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A poorly-timed video about The Game Awards (vs. "The REAL Game Awards") #TheGameAwards
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Music from: Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak, VA-11 HALL-A, The Last Spell, Sonic Adventure, Hyrule Warriors
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JUNE SHOWCASE ROUNDUP! TONS OF NEW GAMES! Capcom! Elden Ring breaks the internet... AGAIN! - RNG #22
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JUNE SHOWCASE ROUNDUP! TONS OF NEW GAMES! Capcom! Elden Ring breaks the internet... AGAIN! - RNG #22
Top 10 BEST and WORST Games from the June Summer Showcases! #SummerGamesFest #NintendoDirect #Xbox
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Top 10 BEST and WORST Games from the June Summer Showcases! #SummerGamesFest #NintendoDirect #Xbox
VICTORY for GAMERS! Xbox IMPLODING? Squeenix abandons exclusivity? Gamers becoming DUMBER?? RNG #21
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VICTORY for GAMERS! Xbox IMPLODING? Squeenix abandons exclusivity? Gamers becoming DUMBER?? RNG #21
Garbage Replay Supercut #22 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Garbage Replay Supercut #22 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Smash extras #33
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Smash extras #33
If I could make a Hyrule Warriors 2... #HyruleWarriors #Zelda
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If I could make a Hyrule Warriors 2... #HyruleWarriors #Zelda
Stellar Blade INSANITY! Localization FAILURE! Indie showcases! And there are NO GAMES on PC! RNG #20
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Stellar Blade INSANITY! Localization FAILURE! Indie showcases! And there are NO GAMES on PC! RNG #20
What's going on with Tales of Kenzera ZAU? Should I play it? #SBI #talesofkenzerazau #metroidvania
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What's going on with Tales of Kenzera ZAU? Should I play it? #SBI #talesofkenzerazau #metroidvania
Who is the most iconic video game character? #BAFTA #top20 #top10
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Who is the most iconic video game character? #BAFTA #top20 #top10
The savage robot strikes again! | RNG #19 #gamergate #gamingnews
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The savage robot strikes again! | RNG #19 #gamergate #gamingnews
Why I'm against Sweet Baby Inc. and corporate consultants like them #SBI #sweetbaby #gamergate
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Why I'm against Sweet Baby Inc. and corporate consultants like them #SBI #sweetbaby #gamergate
TONS OF NEW GAMES! Xbox third party +SALT, Nintendo being Nintendo, Sus Inc. drama & More! | RNG #18
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TONS OF NEW GAMES! Xbox third party SALT, Nintendo being Nintendo, Sus Inc. drama & More! | RNG #18
Xbox is WORTHLESS, Palworld INSANITY, game showcases, localizers, Tetris beaten, & more! - RNG #17
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Xbox is WORTHLESS, Palworld INSANITY, game showcases, localizers, Tetris beaten, & more! - RNG #17
Top 100 Legend of Heroes Trails/Kiseki songs #OST #JRPG #music
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Top 100 Legend of Heroes Trails/Kiseki songs #OST #JRPG #music
Monday Night Mashers highlights #1
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Monday Night Mashers highlights #1
All 24+ games of 2023 I played RANKED #top10 #2023
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All 24 games of 2023 I played RANKED #top10 #2023
GTA6 dumpster fire, Insomniac hack, The Game Awards, Localization vs. AI drama & more! - RNG #16
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GTA6 dumpster fire, Insomniac hack, The Game Awards, Localization vs. AI drama & more! - RNG #16
XBOX TAX??? GTA6, Andy & LeyLey, The Game Awards, Candy Kid Corpos, Zelda movie, and more! - RNG #15
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XBOX TAX??? GTA6, Andy & LeyLey, The Game Awards, Candy Kid Corpos, Zelda movie, and more! - RNG #15
Garbage Replay Supercut #21 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Garbage Replay Supercut #21 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Kuro no Kiseki II: Crimson Sin/Daybreak II thoughts + Character Tier List #legendofheroes
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Kuro no Kiseki II: Crimson Sin/Daybreak II thoughts Character Tier List #legendofheroes
TONS OF NEW GAMES! Epic Games' epic fail, Spiderbugs 2, PS5 Slim trash, Switch 2 & more! - RNG #14
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TONS OF NEW GAMES! Epic Games' epic fail, Spiderbugs 2, PS5 Slim trash, Switch 2 & more! - RNG #14
The accursed "Where should you start the Trails series?" video (spoiler-free [mostly]) #kiseki
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The accursed "Where should you start the Trails series?" video (spoiler-free [mostly]) #kiseki
Smash extras #32
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Smash extras #32
Many new games! Starfield release + SALT, Unity implodes, lame showcases, & more! - RNG October 2023
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Many new games! Starfield release SALT, Unity implodes, lame showcases, & more! - RNG October 2023
Kuro no Kiseki / Trails Through Daybreak thoughts. Better than Cold Steel so far? #legendofheroes
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Kuro no Kiseki / Trails Through Daybreak thoughts. Better than Cold Steel so far? #legendofheroes
The definitive Trails/Kiseki shipping tier list! (up to #trailsintoreverie ) ft. TTS Brian
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The definitive Trails/Kiseki shipping tier list! (up to #trailsintoreverie ) ft. TTS Brian
BG3 Release, Atelier is Dead, Playstation L's, Overwatch L, Gamescom, and more! - RNG September 2023
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BG3 Release, Atelier is Dead, Playstation L's, Overwatch L, Gamescom, and more! - RNG September 2023
Top 10 Least Favorite Moments of the Legend of Heroes: Trails/Kiseki Series
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Top 10 Least Favorite Moments of the Legend of Heroes: Trails/Kiseki Series
Microsoft vs. FTC, Common NISA L, Denuvo and ESRB are scum, Miiverse 2.0 and more! - RNG August 2023
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Microsoft vs. FTC, Common NISA L, Denuvo and ESRB are scum, Miiverse 2.0 and more! - RNG August 2023

