@@KaiSaeren Thanks! It was a hard decision because I love all Trails games but Sky SC felt like the perfect one and Estelle is one of my favorites girls together with Renne and both of them get an amazing story arc in Sky SC! So yeah lol.
Ok, I see you lots of places making really great comments, Spawn Wave, Yellow Flash and other places too, so I decide to check you out. 1st, Excellent video I love lists like this because everyone has different favorites! 2nd, I see you left out any pc rpgs, so I will list some of my favorites, there is the might and magic series, the third one Isles of terra is the best I think. Also there is the Ultima series, with ultima 7 (part 1 of 2 games) being my favorite of the series. Again great video!
Thanks a LOT! I personally play and prefer more Japanese RPG's over western ones, I do love myself some Dragon Age Origins or even 2 and some Witcher 2 and 3 and Cyberpunk but my preference always is with Japanese RPG's. Edit: but considering the state of BioWare and CD Project Red I sadly can't support them any longer. I hope the industry can fix itself over time, we can just pray.
@@Hertman779 Legend of Dragoon is a really great game! It definitely has a unique gameplay style and visual look and a story telling style that you hardly see nowadays.
@@bioboost12 Maybe is just a me problem. The only games in this top-list where I literally needed a guide was Chrono Trigger and SMT IV but I liked SMT IV way more from gameplay, character perspective, story, world building... So I rated it differently and I hope if these games ever get a remaster or remake that it is 1. Faithful to the original story, character, lore wise that the script and vision of the original is preserved and 2. That they improve the gameplay, so that people like me don't get lost 😂. Also I am glad you enjoyed this video. 😊
@@nostalgiccrisis2038 Thanks a lot! I think every game on this list deserves recognition even place 25 even Shadow Hearts! You can't go wrong with any of these. I would also like to see your toplist! 🥰
@@nostalgiccrisis2038 I was doing retrospectives before but nowdays rarely, they usually don't do so well on the channel. If I ever do another one or two they will be a passion project.
@@8-BitFryup-ru7pk I thought that would take too much time, the video ended up almost 40 minutes long even without me mentioning the platforms. You can easily find the platforms for each RPG in a Google search. Also thanks for the nice words I appreciate it! 😊
You have quite interesting taste, sir. I'd do my own list, but it'd probably go into the hundreds at this point--I love RPGs so much.. I miss the glory days of the PS2, where had something like a new RPG hit every few weeks, it felt like. Actually, can I point one out to you? I don't know if it's a game you'd want to play, but I don't see many people ever talking about it or its sequel. PS2, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica. I loved these games so much as a teenager, and I still love them as an adult. Then there's also Mana Khemia, which if you're huge into JRPGs, it and its sequel are both really phenomenal, imo. I could spend hours talking about JRPGs though (and have!), so I'm going to cut it short here. If we get the chance, I'd love to chat with you about it. I'm not a reporter or anything, I'm just a random nobody on the internet who loves video games. Anyway, wish you all the best, and a pleasant day! Cheers! (Also, is it rude to ask where you're from? I KNOW that accent, but I just can't place it. My mind immediately went to Germany or Scandinavia, but I have a feeling I'm off, and it's driving me mad!)
