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It doesn't matter if you play games on console, PC, or mobile, because gaming is here to stay! That said, there's been a few of you who have picked up the brand new Steam Deck OLED and have started to build your own Steam library. If you're either new to JRPGs or to PC gaming in general, may I suggest a few JRPGs to try out?
0:00 - Intro
2:16 - Tales of Arise
3:58 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
5:40 - Harvestella
7:09 - Triangle Strategy
8:44 - Tactics Ogre Reborn
10:03 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
11:20 - Trails from Zero
12:40 - Octopath Traveler II
14:17 - Chained Echoes
15:22 - Persona 5 Royal
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@VDAband 2 месяца назад

Since you mentioned the trails series, I'll mention that, despite its unsupported rating, trails in the sky works great on the steam deck.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Thank you for clarifying that! I think the first time I tried Sky 1 on it, it had some weird resolution issues with portions of it getting clipped on the sides.

@oxtim394 2 месяца назад

Good to know. I hadn't tried it put yet, but that would make it super easy for me to try and get into trails! Thank you

@Xebusc 2 месяца назад

I can double that I’m up to cold steel 3 and every game has been fine working perfectly except cold steel 2 recognizing the saved file for 1 which seems to be an issue way before the deck came out

@oxtim394 2 месяца назад

@@Xebusc I'm so happy to hear that!

@itsmemeg96x 2 месяца назад

Absolutely, I’ve replayed maybe 3 times and 2 of which were on my steamdeck & then my rog ally! It’s amazing 🤩 runs beautifully

@Cerana1182 2 месяца назад

Chained Echoes is a hidden gem that everyone should play! The story and gameplay were stellar!

@andrewdo8192 2 месяца назад

Tales of Arise worked pretty much flawlessly on the steam deck, thanks for the rec, Alex

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

I had it installed on my Steam Deck for the longest time! I really need to get a bigger card or upgrade the internal SSD some time!

@ramichaelreviews 2 месяца назад

I don't game on PC myself, but I still really enjoyed this list for talking about the games you talked about that I haven't played yet. A lot of stuff to look forward to me on consoles!

@MisterMarsona 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this list! I've been getting more into PC gaming lately (especially since it's easier to Stream directly from PC rather than use a capture card), and I would love to play some JRPGs this way. Great list!

@Adam.C 2 месяца назад

It's like this list was made for me, lol. I love JRPG's and PC gaming. Listening to your list of requirements at the start my very first thought was Tales of Arise, so seeing it turn out to be the first on your list made me smile. I've played almost everything on this list and certainly agree they're all fantastic.

@PindleofKujata 2 месяца назад

Everyone should play through Final Fantasy IX on PC with the excellent Moguri mod enabled. It's almost always fan driven efforts that take a great game and make it transcendent.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Admittedly, I only played FFIX once back in the day - but I've always wanted to replay it with the Moguri mod installed!

@EhurtAfy 2 месяца назад

Good recommendation, but I feel bad for people younger than me who are getting into gaming, I've been working on my backlog for 20 years and I still rely on spreadsheets to keep track of everything. Imagine if someone were told they should play Fire Emblem, Pokemon, Xenoblade, Trails, Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, Tales of Series, Trails in the Sky, etc. it would be overwhelming lol, that's a couple thousand hours right there

@WickedKillaYT 2 месяца назад

Moguri mod works great on steam deck as well! Honestly it really did make it much easier for me to get into it, ps1 games are personally the hardest for me to go back to.

@TheJustproxy 2 месяца назад

The Moguri mod is so essential that squarenix should just make a deal with the creator and make it enabled by default

@WickedKillaYT 2 месяца назад

@@TheJustproxy considering a remake is in progress I don't see any reason they'd do that

@jasonmatos2896 2 месяца назад

Such a classy video, and great pick of RPG's

@FearFactor-fq7iq 2 месяца назад

I just pre-ordered a steam deck oled so I’m super excited. Thanks for the recommendation 🎉

@anddo24 2 месяца назад

Great video! Impressive list of games. I own/played all of these. Harvestella just hits different. I didn't expect the emphasis on story. The characters are all likable as well. The OST is master class. I enjoyed the entire 200 hours I spent with it.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Go Shiina is such an underrated composer! One of the reasons why I absolutely loved Harvestella!

@Chelaxim 2 месяца назад

NGL the minimum requirements for Trails in the Sky is hilarious because it came out in the west a decade after the Japanese release and it was already in 2004 a game that could run on a potato. The minimum processor requirements is Pentuim III...that game was playable on PCs that came out before The Legend of Heroes Cagesong of The Ocean.

