“I play RPGs so I don’t have to play with anybody else”!!! LMAO. This is 1000000% me. This is the best thing you have said ever. I am not a gamer that likes to play with over people. I feel to much pressure and I don’t want to mess up.
I agreed with all the games I played on the list except 1 which was rogue galaxy. First I hadn't played the game in like 20 years but I remembered that I quit playing it right before I had beat it due to it being to easy. Then I remembered what you said about hating crafting in 1 of the other games on the list. It was super unbalanced if you didn't stay on top of upgrading your weapons you would die fast. The game had 2 difficulties they crush you instantly or you crush them.
Fragrant Story is supposed to be getting an update to expand the story and gameplay. Probably still not worth the $75 for the collectors edition. I paid $2 on sale from the eshop. Only time will tell.
The number 1 choice: Yeah….I saw that coming miles ahead. That DLC better be big as hell as the description kind of claims it being. I do have to wonder if David has played the first four .hack games though?
13 Sentinels is an excellent piece of sci-fi. I kept thinking I had the story figured out while playing but boy was I wrong every time! Very nice visuals and the music track has some bangers. The game feels very Nier adjacent and any fan of Yoko Taro would probably enjoy it.
Rogue Galaxy was great! Charming, flashy, high production! As well as the obvious Dark Cloud/Chronicles connections with the weapon leveling, it also gave me Megaman Legend vibes. This turned into my Megaman Legends 3. Also wow! Never heard of fragrant story, wow that's rough.
I recently replayed Rogue Galaxy, I had it installed on my PS4, but it kept having weird lag and it put me off, I installed it on my ps5 and it worked way better, so I played through it. Also Rogue Galaxy was originally planned to be Dark Cloud 3, before they changed it
i bought 13 sentinels and i kinda dropped it and regretted buying. After a few months i played it again cause i had time to burn. Man suddenly it just clicked. it was amazing. It really is very hard to follow the story at the beginning, but after you go through the story episodes of each character everything just meshes well. Hope you give it another chance & finish it.
Thanks for sharing. I love vanillawear and got so much out of odinsphere...so i want to get it to support. But this guys review almost convinced me out.
@@ohcharlie428 dang, i loved odinsphere as well. just a heads up, the game tells its story in a sort of visual novel-esque style but you manually control the character to get through the episodes. So yeah, i'm not a fan of visual novel style games that's why i dropped it at first. But I got hooked in the end. If you're in the mood for gameplay, the action part of the game is kind of done in "arcade" style with stages to go through. So the game is kinda separated into 2 parts. 1-the story, 2-arcade style real time tactical rpg gameplay. The tactical rpg is great too and very satisfying to play. But man, the story is a freaking masterpiece.
@@ohcharlie428 I mean, this game is universally loved. Just look at the Metacritic score. Sure the story is not generic/cliche like a lot of jrpg so it can be hard to follow. Also you can rewind previous cutscene if you feel lost and there is a encyclopedia. 😁
I mostly side with David's opinion. I wouldn't say I dislike 13 Sentinels, but I think it's really overrated. My main issue is the only character's story I really enjoyed was that of the WWII soldier. The rest of the story just isn't that interesting to me.
Oh man I loved 13 Sentinels. I even platinumed it. It does take a bit for it to get going and reading the encyclopedia is required. And it’s one of those games that one should play from start to finish without playing other games because it gets hard to keep up with all the stories. But I feel that the ending and events leading up to the end was well worth the sloggy parts. It’s the kind of game that will likely never be made again. I wouldn’t replay it again, but I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with this unique game.
@@Acidknightssee 13 sentinels looked pleasing to me but after I saw gameplay of it I wasn't too thrilled. Maybe I'll give it a second look later down the road.
I really enjoyed the story myself. My only complaint is that you can get to a point in the story where one characters story can finally spill the beans on what's going on, while the others are still not even close to that point yet.
Funny enough, I'm actually replaying Rogue Galaxy right now! It's a bit grindy, but I'm really enjoying the replay from when I was younger. Especially considering you can create a high powered weapon early and demolish everything lol
Love the characters, story and solid budget voice acting, not to mention the sythesising system is so unique, I don't know what the hell david is smoking. Wait till you get to the later parts of the story, some very cool twists and revelations you won't see coming.
Rogue Galaxy gets a lot easier later on. Once you get a few AOE abilities you just spam them through the rest of the game. This strategy works in most rpgs. I also loved Dawn of Mana but I will admit it's definitely not for everyone.
Code Vein was a fantastic action rpg! It’s not really a hard game once you get learn the mechanics and do your upgrades. There’s so many OP builds you can do too!
This 100%. I honestly didn’t consider it a souls like considering it’s substantially easier than almost everything From Software has put out as well as Nioh 1 & 2, Surge 1 & 2, Lords of the Fallen, Salt and Sanctuary, and Blasphemous. I was also surprised by Rogue Galaxy, I thought that game was great!
@@ElegyForTheMasses Exactly, those games were all more difficult than Code Vein by a long shot (though LotF was janky and not that good IMO). Didn’t play Rogue Galaxy, but I remember enjoying FF Chronicles during my college years.
@@ElegyForTheMasses Being easier than the others doesn't discount it from being a Soulslike. As a massive Souls fan, I think it's one of the "likes" that actually captured what makes the games good, granted in BamCo's usual anime style. Just like God Eater is Anime Monster Hunter, Code Vein is Anime Souls, and both do a great job of hitting on what makes the original games special while still doing its own thing. Whether people it's good or bad is up to them, but I enjoy them.
No it's not. It's actually pretty terrible. As both an action game and as a JRPG. Souls games are easier than Code Vein for the single reason that they're actually refined, hitboxes and s make sense and controls aren't garbage. In Code Vein holding buttons during any animation makes them not queue up, so say you want to heal and then run towards an enemy to attack. You can't hold the run button to run asap, you've to wait until the animation is done and THEN hold the button so it registers. Playing online makes everything sync to the host, unlike Souls where everything is synced differently to everything. That way even as a helper your s are intact. Not in CV, there your s/parry frames/attack frames activate according to the host not yourself, so you've to time it according to online delay. Enemies have so many spin to win and insane tracking attacks that just feel like bs. Your weapons have auto lock on that you can't turn off, which may make you miss if you get screwed by the game (for example, Zweihander has vertical regular attack, if you've 2 enemies close to you and you want to attack the one on the right that's a little further from the left one the game will autoaim for the left one, so in turn you may miss just because the game doesn't trust you to know how to videogame). Not to mention it spams so many lame cutscenes that nobody cares about because the characters suck. I had it for 2 years in backlog because I didn't find it that fun. Finally picked it back up to play with my gf recently and it was even worse than I remembered. There's seriously nothing positive I've to say about the game that another game hasn't done better. I've played CV, Nioh 1 and 2, every Fromsoft Souls, The Surge, Lords of the Fallen, Stranger of Paradise and out of them all Lords and CV were by far the worst. Why? Because the rest have polished gameplay that feels great. And even if some aren't as good (The Surge) they're still way better than CV. Thank god I got it as a gift, otherwise I'd regret buying it. That said, I did buy it for my gf so there's still some regret but then again coop time is worth so I live with it
"I play games to unwind and relax, not to get frustrated and angry" exactly, It´s the main reason why turn based games are so attractive to me, because I can take my time, strategize instead of reacting, and enjoy the characters and story instead of getting a headache from attempting the same boss for thr 8th time in a row
I find the original dark souls to be quite relaxing. The game is nowhere near as hard as people make it out to be. The only really frustrating part is losing souls, and that happens far less than you'd think. Dark Souls 3 on the other hand is overbearingly hard, and I really regret the purchase. I can't stand the game at all.
1:12 Buying GameCube RPGs for cheap...that sentence is unfathomable today. The worst part of World of Mana was all three games were bad. Tragically Dawn of Mana is Seiken Densetsu 4 in Japan. Children of Mana somehow has worse combat than Secret of Mana a game over a decade old at that point and the dungeons are so bare-bones you would think that they were just randomly generated but they're not. Also heroes of Mana how in the world do you mess up a real-time strategy game on the Nintendo DS? At this point I just like to pretend that Legend Amana was the fourth At this point I just like to pretend that Legend of Mana was the fourth main game.