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  • @ixitalicshadow4136
    @ixitalicshadow4136 День тому

    I swear the voice actors were having fun from the way they say Rufus name 11:24 it always cracks me up lol.

  • @zoinks933
    @zoinks933 2 дні тому

    hoping they are waiting for 3 remake to drop to announced

  • @VidyaGaemAwards
    @VidyaGaemAwards 3 дні тому

    Based

  • @elolawynladriel
    @elolawynladriel 3 дні тому

    Pls, don't mess with my hot anime garbage. There is only one way to improve this and it is creating a new harem protagonist, killing him with mighty orbal truck-kun and getting him isekaid to the world of Adol, only to be brought back by the power of Mishy.

  • @Javifaa
    @Javifaa 3 дні тому

    Late as heck reply, but… I think you refuse to understand localizing a game IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. Censorship is an unrelated aspect that morons like you mix up.

  • @brieezy.
    @brieezy. 4 дні тому

    Ok, Vaan’s actual relevance to the story and the other characters ends with his brother and that’s why he’s nothing like the others therefore treated as such by players come people hate him because he’s not contributing to the plot as a whole, like the other characters who are working together because they have to… Vaan is sticking around because he wants to, he’s intrigued by these people and he enjoys the adventure I think by the end he’s fully invested, he represents the The one in 1 million lazy young men that will probably never go on an amazing adventure because they don’t take chances😂 who is the only video game for antagonist well not anymore, but he’s definitely one of them that represents real people lol

  • @blackdragoncyrus
    @blackdragoncyrus 5 днів тому

    Saturos and Menardi are complete jokes; their motives makes no sense whatsover. All they had to do was tell Isaac and crew their intentions, and there would be no conflict. They essentially died for nothing.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 59 хвилин тому

      Nah, their antagonism towards the people of Vale does make sense, but I will admit it requires _filling in the blanks_ that the original story failed to expand upon. Kind of an issue both GS games have across the entire plot.

  • @tanookiplayer
    @tanookiplayer 5 днів тому

    I haven't watched the Game Awards in years & only check out new game announcements that interest me the following morning. I do think developers should be validated for their work but the Keighley's award show doesn't seem to be it. They are other award shows strictly for developers but are smaller than The Game Awards at that is mostly because of game trailers & the spectacle of it all. I haven't watched Craig's stuff since the Screwattack days & this "Real Game Awards" seems like it will attract more Culture Wars bros than anything & I agree that Craig from what I've seen of him as of late seems to be out of touch with the gaming landscape so I don't think this is a good idea.

  • @shiningdiamond5046
    @shiningdiamond5046 6 днів тому

    Yeah I've told Craig that unless it's a show that takes the piss out of the prestige of award shows we don't need this type of self grandizing.

  • @Jeshjuan
    @Jeshjuan 6 днів тому

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  • @Tvdiet
    @Tvdiet 7 днів тому

    UA-cam WHY DID YOU NOT RECOMMEND ME THIS VIDEO A YEAR AGO? The final chapter in CS1 is still one of the greatest things I’ve ever witnessed, starts off tame but quickly ramps up everything works , the radio broadcast, Finding out C’s identity, Osbornes assassination, Vita showing her true colours, Rean awakening to Valimar and Laura’s final scene (In my game at least) It’s all perfection and made the wait for the CS2 localisation Painful

