8:20 I only played Neptunia Rebirth 1 and 2 so far, and they're a "Turn your brain off" games for me. They're enjoyable, and have a charm I can't explain, but only if you find the character designs appealing. Some off them are too much for me, though... Anyway, the Conquest ending of Neptunia 2 (the darkest ending in my opinion) still lives in my mind today.
I’m currently wrapping up the first Like A Dragon (it’s really good btw) so I can finally jump into Infinite Wealth, which is supposed to be even better. The writing is just so clever, the story has a perfect blend of soap-operatic drama and irreverent humor, and the characters are so well developed and likable - Ichiban Kasuga is easily one of my favorite game characters ever, although that said he’s a bit of an early-40s manchild so he’s easy to relate to. 😂 Highly recommended if you find the time!
Damn you've got me sold! Everything I've heard about it sounds like it would be my next favorite game. I've just been holding off cuz I think I wanna do a full game stream of it after I beat FFX
True! This genre went hard this year. It's cool to see Metaphor grabbing up a lot of awards though. I just picked that one up too so I'm really looking forward to it. I love Atlus rpgs and it did seem pretty good from the demo.
Unicorn Overlord isn't an Atlus game, it's published by SEGA & Atlus, which is why there's the Atlus logo on the cover, but it has not been developped by them. The game's dev studio is Vanillaware, the devs who made 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim for exemple.
Tbh Neptunia is one of the most fun jrpg franchises (if you only count the mainline games) Some games are light-hearted and others will just crash your heart (mk2 and vii) Also the games don't really focus much on the fan service especially in the early games, heck they make fun of it most of the time. The best way to describe it is the Shoujo version of Gintama.
The mainline games are Neptunia 1,mk2, Victory and vii. The original 3 are for the ps3 however there are ps vita/pc ports of the games called the re birth trilogy in my opinion that's the best way to play those games the only downside about them and especially re birth 1 is that the story is completely different from the original but the gameplay is superior. There is also a ps5 port of re birth 1 called Neptunia re verse which in my opinion is the best way to experience the game. Now if you want to see the whole series start with re birth 1/re verse, if you want to check the best of the franchise vii is the one to go (but you will also have a lot of questions about the world if you just jump straight to that one) I didn't want to make it this long but i hope i helped without confusing you too much :P
Persona 3's remake and GBF Relink were honestly all I needed to consider 2024 hella memorable. Relink might still be my favorite combat next to Monster Hunter out of any action combat, even NieR. Then we got Metaphor and Unicorn Overlord, holy hell. I'm still playing the PSN releases of Front Mission, yet they keep rolling out PS1-PS2 remakes and it's melting my face.
Oh nice! Didn't realize the combat was such a draw for Granblue Fantasy that's got me more interested for sure. Vagrant Story is one of the last big rpgs from that era I'm missing out on but soon!
Thank goodness for RE games being SHORTER than your average jRPG! (Unless you're playing RE4 Remake on Professional Mode trying to min-max everything 100% for platinum trophy... THEN you're looking at 100+ hours jRPG length RE4 gaming right there between Leon & Ada modes, retrying each chapter save points for every S+ run, ultimate wpn/accessory unlocks, mercenaries mini-game hi scores etc. ;)
I can't imagine what a 60 hour campaign for a RE game would look like 😆 I think 4 nailed the pacing though. I never really got bored of an area before moving on and there's enough variety there to keep things feeling fresh the whole time. I dunno if I've got the chops for professional but I'll definitely be doing at least another run or two.
@@davidblainescharizard well I assume RE4's devs expect most players would play Professional on New Game Plus so they can just use infinite rocket launcher from the Merchant... or at least play Professional with bonus weapons unlocked by completing certain challenges on lower difficulty modes such as the unbreakable knife, handcannon Magnum, or chicago machinegun (rather than crazy players like me attempting Professional without any of those super items ahahaha ;)
This year absolutely COOKED me! Don't get me wrong, I loved the majority of titles that arrived this year, but HOLY SHIT. I'm going to have problems clearing out my backlog now. 😅
Really good video, thanks for shining spotlight at some of those games!
8:20 I only played Neptunia Rebirth 1 and 2 so far, and they're a "Turn your brain off" games for me. They're enjoyable, and have a charm I can't explain, but only if you find the character designs appealing. Some off them are too much for me, though... Anyway, the Conquest ending of Neptunia 2 (the darkest ending in my opinion) still lives in my mind today.
Having a early midlife crisis when Im starting to yo realize i may not live long enough to ever finish my entire backlog of games.....😢
Ohh noooo! You'll get em done, man. there's still time!
