10/10 Best TURN-BASED Switch RPGs ft.

[@davidvinc]

Massive thank you to Miss Bubbles for joining me, check out her channel and part 2 of this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqC4m2eLjsqfbMU Buy The Games Here! The Alliance Alive: amzn.to/3Z8vAkz Dragon Quest 11 S: amzn.to/3yGZKQY Octopath Traveller 2: amzn.to/3yVxwBU DQM: The Dark Prince: amzn.to/3YJxEz8 Bravely Default 2: amzn.to/3WPyd7S Monster Hunter Stories 2: amzn.to/3XaheOQ Pokemon Legends Arceus: amzn.to/3YPsoKh Atelier Ryza 3: amzn.to/3YVeUNj Atelier Marie Remake: amzn.to/3X9QZIs SMT V Vengeance: amzn.to/3yG0iqj

[@RwnEsper]

Great list! Always nice to see collabs in the JRPG community! 10. Live a Live 9. MH Stories 2 8. DQ11S 7. Pokemon Arceus 6. Octopath 2 5. Atelier Ryza 4. DQ Monsters 3. Atelier Marie 2. Bravely Default 2 1. SMT 5

[@kingjshgrumpy5481]

A turn based presentation of turn based RPG I love it.

[@MissBubbles]

Thank you sooo much for having me, this was such a fun video to make 🫧🫧

[@davidvinc]

You are so welcome! I can't wait to have you back on board!

[@718snoopymoe_nyc7]

I think this was cool collaboration 🔥

[@Tuinuiski]

Glad you finally played Arceus, the other games you mentioned sound like my cups of tea too! Thank you!

[@bandrew1442]

Really fun to get the different perspectives from an RPG veteran compared to someone newer to the genre.

[@davidvinc]

Good point!

[@jb0258jr]

Having both DQ11 and DQ Monsters on Switch, are absolute gifts.

[@benko916]

Hey David, I owe you so much. I’ve played so many great games thanks to your suggestions. In fact when a new game comes out I always see what you say before I check ANYWHERE else. I appreciate what you do and I’ve supported you for years. And I’ve never left a comment before. I’ve been subscribed for… I don’t know how many years probably since you had less than 10 thousand subscribers. Anyways it’s about time to leave a comment and I just want to say thank you. Love you bro. Love your channel. I literally just bought visions of mana because of your review. It’s downloading now. But I played Trials and grew up playing secret of mana and ALL FF games. But when you said “you loved Visions,” I knew I had to buy it. I trust your opinion over any ANY cooperate website (like IGN) lol yea you rule and when you reach 100k subs (which you will) you should throw a special party you live stream!!! Alright I’m out. Much love

[@rivercruz9695]

Great video as always David! And I've actually been subscribed to Miss Bubbles thanks to her Rune Factory coverage. It's awesome seeing you two collab and both veteran and newbie perspectives covered.

[@threeswordssama]

Octopath Traveler 2 was absolutely incredible

[@gemodemplay415]

Love it when you do colabs like this one! You are both awesome! Thanks for this great time! 😊

[@davidvinc]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cactusman07pim]

Those are some nice games. Reminds me that I realy need to complete those Draconian Quests in Dragon Quest XI one day. So many nice Turn-Based Switch RPGs are availabe, it´s unbeleivable. Lost Sphear, Monark, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, Cris Tales, Super Mario RPG, Live A Live. It´s a good time to be alive if you love Switch, RPGs and Turn-based!

[@HybridAngelZero]

The Switch's library is absolutely nuts, man. So much amazing stuff!

[@Ropemanthegray]

So many amazing RPG's on the Switch. Only problem is there just are not enough hours in the day.

This youtubers crossover are getting AWESOME. Thanks yo share your knowledge with other RPG youtubers.

[@CrumpetsNBiscuits]

I love how you're this grown up manly man, and like turn based RPGs. Sometimes I feel like a child playing these, good to be proven wrong. Keep the grind bro!

