Top 25 Best Tactical/Strategy JRPGs of All Time That You Should Play | 2023 Edition

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  • Final Fantasy Tactics needs a REMAKE!!
    Top 25 Best Tactical/Strategy JRPG Games of All Time | 2023 Edition
    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 Intro
    00:32 #25. Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity (PS2)
    01:15 #24. Vandal Hearts 2 (PS1)
    01:52 #23. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (DS, 3DS)
    02:29 #22. Phantom Brave (PC, PSP, PS2, Wii, Switch)
    03:11 #21. Triangle Strategy (PC, Switch)
    03:46 #20. Yggdra Union (PC, PSP, GBA, Switch)
    04:28 #19. Growlanser Generations (PS2)
    05:14 #18. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
    05:46 #17. Shining Force 2 (PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, Sega Genesis, Android)
    06:23 #16. Front Mission 1st: Remake (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
    07:02 #15. Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia (PC, PS4, Switch)
    07:39 #14. Fire Emblem Engage (Switch)
    08:15 #13. Pokémon Conquest (DS)
    08:47 #12. Super Robot Wars 30 (PC, PS4, Switch)
    09:25 #11. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)
    10:08 #10. Front Mission 5: Scars of the War (PS2)
    10:52 #9. Jeanne d'Arc (PSP)
    11:28 #8. Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (GBA)
    12:07 #7. Valykria Chronicles 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
    12:49 #6. Disgaea 5 (PC, PS4, Switch)
    13:32 #5. Tactics Ogre: Reborn (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch)
    14:18 #4. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (PC)
    14:55 #3. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)
    15:36 #2. TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children (PC)
    16:14 #1. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP, Android)
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  • @DancingDragonGames
    @DancingDragonGames 9 місяців тому +34

    What an honor to be on this list - thank you so much and glad you enjoyed SoW :) :) :)

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  9 місяців тому +5

      Thank you for making such a fantastic game! I hope you guys will make more tactic game or the sequel for SoW!

    • @Sevo-
      @Sevo- 9 місяців тому +3

      Psst dont abbreviate. For people like me who dont know what that stands for. its one less step we have to do to figure out what game it is. Which in a lot of cases makes or breaks a sale. Just too many games out there now lol.

    • @Sitamaks
      @Sitamaks 9 місяців тому +5

      @@Sevo- It's Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga, #4 on the list

    • @jamesson8916
      @jamesson8916 9 місяців тому

      This is the first game (Symphany of War) I've finished in a very long time. Enjoyed it from start to finish.

    • @jumiknight99
      @jumiknight99 8 місяців тому

      Thank you, for letting us relive the Ogres Battle experience.🙇🙇

  • @adun24
    @adun24 9 місяців тому +11

    The games that got me into the genre were Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy Tactics A2. These titles tend to be overlooked and started to fade out with time, although they do not look dated yet

  • @xcalicojack
    @xcalicojack 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for putting FF Tactics as number one. Thats my favorite game lol.

  • @ZlatanIbrahimovic-qr1ml
    @ZlatanIbrahimovic-qr1ml 9 місяців тому +2

    It's a great list. You made me want to play Shining force again.

  • @ren5game
    @ren5game 9 місяців тому +2

    Nice list always, troubleshooter is gg

  • @PetrosVanBrother
    @PetrosVanBrother 9 місяців тому +5

    Ohhh I really love VAndal Hearts 2!!! One of my favourites of all time!!! Check Shinning force III for Saturn, there are 3 episodies connected (you can export your saved game between games) and all are translate (by fans) to english

  • @SlayerSeraph
    @SlayerSeraph 9 місяців тому +5

    Valkyria Chronicles 4 is definitely the best - so great putting it out up there! Kai is awesome too!

    • @nr2676
      @nr2676 9 місяців тому +2

      ,,Was'' the best because VC4 sold very poorly at release date both in Japan (worst selling game in series in Japan), and on West (overshadowed by Fire Emblem Three Houses, Dragon Quest XI, and Octopath Traveler + bad word of mounth from Valkyria Revolution). This series, unfortuantely probably is dead, along with developer Sega GE2 (Sega never mentioned about VC after 2018, and Sega GE2 + Mediavision do not made single game after that).

