I've played Astral Chain so many times and I'm still not tired of it. Heck, I've almost finished a second completionist run of the game. It is the game that I recommend to anyone who wants a Switch or has a Switch because it is that good. Yes the story is a bit trope heavy, but who cares about that when the gameplay is so unbelievably smooth. The soundtrack is divine, the enemies and bosses are incredible, and do not get me started on the amount of options you have to brutally murder chimeras and thugs. The moment Nintendo announces a sequel, I will scream to the heavens in sheer ecstasy.

God I can't wait for the Astral Chain 2 announcement for the next Switch. Great list as always.

Fantastic list, cannot stress enough how much I appreciate this type of content especially when the games are so so deserving. Every one of these, bangers. Every time someone asks me to name underrated games, Valkyria Chronicles, Astral Chain, Metroid Dread, Bravely Default II - they’re all the first games on my list and they’re all here getting some well deserved recognition!! Thank you for the great content! Only thing I can do is try to shine a light on another game. So far my pick for underrated game of 2023 (on Switch and beyond) is Paranormasight the Seven Mysteries of Honjo so I’ll just spread the love there

You know, I think you could make a case for the entire Xenoblade series, those games are so good (and I know, JRPG is a fairly niche genre so the sales aren’t gonna be huge) that even acknowledging all of that they should each have sold at least 3M. Monolith Soft deserves that, those games deserve that.

@MetaGamingDojo

10 ай бұрын

I feel the same about Pikman also. I could be wrong.

@VirgoTruck

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, people let the silliest things put them off playing. Especially now they're ironed out the mechanics like field skills and community with 3 and Future redeemed. XC1 is still my favourite game of all time, and the Klaus saga as a whole is something no JRPG fan should miss

@harrisonthomoson5932

3 ай бұрын

It's one of the most recommended games on the console, why it is even mentioned in this underrated list is absurd

@reeseseater12

3 ай бұрын

@@harrisonthomoson5932 online in Nintendo circles maybe but I'm sure you ask the average Switch owners if they've ever played it would be a low percentage, ever heard of it, slightly more but I bet you'd be surprised how low it would be. Ask the ones who have heard but never played what the games are about it would be grossly misrepresented by quite a few of times. It is definitely underrated

@reeseseater12

3 ай бұрын

@@harrisonthomoson5932 it has a very vocal fanbase but it's far from being they're most recommended. Massive JRPGs are a fairly niche genre, not many sell 3M+. Now they're among the bests games on the console, but that doesn't mean they're recommended. Nintendo did try to push 3 more than the previous two but still, it doesn't get the same fanfare outside the community that loves it

Daemon x Machina belongs on the underrated list over Monster Hunter Stories 2 considering Marvelous sabotage the goodwill marketing of the game.

OJ that thumbnail is fire with Joker and Malos!!!!

Great to see someone that appreciates fire emblem engage and its awesome gameplay and visuals 👌

@blazingblazers14

10 ай бұрын

True

Nice video! I forgot all about Valkyria Chronicles, I need to go ahead and cop it.

Games arent selling cause they are still $60

@unlimited971

Ай бұрын

In the 70s games were still 80 bucks

@MarlynnMarshall

19 күн бұрын

They'd get purchased more if they were lower price very true

1-Dynasty warriors 2-Mayhem brawler 3-Hades These 3 games should be on the list

@johnathanrhoades7751

3 ай бұрын

How is Hades underrated? It won a lot of awards and is hailed as one of the very best games on the switch regularly.

FE Engage was first FE game I've ever played. Whilst combat is good, I gave up on as it had poor English voice acting & the story was lacking. I did switch to Japanese audio with English subtitles, which made it slightly better. In the end I couldn't engage with the story or characters so I traded it in after finding a copy of 3 Houses. Glad I did, better voice acting & story so far.

I was excited to play Strikers after beating Persona 5 Royal and boy did the game not disappoint. The combat is fun, the variety of ways to slaughter hordes of enemies is beautiful, and it gave me the most difficult and terrifying version of the Reaper. Merciless difficulty might as well have been dark souls mode, but I loved it a lot. Then again, hack and slash games are my jam, so it's only natural that I would enjoy Strikers.

