Tales of innocence r has a translation patch you can add to the vita or pstv if you have it hacked to play. Easy to do and worth it, there are an abundance of games that have been fan translated because they never made it to the west for the vita.
Like this page and what I do here? Consider supporting me on patreon! www.patreon.com/davidvinc [0:38] - 2010) Dragon Quest 9 [1:39] - 2011) Radiant Historia [2:46] - 2012) Xenoblade Chronicles [4:02] - 2013) NiNoKuni: Wrath of the White Witch [5:07] - 2014) Tales of Hearts R [6:10] - 2015) Trails in the Sky SC [7:28] - 2016) Bravely Second: End Layer [8:18] - 2017) Tales of Berseria [9:18] - 2018) Dragon Quest XI [10:29] - 2019) Trails of Cold Steel 3
Xenoblade Chronicles is one of those rare games that only come around maybe once a generation. It was something special that was only hindered by the Wii. So excited for the Switch remaster.
I'm surprised u say tol2 and not 1. I love the heck out of 1 but hearing 2 was time travel threw me off from trying it out....along with it being a sequel since from my experience sequels usually end up failing what the original did
There definitely lots of wester RPGs that deserve to be on this list as well. Even based on your criteria. I agree with others that this video should be top JRPGs. Not RPG
Xenoblade chronicles X on the Wii u was freaking awesome btw, I've never played any other in the series but that one was fantastic. Couldn't believe how they pulled it off on that hardware
I totally agree with you. Sure it has its flaws like the story but the Soundtrack is amazing, the battle system is fluid, and the world is gorgeous. Here in Germany Xenoblade Chronicles X still has way too many haters for the wrong reasons.
Xenoblade Chronicles is hands down my favorite RPG franchise AND my favorite Nintendo franchise ( though EarthBound remains my favorite game of all time ). All 3 games thus far have been among the best experiences I ever had with a game, between the story & characters, the incredible soundtracks ( the lack of any X songs in Smash feels so very wrong ), the gameplay and the worlds we explore they can't be beat IMO. Hopefully X gets a Switch port though...it very much deserves a 2nd chance, I know I'd happily buy it again ( I did but the original Xenoblade 3 times now across Wii, New 3DS and Switch )
DQ XI was fantastic. I saw Octopath in your intro and had hoped to see it on your list, but since it came out the same year as DQ XI, I can see why it didn’t make the cut. Keep up the great work, man.
Octopath Traveller is a game I really wanted to like, but it seems a lot of games that bulk on up RPG battle mechanics too much tend to feel burdensome after a time. First couple of hours is the honeymoon period: "this battle system is awesome" - hour 3-8 is the denial period: "Wish these battles are over, but at least I like the battle system, right?" then over that it's either "I'm glad there's an auto-battle" or "Let's just get this game over with!" Unfortunately, because it's against what I want to enjoy, I find it is the slick and simplistic tried and true mechanics that tend to be the games I can play for dozens of hours with. Xenoblade, easy and snappy, Dragon Quest easy and snappy, Final Fantasy the same... but then Square's "B-games" for lack of a better term, but Bravely Default, Crystal Chronicles, I am Setsuna, and Octopath Traveler all have these gimmicks that seem really fun at first; but, burdensome after engaging with them over and over again.
"Sees Tales of Berseria" Ah I see you're a man of culture as well...seriously more people should play that game, it's so fucking underrated. Also I'm a bit sad Xenoblade chronicles x (2015) isn't there instead...granted Trails in the sky is good but frankly I never liked it - unlike Cold Steel which I absolutely love - so for me it's Xenoblade all the way.
I agree about Cold Steel 3, easily the best JRPG of the year. I had high expectations for it going in and yet it fully exceeded them. Outside the fantastic story and characters that par for the course for the trails series, The battle system was improved so much from the solid battle system of the first two games (hell, I even gushed about how they improved the damn fishing) and the pacing was fantastic (I spent 120+ hours on the game but boy did it not feel like it). Glad to see you cooled down from the ending lol (though I understand, it took me a bit of time to process the ending). Also, I think I might be the only person on the planet who thinks cold steel 1 is better paced then cold steel 2. That middle section of CS 2 really dragged on and on for me, culminating in that tedious as hell Zemurian ore quest. CS 1 never dragged for me that bad personally.
