10 JRPGs That NEED Remakes 

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"Now I've not ever played Skies of Arcadia, not even once, but here's a bunch of things that they need to change."

It's a HARD no adding action to either Legend of Dragoon or Skies of Arcadia.

Skies of Arcadia 100% needs to be remastered and put on modern consoles. But not with any of the suggestions you added. Pretty wild to submit such drastic changes to a game you never played before.

As someone who is ecstatic indie devs are now making games that invoke the PS1 era, I can't agree with all the complaints against the graphics. Modern HD AAA graphics are expensive and its why we see so little JRPGs these days. There's so much more risk to making these games now and to see gamers championing the push for graphics makes me so sad.

Action combat for Dragoon and Arcadia? No thanks.

Breath of fire, Radiata stories, Tales of Rebirty, Vagrant Stories, Legend of Legaia...

IMO I’d rather have a Parasite Eve remaster. I played it for the first time last year and was floored by how well it still holds up. I wouldn’t want them to change the battle system.

Tales of Abyss also had a great anime that got ignored. Could be worth dubbing and re-releasing at the same time.

I loved Skies of Arcadia: Legends on GameCube and The Legend of Dragoon so much that I wrote up my own guides to follow and played both multiple times to get 100%. On LoD, I was failing different attacks on purpose to figure out the exact enemy HP. I also liked how the enemy tactics change when they get to 1/2 HP. That was what had me start writing that guide.

Great list. I'd like to add Ys 1 to 7, Breath of Fire series & the Quintet trilogy

Dark Cloud could 100% work with the Souls-like combat. Keep the building aspects of it, which is still really unique for the genre, even with a game that was released over 2 decades ago. BluePoint has done remakes in the past, Shadow of the Colossus and, more importantly, Demon's Souls on the PS5, so they already have the engine down and the experience necessary.

I'm happy to have played Legend of Dragoon back in it's day. A remake for modern players would be really cool.

I want them to remake the Shadow Hearts series, at least 1 and 2. It was funny, dark, and amazing and I miss that series so damn much.

Super surprised path of radiance and skies of Arcadia haven’t been ported or remastered for switch

I wish they went the Skies of Arcadia route. The GameCube version is the same game with quality of life adjustments. Make a sequel if you want to upgrade the graphics or completely change the battle system.

Honestly, something like a Xenogears resmaster doesn't seem as impossible as it seemed a a few years ago. Also as someone who loves Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis but never played FFT, modern ports? yes please!

Legend of dragoon has one of the most unique combat systems in a turn-based game imo. No it does not need to go full action combat.

"Have you played Dark Cloud recently?" Oddly enough, for the first time just without the past few years. I had a lot of fun with it!

I'd be happy with just straight ports of many of these games. Remastering would just be a nice bonus.

I would keep LODs combat the same, I still enjoy it to this day

Rogue Galaxy needs a remake and a sequel.

Xenogears is number for me to get a remake. Hd2d would work well enough but after playing FF7 remake (Loved.) and Rebirth (Still playing first playthrough now. lol) the thought of seeing the deathblows in full 3d is too glorious to ignore. lol

Games that need full remakes would be SMT1, 2, if..., 4, 4A, and Strange Journey with SMT5's combat/engine/graphics. Dragon Quest 8 with DQ11's graphics and skill system though I would be cool with a HD remaster. Other ones that come to mind would be Devil Summoner, Raidou, and Soul Hackers.

Here'a hoping we get Parasite Eve remakes this generation. 🙏🙏🙏

Brave Fencer Musashi, Legends of Legaia, Star Ocean 3 ported to PC & Switch, Mega Man Legends 1 & 2, Chrono Trigger Ported to Switch

That dark cloud remake would be so absolutely amazing!!!!

I feel annoyed that you think Action combat would make Skies of arcadia better. Not everything needs to be a spectacle fighter bayonetta thing.

Vagrant Story for me. So much potential but the combat was really a hassle, I want a modern take of that game.

