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5 Hidden JRPG Gems You Shouldn't Miss on PS4
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
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If you're watching this video you've probably played all the great PS4 JRPGs like Persona, Dragon Quest XI and NieR automata. But you're looking for something different, you want some HIDDEN GEMS! Well luck you for you I've got 5 great ones ready for you.
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Thank you for all the feedback on the sponsored segment. The rest of the video definitely feels light compared to how much the ad portion takes up. Sponsorships are still fairly new for me and I’ll aim to flesh out the rest of the video better the next time I get a sponsorship.
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As someone that played Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ I definitely feel that it's an underrated game The combat is good, the bond events are nice and just the atmosphere and music are great too Hopefully Falcom revisits this game because there's much more potential in it being it's own series 🙌
If you’re a fan of Persona but want to play an Arpg that plays similar to Ys please do yourself a favor and play Tokyo Xanadu! This games deserves more recognition! Literally criminally underrated
So true!
Tokyo Xanadu was my rpg of the summer and I really enjoyed it. The story was good but the multiple boss after the final bosses dragged on a lot but the characters were good and the side storylines between chapters fleshed them out. Combat was great but the best thing has to be the soundtrack it’s incredible and it’s definitely one of falcoms best
The game really could have trimmed some fat and been much better for it for sure. Still great though.
Tokyo X was so good.
It’s on Vita, too!
Glad to see love for Tokyo Xanadu. I bought that game quite a ways back simply on a random whim because I was bored and wanted an RPG to kill some time, I was hooked pretty quickly. Great game, great mechanics, INCREDIBLE music. That after school theme is just perfection for real.
Tokyo Xanadu is definitely the one that checks every box for me. Others with similar settings are mostly turn based but this one is action rpg with I-frame dodge mechanics. If only it comes to Nintendo Switch as well.
WHOA. Pier Solar looks super cute wtf how did I never hear of this?? Cosmic Star Heroine looks...interesting. Not a sci-fi girl but... I really like the sprite work. And the combat system has me curious! Great video Taylor!!
Pier Solar really went under the radar. Not a lot of people knew about it. Thanks for checking out the video :D
I wanna give a chance to Sakura Wars. The characters designed by Tite Kubo grabbed my attention at first but I didn't heard much about the game after release. You made me excited to look for a copy.
I highly recommend it too, I first thought it was just another persona 5 clone but it wasn't. It had some funny options too
I wished I could skip the cringe romance parts, it is not well written or executed. Made me drop the game
It's a really special game IMO. Definitely give it a go if you can!
@@anymatter4616 It's funny you said that cause the series one of of not the first game in this kind of style. Modern persona was probably more than likely inspired by Sakura Wars lol
@@luiseneas i thought they were pretty good
Sakura Wars my favorite game I played in 2021. Such an uplifting world and loveable characters, throughout the whole series. Just makes you feel good. And while simple mechanically, I enjoy the replayability of the action levels
Just makes you feel good is a great way to put it! It’s just some wholesome and cute.
Sakura Wars has probably one of the most funniest choice interaction that you can make. The way the main character personality turns 180 based on your choice is funny as hell.
I love when you can just make super dumb choices. I makes for some hilarious scenes
Started Sakura Wars a while back but life happened, gotta get back to that, i love Sakura wars
4:50 You trying to pronounce Baumkuchen cracked me up a little.
100% agree on Sakura Wars. So good, loved my time in there.
Big question: Which girl did you go with? 😏
@@TheGamingShelf Sakura of course close second was Hatsuho. I need to go back and replay them all was such a fun game.
I gotta get back to Sakura Wars. Beautiful soundtrack. The mech combat is fun, but a bit repetitive.
Good list!
As a JRPG fiend that also has ocd I usually have every game on a list like this but I’m missing one. Never heard of Pier Solar but will check it out soon. Old school JRPG’s are like crack to me, I get itchy when I haven’t played one in a while.
Have you played the Saturn or Wii/PS2 Sakura Wars games? SOOOOOO good.
I haven’t! I really want to though.
@@TheGamingShelf Tactics RPG gold.
Video is almost 10 minutes but feels like 2 minutes
This sponsored segment was a lot longer than ones I usually do. If I do one this big again I'll beef out the video too. Thanks for the feedback!
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Great list man. I need to pick up Sakura Wars. Also that playstation shirt. Class!
I love that shirt haha. I want to get more like it!
