BEST SWITCH RPGS - Happy Console Gamer 

Oh, a perfect video for someone who just got a nintendo switch and its a big fan of RPG's. Perfect timing Jhonny!

Dude this video was great. I love how you managed to give your perspective while moving at a good pace. You got through so many games! These types of videos can drag. Thanks for respecting the viewers time. I might have to check out the ys series, I’ve never tried it.

I love your channel; you have a great attitude and your enthusiasm for the art, storytelling and music in games is palpable. 👍🏽👍🏽

Absolutely loved DragonQuestXI. I wish they would remaster and bring the Legend of Dragoon games to the Switch. Absolutely epic.

I googled “best Switch’s RPS” just today and you dropped this video.

Fire Emblem Three Houses and Disgaea 1, 5, and 6 are all great Strategy RPGs on Switch.

There can never be enough RPG talk! Long live RGPs!

this was so wonderful to see how happy you were to talk about these games thank you so much for making this video

Xenoblade 1 and 2 were so good. They are my favorite games on Switch, but also my favorite Nintendo first party games ever. I finished each of them in my month, with over 115 hours each. The magic of quarantines...

BD 2 is amazing and yes it was a quiet release. I love how you can pick any job you want and how well they all synergize with each other. Really like how some classes are "hidden" too. Such a fun game.

Please make a part 2, I really enjoy your recommendations, a lot of great games

Your channel deserves more views and subscribers. I love your energy!!

Xenoblade Chronicles 1 & 2 (especially 2)! Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is my favourite Switch game. These games deeply affected me, and are games I'm never going to forget.

Thank you again the amazing content!!! Yesterday I saw Collection of Mana for $20 CAD and didn’t pick it up. I saw your video then had to go back to Walmart today, still there, bought it. Looking forward to play these, never played before. Thanks a lot, I would’ve missed out!

Love seeing some of my old favorites coming out for new gamers to enjoy! Love your content and your demeanor as well!

Ah, waking up to a new Happy Console Gamer video is ultimate comfy! Love RPG's so much. Great list!

Fire emblem 3 houses!! Oh that game, my fave switch game! Replayability value as well, as you play through the stories of each of the 3 leaders of the houses. There's lots you mentioned there I need to buy, ni no kuni to name one, the latest dragon quest and trials of mana

Great list of RPGs! Final Fantasy VIII will always have special place for me. I somehow like the though bubbles of Squall are shown and how he fights against himself.. and had his own fears and pain.. and how each team member adds something different to the party..

Thank you for this video! I’ve been hesitant to pickup Switch games, because of my enormous backlog and the Switch game prices still being as high as they are. But this has got me thinking and I’m considering picking up a few you mentioned👍🏻

That was a nice solid line up of rpgs! I have probably half of these but i've only played couple cause of lack of time but man would love to finish everyone of these!

Recently, I’ve been playing a lot of monster Hunter stories 2... amazing game. Also Atelier Ryza is one of my favourites that was not mentioned on here.

Also I wanted to say I loved Grandia. Fell in love with the first one on PS1 and played the others on Dreamcast I believe, excellent game series! Another sort of JRPG that I would suggest is also Dragon Quest Builders 2. It's actually got a great story behind it and just isn't talked about enough. It might be passed off too easily as a sort of mincraft ripoff but its really charming and fun to play with lovable characters, and a superb building and fighting system behind it. I can just spend hours upon hours building crazy castles and farms and whatnot. Great game!

I loved I am Setsuna and Trails of Cold Steel 3! Thanks HappyCG I love the heart you put into your videos!!

Thanks Johnny for the advise to get the collection of Mana. I went out and bought it today. I'm so glad I did.

I love Grandia on ps1 , I managed to get the switch version and im "slowly" playing through it remembering how great it is.

I would like to add Phantasy Star Ages and Skyrim!

You got me into JRPGs mate. Thank you from your number 1 UK fan

Thank you for the amazing list!

Neo: The World Ends With You is an absolute triumph.