I hate the fact that every jrpg remake transforms the games into DMC copies but reskined. Let's stop with the "go full action button mashing" trend

I need chrono trigger remake asap this game is a masterpiece

Other than Nier: Automata, Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time. My license plate is CHRONO for a reason. And I HAVE to say: You are absolutely correct. Chrono Trigger deserves a Star Ocean Second Story R style remake with high quality voice acting, beautifully lit backgrounds, redone anime cutscenes and all the polish a game of its caliber should have. I would be fine with an FF7R style remake as well. I'm not going to be a purist. Give us action combat, give us action/ATB. GIVE US WHATEVER; all I care is that people support the fuck out of Chrono Trigger, so we can finally get Chrono Break (or whatever they'll call it.) Please. 😭

Great choices, especially Tactics! It's crazy that there isn't a way to enjoy it on modern consoles/PC. Though I must needs decry you, knave, for thy reproach of the Queen's English. Verily doth it move mine thespian senses, as such Shakespearian tongue is wont to do. I'm a huge JRPG fan, but there are a number of classic series that I didn't get around to until many years after their release, and in some cases, it's hard to go backwards from the contemporary entries. I attempted to go back in the Ys series after really enjoying VIII and found myself so underwhelmed by the simplistic combat of its predecessors. Having some remakes of some favorite entries in that series with the addition of the flash guard and move would be excellent, I loved the thrill of perfectly guarding enemy attacks in Lacrimosa and getting a chance to counterattack. I think it would be great to get remakes (or even just quality ports) of PSX classics like Wild Arms, Valkyrie Profile, Vagrant Story, and Brave Fencer Musashi. Plus, another horror-themed RPG, Shadow Hearts: Covenant from the PS2 era. It would be great to have a way to enjoy these that doesn't involve trying to hunt down ROMs.

Thank you for mentioning the tactics ogre reborn level capping. that is actually the one issue I have with the game, I know a lot of people complain about how it looks but I think it's very nostalgic how it looks.

Lunar Silver Star and Eternal Blue...Grandia...Ys 1&2!!!!....please.

Breath of fire Phantasy star Legend of legaia Jade cocoon All series that could be awesome if remade/remastered properly.

Super good list, and thanks for including Tales of the Abyss. I mentioned that I want an Abyss remake in my review of the game

Yes! Dark Cloud is one of my favourite games. One issue is that it's a PlayStation published game so Sony have to approve it. I played it very recently in 2021 and still enjoyed it as much as I did back in the day. I think it's got a charm to it and a simplicity that I adore. Sure there's some weird typos and a little jank, but I think it controls pretty well honestly.

1. Rogue Galaxy 2. Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2 in NA) 3. Wild Arms

Honestly i dont want them to so much as touch skies of arcadia as I'm convinced they will screw it up somehow.

I would love to see a remake of legend of legaia. That game was great.

Awesome video and awesome list Taylor!, WE NEED THAT SKIES OF ARCADIA REMAKE!

As someone who's playing Golden Sun again on the Switch I think it deserves a honorable mention.

Legend of legai is also a good candidate for a remake.

If only Legend of Dragon wasn't a PlayStation exclusive. I'd take a remaster of 9:07 😊

I want remakes of Xenogears and Skies of Arcadia so badly, would be amazing to play them with updated visuals!

I’ve been dying for a Legend of the Dragoons and Xenogears remake/remaster. It is such a wishful dream but if we ever get it, I’ll be the first few preordering it.

I think what you said about Chrono Trigger is spot on! Only thing I would add is they could have a port of the original on it as well.

Parasite eve is the best survival rpg

I could see them remaking Breath of Fire 1 and 2 though I think 3 would be fine as a HD remaster.

I want a dragon quest 11 version of Crono Trigger more than anything! Give me the same game. Overhaul it with those sweet new age Akira toriyama models. Then give me an on and off switch to play in either the 2D original or the new 3D deluxe take my money version for including both version.