Oh man, seeing a couple games I really love on this list was a shocker, but I guess that's part of why I've always found your perspective on these games really unique and refreshing compared to mainstream publications. Hopefully one of these won't be a regretful purchase someday? Getting burnt on a bad purchase always leaves a bad taste in my mouth, at least... (Final Fantasy XIII)
That's what I love about him and his videos, you can disagree and sometimes quite passionately so, but you never walk away thinking something like "What a dumbass" which I honestly do more and more often these last couple of years with "professionals" He's always calm and composed with the right amout of sass and knowledge to back it all up.
@@NeoLotex This is the first video I saw from him and I get a different feeling. Seems really whiny. Like how do you miss what code vein is? It was marketed as a soulslike and it was all over the storepage.
@@SangerZonvolt Yeah that's on him and I'm not saying it isn't, I was referring to the general structure of his videos. His way of wording things is probably not to everyone's liking and neither is mine or yours, but he actually give at least one reasonable and valid example of why the game is good or bad instead of regular "journalists" who mostly just amass as many buzzwords as possible.
@@SangerZonvolt Sure, I don't try to sway you here, I only explained why I like him and his content. There are plenty of people out there that I don't watch, but that are massively popular with other people, it's just not for me. Have a good day
Rogue Galaxy is probably one of my top 10 games of all time! I'm so sorry you didn't have a good experience with it. It's definitely one of the best RPG's I've played.
I definitely understand why people don't get into Crystal Chronicles. For me, it was a great game to play with my little sister and bond with her. While it certainly was a far cry from Final Fantasy titles, it was a cozy and enjoyable bonding experience with my sister (and the music was really good, too!). I'm still glad to have your point of view on it.
I don't play too many games these days. The biggest game I ever regretted buying was Knight Rider on the NES. I remember heading up to Consumers Distributing with my birthday money after school. I really wanted Donkey Kong Classics but they didn't have it, so i bought Knight Rider. I still remember how upset I was with that game.
I actually liked Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Rouge Galaxy, heck I've replayed both of them recently and enjoyed my time with them again. As for games I regret buying I wouldn't say there's too many that stick out to me. The PS2 remake of Baroque was probably the most mind numbing game I've played to date, but I still enjoyed it in an odd way. The English fan patch for the PS1 original came out recently and holy cow is the atmosphere so much better in that version of the game. The next one would probably be Sonic 06 and I was more disappointed with how not that bad it was. Project 06 shows that that game has amazing level design, but it was just an unpolished and glitchy mess. The last games would be the first 2 Legend of Spyro games. They're basically baby's first God of War. A New Beginning is a fairly easy and dull slog to get through, but The Eternal Night is a game for masochists because they ramped up the difficulty to the extreme. Seriously if you want to break your controller play the Eternal Night it's that frustrating. Interestingly enough Dawn of the Dragon, the 3rd game, is easily one of the best Spyro games, almost up there with the original trilogy, and a pretty competent God of War clone with co-op. Honestly you can skip the first two games and just play the 3rd game without missing much. As much as the series touted it's "Epic" story it doesn't really shape up until the 3rd game, and it's basically discount Lord of the Rings anyway, they even got Elijah Wood to voice Spyro.
I found Rogue Galaxy in a bargain bin and actually was surprised with how good it was since I'd never even heard of it. Dawn of Mana def sucked poopy butt though lol. My regret is Threads of Fate. Squaresoft hid that turd right in the middle of a bunch of great releases and I got bamboozled.
I absolutely loved 13 Sentinels. Being able to choose between visual novel and pseudo RTS game was a nice change of pace. I actually loved the RTS game aspect of it and S-ranked many of the missions because I enjoyed the tower defense gameplay and giant mechs. Give it another chance, the story and characters is bonkers.
I can tell he didn't get very far into it because it starts to come together and make sense. Feeling confused and overwhelmed is intended as part of the experience. Seeing it through to the end is so worth it, what a game. Its also not an RPG at all, in any sense, so I don't know why it's here
Code Vein is only good if you like Souls-like games, while simultaneously liking anime. I do like how you can customize your character's appearance. Character customization is one of the best features of the game. I don't really like souls-like games though, which is why I quit the game. Rogue Galaxy got boring fast, it was just bad having to stop the battle every few seconds to use a healing potion.
I dodged Fragrant Story. Fortunately, the 3DS eshop had ratings - something the switch eshop lacks. Love Code Vein though, but I went in with proper expectations. Completely understand how someone who didn't know it was Anime Dark Souls would be totally put off by the game.
Star Ocean Integrity and Faithlessness. I regret ever buying that game. They took away everything that made Star Ocean and amazing series and said (Spoiler Warning for those that haven’t played) “Here, you don’t leave the planet, the story is short as fuck so you’re gonna have to grind and go BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TOWNS just to see some filler story stuff for that “my team is coming together stuff” oh and if you strictly grind(which you have to hardcore) then the story goes from ‘hey we found a little girl in an escape pod’ to ‘mommy daddy’ in 3.7 seconds. Good luck!” The game made me angry.
How DARE you say you didn't enjoy 13 Sentinels? Don't you know you should force yourself to play games you don't like or find frustrating with your already limited free time and real world challenges? In all seriousness, though, great video. I think it's worth nothing that, unless I'm wrong, the games you regret buying are not 100% the same as the worst games you've ever played in all your life. Just games that were not for you, or even outright bad, but probably not the worst games you've ever played period. I think that's why some are going to take your criticisms personally when it comes to some of these games.
I'd say you should be careful with such videos. I personally have played a lot of jRPGs on PS1, PS2 etc. and I actually really liked Rogue Galaxy when it was released. It's one of my favorite games. It's not really pleasant to hear someone say they regret spending money on a game you really like. Regarding battles, I clearly remember that I finished every battle with a one-shot skill that damages all enemies on the map, so basically I did't even have to attack anyone manually. Yes, there are enemies with a shield or the ones that you have to jump on. But again, you just break shield, or jump on every enemy and finish them all with one skill. Boss fights can be tough, but you can for example use a skill that makes you attack with a sword from afar. Or you can just use a lot of items, but it is not an issue because you have them a lot if you grind battles to merge weapons. And generally I personally was overpowered the whole game by grinding, I had top weapons early in the game, it was easy even to finish enemies just with a ranged weapon. Generally the game is really great, I really liked story, weapon synthesis, factory, the way skills are upgraded, characters, costumes, music etc. And it has high ratings, its 8/10 in average. So I was unpleasantly surprised to see this video.
The code vein one worried me because I was looking forward to playing that game after I beat God Eater 3. However if your only complaints are that it's a souls like I'm fine with that. I'm immune to frustration from challenge. I've been playing Stranger of Paradise on hard and spent like an hour on a single boss just dying. Was super fun though.
It's not challenging though, it's bullshit. The difficulty never feels fair, because your character controls like ass and the game actively tries to screw you (for example attacks have autoaim that can mess up your own manual aim, not talking about lock on). Not to mention boss and level design are absolutely abysmal. I've been playing Stranger lately and it's night and day. Team Ninja actually know how to make good games unlike the CV devs. Oh and for the record GE3 may be a poor man's Monster Hunter, but it was much better than what CV is to Souls.
Rogue Galaxy is one of the best games ive ever played. Never ran into any of the issues you mentioned. I actually thought it was a pretty easy game overall
As much as I love the Mana series so much, I can totally relate to Dawn of Mana. I too wanted to love this game. I couldn't even get past chapter 2 due to some softlock or some puzzle I just can't solve. I know people bash on Children of Mana, because of the same things(I actually love that game), but Dawn of Mana is just one of those games I just don't know to this day on why I bought it.
Final Fantasy is probably my biggest regret as a franchise to date. I played XIII and then tried Crystal Chronicles. If FFVII remake bores me, I'm swearing off this franchise that people make such a fuss over.
Dude, Lufia 4 was so bad. My brother and I played the multiplayer part of the game a ton because that was actually fun, but when you go back to the main story line it's just so terrible and boring, especially when you've outleveled everything and nothing was even remotely challenging.
What is it with all the JRPG RUclipsrs attacking Rogue Galaxy, for me was not hard, challenging, but no impossible. Besides the history was really good.
5:57 that's fair but I will say as a guy who REALLY likes Souls games but is really bad at them, Code Vein was a real breath of fresh air. Giving you a companion and even co op play that can take some of the pressure off, It was the first Souls game I was able to beat and by the end I had a genuinely good time. I constantly buy souls games and end up bailing after they good too hard or repetitive but Elden Ring and Code Vein were the two I was able to finish and had a good time doing so.