Bravely Default 2 had a very specific feel to it. It had classic final fantasy vibes while delivering some fun new battle strategies. I am really enjoying the detailed environments and variety of strategies to combine the bast jobs to defeat each boss. By the way I just picked up the mana collection. Thanks for the suggestion I look forward to playing it. Cheers

I watched this video when it first came out and remember hearing a bunch of games I haven’t heard of or considered buying. 11 months later and I own every game on this list except 3. Thanks a lot!!!!!

I’ve played (or have) most of these games. Final Fantasy X and X-2, love love love! Great video! Subbed.

FYI Grandia I and Ii is now available on Play Asia for a physical copy. Great video John. Love the Switch for all the RPGs.

Great list Johnny! You totally have to give Sakuna of Rice and Ruin a try you'd love it

I’m currently starting Dragon Quest 11 but on the PS4, you convinced me in your review video, so thanks for that Johnny! If anyone is looking for it, this week is on sale at the ps store.

Awesome to find out your in BC Canada nice to see a fellow BC person! Keep up the great work!

legend of heros series area great, especially the trails series. They have a such great world map, complete stories, very interesting plots and many replay values. It really builds up its own world and make you fall in love with the characters inside.

Bravely default 2 is insanely good. Crazy amount of customization. So much content, incredible music, classic feeling story, I loved it honestly

I really love this video! I'm a big fan of Dragon Quest series and I bought my Nintendo Switch just 2 weeks ago, yes, just to play Dragon Quest XI, finally. I'm playing it up until now, haven't finished the 3D yet and then gonna follow with the 2D version playthrough after. I'm also looking for other RPG games to play after DQXI and your video is just perfect. I already saw most of the games you mentioned (from game lists) but I love how you explain each game, it got me more interested to play them.

Yes! A great video about rpg's. My favorite genre. My two cents: I wish they would port Dragon Quest 8 and Tales of Abyss to the Switch.

I finally got brave default 2 on black Friday sale, its feels like old school confort RPG food, a slow burner with a deep mystery, great and varied environments with lots of little details and beautiful lighting and interesting assortment of whimsical enimies something that I felt missed the mark with Scarlett nexus (enemy designs) I have never played the first bravely default game though.

I really enjoyed Bravely Default 2. The locations and music were definitely highlights for me.

Have had a Switch for about 3 years now and have under utilized it to say the least. I grew up in the golden age of Squaresoft and Enix (before they merged). FFs, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Legend of Dragoon, Valkyrie Profile, etc. So I'm happy to see the classic RPGs make a return on a new-ish console. Thank you for highlighting these games and just for your overall positive attitude and excitement that you show for these games. Your channel is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for your hard work!

I was worried when I first started BD2 because it seemed like a grind fest but then I learned you could speed up combat and automate some of the actions. Completely changed the experience for me and now I looooooove it.

it's gotta be Moon: Remix RPG Adventure for me. Loved playing the original imported game on a modded PS1 a decade or so ago, so seeing it not only release on Switch but get a full English Translation to boot? Truly a miracle!

I loved Bravely Default 2. Maxxed all the characters, all the jobs, beat all the optional bosses...it was just a great time.

Pretty good list! Thank you.

Great list. A few I don’t have like collection of Mana but a good one you didn’t show was Saga Frontier. Great old school ps1 game

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition was my first experience with the series. My partner had always loved the game ever since the original Wii version came out, so I finally got this version last year to find out for myself why he loved it so much. And I ended up falling in love with it too. The scope of the world and all the characters and the amazing music drew me in and kept me engaged. By the end, I cared a lot about what happened to Shulk and crew. It's an amazing game.

Great list of some top tier games, i own a fair amount of these titles but on PS4 & XBOX because the switch struggles & they always overcharge for a lesser version. I really wish Nintendo would release an upgraded piece of hardware so i could enjoy the games more, some great games in the list.

thank you for having quick link segments to click through and not just one giant video.

That's one banger of a list! And thanks for reminding me of Bravely Default 2

octopath traveler was such a nice journey. never stop playing the soundtrack

Seymours boss theme in FFX is absolutely brilliant, when I played Ff15 I just listened to the FFX soundtrack in game, what a joy

Cool I'm currently playing DQ 11 on the Switch loving it so far.