@renanpereira5487 2 месяца назад

Great list! Ty

@chrisdillon8376 2 месяца назад

Triangle Strategy 2? Don't get my hopes up!

@Matthew7772005 2 месяца назад

Love this video Alex. I have mainly been playing JRPGs on my OLED Switch. Several moths ago, I picked up an OLED Steam Deck. I played Trails from Zero and Azure on Switch and totally loved them. I am playing Trails in the Sky on my Steam Deck and loving them. It's the only way I can play them. I have bought Tales of Arise, Harvestella, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and plan to play them as well. Baldurs Gate 3 is one amazing game to play on the Steam Deck. I loved Triangle Strategy so much that I played every ending and collected every character for over 100 hours. Is there anything different on PC version? Thanks for all your hard work.

@randumbcat5610 Месяц назад

Love the chained echoes love! It needs more recognition!

@felman87 2 месяца назад

I love recommending games from indie devs who spent a ton of blood, sweat and tears into their work. When I heard the heartache that took the translators to bring us Trails From Zero, I just had to buy the game on principle. Years spent tackling the deep lore and dialogue that the game has, depressive episodes where the translators had no idea if the project would even make it out the door. Man, it just deserves your money. As does Chained Echoes. 1 dude doing all that? How can you not just love and appreciate the charm of the game. You can feel it in the characters and story that this game comes from the heart. That's not to say these games don't stand up just on their merits alone. It absolutely does. Even if you don't care about the backstory into how the games made it onto your system, the games are still fun.

@landusrigsby3776 2 месяца назад

Great suggestions on this video. From RPGs I've played within the past year, I'd add Persona 3 Reload, Sea of Stars, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Star Ocean The Second Story R as must plays for JRPG fans.

@TheAxebitten 2 месяца назад

Great list. One unknown JRPG that blew me away last year was Symphony of War. It's basically Fire Emblem on PC, and I loved it.

@anthonyhall6676 Месяц назад

I absolutely loved that one all the way until the final boss. What an awful, terrible design for a boss battle.

@sacredvolt69 2 месяца назад

Very recently played Yakuza Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7) on steam deck all the way through and it played really well, highly recommend this JRPG. I've also bought Yakuza 8 but haven't started, heard good things though.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Both are fantastic games!

@johndefrancesco695 2 месяца назад

Infinite Wealth plays perfectly on Steam Deck. Just finished it

@keblin86 2 месяца назад

I love the look of Triangle Strategy and it will probably be my first tactics game I finish (when I eventually buy it). I always love the look of strat rpgs but always find them too slow (combat wise!) so I hope this one will change my mind on things. I did play a bit of the demo and it seems awesome.

@antgc8893 2 месяца назад

I also really recommend Granblue Fantasy Relink. Despite how short it is, you will find some of the best boss battles in JRPG's in general, the final boss is a must play atleast once for how epic it is, and I say that as someone who has done every single Kiseki game and Final Fantasy. Also recommend SMT III Nocturne, Final Fantasy 14 (You can solo the game nowadays) and Xanadu Next if you can get it to run. For the Trails series I personally recommend to start with Trails in the Sky, but you can start with Zero without much issues.

@johndefrancesco695 2 месяца назад

I purchased Terra Memoria when it was released recently and have been really enjoying it. Not finished yet but confident it will end up in my top RPGs of this year

@shizukasazanami 2 месяца назад

I agree that the farming sims tend to be actually really stressfull. However, I'd like to recommend 2 of which I find more reasonable in that matter. Sun haven, in which you can set the day time up to 40 min, which I feel much less stressful. And Graveyard keeper, in which you don't actually need to care about day lenght at all. Might still not be your cup of tea, but if the time limits are the only complaint then I urge you to check those out. Loved the jrpg list by the way! :)

@theoaremevano3227 2 месяца назад

It's also probably worth noting that the ending sections of Tales of Arise, do have a strong thematic correlation to what was established in the rest of the game, Namco just has a tendency to push themes too much toward the conclusions of their games as they wrap things up, leading to a lot of Tales games having a similar issue toward the end. It is also funny that the games lead composer was likely working on the tracks for Star Ocean 6 around the same time or shortly after.

@WolfPhoenix0 2 месяца назад

I've completed Tales of Arise, Ys 8, Trails from Zero, and Persona 5 Royal. Still want to play Arise's Beyond The Dawn DLC on my Steam Deck but I really enjoyed playing the main game on PC. I also want to check out Octopath Traveler 2 and Chained Echoes someday.