I put way too many hours into FF CC but as a Nintendo owner at the time the main FF's weren't around, at least I got my moneies worth. Hands down tho, the worst game I ever bought and played was Odama. God all you do is yell into the GameCube mic trying to command your army that doesn't listen to a damn thing you say only to get rolled over by a giant pinball. It was a full price game and I played it one time for 15mins, it now sits somewhere in my room collecting dust. I have no idea why the devs thought it was a good game it's absolutely horrid.
Yeah, i also got tricked by the overwhelming praise of 13 sentinels. I was so bored after 1 hour into it. Glad i got it for sale for like 10 bucks or so, so i didn't spend a considerable amount of money...
I used to run out and buy games on cover art alone. That's how I ended up purchasing Last Rebellion which to this day is my biggest regret and maybe the worst RPG I've played.
I only spent $25 on 13 sentinels and I still regret it too. Same experience as you. The hype for that game is very cult like, ignoring all the many faults of the game and even talking about it like it's a jrpg or jrpg adacent to get people to buy it when the game doesn't even have progression systems for its characters. It's a strait up visual novel and not everyone's going to be into that.
Respectfully i gotta disagree with you about rogue galaxy. I personally enjoyed it. What the game doesn't tell you is there's only 2 characters you need in your party at all times and thats kisala and zegram. Why? Because when paired with jaster and when upgraded jasters skill tree enough, they unleash a broken team attack that just annihilates mobs and does a crap ton of damage to sub bosses and real bosses but wont kill them in one attack
Man these games are actually still playable lol and some what interesting, Rogue galaxy has an amazing story as well and very solid voice acting. Disney Esque tear. What about games like Last Remnant or last Rebellion. You wan't games to regret buying, play those lol. and I swear anyone on on this channel can agree with me that Last Rebellion is the worst game in existance. I am not sure if this list you made is for like some of the worst games that you ever purchased, because there is surely ones out there are far far below these.
I am guilty of buying games for the very same reasons. Especially when I first got my switch and there weren’t as many rpgs. I’ve been a lot more picky these days and buy less day one too after being burned too many times. Despite the subject matter of regrets, I still couldn’t help laughing at your descriptions for the games. Always a joy to watch even if complaining lol🙂
13 sentinels is a masterpiece. The story telling is arguably the best. You never ever guess how the story unfolds. However i do get it not many are into this genre
I think the only game on this list I played was FFCC and I didn't mind it but you hit the nail on the head with giant escort mission - is that EVER what it is!!!! I still have a soft spot for it but I wonder if it's that rose tinted glasses. I regret buying Resident Evil 3 Remake most of all as I enjoyed the Resident Evil 2 Remake so much I thought, well they can't go wrong with this, right? Wrong. They took out all the charm from the original game and while some parts are nice, they also threw in a phobia of mine so I can't even play it all. What a waste of money. Full price release date to boot. :( As far as games more your speed, I think I regret Saga Frontier and Chrono Cross the most - those were so hyped back in the day and I thought seeing the name SquareSoft on the front of the game meant it was going to be golden. How mistaken I was... how very sorely mistaken. I like this list - it gives me an excellent idea of what to avoid! I don't have a lot of time to game so I'm certainly not going to gamble that time on a game I won't like. Thanks for the great video as always!
The only game on that list that I have bought is Rogue Galaxy. It's been almost a decade since I last played it, so I don't remember everything, but I do remember enjoying the game and beating it. I loved the story and setting, but I remember that parts of the game could be better. For myself, the game that I regret most ever buying and playing is Final Fantasy XIII.
I feel like Valkyrie Elysium gets a bad wrap. Ya it is a little bare and fell into the trap of slapping an existing IP onto a game that has no business being associated with it. But the combat and pacing of the game was fairly good and for a mindless action rpg it was quite enjoyable. Also I’m surprised to see Code Vein here instead of Stranger of Paradise.
I had a laugh when i saw Rorona pop up because the feeling is definitely mutual. I also came off Mana Khemia and have played the earlier Atelier titles which were fun, Khemia still being one of my favorite games... but Rorona legitimately broke me. Everything about the game i got pissed at, from the strict time limits to the long ass travel time (30 days to complete a task and it can take up to 11 days to travel to a location to gather), to the soft locks if you save before a deadline that you didn't finish (game over with no way it recoup the save, had to start over), and worst of all i played it when it first came out on ps3 so the game was buggy as hell, even to go as far as corrupting and deleting your save. I wanted to play it, i wanted to complete it, but the game fought me in every possible way and not in a good way. Trying to make it work, I had 3 saves per chapter: one at the start, one before an event or travel in case i have to make a choice that forever alters something or i end up going to a place that doesn't have the item i need, and one extra save to go along with it in case one corrupted. I finally gave up after restarting the game for the 74th time and because of this and i haven't played an Atelier since Rorona by itself left a horrible taste. I keep buying the games since i still like the series, i just cant bring myself to play them, i know the time limits ended with Sophie and the games def got bettre, but my god. 😔
13 sentinels is the #1 game I thought I would regret buying so I held off forever but when I finally played it I loved it 100%. But clearly it’s a game that is not gonna be for everyone, as these visual novel heavy games tend to be.
That part with Rogue Galaxy intimidates the hell outta me because I think this game looks really charming and I eventually want to try it to form my own opinion. I'll probably still do it one day but it might take longer until that day comes.
If I might chime in, Rogue Galaxy is really good. If you don't try to rush through it, take your time to level up and learn a couple of mechanics involving equipment, you will certainly have a blast. I'm not a person who likes to grind and this game isn't as grindy as, say, any Dragon quest game.
like AAA Disney Budget Voice acting, amazing cinematics, story has lots of interesting twists and turns you won't see coming and a clever unique sythensising factory system that is pretty inventive. I honestly don't know what the hell is wrong with David, this is like one of my favorite jrpgs on the PS2 and it has steve blum playing one of the characters and Will Friedle from boy meets world fame, playing the lead protagonist. It doesn't get much better then that.
@@Artimes. I might agree with the fact that some of the dungeons drag on for a little too long at times, tho. But for the rest it is hands down a very good action jrpg, one of those you won't forget easily.
There's very few games I regret buying. One of them is Final Fantasy XV. The only fun I had in that game was driving around in the car listening to music from other Square Enix games. I felt nothing for the characters, hated the story, hated the gameplay, thought the setting was pretty, but didn't really care about it. There's a few games I bought but never finished, but I don't regret those purchases since I still enjoyed them before I stopped playing. Also, Code: Vein was very clearly marketed as a game similar to Dark Souls, so it being "anime Dark Souls with AI companions" is a well known fact. And because of that, I'd say the fault for your misery there lies with your comment section for misrepresenting it. It's honestly a good game, but only if you can get behind games that have harsh difficulty.
I will tell you a sad story I regret buying Superman 64, I remember we just relocated, the internet wasn't connected, the lan line wasn't connected, the smart phone wasn't invented, was getting bored of day time tv, so I begged my mom for 60 or 70 dollars to buy a game, I remember seeing Superman 64 and zoning out, I remember how awesome Superman the arcade game was, 2D beat em up, eye lazer, power punch, flying stages, I drooled on myself and said "oh my god, imagine that with today's graphics!!!!! When I got home I popped it in my N64, my initial thought was the flying is ass, BUT I'm flying through rings so this must be a tutorial, once I get the hang of it, I'll have a great game ahead of me, after an hour of failing the rings, my enthusiasm and love for this game started to fade, finally I passed the rings I could feel the tears of joy entering my eyes, the excitement reinvigorated me, only to be let down by some flashing words I didn't have time to read and failing the next part, then being sent back to the rings, the tears of joy quickly became tears of hate and resentment from buying this game, to this day, to this day when I am reminded of that game, a piece of me dies Thank you for listening haha
That must HURT as a kid. Having all that money to buy only one game and you end up with what turns out to be one of the worst games ever made. Especially in a time where games weren't as cheap and you only had Christmas and Birthdays to get new games, if that.
