This video is so well-made. I’m so happy to see jRPGs getting the attention and care they deserve on my favorite console. Thanks for the video, keep it up! Cheers

Massive respect for putting in brigandine, such a hidden gem!

I wish Square would make a legit sequel to Xenogears. Best RPG ever.

@stark8363

10 ай бұрын

Sadly Xenogears was supposed to have a remake or something of sort and it got denied

If you haven’t gotten the chance to play Octopath Traveler 2 then I hope you do soon but OH MY GOD WHAT A GAME. Everything about it is amazing

@Nowings1225

10 ай бұрын

However, it is sad that the game is not selling well (only reach 1mil copies after 4 months as an all platform game). Not sure SE's future plan on the series.

@deanthelemur1716

9 ай бұрын

@@Nowings1225im sorry but it’s because it looks like it cane out in 2011. they need to 3d a fy the game if lesser game devs can make solid 3d games like platinum games they can partner or do it themselves it may be a great game but i dont wanna pick it up just based on how it looks aline as do the sales agree

@markdesselle5572

7 ай бұрын

​@@deanthelemur1716that defeats the entire purpose. I doubt they made it for the masses. Some of us old folks still enjoy sprite based art in our RPGs. Graphics aren't the end all.

Great job on this video bro. Awesome list too.

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Thanks a lot!

I played all of those games except 2 (Brigandine and FF) i enjoyed all of them. Great recommendations!

I'm always glad to see Trials of Mana on a must play list! Even though the remake has watered down the class system and some abilities are nerfed, it's still such a fun and addictive game.

@roxaskinghearts

11 ай бұрын

Remember guys if nintendo decides randomly after the switch 2 what not that they no longer want to support these games they can and constantly do day one patches gone games useless and reviewers who say the switch is dying should be ashamed of themselves because it be their fault for not fighting this atrocity

@asheronwindspear552

10 ай бұрын

Yeah I picked up the collection to play the SNES version and Secret of Mana.

@koxame

10 ай бұрын

For me its just too old “school”. The meat and potatoes is the battle gameplay. No fast travel, you just go running from point A to Point B (no sidequests, so few NPC dialogs, towns are boring and just exist to advance the plot), the story its paper thin.

@awetistic5295

10 ай бұрын

@@koxame As someone who grew up in the 90s, I adore classic RPGs. Honestly, NPCs having too much dialogue and countless sidequests are kind of tedious to me. I do have to say that I prefer the original Seiken Densetsu III by a mile, but I still enjoy the remake. The best thing, to me, is the class change system, there are so many possibilities once you got into it. It also helps that the characters are all loveable and I enjoyed how their stories intertwine. So yeah, I guess it comes down to if you like old school RPGs or not. I didn't find a modern action RPG yet that really blew me away.

personally i prefer Ys 8 over 9 but I agree with all the other games, excellent video

My top 3 RPG's not mentioned: 1. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition 2. Monster Sanctuary 3. Ruined King

@Queenofthesevenseas

10 ай бұрын

Ruined king is such a lovely game it’s one of my favorite currently on the switch. I’m just sad their is no physical edition available for the game😭

Extra points for Trials of Mana picture.

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

i love the mana series. I grew up playing them along with suikoden. Good old times...

@LinLin-ln6uz

2 ай бұрын

I hope suikoden 2 got remake someday​@@mechaswitch

I think Bravely default 2 and Triangle strategy is very good

Chrono Cross is one of my favorite rpg, I like the Radical Dreamer Edition.

I have never played a Fire emblem game before but when 3 houses went on sale before I was to have surgery. And I'm still playing 3 months later this time witb black eagles. All I can say I always recommend.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is such an amazing game. Worthy of its GOTY nomination.

@thedisciplinedweeb3569

Жыл бұрын

No it's bad, FF16 demo is already a better game than that and so a better GOTY

@tecmangames69

Жыл бұрын

@@thedisciplinedweeb3569 no

@MegaSuperAwesomeBros

Жыл бұрын

I would agree xenoblade just felt out of place, I tried to get into it but kept getting put off with the cringey voice acting and awkward spacing between lines and broken sentences.