I recently picked up BD 2 and I am really enjoying it. The default system is a nice bit of strategy addition to your combat. I also really like the ability to slowdown and speed up your combat. It really makes the game flow at the pace you would like. The depth of the jobs system with the ability to have minor/sub jobs is a nice bit of depth. I’ve heard the game is to difficult with boss encounters, I haven’t felt that way. Ofcourse Im old school and grind a bit more than others probably do between boss encounters. My rating for BD 2 is 9 out of 10.

I'm playing Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana right now and am really surprised at the depth from an Y's game. This is really a standout in the series. The story is great, and gives a real sense of adventure, mystery, apprehension, discovery, always being driven forward by plot developments. I've since stopped playing all other games to focus on it, which a very rare thing. Beautiful graphics, rocking Y's soundtrack, lovable characters. A 9/10 for me.

SMT V will soon be added to that awesome list!

I don't play much of these types of games truthfully, but his enthusiasm and excitement about the games hooked me to watch the video to the end.

Man you're energy is great!!

Ni no kuni got me into rpg's! Great story and looks like a studio ghibli movie

Thanks for all your content man... I just started Xenobalde definitive edition and I love it so far. I'm a little bit upset not being able to find Xenoblade Chronicles 2 physical tho.

Love your videos! Could not get through the Dragon Quest XI demo.. But- after 5 years I'm getting back into the original Octopath- and I'm having a blast! Your videos are a great reminder for me to be more positive and not tear things down.

I needed you to do this Johnny!!

An underrated one on switch I highly recommend is Labyrinth of Refrain Coven of Dusk. Fun dungeon crawler, and absolutely hilarious wonderful character writing.

My top 3: Dragon Quest 11, Ys 8 Lacrimosa of Dana, and Octopath Traveler. Dare I say that DQ11 might be my favorite RPG of all time. Also Johnny, thank you for introducing me to the Ys series. I bought 8 on sale earlier this year and enjoyed every second of it! Thanks for promoting Ys so heavily over the years otherwise I never would have given it a chance.

Excellent recommends. Fwded to a friend who just got his switch. Thanks for the reviews! On a side note, i really hope we get a FF revenant wings remake/hd switch port one of these days.

New to the channel and I'm subbing just for the Roy Focker jacket you're wearing. Always happy to see a fellow Macross fan. Damn I miss Yamato and their reasonably affordable 1/60 Macross line. What a great few years to be a Macross fan! 😅😅

Just bought Collection of Mana yesterday and really enjoying it.

I loved bravely default 2, it had great mechanics interesting classes and overall an interesting story.

hi happy great video. after years of no hand held for me with psp years ago been last one. im excited for my nintendo switch oled to arrive next week. your video helps me put list together of games to buy for it. grandia games definitely top of list. 😎😊

you and I have the same list. Its really hard to find contents showing rpgs like the one mentioned in this one. grew up with the ps1 and a HUGE fan of shin megami tensei series so kinda butt hurt when you said it was like the pokemon, but I get the view. I love the content! I just wish they created more of these games. Turn based, strats...they're a killer for me.

I'd highly recommend Rune factory 4 special. I put in around 800hrs on 3ds. Love the game

I’d highly recommend DQ11S its a must have game on Switch.

There is nothing that warms my heart more than hearing the music from secret Amana series breaks my heart. All these games you mentioned are so dear to my heart too. They are so important for everyone to experience the Mona Lisa's of our time

Probably already mentioned, but not only does Dragon Quest 11S have a pretty meaty demo (about 10 hours), you can transfer your save from it over to the full game if you decide to buy it. At least that's how it is on Switch. Good incentive to try the demo IMO since you can keep all your progress for the full game.

Bravely Default 2 has one of the best soundtracks of the year, visuals are on point, and the combat system is choice. It’s a bit grindy but it’s basically just a classic FF game so idk what people expect. Definitely recommend!

I love FFX. The story and characters were so interesting and it’s one of the few games that made me feel something for the characters. Incredible music and story. One of my favorite games.

