10 JRPGs That Deserve A 10/10 

Irl the merchant would sell you everthing for more then normal.

@@jensv874 both u and the original comment are true. depends on whether the merchant is a sheeple or a real human being with a soul

Yeah they are!! I love them!

@@davidvinc Agreed when i saw Grandia 2 and Golden Sun i instantly agreed with this list.

Same here!!!! I love both Grandia games and Radiant Historia NDS version

It's my favorite game of all time. I think objectively that FFIX is the best one, but 6 has special significance for me. FF6 came out when I was 11 years old and I distinctly remember the hype my brother and our friends had leading up to it's release. We loved the first two Final Fantasy games we got in America, and the series was on an upwards trajectory after FF2 (actually FFIV) pushed the boundaries of storytelling in video games. My brother and I saved up money we had earned mowing lawns and doing household chores to split the cost of the new Final Fantasy 3 (actually FFVI) cartridge. We were so psyched when we got it and it absolutely delivered on all the hype that was built up around it. Each of us had a save file and we would watch the other play, take turns, and stay up to the wee hours of the night talking about our favorite parts, or strategies for character builds with different Espers and relic combinations. These are cherished memories for me that I still think about whenever the topic of Final Fantasy VI comes up. My brother died from an overdose in 2000. We had grown apart by then, but it still devastated our family. This is why Final Fantasy VI has special meaning to me. The game is by no means perfect, but for the time it was the best RPG on any gaming console. I used to play through it once a year in memory of my brother, but haven't kept up with it for the last several years. I'm glad that other people enjoy it as much as I/we did though. I hope that it's a game that will still be discussed well into the future as one of the landmark titles in the history of Japanese Role-playing Games.

Ff6, ff9, xenogears, CT are my 10 10s

T Edition is a p cool challenge if you know the game well I still go through this game every other year or so I literally never play JRPG's otherwise other than the occasional SMT game

Ff6 great game til world of ruin then it’s quite frankly boring

@@karlo9572 Nah. The world of ruin is intentionally like that. There was a lot of criticism towards JRPGs and their linearity at the time. The World of Ruin was an early experiment in open world RPG design. After the first few hours you get the airship and are free to do whatever you want. Nowadays open world games are a dime a dozen, but in 94 this was a novel concept for a JRPG.

Imported it back then but never played it. It is collecting dust somewhere.

is the psp version good?

Lunar 1 is good. But I like Lunar 2 so much better. Lunar 2 is less cliche, I like the Lunar 2 characters more. I like Lucia more than Luna. The battle system and abilities are better in Lunar 2.

I'm so happy other people appreciate Lunar. It was the game that for me back into gaming all those years ago, and it remains my absolute favorite game ever.

@@ValisFan3 Lunar 2 also had more content. The post game in Lunar 2 is insane! There are 5-7 bonus dungeons with tough as nails regular enemies and super bosses at the end.

Do you think i need to play the other games to understand EO4? Was thinking about getting into the series, but dont wanna play all of them.

@Fabrício -_- No. This is the first game in the series I played. The games are not in a connected universe as far as I know. The story is not really the selling point. This is also considered to be more accessible compared to previous entries. Overall, you are absolutely more than fine starting here. Seems like you could also play 5 first if you want, but I had a fantastic time with 4. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 😃

@@neutraldensity1233 thanks man, glad you were able to enjoy the game.

this is because there is no such thing as a beginner's rpg? mystic quest was a huge disappointment.

meh

Hello, fellow Dreamcast fanboy.

Me too!!! I love Grandia and Grandia II :,3

I find that while Lufia 2 has better graphics and a few more catchy tunes, that I end up enjoying Lufia 1 more. Lufia 1's battle system is not a straight up turn-based, it's actually ATB but pauses when someone gets a turn and the ATB gauges are hidden (much like the SNES version of FF4) and there's no empty waiting, everybody's turn executes immediately in order. That, and the regular battle theme is way more catchy and fun to listen to than Lufia 2's. But then Lufia 2's boss battle theme is better, as are some of the other themes. Lufia 2 is also way easier when it comes to battles except for a couple notable fights, while Lufia 1's challenge is much higher overall.

Oh savor your time with XBC3! It’s just so grandiose :)

I loved Shadow Hearts! My friends would watch me play it when they came over haha

What about dragon quest 7.5 cherry?

Seconding this. David, get off your ass and play Shadow Hearts.

Hahaha! That darn backlog strikes again!

That's a good sign of a true masterpiece. Sometimes rpg veterans are too lenient and biased with their suggestions and speak too highly of some games that will not work their "spell" on players who didnt play them when younger. In short, a speech based only on nostalgia or the same old school rpg background. So CT really is timeless in the most exact sense of the word.

