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Congratulations on passing 100 subscribers. Thanks for the recommendations. I hope to see way more from you.

Man I wish I could play Dragon quest 11 but the trumpetty soundtrack and cheerfulness and dramatic wind instruments sounding like a school band all the time turned me off and I couldn't keep up with it.

@XannolcZ

9 ай бұрын

Ngl, I was rather underwhelmed when the big bad sent the world to sh1t. The whole scene was great but the music was very cartoonish which took away from the seriousness of the event. It was like watching OG Dragon Ball. I guess that's DQ standard though -shrug

@jaretco6423

9 ай бұрын

To be fair, that's always been like that throughout every Dragon Quest games and I can see it's not for everyone. As much as I love the franchise, I do feel like they needed to make more tracks rather than just not having more than 20 songs. Otherwise, it can be annoying to listen and might ruin people's interest in the franchise. It doesn't bothered me personally. But I can understand it might be bothering you.

@kris9092

9 ай бұрын

There's a fantastic music mod for the PC version of DQ11 that makes it a lot more pleasant to listen to. Incorporates a lot of the best songs from prior haha in the series. Pretty easy to install, too.

@AlbertoMonroy-lq2vw

9 ай бұрын

Oh now this is really good to know. I'll look for it and maybe it'll make the game more palatable for me. thanks alot! @@kris9092

@LRrealest

9 ай бұрын

​@@kris9092play on mute, it's a great game

Just discovered the channel with this video. Quality editing, laid back vocal delivery made it easy to listen and think on what you were saying. Great list, keep it up!

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

@Jennifer812

8 ай бұрын

Same here and really love what I am seeing.

Such a good list! Great video. There are a few games I haven't played in the list and I'm looking forward to do so.

Glad to see the honorable mention of Astral chain. While my top 3 is very similar to yours, I always try to tell people how amazing Astral Chain is. As a huge Fire Emblem fan, you know Astral Chain is good when it beat out FE3H as my game of the year when it came out.

Really enjoyable list! Octopath 2 had no right to be this good! Im currently playing Persona 4 Golden while my bf is playing Royal and im lowkey jealous he gets to experience the royal edition as his first experience with the game. When i will have played Royal, i’ll have officially played all the definitive editions of persona 3-5

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m also really looking forward to Persona 3 Reload early next year. It’s a great time to be a Persona fan! 🎉

@alexterieur8813

9 ай бұрын

@@slam-zany yes the trailers look great!

Saw the video and the subscriber count... You deserve more, don't give up my good man!

This video is gonna blow up your channel, Pure Quality!!! Your list was perfect, if it was top 11 Best JRPG's I'd add Phantasy Star 4. And it's only 1$ on steam.

Just discovered your channel. Keep it up!

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

The KZread algorithm earned its dinner today. This video was great. You earned yourself a new subscriber. 👍

Enjoyed the video very much and thanks for the special care in focusing on games we can actually easily access. Your sub count does not do you justice based on this content. Subd and keep up the great content.

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

I picked up Tales of Arise recently - I'm 15 hours in and still loving it. I'm ready for the story to pick up a little, but I've also been taking time to grind and do any side content. Good call out for Astral Chain. I binged my way through that game. I thought they announced a sequel....? I'm interested to see how that comes out, I just don't want it on the OG Switch because the graphics deserve a little more fidelity.

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

I would love an Astral Chain sequel! That game was so much fun.

Great list 👌

Trails of Azure - Trails in the Sky SC - Persona 4 - Dragon quest 8 or 5 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Tales of Phantasia or Vesperia - Chrono Trigger - Final Fantasy 9 - Star Ocean second Story - Grandia 2.

GOATed list, I’m now subscribed!

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Great list, the trails series in particular is also amazing for the incredible world and character building that grows through 10 whole games from trails in the sky 1 all the way to the more recent trails in reverie.

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

I’m loving Trails! It’s incredible.