This video was excellent sir great list for newcomers and vets alike def helps us keep track lol my backlog is growing by the day 😭😭

Jonny! Would love to see an updated switch collection video if your looking for content! Maybe even your top ten must buy games.

The xenoblade series were the best switch games I’ve ever played. Easily logged 300+ hours, the dlc torna story easily logged 50 hours. Love it!

Octopath Traveler and Xenoblade Chronicles (1&2) are fantastic ones. Ys VIII and IX are some of my favorites, but I played both of those on PS4

Great vid man! I don’t have the game time I used to, so my backlog of RPG’s I want to play is huge now. I’d like to add two more games to your list… Fire Emblem Three Houses and the Sega Classics Collection for the Phantasy Star and Shinning Force games.

Ni No Kuni II Revenant Kingdom came to switch back in August, and I’ve been binging that! So so good!

I highly recommend Fire Emblem Three Houses and Monster Hunter Stories 2, they are amazing games!!!!!

Ikenfell gets incredibly overlooked even though it's an amazing cute game. The combat can be brutal but youncan make it as easy as you like.

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing. Yes, we would all buy it again. Come on game companies. Keep on rereleasing your stuff in compilation packages and make enough so that they don't go above retail price.

Happened to me: 1st game I tried on Switch is Octopath Traveller, during game completion always using a headset so I realized that the music score is tremendously amazing. Continue playing other game such as Bravely Default 2, it was a very good game. However given the music score impression in Octopath Traveller made me set the music score standard at high bar. Anyhow I liked how unique each RPG in Switch.

I loved DQ 11, Cosmic Star Heroine and Tales of Vesperia, probably in that order - great system for JRPGs. Its no Vita, but a worthy replacement.

I never played a dragon quest until Johnny hyped up DQ11. I love it!!!!!

Being from the UK I was only ever used to seeing RPGs released for the most part on Nintendo's secondary handhelds and not their main system. Both the NES and SNES in Europe barely got any. So I have to say the Switch has been a revelation for RPGs both ports of older games and modern ones that have also been released other systems of the past generation. Both The World Ends with You and its sequel have been particular favourites as well as SMT 5. Loved the Xenoblade games too but already knew I would since I played the original on the Wii. Still have to get around to the Ys games though to this day I have never played one.

It's a nice trend that older games are being re-released on the Switch and I would love to see something like a compilation of the earlier Ys games to be released for the console. The series seems to be growing a lot in well-deserved popularity in recent years and new fans are really missing out on not being able to play the original versions of the early games (not legally, anyway), especially Ys Books I & II on the Turbo CD (I know that a version of the game is available on the TG-16 Mini, but those seem to be close to $200 USD at the cheaper end of going rates for a used one these days). Maybe a future single comp for the Switch could contain Ys 1-7 and the remakes could be released as a separate comp (or even be released individually as some kind of compromise). It doesn't seem likely that such a thing would happen, but a boy can dream.

Monster Hunter Stories 2 is another great JRPG of a game! I feel the game makes your actions impactful in the combat! I enjoyed both collecting, hunting, and raising Monsters in the game. The story was great, characters were interesting and the game graphically looks beautiful!!

One of my favorites: 1. Re reckoning kingdoms of Amalur. 2. The outer worlds.

Thanks for your excellent information, I think your videos are awsome, I too love RPG, games just finished ff16, waiting for balders gate 3 on ps5❤😊

Every dragon quest game wow Kim that’s so amazing :):) great video and great recommendations. I do need the collection of mana right now lol

NEO: The World Ends With You is a fantastic RPG that just came out on the Switch (and PS4) that I highly recommend.

I think you should’ve shown or mentioned the Ghibli scenes in Ni No Kuni, that was a big selling point for soooooo many people

I was in a rut with Rpgs but recently got Ni No Kuni on sale and slowly getting back into it. You’re right that the combat in Ni No Kuni isnt the best but the story and art style both more than make up for it. Il be trying other rpgs and seeing how it goes. Thank you!

I love your videos dude, always spot on