[@davidvinc]

Thanks so much! I've always loved them!

[@Frmhero2zero]

Monday at work is better with a good video, thanks for the picks, always looking for great turn based games

[@davidtimmer596]

Persona 5 Royal: The Phantom Thieves stole the show when this game got ported to the Switch. It's my first Persona game and it'll always have a place in my heart. Trails to Azure: I was debating on whether to include this one or Cold Steel 4, but ultimately, I chose this one, because Cold Steel 4 started on the PlayStation 4, but the port to Azure with the Geofront Translation won in the end, because it was released on the Switch from the get-go when it got announced, Sea of Stars: A fun indie title with the inspiration from Chrono Trigger proudly being worn on its sleeve Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE: I know about the censorship, and that is unfortunate, but the game itself was very fun to play, the characters are likable, if a bit simplistic, and the songs are a joy to listen to, especially towards the end. Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance: While the extra content behind DLC is still an annoyance, I'm glad I got it for the Switch. The new content is nice to digest, and the battle system still delivers what was promised.

[@davidvinc]

Good choices!

[@GeminiSunrise06]

That's a solid list! I played and enjoy all of them 🥰 To turn based lovers i'd recommend Fuga melodie of steel 1 and 2. To monster catching fans i'd say "monster sanctuary" i had such a blast with it. Every monsters have a skill tree and all are usable. It's so fun make synergize teams.

[@kamm3021]

Monster Hunter Stories 2 is highly recommended I have 500+ hours on it, many runs and perfect Monstie builds

[@Godzilla1982]

This video made me to go Amazon and see that Monster Hunter Stories 1 & 2 bundle was on sale for $39! I grabbed it, hope I enjoy it....cheers David and your guest Miss Bubbles!

[@Genethagenius]

Awesome to see two of my favorite channels collaborate! 🙌❤️🔥

[@femtrooper]

Love this list!!! I seriously gotta start the Ryza trilogy and omg, Marie looks really good!!! Nice to see some different titles on here!

[@davidvinc]

Yeah, it was great getting her perspective, an RPG veteran and an RPG newbie join forces!

[@MartinGonzalez-lj7ev]

Love your energy and videos David ❤ makes me happy every video doesn't matter what topic it is

[@davidvinc]

Awww thanks so much!

[@planexshifter]

Eye candy and a list of great RPGs?! Yes, please

[@ophidianmind333]

This is a very tasteful list and I loved seeing that Miss Bubbles was able to enjoy SMT V: Vengeance. The accessibility options are bringing more people into SMT who might have otherwise avoided it due to the notorious difficulty of the series. Even though I'm the kind of gamer who likes to play SMT V: Vengeance on godborn hard mode, I'm glad there are people who are able to enjoy the game playing on the safety difficulty. This will help the sales numbers of SMT games and build up a bigger fanbase that will encourage Atlus to make more of them. Those who act as gatekeepers around this series only end up harming it because turning people away has a negative financial impact on Atlus. As a die-hard SMT fan, I love seeing the series becoming a bigger phenomenon because it will mean that more SMT is coming in the future and I would like to see it continue to be alive and thriving.

[@connergaskell1909]

Switch, Steam and PS have been my primary go to for jrpgs for years and I gotta say it's great playing them were ever on switch especially persona 3 to 5

[@mrericsupreme]

Persona 5 and FF10. Persona is so smooth like butter with its gameplay loop and FF10 just has a lot going for it to make it's turn based gameplay interactive.

[@IvoryTower777]

If you do backtrack to 3 and 4 , on switch they run a super smooth 60frames per second. If you have switch OLED, persona games look so freaking good on that handheld screen.

[@arkavalon5347]

@@IvoryTower777 So it's worth picking Persona 3-5 up for the Switch?

[@IvoryTower777]

@@arkavalon5347 basically ✌️

[@omegaman182]

​@@IvoryTower777it isn't it better to play persona 3 reload ? Which isn't on the switch right

[@IvoryTower777]

@@omegaman182 reload is not on switch, but 4 golden runs 60 fps very smooth on switch and the colors pop if you have OLED.

