My Nintendo 3DS Collection - SO Many JRPGs! 

Oh interesting, I've heard of the Project X Zone games, but I didn't know much about them. I'll have to dig in more.

@@JustTheGems the Project x Zone games are developed by Monolith Soft and are among the best SRPGs on the 3DS. I think you'll enjoy them.

@@millasgameroomtoo bad mixed licensing rights were expired and will stay on the 3ds

Yeah, the non-English-speaking world definitely gets the shortest end of the stick...😣 Shocking that companies aren't catering to more languages.

As a brazillian that rarely gets even the text localization. I feel you lol

I'm excited to get into that one!

You and me both! 😆 Thanks Paige!

And the fact that the easiest legal way to play games keeps going away (i.e. digital store fronts) just makes me even more anxious...!

Thank you! Yeah, the compulsion to collect as a "just-in-case" is strong. I want to find the time for them all, I really do!

Awesome, thank you!!

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

I honestly don't know why I didn't think about that. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll take a look!

Thank you!!

I think I could handle a big game that's more episodic like that

Yeah, and some of it is just I don't want to hold the thing up in front of my face for that long, that's actually a big part of it even beyond the size.

Try to emulate the 3ds games

Yeah, I'm hoping I can get to at least the majority of my collection before I croak. 😅 Thanks!!

It's funny, I literally had this video queued up to launch the SAME WEEK you launched your 3DS collection video... I was like okay, now she's REALLY going to think I'm copying! 😂 But I ended up holding off because of some other videos, so it worked out fine. And you're right. I definitely have a bit of American privilege when it comes to enjoying "full" localization of Japanese games. But I hope people in other regions start demanding the right treatment, rather than American audiences starting to settle for less. I think we should be able to have fully localized Japanese games in English, in German, in French, and on and on. There are willing actors and writers out there -- let's get 'em employed! 😊

I believe Stella Glow to be as a hidden gem for a JRPG inspired by both FFT and FE with some Persona.

@@JustTheGems oh really? well it defo has worked out 😁and i completely agree!

Hahaha thank you!!

You're 100% right, that game is brilliant! (I have it digitally but I missed the physical...)

Yeah, someone on here recommended I try and find a 3DS grip, and I hadn't even thought of that before. Maybe that will help!

That's good to hear!

Oh wow, if you haven't played Radiant Historia, I HIGHLY recommend it - I reviewed it years back when it came out and it's SO GOOD.

@@JustTheGemsHonestly I'm surprised myself. After I finish Stella Glow I'll be getting to it. One game I forgot to mention is Dragon Ball Fusions, such a fun game.

Thank you so much!!

@@JustTheGems Thank you for your reply ! If you are interested in the nostalgic game culture of Japan, please subscribe to the my channel !

I USED to own Link Between Worlds, but at some point I must have sold it... That would have been during the Dark Years, when I wasn't playing games as much....😶

Yeah, narratives had been evolving so much in games by that point, and I just couldn't connect with the story in Pokemon. I know some have better stories than others, but I know too that's just not the focus of the series at large.

I'm glad to hear the Etrian endorsement! Thanks Fred!

Okay that's good to know. I'm more inclined to play a PS5 game than a 3DS game right now if I'm honest, so maybe i'll just start with 2

It's gotta just be the cost, but I wish they would prioritize that! It makes such a huge difference!

English localization is my jam!! Xenoblade 3 comes to mind for me❤

That's an idea worth exploring. I'm guessing there are multiple 3DS emulators, is there one you recommend?

@@JustTheGems Citra is the only one I've had any experience with, but it's worked just fine. And I can't recall coming across any game that didn't work with it, although there might be a few.

Oh man, it's funny you mention Layton, because I just recently started that series! It's definitely up my alley, I just love the chill puzzle vibe. And I need to make some more time for the older Fire Emblem games, I have a lot to catch up on

@@JustTheGems Yeah my 3DS backlog is still huge, but I’m enjoying making my way through it in my own time. I love that system so much, so going back to it is always a joy. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it too!

Oh interesting, I didn't know those class changes were a more recent thing.

Hahahaha that’s awesome! 😂

Thanks! But what filter? I only do basic color correction, I don't know how to do anything fancier😅

@@JustTheGems hmmmmm, maybe it's my screen. Your other videos seem OK though. Buts it's like that over saturated "hide the pimples" type thing. But maybe I'm the culprit!! Who knows and who cares I guess. Literally binging your vids the now. Cheers!

I do use soft lighting (they're honestly just the cheapest lights I could find), maybe that's part of it!

I LOVE Zero Escape!! And Ace Attorney is on my list of things to catch up on

Yeah! I may just grab that and play it on Switch or something.

That seems pretty manageable compared to what I was thinking. Is there a lot of side content in that?

@@JustTheGems i'm not too sure tbh. I did some of the side content, but mostly focused on the main story.

I don't think so - with the 3DS eshop closing, I think that means all DLC for all games is just gone-zo.

