10 Must-Play JRPG Remakes! | Backlog Battle
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- There was a time that I didn't like remakes - until I realized recently that I'd been playing remakes all my life! Here are 10 terrific JRPG remakes that are guaranteed will be worth your time playing!
0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
2:54 - NieR Replicant ver 1.22474487139...
4:24 - Super Mario RPG (Remake)
5:46 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
7:52 - Persona 3 Reload
8:57 - Demon's Souls (PS5)
10:22 - Tactics Ogre Reborn
11:55 - Ys: The Oath in Felghana
13:31 - Trials of Mana (Remake)
14:53 - Star Ocean: The Second Story R
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I speed read "terrific" as "terrible" at first and I was confused for a good minute thinking how my man's taste in games suddenly went down the shitter lol. Thanks for the recs
Bro me too
Glad that i am not the only one thinking like that at the first word 😂
Live A Live is also in here for me. Underrated cult classic that is remade in the beautiful HD-2D style from Team Asano, while also officially bringing the game to the west.
The Star Ocean Second Story remake should be the golden standard for future hd 2d/2.5d remakes, it's what I dreamed from a Suikoden/II remake, though I'll still take the upcoming rerelease.
I want to hear more about the Suikoden remasters! Haven't heard about them in quite a while!
I played Wanderers from Ys way back on the SNES and honestly didn't know Oath in Felgana was a remake of it(though I did know it was a remake of one of the earlier titles) until you get to the scene where you're thrown into a pit and then have to fight your way back up. That's when it clicked for me. I don't have a lot of solid memories of the older game, but that's one scene that stuck with me. At this point, I've played every released Ys title in one form or another except for that Mask one(5 I think, though I wouldn't swear on it).
I would add Memories of Celceta, Xenoblade Chronicles Defnitive Edition and the Atelier Marie Remake.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia deserves a spot! So amazing
My man with the Odin’s Sphere. What a phenomenal game!
Thank you! It needs to be on more lists!
Honestly my jrpg remake first was Lunar the silver star story complete .... such a awesome game
Oath in Felghana is a great shout! I'd add Memories of Celceta to the list of great remakes as well. Falcom seems very willing to revisit titles in this series and really shake things up.
I actually hoped they will remake the YS Lost Kefin,it really needed one(ive only played the Snes one though)despite what i heard from most newer gen YS fan that it was a bad YS game,i actually felt it was too harsh on the game since it was ambitious for it times,and didnt aged well with times,not to mention the open area,and no more Adol Bump system actually make it refreshing to play back then if you was a long time YS fan that started from 1
I love the Ys games from that time period. They have my favorite combat engine in the entire series!
Played and 100% felghana as my first ys game last month and have since played 6 and 7, it's still my favourite so far 😊
Epic video. Another brilliant remake was Pokemon SoulSilver and HeartGold.
One of the few games that I would actually like to see a re-remake
@@kill_repeat8491 would love it on the Switch with the style of Arceus
Amazing video! Thanks for adding 7-8 games to my backlog lol.
Pretty cool list, Odin Sphere never leaves my Vita!
Leifthrasir is an amazing remake!
Great list. Digging the Odin Sphere and Star Ocean love.
Thank you!
Super high quality video. You are great dood keep it up !
I really need to get to the Trials of Mana remake. That's been in my backlog way too long for me to call myself a Seiken Densetsu fan.
EXCELLENT list, my friend! I've played over half of these remakes and they are marvelous. I'd also add Live a Live to that list as well, as this remake is sooo good. Another fantastic video!!
Thank you for putting the games list in the description!
Thanks Alex for a wonderful video. I am playing Ys Oath at present and loving it. I love all these games so much except I can't play Souls games. I loved watching my sons play it. It was a wonderful holiday memory. I would so love a modern remake/remaster of Skies of Arcadia. I am looking forward to Final Fantasy VIIII remake as I kept getting lost in that game. Thanks for your wonderful insights.
Yeah, these remakes have such amazing quality behind them. Kicking off this year with both Persona 3 Reload and Final Fantasy Rebirth was an absolute godsend for JRPG fans!