@roxaskinghearts

11 ай бұрын

Remember guys if nintendo decides randomly after the switch 2 what not that they no longer want to support these games they can and constantly do day one patches gone games useless and reviewers who say the switch is dying should be ashamed of themselves because it be their fault for not fighting this atrocity

@augus255

11 ай бұрын

that's right bro my first time played xc 3 then i got hooked up after finishing xc3 i went to finished all xc series on switch

Tactics Ogre is one the best games I've ever played.

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

finally, a good comment about the game.

@roxaskinghearts

11 ай бұрын

Remember guys if nintendo decides randomly after the switch 2 what not that they no longer want to support these games they can and constantly do day one patches gone games useless and reviewers who say the switch is dying should be ashamed of themselves because it be their fault for not fighting this atrocity

Good golly, I'll be honest, a lot of these games I have on backlog mode: Trials of Mana, Coldsteel IV, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, YS 8, FF12 Zodiac Age, Tactics Ogre, Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and Dragon Quest 11. Out of these games, I've only completed the exhaustingly long but brilliantly made Xenoblade Chronicles 3. I am currently on Persona 5 Royal trying to beat it before Persona 5 Tactica releases alongside Super Mario RPG. Other titles in this list I wanna get especially Shin Megami 5 and Chained Echos. If only we can freeze time so we can enjoy these games. So many games so little time. Watching Maximillian Good's gameplay of FF15 because I know I aint got the time to get that title to play.

@richardklein1167

7 ай бұрын

I'm almost done with my last playthrough of Trials of Mana but own YS VIII and Xenoblade only to have put these others on pause because of the time I put into it.

@dannysimion

7 ай бұрын

@@richardklein1167 don’t get me started on the YS games. I have two on backlog lol. And it’s growing! Trials of mana as well.

Thank you ❤

I can't wait for Sea of Stars...I think it's gonna be a masterpiece ❤

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Yep, after playing chained echoes, I was consistently looking for more indie rpg gems and sea of stars looks like it will surpass chained echoes. super excited.

Action RPGs are my favorite RPGs just got Dragon's Dogma for under $5 and can't wait to play it.

@leniver1993

Жыл бұрын

Masterworks all, can’t go wrong

@HeartofSPIRIT3

Жыл бұрын

Dragons dogma is a top tier game.

@mshelton5036

Жыл бұрын

@@HeartofSPIRIT3 Was never a fan of Resident Evil so for me Capcom games weren't on my radar. But got MH Rise then Ultimate and devil may cry all great so I just started Dragon's Dogma and now I'm looking at PCs so I can play MH World and Dragon's Dogma 2 and ubisoft's Star wars outlaw looks good. Thinking the Switch is the end of the line for me with Nintendo have had to replaced most of the hardware and have been enjoying 3rd party games more.

@asheronwindspear552

10 ай бұрын

Goblin's ill-like fire!

Were any of these games immersive or compelling? That's what I'm looking for so if he mentioned any of those please remind me.

Triangle strategy!!!

Ys 8 deserves to be here. Also, FE three houses was better than engage imo

@whysoserious4464

11 ай бұрын

Engage was just meh to me

@thedeftones9

10 ай бұрын

Not just your opinion. This was the main thing that threw me off about this list cause Ys8 and FE 3 houses are far superior to their sequels

@reginald7522

10 ай бұрын

I think it depends on what you want in a strategy game, Engage was miles ahead of 3h in terms of gameplay and 3h was way better in terms of story. I like both, but definitely for different reasons

Prepear to surrender ur time .... hahah, man its so sad and sooo witty, this phrase alone is worthy of 100 likes and thousands of subscribers

You never showed the chained echoes text

Tactics Ogre Reborn has a great story and gameplay/mechanics, game really has it all. I'm 600 hours in still building god characters who can clear a field on their own.

I'm about to finish Octopath II. Not sure what turn-based RPG to play next. Preferably one with Japanese voice acting and English subtitles.