@@JustTheGems the dlc for dragon quest 7 servers were not on the eshop servers people were able to do at after the eshop closed as proof I don't know if they turned of there servers it's benn about 200days since anyone said anything on Reddit

I mean, it looks pretty decent from the gameplay I've seen. I can't speak for the story though, maybe that's not good?

The story was insane but it seemed like it could be the fun kind. The main criticism I remembered was about the amount of time it took the cpu to take turns. I can’t remember if it was patched out or if it was just less of an issue on the New (sorry) 3ds.

Yeah, paring down the collection is my next phase in the process. Keeping only the games I'm really interested in.

lol And you're right, the music is SO good.

Well, I'm always playing JRPGs. The problem is so many come out, and they take so long to play. No idea how I'd ever catch up.

Nice! I've played the combo pack on the Wii U, it's a ton of fun

It's complicated... I really want to experience the games themselves, but the form factor impedes my desire to actually do that. It's not impossible, though - I've definitely completed some big RPGs on the 3DS (and the DS before that). But it takes me longer to actually get to them. Oh, and Radiant Historia was another I ended up reviewing for a site, so I've played it and have it digitally, I just missed the boat on the physical and then it got SUPER expensive...😫

I'll consider that an endorsement!

It is, DQ1 was my first jrpg and still one of my favorites, I have beaten all of the DQ mainline games except 10 and fully endorse them all the slowest though are 7 and 9 imo but they do pick up as they go I did find bravely default slower and way more grind than any DQ

I'm always keeping my eyes out for the GameCube and Wii FE games. I'm even willing to pay market prices, but I just never see them out in the wild.

@@JustTheGemsyeah they can be tricky to get! I got my copy of Path of Radiance online a few years back and found Radiant Dawn in a local game store near me after a few months of actively searching. Hopefully you get them some day!

It could happen!

I might not be for you!

As we chanted in school: "Second is the best."

I appreciate hearing your thoughts even when we differ, honestly. You're definitely not among the 1/1000. 😄 I do own a physical of the original DS version of Radiant Historia, but I missed getting the 3DS version before it got ridiculously expensive, so I've only ever played that one digitally.

I think it works. Making changes to reflect cultural sensibilities extends to this as well. It's about giving me, an English-speaking American, the same experience as a Japanese player. If that means changing a joke to make it affect me the same way it impacts a Japanese player, then great. But I don't buy the whole "localizers are too woke" or whatever BS. They're localizing to the majority of Americans' tastes. They wouldn't localize that way if the majority of their audience didn't want it. If that offends you, well, I think that just means you're in the minority here my friend. Your best bet is to learn Japanese, though keep in mind that Japanese culture is beginning to liberalize as well.

Let's take a basic example, sushi changed to burger because that is more american, other changes include literal removing guns and cigaretts becoming lolipops. If sushi was used in the context of a restaurant preparing it in an improper way it can somewhat work with a burger but not as well as with sushi. And the fact that something like suhsi came to other countries is partly because changes like this were not allways made/people watched the original. See, i am in favor of actual cultural exchange and this is just a perfect situation for exactly that. I would call localisation a similiar experience but the change itself means it can not be the same. For an experience as close to the original as posible the only change would have to be connotational losses and a player/viewer to understand there culture to some extent and even that is not exactly the same, but close enough to call it as such in a relaxed setting. The next part about political agenda you claim as BS is an odd claim when you also claim that it has no influence and you named it woke. As evidence that it exists is not too hard to come by, let us take some examples again. Battlefield V promoted a women with a mechnical arm, during the second World War. Hogwarts Legacy had backlash because of the IPs creator but the game has changes she would not agree to. Baldurs Gate 3 has changes for races that are not working within the races framework as well as an obvious abudance of races/genders that are for and against eh player with everyone beeing "playercharacter sexual" for the smallest of actions, as well as sleeping with a bear (shudder). And a little reminder that it did not take long for mods that remove such changes to the worlds of both single player games emerged. It is obviously existing, The next question is if it was shoehorned in and World War 2 did not have such Soldiers nor did JK Rowling, a well known Turf, make Harry Potter to contain some elements, so this is a yes. Then you could ask where it is from, yada yada... The existance itself is a obvious thing at this point. Now if it changes sales is it's own story. As every game is different and plays to a different interest group comparisons between games really are just hints and evidence rather then prove. What might prove interest to some degree is the choice in the hands of the players, but that is rarely done by developers. Not to mention ESG money which also manipulates profit margins. But we have examples so let's use them. Battlefield V sold poorly in comparison of it's budget after heavy backlash. Hogwarts did sell great despite the backlash. Baldurs Gate 3 did sell but was the opposite situation. These games all had well done gameplay and that is likely the most important factor, especially for PC games. But there is also the fact that sales tend to go do not with the game that made the mistake but a game or more later. (at least for big IPs) To some degree, due to Battlefield V, as long as it works within it's framework and/or they do not know if it works sales should be fine. Makes it hard to prove which side is more people. Now if we just had player made mods to remove or add onto either side as well as download numbers for under the same conditions!