@Urlastnerve

10 ай бұрын

I JUST beat P5 the other day and I’m excited to finally try Strikers. It looks pretty damn fun

@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478

10 ай бұрын

@@Urlastnerve It is so much fun. Fair warning though, the controls will take a bit of getting used to if you're fresh out of playing Royal.

@Urlastnerve

10 ай бұрын

@@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478 I’ll be ok. Hack and Slash are my favorites anyways

@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478

10 ай бұрын

@@Urlastnerve Hack and slash games are my favorites too, but I still got a bit confused on some of the controls for a bit because I was fresh out of Royal when I started it. More specifically, ambushing and fast travel

@Urlastnerve

10 ай бұрын

@@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478 it’s gonna be fun either way. ✌️

Golf story was really fun

@user-yh1mo1gt2s

10 ай бұрын

Yeah @the_sage_of_Paths I'll need more golf story

Metacritic's review panel is in dire need of a shakeup. The ratings of many of these games are shocking and speaks to a criminally underreported bias against 1) 2-D games, 2) non-"AAA" games, and 3) non-interactive movies.

Amazing list Lots of great games that deserve better!

So happy to see NEO Twewy here! That would actually be my Nº1 most underrated game on the Switch. Its great, easily among my absolute favorites of the last 5 or so years. And it got so much less than it deserved. It's got a great art style, banger ost (one of the best osts I've heard honestly), super charming characters, and an incredibly customizable action rpg combat system. I loved my time with it so much, and it was such a worthy sequel to the original game, which I wasn't at all confident on being the case. I absolutely recommend it to anyone, give it a chance, its worth it

Really agree with you on Bravely Default 2, Trials Of Mana and Fire Emblem Engage. Chibi 3d model character games seem to be deemed bad these days, but at the same time these same reviewers worship hd 2d so much, it's unfair. I know it's a difference in taste, but to give a game a low score for that is absolutely unfair. This is why I never look at metacritic reviews. You miss a lot of great and fun games when you base your game purchases off metacritic (and the like) scores. I always prefer to watch youtube reviews tbh, because the gane being fun is what matters to me - not any of the minor stuff critics and game journalists whine about that I would never even notice on a normal gameplay. Too much nitpicking.

Battle chasers nightwar is easily one of the best games I've played! Loved it

I’m playing through Iconoclasts right now and I think it’s definitely one that was forgotten due to being an earlier release. It really is a top tier indie. The story and pixel art are just incredible! Gameplay is very good but more puzzle oriented as opposed to action. Even the bosses are puzzles at their core. Entire game was done by one dude, has to be the most impressive solo dev effort I’ve ever seen. Only downside so far for me is that the OST is okay but not memorable really.

Love this series

Great List! Definitely some hidden gems!

I've played via rental or own quite a number of these games...I was REALLY hoping VC4 would give the series the boost it needed to FINALLY get VC3 ported to the US..I own VC3 on PSP but the only way to play it in English is to download a fan patch for it since it never made it to the US and I had to import it...lucky the version I got already has all the DLC so I didn't have to make a Japanese account to get them. It's really egregious with VC3 when you consider the Project X Zone games have the main trio from that game as playable units...

Great list, own most of the games mentioned here, need to try Indivisible and Pokken Tournament. I'd also add Fallen Legion, Melty Blood Type Lumina, Fate Extella Link and Shining Resonance Refrain.

Embrace the cheese of Fire Emblem Engage and you’re guaranteed to have a good time. I’ll add Harvestella to the underrated list (especially user reviews). Really great music and pleasant visuals. I do agree with the cons though - combat needs more depth and the story is really slow to get going. I’m also having a lot of fun with Pokémon Shining Pearl / Brilliant Diamond which is supposed to be illegal. Never played the originals and it’s great how simple it is. New Pokemon Snap is also pretty good but it’s pretty appropriately rated.

@grayfox4819

10 ай бұрын

Engage is not all ALL cheese. There are several supports that give a lot of depht to the characters IMO. For instance: Hortensia used to be a character I hated in the game, then I saw her supports and she became one of my favorites in it. The story is what it is, but there's still a lot to appreciate from the characters thanks to the supports.