@@ludditzthrell Your game taste is also very unique by mentioning Ar Tonelico so welcome to the club lul. I never played any Ar Tonelico games but I do plan to, is in my back catalog list, right now I am playing Atelier Rorona, because I wanted to experience more Atelier games and next month I will be fully invested in Metaphor Re Fantazio. I did play Mana Khemia but sadly never finished it, that's also a game I want to experience to the end, even have the guidebook of the game with extre artwork, bought it just for the artwork. When it comes to my accent you were close, I do live in Europe. I am from Croatia, although I do sometimes go to Germany and I have a LOT of family in Germany, I do plan on maybe finding a job there. Croatia has some similar words to other languages, I would say our accent is similar to maybe Ukraine or Russia but of course not the same and I can speak fluidly German as well so maybe that's why you heard a German accent. Thanks for watching the video! Always nice to see other JRPG fans talking about their favorite games! 🥰
I found you from a comment you made on The Quartering. You just gained a new subscriber. I'll keep an eye on you and if I like what I see I'll make a short and promote your content. So far so good! 👍🏻
@@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm Thanks a lot! Yeah I am a long time fan of The Quartering, I find his content very entertaining and I usually agree with his takes. You don't need to promote me but if You want I won't complain, thanks! 👍🏻
Definitely a wild list. Cyber Sleuth with all the mandatory side cases to progress the story that aren't all that interesting to begin with. Scarlet Nexus having some of the jankiest and least fluid combo strings I've seen. Somehow SMT IV over Devil Survivor Overclocked (IV is really good, but I think both Devil Survivor games are better, especially Overclocked). And never in a million years would I have expected Monark to receive a placement on anyone's top RPG list. Other than that though, props for including Trails in the #1. Personally I think Sky the 3rd is better than SC, but the first two games combined are one of the best stories in the series and in RPG history.
@@iMidnightStorm This just shows how everyone's taste is different and that's fine, because Sky the 3rd is not my favorite Trails game by far! (Sorry, still enjoyable though, like all Trails Kiseki games). I also really loved MONARK, I said it at the video as well I knew MONARK would be a "controversial pick" still I loved the game a LOT, or you love it like me or you hate it, I have never seen someone having a neutral take on MONARK. But I am happy you still liked the rest of the list and if you have time you can also write me your favorite RPG's! I would gladly see what RPG's you enjoy. 😊
@@iMidnightStorm Also when it comes to Devil Survivor, I didn't played it... So I can't really judge it. If I did maybe it would be above SMT IV, maybe not... Who knows. I do plan on playing some of the older Atlus games in the future! 🙂
I respect you highly for adding Grandia to your list and even ranking it very high but I am shocked you didn't pick 2 over 1 since I considered 2 a straight upgrade. Also sad that there is no Final Fantasy 10 anywhere on this list, even though it vastly beats 7 in my opinion.
@@Endlave I like both 7 and 10 equally but I choose 7 because is more of a "classic choice". In regards to Grandia 2 I loved the second game but I enjoyed 1 slightly more (my personal opinion) but I think both are amazing, only Grandma 3 was ehhh okay not bad but vastly inferior to Grandia 1 and 2.
@@kawaiitruck-kun3616 I didn't play any Grandblue games but I the series looks great from what I have seen. Is definitely on my radar and a game I will play in the future for sure!
Arise isn't even in the top 5 of Tales games. It's a good Tales game, but hardly worth mentioning. It's just the only Tales game that BandaiNamco bothered marketing to a western audience.
@@alfredonavarro9526 If you think so that's fine. I loved Arise granted I didn't played that many Tales of games only 3 thus far, Arise, Berseria (what was my last times game I choose in my top 15 list) and Tales of Xillia 1. I want to play Symphonia and Tales of Vesperia because these are the 2 games I usually get recommended the most to play oh yeah and Tales of the Abyss I almost forgot. I liked the gameplay of Arise is a simple one like most Tales of games but it was fun and clean, I loved the music and the graphics and the story and characters, I do think the first half was better but I loved the ending because I am a sucker for happy endings specially when it comes to marriages and seeing 2 characters kiss and yeah... Very soft in that regard lol.
There aren't even that many NPCs in Chrono Trigger. Try talking to every single NPC in a Trails game, every single time they have something new to say (like I do).
@@guruthosamarthruin4459 The difference is that talking to every single NPC in Trails is not "required" yeah you sometimes stumble upon a "hidden quest" but these are not required to finish the game. Chrono Trigger works completely different in that regard but Sky Dialog is also so well written that even most NPC's have something interesting to say and in some cases you get a whole side character (main character ish) story arc from some of them! I like Chrono Trigger but I do believe there are many other older RPG's that are better.