[@zerokura]

Oh, no Rise of the Third power? Its very fun i still have not beat it but i love all characters have a skill points you can customize and characters use items to craft new weapons to make them stronger plus some weapons will be better in posioning or you have have a bleed build on a character. The writing is pretty funny& like sassy in parts of the story. The battles are not random but like dark souls if you save at a save point monsters respawn.

[@RPGStory]

I still enjoy a lot of turned based games just as much as action or tactical. Simply love rpgs ❤

[@CranGrapeish]

I'm such a huge Atelier fan, lol. All of the games on the Switch are 10/10 imo. My personal favorite is Firis. I love the open world and all the cute outfits you make for Firis.

[@Fredrik7le]

You will reach 100K subscribers. I just know it! 💪

[@davidvinc]

Thanks so much! I know I will too!

[@uppernimbus]

Bubbles is so right with Legends Arceus, what an amazing game! Love this list of games overall as well, and love these kinds of collabs too!

[@Sachiel001]

What a cute collaboration, I was thinking to try a new JRPG for my switch and this video give me good some ideas

[@Tuinuiski]

Great video, you are both so good at describing these games and highlighting their best features. Just in time for the current Nintendo Eshop sales 💸💸💸.

[@davidvinc]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@madkaiser4887]

Great picks from both of you for Turn Based JRPGs especially Atelier Marie and Octopath 2. (Similar comment I said for the action RPGs, but hey it's a two-fer, regardless )😅

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

Monster Hunter Stories is honestly a fantastic series, I have tried multiple times to get into the mainline games but I always fail, Stories though is just perfect

[@JazzFlight]

Great list and collab!

[@davidvinc]

Thanks so much!

[@koxame]

With collabs everyone wins ❤ awesome video and awesome youtubers ❤

[@techneko1610]

Alliance Alive is the only one I haven't tried on the list, so I think its time to finally give it a go! Also have to give a shout out to Etrian Odyssey and the Labyrinth games. (Refrain / Galleria) Easily my two favorite turn based RPG series on the system!

[@jettythesunfish]

Okay, bet. As an RPG enthusiast myself, let's see what you guys picked: The Alliance Alive- YES, YES, AND TRIPLE YES!! Loved this game so much and I'm glad I gave it a chance even after being letdown by the dev's previous game, Legend of Legacy. Off to a great start! Though I played the 3DS version and didn't bother to double dip for the Switch remake. Heck, I still have the 3DS card of the original! Monster Hunter Stories- Another YES. Played the original and the sequel. Never got into the Monster Hunter franchise, but these games appealed to me more! Dragon Quest 11- Another banger of an RPG! Enough said. Octopath Traveler 2: Like The Alliance Alive, I gave this game a chance after being let down by the previous game (and its horrid endgame) and I am thankful I did. A shining improvement indeed! Bravely Default 2: 👏👏👏 Shin Megami Tensei V: I'll admit, while I did enjoy the original game in spite of its faults (and even 100% it, including fighting the game's superboss and getting all the endings), I've been on the fence about actually getting Vengeance, and I still am....

[@JeannieLove]

The sequels were recommended, but I can also wholeheartedly recommend Both Monster Hunter Stories games, you can get both together for the price of Stories 2. I haven't played them, but I've also been eyeing Octopath 1 and 2, it's cheaper than buying them separately.

[@louisdellalucca8969]

I think Live A Live, Star Ocean 2 and SaGa Frontier was more deserving than Legends Arceus. But opinions won’t be the same for different people. Love the video guys!!! ❤

[@Persoon56]

This was a great video, and while I'm sad that my personal fave of Live A Live didn't make it to the top 10, I can't fault anything here. This is a great list of recommendations!

[@davidvinc]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@omegaman182]

How does shin megami tensei 5 v run on the switch? I heard that this and trails in to daybreak had some major issues?

