Beaches in JRPGs | Chill Vibes and Relaxation 

I'm glad somebody made a JRPG beach appreciation video. Even though we have plenty of them IRL, there is just something about the ones you find in videogames that make you feel a certain way.

I love the PSO footage and also Chrono Cross does have such a nice beach environment.

When i was still a kid, I remember playing one of these RPG game, and I always remeber the beach scene. For somehow, it always making me want to live in such beautiful place. Thank you for making this one, it sure does bring a lot of memory :)

Nice! I really like this content! Framing RPG locations and how they make you feel is great!

Got Bas, FFX and a Surf Ninjas reference in one video. Dope!

Summers in EarthBound is my absolute favorite. It actually took me a really long time to progress past that point in the game as a kid, because I loved just hanging out there, pretending I was there for real 😅

i also really dig that vibe....besaid island is just perfect

The music, the art, and the atmosphere in these beach areas is top tier relaxation fuel for sure. Anytime that acoustic guitar kicks up you know you’re in for some good vibes

All the settings I've ever most wanted to spend time in (and fantasized about visiting) have been the nice warm tropical ones. Heck, even some desert environments, like Gerudo town in BOTW fit the bill. I think it's because I associate the idea of sand and warm sunlight with vacations.

Chrono Cross is definitely my favorite one

This content is amazing...! Wish more people get to watch it

Another great video, thank you again for putting these together. Really like the more "cozy" videos myself, maybe as future videos you could look at or rank different towns in JRPGs? For me, two games which stand out the most in terms of beaches are Chrono Cross and Legend of Mana. Chrono Cross is an okay game with an amazing atmosphere, design and music. The setting stands out the most out of anything. I beat Legend of Mana for the first time last year and the beach levels (especially the pirate ship area) stood out to me a lot.

I liked this video style

"Like some peasent" Hahhaa so relatable. 😅

Came to check your channel out and was met with absolute glee to see that you specialized in JRPGs. Excellent taste!

Glad I found this channel! Great content and production. Congrats!

this is my first video with you, but i'm all in already. i was suggested this by a friend on twitter, and i'm so glad it happened. also, legend of legaia shoutout! if you hadn't won me over before then, that absolutely would have done it! haha

I do really enjoy beaches in JRPGs...but as soon as you sprinkled in footage from Dead or Alive Beach volleyball, I'd much rather be on that beach |-)

Beaches can definitely be chill, and I noticed that you do like that sort of thing, but I think it would be really cool if you did a video on when beaches AREN'T chill. For example, beaches can often be places where battles are fought, like, full on warfare. For example WWII games that feature the invasion of Normandy, or in Ghost of Tsushima. As far as RPGs are concerned, Final Fantasy has certainly leveraged this motif, for example the Dollet mission in Final Fantasy 8 starts out that way. That mission also ends on the beach, usually in a very climactic way, with Quistis shooting the crap out of the robot. Another Final Fantasy example that comes to mind is in FF9, there's a very somber scene that takes place on the beach, a major event in the plot and in Garnet's arc (I won't reference it directly, spoilers and all). But you wouldn't necessarily have to restrict this video to JRPGs. I think it could be really cool.

I want to live in Costa Del Sol ❤

Loved it. The swearing in this video was a little jarring (personally could do without it), but man - your guys videos are all home runs. Keep up the great work!

Xenosaga 1. Cool beach scene.

nice vid, totally agree *raises pina colada*

Fucking great! 😎😎😎As always

Sounds like you need to get on vacation bro 😆

Not a jrpg, but the second Danganronpa's tropical island setting is so memorable. The music sticks out in my mind especially.

Well here I am

If you like beaches then.... Suikoden IV? Its all beaches, all seas, salt flats, and boat rides all game long

"I'm a chill dude" 5 seconds later "It's pretty fuckin' obvious"

Random question, how did you play your legend of legaia?

Yeah you definitely browse /v/.

Cant tell you how many times my days been ruined by giant monster attacks... >:(

2:30 Can somebody tell me what game is that? Please?

Well, I'll be honest - I really don't care about the beach in real-life, so I really don't care that much about beach locations in JRPGs. It's a thing that I immediately just identify as a trope, mostly because every freakin' anime has a beach episode these days regardless of how pointless it is, and this is the gaming equivalent of that. It says to me that, if they're putting in a beach excursion story beat, they're also putting a goddamn fishing minigame in their game too, because they're loading up on tropey Japanese junk, lol. Sidenote; WTH is it with fishing minigames in JRPGs? Do they not have any other hobbies to draw from over there? Jeez - fishing is boring, Japan! Take a note from Yakuza and be more creative with your minigames! But I digress... I do really love these vibe/locations in JRPGs videos of your though, so even though I don't care for beaches in JRPGs by default, I gotta admit that even _I_ am moved by some of your descriptions and examples. Maybe I'll even start paying a _little_ more attention to beaches in games going forward after this, who knows?

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i'm not going to lie, when you say things like "It's pretty fuckin' obvious" you absolutely shatter the illusion you are trying to create. I think you should try to work on eliminating the swears from your videos. They're infrequent as it is and never fit the tone you're going for. The subject matter, editing and almost every other element is perfect but the narration needs work to reflect the quality of the other elements. I'm Australian. I'm not scared of swear words, but there is a time when they are and aren't appropriate and in a video about cosy, nostalgic beaches in 90's Jrpg's certainly isn't the place for it.