  • @rafaeltamashiro7339
    @rafaeltamashiro7339 9 місяців тому +2

    Great list, glad to see some of my all-time favourites such as Tactics Ogre (although I think I prefer PS1 version), FFT and Shining Force II, which was my first step into the genre.
    The obvious absence for me is Fire Emblem Awakening, which, in my opinion, is the best FE game and deserved at least Top 5.
    Triangle Strategy gets a lot of flak, undeservedly so, for the lengthy dialogs that often last longer than the actual battles but it has a lot of depth and should also be higher on the list. NG+ on hard mode was one of the most fun and challenges experiences I've ever had in a Strategy RPG.

  • @finalfayth9165
    @finalfayth9165 9 місяців тому +6

    very good liste , eternal poison , valkyrie profile covenant of the plume & The Diofield Chronicle are very good tactical jrpg too

  • @Augustizimo
    @Augustizimo 9 місяців тому +2

    MUST TRY!! Lost Eidolons, Mercenaries Saga, & Cross Tails

  • @rudidellama3718
    @rudidellama3718 7 місяців тому +1

    Overall a very good list, knowing some fandom the order or even some games is expecific series might be in different orders, the only game I feel this list is missing is the Shining Force 3 trilogy on the Sega Saturn, maybe Dragon Force, but I couldnt get into even with people saying alot of good things about it

  • @inderawahyudi2182
    @inderawahyudi2182 9 місяців тому +3

    Brigandine Forsena my favorite, Runersia is quite good too

  • @grandpowr
    @grandpowr 9 місяців тому +5

    Triangle Strategy is a bit low imo and Tactics Ogre should be second, but I liked the list overall

  • @KyraWS
    @KyraWS 3 дні тому +1

    Shout out to
    1. Luminous Arc 3
    2. Hoshigami
    3. Ragnarok Tactics
    4. La Pucelle Ragnarok
    5. Summon Nights 5
    6. Blazing Souls Accelate
    7. Front Mission 3
    I'm glad Jeanne D'Arc is on your list

  • @adrianescobar7558
    @adrianescobar7558 9 місяців тому +3

    Agree 110% with your video. Man, Path of radiance was for masochist,.. that game was incredible tough , .. where is the sequel Radiant Dawn?., nvm you have PSP's Jeanne D´ Arc!! now you are my friend! haha. I miss Ring of Red in that list thou.. good video. You have my "like".

  • @PrinceRizu7
    @PrinceRizu7 21 день тому +1

    Awesome list! Love all the gems you put in there

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  21 день тому

      Glad you like them!

  • @jhonm6347
    @jhonm6347 5 місяців тому +2

    I feel like no one knows about Jeanne D'arc, I'm glad to see it here, this is the game that captured my interest in turn based rpg's. Oh, I miss the handheld era

  • @Arome909
    @Arome909 9 місяців тому +1

    Pleasantly surprised to see Jeanne d'Arc!!

  • @BaseCreation
    @BaseCreation 9 місяців тому +1

    Troubleshooter is probably one of the highest hidden gems that beats so many others of it genres. I’de say it’s in the top 3 tactics games along with fire emblem and xcom 2, probably beating both.

  • @ValeVin
    @ValeVin 7 місяців тому +2

    It's a good list, but I think it might be a little confused about Tactics Ogre: Reborn. The whole "classes gain levels, characters don't gain levels in a class" thing was from the really old Playstation Portable version of the game. Reborn is a remake that ditched that mechanic and added/changed a lot of the gameplay systems in general. Now your character has an individual level, and that's used to decide what they have access to in every class. So you might have a lv 40 knight with Phalanx III and a level 45 knight with Phalanx IV deployed in the same battle.
    (I think because Reborn gets called a 'remaster' sometimes, people didn't realize how much the combat, levelling system, and classes systems were completely changed. I imagine they wanted to avoid the term remake, but it's confused a lot of people who were expecting the PSP version with better graphics and got completely different gameplay, classes, etc.)