[@JeremyBarbell]

The Skies of Arcadia inspired RPG just got a release date!! Sky Oceans I believe it’s called. I’m so excited.

[@braindead2000]

ALLIANCE ALIVE MENTIONED YOU COOKED WITH THAT ONE 🔥

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

Next do top ten based RPGS, sorry I couldn't resist

[@XionSteel]

Personally i like the Dusk series of Atelier games, after the shit show that was the Arland games that almost made me drop the series completely, the Dusk games brought me back. It still had deadlines but you weren.t punished hard for it. In Ayesha for instance, if you game over you can just go into NG+ and just start with the setup you had. It lets you skip cut scenes, all the important items and scenes are in the same place so honestly takes very little time to get back to where you were. In E&L, you just had to do the base missions to move forward with the bonus missions being the ones with the hard time crunch, they were worth trying to go for though. If you don't like deadlines period then the Mysterious games (Sophie, etc) that were more feel good and ofc the Ryza (or secret series) games that were more about exploration. Highly recommend any if you like collecting and crafting as a requirement.

[@MaxOrtega99]

For those who love JRPG and want to know the roots of Octopath Traveler, try Romancing SaGa 2 & 3, and SaGa Frontier. They're games that need to be played if you're a big fan of the genre. But, warning! We're talking about hard and very replayable games.

[@irkanorphyn]

Ryza and Sophie are my fav Atelier series

[@juzweytnc]

Clever collab. Good list! Time to head out to the other side. 😊

[@JohnsonJJohnson33]

Your channel has drawn me to SMT. I'm currently going through Nocturne and it's such an amazing game

[@davidvinc]

I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@Queenofthesevenseas]

Atelier Ryza is actually my favorite in the series ❤ ( unfortunately I have not played 3 yet as I’m still playing through the second game) atelier Sophie 2 was actually a very pleasant surprise to play. Have never been a Pokémon fan at all👻 however after trying Arceus out I was quite happy with it, though it will probably be the only game in the series I ever play. Just picked up a copy of bravely default 2 am looking forward to playing through it SMT vengeance was a delightful surprise for me honestly, I played some of the original game however I never made it through it as I found it to be really boring. Vengeance I had trouble putting down 😂 I played on the switch and only experienced a few very minor bugs and glitch’s nothing that hindered my game play however Loved the video thanks so much

[@SacrificAbominat]

I'd add in the Fuga Melodies of Steel series. After a decade of CyberConnect2 being typecast as an anime fighting game developer they're finally back to making original games and they started with a return to the series that was started by their first ever game Little Tail Bronx. They also came out punching with this one as it's a really well polished on rails turn based RPG. With a cast of 12 kids they need to pilot the giant tank the Taranis in order to save their families from the Berman empire in this WWII inspired story. But will you be able to make it to the end without sacrificing any of the kids to the soul canon. Also if you're a fan of CC2's .hack series there's some not so subtle .hack like references throughout these games as well. Heck they recently revealed a character for the upcoming 3rd game that looks a lot like a character from .hack//SIGN, so that's got me pretty hyped up for the final entry in this series which will be apparently twice as long as the first 2 games. It's making me hopeful they can return to the .hack series sometime after they wrap Fuga up.

[@eliechaya9690]

Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤ hello MissBubbles ❤

[@azuresea7183]

Dang Xenosaga I in the background i remember playing that through.🤔🤨🧐

[@lnsflare1]

Didn't all the other consoles (except the 3DS) get the Swich version of DQXI ported to them?

[@davidvinc]

Yup, but it came out first on the Switch :)

[@bradleycarson6619]

David, I just had an idea. What if there was a dragon quest monsters game that was a spin off of DQ8 where you were Morrie the monster hunter and you went through the world as a prequel to dragon quest 8. you could meet the Dragovian on top of the waterfall cave, Younger munchie, Alistair Jessica's brother, and meet the sage who was training dhaulmagus. Maybe see how Maurie builds his arena. Could be cool. Add that to the wish list. Haha lots of people might read this so let's hype this completely made up idea? (sorry I spelled the names wrong)

[@davidvinc]

There was already one that followed Yangus, but that was a mystery dungeon game

[@Eagleknight815]

Throwing in my like and comment. Will watch after work

[@davidvinc]

Thanks so much for that!