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

You can watch my latest vid about the best indie RPG's. You might find one :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWqWuNFmYqbPqKQ.html or try trails of cold steel series

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

forgot to mention xenoblade 3. you can change the audio to japanese

@SuonoReale

Жыл бұрын

@@mechaswitch Thanks for your help! I'm watching your indie RPG video right now! Also Sea of Stars looks SO good!

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! we will be able to play it this August. Also, check out Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes. i think that would be my personal GOTY this 2023

@Llortnerof

Жыл бұрын

@@mechaswitch Don't forget Trails into Reverie coming out early next month, continuing on the story from CS4.

the Chained Echoes is the amazing RPG, i remember inspirations part in xenogears and chrono trigger

I gotta say, I only disagree with 2 of these games but you nailed the others right on the head so maybe I’ll have to give those 2 another try.

Thank goodness you included Dragon's Dogma!!!

@asheronwindspear552

10 ай бұрын

I'm going to be so disappointed when it comes out because I doubt it will be released on the switch.

Chained Echos is just making me hunger for Sea of Stars more.

@JEppsLars

10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to that one as well.

Daymmm..Im still waiting for Final Fantasy Tactics 2 to come outtttt

I personally liked the Diofield Chronicles

What game is the thumbnail art from?

@nickelback3360

Жыл бұрын

Trials of Mana

@Dracosavarian

Жыл бұрын

@@nickelback3360 Thanks!

I don't have the patience, is there anything like the children of mana game for DS ? 😭 Are the ones for switch even good ???

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

You can check collection of mana, legend of mana and trials of mana. all of them are good imo.

@suzuwatarix74

Жыл бұрын

Trials of Mana is pretty good in my opinion. It's simple enough, easy to pick up, beautiful, not demanding; also it doesn't last an eternity as most RPGs nowadays, yet it offers replayability if you want more. Don't feel bad if you want to stop playing it for a few months and then continue it; you'll pick it up where you left it without much re-learning. I'd say the same for Dragon Quest XI, another easygoing game, with charm and a simple/classic story line.

What the last game name

name of the last one ?

You have Astral Chain show up in the word bubble Chained Echo

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I was simultaneously editing a review video about astral chain and this one. Got distracted and entered astral chain xD. Thanks for the heads up.

Yes good

Trials of Mana very disappointingly has a LOT of fluff. From the terrible, just go around to a bunch of places with little story connecting them issue, and the ridiculously unfun boss rush before the end that takes forever, because all they did was make the enemies take even longer to kill.

@koxame

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, dont understand how all youtubers praise that game like it was a masterpiece

@markdesselle5572

7 ай бұрын

​@@koxameit's called an opinion. Ya know, the whole point of a review/recommendation?

Triangle strategy?

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

next vid bud. the best srpg on switch

im playing Sea of Stars rn

Chained echoes ❤

Wished you included Mario+Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Still nice list.

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Good call! Next vid bud. SRPG's best

When you said Fire Emblem Engage had a well written story and memorable characters, you completely lost me. It doesn't hold a candle to Three Houses in either regard.

No, price points and a missing "Chained Of Echoes" title card. Otherwise not a fan of straight up RPGs. But, I did try the game you mentioned. In the last RPG video you made. 😝

Dammmnn thank you for this list! I think we have almost the same taste in games, this is very helpful but not for my wallet. 😅

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. My very first RPG was Suikoden 2. I think that game set a very high standard :D

And top 16 .. ys origins

What is game 15 please ?

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

Chained Echoes

@iNash91

Жыл бұрын

@@mechaswitch thx bro

Why no Astral Chain?

@KseRBanshee

7 ай бұрын

Astral Chain should be high on the list too 🎉, it’s also Switch exclusive

Crisis Core over Bravely Default 2?

@KseRBanshee

7 ай бұрын

All day everyday bro… Jk, never actually heard of the game, looks awesome, I’ll try it out. Thanks my friend!

You picked the wrong Xenoblade and Ys titles! Not a bad list otherwise though.