I have been still keeping my eye on Sakura Wars but still didn't know if I would fully like it or how low the sale price would go. My main reason for that game is because a 3DS game called Project X Zone had a wide crossover of different games mashed into one and Ichiro and Sakura were in the game, along with Gemini and that kinda holy girl. I am all about seeing games from crossovers to maybe hype me up to check out the game they came from.
I think $30-$40 is a great price for it honestly. It’s fairly long with good replay value.
@@TheGamingShelf Yeah I saw the Digital Deluxe for $24 so I am somewhat considering it now.
After 2 years I actually just finally finished Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ last night. It's one of those games that I really didn't want to end. It's brilliant, probably my favourite JRPG. I hope when Falcom get to a sequel they don't refresh the cast, I loved the characters and setting of this game. Everything was so chill and nice. Felt so at ease playing it.
Awesome! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Some character will prpbably return, but probably not all of them.
Glad to see another fan of Tokyo Xanadu. I loved my time with it, and the ending hit me quite hard emotionally. It's Persona x Ys x Trails of Cold Steel. It may not be as good in any one area as the games it takes inspiration from, but the whole package comes together quite nicely.
It’s so good and underrated!
Congrats on the ad, hope it got you a good sum, my dude! And thanks for the video, I'll definitely check Pier Solar and Cosmic Star Heroine out.
currently playing Tokyo Xanadu and it definitely deserves some attention especially if you are a Trails of.. and Persona fan. Really surprised it got mostly ignored
Dude I absolutely love Tokyo Xanadu. Thank you for your shedding some light on this hidden gem, totally agree with it being the PS4s most underrated game. Also, if you’re a Falcom fan at all, there’s tons of neat little Flacom Easter eggs in the game that I got a kick out of, great soundtrack as well.
I never heard of Pier Solar, looks really nice. My last oldschool-like jrpg was Ara Fell (which I really enjoyed), so I'm up for a new one.
I hope you enjoy it!
Ara Fell is really underrated
The devloper of Pier Solar also made a beat em up called Paprium, also for the Genesis. And it's also apparently super technically advanced for a Genesis game.
@@aron7496 yes, it is! I played it on my Switch screen, it was perfect for some bedtime jrpg session
@@ldavelol I played it on PC in march, and it actually reignited my love for JRPG. Everything from the graphic, story, combat, crafting and humor is really refreshing and enjoyable. Definitely one of my favorite games of all times
Seeing Towa in the Toyko Xanadu clip gives me the itch to play the Trails of Cold Steel quadlogy again
Which in the saga is your favorite?
Due anyone trying Tokyo Xanadu Ex+, I greatly recommend trying to speedrun all the dungeons while breaking everything possible, killing all the enemies with their weak esses, and maintaining as high a combo meter as possible.
It's not mandatory that you do it, but every piece of the dungeon, character, and stat design is polished to a mirror shine to incentivize that style of gameplay, and I found it really made it more fun to go that route.
Unfortunately Crystar for PS4 sells for $100+ on eBay now because of its low print run. But it goes on sale on PSN often and just came out on Switch.
lol I just subscribe to Tokyo Treat 2 days ago. I also have bokksu subscription.
Sakura Wars and Tokyo Xanadu are awesome and some of my favorite JRPGs on PS4.
Awesome! Glad to hear you’re enjoying them.
That pier solar looks very charming and I had not known existed. It’s always nice to discover new games and be reminded to play Tokyo Xanadu. Also that is a very bold and flashy shirt you got there.
Thanks man, I'll have to check these out. Peir Solar looks old school for sure. I mean that in a good way.
You'll enjoy it if you like old JRPGs for sure!
played sakura wars and tokyo xanadu thanks to this channel. the newest sakura wars artstyle seemed so familiar. found out it was tite kubo(bleach) who did it and it all made sense. meanwhile in tokyo xanadu. wasnt really that shocking seeing ads in the game about cold steel arc but it was still funny seeing it
Awesome! I hope you’ve enjoyed both.
Tokyo Xanadu was my last PS Vita game and also my last Collector's Edition for the system. Bought eX+ back in 2020 for the extra content and for an excuse to experience it again. Fun and amazing game. Nihon Falcom games are underrated in general. Looking forward for what they will do for Ys X.
If Ys 9 is anything to go off of Ys X should be amazing!
2 words make Tokyo xanadu a must play for me. Nihon Falcom. I love their rpgs so much.
Now then here's the biggest question for those that played Sakrua Wars: Which was your pick for girl...mine was Claris, can't say no to a bookworm like me (granted her being a bit psycho or i guess yandere is the right Japanese term (?) was a bit of a surprise).