Yer I can see that but I think the reason I like cs2 over 1 is cause it just feels faster maybe cause there's no thors sections to slow down the pase. Also cs2 gives me Sara and Sharon for more then an hr so yer
I mean a lot of people view CS2 as the worst trails game because its such a mess. Divertissement just fits weirdly into the flow of the story and reverie corridor is just filler to have a second final boss when infernal castle was a good way to stop with some epilogue telling us the things happening in crossbell. The entire second act also reminds me of SC chapter 8. CS1 and CS2 could've probably been 1 game if they trimmed a few scenes that weren't essential. Going from azure to cs1 and cs2 must give a man some crazy whiplash.
@@luminous3558 While agree that CS 2 is the worst Trails game, It's still a great game (that suffers from pacing issues but I also think SC also suffers from pacing issues as well). Even the worst Trails game is better than the most games (I'd personally play CS 2 over any Final Fantasy game).
@@kr1me2000 That explains a lot. Three Houses is more like the older Fire Emblems on the GBA, Gamecube and Wii story wise. The only fault was the week system it bored me like Persona dose in the aspect. I find the people who only played the DS ones hate the older (better) type of Fire Emblem personally I hated Awakening and Fates. Echos was good, but that was also a remake of an older game.
Witcher 3, Persona 5, Dragon Quest XI (specially on the Switch), FFXV (I love the game but I understand why some people found it lacking), Skyrim are personally my favorites
But there's no Megami Tensei game :/ It's a good top. But sadly not that good. Seriously, SMT IV is one the best jrpgs I've ever played. It introduced me to SMT series which it's now my favorite one. Most of the games in the top are outstanding too tho.
I played radiant historia in a hacked ds... yes, I feel guilty but it was so amazing. The narrative was so thrilling. Loved it. You can consider as well I am Setsuna from tokyo rpg factory which recovers the essence of the old style games.
Dont feel guilty about that! Emulation is quite the same. Loved the idea of Radiant Historia. So many improvements to older RPGs, yet it felt so full fletched
@@maximmillennia I feel guilty because Im myself an indie developer. So, pls help the developers. Well in that time I wasn't studying that field...but it hits me in my ethics so hard.
My personal favorites by year 1. Mass Effect 2 2010 2. Either Skyrim or Pokémon Black 2011 3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2012 4. Dragons Dogma 2013 5. Dragon Age Inquisition 2014 6. The Witcher 3 2015 7. Final Fantasy XV 2016 (yes I’m serious) 8. Persona 5 2017 9. Dragon Quest XI 2018 10. Fire Emblem Three Houses 2019
Nice list :) I gotta agree with you on the most part for every year as it sometimes seemed the particular game you mentioned was the only RPG that came out anyway.
DQ XI S is easily my favorite JRPG of the decade. Coming from someone that started with VII,and has played every DQ game to date,I'd agree with what you said personally. V still will always be my favorite DQ though.
Paul Hermosillo Haro never thought of Shulk as perfect, he is flawed, he also grows throughout the game and has some really good writing behind his character and amazing voice acting, I can’t say the same for Rex at all, but that’s an issue with xenoblade 2 in general, poor voice acting and story drag down a semi interesting character that at times feels like an exact carbon copy of Shulk
dq9 and ninokuni are my bitches. i love them so damn much. thank you fr putting them on this list! the others... i havent played, thought i am starting dq11. dq9s customization characters is so damn cool. choosing their skills too. and ninokuni, yo, that brat oliver, is so damn lovable even if hes like, a 5 year old wizard. lol
I am glad I am not the only one who uses a guide now because I have no time for another playthrough. Sadly I can't get through Dragon Quest 9 for some reason. I'm not giving up but I'll probably have to restart it again because its been so long I have no clue where I was or how to play. Just got Dragon Quest 11 today so I can't wait to play it!!!
@@kuvjason7236 Nah, I agree. This is clearly all JRPGs. Even if this is a subjective list, I still find it odd that games like Witcher 3, Skyrim, etc. aren't on this list.