@RMarr-uy9hf 2 месяца назад

I was so glad to start Tales of Arise lately, but I think I was aiming for a classic "Tales Of" experience so I wasn't able to stick with it. Maybe I will give it a shot again in a few years ?

@GamerGarm 2 месяца назад

SaGa Frontier Remake on Steam is also a gem!

@obake6290 2 месяца назад

So here's a perspective from a Linux and Steam Deck player Can second that Ys 8 recommendation wholeheartedly. The whole series runs great on Linux (and presumably the Deck as well). But Ys 8 to me is the apex of the series. I absolutely love that game. The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are another easy recommend, especially for anyone who hasn't experienced these classics. I look forward playing Trails from Zero myself this year. I played the Sky trilogy last year and they ran pretty well, with only some minor issues. This year will be Crossbell. Several others on your list are in my backlog to get to one day, such as Harvestella and Triangle Strategy. The Atelier series is my big recommendation outside your list. Other than some unimportant cutscenes they all run great, and many of them are great games. Heck, I'll just go and recommend all of GUST's output - Atelier, Blue Reflection, Nights of Azure. All good. God Eater 3 also runs great if you're looking for a JRPG / Monster Hunter hybrid. Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana also run great. Unfortunately can't say the same for Legend of Mana. That one crashes every 10 minutes. And so many more. Oh, and honorable(?) mention to Sea of Stars. I thought it was boring as heck, but it runs great and a lot of people like it.

@johnathanrhoades7751 2 месяца назад

These are great! I have all of them on my to play list and mostly owned if I haven’t played them already. Trails in the Sky FC/SC also run quite well on steam, though I hear there’s maybe something weird with cutscenes on the steam deck. Not sure.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

The cutscenes playback at half the speed of the audio!

@johnathanrhoades7751 2 месяца назад

@@BacklogBattle oh that sucks!

@TheCmurley131 2 месяца назад

Triangle Strategy and Tactics Ogre Reborn are fantastic titles for a Steam Deck, ROG Ally, etc. It's incredibly cozy to play strategy RPGs on a handheld at high resolution and crisp FPS. While I prefer to play everything on Playstation to keep all trophies and save data in 1 ecosystem, some games like Triangle Strategy aren't available there. Can't recommend those 2 games enough, they sit at somewhat opposite ends of the strategy JRPG spectrum but are both amazing!

@RMarr-uy9hf 2 месяца назад

I discovered the Persona serie recently thanks to the PC game pass and the switch ports and I have to say : "It's as good as advertise!" It's been a long time since I did a new game + in an RPG, and I did for both P4 and P5 just after my first runs !

@JuliaSin 2 месяца назад

Kisara with shades gives me "Rude" vibes... He might crush on her as much as Tifa lol

@Shadowl 2 месяца назад

I'd like to recommend Etrian Odyssey as well

@ShadowShuriken 2 месяца назад

I still haven't played Arise yet, it's a game that I keep going back and forth on purchasing, especially with Bandai Namco delisting Tales games... kinda pondering if I should bite the bullet and finally get it before it goes away for good.

@Rayan01012 2 месяца назад

Thanks. I have a steam for a few motnhs and this will help

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@chumbosaurio7099 2 месяца назад

Dragon quest 11, live a live or star ocean 2 10/10

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

I wish I had DQ11S on PC! Sounds like the perfect platform for it!

@keblin86 2 месяца назад

@@BacklogBattle Me too but I refuse to buy it after getting the original on PC at launch...S is a downgraded graphics version on PC but with other awesome features but we got no discount offered for original purchases and I'm not a fan of buying the same game again just for a few extras...not at full price anyways lol

@natsuvega 2 месяца назад

You probably already heard about it but theres a game called bloomtown that just got a demo on steam! Looks like it'll be an amazing game so far!

@senditall152 Месяц назад

I didn't play any JRPG since I was in my 20s. Now near my 40s I have a little itch for this.

@uppernimbus 2 месяца назад

Ys VIII is absolute magic. PC only players should definitely give the game a chance!

@onmywayto974 2 месяца назад

I second that!

@chaos49198 2 месяца назад

Still crushing "Tales of" games at forty? Inspiring!

@jrpgaddict7726 2 месяца назад

Chained Echoes nr1 for sure, amazing jrpg 🤩

@oxidonitroso88 2 месяца назад

man i loved tales of arise. what a good game. Loved the characters. i'm gonna miss them

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

I installed it on my Steam Deck and loved playing it on the go!

