great series although the ps3 version of inquisition has a game breaking glitch.
In my opinion Demon's Souls was a love letter to elder gamers, not really "a new genre" but a tribute to old classics (a revival?): Rogue + Myst + Ultima Underworld + some technical fighting game (or rhythm game?). It's a Japanese take on western d&d so obviously it is super exaggerated and kinda off compared to I don't know ... dagerfall. And this makes it unique and mysterious. Anyway it is really a mix of Rogue in terms of structure + Myst in terms of story telling: a new mix but not a new genere.
It was a modern take on the Kings field series, when I played demons souls it felt like a whole new animal..thx!
Great video. I loved kingdoms of amalur, such a shame about the studio. I think I did over 160 side quests. So much content.
Ya man, such a Good game! Need to grab Re-Reckoning!
Appreciate the work and love put into this. Really great selection. Got me inspired to play more rpg's.
It’s a great genre of games for sure!
Nice I need this, I was a 360 guy and can't wait to see what I missed on the PS3. Now I'm a trophy hunting PS boy
So addictive, that’s the one I miss whenever I play the switch
I absolutely loved this video. I watch a lot of videos regarding people's favorite games from older systems because I either missed the era or wanted to catch some hidden gems and none of them were as in depth or had the kind of list you had. You listed a lot of cool games that I never played. I plan to pick up a few from your list here and I'm excited. Great stuff!
Thx man, lemme know what you pick Up
Mass Effect 2 is amazing on the PS3 because it's a completely unique looking version. It's got it's own unique to PS3 lighting that the PC or 360 don't have, unless you mod it on PC of couse, but yeah.... ME2 on PS3 should be on this list. It got it's own version of ME2, that alone makes it's a must play.
No shit, I finished the 1st on 360 and therefore carried over on the 360..
But it looks like I need to check out the PS3 version for sure
@@GamezOfWar It looks visually unique. It's more harshly lit than the PC/460 version and it's using ME3's shadders. It's a pretty interesting little game. Performance is kinda meh, but that's the case with most Unreal Engine games on the PS3.
Your videos are very Nier and dear to my heart, love your channel, thanks!
I see what you did there...haha
You are truly the goat ! Gem of a channel 💯
Thanks so much man!
The Reconing was made by former baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. The story behind that game is insane. I recently picked up the Xbone version of the game at Wal-Mart for $10.00. I haven't played it yet but it looks cool.
love these videos and your channel!!! so relaxing and i learn so much about games. there are games u talk about that i remember seeing bad reviews about but u make me want to give them another chance.
Glad you enjoy them bro!
Great video as usual, GOW! The PS3 is such a great machine.
You bet your ass it is!
Multiple videos recently hell yea
Yea buddy!! Hoping to keep it going!
Best game reviewer. All signal, no noise.
Thx man!!
I love that ur back man and love ur videos long or short keep em coming we love it
Thx bro!! I will keep it up!
Did you ever make classic retro recommended rpgs for the Snes, Nes, Gameboy, Etc? wouild love to see your take on them
I have for Saturn, Genesis, Sega cd....was always a Sega kid...I did a SNES video awhile back...
Awesome that you are back man! good work!
Great to be back! Thx so much
Nice video bro, these are really quality recommendations
Nier is a extremely example and along with Metal Gear Solid that video game can have stories, even better than movies, tv shows and books.
100% agree!
A games of War video is like a sweet little present from life itself :) Please Keep them coming
Lol, thx for always tuning in!
Great video! Great channel! You ever think about doing an N64 guide?
I wouldn’t be very good at it, the 64 was probably my least played console.
Had a good time watching this man. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion.
Thx for tuning in!
Glad to see you making video's again mate!!
Glad your still watching bro!!
i wish eternal sonata was on pc. i hope for a remaster one day
The PS3 version has all kinds of extra content, big improvement from the 360 version.
@@GamezOfWar but no trophies.... But It is a amazing RPG!
PS3 may just be my favorite non portable system.. The only issue I have with it is the earlier model I have is kind of low on storage space 80gb..
I’m a huge fan of SRPGs like Valkyria Chronicles.. I tend to forget about Resonance of Fate.. It looks interesting and I really gotta check it out one of these days..
PS3 is great! Cant believe we are on ps5 already
Resonance of Fate is one of my all time favorites. Played through it again last December on PC and went through to fully complete the post game and arena. Every battle is like getting a new map in a strategy game or board in a puzzle game, it's a problem that's just fun to solve.
I agree bro, such an underrated RPG!
I see Josh is bringing out his inner iron man these days.
I've platinumed final fantasy 13 and despite all the problems people have had with the game I certainly got my enjoyment out of it but I haven't played the other final fantasy 13 sequels and even though I heard they're not very good I'll still give them a honest try all the same.