[@mjdf122]

Turn based RPGs on the Switch with Mr RPG David and Miss Bubbles

[@rikux27]

Number 10 was a great choice. Honestly, don't even need to see the rest of the list. I know it's gonna be good.

[@yochrisnelson]

Two of my favorite folks! 💪🤝🫧

[@daies07]

Could throw Tokyo Mirage Sessions on here too - for those looking for a Persona-like experience that’s nowhere near as long, it’s got all the SMT/Persona aspects you like in it - without the fluff

[@ifyoucanttakeitback615]

WTH !? Dragon quest XI deserve to be the number 1 on this list ! Such an amazing game unraviled since 2 decades ! Period. 👌

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

stop being a fanboy

[@ifyoucanttakeitback615]

@@r.a.fgattaiguy845 stop being useless.

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

@@ifyoucanttakeitback615 oof you hurt my feelings

[@xMissMaveNx]

Demonstrate Value. Step 1 in the D.E.N.N.I.S. system. Respect.

[@Beoulve-p3i]

“Doesn’t have to rely on being a Highschool angst simulator”. This is the most based reality of the modern rpg landscape you nailed it lol

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

what do you mean? most modern JRPGs are fantasy and have no highschool at all

[@TheRealCaptainLavender]

How is 'Unicorn Overlord' not on this list? Especially over something like Atelier and Neptunia? like, c'mon.

[@YellsAtTheCloud-ir4ci]

Isn't Unicorn Overlord a strategy JRPG? this list is about traditional turn based JRPG's.

[@TheRealCaptainLavender]

@@YellsAtTheCloud-ir4ci I suppose so. It does say Turn-Based, that is where my brain went, especially when considering Switch games.

[@SparePresentationTCG]

Could you do like lists of First person dungeon crawler jrpgs? i love those

[@FaTBoYs_GaMInG_N_NoNsEnSe]

Awesome video y'all have a great week

[@davidvinc]

Thanks! You too!

[@tiptoe6392]

I don’t know if you know but Dragon Quest 11 S is available on other platforms not just the switch

[@IvoryTower777]

Call me weird because I am really enjoying pokemon brilliant diamond. 😁

[@TeaBurn]

I love turn-based games...real-time action RPGs stress me out and give me anxiety. Also...what was that subtle screechy noise in the background of the video? I thought it was my PC's hard drive failing for a moment.

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

"that you have to play before you die" David are you trying to tell us something?

[@YellsAtTheCloud-ir4ci]

I'm happy to see that Bravely Default 2 is David's favourite turn based game on the Switch as it's mine too, but very surprised that he ranks it higher than the Dragon Quest games on the console, I thought for sure it would be his No1 choice. I wasn't really big on the Atelier games, until I discovered Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists has a town building mode in the game, which I enjoyed in Ni No Kuni 2, so I've added it to the buy in the future list.

[@jeffereykizior1605]

So cute, love it

[@davidvinc]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TaraKaos]

Sad to not see any Final Fantasy entries...

[@davidvinc]

It's nice to see different games get their time in the sun too

[@thebigbridge3040]

Ooo, that's a lovely collab video! 😊❤ Well done! Somenof my Turn based RPGs include : Persona 4 Golden Undertale World of Final Fantasy Child of Light Pokémon Sapphire Wish you success and happiness always ✨️ 🌻🪷🩵

[@davidvinc]

Thank you so much!

[@ginkage5863]

Is Mana Khemia good?