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Chrono Trigger should get a remake in the style of Dragon Quest 11. This fits perfectly.

If they made LOD have action combat itd take away the main thing that made it cool and stand out

Great list for sure. Thank you. Dragon Quest VIII seems like a no brainer for Square Enix to at least release a remaster since it's only on PS2.

Final fantasy 6 get a FF7R treatment and I know it probably wouldn’t happen but same for FF8. Fire Emblem path of radiance and Radiant Dawn

Legend of legaia needs a remake

Ohhh I wasn’t aware that people loved abyss as much as me. I figured everyone cared about symphonia the most

Maaaan, imagine a Xenogears remake made by Tetsuya Takahashi, he would have the opportunity of finally finishing the game, that would be the dream! I know that Monolith Soft is owned by Nintendo, but I wouldn't want this remake to be made by any other developer.

That’s a hard no to Skies of Arcadia changing to an action battle system. It isn’t needed and fun being just turn based. I can agree with updated visuals and voice acting and other QOL improvements but please keep the battle system the same. Forget Tales of Abyss. I’d rather get a Japan only tales game and have it come to the west as a remake. Or I’ll certainly be open to Fantasia remake and even Legendia. But no not Abyss.

My wish come true list of remakes: Grandia (any part) , breath of fire (mainly 4), ogre battle (oryginal and or 64)

I want a Valkyrie Profile remake, Wild Arms 2 remake, TLOD remake, Xenogears remake.

I’d add Tales of Destiny 1 & 2, Thousand Arms, the Growlanser games, Zone of the Enders: Fist of Mars, the Arc the Lad trilogy and Lunar 1 & 2.

Golden sun is my top pick

I'd love to see Gust release remake/collections of their ps2 games (Atelier Iris, Mana Khemia, Ar Tonelico 1-2) with some new or enhanced sprites.

So much yes on Chrono Trigger. Remember "Chroo Resurrection"? I daresay remaking it in style of let's say Dragon Quest 11 would be a dream come true but Star Ocean's style would be second best IMO. That game really needs a facelift, it is still one of the best JRPGs ever, but it received nothing but ports over the years, with a piddly additional content on DS.

I would love to see a remake or at least a port of Infinite Space. I borrowed a copy from a friend, but I never finished the game.

A lot of the games you mentioned have aged pretty well in my opinion. So here's 10 games off the top of my head that haven't aged nearly as well that would benefit the most from a remake: - Alundra 2 - Azure Dreams - Drakengard - Dragon Valor - Jade Cocoon - Legend of Legaia - Guardian's Crusade - Granstream Saga - Tecmo's Deception - Wild Arms

Terranigma, soul blazer, 7th saga , Secret of evermore, Alundra, Breath of fire 2, Brandish, Vanguard bandits, Wild arms, Threads of fate..

Shining Force III is my favorite offline RPG and it really needs a remake.

Legend of Dragoon is the game in this list that deserve a remake the most but Sony would probably just add yellow paint everywhere.

Great video as always, Taylor!!!

I don’t think “My 3rd Birthday” did well enough for Square-Enix to consider remaking Parasite Eve.

More than anything, I want a Tales of Destiny remake. Director's cut was great, but there's still room for improvement. Keep the art style from that version, add some voice acting, and expand on some of the side stories. I feel like they did Mary dirty. As for Parasite Eve, I would love to see a remake of that too, but keep the combat style. Resident Evil can be Resident Evil, let Parasite Eve be its own thing.

Grandia 2 needs a remake as well. Keep all the combat systems and legendary voice actors. Just enhance the visuals.