@Jeremus717

9 ай бұрын

I was looking to get into the trails series, but the community hit me with a huge amount of backlash that it was absolutely unacceptable not to start from the beginning. Since I don't have access to even a poor quality PC, because I don't own one at all, just all the current gen consoles and my phone, I wrote that one off. There are a ton of other great series to play and I don't want to feel like I'm getting half an experience or have everyone on the forums roast me for a simple question about where to start.

@jaredhumphreys1261

7 ай бұрын

​@@Jeremus717 I bet you could start with Trails from Zero and be just fine. It is on Switch. You would be missing the Sky arc, but it is probably better to play what you can, and get started on the series. I hope you give it a chance! Great games, and the Zero and Azure ports on Switch are fantastic.

Great list. I loved Chrono Cross. That was justa banger for me. As for other JRPG, I also liked Breath of Fire 2 and Final Fantasy VIII. Though the last one is because it was my very first Final Fantasy 😅. Still, I loved the story and the cinematics were amazing. I loved Rinoa and Squall’s story.

Great list. Huge fan of Legend of Dragoon. My top pick is Super Mario RPG. Both these games I enjoyed the timed attacks.

This year has finally witnessed the long anticipated collapse of the live service gaming model. There has been a huge refocus on top quality single player offline experiences. There is a kind of renaissance going on in the JRPG genre, since these series have been delivering that top flight single player world experience for a couple of decades now.

Nice to see 7 Remake making one of these lists. I think I need to see the next 2 parts before I can decide where it goes on my list (need to make sure they don't mess up the story somehow). Incredible game though.

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

That’s understandable. Can’t wait for Rebirth!

Great list! Just got a steam deck OLED so I’m trying to play a grip of stuff on a handheld bc I don’t feel like playing these on a console w a tv. Just chillin in bed on the couch. Idk where to start… maybe chrono trigger.

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

Chrono trigger is a great one, I’d also say Octopath Traveler 2 is another awesome game to play on the Steam Deck. Feels at home on a handheld.

@jefferrrson1x

8 ай бұрын

ahhhh just put it on my wishlist for steam. thank you! *subscribed@@slam-zany

The only two on this list I haven't finished are Octopath and Astral Chain. Maybe it's time to change that. Also props for putting Sky FC as the Kiseki rec, it really is imperative to play Kiseki in order

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

I love Trails in the Sky FC. It's the whole reason I began this long journey and I'm loving every minute of it!

Because i play many different genres, i haven't played alot of the games you mentioned, other than Trails in the Sky on my Steam Deck. My top 3 personally are 1 Eternal Sonata, i just loved everything about the game, graphics,story , characters, music. 2 Lost Odyssey, i loved the story, the memory sequences are really well written. 3. Final Fantasy VII (a port of the original) i played, awsome game,music, once i got past the old style graphics, i was really impressed how good the game was. An honourable mention for me would be Panzer Dragoon Saga which was the first jrpg i ever played. I'm not sure how the digital remaster holds up, but i i loved the dragon fighting sections.

seem like you and i have the same taste. I finished trial in the sky trilogy this yr

Woot... i had a lot of them. Dq 11 was to much grinding for me 😔 Trails, Xc3 and Persona 5 are good, they take their Time to "unfold"

amazing list my top 3 is fina fantasy vii og xenoblade 2(love all 3 of them) skies of arcadia to this day still my fav game of all time!

Trails in the sky deserve more recognition

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree! It’s where the amazing journey began after all.

DQ 11 was just to easy even with the Draconian toggles..

Xenoblade, Trails, FF7, Tales of Arise… this man has peak tastes

Another one that came super highly recommended from a lot of people was Ys VIII. You can pick that one up on the PlayStation sale going on right now for half price. Everyone tells me it is 100% worth 20 bucks.

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

Ys VIII and even VIX are a ton of fun!

I already have a job since P5 out, but didnt really have a time to play..P4 is my belove game along with P3...should I give it a try ?? i know its been very late,,,i also played devil summoner a long time ago

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

If you like the others in the series then absolutely!

