TOP 25 BEST JRPGS of All Time !
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Here's my top 25 best JRPGS of all time. Make sure to list your favorite RPGS of all time in the comments section below. I'll be reading through them.
0:00 Intro
0:45 25. PS2 Square Enix Epic
2:46 24. Switch SNES Remake
4:59 23. PS4 Platinum Games Epic
6:53 22. Gamecube SRPG Masterpiece
8:56 21. GBA Perfect Remake
10:59 20. PS1 Monolith Soft JRPG
12:48 19. PS2 JRPG Classic
14:18 18. Switch Modern SRPG
16:17 17. SNES Action RPG
17:37 16. Switch / PS5 Turn Based
19:05 15. PS1 Fantasy Classic
19:58 14. Switch 2017 Banger
21:43 13. GameCube / Dreamcast Sky RPG
23:33 12. DS Pokemon Revolution
25:14 11. ATLUS Modern Epic
26:42 10. DS Pokemon Remake
28:23 9. PS1 JRPG Revolution
29:52 8. Big Xbox 360 RPG
31:42 7. Monolith Soft Definitive
33:45 6. Massive Switch SRPG
35:45 5. The BEST Final Fantasy
37:57 4. Platinum's Kinda RPG
40:21 3. A SRPG Awakening
42:20 2. The BEST Monolith Soft Game
45:35 1. The SNES JRPG
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Final Fantasy 9 is peak!!
FF9 is my Nr.1, a meaningful masterpiece like no other
VII was great but 9 was just Another Level Amazing IX Remake hoping it will capture the Magic of OG IX
It is my fav FF game and possibly my all time fav of all games Iv played.
ff9 is so magical
9 is my all time favorite mainline FF!
Lost Odyssey mentioned! 🥳
Heck yeah and all the secret boss are amazing too!
It is always interesting to hear a personal best games list because it gives a glimpse into how someone connected with these games and what they mean to them as a gamer. You discover what elements of a genre are more important than others to this person and what it is about games that hold appeal. Then you can compare that to yourself and see where you overlap in what is important to you in a game. No two gamers will have the exact same priorities, there may be many similarities but what keeps you to continue playing games you enjoy is something very personal, and sharing the reason these games are so important to us without any grandstanding egos getting in the way is something that should be done more often. Regardless of how much your personal list might overlap with OJ's, just sharing which games we think are special and telling why is a great thing in itself. That is the core of who you are as a gamer.
I like how u explain the game and don't spoil it at the same time
My favourite RPGs are #1 Xenogears, #2 Chrono Trigger, #3 Witcher 3, #4 FF4, 6, 7, 8, and X, #5 Skies of Arcadia.
'Beat Em and Eat Em' for Atari couldn't crack your top 5?
As a creator, I have to acknowledge your efforts with the titles. You had 25 teaser titles that dont reveal the actual game
Not gonna hold you bro. This video got me CONSIDERING making a JPRG Playthrough Channel. CONSIDERING. lol
@@AvidanSmith🥱
Man, by far the best video you’ve done in a while. Bluntly I don’t like your news coverage, but when you cover just games I find your enthusiasm infectious.
I would like to see you cover more classics you enjoy in an in depth way.
Great list!
You put Atlstral Chain on 4th! So happy there's someone to constantly mention this epic game❤
Such a great game. Still not sure how he classifies it as an RPG, let alone a JRPG.
Great video! Makes me wanna go back to my backlog .
Great video! Lots of nostalgia. Surprised you had so many Pokémon games, but can't fault the list. Keep it up OJ!
Sweet topic man, thanks
Great top 25 mate
Watching the player delete Thunder Wave instead if Thundershock when Pikachu learned Thunderbolt was painful
Great list, great work! I have basically finished all the ones on the list...except the pokémon games.
I am surprised Ys Viii Lacrimosa of Dana is not on your list. I played Astral Chain, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Octopath Traveler and all three of these cannot hold a candle to how good Ys Viii is.
Kudos on the list, OJ.
Really cool list. Your #1 is actually my fave game of all time.
Love your videos !! Thank you for the effort you put on them !