  • @CtheIronblooded
    @CtheIronblooded 8 днів тому

    A hard list to make with a series that has 1000+ different musical pieces including remixes and different arrangements, but you did include a lot of my faves (Just in different places). Unmitigated Evil is my fave boss theme though. Azure Arbitrator used to be it, but I just really love the main melody of Unmitigated Evil and how it's very triumphant and bombastic, but passionate and chaotic too and a perfect theme for the fight between Van and Gerard. I'm also a sucker for the neoclassical stuff. Unmitigated Evil could legit be an Yngwie Malmsteen track. You can never go wrong when it's a Jindo compositions with Masaru Teramae on guitar. As for some faves I would've included which you didn't...The 'super arrange' version of Fateful Confrontation called 'Maybe It was Fated', Exceed from Cold Steel, the Enforcer theme is one of my fave pieces too, but I think the super arrange for that one which plays during McBurn's fight in CS IV is the best version. Unfathomed Force, Perfect Steel of Zero, Intense Chase, Deep Carnival, Step Ahead, Belief, To Grasp Tomorrow. Just a handful of incredible tracks IMO. Falcom Sound Team JDK are the best in the business, that's for sure, especially when everyone's list and faves are so different from each other, it just shows how much amazing music they have which speaks to all sorts of different people.

  • @TM_Em0lga
    @TM_Em0lga 8 днів тому

    Genshin impact is actually overhated

  • @JCDentonCZ
    @JCDentonCZ 8 днів тому

    On #7, I actually prefer the ability to revisit places and see how they and the people in it develop and change. I really liked having been significantly limited by the orbments not functioning and no fast-travel. However, it's just a little too much in TOCS4, in particular the final day, where it feels like they padded it out just a little bit too much. All the teleporting/moving around Erebonia gets a bit silly.

  • @guruthosamarthruin4459
    @guruthosamarthruin4459 9 днів тому

    With "Spiral of Erebos" all the way down at the bottom, I have to assume this list is in "no particular order". I know, "opinions", but I can't fathom someone putting that song at 100.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 9 днів тому

      @@guruthosamarthruin4459 Just imagine once I play Kai no Kiseki, it will probably be pushed out of the top 100 lol

  • @lloyzelfayeyung9742
    @lloyzelfayeyung9742 10 днів тому

    Hi

  • @Jeshjuan
    @Jeshjuan 10 днів тому

    Footage of the moan at 2:31:55

  • @Jeshjuan
    @Jeshjuan 10 днів тому

    WHO THE FUCK THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE LINK MOAN IN THE GAME?

  • @RyeAkai
    @RyeAkai 11 днів тому

    I'll make my comment short this time: Amazing list, was really nice to listen to it while I worked. All 100 themes were great. I think the only one I kinda really missed was Unfathomed Force (which was in honorable mentions).

  • @cortfun7775
    @cortfun7775 11 днів тому

    Funny how you show Shining Resonance Refrain near the begin of the video because George is pretty high up there as one of my least favourite JRPG antagonists for me

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      Uhhh I kinda just used it as stock footage because it's just what I had. I couldn't even remember George until I looked him up lol.

  • @austinlawrence6987
    @austinlawrence6987 11 днів тому

    In Vaan's defense. The world doesn't revolve around him, he's walking in on a story that's already unfolding without him, it's convincing worldbuilding.

  • @matttheshadowman2790
    @matttheshadowman2790 12 днів тому

    > Sees title and is curious, clicks video > Sees Lloyd Bannings as 10th worst > Closes video

  • @JetTheBaron
    @JetTheBaron 14 днів тому

    Spoilers for Trails in the Sky FC to Trails into Reverie. Osborne is by far my favourite villain ever. Built up for 10+ games, it's no wonder he's my favourite. He's always three steps ahead, even for Musse Egret. He plays his cards just right, manipulating certain events and people to further his goals. Even before it's revealed Ishmelga has been doing everything, he looks like he's doing it for his country. He loves Erebonia, and is a perfect representation of the iron will of the Erebonian people, as well as the blood, sweat and tears they put into their work. Digging into his manipulation, let's go over the shit he's done throughout the games. After his ''revival'' in Cold Steel 2, he made his son (Rean Shwarzer) into a slave of the empire, using him as a public hero for Erebonia to unite under, following the civil war. He made Rean lead the invasions of Crossbell and North Ambria, which is not something a teenager should really go through. In Cold Steel 3, he caused the Gral of Erebos to appear, which is how the ''curse'' rebirthed. He blew up The Courageous (an airship that became a symbol of hope during the civil war) and didn't lift a finger when Millium (an artificial girl who thought of him as a father) sacrificed herself to protect her sister from the tainted holy beast. All that caused Rean to lose control of the power slumbering inside him, and he murdered the tainted holy beast, releasing the curse throughout Erebonia. Rean then became a mindless husk of a human, and had to be restrained by his best friend. And his boss theme, Majestic Roar, is fantastic. I recommend everybody reading this to go listen to the full song. It shows off everything the blood and iron chancellor is about. Imposing instruments, intimidating choirs, and the beautiful Heimdallr motif used in many themes throughout the Cold Steel arc. It is by far one of my favourite themes in Cold Steel 4, right behind To The Future (the other final boss theme).