Star Ocean 2 remake being as insanely good as it is came out of nowhere i stg. Like i loved the original, and then the psp remaster, and i knew they were remaking it this time...but still, nothing prepared me for how much of a masterpiece it truly is. It's literally the first game ever that I've played through multiple times in a row of on launch. And I'm 41.
What. A. List.
Ys 9 is close but Oath in Felghana is still my favourite in the series.
Rebirth makes me feel as if I am living in an alternate timeline.
I loved Oath in Felghana, it was the first time playing through the Ys games in order where everything really clicked for me. It, Origin, and VI are great and I'm a huge fan of that style (though I love 8 & 9 as well). I'd love to see more Ys games done up like Felghana, to be honest.
I hope they consider going back to some of their back catalog to give the Felghana treatment! I think it'd be cool to see how they'd update those games!
I've picked up both NieR Replicant and Automata around the same time, and I've been hooked on Replicant.
The setting and characters drew me in from the very beginning. I didn't play the original Gestalt when it arrived in the states around 2010, so I'm thankful I can give Replicant a try on modern hardware.
I like the fantay setting of Replicant more-so than Automata, but it's really a personal preference thing. Both it and Automata are great, but I'm having a hard time putting down Replicant! :D
Another fantastic list!!!
1st time watching a video from you. Great recomendation from UA-cam.
Would love to give an honorable mention to Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Amazing glow-up of a long forgotten entry in Fire Emblem that replaces Gaiden because of how faithful and respectful it is. Maybe too respectfull with map design and it would have been interesting to implement some aspects of the super dark manga instead of sticking to the Hero's Journey of the original. But, the things it added are just great to see especially when hou hear the developers talk about the game.
I know a Vanillaware game that needs a Remake - a little Japan-only Sega Saturn classic by the name of "Princess Crown", gosh darn it! And give it the Leifthrasir treatment, too - with the option of playing the original version!
It was on PSP too
What about Grand Knights History? That game never left Japan and deserves a remake as well. Either that or a remaster at least.
Im currently going through all the Ys games in order ( my own personal backlog battle) and after hearing you talk about Ys3, I was thinking about Ys5 which is by far the hardest one to get and play, so I thought I'd suggest/request a video on games than never left Japan and should or fan translations that saved the day?
Thanks Alex, for a great video....
It is quite an interesting topic. 😄
Thanks! 😃
Hei, I just realize that your co-writer in this video is Daniel Santos....?
Is it Daniel Santos from MondoCoolReviews/ShintaiReviews....?? @@BacklogBattle
@@CGRoom the very same! He’s a very good friend!
@@BacklogBattle Both of you guys are amazing.....
I used to see his reviews on games too....
shout out to him @DanielSantosAnalysis 😁
@@CGRoom I'm surprised and happy to see someone catch me in the credits, I'm glad you enjoyed my stuff!
The first developer/publisher to start built from he ground up remakes of their earlier titles as a marketed and iconic feature was Sierra, doing complete new remakes of the 1st titles in their various franchises with a brand new game engine going from text parser to point n click interface with mouse parser and from EGA graphics to the new VGA graphics standard, overhauling and promoting nearly every aspect of the original title
Great list, thanks. Are you playing the PC version of Ys Oath in Felghana since there is no port on Switch or PS5 in the west?
Yes!
Probably not actiony enough for this list, but the Atelier Marie Remake is adorable!! Huge improvement over the original!!
That counts! Doesn’t need to be any more or less action!
Star ocean is the best example for a 2/2.5d remake.
When it comes to RPG remakes/remasters, Square Enix is truly king! In my good books that's for sure. Unlike Bandai Namco, who have really tone-deaf executives trying & failing to give us even decent remasters.
I can't really deny what you said about Bandai Namco remasters. The Symphonia port saddens me.
Trials of Mana is possibly the best remake to date in my opinion. I took the ambitious, but honestly a bit clunky gameplay of the original and turned it into a fun and engaging experience. Excellent work by SE on this one.
Off the top of my head, the only game I can think to add is Atelier Rorona. While the original game was charming and what got me into the series, the Plus/DX versions update the game with models closer to the beautiful concept art and brush up the mechanics to be a little closer to other to the sequels.
I suppose there's also the Front Mission remake but I haven't played it yet.