+1 for should say JRPGs. There’s excellent western RPGs that have been out in the past decade. Divinity Original Sin 2 is one of the best I’ve ever played.
@@kuvjason7236 Salty? why would i be salty its their list, but for the sake of their video its better to be inclusive and make some more diversity in the RPG genre. I dont really care lol i was just passing by im not even subscribed to this channel. My taste is way better anyway why would i need an inferior pleb tell me the top games. Sod off.
Excellent picks! I'd Dragon Quest XI is representative of a classic, epic JRPG, so it would be a primary contender for top JRPG of the decade for that reason.
You're 100% right about Trails in the Sky and probably the only person I've seen who values it as much as I do, outside of people I was able to get to play it (they all loved it). I actually bought all 3 box sets in Japan when I was living there lol.
I really enjoyed the video! Most of these games I haven’t played, but I love seeing other people’s opinion on stuff like this. I also am a huge Dragon Quest fan and I love Dragon Quest 9 and 11 a lot! Xenoblade is great too!
They should have made it so you could change the difficulty of DQ11 after starting the game, I just went for normal difficulty thinking it would be well balanced, 60hrs in I was waiting for it to get difficult but nope, boringly easy and to hell if I'm going right back to the start to make it challenging.
Thanks for sharing this video. I have been in the market for a good RPG for what feels like years. Also, you sound like a cousin of mine who recently passed away. He was also passionate about great games. Thanks for the nostalgia and good feelings I didn't think I would be experiencing today.
Bravely Second is so high on my to-play list right now! Last year I finished Bravely Default and the second half just destroyed it. Otherwise, it was an outstanding traditional JRPG. Basically the kind of game I wanted for YEARS. Can't wait to play Second & Default 2!!
No Persona 5? Very good taste, Persona 5 is ok(a lot of flaws, Nier Automata and Tales of Berseria is a lot better, Persona 2 & 3 are Masterpieces but 5 is just OK)but overrated for some reason My top 10 JRPG: -Nier Automata(more like a Hack in Slash btw) -Tales of Berseria -Tales of Xillia/Xillia 2 -SMT IV
Talking about the vita, it has one of the best rpgs i have ever played. 2015 oreshika taintef blood lines. A amazing game that just got lost. How i wish it could re-release on ps4/ps5/switch.
I think it's great that I've either played, and beaten, or want to play most of these! Except the 2 Tales of games I guess, I've never been much of a Tales of fan. I do have Tales of the Abyss on 3DS, but most the time I don't care. I'm pretty much 100% in agreement with you about Dragon Quest! I love Dragon Quest IX, and the series in general, but I probably wouldn't put it as my number 1 just because of some games we missed. Edit: OK sorry I forgot to say this earlier, but Awesome video! Only 2 games I'm not interested in, maybe 3 I'm a maybe on Ni no Kuni, but still great video!
I didn't know Studio Ghibli had anything to do with Jade Cocoon. I never played it as it looks like a Pokemon clone, but it also seems characteristically very different from typical Ghibli material.
@@acidwizard6528 While not directly involved with Ghibli the character designer for Jade Cacoon also did Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty, Howl's Moving Castle,My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service.
Finally, a reviewer I can trust. I dont give in to good graphics and voice acting either. When a games functionality, story, and combat system is below par, i dont give 2 cents about how good the graphics are. I'm also a fan of 2d. I think people confuse art and graphics.
Dragon quest 9 is seriously great... it’s so underrated, but so are the rest of the dragon quest games in the west. I got dragon quest builders 2 recently and hoo boy, I’ve barely put it down since I got it...
I enjoy this video and mostly all the videos Ive seen on your channel David but one small criticism if I may be so bold to do so .Ok should not the title of this video be Top JRPGs of the decade 2010 to 2020 either way please keep your videos coming bro!
Dragon Quest 11 by far is my top PS4 game I put over 200 plus hours into it and my only complaint is I wish there were more dungeons and places to explore.
Props to Dragon "Warrior" for maintaining an artful graphics style instead of trying to be pretend reality. I strongly prefer that style. Games like Ori and even the new Mario are how it can be done.