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  7 місяців тому +1

      Yeah i wanted to make tactics ogre reborn for the script and ends up mixing some details between reborn and the psp because i thought they are the same thing except some quality improvement, customization and class changes (I haven't played the reborn that far when i uploaded this video since i thought they are the same). And then realized it a week later that after playing further that the leveling system is different. It's a bit of misinformation from my part, but I've already fixed the information on the next videos. Thanks for pointing that out :)

    • @ValeVin
      @ValeVin 7 місяців тому

      @@JoelRPG No worries! I'm still catch up to the present, so that video is in my future =] Did you finish CODA 4 on Reborn yet? I entered Reborn with a lot of trepidation (I *love* the female rogue class from LUCT and my favorite character in that game was a ninja using the 2H cursed bow, things that the new version can't do), but even full of trepidation, Reborn completely won me over to the point where after waffling on if LUCT or War of the Lions was my favorite game of all time, Reborn has now thoroughly taken the top spot. I even ended up farming Ambicion and Brynhildr II for fun before putting it away.

  • @nr2676
    @nr2676 9 місяців тому +6

    1. Radiant Historia
    2. Vandal Hearts
    3. Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Japan only) / Front Mission 3
    4. Valkyria Chronicles 1 & 4
    5. SMT Devil Survivor: Overclocked / SMT Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
    6. Shining Force 2 & 3
    7. Growlancer
    8. Langrisser 3-5
    9. Tactic Ogre / Tactic Ogre: Reborn
    10. Final Fantasy: Tactics
    11. Jeanne D'Arc
    12. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance / Radiant Dawn
    13. Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones / The Blazing Blade
    14. Fire Emblem: Awakening
    15. Disgaea 5
    16. Disgaea 2 & 4
    17. Front Mission 1 & 2
    18. Fron Mission Remake
    19. Super Robot Wars F (Japan only)
    20. Super Robot Wars 30
    21. Triangle Strategy
    22. Advance Wars
    23. Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia
    24. Majin Tensei 2: Spiral Nemesis (Japan only)
    25. Stella Deus

  • @eduardoabreu9949
    @eduardoabreu9949 15 днів тому +1

    Came here just to check if troubleshooter is on the list. Its on second... so okay, your list is valid.

  • @andr0zzsenpai
    @andr0zzsenpai 7 місяців тому +1

    Shout out to Stella Glow, the last game of defunct game studio imageepoch. One of the best strategy RPGs on the 3DS.

  • @sararahoshizora552
    @sararahoshizora552 6 місяців тому +1

    Troubleshooter abandoned child is very good! Really worth to play with.

  • @guruthosamarthruin4459
    @guruthosamarthruin4459 9 місяців тому +3

    I thought the battle system in Vandal Hearts 2 was VERY innovative, with the fact that you and the enemy move simultaneously, and I loved that. Nobody else (that I know of) has tried that.

    • @acidwizard6528
      @acidwizard6528 9 місяців тому +1

      A battle system where every time you move, the enemy moves is a staple of the "Rogue-like" genre. There are other Japanese style tactical games like that including Torneko's Great Adventure, Shiren the Wanderer, Azure Dreams, Chocobo's Dungeon etc. Vandal Hearts 2 stands out from those by having large party based battles while the games I listed are dungeon crawlers.

    • @bobrong9645
      @bobrong9645 9 місяців тому

      @@acidwizard6528
      Not really, I assume you haven't played the game so you should try it to understand what op said.

    • @acidwizard6528
      @acidwizard6528 9 місяців тому +1

      @@bobrong9645 I played both Vandal Hearts games when they were fairly new over 20 years ago. Having an enemy move when your character moves is not at all unique to VH2. Maybe you should try some of the games I mentioned so you can understand the similarities.

  • @andrearossi7209
    @andrearossi7209 8 місяців тому +1

    I would have mentioned Gungnir as well

  • @mountainmgtow5421
    @mountainmgtow5421 4 місяці тому +1

    Duuuuude, we get it. You love Front Mission and Fire Emblem. Geez.

  • @GeorgeWeeman
    @GeorgeWeeman 2 місяці тому +2

    Good list, but my list would of included Shining Force 3, Kartia The Word of Fate, Saiyuki Journey West, and Vanguard Bandits.

  • @speero
    @speero 6 місяців тому +2

    FFT as #1 of all time is all I need to know the list is gonna be good and see what it has in it.