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

yes, it´s a game that somehow makes crafting fun, the combat system is fantastic too

[@ginkage5863]

@@r.a.fgattaiguy845 is the 2 connected too? I was thinking of playing both

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

@@ginkage5863 the second game happens after the first one, so some characters come back but that´s about it

[@irfansupercat167]

I love turn based RPG

[@jeffreyfitch1006]

Wow, David, I didn't even realize Bravely Default 2 borrows heavily from FF5, one of my favorite jrpgs. Still. Bravely Default 2 is much better than the 1st game just based on it's story alone.

[@RescueSquadCulp]

Apacies: Creatures of the Old West releases tomorrow on Steam

[@EmptyHand49]

David when are you gonna release your workout and diet routine?!

[@planexshifter]

Why haven’t I seen miss bubbles before!?!?!

[@Trynackle]

Ha, I only have #s 9, 8 and 2 from this list. I want 6, but I still haven't finished it's predecessor

[@Matt.J.D]

"Before you die" 💀

[@jaretco6423]

Kinda disappointed that both remakes of Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door weren't on the list. To me, they are the best representative into turned-based RPG on the Switch. Not to say the others weren't. But in terms of getting into these stuff on an easy side, Super Mario RPG and Thousand Year Door remake is perfect.

[@nickwick35]

Yeah Atelier Marie is not a great game but that's obviously my opinion and this isn't my channel but either Mario RPG would've been a great pick.

[@lloyd011721]

i do like aliance alive, i wouldnt call it a 10/10 though. the last 30 or 40% kinda feels lacking.

[@GASTBF]

hmmm i wouldn't consider the ryza games to be turn based, they are more action oriented with an ATB system.

[@jlwest23]

My wallet likes and dislikes you for this lol😂😂😂

[@bobjoemac1]

The switch has probably the best rpg library since the ps1. The backlogged games are out of control and I'll be playing the switch for years to come. I kind of hope we enter a drought so I can get caught up at least a little.

[@kewoshk]

Am I the only one who thought BDII was brain-numbingly boring? I tried liking that game so hard but after 49 hours I just couldn’t take any more of it.

[@MarkVelasquez-t3v]

A list of turn based rpgs but Final Fantasy X isnt included???

[@waterinmyotter6245]

I honestly don’t understand why people hold Dragon Quest XI in such high regard. I played for 6 hours and hated every second. The music is awful, the story (what I played of it) is so basic, “You’re adopted. Okay. Bye now.”, and for the entirely of those six hours the only option I had in combat was ‘Attack’. Sure, people are going to say “How can you judge it? You only played six hours.” Well, would you keep watching a tv show if the first episode was trash? Or if the first 15 minutes of a movie was terrible?

[@ifyoucanttakeitback615]

Buy some taste kiddo. 😏

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

@@ifyoucanttakeitback615 people can have different tastes, your attitude isn´t going to change his opinion

[@ifyoucanttakeitback615]

@@r.a.fgattaiguy845 FO NOBODY cares.

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

@@ifyoucanttakeitback615 you clearly do though

[@Tinbeef22]

DQ11 was a disappointment to me. 7 is still the best modern version to me.

[@fluffystagbeetle4526]

Really sad how every list like this someone has to shoe horn in some pokemon slop :/

[@cactusp00p]

I couldn't finish ocotopath traveler. It felt so tedious and boring to have a level 30 character start doing early missions of new characters picked up later in the game. Felt so boring.

[@r.a.fgattaiguy845]

tbf the first game did indeed have somewhat boring characters, but the second game fixed that

[@Petersmith57921]

Hey my favourite hunk

[@MzawywoFaqeuo]

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[@BrianB2099]

😊

[@calvinmatthews1527]

I agree with most of this list but I'm sorry did you say that Bravely Default II's characters are better than the first? Haven't played the game myself but from what I've heard, the characters are NOT a praise point of the game. Pretty good list all the same.

[@jfgs930]

I wish I had the confidence to go out of my way to tell someone who knows a lot about a game that their opinion is wrong, even though I’ve never played it myself. Unhinged behaviour.