Great video! I have most of these games but they are lost in my backlog 😂

I don’t know how in the heck you have time to play Astral Chain four times, Persona 5 twice… god only knows how many other replays of additional games. I only play things once and can’t keep up with everything.

PlayerEssence, there's a couple other Switch games that could be debatable for being underrated that I want to suggest to you-------> Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE Encore & Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition.

Gotta hard disagree on the combat take for Trails of Mana. It’s for better or worse the same combat from FFVII Remake, and for me was the best part of both games.

I LOVE Metroid Dread! My only complaint is that the game should’ve been about 3-5 hours longer with another boss or two thrown in. I feel like you can just blast through this game in a few hours and that’s what holds it back for me. Phenomenal game though. Just wish there was more of it

@AnT-ik1fh

9 ай бұрын

Agreed! It was a bit of anticlimax when I was done

Plenty of good choices in here, OJ!

Astral Chain needs more attention I always recommend every time I can. Battle Chasers I really try because I like the comics back in the day but the difficulty spikes and the very slow level up (farming in this game is ridiculous) makes me put it down and never look back.

This is gonna be good!

This is a great list that reminded me of some sleeper gems. About to play P5 Strikers this week.

Astral chain is my second favorite game of all time after P5R, and I really appreciate you championing how amazing that game is

I personally prefer Engage over Three Houses, because Three Houses may have the better story and deeper characters, but it's amount of micromanaging and paths to take makes it so intimidating and exhausting, so a single-path focused game with a purely entertaining story I can more get behind, especially with Engage, in my opinion, having far better gameplay than Three Houses.

Tbh I personally hate all the hd 2d remakes coming out these days. That chrono trigger remake doesn't look like a remake at all with the same pixel graphics. Doesn't take advantage of the modern hardware it's being remade for. Trials Of Mana Remake should be the standard for old game remakes.

arms is underrated because of mainly splatoon 2 and how much better it is in terms of multiplayer it is than arms. it had way more updates too and was supported for 5 or so years.

8:35 I never heard of this game. Definitely gonna try it

Metroid dread really surprised me !! It was way above and beyond what I had thought, my 1st metroid game at that

Fire emblem engage combat was good but story and characters were crap

Astral chain should be an Anime with multiple series

19:03 I put 145 hours in this game. It’s sooo good 👍🏾 It seemed like it ended to fast but I looked at my hours n seem 145 hours I was like damn the went by fast

I dont know if anyone will see this but i recommend star ocean the second story r it came out last year and i just played it and i love it. Its a mix of 2d and 3d with the backgrounds in 3d and characters in 2d. And it really gives that nostalgic vibe of like older games

It's a crime that Astral Chain doesn't get more recognition

The ACTION MASTERPIECE that is "Bayonetta 2" will always be underrated, in my opinion. 👼🏻👹⚔🔫🔫🔫🔫 I'll also throw in "Tokyo Mirage Sessions: # F.E. Encore" as underrated, as well. That battle system is INSANELY FUN!!!! 👨‍🚒👩‍🎤👨🏻‍⚖️

Can we get a list of games in the description please? I've already gone back three times and I just can't remember the titles to save my life😊!!

Battlechasers and MH Stories - I hope more people play BC on sale at the moment ❤😊

I love the Valkyria Chronicles series.

Good video, can you put the list in the description?

Triangle Strategy is 7-10 points underrated it deserves minimum a 90, such a great game, loved everything about it.

@AnT-ik1fh

9 ай бұрын

It was the first time a game managed to make me feel iffy about the ending and it not being cuz it was too cheesy or w/e. I really disliked how I ended my first playthrough, that's unique to me lol

I REALLY want to love Metroid Dread because everything is so perfect! But the EMMI are so anxiety inducing I just can't deal with them cause I get so nervous

Bayonetta 2 more fun than one. I hated the random qte parts that almost always gave me a game over

hey oj i'd appreciate if you could help me on this one( or really anyone else who played both or at least one of them). i would like to buy either persona 5 strikers or metroid dread as my next switch pick up since i know they're terrific games. i'm a HUGE fan of persona 5 so a sequel to that sound really cool but i also played metroid dread's demo and i really liked. overall i'd like to make one more purchase before the obvious pick up of super mario wonder and i just can't decide between these two. which one would you say is better? i'd probably pick up the other one later down the line

Nice list of games.