FFIX remake would be epic

Great stuff you mention. Also i would say for remake evolution dreamcast, Grandia series, Legend of legaia, breath of fire series, star ocean till the end of time, gotcha force, and rogue galaxy

I just played P4 golden for the first time last year and loved it. I would totally be down with a remake/remaster as it would give me an excuse to go play it again and live in that world more. Chrono Trigger at this point almost feels like they can't touch it. But I agree with you. Keep it the same just update it with better graphics and voice acting. Some quality of life improvements like fast forward. But nothing else. i'd be down for Legend of Dragoon as an action remake with the dragoon changes as like a super saiyan mode to use as a limit break kind of thing. Skies of Arcadia is sooooo good. We need a remake! NO ACTION COMBAT! It is odd that Squeenix didn't test the waters with Parasite Eve on the remake spectrum. It's really unique and I feel like a lot of people would go for it if they marketed it well. Remaking Xenogears will probably never happen with what's going on with the Xeno games. However, it would be the easiest remake ever. Just make the second disc like the first disc, make it HD, give it some quality of life improvements, and maybe flesh out the story of a couple of the characters that got left by the wayside like the big green guy.

Legend of Dragoon was good. It definitely needs a facelift. I would prefer them to go with a more of an Infinite wealth/DQ11 Turn based system. It both incorporates the timed presses the OG game implemented but expands on it in more of an interactive way. Parasite Eve needs the RE2 treatment. Not just a new graphic engine and modern gameplay features. Like you said some side content and expanded lore is much needed.

I agree with everything on this list. Would love to see them with updated graphics and gameplay!

Wild Arms remake

Fire Emblem is my favorite series. I want the Genealogy Remake so bad!

Don’t understand the persona games but I can see the appeal, I agree legend of dragoon, dark cloud, final fantasy tactics and chrono trigger for sure. I would like to see Mystic Quest (I know not the greatest but a great introduction to JRPG), FFVIII & FFIX (FFX & FFX2 don’t need it). We already for Mario RPG, and soon paper Mario. I’m sure there are a bunch others I never got to play but these all were my childhood.

Infinite Space would make an amazing remake material!

Cool list of games of which I barely played any. However, I do think the Dark Cloud series could definitly live up somewhere in the future again. Personally I would need a remade Digital Devil Saga. Its style is so awesome and to me feels so unique and with Persona being so popular I would love DDS to return with a bit of a glow up.

I really disagree with the first few entries of this list but then it just gets so on point in my opinion. Like making a remake of Fire Emblem genealogy in the vein of three houses would be so great.

Look my logic side says Chrono Trigger should be the hd 2d remake. BUT IM A LITTLE WILD I just want to know what a FF7 Remake Chrono Trigger would look like! FF7 Remake was visually just so unexpected and cool to see the difference. I think Chrono Trigger could have a similar feeling.

Xenogears, Skies of Arcadia Legend, Chrono Trigger and Persona 4 Golden remaked ❤❤❤ I would like to add Chrono Cross, Suikoden 1 and 2 and Baten Kaitos series

Ar tonelice , wild arms ,sakura wars(the older games)Mana khemia and growlanser would be games that I would love to see get the remake treatment

LEGEND OF LEGAIA!!! Keep the turn based combat and the great story. Still my favorite jrpg.

They could do FF 4-6 like they do with Star Ocean Fist departure, second story. Chrono Trigger like Live a Live. And finally also Vagrant Story deserves a remaster/remake. Dragon Quest 3 with the anime/manga characters.

Are you telling me with a straight face that Persona 4 needs a remake more than Persona 2?

Infinite Undiscovery really needs a remake or sequel

I feel like golden sun needs a remake too 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Pretty good list. To those I would also add: Final Fantasy VIII & IX, Chrono Cross, Digimon World 2 & 3, Jade Cocoon, Tales of Destiny 2, Breath of Fire, Dragon Quest VIII (this doesn't really need a remake, remaster would be enough, dunno why Square had still not done it considering how many Dragon Quest games we have gotten in the last few years).

Oof, with things as they are some of these might get even worse localizations now

I'd like to see a remake of the Sky trilogy.

We have rumors of remakes or remasters of Persona 1 and both 2s.

I could see your #1 from miles away lol I'd agree tho, we do need a remake of it (and all the rest tbh)

Great list. Rare for me to pretty much agree with every pick.