Let the Waifu Wars commence!!!
Definitely Claris first! She’s totally my type.
Anastasia, because she is mix of Maria and Lobelia from previous games, and Lobelia is my favourite girl in series . Anastasia also is Greek, and i love Greece :)
I felt like the relationship of Sojiro and Sakura was so cute I just defaulted to that one.
@@sherrdreamz7232 i actually did that too. They are all great thought. And its all so funny... of course the worst and best scene is probably the epilogue between sakura and your character... that was some nonsense indeed.
@@ct2651 games very rarely make me laugh so that one was quite endearing imo. The credits dance number was also pretty fun. That being said the mindless Mech gameplay was a HUGE step down in combat quality for the series...
Sakura Wars deserves more love.
Tokyo Xanadu EX is good, but it lost me near the last third or fourth of the game, could have used being a bit shorter, or maybe I was pushing myself to get to the finish already instead of taking a needed break from it.
Those japanese snack boxes are soooo my kinda thing but they're too expensive for poor ole me 😅
No worries, I appreciate you just watching and being a part of the community :)
I have Sakura Wars, Cosmic Star Heroine, and Tokyo Xanadu eX+. So I can vouch that they are all quality games.
Awesome! Do you have a favorite of the bunch?
@@TheGamingShelf Sakura Wars. This game was definitely a surprise for me. The whole idea of a theatre troupe also being a special mech force really drew me in. I also liked that it blended multiple genres like visual novel, dating sim, and real-time tactical battles. It's a game that had much more depth than expected.
Crystar is one of my favorites games of all the time, the story, characters and areas makes you almost forget that it's repetitive, an easy 10 out of 10 for me
Recently grabbed ara fell which has personally an amazing soundtrack, never heard of pier solar but definitely gonna check it out
Wanna give Sakura wars and Tokyo xanadu a chance later, they look amazing
A friend recommended persona years ago... Still didn't get a chance to get it bc I'm also focusing on other jrpgs series like tales of, ateliers, star ocean, blue reflection,.. If we only could stop the time to play (and finish) games
Also got very hungry after watching your vid for some reason XD
Haha hungry eh? I can’t imagine why 😉
Awesome vid man, you have a new subscriber! I’m buying Tokyo Xanadu from Gamestop right now to try it out
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it Freddy and thanks for subscribing 😁
Seeing the cobat in this video of Tokyo Xan reminds me of YS 8. Basically same thing with needing to switch characters to exploit weakness.
Same developer so makes sense!
I've been playing Tokyo Xanadu since it's release on PS Vita and it's still one of my favorite games on this platform. Not the best, it is kinda tropey, full of anime cliche and sometimes even kinda dumb, but I just can't help but love it. Story is still interesting, characters is still charming, especially Towa (seriously Falcom, make her your mascot character already), gameplay is cool and overall is still great game.
And I just started playing Sakura Wars and it really is interesting. Also tropey and cliche, but I like the art style, music and characters. Combat is a bit clunky, but not one bit terrible and it's possiple that it will be more interesting later. So I'm intrigued :D
I am about to beat Tokyo Xanadu eX+; I have to say, I love this game. The combat gameplay took a bit to get used to, but I love the story and characters in the game. Shio is by far one of my personal favorite characters. I plan to start a second playthrough on NG+ mode to get all those friendship episodes. It's a shame that after 7 years, there is no word of a sequel. I do see the potential to make this into a good series. However, this is a must-play for you if you are a fan of the Persona series.
Just saw the vid and was like ....I bet Taylor's number 1 game is gonna be Tokyo Xanadu EX+.
lol you know me too well
@@TheGamingShelf loving the vibe you bringing to your vids! It's wonderful!
Tokyo Xanadu is more or less an ARPG take on the Trails of Cold Steel series, minus the broad canvas and tied up in one game. Almost everything outside of the actual combat is structured similarly. So if you've played and liked ToCS and don't mind an action take on your RPG combat, it should definitely appeal to you. (Similarly, if you like TXex+ and want a more traditional turn-based tactical take on the gameplay, Trails of Cold Steel and its sequels are very good.)
Great video! I am at the last chapter in Tokyo Xanadu ex+ now and found this game to be a hit. I like how Falcom blended a lot from Cold Steel and Ys series but still manage to make this game its own great adventure. Combat is great and I like the cast of characters. Underrated game for sure that needs recognition. Hope Falcom will come back to create further entires!