Really fun list and full of amazing choices! I'd love to hear what your top 25 characters are now!
I love that Astral Chain was added to this list!
He adds it in almost every list 😂 Gotta try the game if it's so amazing
I can't chose between XC1, XC2 and XC3, I usually rate them all as my favourite games ever, including even X lol 😭I just love them all so much
My favorite is 2, but I can respect those who prefer 1. I hate 3.... nothing but filler.
2 is my favorite, but I really enjoyed 3. The story is interesting, but the villains aren't as memorable as 2 or 1. I would say what happens with Noah and Mio is peak story telling and the climax for the game (THAT SCENE) was heart wrenching and the twist was immaculate. I'd say Zed was just a weak main villain but overall the game was amazing, and the ending of the dlc makes me hopeful for the future. A future connected. @@bethanyh1637
Exactly.
I would say XC2 is my favorite, XC1 being second favorite and XC3 being my least favorite. I don't know how to explain it but for all the improvements XC3 made, there was just something missing that it's predecessors had and I've never been able to put my finger on what.
They're all great though and I can completely understand why any one of them would be someone's favorite.
I actually thought 3 was the overall best.
So many great rpgs not enough time. Really great list of a variety of rpgs!
Great list.
Amazing video, thanks man. I don't really play JRPGs, but you inspired me to give some a try. I've been wanting to play Xenogears and the Xenoblade trilogy.
Fire Emblem Three Houses is a great introduction to JRGPs.
It's really good and detailed but really user friendly. RPG elements are treated without rush and the teaching part of the gameplay is very intuitive.
Ff7 and ff8 are my favorite games of all time. And somehow the 7 trilogy is even better
I am playing the Remake right now and for someone who doesn't played 7 back then: the Story is really good and i love Sephiroth and Tifa and the graphics but - at least the first one - is tedious
Right?
If they ever remake Chrono Trigger, they need to give it this level of service.
I really love the VII Remake trilogy (at least the two we got, can't wait for the third)
Great list, OJ!
My back log just got bigger, including games I want to replay now.
Such an epic list OJ, and of course I'm so glad to see all 3 mainline Xenoblade games in here!
great list! i share a lot of these picks!
Triangle Strategy is an Underrated Gem 💎 and I got the 3 Non True Endings and have to do the True Ending Path
Great video! I was hoping to see 1 N64 or Saturn game there but there you go.
You a real one for giving fire red and leaf green some love. Those are my favorite Pokémon games and I think all the other ones get mentioned over them
I completely agree, FRLG are some of the most underrated entries in the mainline series
That's a nice list!
I liked a lot of those games (well almost 20 of those i have played).
Including Triangle Strategy but no spot for Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre is pretty much objectively wrong (subjectively, of course 😉)
triangle strategy was way too restrictive for my taste
OJ! Love and respect your list! I was surprised not to see Legend of Dragoon, Star Ocean 2, and Golden Sun. I’m sure you have buy if you haven’t played any of them. I’m sure you would love them!
Golden Sun is criminally overrated. A 4 out of 10 to me
legend of Dragoon is awesome but it gets no love. golden sun and dark age together is amazing
great video OJ
Great top 25 list, although there’s a few RPG franchises missing, especially with the trails of/Kiseki/Legend of Heroes series but outside of that top notch, although Xenogears is in my top 10 and would have been in my top 5 if not for what happened with the budget and the second disk debacle.
One day OJ when your old as dust you’ll get down on this series and fall in love with it lol. Even then though Xeno series is peak RPG franchise still, imo.
Great video!
Great video as always OJ!!
Aweseome list!
Your top pick is spot on!
Genuine question, did you ever play the Golden Sun series? The first two (and I personally really liked the third) are amazing, and personally they have to be up there in terms of RPG's. Maybe not top 10, but very close. Also the lack of Earthbound is sad. But you have a solid list. I stopped playing Pokemon after Sapphire and outside of Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, I never got into Fire Emblem. I have Xenoblade 3, but I need to beat the second one first. Loved the first. Tales of Symphonia was also great.