@@Kingepticon No idea where this comment came from but I don't hate or like Souls games and this goes for any Soul like, doesn't matter which developer it is. Souls games are also not really "classic" RPG's they play completely different compared to other western RPG's. Also the holding hand comment makes no sense. Having quality of life gameplay mechanics is not holding your hand is saving you time, I don't want waste hours searching for that 1 NPC I most likely missed who had the information I needed, is old level design what doesn't hold up in modern age where games have improved over the years and there are classic very old games that hold up much better nowadays compared to Chrono Trigger, like Grandia as an example.
@@Official_RetroMania You said you didn’t know where to go in Chrono Trigger because the game didn’t make it obvious. If you knock Chrono Trigger for its lack of quest direction then logic and inference tells me you’re going to hate a game with almost zero quest direction.
@@Kingepticon Maybe but I don't like the gameplay of Soul games anyways and I don't play them. It's not because of the quest direction although if I played these games for longer maybe that would be another critique I would have. Also critiquing one aspect of a game doesn't equal hate, I still like Chrono Trigger what I also mentioned in the video. When it comes to Souls games I don't like them I don't hate then, frankly I don't have any opinion on them because I don't play them, so I feel inadequate to critique them.
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Big props for choosing Sky SC for number one :)
@@KaiSaeren Thanks! It was a hard decision because I love all Trails games but Sky SC felt like the perfect one and Estelle is one of my favorites girls together with Renne and both of them get an amazing story arc in Sky SC! So yeah lol.
Love that Scarlet Nexus made it in, immaculate battle system
Astral Chain is criminally underrated too
@@kermitwithamustache3885 Yes sir!
Happy to see Grandia so high up on your list, loved the original so much.
Ok, I see you lots of places making really great comments, Spawn Wave, Yellow Flash and other places too, so I decide to check you out.
1st, Excellent video I love lists like this because everyone has different favorites!
2nd, I see you left out any pc rpgs, so I will list some of my favorites, there is the might and magic series, the third one Isles of terra is the best I think. Also there is the Ultima series, with ultima 7 (part 1 of 2 games) being my favorite of the series.
Again great video!
Thanks a LOT! I personally play and prefer more Japanese RPG's over western ones, I do love myself some Dragon Age Origins or even 2 and some Witcher 2 and 3 and Cyberpunk but my preference always is with Japanese RPG's.
Edit: but considering the state of BioWare and CD Project Red I sadly can't support them any longer. I hope the industry can fix itself over time, we can just pray.
@@Official_RetroMania Agreed 100% friend!
Amazing list!
Trails in the Sky is incredible!
I still have to play Grandia.
Always happy to see Legend of Dragoon in these lists :)
@@Hertman779 Legend of Dragoon is a really great game! It definitely has a unique gameplay style and visual look and a story telling style that you hardly see nowadays.
Chrono trigger needs a guide? I figured it out at the tender age of 10 back in 95-96. Good video.
@@bioboost12 Maybe is just a me problem. The only games in this top-list where I literally needed a guide was Chrono Trigger and SMT IV but I liked SMT IV way more from gameplay, character perspective, story, world building... So I rated it differently and I hope if these games ever get a remaster or remake that it is 1. Faithful to the original story, character, lore wise that the script and vision of the original is preserved and 2. That they improve the gameplay, so that people like me don't get lost 😂.
Also I am glad you enjoyed this video. 😊
Honestly a pretty solid list. If I made a list it would look different but I'll definitely check out some of your picks
@@nostalgiccrisis2038 Thanks a lot! I think every game on this list deserves recognition even place 25 even Shadow Hearts! You can't go wrong with any of these. I would also like to see your toplist! 🥰
@Official_RetroMania maybe but I want to do a few retrospectives first
Hey man do you make retrospectives as well or only lists?
@@nostalgiccrisis2038 I was doing retrospectives before but nowdays rarely, they usually don't do so well on the channel. If I ever do another one or two they will be a passion project.
@@Official_RetroMania I would love to do a colab with you on something like "ranking the final fantasy games" or something like that if you're down
I agree, Radiant Historea need a modern remaster and would love a sequal to astral chain.