@@murkywaters5502 yeah this was around early 2000 i think i was around 18 or 19... too scared to tell my mom i spent almost 100 bucks of her money on a $hit game and too chicken to ask for a refund, so that monstrosity sat in my cupboard next to the likes of Zelda OoT and Smash Bros...come to think of it i remember this game being closer to $100 so it wasn't 60 or 70...it was probably $90+
I almost felt the same with 13 Sentinels but I started playing the game with a guide and thoroughly enjoyed the story whilst doing so. May be worth another shot one day. I think you'll enjoy the story that way
It's funny, I liked 13 Sentinels, but I didn't LOVE it - found it really hard to follow too...glad I wasn't the only one because everyone puts it on a pedestal LOL
Love Rouge Galaxy, I avoided it for a long time because I thought it was turn based instead of its predecessors. It’s also way ahead of its time with the combat, since FF7 remake uses something very similar
A lot of us buy games based on hype or a title being from a series we havent seen in a while we loved and then.....things like what is in your list happens. I can totally relate, I would certainly like to make my own list so I will save my picks for now. I bought Fragrant Story as well and I just dont even know how that got on the market. Thanks David this is great stuff.
I absolutely loved Crystal Chronicles. The chalice never gave me that much of a hassle, and I played it solo. I didn't have a PS2 so it filled a hole for me. Felt like an offline MMO to me. I understand it isn't for everyone though. The Arland trilogy as a whole is known for fairly strict scheduling, something akin to the Princess Maker games. Some people like it BECAUSE of that, but I definitely prefer the chilled approach of later entries.
This is why I like the Ryza series, sure alchemy is a lot more important to progress than it really was in the Iris game but without the strict time limits you can relax and enjoy it at your own pace.
Dude, I got all the way to the final dungeon/level/stage/whatever of Rogue Galaxy, only to find I couldn't beat it because it forces you to use every single character in their own individual segment and I had outright ignored half of the cast and could no longer leave to go grind them up! I never did go back and replay it to completion.
Oh man, 13 Sentinels hurt to see 😭 For me, five games I regret buying are: Crystal Chronicles Remastered - No need for elaboration - you covered it perfectly. Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars - I adored the art style and wanted to play this when I was younger, but refused to buy digital and couldn't find physical. Eventually, I caved and got it, but the characters are so horny and tropey in such a dull way, the combat not at all fun, and the story is laughably bad. Horizon Zero Dawn - I tried so hard to like this game. Restarted the game three times trying to find some momentum. Eventually 100%ed the game. But as much as I wanted to, I just absolutely hated the gameplay loop. It's the most generic open-world crap with a million forgettable characters and HP sponges for many enemies that are more likely to knock you down a dozen times than they are to kill you. Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment - Jesus Christ, this is an awful game. In every conceivable way. Even by anime game standards. I usually try to support different anime IPs getting games in the hopes that we get more than the standard One Piece, DBZ, and Naruto fare, but SAO squandered its only chance from me. Monster Hunter World - This game plus Freedom Wars convinced me that I really hate the "Hunting" genre. But I loved almost everything about FW aside from the gameplay loop. In the case of MHW though, the graphics are the only thing that pulls me in. It's not the game's fault - literally just a case of "I can't be assed to do what's required to fully enjoy this experience".
I agree on HZD as well. I really wanted to like that game and tried three times to play it but gave up every time around the same city which I think was like Midian or something. I just realized that by then the game was going to be very formulaic and samey for another 30 hours and didn't feel like doing it anymore. That world was too dull. It looks cool at first but there is no difference from the first area to the last. And playing it after BOTW, I saw way many too many stolen ideas and it kind of turned me off.
Lunar Dragon Song is one of the few games I have on my big regret list. I never got to play the earlier Lunar games but I kept hearing how good a series it was, and since I had a DS, I decided to try Lunar Dragon Song. Aside from the fact that the main character gets severely nerfed several hours in, I remember spending hours and hours grinding (with no XP, because that's how the game works) to upgrade my equipment, only for it all to be broken by random monsters in the first room of the very next dungeon. I think it's the only game I ever ragequit.
Iirc you take damage by running in this game, and also you're unable to target which enemy you want to hit. Easily, EASILY the worst game I've ever bought. Like you I had heard good things of the series and just saw it in the store. Oof.
I have to say, I hadn’t heard of Fragrant Story before. Wow! That is ridiculous! 😳 I’m sorry you spent your money on that. I will say that I loved FF Crystal Chronicles. It and Zelda Four Swords Adventure were the reasons my brothers and I got GBA systems (since that with a special cord were how you played multiplayer in those games). So yeah, Nintendo got our money with that, but we had fun. 😂
13 Sentinels was a good palette cleanser for me, and one of the best games I've played in the past year. Story was convoluted though. Just bought Valkyrie Elysium for my backlog. Now my worst purchase ever: FFVII Crisis Core on PSP. Overrated doesn't begin to describe my disdain for that game. Surprisingly, I bought the PS4 Reunion version hoping they fixed some of my gripes with the original.
I regret buying Chrono Trigger because it never hooked me. I thought I'd love it since I loved FF6 but alas no dice. I played for like 7 or 8h until I realized I wasn't invested or interested at all. Out of this list though, Code Vein is definitely a stinker. It's games like those that give the souls subgenre a bad name. Actual Fromsoftware souls games are infinitely better and some other studios' have still managed to put out great games (for example Nioh)
This video was interesting because I half expected going into it to just get a list of games that are universally accepted to be bad, but a lot of these are pretty well loved, so these takes are quite interesting. I do agree on Valkyrie Elysium though. Valkyrie Profile deserves so much more...
“I play RPGs so I don’t have to play with anybody else”!!! LMAO. This is 1000000% me. This is the best thing you have said ever. I am not a gamer that likes to play with over people. I feel to much pressure and I don’t want to mess up.
lol SAME
Same here. Even games that have optional online co-op, I leave that turned off. I even play FFXIV solo except when absolutely necessary
@@vorpal22 that sounds like fun! 🤣
@@vorpal22 thanks for the recommendations 😁
I love couch coop. I dread online multiplayer and avoid it at all cost.
You definitely need to do your research before buying. Code Vein wasn't pretending at all to be anything other than an anime Dark Souls.
i know right? who buys games without watching a trailer or a couple of reviews? quite dumb no?
Hey man, love your videos. Do you have a video with your diet/workout routine?
Fragrant Story's name sounds like it's trying to make sales on mistaken identity from Vagrant Story.
I agreed with all the games I played on the list except 1 which was rogue galaxy. First I hadn't played the game in like 20 years but I remembered that I quit playing it right before I had beat it due to it being to easy. Then I remembered what you said about hating crafting in 1 of the other games on the list. It was super unbalanced if you didn't stay on top of upgrading your weapons you would die fast. The game had 2 difficulties they crush you instantly or you crush them.
Fragrant Story is supposed to be getting an update to expand the story and gameplay. Probably still not worth the $75 for the collectors edition. I paid $2 on sale from the eshop. Only time will tell.
The number 1 choice: Yeah….I saw that coming miles ahead. That DLC better be big as hell as the description kind of claims it being.
I do have to wonder if David has played the first four .hack games though?
13 Sentinels is an excellent piece of sci-fi. I kept thinking I had the story figured out while playing but boy was I wrong every time! Very nice visuals and the music track has some bangers. The game feels very Nier adjacent and any fan of Yoko Taro would probably enjoy it.
Rogue Galaxy was great! Charming, flashy, high production!
As well as the obvious Dark Cloud/Chronicles connections with the weapon leveling, it also gave me Megaman Legend vibes.
This turned into my Megaman Legends 3.
Also wow! Never heard of fragrant story, wow that's rough.
Absolutely love dark cloud series and when rogue Galaxy came out I remember renting it and then buying it and was immediately hooked.
I replayed Rogue Galaxy a few years ago, and I didn't really enjoy it. Definitely feel that Dark Cloud 2 has aged better.
Rogue Galaxy is in my top 5 of all time! And Dark Cloud 2 is an all time favorite of mine too.
I recently replayed Rogue Galaxy, I had it installed on my PS4, but it kept having weird lag and it put me off, I installed it on my ps5 and it worked way better, so I played through it. Also Rogue Galaxy was originally planned to be Dark Cloud 3, before they changed it
I still have Rogue Galaxy on Playstation 2.
i bought 13 sentinels and i kinda dropped it and regretted buying. After a few months i played it again cause i had time to burn. Man suddenly it just clicked. it was amazing. It really is very hard to follow the story at the beginning, but after you go through the story episodes of each character everything just meshes well. Hope you give it another chance & finish it.