@quentinhedouin5159

11 ай бұрын

Which xenoblade do you think he should have chosen ? Sure I love xenoblade 2, but the third one got a more modern UI, and feel easier to handle. The first xenoblade... well, a good story, good chars, but omg the fighting gameplay is not good compared to the others. (I've not played X yet)

@zetaking2909

10 ай бұрын

@@quentinhedouin5159 fliped for me i preferred xenoblad's combat over 2's, I did like X, wish there was more mech types, and the story was a bit weaker if you did not go out of your way to find it, combat system is close to xenoblades, but had a few things to it that where eventually used in 2. Worse thing about X is it leaves waaaaaaaay to much unanswered at the end.

I heard Shin Megami Tensei V has a bad story. I happen to like it though.

Whats the name of the last game??

@gimpoo

4 ай бұрын

Chained Echos

I agree about the great gameplay and the beautiful graphics for fire emblem engage but a well written story? I must disagree. It's not too bad, but it's far from good. Still, as a tactical game he is very good.

Dragon quest 11 is the best RPG for anyone that doesn't like RPG's

Thanks for showing me some great games. Calling best is misleading and should use a reference but at least the video is really good.

the amount of must play is concerning

Funfact, most of those jrpg games can be played on pc aswell except for Shin megami tensai 5, Xenoblade 3 and Fire emblem games.

Can't believe how none of these lists that have neverwinter nights or pillars of eternity on them. Was hoping to find another game like those two by watching these videos but no luck

Just so you know, you're going to need to play the other games before you play trails of cold steel iv. if not you will be completely lost

...ff7 Crisis Core Zach is looling for his mentor Angeal not for Cloud

Gothic 2

I dont understand why youd recommend the last game of the cold steel seriee to newcomers...assuming thats the target audience of the video. What a wierd move.

Kingdom Hearts?

Final fantasy 12 is still one of the most slept on games. Truly one of the all time greats that still almost no one has played compared to other releases in the series.

nc game

came here expecting this to be a list dominated by games on other platforms...and its indeed a list dominated by games available on other platforms. A better title would be 15 awesome RPGs for switch, 11 of which you already beat on PlayStation 5+ years ago.

@tylerdohoney1544

9 ай бұрын

Seven, not eleven.

Afraid I cannot agree with FFXII Zodiac Age. PS2 version was better.

How tf do none of these lists ever mention Divinity: Original Sin 2, Disco Elysium, Planescape: Torment and Knights of the Old Republic. Literally some of the best RPGs of all time.

Smt5?really?

fire enblem engage has a well written story!?? dude what the hell you on?

XC3 is shit compared to XCDE. 35 hours in and couldn't stand it any more. FE Engage is shit too. I've never played a less engaging FE game. 3 Houses destroys it.

Please don’t buy fire emblem engage of it is your first fire emblem, you will be disappointed. Buy fire emblem three houses instead

@EXchoco

10 ай бұрын

Boosting this 😭🤜

I have to disagree on Ys 9, 8th is a whole ton better than 9. 9 is very gloomy and the story is weak, if not the weakest in the whole series. People say it's saving grace is the combat, but I think it's not that much better than 8. 8 on the other hand is vibrant, has an enormous island to explore, has the best story in the series, it's just perfect (IMO). Unfortunately both titles have this dumbass "forced defend the city" mechanic but it's a lot less annoying in 8 at least.

@mechaswitch

Жыл бұрын

I love the YS series, and it is one of the best franchises of all time for me. YS 8 and 9 are almost equal, but I still prefer 9. It has greater combat, a darker ambiance, and the traversal is fun and fast (running, gliding etc.). It is a matter of preference when it comes to YS series.

@MarvinConman

Жыл бұрын

@@mechaswitch I guess, 9 just didn't click it for me while 8 had everything I liked :p

@joseantoniodominguezcedeno2582

10 ай бұрын

I have heard that the game (YS 9) has FPS problems specially in overcrowded battles or the main map. Is that bug fixed yet?

@kirkcavenaugh758

9 ай бұрын

​@@joseantoniodominguezcedeno2582 nope

Switch really has nothing to offer, most of these you can play better anywhere else

Bullshit Timeline

Jrpgs suck

After seeing Cold Steel on 14th...i just closed the video...yout opinion and gaming perspective is bad....so bad