12 RPGs I've Been Playing - Are They Any Good? 

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Glad to see the love for Bravely Default 2. One of my favorites JRPGs on the Switch.

Man... this 1st quarter of the year has provided me with nearly 500 hrs of gameplay already, and that is only coming from 3 games. Granblue Fantasy Relink, FFVII Rebirth and Unicorn Overlord. Truly excellent games. One of the highlights for each game for me are the characters and their interactions. Rebirth with its excellent character writing and interactions, Unicorn Overlord with its rather numerous rapport conversations and Relink just from the moment to moment gameplay. I'm blown away with quality of each games and most definitely worth the full price.

I’m really enjoying these “RPGs I’ve been playing” videos you do. Most of the games, you give just enough detail for me to figure out if the game is worth my time. Also it’s been kind of nice to leave on in the background while I work.

in BD2, I committed to Gloria being a healer/support, with a thief subclass for speed. I didn't deviate. Somehow she was my top damage dealer by the end. 10/10 game!

I’ve had games get me to tear up at key moments pretty often, but AI somnium files consistently had me laughing out loud AND had me tearing up more often and more consistently than any other game. Good ass game. Even for people who aren’t into visual novels I highly recommend it

Atelier Lulua was a lot of fun. Lulua was a great character and really funny.

I have to say about Granblue Fantasy Relink,30:50 - 31:03 not only is there a change in mechanics with later versions of the same boss (the core fight is the same but things are added to make them trickier), but there are a bunch of bosses beyond chapter 0 that are unique to the postgame.

Just found your channel and I must say thank you for providing great information on these RPGs that aren't very well known/publicized. I grew up loving these types of titles and thought they were a thing of the past but apparently they aren't and are just not very well known. So thanks for that.

Loved Ni no Kuni 2 ( awesome tail , music... So great) Thanks for video.👍

What a list! these types of videos give me energy, you reminded me of a lot of games already in my library I need to get around to playing like Bravely Default 2 and Ni No Kuni series. I am currently still working on Feb 2024 releases like Persona 3 and FF7 along with finishing up Like a Dragon Infinite wealth.

Great Selections! Totori is my favorite ,too, along with Lulua. I have to replay Rorona and Meruru for the good ending.

Great upload! Your a machine. Making great progress though these games. Delighted you liked chrono trigger so much. Shocked it took you this long to jump in! Keep up the great content!

Unicorn overlord is great game to see on this list

Really appreciate your content, especially the way you go into detail explaining why you like or dislike a game. This really helps judge if something is for me or not.

My favourite of the "new" games is Atelier Ayesha. It was such a big step up after the Arland games (I played the original ps3 versions and still have the discs), and I really liked the story and characters.

It's good to get back on the backlog like this!! I'm trying my best to clean mine up best as I can before the next Trails release this summer. I'm doing...ALMOST as well as you seem to be!

This was great to hear, Bravely Default 2 is on my backlog because I’m avoiding the grind, but hearing your playtime makes me think it’s doable. I did love the first game. Likewise Gran Blue Fantasy Relink - it’s on my to buy list for this year.

thanks for the video ❤

I have to replay the NNK games. They're two of my faves but I haven't played them since the second came out!

Beat Infinite Wealth and Tales of Symphonia (alongside my usual FFXIV grind) so far this year. Infinite Wealth was a personal 10/10. Really something different for me, but I'm playing through the Mass Effect series on a friend's suggestion and so far it's really solid and entertaining. Bravely Default and Second are great games that both have some really big flaws, hard to recommend personally, even if I really loved the FF5 job system they had. Curious to know what you'll think of them.

I'm glad you played the AI games! I loved the first game so much that it stayed in my head for years after I beat it, and the second one is great too. Uchikoshi is probably my favorite writer in games when it comes to humor and character-centric drama. He excels at writing mind-bending and sometimes disturbing plots while inserting the right amount of humor to endear you to the characters. AI can be so dumb but in the best way possible. I highly recommend you play Zero Escape if you haven't, 999 has one of my favorite stories in games.