Thanks for sharing. I love vanillawear and got so much out of odinsphere...so i want to get it to support. But this guys review almost convinced me out.
@@ohcharlie428 dang, i loved odinsphere as well. just a heads up, the game tells its story in a sort of visual novel-esque style but you manually control the character to get through the episodes. So yeah, i'm not a fan of visual novel style games that's why i dropped it at first. But I got hooked in the end. If you're in the mood for gameplay, the action part of the game is kind of done in "arcade" style with stages to go through. So the game is kinda separated into 2 parts. 1-the story, 2-arcade style real time tactical rpg gameplay. The tactical rpg is great too and very satisfying to play. But man, the story is a freaking masterpiece.
@@ohcharlie428 I mean, this game is universally loved. Just look at the Metacritic score. Sure the story is not generic/cliche like a lot of jrpg so it can be hard to follow. Also you can rewind previous cutscene if you feel lost and there is a encyclopedia. 😁
I mostly side with David's opinion. I wouldn't say I dislike 13 Sentinels, but I think it's really overrated. My main issue is the only character's story I really enjoyed was that of the WWII soldier. The rest of the story just isn't that interesting to me.
Oh man I loved 13 Sentinels. I even platinumed it. It does take a bit for it to get going and reading the encyclopedia is required. And it’s one of those games that one should play from start to finish without playing other games because it gets hard to keep up with all the stories. But I feel that the ending and events leading up to the end was well worth the sloggy parts. It’s the kind of game that will likely never be made again. I wouldn’t replay it again, but I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with this unique game.
13 sent is a masterpiece of scifi story telling. Like it's not even debatable, this is fact.
@@Acidknightssee 13 sentinels looked pleasing to me but after I saw gameplay of it I wasn't too thrilled. Maybe I'll give it a second look later down the road.
@@MiBrCo4177 Oh I'm not praising the gameplay because it's ass lol. I completely understand on that front. It's certainly not for everybody.
@@Acidknights when I first saw it I thought it was anime mecha tactical RPG but yeah I was way off lol.
I really enjoyed the story myself. My only complaint is that you can get to a point in the story where one characters story can finally spill the beans on what's going on, while the others are still not even close to that point yet.
Funny enough, I'm actually replaying Rogue Galaxy right now! It's a bit grindy, but I'm really enjoying the replay from when I was younger. Especially considering you can create a high powered weapon early and demolish everything lol
I had never played it before and been emulating in on my Steam Deck recently. I really wish I would have known about it back in the day.
I want to replay it too. I have the PS2 game still and I want to play the re-release
Love the characters, story and solid budget voice acting, not to mention the sythesising system is so unique, I don't know what the hell david is smoking. Wait till you get to the later parts of the story, some very cool twists and revelations you won't see coming.
I’m playing rouge galaxy right now and I have not grinder once
@@winterdeath1012 you kinda got to keep everyone pretty leveled up... you'll see why later lol
Rogue Galaxy gets a lot easier later on. Once you get a few AOE abilities you just spam them through the rest of the game. This strategy works in most rpgs. I also loved Dawn of Mana but I will admit it's definitely not for everyone.
Code Vein was a fantastic action rpg! It’s not really a hard game once you get learn the mechanics and do your upgrades. There’s so many OP builds you can do too!
This 100%. I honestly didn’t consider it a souls like considering it’s substantially easier than almost everything From Software has put out as well as Nioh 1 & 2, Surge 1 & 2, Lords of the Fallen, Salt and Sanctuary, and Blasphemous. I was also surprised by Rogue Galaxy, I thought that game was great!
@@ElegyForTheMasses Exactly, those games were all more difficult than Code Vein by a long shot (though LotF was janky and not that good IMO). Didn’t play Rogue Galaxy, but I remember enjoying FF Chronicles during my college years.
Iono man. CV's combat felt loose & jank. I may have to watch a vid or 2 to motivate me to reinstall.
@@ElegyForTheMasses Being easier than the others doesn't discount it from being a Soulslike. As a massive Souls fan, I think it's one of the "likes" that actually captured what makes the games good, granted in BamCo's usual anime style. Just like God Eater is Anime Monster Hunter, Code Vein is Anime Souls, and both do a great job of hitting on what makes the original games special while still doing its own thing. Whether people it's good or bad is up to them, but I enjoy them.
No it's not. It's actually pretty terrible. As both an action game and as a JRPG. Souls games are easier than Code Vein for the single reason that they're actually refined, hitboxes and s make sense and controls aren't garbage. In Code Vein holding buttons during any animation makes them not queue up, so say you want to heal and then run towards an enemy to attack. You can't hold the run button to run asap, you've to wait until the animation is done and THEN hold the button so it registers. Playing online makes everything sync to the host, unlike Souls where everything is synced differently to everything. That way even as a helper your s are intact. Not in CV, there your s/parry frames/attack frames activate according to the host not yourself, so you've to time it according to online delay. Enemies have so many spin to win and insane tracking attacks that just feel like bs. Your weapons have auto lock on that you can't turn off, which may make you miss if you get screwed by the game (for example, Zweihander has vertical regular attack, if you've 2 enemies close to you and you want to attack the one on the right that's a little further from the left one the game will autoaim for the left one, so in turn you may miss just because the game doesn't trust you to know how to videogame). Not to mention it spams so many lame cutscenes that nobody cares about because the characters suck. I had it for 2 years in backlog because I didn't find it that fun. Finally picked it back up to play with my gf recently and it was even worse than I remembered. There's seriously nothing positive I've to say about the game that another game hasn't done better. I've played CV, Nioh 1 and 2, every Fromsoft Souls, The Surge, Lords of the Fallen, Stranger of Paradise and out of them all Lords and CV were by far the worst. Why? Because the rest have polished gameplay that feels great. And even if some aren't as good (The Surge) they're still way better than CV. Thank god I got it as a gift, otherwise I'd regret buying it. That said, I did buy it for my gf so there's still some regret but then again coop time is worth so I live with it
I am gonna guess Fragrant Story is gonna be rightfully in this list
EDIT: Called it!
Your pfp got an unexpected bark of a laugh out of me, thank you! 😆
@@xKayges you' re welcome XD
"I play games to unwind and relax, not to get frustrated and angry"
exactly, It´s the main reason why turn based games are so attractive to me, because I can take my time, strategize instead of reacting, and enjoy the characters and story instead of getting a headache from attempting the same boss for thr 8th time in a row
Is it weird that i feel relaxed in games like dark souls? i legit can´t get mad even when i´m dying dozens of times to the same boss.
@@Gabrielfrota I don´t know, maybe you find comfort in repetition
I find the original dark souls to be quite relaxing. The game is nowhere near as hard as people make it out to be. The only really frustrating part is losing souls, and that happens far less than you'd think. Dark Souls 3 on the other hand is overbearingly hard, and I really regret the purchase. I can't stand the game at all.
1:12 Buying GameCube RPGs for cheap...that sentence is unfathomable today.
The worst part of World of Mana was all three games were bad. Tragically Dawn of Mana is Seiken Densetsu 4 in Japan. Children of Mana somehow has worse combat than Secret of Mana a game over a decade old at that point and the dungeons are so bare-bones you would think that they were just randomly generated but they're not. Also heroes of Mana how in the world do you mess up a real-time strategy game on the Nintendo DS? At this point I just like to pretend that Legend Amana was the fourth At this point I just like to pretend that Legend of Mana was the fourth main game.
I adored Sentienel Aegis Rim, but admittedly it requires you to really deep delve the lore it gives you in order to fully enjoy it.
Oh man, seeing a couple games I really love on this list was a shocker, but I guess that's part of why I've always found your perspective on these games really unique and refreshing compared to mainstream publications. Hopefully one of these won't be a regretful purchase someday? Getting burnt on a bad purchase always leaves a bad taste in my mouth, at least... (Final Fantasy XIII)
That's what I love about him and his videos, you can disagree and sometimes quite passionately so, but you never walk away thinking something like "What a dumbass" which I honestly do more and more often these last couple of years with "professionals"
He's always calm and composed with the right amout of sass and knowledge to back it all up.
@@NeoLotex
This is the first video I saw from him and I get a different feeling. Seems really whiny. Like how do you miss what code vein is? It was marketed as a soulslike and it was all over the storepage.