  • @ak47dragunov
    @ak47dragunov 14 днів тому

    Story-wise this may be the first big stumble Falcom has made in the series. It felt more like a Gaiden or extended side story than a true sequel. The character writing, though, was superb. The Solutions office may have already overtaken the SSS as my favorite Trails crew, and Van has easily stolen top spot for best MC. On the positive side of the story, I like that with each passing game, all the lore and tidbits from Sky 3 become more and more relevant, which is funny considering there's apparently a clique out there which says that game is skippable.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 35 хвилин тому

      Nah, I think they've made many fumbles before this one, especially in the CS arc. But yeah, there's still plenty to like in this game, and Van is a great and refreshing MC.

  • @6zdog
    @6zdog 14 днів тому

    Even acknowledging the faults of Cold Steel 4, one of my favorite moments of the series is in it. Right as you get ready to start the true final boss, you essentially get an avengers moment to fight what could be considered the ultimate evil of the series up to that point. On top of that you're able to make your dream parties to fight it. Made it one of the coolest JRPG final bosses I've seen.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      Yeah it was a pretty good boss fight, but I kinda liked the showdown with Osborne a bit more.

  • @Stefan_Ethishan
    @Stefan_Ethishan 15 днів тому

    my favorite 10 moments in kiseki series: 1. towa 2. towa 3. towa 4. towa 5. towa 6. towa 7. towa 8. towa 9. towa 10. towa

  • @Kimo-Cyrus
    @Kimo-Cyrus 16 днів тому

    My story with trails was i played CS 1-3 first after seeing someone play CS 1 and was interested but wasn't a real big fan more just curious to see what would happen. While waiting for CS 4 i found out about sky and crossbell as i didn't really know there where more games then CS, the ending of Sky fc is what turned me into a fan i was actually speechless when i saw it, CS just didn't make me feel the way. i did and hamel in SC even knowing it from CS 3 didn't prepare me for how bad hamel actually was and looking back on that scene from CS 3 with this knowledge made me feel sad when originally i didn't think much of it. Trails is great man

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      Yeah the impact of certain events is just not the same in the CS1-onwards games as it was in the older ones. But knowing the older games story does make some of the future events more impactful too, like visiting Hamel in CS3.

  • @DragonChief157
    @DragonChief157 16 днів тому

    Osbourne was such a good antagonist, his speech in cs 1 and 2 always steal the scene, he have such a presence, you never really hate him because his role as the chancellor justifies his action to make his empire great but you kinda hate him because he is so good at his job. I hope we have someone as great as him for the future of trails, maybe the grandmaster.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      Yep, always a commanding and intimidating presence, even when he's just described off-screen since Sky 2.

  • @tman4241
    @tman4241 17 днів тому

    4:02:01 Smash4 moment

  • @CaptainAmerica2k7
    @CaptainAmerica2k7 18 днів тому

    Your #1 choice would have been less impactful if those two games were in one single game as the developers intended imo. The decision to split the game into first and second chapters probably forced many gamers to buy the sequels including myself. I could not wait to continue after the FC was done. Same goes for CS2 after CS1 was completed and CS4 after CS3 was completed. Exceptionally masterful story telling. I did not find CS4 lacking in story. I quite enjoyed it probably because i get to control the characters from previous arcs. I admit the huge roster was a bit overwhelming.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      If it was not a cliffhanger and more as you described, I still think it could be worthy as a top 10 moment. CS4 has a lot of story problems, and I go over that in my follow-up video to this.