Yes, the difficulty with the time limits in these older Atelier games really just comes down to trying for different endings, especially the true ending as that typically involves meeting the requirements for all the other endings in one playthrough. Just getting through the game shouldn't be stressful at all. But if one is the type to go for different endings, many of them are funny and cute and worth seeing. Totori is amazing and was my favorite for a long time, followed by Rorona. They were only overshadowed when I finally played Escha & Logy. Those are still my top 3, and seeing the direction recent games are taking I think they will remain there for a long time to come. The Bravely combat is system is quite nice for a JRPG. Simple yet strategic. I also love the inclusion of a Job system. I did play the first one, though I never finished it. Just never quite had that story or character hook to pull me through, despite loving the mechanics. Never tried the sequels, but I hear BD2 is excellent. It's also on PC so I may give it a shot one day. Great selection of games here. I gotta step it up myself as I feel like I've hardly played anything this year, and definitely nothing truly great aside from replays of Mega Man X and Final Fantasy 6 via the pixel remaster.

I would have never looked at these games. They look amazing. Thanks

Unicorn Ogre Battle is so good!

I'm so glad you enjoyed AI The Somnium Files dude! Such an awesome game, and I love the humour and deep themes it portrays.

I'm also finally getting around to BD2 + loving it!

Havent played AI Somnium 2 but the first one was amazing and I love the balance of serious and humor it had. Though, do those even count as RPGs....??

Fun fact, the brave system was the model used for the boost system in Octopath traveler/2, and you can see similarities between the original bravely default & second with Octopath Traveler and Bravely default 2, interchanging jobs/passives or the abilities there in between each of the games respectfully (one example would be how insanely busted apothecaries are between all the games.) Bravely Default 2 changes a lot compared to the original, like random encounters are removed and replaced by monsters on the overworld, adding counters for the enemies, SO MANY BOSS THEMES (most if not all of them are very good), no airship (or at least in the conventional sense), and many more Though i do miss the old system, where you could actually manipulate the encounter rate, from 200% - 0% with 0 cost, making it fun for challenge runs or if you need a quick boost in JP/EXP, whichever fits your mood. I'd recommend playing final fantasy 4 heroes of light first if you're able, then Bravely Default afterwards and ending with Second to end the Bravely Default story. Admittedly i havent played 4 heroes of light to completion but it was fun for the time i played it. but enough ramble, glad to see BD2 being talked about!

I really enjoyed the “Zero Escape” series by Kotaro Uchikoshi. But I have not had a chance to try “AI: the Somnium Files” yet or its sequel. After seeing your thoughts on it, definitely going to pick it up next time its on sale on Steam!

AI Somnium 🎉 If you change a letter in Aiba, it's actually comrade 🤣. Little details like these made it fun. 2nd game I got stuck all over the place due to the keypad.

The somnium files games are very special, and for those wondering they have fantastic english dubs

If you can find a way to play the original Bravely Default, do so. A deep job system combined with a very creative story. Unicorn Overlord would probably be my game of the year, but this year is so packed…

Wish I had the focus you have to get through that many jrpgs so quickly, only managed to finish one game so far this year - Persona 3 Reload. What difficulty do you tend to play on?

Lulua is one of my fav Ateliers, BD2 i got to start on my steam deck, I hated the kingdom building aspect of Ni No Kuni 2, gonna play Chrono Trigger on my deck this year

For Bravely Series... In the older series, I'd do a NG+ with everything carrying over except character levels. Then i proceed to beat the game with Exp gain at 0. It's fun beating the final boss by mastering the game system with a team of lvl3 scrubs. Really shows how powerful the abilities and robust the battle system is.

and my list of games i want to play grows ever longer

Get on to Suikoden I and especially II. Especially before Eiyuden Chronicles comes out this week.

The Bravely Default series deserves way more representation and love. While yes, I do agree that BD 2 is a good game, it pales in comparison to the original. If there's any way for you to get a hold of the older games, please do play them. They are for sure not perfect, but - at least in my opinion - they encompass the spirit of Bravely Default way more.

Around 2 months ago I mentioned the games I wanted to finish this year, I finished half of that and around 2 dozen other games. Ok, only a third were JRPGs, and I'm kinda trying to play 1 game from Retro series I missed as a kid, like Phantasy Star, Dark Cloud, Soul Blazer etc.

I would like to see Bravely Default 2-2, ni no kuni 3, and Unicorn Overlord 2. Also about time that the switch should get a Granblue Fantasy.

who tf can play 12 jrpgs in 4 months haha

For arland series atelier totori is the best its just that the time limit on that game is very strict if you want to see best ending for bravely default though try bravely 2nd its a much better game and characters are more vibrant i love it

Unicorn is one of the biggest surprise for me

Are physical versions of the Arland DX games available in English?