@@SangerZonvolt Yeah that's on him and I'm not saying it isn't, I was referring to the general structure of his videos. His way of wording things is probably not to everyone's liking and neither is mine or yours, but he actually give at least one reasonable and valid example of why the game is good or bad instead of regular "journalists" who mostly just amass as many buzzwords as possible.
@@NeoLotex
Maybe. Like I said I only watched this video because it was recommended, but first impressions are important.
@@SangerZonvolt Sure, I don't try to sway you here, I only explained why I like him and his content. There are plenty of people out there that I don't watch, but that are massively popular with other people, it's just not for me.
Have a good day
Rogue Galaxy is probably one of my top 10 games of all time! I'm so sorry you didn't have a good experience with it. It's definitely one of the best RPG's I've played.
I definitely understand why people don't get into Crystal Chronicles. For me, it was a great game to play with my little sister and bond with her. While it certainly was a far cry from Final Fantasy titles, it was a cozy and enjoyable bonding experience with my sister (and the music was really good, too!). I'm still glad to have your point of view on it.
That’s really sweet
@@ShadyPlatinum777 Thanks!
I regret buying
Elden Ring
Sifu
Tunic
Splatoon 3
Zelda Breath of the Wild
I don't play too many games these days. The biggest game I ever regretted buying was Knight Rider on the NES. I remember heading up to Consumers Distributing with my birthday money after school. I really wanted Donkey Kong Classics but they didn't have it, so i bought Knight Rider. I still remember how upset I was with that game.
I actually liked Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Rouge Galaxy, heck I've replayed both of them recently and enjoyed my time with them again. As for games I regret buying I wouldn't say there's too many that stick out to me. The PS2 remake of Baroque was probably the most mind numbing game I've played to date, but I still enjoyed it in an odd way. The English fan patch for the PS1 original came out recently and holy cow is the atmosphere so much better in that version of the game.
The next one would probably be Sonic 06 and I was more disappointed with how not that bad it was. Project 06 shows that that game has amazing level design, but it was just an unpolished and glitchy mess. The last games would be the first 2 Legend of Spyro games. They're basically baby's first God of War. A New Beginning is a fairly easy and dull slog to get through, but The Eternal Night is a game for masochists because they ramped up the difficulty to the extreme. Seriously if you want to break your controller play the Eternal Night it's that frustrating.
Interestingly enough Dawn of the Dragon, the 3rd game, is easily one of the best Spyro games, almost up there with the original trilogy, and a pretty competent God of War clone with co-op. Honestly you can skip the first two games and just play the 3rd game without missing much. As much as the series touted it's "Epic" story it doesn't really shape up until the 3rd game, and it's basically discount Lord of the Rings anyway, they even got Elijah Wood to voice Spyro.
13 sentinels was beyond good I can’t believe you didn’t like it
I found Rogue Galaxy in a bargain bin and actually was surprised with how good it was since I'd never even heard of it. Dawn of Mana def sucked poopy butt though lol. My regret is Threads of Fate. Squaresoft hid that turd right in the middle of a bunch of great releases and I got bamboozled.
I absolutely loved 13 Sentinels. Being able to choose between visual novel and pseudo RTS game was a nice change of pace. I actually loved the RTS game aspect of it and S-ranked many of the missions because I enjoyed the tower defense gameplay and giant mechs. Give it another chance, the story and characters is bonkers.
I can tell he didn't get very far into it because it starts to come together and make sense. Feeling confused and overwhelmed is intended as part of the experience. Seeing it through to the end is so worth it, what a game.
Its also not an RPG at all, in any sense, so I don't know why it's here
Code Vein is only good if you like Souls-like games, while simultaneously liking anime. I do like how you can customize your character's appearance. Character customization is one of the best features of the game. I don't really like souls-like games though, which is why I quit the game. Rogue Galaxy got boring fast, it was just bad having to stop the battle every few seconds to use a healing potion.
You had me with the first listing. I got Crystal Chronicles back in the day and couldn't stand it. Never understood why people like it so much.
Hard disagree about FFIV TAY. I think that game is great, HOWEVER I've only played the 3D remake.
I dodged Fragrant Story. Fortunately, the 3DS eshop had ratings - something the switch eshop lacks.
Love Code Vein though, but I went in with proper expectations. Completely understand how someone who didn't know it was Anime Dark Souls would be totally put off by the game.
Star Ocean Integrity and Faithlessness. I regret ever buying that game. They took away everything that made Star Ocean and amazing series and said (Spoiler Warning for those that haven’t played) “Here, you don’t leave the planet, the story is short as fuck so you’re gonna have to grind and go BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TOWNS just to see some filler story stuff for that “my team is coming together stuff” oh and if you strictly grind(which you have to hardcore) then the story goes from ‘hey we found a little girl in an escape pod’ to ‘mommy daddy’ in 3.7 seconds. Good luck!”
The game made me angry.
David, I agree with you on the whole list, except Rogue Galaxy. I actualy really like that one.
How DARE you say you didn't enjoy 13 Sentinels? Don't you know you should force yourself to play games you don't like or find frustrating with your already limited free time and real world challenges? In all seriousness, though, great video. I think it's worth nothing that, unless I'm wrong, the games you regret buying are not 100% the same as the worst games you've ever played in all your life. Just games that were not for you, or even outright bad, but probably not the worst games you've ever played period. I think that's why some are going to take your criticisms personally when it comes to some of these games.
I'd say you should be careful with such videos. I personally have played a lot of jRPGs on PS1, PS2 etc. and I actually really liked Rogue Galaxy when it was released. It's one of my favorite games. It's not really pleasant to hear someone say they regret spending money on a game you really like.
Regarding battles, I clearly remember that I finished every battle with a one-shot skill that damages all enemies on the map, so basically I did't even have to attack anyone manually. Yes, there are enemies with a shield or the ones that you have to jump on. But again, you just break shield, or jump on every enemy and finish them all with one skill. Boss fights can be tough, but you can for example use a skill that makes you attack with a sword from afar. Or you can just use a lot of items, but it is not an issue because you have them a lot if you grind battles to merge weapons. And generally I personally was overpowered the whole game by grinding, I had top weapons early in the game, it was easy even to finish enemies just with a ranged weapon.
Generally the game is really great, I really liked story, weapon synthesis, factory, the way skills are upgraded, characters, costumes, music etc. And it has high ratings, its 8/10 in average.
So I was unpleasantly surprised to see this video.
The code vein one worried me because I was looking forward to playing that game after I beat God Eater 3. However if your only complaints are that it's a souls like I'm fine with that. I'm immune to frustration from challenge. I've been playing Stranger of Paradise on hard and spent like an hour on a single boss just dying. Was super fun though.
It's not challenging though, it's bullshit. The difficulty never feels fair, because your character controls like ass and the game actively tries to screw you (for example attacks have autoaim that can mess up your own manual aim, not talking about lock on). Not to mention boss and level design are absolutely abysmal. I've been playing Stranger lately and it's night and day. Team Ninja actually know how to make good games unlike the CV devs. Oh and for the record GE3 may be a poor man's Monster Hunter, but it was much better than what CV is to Souls.
Is this a shitpost? All the games I've played on this list are ones I've loved.
Different people have different tastes. Someone is bound to hate what you like and vice versa.
Rogue Galaxy is one of the best games ive ever played. Never ran into any of the issues you mentioned. I actually thought it was a pretty easy game overall
I would imagine Grandia 3 and star ocean 5 are just outside that top 10
Those are two of my all time favorite games. Not only did I buy them, I've bought them multiple times over the years.
As much as I love the Mana series so much, I can totally relate to Dawn of Mana. I too wanted to love this game. I couldn't even get past chapter 2 due to some softlock or some puzzle I just can't solve. I know people bash on Children of Mana, because of the same things(I actually love that game), but Dawn of Mana is just one of those games I just don't know to this day on why I bought it.
Final Fantasy is probably my biggest regret as a franchise to date. I played XIII and then tried Crystal Chronicles. If FFVII remake bores me, I'm swearing off this franchise that people make such a fuss over.
Dude, Lufia 4 was so bad. My brother and I played the multiplayer part of the game a ton because that was actually fun, but when you go back to the main story line it's just so terrible and boring, especially when you've outleveled everything and nothing was even remotely challenging.
What is it with all the JRPG RUclipsrs attacking Rogue Galaxy, for me was not hard, challenging, but no impossible. Besides the history was really good.