  • @RyeAkai
    @RyeAkai 18 днів тому

    This is going to be my longest comment ever (prolly spoilers in it) I was agreeing way too much in the other videos, so it's kinda fun to find some disagreements here even though I do agree with a lot of what's said too. Starting with Trails: I agree Kevin is amazing. He was presented as a nice guy who liked to joke but was also serious, didn't feel like the typical protagonist at all (who uses a crossbow as a protagonist. Ries actually had the protagonist sword). I think I prefer Estelle, but that also has to do with Falcom forgetting about Kevin's existence (until now!) and Estelle shining through 4 games (and appearing in 7 total games). While quality over quantity, quantity does matter when there's quality in both cases. Both of them are top tier any ways. Now, my point of disagreement, to a degree, is Lloyd. I mean, I totally agree he can be way too preachy. I was getting tired with the speeches... but at the end of the day, I do like Lloyd (I prefer both Kevin and Estelle... and Van, but that guy obviously wasn't gonna be considered in this 1year+ old video). I think Lloyd shares a great quality with Estelle and that's the fact that he's not the chose one, he's not the edgy teenager with a sword who somehow has the world revolving around him and he's not the super powerful protagonist that goes and beat legends with 30 minutes of training. While he can be cringy with his stuff at times, I do like the fact of him being a detective and the games using that a fair amount in discovering what the hell happened in many cases through both Zero and Azure, with one huge mystery through both games that's of course Guy's death. Of course, all I just said connect to what I'm gonna say now that's gonna anger some fans, and that's the fact that I personally think he's easily a better protagonist than Rean, especially CS1-2 Rean. This is because I am also tired of the Kirito protagonists everywhere that will have the world revolving around them. Of course he was Class 7 leader because... Sara randomly grabbed him, of course he was the awaited chosen awakener of precisely Driechel's former giant mech, of course he was pretty much the core of Erebonia's curse, of course he had every single girl behind him in about a couple months... it kinda annoys me that they made him so centric in a series that was never centric towards a character... even 3rd managed to not be that Kevin centered even if the plot made it Kevin centered. I do think Reans feels better as a teacher in CS3 though and even in 4, although the plot does not help him in the last one. He's also pretty cool in Reverie. And he's even worse than Lloyd in the preaching department... I am also kinda tired of high schools, especially in a game like Kiseki, but that's not just a Rean thing. Velvet is amazing. She's my favorite Tales character. Her backstory feels pretty much like a more family-friendly version of Berserk, and I'm all up to that. But while being edgy, she still managed to be fun and not cringy. I'll use the chance though to talk about one of the disagreements, which would be Luke Fon Fabre (although I do agree Jade is king). I mean, disagree in a way. Yes, he is incredibly annoying during the first part of the game, so in a sense, of course I can agree with him being a "least favorite", but at the same time, in the grand scheme of things, he's annoying for reasons to the plot. I think that, while I do agree with "Tales" not being particularly good at tales, Abyss is actually the one where I think the story is actually good, and Luke being the annoying brat he was is part of that story. I do think there are reasons for which the party does go with him. I don't remember the details for all of them, but I do remember it was pretty much Guy's (was it guy the name of the other swordsman?) job, and I definitely remember Tear was doing it for a sense of responsibility because he was taken away from the palace because of her mistake. Pretty sure there were reasons for the rest too, and that does make a difference. It's true he becomes a bit of a "typical protagonist" after the big incident, but contrary to most typical protagonists, at least he had a journey and growth to get there. So it's kinda tough for me... I won't go and say he's among my favorite characters of all-time, but he is the protagonist of my favorite Tales overall, and his role, even the negative aspects, play a role on that. Laharl is pretty much with everything there. He's fun, he somehow has development in that ridiculous plot and generally speaking worked great. Most memorable Disagea character for me. I didn't finish Fairy Fencer F, but I did play it. A big part of the reason I didn't finish it is because I found the protagonist to be quite annoying. A jerk can be an interesting character, but this just felt... annoying, like it was for the sake of being... yeah, bad one for sure. Kinda agree with Ar Tonelico to an extent. I wouldn't say Lyner is one of my least favs, and I would not call Croix my fav, but I do think Lyner is bland, Croix is great and the protagonist upgrade was huge. 2nd biggest elephant would be Xenoblade. As a whole, I mostly agree with Shulk. To be honest, out of the 3 Xenoblades, 1 was the one I enjoyed the least, and a good part of that was that I felt the party was incredibly boring, but it's also true that I think the party felt boring because the game was incredibly Shulk-centered, and contrary to other swordsman chose protagonists, Shulk had a good head on his shoulders, was overall a nice guy with clear flaws and even at his worst, he wasn't a guy dragging everyone down in his depressions or something like that. So as a whole, I think him being in the list is actually something I can agree (also, while I say XC1 was the one I enjoyed the least, that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it). Now the biggest disagreement would be Rex. I guess this also shows the big disagreement on XC2. As a whole, I will say I'm a firm believer that XG and Saga are easily the best part of the Xeno franchise. I enjoy XC, but I think their storytelling is nowhere near Xenosaga or Xenogears, like, not even remotely close, not even in the same stratosphere. But I think the game when kinda shounen with Xenoblade. I mean, I do think Shulk is the better character, but he's still quite shounen in my book. Still I still think Xenoblade (1, 2 and 3) have a better story than the norm of games, and while 2 may have more anime tropes and such, it does have the best villains in the Blade series and I did enjoy the party as a whole. I did dislike Rex's design though, I will agree on that part. And he could be annoying at times, but again, he's a character that does show a ton of growth in many aspects, and was generally speaking still a good kid who worked a ton and sent most of the money he earned to his hometown and such. Also going into XC2, I think it actually has the best combat in the series, although the game is horrible at explaining said combat. As a whole, I won't go and defend Rex saying he's among my favorite, but I definitely didn't dislike him, and XC2 didn't particularly kill my love for the Xeno franchise (XC as a whole did make me accept I'll never get to the levels of story expositions Saga and Gears, but that was a realisation I had with Xenoblade 1 back in the Wii days... I already recovered from that). By the same line, by the way, I do think Shion, Rubedo (he is kinda protagonist in XS2) and KOS-MOS are better than Rex, and Shulk, and Noah, for that matter. I would recommend you reconsider giving a chance to Torna though, if it helps you. Rex is nowhere to be seen in that DLC. And since I'm talking Xeno, I'll just go and say Fei in Xenogears is great. He's of course a huge part of why the story of Xenogears is as good as it is, and he's mostly a great guy too. Definitely worthy of being in a top 10 for me too. I'm not the biggest fan of Neptunia games, but I did enjoy the first game and Neptunia was really likeable. Didn't play Atelier Meruru, so 0 opinion there. Again, cute girl I guess. Same with Firis, but the annoying english voice thing did remind me I never said that I do agree about Lyner's voice in Ar Tonelico. And speaking of Ar no Surge, haven't played that one. Still have it for the PS3 gathering dust in my shelf since I bought it when it was a new game. Just noticed I skipped Van... I shouldn't have done that while writing this, but Square probably should've when writing FFXII script. I agree FFXII is a good game. The plot is fun and it does have some really good characters like Balthier, but Van just sucks as a protagonists. Not only he feels irrelevant, but whenever he kinda tries to get some spotlight, he tends to be annoying. He definitely deserves a spot in least favorite, imo. I do consider Tidus annoying at the beginning, and at the middle at times too, but I do think his growth is incredible and it's written in a very clever way to help us understand the world of Spira. By the end of the game, I definitely did appreciate him a lot. I love Alicia in VP2, and Silmeria 2. I like their inner interactions. I love that game as a whole. She would probably be a part of my top 10 favorite protagonists beyond the honorable mentions in my case. Still, it does make me smile to see her mentioned because Valkyrie Profile 2 is, nowadays, a relatively forgotten gem. Daddy NieR is amazing. I have a weak spot for older protagonists, so there's that. And that's actually one of the reasons I've never actually played Replicant, because while I did love the NieR story, I kinda don't want to play as teenager 203835825 when I went through it as Chad Dad. I promise this will be the longest youtube comment I ever write. Actually had to shorten it because it was too long to send