Biggest Atelier enthusiast

I've recently beat ff7 rebirth and I loved the story but the minigames and the vr challenge fights are stonewalling me from starting hard mode which I wouldn't do without the instant limit break accessory. Well I guess I'm going to play like a dragon infinite wealth to get my backlog a tiny bit smaller, then it's either stellar blade or disco elysium the final cut.

Would be good if you added the games namea to the timestamps, not just 1,2,3

I'm so glad you liked Somnium files. Because I love that more people love Somnium Files. I want a third game. (But I do recommend the english dub. It's really good.) But I would also warn that on top of the great story, the audience will need a certain tolerance level for what I coin "anime cringe." Because... you know... the porn. But damn, your appetite for gaming is intense. I think I get about 80 hours a month for gaming.

36:15 everybody fetch quest tantrum

I think this man likes Atelier.

Very nice

Bro you haven't play eiyuden chronicles ?

I hope vanillaware one day will discover PCs exist

Granblue fantasy relink got new content this month and is getting more next month😊

Fun fact: Aiba's Japanese name is actually 'Aibo' which is a play on the transliteration of Eyeball in katakana (aibouru) and the Japanese word for 'partner'.

Why did you put visual novel game in your video when it only focus on rpg?

i wonder when will nintendo and atlus realize that south east asia isnt just a single country. Physical copies are always out of stock and too hard to purchase online cuz we're a country in sea not called singapore.

The reason why you think the Unicorn Overlord sprite art looks like a mobile game is because a bunch of mobile games are trying to look like Vanillaware games, because they look so good. I think all the sprites look amazing.

I couldn't get into bravely default 2. I found the combat, characters, and story to be incredibly boring and weak. I don't think I was even able to push myself to continue after I beat the first boss. Also considering your opinion on ni no kuni 2 which I really enjoyed I guess it's a good thing I didn't play the first game so I didn't have anything to compare it to like you did. Probably would also have dampened my fun.

How can you play Atelier games back to back?

List started for me at bravely default 2 lol

Please try *"Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (PS2)"* and *"Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (PS2)"!* Those two are AWESOME JRPGs, especially the 2nd game! :D

The only game, that piqued my interest, isn't on PC (Unicorn Overlord)...

Chrono trigger is so awesome

I actually liked Ni no Kuni 2 a lot better than the original. Far as gameplay goes, the Action RPG and kingdom-building mechanics of 2 were a lot more fun. Also Roland is hot. I find the folksy, 'wholesome' writing of both games a little too saccharine though. Might just be an asshole, I dunno.

not the best backlog list but not bad ether

I haven't played that many games yet. I was mainly playing Fire Emblem Awakening to grind out all of the spotpass characters. I am only missing the last one. I hope my Robin is now strong enough for that map. I think the only other games I played was Ys 3 and Ys 6. I will work on some of my midlog soon. I tested the demo for Unicorn Overlord, but it was too overwhelming for me. I am sure it is a very nice game for most people. But I tend to get overwhelmed when the game has too many options. And I really don't like RTS games. I do hope that I can finish my other game soon that I bought 2 years ago. But I also hope I can play Ys 7 soon too. I want to play all of the Ys games this year. And in the meantime I will also try to continue my Trails journey. I'm glad you had fun with the games.

You like youe Atelier games, do you?

Yeah now I don't think I'll play granblue doesn't seem like my kinda game

Christ thats alot of Atelier games

Hearing the hours it took you to complete games is so weird to me... i know i am someone who spends lots more hours in games just traversing and talking to people and also trying to do everything i can do in a game without help of the internet. but hearing it took you 32 hours to complete Ni No Kuni 2 is just devastating. i have nearly 100... how does it even work in 32? i am confused

Here I am. Another Saturday, another $100 spent on TKN recommendations.

Told you NinoKuni 2 wouldn't be worth it but I'm glad to see your side of it. Huge disappointment from the first, all over the place, no focus. The beginning was good and it went all downhill from there.

I have nothing against cute anime aesthetics in games that are as deep or polished or simply fun, as atelier. And I also respect that those 3-4 games might be different enough to warrant their own numbers. That’s all. No suggestions. No hate. I love that you get to talk about the things you’re passionate about. That’s what this is all about

Do you ever replay games just for fun? not for video and just because you feel like it.