5:57 that's fair but I will say as a guy who REALLY likes Souls games but is really bad at them, Code Vein was a real breath of fresh air. Giving you a companion and even co op play that can take some of the pressure off, It was the first Souls game I was able to beat and by the end I had a genuinely good time. I constantly buy souls games and end up bailing after they good too hard or repetitive but Elden Ring and Code Vein were the two I was able to finish and had a good time doing so.
I put way too many hours into FF CC but as a Nintendo owner at the time the main FF's weren't around, at least I got my moneies worth. Hands down tho, the worst game I ever bought and played was Odama. God all you do is yell into the GameCube mic trying to command your army that doesn't listen to a damn thing you say only to get rolled over by a giant pinball. It was a full price game and I played it one time for 15mins, it now sits somewhere in my room collecting dust. I have no idea why the devs thought it was a good game it's absolutely horrid.
Yeah, i also got tricked by the overwhelming praise of 13 sentinels. I was so bored after 1 hour into it. Glad i got it for sale for like 10 bucks or so, so i didn't spend a considerable amount of money...
Finally! Someone that didn't like 13 Sentinels too! This game was awful, I'll never understand what anyone thought was good about this game.
Huh...? 7 out of 10 of the game you mention is really click with me...different people different taste i guess.. Good video david 👍
I used to run out and buy games on cover art alone. That's how I ended up purchasing Last Rebellion which to this day is my biggest regret and maybe the worst RPG I've played.
I only spent $25 on 13 sentinels and I still regret it too. Same experience as you. The hype for that game is very cult like, ignoring all the many faults of the game and even talking about it like it's a jrpg or jrpg adacent to get people to buy it when the game doesn't even have progression systems for its characters. It's a strait up visual novel and not everyone's going to be into that.
13 sentinels was hard to get into but ended up being one of the greatest sci fi stories of gaming for me. I’d say it broke me into VNs as well.
Star ocean integrity and blah blah blah .. bought day one full price .. worst trash I ever played surprised wasn't in the list to be honest 🤣
"but im old...and im dumb" - me, also, many times lately. i feel older evry time im watching some young people be ridiculous.
The only good thing about Valkyrie Elysium was the Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth port
Respectfully i gotta disagree with you about rogue galaxy. I personally enjoyed it. What the game doesn't tell you is there's only 2 characters you need in your party at all times and thats kisala and zegram. Why? Because when paired with jaster and when upgraded jasters skill tree enough, they unleash a broken team attack that just annihilates mobs and does a crap ton of damage to sub bosses and real bosses but wont kill them in one attack
I absolutely agree with Dawn of Mana. But I loved Rogue Galaxy so I'll have to disagree with you on that one.
Moral of the story: Don't buy into hype
Man these games are actually still playable lol and some what interesting, Rogue galaxy has an amazing story as well and very solid voice acting. Disney Esque tear. What about games like Last Remnant or last Rebellion. You wan't games to regret buying, play those lol. and I swear anyone on on this channel can agree with me that Last Rebellion is the worst game in existance. I am not sure if this list you made is for like some of the worst games that you ever purchased, because there is surely ones out there are far far below these.
not to be mean but anyone that thought "Fragrant Story" was going to be a great RPG kinda got what was coming to them...,
I am guilty of buying games for the very same reasons. Especially when I first got my switch and there weren’t as many rpgs. I’ve been a lot more picky these days and buy less day one too after being burned too many times. Despite the subject matter of regrets, I still couldn’t help laughing at your descriptions for the games. Always a joy to watch even if complaining lol🙂
🤣 I think we have all been there. Yea that first year or two with some systems can be dry and you end up with some real stinkers.
If anyones scared of dark souls..defintielt try code vein, very accessible souls like and the story is very traditional as well.
People who like visual novels always trying to trick you into playin them lol
Fragrant story? It recently got a massive update. Up to 30 seconds of additional content 😂
I preordered the Mass Effect Andromeda Collectors Edition. That was a sad day..
I'm honestly surprised Lunar: Dragon Song didn't make the list. After my love for Lunar 1 and 2, that one felt like a giant kick in the groin.
That would've been in my list too. It was awful.
Wish this video came out sooner I bought half of these games because they were on sale
If you bought them on Steam, you can get a refund if you played less than 2 hours.
You say Dark Souls as if it’s a bad thing. It’s frustrating yes, but it’s so rewarding. A masterpiece series.
I’m sorry but I’ve never seen someone with such a wrong take on Rouge Galaxy
13 sentinels is a masterpiece. The story telling is arguably the best. You never ever guess how the story unfolds. However i do get it not many are into this genre
Aweeee I loved Rouge Galaxy.....
11:29 - No seriously, I can legit FEEL the pure anger in his voice.
its why piracy exist or emultors when you dont know if you even like game
I think the only game on this list I played was FFCC and I didn't mind it but you hit the nail on the head with giant escort mission - is that EVER what it is!!!! I still have a soft spot for it but I wonder if it's that rose tinted glasses.
I regret buying Resident Evil 3 Remake most of all as I enjoyed the Resident Evil 2 Remake so much I thought, well they can't go wrong with this, right? Wrong. They took out all the charm from the original game and while some parts are nice, they also threw in a phobia of mine so I can't even play it all. What a waste of money. Full price release date to boot. :(
As far as games more your speed, I think I regret Saga Frontier and Chrono Cross the most - those were so hyped back in the day and I thought seeing the name SquareSoft on the front of the game meant it was going to be golden. How mistaken I was... how very sorely mistaken.
I like this list - it gives me an excellent idea of what to avoid! I don't have a lot of time to game so I'm certainly not going to gamble that time on a game I won't like. Thanks for the great video as always!
Damn David you did not hold back, but I could not agree more!
The only game on that list that I have bought is Rogue Galaxy. It's been almost a decade since I last played it, so I don't remember everything, but I do remember enjoying the game and beating it. I loved the story and setting, but I remember that parts of the game could be better. For myself, the game that I regret most ever buying and playing is Final Fantasy XIII.
Rogue Galaxy is actually my 2nd favorite PS2 action RPG
I feel like Valkyrie Elysium gets a bad wrap. Ya it is a little bare and fell into the trap of slapping an existing IP onto a game that has no business being associated with it. But the combat and pacing of the game was fairly good and for a mindless action rpg it was quite enjoyable.
Also I’m surprised to see Code Vein here instead of Stranger of Paradise.
I had a laugh when i saw Rorona pop up because the feeling is definitely mutual. I also came off Mana Khemia and have played the earlier Atelier titles which were fun, Khemia still being one of my favorite games... but Rorona legitimately broke me. Everything about the game i got pissed at, from the strict time limits to the long ass travel time (30 days to complete a task and it can take up to 11 days to travel to a location to gather), to the soft locks if you save before a deadline that you didn't finish (game over with no way it recoup the save, had to start over), and worst of all i played it when it first came out on ps3 so the game was buggy as hell, even to go as far as corrupting and deleting your save.
I wanted to play it, i wanted to complete it, but the game fought me in every possible way and not in a good way. Trying to make it work, I had 3 saves per chapter: one at the start, one before an event or travel in case i have to make a choice that forever alters something or i end up going to a place that doesn't have the item i need, and one extra save to go along with it in case one corrupted.
I finally gave up after restarting the game for the 74th time and because of this and i haven't played an Atelier since Rorona by itself left a horrible taste. I keep buying the games since i still like the series, i just cant bring myself to play them, i know the time limits ended with Sophie and the games def got bettre, but my god. 😔
It was a dumb feature then and it is one still!
Why would anyone want to play an RPG games known for side quests with such a strict time limit?
13 sentinels is the #1 game I thought I would regret buying so I held off forever but when I finally played it I loved it 100%. But clearly it’s a game that is not gonna be for everyone, as these visual novel heavy games tend to be.
That part with Rogue Galaxy intimidates the hell outta me because I think this game looks really charming and I eventually want to try it to form my own opinion. I'll probably still do it one day but it might take longer until that day comes.
If I might chime in, Rogue Galaxy is really good. If you don't try to rush through it, take your time to level up and learn a couple of mechanics involving equipment, you will certainly have a blast. I'm not a person who likes to grind and this game isn't as grindy as, say, any Dragon quest game.
like AAA Disney Budget Voice acting, amazing cinematics, story has lots of interesting twists and turns you won't see coming and a clever unique sythensising factory system that is pretty inventive. I honestly don't know what the hell is wrong with David, this is like one of my favorite jrpgs on the PS2 and it has steve blum playing one of the characters and Will Friedle from boy meets world fame, playing the lead protagonist. It doesn't get much better then that.