Great list. Personally, I consider Dark Souls to be the game of the decade. The world design, combat, and lore were revolutionary, and it literally created a new genre of gaming. Yes I know it borrowed a lot from Demon's Souls, but it saw mainstream success and showed that there's still a market for hardcore AAA RPGs.
Excellent video - you actually make me wanna try Xenoblade chronicles because Im hesitant with that title but it looks gorgeous. As for best looking RPG so far for me - thats Ni No Kuni. Very lovable title. As for the overall best RPG so far this decade - Legends Heroes - Cold Steel Series. Man, this game is long and epic and best of all - oozing with character development and plot twists for JRPG fanatics! I'm still on Episode 2 damn it. While im taking a break off Cold Steel, I'm playing Dragon Quest 11 S - Elusive Age - damn, its a fine time to be back to this great series since DragonQuest 8 I left off in.
Appreciate these videos. Have you ever played Brigandine for PS1? It is one of my favorites, and I'm not sure if you've mentioned it in any of your top 10s.
I never realized they remade the dungeons and maps for ToH. I thought they just made the combat 3D. I love the 2D combat in the original so I always thought the remake was a downgrade. Now it seems it actually has some merits.
what makes that dragon quest game hard to pick up is the monster design for me. I only made it about an hour or so and the silly blue meanie look makes it hard to take the game seriously at all. Same goes for the NiNoKuni stuff. Just looks too kid orientated though I did recently pick up the sequel that looks better.
Studio Ghibli has had so many international hits I would be surprised if you knew none of there titles. Spirited away Steam Boy Tales of Earthsea Howes moving Castle many others these are just a few. I think of Ghibli as the Japanese Disney. All full of life and the spirit of adventure and all tackling some more mature themes. If you like top quality family movies then check them out. Nino Kuni has the same kind of story as there movies do. after seeing enough they become a lil predictable but only in a broad sense.
I agree with your list, except for 2014 and 2016. 2014 is Bravely Default. I think the first one is still better then the second one. 2016 is SMT IV apocalypse.
Let's see 2010-Record of the Argaust war 2 2011-Radiant Historia 2012-Fire Emblem: Awakening 2013-Pokemon X and Y 2014-Dragon Age Inquition 2015-Undertale 2016-Persona 5 2017-South Park the Fractured Butthole 2018-Octopath Traveler 2019-Fire Emblem:Three Houses
I prefer Default to Second, the combat system was at least balanced and you couldn't one shot the final boss, which in Default had a gimmick unlike in Second
Dragon Quest IX was still an amazing game in its own right. Taking advantage of the connectivity of the DS really added to the experience of the game being able to play with friends. Exchanging maps and others things was also very satisfying. Plus it has the best customization of any Dragon Quest game out there...something as a long time Dragon Quest fan feel they should have continued. While not as good as VIII or XI, IX still did allot of things right and was overall a very enjoyable experience. Its a game I'm glad we got, and really wish they take notes from.
So we didn't get Chrono Trigger, Star Ocean 2, Super Mario RPG, Xenogears, or a single Final Fantasy until 7, but we got Xenoblade Chronices, huh. One of the few instances ever where Europe didn't get the short end of the stick, haha.
I really like FF 13-2, I think the soundtrack is so good. I think it is better than FF 13-1 and Lightning's return. The soundtrack has some metal, rock, and fusion stuff added in which I thought was cool. I rate it 8/10. I still have not played a 10/10 rpg recently. Earthbound, Pokemon Emerald, and FF 9 are all 10/10 games to me that come to my mind right now. I have played many Rpgs in my time. Some people don't like the typical RPG fighting style games though which I can understand. There are games which some categorize as being Action RPGs including Terrinigma and A Link to the past. Aren't all video games with actual characters technically RPGs because you play a role as a character? 🤯😹 Ahh well.
For this decade i haven't played many in comparison to what i had played before 2007 but i still played a lot. Xenoblade chronicles X has to rate as the best for me by far while SMT IV and Bravely second are up there as well.
I’m starting to prefer DQ over FF recently after playing a few this decade. I got DQXI Definitive edition for holidays and can already feel a few hours in that I’m in for a great experience