@@carlosaugusto9821 imo for me a lis of what new generation jrpg fan must play or atleast try Chrono Trigger, Terrangima ,FF7(not the remake) FF6 Persona 4 ,Golden Sun 1 and 2, Final Fantasy WOTL ,DQ 8 ,Front Mission 3 and 5, FE Path Of Radiance ,Vagrant Story, Wild Arms 2 and 3, Suikoden 2 and 5, Breath Of Fire 3,2and 4, Star Ocean 2, Xenogears ,SMT Strange Journey ,Persona 2 duology, Parasite Eve 1 ,Tales Of The Abyss, Lunar Blue and Silver Star, Grandia ,Legend Of Legaia, Azure Dreams ,Skies Of Arcadia, Baten Kaitos 1 ,Odin Sphere, 13 Sentinel, Eternal Eyes, Growlanser, Saga Frontier 1 and 2 Shining Force 3 Mother 2 and 3 Vanguard Bandits Xenosaga Trilogy Shadow Hearts Trilogy Radiata Stories Rogue Galaxy Valkyrie Profile 1 and 2 Steambot Chronicles Dark Cloud 2 Romancing Saga Minstrel Song and RS2 Saga Frontier 1 and 2 Okage Metal Saga Souls Nomad Tsugunai Atonement Drakengard 2

How dare you forget marioxtennis advance. It was actually very good.

Yo apparently we can play these on the switch!? I had no idea until this vid. Ive misplaced my copies long ago

@shockstormrpg don't forget Camelot made my all time favorite game Beyond The Beyond.

Same here! :,3 I love both Grandia games ^^

I think Grandia 2 was great but I kind of feel like it was less unique than Grandia 1 which is why I prefer 1. I kind of have the same opinion on the Xeno games. The Xenoblade trilogy are probably the best well rounded in the series. However if you look at the story behind Xenogears, Xenosaga, and even XBCX, you can see just how much heavier the franchise could lean into science fiction. Xenoblade is Star Wars where the rest are like Dune, Star Trek, Aliens (Predator), they are so extremely sci-fi.

Legend of Legaia is a great one too. Would love to see that one get a remake. =D

This 1000000x! The psx versions are just so bare bones and hold your hand its sad. They're fun and pretty. But that's about it. It doesn't have that epoc feeling the sega cd version does.

Lunar was definitely available on disc for PS1. So was the sequel. I remember getting the game at the video game store where I hung out/worked and opening up the fancy case with the maps and stuff.

Thanks so much!

Lunar collection anyone??

@@davidvinc yes please

@Davidvinc RPGs As long as they leave Dragon Song out of it, lol that one is best forgotten Imo

What were your thoughts on the walking school one

I love skies of arcadia and it doesnt get the attention it deserves. True masterpiece!

wow me too! I just i loved skies of arcadia.

100% agree! I feel 6 is the most "fully realized" game, but 9 has the best story.

I think the best ff has to be in the medieval world and include crystals. Best one should also have a party with members whose roles are actually differentiated from the rest. Also the last ff to be directed by the creator Sakaguchi himself, I believe FF4 is the closest to an objective best ff you can get if you ask me.

Bad. 7, not even close

@@jesiah391 I think 7 and 6 are the best games, with 7’s world being more fully realized. Best ff however? That’s a different definition entirely

Not sure I agree with the “must be medieval and have crystals” part but I agree FFIV is probably the best representation of Final Fantasy. VII is the most important one though, and my personal favorites are IX and XIV.

giving everything magic spells is almost an anti pattern, on the same level as save scumming some would say. ... what are the answers to these huge problems? no game designer has solved them yet!!!!

I've tried to actually make FFVI difficult many times, and it's nigh-impossible. The first obvious move is "use the worst characters", but that's barely noticeable. The second move is "don't learn magic", which is when you really start to notice how poorly Relm performs relative to characters with good abilities and stats, but it's still not difficult, and she's still perfectly acceptable. Next obvious move is "low level", but that's barely a problem. So then you have to get creative. To truly make FFVI even vaguely difficult for most of the game you have to play low-level, no magic, deliberately equip your characters badly, and not use abilities or inventory damage sources. So honestly, the magicite isn't what saves your butt. If you take 5 minutes to level up a few times and/or actually equip your character, you can very very easily go from 0 to win. It is by far the easiest game in the series. I think it's the best overall game in the series, but that is *despite* being an absolute doddle to get through.

@@someguy4262 what about the ghost ship?

@@ginxxxxx Do you mean the train? Because the ghost ship is FFV. And if you do mean the train, you've been stuck with Sabin from the start of the scenario and he's one of the best characters in the game (aside from his equipment pool being shit). So you not only have one of the best characters, but you've been forced (by random encounters) to level him up. If you're knowledgeable or vaguely exploratory you also have Shadow from the start, and he's unequivocally in the top 3 characters in the game. (Top 2 are Terra and Celes almost without question, then it gets more difficult, but it pretty much goes Terra->Celes->Shadow->other characters, even without the evade bug being fixed. Shadow is ridiculous.) So even taking into account that Cyan *seems* cool, but is too slow to actually be useful long-term (but you can just use Dispatch and have him be incredibly useful for most of the game as it is just a better "attack"), you could basically solo that section with Sabin. Or Shadow. Or Cyan. And you can have a ghost help you. Honestly, as with the rest of the game, it's not particularly hard. Possibly the hardest part of the game comes right after the Train, because Rizopas can one-shot your party if you're running away a lot, and you've only got 2 characters.

@@someguy4262 i mean FFV i guess...the one you had to import and hack a translation into it and the ghost ship was difficult because the emulator couldn't handle the smoke so you couldnt see.

Now, if I did a list “JRPGs that deserve a 0/10” I’m sure you would have played them. LOL

​@@davidvinc probably lololol