@GentlemanGamer94 2 месяца назад

Dragon Quest XI S looks and runs incredibly on PC! Moreover, between the fairytail setting, cozy vibes and accessible turn-based battle system - with REALLY well done auto-battle functionality- I find it to be a comfort game; a title I can easily come back to time and again ^_^ I also wanna shout out Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IX with the Moguri Mod, both of which I played for the first time in 2022, as being phenomonal experiences that lived up to the hype for me.

@jeremiebinns 2 месяца назад

I will follow you until the end of Earth. Those are some top choices right there! I'm about to start ffix with the moguri mod and still playing dqxis. Curious as to what you are playing rn?

@GentlemanGamer94 2 месяца назад

@@jeremiebinns Thanks much for the kind words! 🙂 I just finished Octopath 2 for the first time last week. I picked it up because of how highly it was rated in the Backlog Battle Awards, and was not disappointed Presently, I'm replaying Final Fantasy VII Remake before moving onto Rebirth!

@jeremiebinns 2 месяца назад

@@GentlemanGamer94bruh!! I love you man. Like, more than you know and my wife might get jealous lol. I just built a pc just to play Octopath 2, ff7R Intergrade and Rebirth once it drops. Also counting the days for FFXVI on PC. You have touched my soul believe me or not. Hope all is well on your end and we will meet again soon friend!

@GentlemanGamer94 2 месяца назад

@@jeremiebinns you have wonderful taste in games yourself! I also haven't played FFXVI yet , but I hope to play through it with my wife sometime this year! Thanks for the kind words and the fun conversation about games; it's brightened up my day 🙂 hope all is well on your end too, and have a fantastic rest of your day!

@lucapaneslowliving Месяц назад

Great video. Could you help me in understanding if Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is considerable a JRPG? Of course its metroidvania character is strong but also its RPG elements, as evidenced by websites like RPGfan.

@BacklogBattle Месяц назад

Loosely, it probably is given its developers’ location. Though it’s more of a Metroidvania than anything. Genres are pretty fluid these days.

@lucapaneslowliving Месяц назад

@@BacklogBattle ok thanks, because my problem is that I collect JRPG only so before buying I must be sure that the game is considered a JRPG.

@henrychang2267 2 месяца назад

Since you’ve talked about Chained Echoes, Sea of Stars should also be mentioned because it is as interesting as Chained Echoes. And since you’ve mentioned Trails of Zero, the whole Trails series of Falcom is also worthy of playing because there’s no point to just play Trails of Zero alone. You wouldn’t understand the full pictures of background story and characters by just playing one of the Trails series games alone.

@radicalcentrist4990 2 месяца назад

JRPG's are generally not my thing, but there are a few of them that I actually consider to be some of my favorite games of all time: Final Fantasy 10 and 12, Persona 5, Nier Automata (I think it's considered an action JRPG), Yakuza Like a Dragon. I also like Persona 4's story and characters, but the gameplay and artsyle ain't nearly as good 5's. And yeah, all of these are on PC, it's the only platform I game on.

@TheWorstPartyMember 2 месяца назад

Just gotta pop in here and salute you for loving on FF12. Not enough people do.

@radicalcentrist4990 2 месяца назад

@@TheWorstPartyMember I liked it because in many ways it reminded me of games like KOTOR and Dragon Age which are also some of my favorite games of all time.

@frankjschiefari.8428 2 месяца назад

I think PC is a great place to experience the Kemco RPGs. They're not perfect, but they're charming and simple. Kind of a "JRPG Comfort Food", if you will.

@obake6290 2 месяца назад

Not sure how I feel about that idea. I don't hate Kemco RPGs by any means. I play them on my phone and they are perfectly serviceable. I just feel like if you're at a PC there's always something better you could be playing.

@haisex3 2 месяца назад

The added bonus of playing on pc is mods so that’s why i’m also getting a Steam Deck soon lol

@itsmemeg96x 2 месяца назад

Harvestella really stressed me out on the switch and I’d all but given up on it…then I got my ROG ally and omg it’s a fantastic game🤩💜

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

That's awesome! Who would've thought that just changing the platform made such a huge difference!

@jesserivera2043 2 месяца назад

I love playing Persona 3 Reload on Steam Deck, myself

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

That's where I played Persona 3 Reload as well! Was a great way to play it!

@FhargaZ 2 месяца назад

I am playing tactics ogre lets us cling together on the PSP, it is way different to Reborn and many..MANY things are better in the last one 😆 (levels, crafting and so on)

@PapaDragonMK 2 месяца назад

I bought a Steam Deck just to get into the Trials saga. Any suggestions on which one to start with?

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Zero. Skip to the chapter and find out why

@obake6290 2 месяца назад

The sky games are worth playing. Great characters, good story. Except 3 is definitely skippable in terms of story. I don't know if they are necessary to understand the later games as the rest are sitting in the backlog for me.