For me, the Trails series is easily the best JRPG series that is still releasing new games. One of the best of all time.

My Top 10 JRPG of All Time are: 1. Persona 5 Royal 2. Persona 4 Golden 3. XenoBlade Chronicles 3 Including Future Redeems 4. XenoBlade Chronicles Definitive Edition 5. Fire Emblem Three Houses 6. Lost Odyssey 7. FF7 8. FF9 9. Triangle Strategy 10. Fire Emblem Engage Honorable Mentions are FF6, Chrono Trigger, The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel Series, Tales of Arise, Chained Echoes, Seas of Stars

@rpgranked

9 ай бұрын

My good man having a phenomenal list here 😂

@rpgranked

9 ай бұрын

10. Tales of Xillia 9. Super Paper Mario 8. Final Fantasy X 7. Final Fantasy VI 6. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 5. Paper Mario: The Origami King 4. Octopath Traveler II 3. Blue Dragon 2. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1. Lost Odyssey I have a lot of games that are revered that I haven't played, but I've beaten about 60 RPGs so far and this is my list so far 😅

If you make more top 10 JRPGs lists then i will subscribe to you ok bro so yeah keep it up gg

Good shit.

Trails of the Sky blew me away. I play jrpgs, but I am not a die hard. I just wasn’t expecting to like that game sooo much. I was so into it that the crazy amount of text reading didn’t drive me away (honestly, that normally would, lol). Anyway, cool list.

Some big rpgs coming next year. I have a feing you top 10 is going to change

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

I agree, 2024 is looking insane! Can't wait.

@dandelves

8 ай бұрын

@slam-zany which are you most anticipating. For me, it's probably Refantazio followed by the new Mana game?

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

@@dandelves it’s 100% Metaphor. Also looking forward to Visions of Mana, and of course the Persona 3 Reload release. Should be a great year.

Is persona series recommended for me if i dont like life sim stuff ?

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

That’s hard to say, there is some life sim stuff there that’s required but it doesn’t bring down the pacing. For the most part you can do them when you want. They directly affect the moment to moment gameplay as well so you may find yourself excited for a social encounter to unlock a new ability etc.

My top 10: 1. Chrono Trigger 2. Xenogears 3. Star Ocean the Second Story (R) 4. Lost Odyssey 5. Final Fantasy VI 6. Super Mario RPG 7. Xenosaga 8. Golden Sun 9. Tales of Vesperia 10. Xenoblade Chronicles

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

Amazing list!

Great list, Tales of Arise sigh I have to wait I'm rocking Switch now. Dragon Quest is what am playing & I just can't stick to it like say Octopath & yea the music not helping. Astral Chain is awesome but has some cons though I do want a part 2 & I'll reply part 1 with the sister in time. I'll get Persona 5 royal later I already beat it on ps3.

You forgot The Witch's House MV, Pocket Mirror GoldenerTraum, Madfather, Ib & Misao: Definitive Edition it's Horror-RPG too

My personal top 10 would be, without order: 1.Octopath 2 2. Tales of Berseria 3. Tales or Symphonia 4. Pokemon X/Y 5. Final Fantasy 13 (i will die on this hill) 6. Final Fantasy 4 Advance 7. Persona 5 8. Fire Emblem Three Houses 9. SMT 4 10. SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked

@rpgranked

9 ай бұрын

Dude I see a lot of FF13 fans these days! I've always been so excited to play that trilogy! Linear games are great IMHO so I'm excited!

@rpgranked

9 ай бұрын

Symphonia has always been one of my least favorite tales games so far 😂 wish I could love it as much as you!!! Haha

@alexterieur8813

9 ай бұрын

@@rpgranked for me ff13 is a masterclass of visuals, story, lore and character development. Highly recommend it (still have to play the following 2 installments)

@alexterieur8813

9 ай бұрын

@@rpgranked its okay we all have different experiences and preferences: i though Arise was meh but tons of people loved it!