Cool, shame you didn't mention platforms! Great video again, thanks!
@@8-BitFryup-ru7pk I thought that would take too much time, the video ended up almost 40 minutes long even without me mentioning the platforms. You can easily find the platforms for each RPG in a Google search.
Also thanks for the nice words I appreciate it! 😊
You have quite interesting taste, sir. I'd do my own list, but it'd probably go into the hundreds at this point--I love RPGs so much.. I miss the glory days of the PS2, where had something like a new RPG hit every few weeks, it felt like.
Actually, can I point one out to you? I don't know if it's a game you'd want to play, but I don't see many people ever talking about it or its sequel. PS2, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica. I loved these games so much as a teenager, and I still love them as an adult. Then there's also Mana Khemia, which if you're huge into JRPGs, it and its sequel are both really phenomenal, imo.
I could spend hours talking about JRPGs though (and have!), so I'm going to cut it short here. If we get the chance, I'd love to chat with you about it. I'm not a reporter or anything, I'm just a random nobody on the internet who loves video games. Anyway, wish you all the best, and a pleasant day! Cheers!
(Also, is it rude to ask where you're from? I KNOW that accent, but I just can't place it. My mind immediately went to Germany or Scandinavia, but I have a feeling I'm off, and it's driving me mad!)
@@ludditzthrell Your game taste is also very unique by mentioning Ar Tonelico so welcome to the club lul. I never played any Ar Tonelico games but I do plan to, is in my back catalog list, right now I am playing Atelier Rorona, because I wanted to experience more Atelier games and next month I will be fully invested in Metaphor Re Fantazio. I did play Mana Khemia but sadly never finished it, that's also a game I want to experience to the end, even have the guidebook of the game with extre artwork, bought it just for the artwork.
When it comes to my accent you were close, I do live in Europe. I am from Croatia, although I do sometimes go to Germany and I have a LOT of family in Germany, I do plan on maybe finding a job there. Croatia has some similar words to other languages, I would say our accent is similar to maybe Ukraine or Russia but of course not the same and I can speak fluidly German as well so maybe that's why you heard a German accent.
Thanks for watching the video! Always nice to see other JRPG fans talking about their favorite games! 🥰
Excellent list! The only ones I did not like were Tales of Arise and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, I couldn't stand the characters in neither of them.
I found you from a comment you made on The Quartering. You just gained a new subscriber. I'll keep an eye on you and if I like what I see I'll make a short and promote your content. So far so good! 👍🏻
@@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm Thanks a lot! Yeah I am a long time fan of The Quartering, I find his content very entertaining and I usually agree with his takes. You don't need to promote me but if You want I won't complain, thanks! 👍🏻
Definitely a wild list. Cyber Sleuth with all the mandatory side cases to progress the story that aren't all that interesting to begin with. Scarlet Nexus having some of the jankiest and least fluid combo strings I've seen. Somehow SMT IV over Devil Survivor Overclocked (IV is really good, but I think both Devil Survivor games are better, especially Overclocked). And never in a million years would I have expected Monark to receive a placement on anyone's top RPG list.
Other than that though, props for including Trails in the #1. Personally I think Sky the 3rd is better than SC, but the first two games combined are one of the best stories in the series and in RPG history.
@@iMidnightStorm This just shows how everyone's taste is different and that's fine, because Sky the 3rd is not my favorite Trails game by far! (Sorry, still enjoyable though, like all Trails Kiseki games). I also really loved MONARK, I said it at the video as well I knew MONARK would be a "controversial pick" still I loved the game a LOT, or you love it like me or you hate it, I have never seen someone having a neutral take on MONARK.
But I am happy you still liked the rest of the list and if you have time you can also write me your favorite RPG's! I would gladly see what RPG's you enjoy. 😊
@@iMidnightStorm Also when it comes to Devil Survivor, I didn't played it... So I can't really judge it. If I did maybe it would be above SMT IV, maybe not... Who knows. I do plan on playing some of the older Atlus games in the future! 🙂
I respect you highly for adding Grandia to your list and even ranking it very high but I am shocked you didn't pick 2 over 1 since I considered 2 a straight upgrade. Also sad that there is no Final Fantasy 10 anywhere on this list, even though it vastly beats 7 in my opinion.