I definitely look forward to your vanillaware retrospective since the only vanillaware game i've played has been doin sphere but I haven't really had a lot of free time to play a lot of newer games while I continue to work away from home.
It's kind of crazy that the accolades of Nier really took off through word of mouth instead of through the industry itself. It is a game that I own myself but I still haven't had a chance to play it but I certainly look forward to playing it when I find the free time to do so.
I think one of the biggest things regarding the ps3 is that it took a long time for it's jrpg library to really grow. I remember when the ps3 first came out there were very few jrpg's for the system and whatever jrpg's we did get were better enhanced and more in depth ports of games that original came out out for the 360. It's kind of crazy because in the early days the 360 has a much better and more diverse jrpg library than the ps3 in the very early days of the system.
An excellent overview and I do look forward to the next part of the series but one jrpg I noticed was missing was Valkyria chronicles = now I don't know what your opinions on the game are but it was a wonderful console exclusive game and still to this day it's my favorite ps3 game of all time.
I’m kicking myself, I had it in the stack, and somehow it got shuffle the wrong way...son of a bitch!!! I realized when the video was being rendered, lol...I meant to talk about it after Folklore, cause it came out early on around the same time..guess I’ll have to talk about it when I do a PS4 episode....haha
Awesome stuff brutha!
Thx bro!! Hope all is well!!
Kingdoms of Amalur is awesome, definitely the best of its era! They've just released a remake for the PS4, but it's gone under the radar. It seems this game just never gets the attention it deserves. Kudos to you, though, for giving it a positive review here!
Yea, can’t wait to pick up the newest version!
Love your videos, the ps3 and OG Xbox. Keep it up
Thx man!
Thanks for the reviews. Great job. I have to be careful what I choose in gaming, I’m in the rare demographic that gets motion sickness from 1st and 3rd person games. I prefer isometric games because of this. I really appreciate reviewers showing actual gameplay, so I know what to buy.
I feel you, I was so pumped for VR and it gets me sicker than shit!!
I skipped the ps3 generation, so I think it would be cool for a too 5 ps3 rpgs, or top 3, to narrow it down,because I am starting to buy ps3 games, just need to pick up a ps3, and then find out the best couple rpgs to start with
Or I’ll just picked some randomly from this list👍🏻
You mentioned NIS games is on fire again, please recommend me some cool games from them. I used to love NIS back in the ps2 era.
Great, long and in-depth RPG video Josh... enjoyed it. I have most of these titles but a few I still need to play like Resonance of Fate and Nier (played Automata though). Currently playing through Folklore which has a great atmosphere and aesthetic.
Nice man! You MUST play Nier!!
One of the best episodes of all those VG episodes and lists in a long time, so thank you. Years after Demon`s Souls i then really tried Bloodborne, Soulsfan for life, although that roller coaster melted my face many times. Tried Resonance back then and instantly liked the system, got to get back to that game! Nier obviously on shopping list now. Everything falls into place in this one, i think.
Yea man! Lemme know how you like Nier!
New Gamez of War video! Let's go
Yea yea!!!
Miss you brotha. Hope to see you again soon
Recently found your channel and absolutely love the content man. Keep up the good work!
Great video man . for me i never found any of the souls games interesting. For my style of rpg i found them boring. And its not the difficulty because i play alot of retro games and retro is laced with difficult games. My style of rpg are games like the Tales Of Series. Final Fantasy...Dragon Quest...The Trails Games and so on .
Let's GOOOO Man! Keep up
Love your Khantent👏🏻
Thx for tuning in bro!
what a great speaker, subbed
Agree. NIER is a total blast. I love NIER:Automata (my favorite game on current gen), but I still prefer NIER. Mesmerizing game
I’m with you on that, automata was still a damn fine game..just didn’t have that same magic.
Awesome
Had no idea there was so many
Yea, a pretty good amount on PS3
I thought FFXIII was ok and XIII-2 was better and 2 has a great sound track but with the FFXIII Series it's really worth playing though for Lightning Returns as it's the best of the 3 and makes the series really worth while. Graces is one of my fav Tales of games. Playing them at first as kids made me have more of a connection to the characters. I personally think Resonance of Fate is a bit overrated as it has next to no story The world is very pretty and so it's such a shame they didn't bother with the writing. The first Nier was better than the one on PS4, hopefully the remaster will reach more hands when it comes out.
I agree about the first Nier, I don’t think that will ever be topped..
Resonance of Fate is really awesome!
It really is!
Good videos. I like your PS3 topics. you earned this sub :okay:
Thx man!
Im sold. I will check out ff13.
Amd there xbox enhanced in 4k too
Yea, at the time they were better on PS3...makes me wanna get em on Xbox now!