Don’t usually comment but just had to say I really resonated with you on Fire Emblem Awakening! I know it’s probably not the best Fire Emblem but I think it has a way of hooking itself in the right people and making a huge impact. Great list overall!
Final Fantasy IX and Chrono Trigger will be forever my number 1 ❤
I know this is your list... but the absence of any Nihon Falcom game on a JRPG list is heart-wrenching lol
Completely agree. I think it's a gaping black hole in a otherwise good list.
In short - It's close, but no cigar...
He put Chrono Trigger as #1, so cut him some slack. He doesn't even have Golden Sun on this list.
He got XenoGears, Fire Emblem Awakening and Dragon Quest VIII on the list.
@@michaelp4122 >Golden Sun? It should be on the WORST JRPGs ever list.
@@vittoriopugliese3352Golden Sun, the handheld JRPG with a 91% metacritic, literally higher than any other dedicated handheld JRPG (2nd only to Fire Emblem Awakening at 92%).
You think that is the worst?
Really? Very few JRPG's have a metacritic above 90%+ FFVII Remake only has an 87% and VII Rebirth is only 92%.
The highest rated Ys is only 85% (Ys VIII). The highest Trails game is 83% (Trails in the Sky the 3rd).
If you think Golden Sun is the worst JRPG, then you simply don't like JRPG's.
@@michaelp4122 I love Golden Sun but if it's necessary in a list then it should be in the Ugliest JRPG's of All Time. It looks really bad and I already thought that when it came out. Still, you guys cry too much about not having your favs on the list when you surely haven't played all of the games in this list. You don't have to play all of them to make a list and maybe he just didn't play any Ys, Trails game till the end.
Glad to see Xenogears on there, it's definitely one of the most epic ones
fantastic list
ALL 3 XENOBLADES! What a list!
Wow what a list!
No mention of Vagrant Story, Tactic Ogre nor Final Fantasy Tactics which I thought were better than Triangle Strategy.
Love it. how you added a lot of fire emblem to your list. Fire Emblem is 💓.
I remember the first time I played FF X on my ps2, I didn't realize when the intro ended and the game started, it was an awesome feeling.
Kinda disappointed I didn't see the Legend of Heroes series on here. That series IMO has the most "humanity" needed when we're talking about the "role playing" aspect of rpgs. Plus Dragon Quest 11 had me choked up when you saw a certain character's lifeless body on screen considering I have a daughter.
Very solid top 3. I disagree with a few titles and placements, but it's a good list!
Top JRPG guy right here. I dont listen to anybody else on JRPGS, because you know your stuff.
But he missed many great jrpgs.
@@adrianhanko9723 idk he knows of games I never even heard of.
@@NosajTtimmedWorld
You know about
Mana Khemia
Dark Cloud
Shadow Hearts
Ni no Kuni
The Legend of Heroes Trails series
Atelier series?
He didn't include a single trails game, that just tells me not to trust him💀
@@gauravshahi6334 he talks about them sometimes, just watch him more often, he give his take.
I would recommend checking out Alundra and Landstalker, Brave Fencer Musashi, Star Ocean 2 and maybe the Golden Sun series. good list!
Nice list. I urge you to play Suikoden 2
It’s a fantastic game, and judging by your list, I would say it’s right up your alley. Cheers
*Shining Force 3*
I noticed a lot of tactics games on your list, and like you Awakening is my favourite Fire Emblem.
But try Shining Force 3 Scenarios #1-3. Scenario 3 specifically is my favourite tactics game. It's like Golden Sun and Fire Emblem had an N64 baby. It's basically perfect!
You do need to play Scenarios #1 & #2 first, and you will be able to import character weapons and stats when you start Scenario 3.
Octopath trailer 2 is definitely one of my top ten jrpgs
Loved the list and of course the 1st place. Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time. What a master piece!