I have 15 years worth of backlog of anime and 10 years worth of backlog of games yeah not going to happen in this life
Missed Ys Nordics, Romancing Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven, and Mario and Luigi…which would add about 120-130 hours to your total playtime
Oh shit! I knew about the other two but I didn't notice there was a new Ys as well? It's too much! 😆
I’m currently wrapping up the first Like A Dragon (it’s really good btw) so I can finally jump into Infinite Wealth, which is supposed to be even better. The writing is just so clever, the story has a perfect blend of soap-operatic drama and irreverent humor, and the characters are so well developed and likable - Ichiban Kasuga is easily one of my favorite game characters ever, although that said he’s a bit of an early-40s manchild so he’s easy to relate to. 😂 Highly recommended if you find the time!
Damn you've got me sold! Everything I've heard about it sounds like it would be my next favorite game. I've just been holding off cuz I think I wanna do a full game stream of it after I beat FFX
i’m shocked a jrpg didn’t win goty in a yr that i feel they carried. either way it’s been a great yr for the genre
True! This genre went hard this year. It's cool to see Metaphor grabbing up a lot of awards though. I just picked that one up too so I'm really looking forward to it. I love Atlus rpgs and it did seem pretty good from the demo.
Unicorn Overlord isn't an Atlus game, it's published by SEGA & Atlus, which is why there's the Atlus logo on the cover, but it has not been developped by them.
The game's dev studio is Vanillaware, the devs who made 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim for exemple.
Tbh Neptunia is one of the most fun jrpg franchises (if you only count the mainline games) Some games are light-hearted and others will just crash your heart (mk2 and vii)
Also the games don't really focus much on the fan service especially in the early games, heck they make fun of it most of the time. The best way to describe it is the Shoujo version of Gintama.
What do you think the best game is to get started with the series? I've been aware of it for a while, but there are a lot of games!
The mainline games are Neptunia 1,mk2, Victory and vii. The original 3 are for the ps3 however there are ps vita/pc ports of the games called the re birth trilogy in my opinion that's the best way to play those games the only downside about them and especially re birth 1 is that the story is completely different from the original but the gameplay is superior. There is also a ps5 port of re birth 1 called Neptunia re verse which in my opinion is the best way to experience the game. Now if you want to see the whole series start with re birth 1/re verse, if you want to check the best of the franchise vii is the one to go (but you will also have a lot of questions about the world if you just jump straight to that one) I didn't want to make it this long but i hope i helped without confusing you too much :P
Persona 3's remake and GBF Relink were honestly all I needed to consider 2024 hella memorable. Relink might still be my favorite combat next to Monster Hunter out of any action combat, even NieR. Then we got Metaphor and Unicorn Overlord, holy hell. I'm still playing the PSN releases of Front Mission, yet they keep rolling out PS1-PS2 remakes and it's melting my face.
Also, no Vagrant Story under your belt? Are you a masochist?
Oh nice! Didn't realize the combat was such a draw for Granblue Fantasy that's got me more interested for sure. Vagrant Story is one of the last big rpgs from that era I'm missing out on but soon!
Ys X western localization came out this year too, phenomenal game
Cant believe i missed that one! So far the only Ys I've played was VIII but that one was really good
Thank goodness for RE games being SHORTER than your average jRPG! (Unless you're playing RE4 Remake on Professional Mode trying to min-max everything 100% for platinum trophy... THEN you're looking at 100+ hours jRPG length RE4 gaming right there between Leon & Ada modes, retrying each chapter save points for every S+ run, ultimate wpn/accessory unlocks, mercenaries mini-game hi scores etc. ;)
I can't imagine what a 60 hour campaign for a RE game would look like 😆 I think 4 nailed the pacing though. I never really got bored of an area before moving on and there's enough variety there to keep things feeling fresh the whole time. I dunno if I've got the chops for professional but I'll definitely be doing at least another run or two.
@@davidblainescharizard well I assume RE4's devs expect most players would play Professional on New Game Plus so they can just use infinite rocket launcher from the Merchant... or at least play Professional with bonus weapons unlocked by completing certain challenges on lower difficulty modes such as the unbreakable knife, handcannon Magnum, or chicago machinegun (rather than crazy players like me attempting Professional without any of those super items ahahaha ;)
Yep.. Emerald Saga. Good luck to me getting back to that or importing a hard copy 😅
This year absolutely COOKED me! Don't get me wrong, I loved the majority of titles that arrived this year, but HOLY SHIT. I'm going to have problems clearing out my backlog now. 😅
Yup this was a really hard year to keep up with! Good stuff though!
Trails Through Daybreak: 80 Hours
Yeah if you’re only doing the story. My run was around 150
Thanks 2024... now I'm never gonna clear my jRPG backlog! 🥲
I feel your pain! I've still got a few PS1 rpgs on my list and it's starting to feel like I'll never get around to em 😅
That's the point of a backlog, to just keep growing and never get cleared. Lol😅
@@davidblainescharizard Glad to see I’m not the only one with PS1 JRPG’s still waiting to get beaten.
waste of time.
surely u don't mean all of these games ?
@ intentionally padded out genre to create the illusion of ‘value’.
@chunkymilk i agree, yeah. although i still like many of the games in the genre
You wanna see a real waste of time you should see how many hours I've got in smash bros ultimate