The whole time I was watching this I kept thinking to myself Metroid Dread and Astral Chain better be on here.

God eater 1 and 2 should been on the switch

Astral chain is amazing. Great list.

Lol Crimson Wizard got his own chapter. Must be Proud.

always hoped Bandai Namco would create more Tekken or similar fighting game spinoffs. I always like the idea of a "Soul Emblem" or "Xeno Calibur" as a Soul Calibur and Fire Emblem/Xenoblade spinoffs

1:59 Me n my fam play this a lot on switch

Astral chain 2 would be awesome

check out Fate Samurai Remnant when it's released. KOEI's best one yet!

i would hope to have astral chain 2

This list is great

I want astral chain sequel, beautiful game n great gameplay, but game too short for me, should be made longer

Yeah Tales of Vesperia was a Great Game, already Played on Xbox, I just had a thought of maybe Buying it for the Switch too. Persona 5 Strikers was also a Great game, but for me not on Switch. Back in January 2023 Since I Played and Completed the Persona 5 Royal on Xbox and wanted to Continue the Story of the Phantom Thives in Strikers, I tried it on my Switch with the Cardridge that I Borrowed from my friend. But the Graphics were Terrible, so I decided to Buy the Game on Steam Instead that was luckily on Sale then. Sorry, but for me who was enjoyed the Game on Xbox Series S and PC (it's a Play anywhere Game on Xbox) with these Graphics, the P5S on Switch was to Downgrade-Like to me. I would like to recommend some good Games for the Switch as well: The First one Is Little Witch Nobeta. Although I played the PC version from Steam, I watched and sometimes helped a Friend who had the Switch version and I have to Say, the Game looks good on it. For LWN in general, it's a Very good Anime Indie Game. Hard to believe that this comes from Taiwan instead of Japan. The second game is Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match DX. It's a Active Tank Shooter Action game, similar to Worlt Of Tanks. The difference however is that you only Unlock them, no Pay2Win mechanics. There are 2 Downsides of this Game: the Game is Very expensive, on the eShop, as well as Export. If you want it very cheap, you should wait, until this Game is on Sale on eShop, so you have to Buy it digital. The Second downside, which actually isn't very bad tbh, is you have to switch your Nintendo Account from your country to Hong Kong. - Why Hong Kong? Because beside South Korean eShop, which you cannot use for safety reasons there, has this Game in English, where the same game in the Japanese eShop is in Japanese language only. You also have to check beforehand: if you wanna switch the Regions of your Account, you will be probably warned that your current Gift Card credits and Gold coins might be erased. Some countries have this, some other let's you keep it. If you live in Germany like me, you don't have to worry, your money and gold coins stays there, but that doesn't count for many other countries. So if you want it: Bookmark the Game on the Hong Kong eShop, google the website eShop-prices with this game listing, and bookmark it on your browser and check it once every week. When it gets on a Sale, the site will show it. Then: - switch your Account Region settings from your country to Hong Kong, - re-login on your Switch, (bc you will be automatically out logged) - search the Game by just typing DX, bc the title there is in Chinese, so you can only find it with typing DX in the Search bar, - Bookmark it in your Favourite list, - get a Gift Card that has more HKD than the Game costs in Sale, like if the Game costs 48 instead of 509 HKD, then you need a 100HKD gift Card, the Smallest you can get. As a Asian Product and Key seller, I recommend you Play Asia. It's quite Expensive, but it's at least not fishy like other sites. - redeem the code either via Web or on your Switch on the eShop, in the Redeem tab (but bc the eShop is in Chinese language, good luck by finding it XD) - and after you redeemed the code, you can now buy the Game. Before you switch back to your Original Country, you can check for other games on sale, since once you leave the Hong Kong Region, all your Leftover Gift Card Money, as well the Gold Coins will be deleted. Back on your region, you can reinstall the Game on any Switch, the Game's Title will Show up now in English language properly.