@@Artimes. I might agree with the fact that some of the dungeons drag on for a little too long at times, tho. But for the rest it is hands down a very good action jrpg, one of those you won't forget easily.
There's very few games I regret buying. One of them is Final Fantasy XV. The only fun I had in that game was driving around in the car listening to music from other Square Enix games. I felt nothing for the characters, hated the story, hated the gameplay, thought the setting was pretty, but didn't really care about it. There's a few games I bought but never finished, but I don't regret those purchases since I still enjoyed them before I stopped playing. Also, Code: Vein was very clearly marketed as a game similar to Dark Souls, so it being "anime Dark Souls with AI companions" is a well known fact. And because of that, I'd say the fault for your misery there lies with your comment section for misrepresenting it. It's honestly a good game, but only if you can get behind games that have harsh difficulty.
I will tell you a sad story
I regret buying Superman 64, I remember we just relocated, the internet wasn't connected, the lan line wasn't connected, the smart phone wasn't invented, was getting bored of day time tv, so I begged my mom for 60 or 70 dollars to buy a game, I remember seeing Superman 64 and zoning out, I remember how awesome Superman the arcade game was, 2D beat em up, eye lazer, power punch, flying stages, I drooled on myself and said "oh my god, imagine that with today's graphics!!!!! When I got home I popped it in my N64, my initial thought was the flying is ass, BUT I'm flying through rings so this must be a tutorial, once I get the hang of it, I'll have a great game ahead of me, after an hour of failing the rings, my enthusiasm and love for this game started to fade, finally I passed the rings I could feel the tears of joy entering my eyes, the excitement reinvigorated me, only to be let down by some flashing words I didn't have time to read and failing the next part, then being sent back to the rings, the tears of joy quickly became tears of hate and resentment from buying this game, to this day, to this day when I am reminded of that game, a piece of me dies
Thank you for listening haha
That must HURT as a kid. Having all that money to buy only one game and you end up with what turns out to be one of the worst games ever made. Especially in a time where games weren't as cheap and you only had Christmas and Birthdays to get new games, if that.
@@murkywaters5502 yeah this was around early 2000 i think i was around 18 or 19... too scared to tell my mom i spent almost 100 bucks of her money on a $hit game and too chicken to ask for a refund, so that monstrosity sat in my cupboard next to the likes of Zelda OoT and Smash Bros...come to think of it i remember this game being closer to $100 so it wasn't 60 or 70...it was probably $90+
I almost felt the same with 13 Sentinels but I started playing the game with a guide and thoroughly enjoyed the story whilst doing so. May be worth another shot one day. I think you'll enjoy the story that way
It's funny, I liked 13 Sentinels, but I didn't LOVE it - found it really hard to follow too...glad I wasn't the only one because everyone puts it on a pedestal LOL
Love Rouge Galaxy, I avoided it for a long time because I thought it was turn based instead of its predecessors. It’s also way ahead of its time with the combat, since FF7 remake uses something very similar
A lot of us buy games based on hype or a title being from a series we havent seen in a while we loved and then.....things like what is in your list happens. I can totally relate, I would certainly like to make my own list so I will save my picks for now. I bought Fragrant Story as well and I just dont even know how that got on the market. Thanks David this is great stuff.
I absolutely loved Crystal Chronicles. The chalice never gave me that much of a hassle, and I played it solo. I didn't have a PS2 so it filled a hole for me. Felt like an offline MMO to me. I understand it isn't for everyone though.
The Arland trilogy as a whole is known for fairly strict scheduling, something akin to the Princess Maker games. Some people like it BECAUSE of that, but I definitely prefer the chilled approach of later entries.
This is why I like the Ryza series, sure alchemy is a lot more important to progress than it really was in the Iris game but without the strict time limits you can relax and enjoy it at your own pace.
I love Crystal Chronicles very much.
Dude, I got all the way to the final dungeon/level/stage/whatever of Rogue Galaxy, only to find I couldn't beat it because it forces you to use every single character in their own individual segment and I had outright ignored half of the cast and could no longer leave to go grind them up!
I never did go back and replay it to completion.
Quest 64. Nuff said.
Oh man, 13 Sentinels hurt to see 😭 For me, five games I regret buying are:
Crystal Chronicles Remastered - No need for elaboration - you covered it perfectly.
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars - I adored the art style and wanted to play this when I was younger, but refused to buy digital and couldn't find physical. Eventually, I caved and got it, but the characters are so horny and tropey in such a dull way, the combat not at all fun, and the story is laughably bad.
Horizon Zero Dawn - I tried so hard to like this game. Restarted the game three times trying to find some momentum. Eventually 100%ed the game. But as much as I wanted to, I just absolutely hated the gameplay loop. It's the most generic open-world crap with a million forgettable characters and HP sponges for many enemies that are more likely to knock you down a dozen times than they are to kill you.
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment - Jesus Christ, this is an awful game. In every conceivable way. Even by anime game standards. I usually try to support different anime IPs getting games in the hopes that we get more than the standard One Piece, DBZ, and Naruto fare, but SAO squandered its only chance from me.
Monster Hunter World - This game plus Freedom Wars convinced me that I really hate the "Hunting" genre. But I loved almost everything about FW aside from the gameplay loop. In the case of MHW though, the graphics are the only thing that pulls me in. It's not the game's fault - literally just a case of "I can't be assed to do what's required to fully enjoy this experience".
I agree on HZD as well. I really wanted to like that game and tried three times to play it but gave up every time around the same city which I think was like Midian or something. I just realized that by then the game was going to be very formulaic and samey for another 30 hours and didn't feel like doing it anymore. That world was too dull. It looks cool at first but there is no difference from the first area to the last. And playing it after BOTW, I saw way many too many stolen ideas and it kind of turned me off.
Atelier rorona? Really man?
I loved the After Years personally. I like the challenges and not just mashing attack to win most fights
Lunar Dragon Song is one of the few games I have on my big regret list. I never got to play the earlier Lunar games but I kept hearing how good a series it was, and since I had a DS, I decided to try Lunar Dragon Song.
Aside from the fact that the main character gets severely nerfed several hours in, I remember spending hours and hours grinding (with no XP, because that's how the game works) to upgrade my equipment, only for it all to be broken by random monsters in the first room of the very next dungeon. I think it's the only game I ever ragequit.
Iirc you take damage by running in this game, and also you're unable to target which enemy you want to hit.
Easily, EASILY the worst game I've ever bought. Like you I had heard good things of the series and just saw it in the store. Oof.
@@jakenbakin9086 I had completely forgot about losing health while running. I hated that too!
I have to say, I hadn’t heard of Fragrant Story before. Wow! That is ridiculous! 😳 I’m sorry you spent your money on that. I will say that I loved FF Crystal Chronicles. It and Zelda Four Swords Adventure were the reasons my brothers and I got GBA systems (since that with a special cord were how you played multiplayer in those games). So yeah, Nintendo got our money with that, but we had fun. 😂
13 Sentinels was a good palette cleanser for me, and one of the best games I've played in the past year. Story was convoluted though. Just bought Valkyrie Elysium for my backlog. Now my worst purchase ever: FFVII Crisis Core on PSP. Overrated doesn't begin to describe my disdain for that game. Surprisingly, I bought the PS4 Reunion version hoping they fixed some of my gripes with the original.
Awwwwww, you made me remember unlimited saga ....and brutal legend ....
I regret buying Chrono Trigger because it never hooked me. I thought I'd love it since I loved FF6 but alas no dice. I played for like 7 or 8h until I realized I wasn't invested or interested at all. Out of this list though, Code Vein is definitely a stinker. It's games like those that give the souls subgenre a bad name. Actual Fromsoftware souls games are infinitely better and some other studios' have still managed to put out great games (for example Nioh)
i like rogue galaxy :(
I really enjoyed Rogue Galaxy but I was a little kid with few games and plenty of free time to deal with those long dungeons
This video was interesting because I half expected going into it to just get a list of games that are universally accepted to be bad, but a lot of these are pretty well loved, so these takes are quite interesting. I do agree on Valkyrie Elysium though. Valkyrie Profile deserves so much more...