I haven’t really played any of this jrpgs outside FF, pokemon, and chrono trigger and i fully respect your list and well made. Aside from zelda which got me into rpgs cuz of the adventure aspect and not including pokemon, the PS1 chrono trigger/FF4 bundle was the first time me and my brother got a actual hard copy rpg game and till this day aside from zelda, chrono trigger and FF4 are my favorite games of all time 😊
Great videos and overall great picks! I also agree with most of your choices specially number 1. However some problems with this list are 1. Too many pokemon games. 2. No vagrant story 💔
I'm really missing the Legends of Heroes series (Trails in the sky, Trails from Zero, Trails in Azure, Trails of Cold Steel I-IV etc). Totally agree with FE three houses and Persona 5 Royal
The first XC is by far the best game in the series, two or three never reached that level of story telling, and those Prison Island cut scenes are amongst the best in all of gaming. Also, the time the first game came out was more impressive, the game was stunning for a Wii game.
I’m so happy to see Final Fantasy 10 on this list… even if you put it on number 25 since I would put it number 1 on my personal list. The best story with such amazing games as its themes and messages spoke to me on a personal list
This list is GOATED.
my top 25 all time jrpgs
1- dragon quest 8 3ds version
2- valkery profile 2
3-xenoblade 1
4- final fantesy 9
5- persona 5 royale
6- shinmgami tensei V
7- star ocean 4
8- wild armes2
9- lost odessey
10- batten kaitos origins
11-eternal sonata
12- final fantesy 12
13- dragon quest 5 ps2
14- dragon quest 11
15- suikoden 2
16- grandia 2
17- resenance of fate
18- xeno saga 1
19- xenoblade 3 future conected
20- valkeria chronicols 1
21- shinmegami tensei 3
22- legaia 2
23- alundra 1
24- valkery profile 1
25- secret of mana 1
I am 130hrs deep in base XC3 and I am still not at the final chapter lol. Should I go ahead and play Future Redeemed after? I’ve read it’s best to play after you play XC1 and 2 first.
It is recommended to play Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 first.
Awesome first choice
Junichi Masuda from Pokemon was the composer for chrono trigger
Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2 (Sen no Kiseki) are by far my favourites. 3 and 4 are also nice but have definite shortcomings. Other favourites would be Shadow Hearts 2, Arc the Lad 2, Breath of Fire 3 and Tenchi Sozo to name a few. Still waiting for a new Ar Tonelico and having a Grandia remake in the same quality of Star Ocean 2 R would be very appreciated.
Skies of Arcadia definitely needs a rerelease in some form. More people need to play that game.
Great list man, but I'm surprised Chrono Cross, FF Tactics and Lunar Silver Star Story didn't make it. Those are some solid games too imo
Breath of Fire 3, Xenoblade 1 DE, Xenoblade 2, Shin Megami 3 Nocturne, Persona 4, Vagrant Story, Chrono Trigger.
I just purchased Xenoblade 3 that is just sitting in shelf, because I’m in the middle of my first final fantasy game (9), which I’m really liking… I’m discovering a lot more of this genre that I never really got much deep into… Before this I was only familiar with Pokémon and Fire Emblem games…
I am about to beat ff9, trying to beat it before thousand year door
It’s a great game
How was it? I just started FF VI and the next one is 9. Really high hopes for it.
@@edulohay956 It is really special. The one negative I have is that the loading times when entering a battle are absolutely atrocious, one of the most egregious in final fantasy. You cannot play this game at normal speed.
@@arnavmekala4578 oh so you are playing the original Ps1 version i assume? I think its fixed in later versions such as steam, ps4 and xbox.
@@edulohay956 oh no I am playing the remaster. The loading screen into the battles are still around 5-10 seconds long
Look man, I know this is your list, and I don't know if you tried to name a lot of different games and series in order to have a diverse list, but there is NO WAY IN HELL that games like Pokemon, Triangle Strategy, Secret of Mana, Octopath Traveler, etc are better than FF10. The fact that many of those games (and others such Astral Chain lolwut?) are higher than FF9 is also very bizarre.
You need to play the Shadow Hearts games, the second, and best, Shadow Hearts: Covenant features a pro-wrestling vampire who finds his weapons in the environment, a wolf who fights other dogs to learn new abilities, a puppeteer who gains skills by getting dresses for his doll, and even had Rasputin as one if the main villains
Amazing games, storytelling is top in these games. I hate say this cliché line, but I so genuinely find these games so underrated. I really wish for a HD remaster of these.