I would love a sequel! That would be incredible.
Well, its its own game because the influence from Atlus is way more present in tokyo xanadu than any other falcom games.
Thank you for giving Tokyo Xanadu some love!
Of course! It’s so great 😄
And older Sakura Wars are even better, especially my favourite Sakura Wars 3 on Dreamcast. It's such a shame when Sony rejected localization of Sakura Wars 1+2 on PSP, and SEGA never released in West translated into english (with english dubbing from anime) PS2 remake of first game from Saturn (Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood), and also rest games from series. Sakura Wars 5: So Long my Love was released in 2010 by NISA on dead platform (last game released on PS2), and Wii port was just pointless, because who play those kind of games on Wii ??? Now have fun with find that game (ENG version) for less than 200 $ :)
Man I would love a remaster of the older Sakura Wars games! I’d be there day 1.
@@TheGamingShelf Yeah, but in 2021 was 25th Anniversary of Sakura Wars and we got ... Sonic Frontiers :(
I played sakura wars 5 on wii...
If Ys 8 isn't here, I'm gonna mald
EDIT: 0K, having Tokyo Xanadu is good enough. But I'd have put both games on the list
I love Ys 8 so much that it hurts me to consider it a hidden gem 😆
along with Crystar, Death end Re;quest, Death end Re;quest 2, and Dragon Star Varnir are amazing as well
Need to try those other games! They looked interesting.
@@TheGamingShelf if you're gonna try any of them, start with Dragon Star Varnir. only because their skill mechanic is amazing. instead of normal leveling give you skills. you have to devour an enemy to gain their skills and get new ones
Nice to have a video like this where I've beaten 3 of the games, 2 of which I have Platinums on...
Haha which games do you have platinums in?
@@TheGamingShelf Crystar & Sakura Wars, would have gotten Tokyo Xanadu as well if it didnt require beating it on Infinity difficulty or collecting all the treasure...
I usually find Japanese games that are translated tend to be a good quality, not always, but often. While USA games aren't any good until 1-3 years later when the bugs are worked out and the DLC that actually completes the game comes out.
I picked up Tokyo Xanadu EX on sale during Golden Week, but I'm still a newcomer to the PS ecosystem so I'm still plugging away through the more obvious jrpg selections
It’s a good one! You’ll dig it.
Cool vid man. 👍 I might just have to check a few of these out sometime.
You should! They’re fun.
Cosmic Star Heroine was such a treat when o first played it.
Trails series + Ys = Tokyo Xanadu. Definitely the most underrated PS4 JRPG.
Oh wow I didn’t realize Pier Solar was on PS4! I remember learning about it on Wii U in 2012 but missing the opportunity to actually get it on there
Someone else who recognises Tokyo xanadu's greatness criminally underrated JRPG imo and the soundtrack is amazing to 🔥
For those interested,tokyo xanadu is on the ps now so it's really cheap to try it
Not to step over the content of the video but if anyone's interested, Crystar and Tokyo Xanadu is on Steam as well.
The guy from Xanadu looks exactly like Rean Schwarzer from the trails series for me 😅
It’s developed by the same company, Falcom, so that kind of makes sense 😅
Sakura Wars was so freaking good. I hope they make a sequel.
Wow, I actually own four out of the five games on this list with the only one I don't own being Crystar. I have had my eye on it for awhile though and I think this video may have just sealed the deal for me.
Wow I played ys and legend of heroes but haven’t known anything about tokyo Xanadu. Immediately noticed familiar engine and design;)
Haha yeah same team!
Just started watching your channel. The fact that you gave Crystar some love makes me very happy!
Did you like that game?
@@TheGamingShelf other than the first 30 minutes being unskippable, I enjoyed it quite a bit! Still haven't finished it yet, though
@@kevincoughlin3455 you will lots of surprise then... also, its normal if you think the game repeat itself, it does not.
Very well done video yes these are hidden gems! I have them all so i can vouch for u that these are great games!
Thanks James! I appreciate you watching
I loved Tokyo Xanadu ex, the combat felt like ys which is never a bad thing
Exactly! Ys meets Persona. Hard to go wrong there.
@@TheGamingShelf Na bad comparison, Ys meets Trails is more accurate imo with how the combat and story is setup. Not really surprising as Falcom made/makes all 3 games/series (TX, Ys, and Trails).