    • @Jugement
      @Jugement 3 місяці тому

      TS at 21 was all i needed to know that the list is bad

  • @mataal8770
    @mataal8770 8 місяців тому +2

    vanguard bandits remake or new story please

  • @ShadowWolf2023-yp5zg
    @ShadowWolf2023-yp5zg 4 місяці тому +1

    The greatest Tactical RPG is Kessen 1, 2 and 3. Very fun. It not exactly RPG like as you don't level your forces up, but they do get stronger with better tactics.

  • @serathusstudios549
    @serathusstudios549 3 місяці тому +1

    This is not in particular order right? TO should be around top 3. Also why no Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

  • @roykalager2360
    @roykalager2360 4 місяці тому +1

    HELP!!! Has anyone seen a UA-cam thumbnail. Of a red hair anime dude in a school uniform business suit. With a big executioner sword. I think he was on a car. The building behind him was on fire. The title was talking about. Turn based strategy or tactics games.

  • @othergrimm6592
    @othergrimm6592 2 місяці тому +1

    Looks like Unicorn Overlord might belong on this list soon, too!

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  2 місяці тому

      Can't wait!

  • @DMaster8686
    @DMaster8686 9 місяців тому +1

    I mean you mentioned the pokemon one and skipped FF Tactics Advance 1 and 2 and Digimon Survive?

  • @AgatBro
    @AgatBro 8 місяців тому +1

    ok. wow. actually VERY impressed with this tier list. job-fucking-well done sir. 👏👏👏
    edit:
    few great titles id highly recommend checking out are la pucelle tactics and makai Kingdom

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  8 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed!

  • @paulchavez1651
    @paulchavez1651 2 місяці тому +1

    Hoshigami was a hidden little gem. Shame we didnt get to see it.

  • @sumo2815
    @sumo2815 4 місяці тому +2

    After spending over 200 hours on Troubleshooter, I can say with confidence that it is definitely one of my top RPG games with how fun it gets.

    • @jaytecx5942
      @jaytecx5942 4 місяці тому

      I played Troubleshooter last Christmas and thought it was good to a point. There were a lot of NPC side missions, and it felt kinda drawn out. Still worth playing though, and fantastic artwork.

  • @Roge9
    @Roge9 8 місяців тому +2

    my main issue with shining force is the fact that the turns are randomly generated. Personally find it a bit annoying.

  • @ste5711
    @ste5711 9 місяців тому +2

    Symphony of war♥️

  • @Suiko333
    @Suiko333 4 місяці тому +1

    If you're looking for a fun SRPG to play, do yourself a favor and try Phantom Brave.
    A few seconds of gameplay footage doesn't do it justice. It's super quirky and unique, with one-of-a-kind battle system. There's no other game like it.

  • @matteocaldi1832
    @matteocaldi1832 4 місяці тому +1

    What about ogre battle?

  • @MrBronsonNY
    @MrBronsonNY 6 місяців тому +1

    I highly recommend the Shining Force series for the Sega Saturn

  • @harbatyar7080
    @harbatyar7080 9 місяців тому +1

    nice

  • @MasterSolo82
    @MasterSolo82 6 місяців тому +1

    Next time don't forget Langrisser (original series) plz))

  • @eduardochristian2723
    @eduardochristian2723 Місяць тому +1

    SD Gundam G Generation?

  • @rambo32404
    @rambo32404 9 місяців тому +1

    So sad that fire emblem three house only in Switch :(

  • @amparoordonez5177
    @amparoordonez5177 9 місяців тому +2

    Divinity original sin 2 is best of history

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  9 місяців тому +1

      its not jrpg tho :)

  • @josephzamer5802
    @josephzamer5802 9 місяців тому +4

    dude I like your list but Front Mission 3 for the psone is far better than any other in the franchise, and topping even with the 5th

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  9 місяців тому +2

      Hmm i found 5 more enjoyable, but yes 3rd is also one of my favourites

    • @josephzamer5802
      @josephzamer5802 9 місяців тому

      @@JoelRPG yeah, my issue wasn´t really with 5, but more with the remake of the first on the list, but I understand people should begin by the ¨beginning¨

  • @hissingchrist
    @hissingchrist 9 місяців тому +1

    No Advance Wars?