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      I appreciate the time you took to write comments like this! I have played Torna, and I liked it more than the XC2 main game, but my biggest problem with it is being a prequel, so we kinda have an idea of what's about to happen in the story as we play it, so it's hard to get attached to it.

  • @chikupachi
    @chikupachi 18 днів тому

    This is the only Dragon Quest game I spent too much time on.

  • @JetTheBaron
    @JetTheBaron 19 днів тому

    Rean is definitely on my top 10 favourites. Sure, he's a harem protagonist, but his character arc over his 5 games is really good. You failed to mention the events that happened to him and his classmates throughout the games, and only covered his harem. The ending of both Cold Steel 1 and Cold Steel 3 are enough to place him in the top 10. Also Van Arkride has to be on the top 10 favourites too. I won't spoil his arc, but he is by far the most relatable and my favourite Trails MC.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      I didn't fail to mention anything since Rean wasn't the main topic for any of the entries. As for Van, I do like him quite a lot. I kinda wish I had made this video after playing Kuro 1/2.

  • @toolman4745
    @toolman4745 20 днів тому

    Really enjoyed the video. Great editing and script. Definitely throwing a sub your way to continue seeing what you do. If I might make a request, please lay off the R word in future.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      Thanks. If you don't like that word, then I don't recommend tuning into my streams lol.

  • @RyeAkai
    @RyeAkai 21 день тому

    4 and a half years. That's how much those of us who played FC on PSP back then when it first released had to wait after THAT cliffhanger. 4 and half years. It was gruesome. And the game even did have a trailer of SC at the end. We knew the game existed in japanese, so it was right there, but we couldn't reach it. To think we now even have Kuro 2 confirmed for next year, and we'll likely be on par with Japan for the first time by the end of 2025 or start of 2026 when they release Kai (which at this point is kind of a given it'll happen, contrary to back when we didn't even know for sure if we'd get Sky SC because while it was announced, the PSP was kind of in its last legs, so everyone knew it was likely not the best financial decision).

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations Годину тому

      I played Sky 1 in 2015 and even then the wait was grueling. The idea of the west being caught up to Japan is unimaginable lol.

  • @KatieT97
    @KatieT97 21 день тому

    My least favorite moment has to be in cold steel 4 when you get to the basin and find Musse again. I hated Musse throughout the entire new class VII arc and only keep her on the team for healing but goddammit her entire personality is just sexual harassment. Anyway she goes through the speech about how she’s been creating a 3rd faction for the war, talking with major powers into joining the cause, not to mention planning this since CS 3 barely begins and I thought oh wow Musse is actually really intelligent and cunning I respect the hustle. Then as soon as the other characters get on it they’re like “oh so all of that weird stuff you do is just a diversion from your real plans?” And Musse replies something like “No I really do just want Instructor Rean’s *Divine Blade*” I immediately wanted to kill off Musse

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 19 днів тому

      Maybe Falcom could redeem her and kill her off by heroically sacrificing herself to save Rean and the others... Gahahaha just kidding they would never do that. See #2 in the video lol. I don't like Musse all that much either. She's like the personification of Falcom's bad direction post-Azure.