I'm still super salty that the remake doesn't have multiplayer. Really enjoyed that in the original. Also sad that Visions won't be having it either :(
Star Ocean: The Second Story R is the best example of a remake I have ever played!
I also liked the Final Fantasy pixel remaster games. Yeah, I know people nitpick over the spites, and some of the graphics, the music, and how they basically used the same menu system for all 6 of them and so on, but they're still faithful to the originals from which they were built. For people who will never have access to the originals on original hardware or can't get access to them on a mini console or what ever, they're still a great way to play the first 6 games without going down the "other path" which not everyone is wanting to do for one reason or another. Considering how difficult some of first 6 games can get at times, the pixel remasters with their bug fixes and quality of life improvements are a good way for people new to old school JRPGs to play them for the first time.
For those of us who played them when they were new on original hardware, it's a different world now. Back then we had a lot more time on our hands when we were kids and games were very expensive so we either rented a lot or didn't play a lot of different games so we had time to grind and redo dungeons after getting an unexpected party wipe (looking at you WarMECH). Today, we have giant backlogs of games in our libraries that we may never get through as we buy games for cheap and there's a lot of of good ones we want to spend more of our limited time on (now we're adults with jobs, families, etc.). I think the pixel remasters understand how the times changed while preserving what the games originally were really well.
I just wish they didn't go as far off the rails as they did for the FF7 masters, but that's a rant for another day. lol
Quite a list in itself I don't know if there is anythin' that can be added onto it really but there are a few that come to mind either way. Have to note despite an issue or two Tales of Symphonia, the new Live A Live if it counts here. Maybe Heart Gold and Soul Silver a bit of a stretch but it might fit. Xenoblade Chronicles Defitnive Edition also was great. Last on this and again if it passes here all 6 Pixel Remasters of the first 6 Final Fantasy games, they have there issues and problems but they are great versions and it's great to be able to play a few of them now on newer consoles.
In my case was Pokémon HGSS, Pokémon ORAS, Persona 3 Reload, FF7Remake and FFX HD remaster. It's fair to debate if P4Golden, P3P, P3Fes and P5Royal should be considered Remakes aswell. 😅
To your latter point, that's certainly up for debate given how they were released so close to the original releases too! Makes me wonder if there needs to be a moratorium that considers how long ago the originals were made lol
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They are basically remakes of the original, with added new stuff and story content, characters, endings, etc....
Unfortunately i know its Japan only but Tales of Destiny remake is one of the best remakes i ever played! Its so so good! Its a shame namco didn't bring it alongside Destiny 2 officially 😭
I had no idea Felghana was a Ys III remake
Yup!
Good list! I would also reccomend Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. That remake is awesome!
Hey! What's the name of the game in your thumbnail? Is it here on the list?
That is Kaine from NieR Replicant!
Wish that ys game was on ps5. Looks good
Beat 7/10
I'm currently playing Star Ocean Second Story R, but I'm not exactly blown away by it. I never played the original, but got the remake because of so many RPGtubers singing its praises.
15 hours in, the plot feels barebones and doesn't make me excited to push forward. Currently I'm kinda annoyed by the childish jealousy dynamic in the relationship between Claude and Rena. The skills (IC) system feels overwhelming at times and I'm not sure how much to engage with it using my 3 party members, or if I should wait until I get more recruits before splitting up skill distributions more equally. Also (I acknowledge this is very subjective) I don't really like Claude's English voice acting, his tone and inflections comes across as slightly too eager to please sometimes. I tried the JP voices (very cool options there) but in the end just chose to mute all VA altogether.
I can't complain about the gameplay features, they mostly seem to be top notch and bring this title up to par with modern games. Although I'm wondering why they don't allow full camera rotation in town since everything's in 3D now, it would really help with the fishing minigame if you can see the size of fish you're attracting without being blocked by environmental geometry. I'm also preferring the original music over the new arranged tracks, the latter feels quite heavy at times, giving a somewhat overbearing feel to places like the starting village or in dungeons where the main melody is shorter and repeats more often.
I dunno guys, were my expectations over inflated because of all the praise given by the media? Or does this game get much better in the next two thirds of the story? (For context my last JRPG was Chained Echoes and I felt it lived up to all the hype.)