Really you liked Bravely Default 2? I felt really let down by it, and quit about half way through. I loved the 3DS ones

AND BD1 and BD2 are one in their kind top jrpg in my opp. Ones of the best.

Never understood time limit in rpg game s. Even persona 😒

My problem with Bravely Default 2 (as a Bravely fan) it's the lack of meta content. Bravely Default 1/Second were so good for that. I don't like that we explore only a big continent by foot in Bravely Default 2. In BD1/Second there is airship exploration. The English voice cast in BD1/Second was quite better. The Job class selection in Second was far more bigger and original. BD1 was quite a revolution in the jrpg scene because it was one of the first jrpg that you can control the random encounter rate (0, 25, 50, 75, 100%). BD2 also lack a lot of original plot twist. Still a 7/10 for me, but I don't see why I would replay it. PS: I recommand Chained Echoes. 😁

42 minutes to beat Bravely Default 2? You didn't beat it buddy.

Personally heavily disliked what they did with Bravely Default 2. They took such a unique and well done combat system in Bravely Default and Bravely Second just to ruin it by slapping generic ATB turns on it. It's definitely an ok game but the originals are so much better. All 3 have standard jrpg cliche plots but they do have some jammin music as well. It sucks that even less people will play the originals now thanks to them shutting down support for the 3ds. Unicorn Overlord is my GOTY. Could say too much stuff about it. AI The Somnium Files is also pretty amazing, wild narrative ride especially in the second game. Uchikoshi took the wild aspects of the narrative in the first game and ran headfirst with it in the 2nd, which was interesting to see.

AI somnium files isnt a rpg through. Why put it in a rpg video?

Saw the title on 1st one, I was like "ok, not for me, jumping to 2nd". Heard the 2nd's title, I was like "moving to 3rd". Went to 3rd, "I'm sure he is done with them now". Reached the 4th, I was like "bruh"

Sadly bravely default was pretty mid for me. Generic story, combat got super tedious, and so so much grinding

I was not a fan of Bravely Default 2 or the series in general. I personally felt the characters were extremely weak, plus the overall story was not that interesting. One of my main reasons for this is in fact the class system, which I am not a big fan of in any game, but especially ones where every character can be everything. Part of what makes a good character is what they did in their life that shows in their character progression. If a character can be everything, it just kind of makes them a shell with emotion thrown in. The other problem I have with be everything class systems is they are the most limited form of combat in any game. They give you choices, but in the end there is the right choices and the others that are just fodder for minor passive skills etc. Also because of the many classes what your class can do is usually very limited and simple making them some of the most boring to play. It's the very difference of what you pointed out between grand blue fantasy and most class base systems. Instead of being a fun play style for everyone, all classes are boring and lead to picking the ones that are most efficient. On Another note, talking about Nino Kuni 2, this was a love hate relationship for me haha. This felt like a game with a ton of potential, but everything felt half-assed, or they just didn't put in the extra effort to tie everything together to form a more cohesive game. Instead of improving upon the first one, which I do think the game systems do if they were better implemented. Everything just feels like they gave up half way or something. Sorry for always seeming so negative, I could just say Unicorn Overlord was good and Chrono Trigger is timeless! But everyone will say good things about good games they liked, it seems pointless to me lol. One thing I can say if you enjoy tactical games try "Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery" I personally enjoyed this game more than Unicorn Overlord as it has both a great story and extremely tight tactical gameplay. Since you have so few different characters to play as they perfectly designed to deal with what you are against. Can't recommend this little gem enough.

Yeah there ain't no way i'd like Totori given what you said. I hate time limit games with a passion. They ruin my experience, they ruin the whole point of why I game in the first place.

I found Bravely Default 2 to be disappointing and boring.

I do not understand why granblue fantasy relink is so beloved. I got so bored by the repetetive grind and the monster hunter approach. What do you mean it has so much to offer? it's literally just: take quest, enter arena, take quest, enter arena. I really don't get it. The only fun thing about it was the combat. But it was mostly just bossfights. And the upgrade stuff was just a tree to go down...sorry for that. Wanted to let it out. Just fascinating to me how others think and get excited by stuff.

horrible lists

Looks like that Unicorn is a plagiarism for a Fire Emblem.

Get that 🍞 but I thought you were against gacha