@@Endlave I like both 7 and 10 equally but I choose 7 because is more of a "classic choice". In regards to Grandia 2 I loved the second game but I enjoyed 1 slightly more (my personal opinion) but I think both are amazing, only Grandma 3 was ehhh okay not bad but vastly inferior to Grandia 1 and 2.
You clearly have not play Granblue Fantasy Relink yet because I dont see it on the list. You should try it. Its one of the best RPG games of all time
@@kawaiitruck-kun3616 I didn't play any Grandblue games but I the series looks great from what I have seen. Is definitely on my radar and a game I will play in the future for sure!
I see no Hatworld on this list!
@@APESTOGETTER First time hearing about Hat World looks very weird and interesting could be a nice hidden gem. I will put it in my back catalog list.
Arise isn't even in the top 5 of Tales games. It's a good Tales game, but hardly worth mentioning. It's just the only Tales game that BandaiNamco bothered marketing to a western audience.
@@alfredonavarro9526 If you think so that's fine. I loved Arise granted I didn't played that many Tales of games only 3 thus far, Arise, Berseria (what was my last times game I choose in my top 15 list) and Tales of Xillia 1. I want to play Symphonia and Tales of Vesperia because these are the 2 games I usually get recommended the most to play oh yeah and Tales of the Abyss I almost forgot.
I liked the gameplay of Arise is a simple one like most Tales of games but it was fun and clean, I loved the music and the graphics and the story and characters, I do think the first half was better but I loved the ending because I am a sucker for happy endings specially when it comes to marriages and seeing 2 characters kiss and yeah... Very soft in that regard lol.
I agree. The best Tales of games in my opinion were Phantasia, Symphonia and of course Xillia.
I hope someday you find purpose and happiness in life.
@@enrymion9681 I already did thanks! 🥰❤️
There aren't even that many NPCs in Chrono Trigger. Try talking to every single NPC in a Trails game, every single time they have something new to say (like I do).
@@guruthosamarthruin4459 The difference is that talking to every single NPC in Trails is not "required" yeah you sometimes stumble upon a "hidden quest" but these are not required to finish the game. Chrono Trigger works completely different in that regard but Sky Dialog is also so well written that even most NPC's have something interesting to say and in some cases you get a whole side character (main character ish) story arc from some of them!
I like Chrono Trigger but I do believe there are many other older RPG's that are better.
He must really hate From Software games. Zero hand holding in those games.
@@Kingepticon No idea where this comment came from but I don't hate or like Souls games and this goes for any Soul like, doesn't matter which developer it is. Souls games are also not really "classic" RPG's they play completely different compared to other western RPG's.
Also the holding hand comment makes no sense. Having quality of life gameplay mechanics is not holding your hand is saving you time, I don't want waste hours searching for that 1 NPC I most likely missed who had the information I needed, is old level design what doesn't hold up in modern age where games have improved over the years and there are classic very old games that hold up much better nowadays compared to Chrono Trigger, like Grandia as an example.
@@Official_RetroMania You said you didn’t know where to go in Chrono Trigger because the game didn’t make it obvious. If you knock Chrono Trigger for its lack of quest direction then logic and inference tells me you’re going to hate a game with almost zero quest direction.
@@Kingepticon Maybe but I don't like the gameplay of Soul games anyways and I don't play them. It's not because of the quest direction although if I played these games for longer maybe that would be another critique I would have. Also critiquing one aspect of a game doesn't equal hate, I still like Chrono Trigger what I also mentioned in the video. When it comes to Souls games I don't like them I don't hate then, frankly I don't have any opinion on them because I don't play them, so I feel inadequate to critique them.
Chrono Trigger is top 5..
@@Ulieq If you think so that's fine everyone has their own opinions and their own top lists.
@@Ulieq You can also comment your top 5 or 10 or 20 RPG's!