I wish they would remake or remaster the Ogre Battle games instead of remaking Tactics Ogre again and again. I like Tactics Ogre a lot but Ogre Battle is still my favorite console SRPG, and I liked Ogre Battle 64 enough it might have become my favorite if I had gotten more playtime with it. (I got to shortly after Legions being introduced before my best friend sold the game)
Have you tried the demo for Unicorn Overlord?
Hell yeah, Tactics Ogre Reborn! As a fan of the PS1 version, and a huge Matsuno fan, Reborn is a fantastic version (dare I say, the best) of this classic.
And with rumours about that FF Tactics remaster (hopefully it's true), that leaves only Vagrant Story to get this treatment and bring it to modern platforms! Please, oh, please Square Enix!! A Vagrant Story Reborn would be a dream! Personally I think it's Matsuno's best game.
And you mentioned the difficulty of Tactics Ogre, I think Vagrant Story is even harder. It just has so many layers of systems to understand, and does very little to help you out, but it's fascinating how it all ends up working. And it's very satisfying to figure it out, and use it to your advantage once you do. What a masterpiece. Not only that, as you mentioned Demon's Souls as well, Vagrant Story is often compared to the Souls games these days for its challenge and similar aesthetic. They definitely do share some DNA, but Vagrant Story came out NINE YEARS before Demon's Souls. Crazy how far ahead of its time Vagrant Story was!!
Still waiting for Golden Sun and Xenogears
dont forget there is Dragon Quest 3 HD 2D
That’s not out at all
@@BacklogBattle yeah, that's the sad news.. But do u have any idea about the release date possibility?
No SaGa Frontier remake?
For shame, Alex! For shame!
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For Final Fantasy 7 Integrade that is basically the same as remake and prequel to rebirth? Like all of Final Fantasy 7 is basically in Integrade and Rebirth and the main difference is that remake was made for PS4
Well, not all of FF7 has been remade yet (there will be a final game to complete the trilogy), but otherwise yes. Integrade is Remake plus adding an additional side scenario featuring Yuffie.
So basically it's Intergrade, Rebirth and then what ever that third game will be for the whole Final Fantasy 7. Meanwhile Final Fantasy 7 remake has no point, story wise if you play integrate. Your basically playing the same story without the extension. @@phongdo6161
Who’s the chic in the thumbnail?
Kaine from NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...!
Thanks man
While most people love ff VII remake, I on the other hand miss the menu based turned based combat. This whole action combat system just feels out of place. It’s the exact same reason I can’t get into modern Final Fantasy games. Square enix just thew us old school fans under the bus to cater to the new generation. I understand that they are a business, but I’ve been supporting this developer for over 30 years. That kind of loyalty has to mean something to these developers.
Edit: My favorite remake was the lunar series. It was just so damn good. That series embodies what I love about jrpgs.
I agree. I never finished the FF7 Remake and I haven't even touched Rebirth yet for that very same reason. They need to bring back turned based combat when they remake a game that had turned based combat or it's just feels "off" when I go to play it. It looks visually good, has a lot of new content I wanted to get to know, etc., but it just didn't feel like Final Fantasy 7 with the combat being so different in the game. It felt more like a new game wearing a Final Fantasy 7 themed outfit. The magic that made FF7 great was lost in it.
Not everything has to be fast action paced adventure.
I would considered yakuza as a jrpg. Yakuza kiwami 2 was a brilliant remake
You can't make a list of great remakes and put FFVII rebirth, a sequel to a sequel, in it.
I just did!
@@BacklogBattle And just like that, the years of trust build up with your audiences vanishes ! Or not. Yeah no one cares, but it pisses me off as much as when someone calls Dark souls a JRPG!
@@pierrelandry9296 as long as it’s not hurting anyone, I don’t think it’s bad! We gotta remember that we play games because it’s fun! All the drama takes us away from playing and makes us lose our Backlog Battle! JRPG or not, remake or not, what matters is that we’re playing awesome games!
They remade FF7 into a trilogy, and Rebirth is just objectively better then the first part so it only makes sense to include it. Also JRPG literally just means Japanese Role Playing Game and demons souls is a Japanese rpg. Believe me I get where you're coming from, but it's his list! @@pierrelandry9296