Only thing Persona like with TX is the fact it uses a bonding system (though mostly not romantic focused unlike Persona for the girls and instead focuses far more on creating character background than progressing romance imo) which isn't really a feature remotely exclusive to Persona, hell Sakura Wars is just as old as the Persona series as a whole (Sakura Wars released 6 days after the first Persona) and has used Romance/bonding systems since the start if i'm right (not sure if Persona 1 did or didn't tbh) and even Harvest Moon which predates both game by a few months.
Tokyo Xanadeau is in my backlog but I was puzzled as to why the teammates aren't A.I controlled. The game is still fun
Honestly, I think I'd prefer a full remaster and translation of the first five Sakura Wars games.
Yeah me too, it's hard to beat SW2 and SW3 with huge budget.
yeah well you can forget about it because it will never happen
@@tchitchouan Except that Sega has said a collection on modern systems is a possibility.
@@adseigo If SEGA lost source code for SW1-5, forget about remasters / official translations. But remake like they did with Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood is still possible.
@@nr2676 Who said they lost the source code?
Great list. Thank you. There are Sakura Wars anime to enjoy while we still wait for a new game.
Pier Solar looks neat, dig the artstyle
I only just finished playing Crystar a few days ago. The characters i really enjoyed, story was good... however i did personally think gameplay wise it got a bit boring, not bad by any means, just wish there was more variety and some proper interaction with the dungeons.
But over all the story was good enough to get me through it.
(edit: Currently busy with a few games, SMT5, Persona 5 Royal, Blue Reflection Second Light and Trails of Cold Steel 2... probably shouldn't be playing this amount of JRPG's at once, but i'll manage. Definitely want to get to Sakura Wars this year, but i got massive backlog, that might push it back another year.)
Taylor H., coming through with Tokyo Snack Mukbang. Ya digg? Sakura Wars jiggle physics fo liiiiife
Hell yeah 😎
i may have to try out tokyo xanadu, cool list
Really Tokyo Xanadu+ is unique? It is a good game but it is by the team that made the trails series and it shows!!!
Unfortunately I already have the entire list. :( Sakura Wars was fun but I wish they had stuck to the turn-based combat of the earlier games, and I hate how they got rid of almost all of the playable characters from the old games. I know based on how spirit energy works in the setting its strongly implied that none of the characters from the older games would have still been fit for combat by the time the new game takes place but they could have included more of them in support or cameo roles.
Welp you’re a JRPG super fan then haha. I nothing further to teach you 😎
Excellent recommendations. Looking forward to checking out a few.
You absolutely should miss Crystar tho.
I played it after JRPGjungle recommended it and it was disappointing.
Get Scarlet Nexus instead, story isn't much better but gameplay is a lot more fluid and responsive
Man, I want to play CryStar. But I seriously don’t need any more depression in my life right now. But it’s still on my radar
I would like to add Odin Spehere
Thanks for reminding me… that I’m sleeping on Sakura Wars! I gotta step up the next time I see it on sale. Looking fresh in that promo may I add!
You’ll love it! It’s so good. And thanks haha. Trying to get on camera more this year.
That sakura wars is indeed the same as you remember. If you liked preceeding ones, you will like this new one too.
Tokyo Xanadu was a fantastic game, maybe not Persona caliber, but pretty close! Cosmic Star Heroine is also a solid jrpg and has a lot to recommend it. I'm currently playing Sakura Wars and mostly enjoying it, although some of the story beats are pretty cliche and the main character you play as is kind of a doofus. (Seriously, he KNOWS the bath is for the girls, yet he keeps going in there! Eye roll.)
I really enjoyed Cosmic Star Heroine. I think the story is not very good though and the characters seem quite flat. It needed a bit more pacing.
Fair enough!
Spoilers below.
#5 I love "Sakura Wars". But I only grabbed it recently.
#4 "Crystar" is on my radar, but it has a weird premise.
Re: sponcer.
Japan has the best candy, but also some of the worst. But that's because they love trying new things.
#3 "Peir Solar" is a fun game. Prefer the old school graphics.
#2 "Cosmic Star Heroine" was really rough when it first came out PC. I got to the fourth boss and the game didn't render the arms properly, so you couldn't defeat it. I haven't gone back to it since, but I did buy it again on the Switch.
#1 "spoiler name game" I have honestly never heard much about this game. But I am not a huge Persona fan. (shock!) Even though I own almost every single one, since P3 on Ps2. But it wasn't until last year that I finally got into Rune Factory 4, which has a simular very weak character, that can't stay in the dungeons too long, at the start of the game. I like the SMT 4 & 5 games better. (And working through the extreamly light hearted by comparison TMS#FE on Switch right now.)