@rpgranked

9 ай бұрын

@@alexterieur8813 yeah! That's what it looks like, people be on meth ngl. I've heard 2 is better than the first. 3 sounds more mixed, but the people who love it say it's by far the best so idk 😅😅 so excited! I am super intrigued that 13-3 is like Majora's mask gaha

My list: 10. Tales of Xillia 9. Super Paper Mario 8. Final Fantasy X 7. Final Fantasy VI 6. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 5. Paper Mario: The Origami King 4. Octopath Traveler II 3. Blue Dragon 2. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1. Lost Odyssey I have a lot of games that are revered that I haven't played, but I've beaten about 60 RPGs so far and this is my list so far 😅 probably can tell I love paper Mario haha DQ 11 would hit number #12 for me Chrono Trigger is #15 Waiting to play remake until all 3 parts are out, it's gonna be the best experience playing all of them for the first time in a row

have you played lost odyssey? easily one of the best jrpgs ever made

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

Yea Lost Odyssey is great!

Is Square still doing that goofy shit where Dragon Quest games released in the US only have the midi soundtrack and the orchestral one is a JP exclusive?

agree.. but can add yakuza series

Welcome to the world of Trails! Azure is my favorite in the series so I hope you're enjoying it! Can't wait for Trails through Daybreak!

nice to meet a fellow trails in the sky fc enjoyer. I've played every currently localized game, and I think sky fc is STILL my favorite, a relatively unpopular opinion.

When suikoden 1 & 2 remasters comes out. Give it a chance 2 is considered as one of the best jrpg of all time.

List is missing Skies of Arcadia: Legends.

I’m still hoping for them to port Chrono Trigger to the Switch…

Why is it people find it so hard to remember the Octopath Traveler graphical style is HD-2D I don’t get it

The Legend of Dragoon cited, Like automated.

Tales vs trails.. pick one

ff7 remake is great but i played the og after beating it and i think its much better, mainly because the remake only covers midgar. however i imagine part 2 and 3 will easily top the original for me.

@slam-zany

8 ай бұрын

Rebirth looks great! Can’t wait to dive into that one.

XC3 is one of the best games I've played in a LONG time.

Great Vid! but DQ11 on 10 though? it at least deserves to be in Top5 or Top3 as it was THE first real Japanese RPG and i honestly prefer the SMT series over P5 and would always Choose P3 or Digital Devil Sage over Persona 5 but that's just my personal bias cause P5 has been kinda salvaged a LOT the last years imo xD

@bioboost12

9 ай бұрын

The main reason why persona five is so popular is because it's a lot of people's first persona game while doing that whole trope of friend power. I prefer persona 2 as it's darker AND the music was insanely catchy. I do prefer smt overall as well. People get turned off cause of the atmospheric feeling they give and not as story oriented.

I liked so much about DQ11, but got to a point where I had to put it down so I wouldn't have to listen to that single overworld track one more time. The music was repetitive, low quality, and didn't fit the environment. It ruined the game for me. I even tried going spans of turning off the game audio and listening to something else.

@jaretco6423

9 ай бұрын

To be fair, that has been the franchise's weak point is that it plays the same soundtrack in most of the games. When you hear them for the first time, it's great. But when u hear it again for like the 50th time, u would think they could've added more tracks into the game; old or new. It's not like other RPG'S like Final Fantasy and such where they have alot of tracks they played to where u can enjoyed them. Even if they played the same track again, it doesn't overstated it's welcome as DQ has. I liked orchestrated music. But there's needs to be more than that. As much as I love Dragon Quest, I do think it's time for the old composer to retired and yet someone make more tracks.

@Jerrel28

8 ай бұрын

@@jaretco6423 They won't have a choice but to change the composer now, old Sugiyama passed away back in 2021.