  • @RyeAkai
    @RyeAkai 22 дні тому

    I already disliked the bonding mechanics in Zero, but at least the romance option in that game was clearly just Elie. This got a bit worse in Ao because now Rixia and Noel were kinda there too and it does show in Reverie later too. But at least, I think even after Reverie, no matter who (likely Rixia) your favorite Crossbell waifu is, everyone will accept Elie has the more realistic choice for Lloyd due to the many scenes, both optional and obligatory, that kinda throw things in that direction. As you said, in CS1 the game kinda did the same with Alisa in CS1, as she clearly feels like a more "canon" option in that game due to many obligatory scenes... but contrary to Crossbell they quickly threw that away and for CS3, Laura and Emma felt just as canon, and by CS4... oh god.. this is the lowest point. Duvalie became my favorite playable girl likely because she didn't have a Sky or Crossbell crush already (Lianne doesn't count) and she didn't love Rean. That's it. The bonding events went to the extreme in the romance with pretty much every single old enough girl (younger one were just kinda left on hold, but they're there too). And while the events weren't that relevant to the main plot, a lot of things of different bonding events are assumed to have happened, or there are things that lead to them, etc. Every single girl loves Rean, which ironically makes them victim of the second biggest curse that took hold Erebonia with Rean at its center: All erebonian females are bound to be single for the rest of time. Even is Rean chooses one of them, they'll just forget in a while (next game). I don't give a damn who Falcom picks. At this point they could even pick Elise for all I care (she annoys me, but whatever), just pick something (I guess this is more on that refusal to commit problem). Pick someone, let the other girls get someone. Millium somehow managed to escape the curse and thanks to that she ends up having some nice moments with Jusis, Gaius is a male so he manages to have some nice moments with the nurse twin (not Vivi, forgot name right now), Machias is likely building something with that crazy girl that works in the department store in Crossbell... but girls? yeah, nothing. Elise, ironically speaking, could have something with Patrick and that would actually be nice to see, but of course it can't happen. I sure hope at least Lloyd and Elie become something official at some point and Rean -not the player- just chooses someone and we can all move one. I don't know, now that we're moving to Calvard it might be hilarious if Rean meets a completely new girl and just leave his complete harem behind for her. Oh, the reactions would be hilarious. Years of waifu wars and no victor. But that won't happen.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 19 днів тому

      Yeah the bonding mechanics were not fit for this series at all imo. Lloyd and Elie are the most natural fit for each other, it's no contest, and Rean is kind of up in the air, but I'd want them to just choose one and be done with this nonsense too. I don't know if you've seen the Kai no Kiseki previews, but we may get an answer for one of them in that game... maybe.

  • @Karryu1995
    @Karryu1995 22 дні тому

    if you spoiled yourself, fuck you just kidding unless?

  • @RyeAkai
    @RyeAkai 22 дні тому

    You really had me when you mentioned Lezard. He was definitely not a plot twist for me as a VP1 player, but it was still really fun being like "the hell's he doing in my party, hide Alice! He's a valkyrie freak!" Incredibly memorable in both games. At first I was "wait, a Kiseki villain in the bad list" then it was Cayenne and I was like "oh right, that guy. Makes sense". Love to see Weissman, Loewe and Osborne in the list. All 3 are so incredibly different, yet amazing for different things. Also very happy to see Ar Tonelico alive in the minds of other people. I think Mir was especially cool as she returned as playable in Ar Tonelico 2. OST of this franchise isn't talked about enough. It's funny you mention Team Aqua and Team Magma. I can't talk about the red-hair guy, but it's precisely the 3rd gen where I decided my time with pokemon was up. Finished the game, but didn't ever touch a pokemon game again. You didn't mention this, but I think that, ironically speaking, besied his cool appearance, one of the things that make Sephiroth so special in the first game is that he actually barely appears, and that just adds to his mystique (edgy) aura. We can see his trail of blood, so to speak, but we don't actually see him, we just know he's ahead of us, but eerily close at the same time. I love Xenoblade 3, but I do absolutely agree about Moebius. I think they had potential as this 3rd party controlling both sides to battle each other, but as a whole was kinda horribly executed. Z was very plain too. This would've definitely been my favorite Xenoblade game with better villains (something 2 did great and 1 was good, imo), but I can't easily call it the best because this is actually a big problem. Takes a lot away from what generally speaking a nice setting and some amazing party interactions. Loved the fact that Future Redeemed barely had any Moebius. Finally, opening up with Sergius and finishing up with Albedo... kudos for that. Sergius was indeed kinda bland, especially in a series full of great protagonists and antagonists, and even some amazing in-betweens. I'm not sure if he'd be among my "10 least favorites" but it does kinda stand out considering the game he's from... and one of the reasons is precisely because that same saga has Albedo, the biggest maniac out there who's absolutely amazing at his job of being a villain. Xenosaga 2 tends to be considered the black sheep of the saga because of its combat and art direction, but I actually love the game, and Albedo is likely the biggest reason. I do kinda miss here the Suikoden 2 antagonists. I think those are the first that came to mind as missing characters in the good list. In the same light, Delita from FFT. For antagonists, maybe because I just played it recently, but first that comes to mind is Ultima from FFXVI, which felt very underwhelming in what I otherwise consider a really nice story overall.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 19 днів тому