@ebbest9398 2 месяца назад

the legend of heroes trails of cold steel (1-4), simple one of the best jrpg ever

@AustinB415 2 месяца назад

I think harvestella shines on the switch, it mine not run or look the best but the switch is the perfect console for cozy farming games and jrpgs.

@michaelmacorso4479 2 месяца назад

The like a dragon n judgement games run beautifully on pc and the asus ally rog.

@themasterdou 2 месяца назад

I feel obliged to mention the Atelier franchise, I can't say how well this games would run on the Steam deck (after all some of them are pretty old, and Koei isn't famous for their amazing optimizations for PC), but this franchise made me reconsider my dislike for "cozy games", the sheer duality of the slice of life with the amazing boss fights (Gullveig, Lord of Water, Yggdrasil, God Machinima and others) is enough to make me put this franchise among my favorite of all times.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

I haven't finished an Atelier game on PC, but I did hear a few people talking about how there are parts of Sophie 2 (my current favorite) that randomly hangs on certain loading screens on Steam Deck

@weertangel7231 2 месяца назад

A great list though i'm suprised u did't mention Sea of Stars couse that game is a blast as well right there with Chained Echoes. As for Tales of Arise, i have mixed feeling on that one, its not bad storywise but i just dropped the game once i reached the halfway point of the game(still not sure why) though the combat system irritating me was one of the reasons. Personally i prefer Tales of Berseria more, that truly is a masterpiece even on PC.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

I didn’t play Sea of Stars on PC

@obake6290 2 месяца назад

Sea of Stars runs great on PC but it is boring.

@jeremiebinns 2 месяца назад

Stuck between Chained Echoes and Sea Of Stars on which to purchase. 😅

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Chained Echoes!

@jeremiebinns 2 месяца назад

@@BacklogBattle thanks! I'm subbed!

@gyrenrockz 2 месяца назад

Nice games Kuya..

@nooootnooooot 2 месяца назад

Trails and Ys seem to complicated I don’t even know where to start lol

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

You can play any Ys game since the entire series bounces around in its timeline and has very little continuity. For Trails, as mentioned in the video, I highly recommend starting with Trails from Zero for the reasons I talked about!

@ANGELSTARK-jl5rn Месяц назад

Harvestela? is a good game?

@BacklogBattle Месяц назад

Yup! Here’s my full review: Harvestella Review (PC, also on Switch) | Backlog Battle ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LDpLmGIFCyw.html

@jimmathin1669 2 месяца назад

Im surprised you recommend tales arise over dq 11 or star ocean 2nd story r.

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Watch the intro and you got your reasons why!

@mibbzx1493 Месяц назад

Tales of arise i cannot get into i played the first 15 hours and its pretty dull for me at least. I backlogged it and probably wont be finish it anytime soon since i played berseria and zestedia they feel too similar i guess idk what it is

@kenenix3680 2 месяца назад

You're like the gamer version of Mike Chen

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

No idea who that is!

@kenenix3680 2 месяца назад

@@BacklogBattle Mike Chen from Strictly Dumpling because you kinda look like him

@theycallmechou5396 2 месяца назад

Who's the thumbnail?

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Ann from Persona 5!

@mnopinion 2 месяца назад

FF7 Remake is on PC

@chipi4179 2 месяца назад

Is sad to think Octopath II was not a success unlike Octopath I, when the second game is amazing and better on nearly everything

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

It's relative. Octopath Traveler 1 has been around for a long time, so it was eventually able to sell 3 million units over time. Octopath Traveler 2 is still selling, even if it's not charting, with a ton of people commenting on multiple videos featuring it here and telling me how they've picked up the game recently and missed out on something great. I wouldn't worry so much about the series... we'll get a follow-up to it when the time comes!

@RwnEsper 2 месяца назад

Why even watch a JRPG-focused channel if you can't appreciate pixel art? Some of the best RPGs of all time are pixel-art, and the art itself is timeless. Compare Chrono Trigger to FF7, which art style holds up 25 years+ later?

@tomoprime217 Месяц назад

i hear sea of stars is decent

@joshuaflask3091 28 дней назад

Persona 5 Royal was way too long and the cat was annoying however it's good.

@cocacolasons7402 2 месяца назад

I hate pixelart games, if you have graphicard why play those

@BacklogBattle 2 месяца назад

Because realistic graphics can be boring to look at, and the power of new hardware can be utilized for new post-processing effects to render old art styles in new ways that make them look far better than what they’d otherwise look like in the past.