BON SUJET ,pas le meme classement que toi . Tale of Arise est dans ma liste d'achat . Ni No Kuni sur Switch est un peu décevant en jouabilité (peut etre que je suis plus habitué aux manettes XBOX & PLAYSTATION) LEGEND OF DRAGOON est un MUST c'est sur . XENOBLADE III plutôt Génial . PERSONNA 5 au risque de passer a coté de quelque chose ,je montre pas d’intérêt pour ce jeux . Le REMAKE de FINAL FANTASY VII sur PS-4 sera dans ma liste d'achat quand ce titre deviendra abordable a moins de 50 euros en Physique .

Trianguru Strategy wa?

List does not include Suikoden 2: 9/10

Man I really need to retry Persona 5

Smt4 and Devil survivor are only second to xenogears for me. Well never have this quality again 😞

No Xenogears, even in honorable mentions. Me Sadge

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

I love Xenogears!

All pretty amazing, but Legend of Dragoon? That game is C tier at best. I know nostalgia runs high for that one, but I thought it was bad even when it first came out. Just bland and generic. I liked the battle system, but it’s slooooooow.

I found dq11 so generic and sadly dropped it 15 hrs in

I don't know, I really love JRPGs but I really don't like persona for this boring social simulations. The character are great, the dungeons awesome and the gameplay (in the dungeons) top. But I can't get through the college/live simulation ... it is just a waste of time

@slam-zany

9 ай бұрын

That’s understandable. It’s something I enjoy a lot but I can definitely see why some don’t.

@Chelaxim

9 ай бұрын

College?

👇👇For Me👇👇 Octopath Traveler 2 Final Fantasy X Golden Sun Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Valkyrie Profile 2 Dragon Quest VIII Tales of Arise Trails into reverie Persona 5 Royal Chrono Trigger 👇B O N U S 👇 Ys Lacrimosa of Dana Fairytale Super Mario RPG Fire Emblem Awakening Star Ocean second story remake Final Fantasy Remake Ogre Tactics remaster Shadow Hearts Parasite Eve Radiant History

Of this (bad) list only Chrono Trigger is worthy of the "everyone must play this" label.

Astral Chain jrpg?! Nope.

I'm surprised you used Devil May Cry as an insult when describing Final Fantasy XVI yet had Astral Chain as a honorable mention.

Respectfully, Legend of Dragoon was mid for me. Definitely not awful.

@bioboost12

9 ай бұрын

I replayed it about 5 months ago. Not as good as I remember but still not bad. I really hate the robot place where they had to pass laws so you could progress.

You know Arise won rpg of the year at the game awards right? If anything id call it overrated. I love the tales series but like halfway through arise it changed and started to drag on and on and on. It left me disappointed.

xenoblade is a snoozefest

I've played Trails in the Sky; fun, but I like the first half of the Cold Steel arc better. (I say first half because the second Class VII was a monumentally stupid idea.) The Legend of Dragoon is good but not great. Chrono Trigger I tried, but got bored before I could get very far. FFVII "remake" has already mangled the original story. Persona 5 Royal, I'll stick with the original; Maruki is completely unnecessary and diminishes the epic original finale, Yoshizawa was badly tacked on (and should have been Kasumi for real; Sumire is the personification of bland), and TOO MUCH AKECHI. They should have confirmed his death and been done with it.

The Legend of Dragoon is a gray mediocrity, it has no place in any tops. HD2D style is inconsistent and disgusting no matter how you look at it.

@jchief40

8 ай бұрын

disagree with you majorly on HD2D, and you have a lot of growing up to do as well

@AcidumAscorbinicum

8 ай бұрын

@@jchief40 If you like ugly style I don't care, it doesn't stop being ugly because of it. But don’t turn the conversation to discussing your interlocutor, it’s not ethical.

Ys Viii Lacrimosa of Dana is better than Xenoblade Chronicles.

I feel like ff7 remake voice acting ruined it for me. So much unnecessary moaning and grunts.

What about Xenogears ????