Metroid Dread is a phenomenal game. I think I sort of have to play Astral Chain now since you've shown we have similar taste

@AnT-ik1fh

9 ай бұрын

Astral chain is for sure recommended!

That God Eater commercial is so wrong. Especially the girl with dark hair😅, that is never the energy when playing a monster hunter type game. Such games genuinly exhaust you but in a good satisfactory way.

I bought Trials of Mana used and instantly returned it. Collection of Mana was much better for the price point and I’m not a fan of 3D remakes.

This list was fire

Persona 5 Strikers is criminally underrated, one of my favorite switch games

Watching NOW!!!!!!!!1 Let's see if there's anything I missed lol!

Great list I would add New Pokemon Snap, Shantaes switch game, No more Heroes 3 and Dragon Quest 11S

You want to know what game is underrated on the Switch? Ultra SF2 The FInal Challengers is *OMFG MEGA SUPER DUPER TRIPPLE DOUBLE UNDERRATED* on the Switch. The game is so underrated that the online multiplayer for the game is no longer active, to put it short: It's a dead fighting game. 😓

@koxame

10 ай бұрын

I enjoy it from time to time vs the cpu. A little gem for me.

Imo pikmin should be on this list

Which of these games underrated ?

I just bought astral chain for 30$. Best deal i got so far and the game was awesome

I wish they made Rayman 4, the same as Rayman 2 or 3,these were great 😶‍🌫️

Engage story, and in between battle was tiring.

boy, the older a gamer gets (me), egdelordy anime-esque rpgs just cringe deeper and deeper. i used to love rpgs and anime, and now my skin crawls everytime a cutscene rolls. every game should have Cutscene-Free Mode, from the main menu. then i could finally play, i dont know, the bayonetta series, final fantasy or the rest of all those.

I’m not sure weather to fire emblem warriors three hopes again or get fe engage but I find fe engage to be a disappointment bc it was a step back from three houses and lacking content

Thanks for the time stamps mate. I get pissed when a 15 minutes long video doesn't have time stamps and I have to watch that dude talking all the way to the end. C'mon I'm here to pick one game to play Not gonna write an essay on em. Thanks 👍👍

Nier automata should have been included

You're right about Rayman and Metroid........but not about the rest. And sure, it's just your opinion....you have the right to have your own opinion. I just hope you don't mind that your opinion is wrong.

Engage > Three Houses

"Metroid isn't a Metroidvania." 🤨

Let's GO!!

Angela could get it

Golf Story?? Better than FIRE EMBLEM ENGAGE??? 😢

Respectfully disagree. -Way too many JRPGs. Way too many. -Bayonetta, Metroid, Xenoblade, and Fire Emblem are underrated? Huh?? -Where’s DUSK? Where’s New Super Lucky’s Tale? Where’s The House in Fata Morgana? Panzer Paladin? Return of the Obra Dinn? How about some variety in the genres? Game on-

you just listed famously underrated games. You shouldn't listed games that people don't know about yet

I hate a game list without a list. Ain't nobody got time to watch 29mins of video

@johnathanrhoades7751

3 ай бұрын

81000 people disagreed with you.

I tried three times to get into XB2. But I just couldn’t. I actually got pretty far in (I think) to the point where after booting up the game recently, I had no clue where I was or what I was doing. But the huge problem with that game was the horrible map and compass system. It was next to impossible to follow or understand.

indivisible is straight up trash lol

Xenoblade 2 in its entirety is hot garbage

God Eater 3 is absolute Trash

@Playeressence

7 ай бұрын

It's fun! I liked it.

This games are underrated because there aren’t that good. Simple as that.

Tales of vesperia is so lame and boring

Tired of these lists.

@DankMemeCenterX

10 ай бұрын

You don't have to watch but the poll audience enjoys hearing him list games and provide their own perspective as well 🧐

@tomsimmons7673

10 ай бұрын

@@DankMemeCenterX oj simp in the house.

@worldsboss

10 ай бұрын

I quite like these lists. If you’re not interested in them, why are you watching them?

@monkeydluffy5054

10 ай бұрын

There always a boring person like you who gotta complain

@onlyBanz

3 ай бұрын

You don't have to watch