      Thanks for all the long comments recently. If you're interested, there is still a small community of Ar Tonelico fans out there, with one of the biggest contributors Aquagon having done a relocalization of Ar Tonelico 2 back in 2017 that was very good, and is currently working on a fan translation of Ciel Nosurge, which we never got in the west. FF7: I should have gone into more detail on Sephiroth, but it had been quite a while since I played the game, so I didn't want to say anything that would sound wrong. Xenosaga: I'm glad you liked it. I love this series, and Xenosaga 2 has many of my favorite moments in the entire Xeno series, even though it's a pain to play through. I do hope that they will re-release the trilogy some day, but it seems like Bamco doesn't want to. As for Suikoden, I have not played it but I hear a lot of good things, so maybe I will one day.

    • @RyeAkai
      @RyeAkai 18 днів тому

      @@LowestExpectations I'll check the Ar Tonelico thing. Might even be an excuse to replay the games, since it's been a long while since I played them. I sure recommend Suikoden. Like, considering the videos I've seen lately, I don't see how you wouldn't like them, especially 2 and 4 (they also used to be like the go-to franchise of related games before Trails became a thing). Not sure if you played Future Redeemed, but without saying much, I will say that DLC gave me at least a tiny bit of hope about Xenosaga maybe getting some form of rerelease at some point. Or maybe it's just me dreaming, but it'd be nice.

  • @MandalorOrdo
    @MandalorOrdo 24 дні тому

    Im so glad i found another Alisa hater. I hope she never becomes playable again. EVER.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 19 днів тому

      Fortunately she hasn't been confirmed for Kai.... yet.

  • @KiryuZer0
    @KiryuZer0 24 дні тому

    Moebius are like Powerranger Monsters of the week they come do their stupid stuff transform and die. Still liked Xenoblade 3 though. Also, I think the pure disrespect not even mentioning Kefka, the clown who manipulated an Empire and became a god, is worth a dislike Kefka is such a good Vilian, he at least would have deserved an Honorable mention.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 24 дні тому

      That's a good comparison lol. Did you watch the honorable mentions? He's at 59:08, and the reason he isn't on the main list is because I didn't finish FF6 due to being spoiled.

  • @KiryuZer0
    @KiryuZer0 24 дні тому

    This List reminded me why Ar Tonelico 2 is one of my favorite JRPGs. I was so hooked I played through the game in 4 settings, good thing you don't need much sleep when you are younger... Also, I don't have such a great dislike with Rex I am more meh about him like with Xenoblade 2 it's just too much of a mesh of stuff that's unbearable at times. They did redeem themself with Noah and Mio in Xenoblade 2 though who even top Shulk for me.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 24 дні тому

      Oh yeah, AT2 is one of those games that gets its hooks in you and never lets go. To me, Noah and Mio are just okay. Not great but not bad either.

  • @JetTheBaron
    @JetTheBaron 25 днів тому

    No Doomsday Trance? The name itself should be able to put it on the list. Also yes, I know the ''trance'' part probably refers to the genre of music, but it could also mean you're in a ''half-conscious state'', befitting of when it plays.

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 25 днів тому

      It is a good song. I just like the others more!

    • @JetTheBaron
      @JetTheBaron 24 дні тому

      @@LowestExpectations It's not even in the top 100? That's crazy

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 24 дні тому

      That's the thing about Falcom music, most of it is so good, pretty much any top 10 or 100 is valid. It's all just down to preference.

    • @JetTheBaron
      @JetTheBaron 22 дні тому

      @@LowestExpectations Fair

  • @oatmellofi
    @oatmellofi 25 днів тому

    thanks for shouting out dreamsweeper <3

    • @LowestExpectations
      @LowestExpectations 25 днів тому

      As a Minesweeper aficionado, how could I not? 😉 Thanks for checking out the video!

  • @oct.23mike64
    @oct.23mike64 26 днів тому

    Best fighters Pass 1 character *starts licking old fan salt*