  • @user-pv8jg8yi9y
    @user-pv8jg8yi9y 6 місяців тому +1

    whats the last game after fft

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  6 місяців тому

      stella deus

  • @P.S.1977
    @P.S.1977 5 місяців тому +1

    I played 6 Games from your List and in my opinion is shining Force better than FF tactics.

  • @bot-kj2cs
    @bot-kj2cs 9 місяців тому +1

    tactics ogre at #5? gotte be kidding me. that's the OG. the title should be "MY Top 25 Best Tactical/Strategy JRPG of All Time That You Should Play"

  • @rafaelsalessouzasalessouza2442
    @rafaelsalessouzasalessouza2442 9 місяців тому +1

    anyone know name of the jprg shooter

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  9 місяців тому

      valkyria chronicles 4?

  • @user-kn4gy7kq3f
    @user-kn4gy7kq3f 9 місяців тому +2

    Shining force 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @TheCorrectOpinionBelow
    @TheCorrectOpinionBelow 9 місяців тому +1

    Who is in the thumbnail?

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  9 місяців тому +1

      kai from valkyria chronicles 4

  • @madnight1553
    @madnight1553 7 місяців тому +1

    Engage combat gameplay is a lot better than 3house but everything else is a lot worse especially the story

  • @mustoishi5439
    @mustoishi5439 6 місяців тому +2

    Ah why Espectral Soul its not on the list .. that game have amazing story with 2 ending bad and true ending .
    Absloutly Hidden Gem .

    • @lordasuka83h50
      @lordasuka83h50 3 місяці тому

      Yeah, Spectral Souls is great. Maybe it is not popular because it is not Square Enix.

  • @TuanNguyen-oo5wc
    @TuanNguyen-oo5wc 9 місяців тому +1

    I think tactical is the weakest part of fire Emblem 3 houses, engage is much better in the tactical gameplay part

  • @HyunminKim-gp4sv
    @HyunminKim-gp4sv 2 місяці тому +1

    Troubleshooter is a Korean game. Not Japanese.

  • @citizengomez7214
    @citizengomez7214 8 місяців тому +1

    No project x zone? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @nervantes
    @nervantes Місяць тому +1

    FFT is a great game but it's not the best SJRPG. Getting bored of seeing this as number one everywhere just because its a classic

  • @lordasuka83h50
    @lordasuka83h50 3 місяці тому +1

    I don't know what to say. FE7 is boring AXE users win the game, FE PoR is about Ike + horsemen.

  • @sunekoo
    @sunekoo 9 місяців тому +2

    I have a hard time believing you’ve even played any of these games. Describing VH2 gameplay as “not innovative” when it was the first game in the genre to use simultaneous player and enemy movement shows this.

    • @JoelRPG
      @JoelRPG  9 місяців тому

      I said, it's not the most innovative. Yes it's a refreshing mechanic, but i didn't found it particularly game changing or anything. I love vandal hearts 2 for the ost, combat feel (regardless of the new mechanic), skill animation and story. But then again, it's just my subjective opinion.

    • @josephperry1356
      @josephperry1356 9 місяців тому

      yeah the dual turns was an interesting thing feature of that game, I enjoyed and conquered both Vandal Hearts games. The pickaxe that has "block make" BREAKS the game though lol, one of the biggest bugs I've ever seen. Climb on top of the blocks and control the battlefield so easily

  • @endisbegun27
    @endisbegun27 2 місяці тому +1

    mostly good list, but man TO reborn is far and away the worst version of that game

  • @guruthosamarthruin4459
    @guruthosamarthruin4459 9 місяців тому +2

    Engage? Worst Fire Emblem game in ~20 years.

  • @kirururik
    @kirururik 8 місяців тому +8

    what a boring list, might as well just say "old tactical rpg games that are outdated but because of nostalgia were going to pretend they are the best"

    • @Mo_Mudabber
      @Mo_Mudabber 5 місяців тому

      Your so pathetic for being triggered by someone’s personal choices like grow up 😘

    • @ShadowWolf2023-yp5zg
      @ShadowWolf2023-yp5zg 4 місяці тому +3

      Rather play the old rather than the new in my opinion. I don't need 4K to play games.

    • @futrecacao
      @futrecacao 4 місяці тому +2

      Wtf bro, top 15 has 8 games released after 2010, top 10 has 5