@@riyuphoenix4533 well we do have that spiritual successor from Kickstarter
Developed by the same people who made Lost Odyssey.
I haven't played this, but when I get a Steam Deck, this is #1 on my list. I prefer to play portably (Switch has been a blessing).
@@michaelp4122 I'm hoping it hits the switch successor... If not, PC for me
@@TysonGiffordMEYea, I own this for PS2, but I can't see myself playing on a PS2. If not a Steam deck, a PC with a PS2 controller adapter
Koudelka for PS1 as well, same developers.
OG you really need to start playing the Trails and Ys series. You owe that to yourself. I know it's a big time investment to catch up but given your tastes so far, there is no way that you will not love these franchises.
If he wants a taste of both series in one game, he can also try Tokyo Xanadu eX+. Granted - It's not a great and impressive as the Trails or Ys series, but at least it give a "taste". By the way - The next Tokyo Xanadu game is in development, and I am happy for that.
Another game series to try is the Atelier series (and Blue Reflection series) from Gust. Also - Not at the impressive level of the Trails or Ys series, but if you are a bit burned out by heavy and sometimes dark games, the Atelier series are guaranteed to brighten up your mood.
You have a good list, and you picked the exact Pokemons I would include inn mine. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Chrono Cross, Suikoden II, and Earthbound would be in my list that's not on yours.
I'm 33 years old and grew up playing games since I was 3 or 4. One genre I completely missed out on as a kid was the JRPG genre. I knew about Final Fantasy but for a long time it just didn't interest me. It wasn't until about 5 years ago that I finally started to really dive into the world of JRPGs and I'm so mad at my younger self for not getting into them sooner! I could have experienced so many great stories as a kid when I had more free time to invent in them. It takes a lot longer to play through them now, but I am trying to get to as many as I can!
Fire emblem was the first RPG I ever played on the GameCube & at the time I did not care for Strategy RPG type games... All of the changed after I played that Amazing game!!! It was so good!
ff7/ff8/ff9/smrpg/grandia/legend of dragoon/suikoden1/2/ff10/ff12/csotn/ and bunch of others are top 10 before anything from nintendo monolith
Are you not that big on the trails series??
ff12, vagrant story, lost odyssey, persona 3, fe3h
Best list I've seen ever
Bold move not mentioning FFT or Suikoden 2.
Chrono Trigger can't be beaten at this point. I tried introducing this game to people who never played it or heard of it. No hype, just "Hey, try this old game out". The results were what I expected. After an hour, they are hooked. After a day they can't drop it.
did you play fire emblem radiant dawn (sequel of path of radiance) ?
Don't know if you played it but Lufia II on SNES. That's gonna make your top 25 if you play it. Such underrated game.
Suikoden I & II are two of the best JRPG. Full of stories, side quests, and fun!!
Nice list. Mine is a bit more old school rpg centric, but i agree on your list with those titles being top notch.
Honorable mention for final fantasy 2/4!
Thank you for acknowledging FF6. I pray for a remake of this one!
My List
5. Fire Emblem Three Houses
4. XenoBlade Chronicles Definitive Edition
3. XenoBlade Chronicles 3 and Future Redeemed
2. Persona 4 Golden
1. Persona 5 Royal
and All of These Games are in my Top 10 VideoGames of All Time
I have no less than 74 games in my top 10 of all time.
Nice list, I haven't finished a lot of games on your list yet so can't rank them. I would have Xenogears, Like A Dragon (it does things no other game would dare), FF9 and both Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics in there though... and I wouldn't rank any Pokemon game or FFX (yes it was pretty, the grid system was cool but the story was pants compared to 6/7/9).
Mutant year zero road to Eden is not a JRPG, but it is a stealth/strategy RPG that is very fine, really catchy, has cool characters and is a game that once you get into it, you probably won't stop until you've beat it about 20 or so hours later!!!
It came out around 2018 and it's really good -
Criminal leaving out persona 3 and pokemon black2/white2 but a great list overall
It is a crime that DQ8 is not on modern systems.