Gonna be honest comparing Tokyo Xanadu to Persona is a bit wrong imo...i'd say it's more a blend of Falcom's Ys and Trails games (in particular Cold Steel games with its structure) than Persona. Only thing remotely Persona about Tokyo Xanadu is the fact it uses a bonding system but many other games like Rune Factory or Sakura Wars and its setting is modern day Tokyo but that's about it as far as Persona similarities go imo. Combat is nowhere near Persona of course as it's action but even not anywhere near Persona 5 Strikers either which used Musou style...it more or less uses the Ys Origins or Oath in Felghana inspired combat imo (Tokyo Xanadu was made by Falcom as well which is why calling it a blend of Ys and Trails fits well as it takes the best aspects of Ys's action combat with the best aspects of Trails storytelling/sub quest structure and world lore and even giving all npcs their own storyline and combine the two. I'll be blunt...if they gave the game to a more competent localizer Tokyo Xanadu would be my favorite Falcom game as the story and combat is great but Aksys butchered the localization on Vita (barely better than say Sword Art Online Hollow Fragment initial Vita release) with the PS4 Tokyo Xanadu EX+ improving it a bit but still being fairly meh in quality (i'd say about Ys 8 pre-fix patch for the localization or a bit worse...maybe a bit better than Hearts R's localization on Vita).
Of all the Falcom games out TX is one I really want to see get a sequel and it might as the head of Falcom, Kondo, said he'd consider it in the future. The funny thing with the game though is that it was that good and most of the staff were new hires/a new team put together from new hires/other teams for the game and it was easily my favorite game in the past 5 or so years until Tales of Arise released this year.
@@ifrit1937 It'd definitely help in the gap between now and the release of Trails From Zero
I Just want more Gaming Shelf Videos
You got it!
I did NOT care for Tokyo Xanadu, but apparently I didn't give it long enough, definitely gonna have to give it another try after this.
If you're a fan of the Trails of Cold Steel series, then you'll probably like Tokyo Xanadu
YES! Tokyo Xanadu EX+ is an amazing game!
🥳
Coming hot off The Legend of Heroes games I found myself kind of let down by TX. I wonder if I came back to it with different expectations if I'd like it more though. Most people seemed to enjoy it more than I did. For the record though, I didn't dislike it. I think I was just expecting too much.
If you end up doing another one of these sometime hit me up. Niche/Hidden Gem RPGs made up a lot of my PS4 library. I think I could lend you a couple interesting additions you haven't got to yet.
Shoot me a DM with them! I tried to dig deep but am always open to other ideas.
welp steph was right. you wont stop talking about sakura wars so i have to play it now. i also wanted to play crystar i missed it when it was on sale so i have to wait again. lastly yes i agree Tokyo xandu was great and i cannot believe its not talked about more.
Sakura Wars is so good! Please play it 😆
@@TheGamingShelf lol ok ok once i make room in my backlog (if i ever do) i will you have my word
"Legend Of Heroes - Trails Of Coid Steel" part 1,2,3 and 4 are the best JRPG ever made !!!
Love me some Tokyo Xanadu and Cosmic Star Heroine! Especially the former so always great to see it given some more appreciation. Gotta be honest though, I wanted to love Pier Solar so much as a big fan of old school RPGs but just found it pretty disappointing. The graphics are gorgeous but that was the only thing I remember liking about the game, it wanted to be Lunar so bad but completely missed on what made those first two games so special. The story/characters were super forgettable I think, I can’t even recall a single person’s name tbh lol. Of course this is just my opinion though, I’m sure there are some out there who would very much disagree with me!
I love skipping half of the video because it's an ad
Finally I love Sakura wars very under rated !!
Got anymore podcast games?
I have a review coming this week talking about one! Stay tuned 😉
I knew Tokyo Xanadu was going to be here! I like Persona so may give it a try after Yakuza like a dragon
No English dub for the PS4 version of Tokyo Xanadu. And for me it’s the only thing that is holding the game back.
I have played persona 5 so is persona 5 royal worth playing after it. ?
Legend Of Mana not being on this list is a crime.
That’s an older game so I don’t count it. These are all games that were originally released for PS4.
Personal opinion but I did find it funny when you listed all the "great" RPGs, I've tried them all & only finished & truly enjoyed FFVIIR, the other three I got bored 20/30hrs in😂😢
You should try Ys 8
@@Walamonga1313 done Celceta, VIII & IX on PS4, all great 🤟