10 Forgotten Masterpiece Video Games

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

Those who played Perfect Dark in the heyday of Nintendo64 never forgot about it. It’s still a fantastic action game

[@robbgamble4149]

Absolutely, me and all my friends used to play the battle royal all the time. We called it the Muderman Dance lol.

[@shanitawilliams4783]

I agree. Me and my brother played it and zero. My brother is the reason way I got into gaming.

[@empoweredshemphoward]

Multiplayer was fun

[@WreakinHavocOnU]

So true! I loved Perfect Dark.

[@robertdurcan1629]

Forget it? I still own it and play it to this day in 2024

[@aceman67]

When Virtua Fighter came out in the early 90s in Arcades, the arcade my mother managed had to hire a security guard to manage the literal line that went out the door for people who wanted to play the game.

[@frankstarfyre]

The Legend of Dragoon is a classic masterpiece that never gets love.

[@ashwean]

So true so true both it and ff7 are my fave games of all time and honestly it deserves a remake

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

A genuine masterpiece in every meaning. I remember being like 8 years old and emailing Sony every few days asking if they were making a sequel yet. They must have gotten 60+ of those emails from me. As well as at least a couple emails asking if I could have the rights to make a sequel myself, since obviously they weren't interested in doing it. 😂

[@RandalReid]

I remember when it came out it was kinda divisive although I forgot what the issues were. The online outlets back then and some magazines were lukewarm. Eventually overtime the appreciation for the game grew and it's considered a classic. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.

[@chisaten]

I liked this game so much that I would fail attacks on purpose to find the exact enemy HP and made my own bestiary. Something unique about LoD is how the common enemy tactics change when they reach 1/2 HP. Most games seem to only have enemy behaviour change for boss battles and optional bosses.

[@chimichangue]

Doubleee SLASH!

[@jessehayes8052]

Lost Odessey was one of the best RPGs on the 360, and there were a few great 360 only RPGs that were overshadowed by Final Fantasy on the Playstation

[@ronnycook3569]

When the 360 came out there was a small rush of JRPG releases in a Microsoft bid to get entry into the Japanese market, which then dried up almost completely. About the only 360 JRPGs after the first year or so were the FF13 series. This was partly because the 360's use of DVDs rather than Blu-Ray drastically limited game size - nobody ever mentions Lost Odyssey came on 2-3 DVDs (and as a result was a late arrival to the XB1's emulation support.)

[@tysenk9090]

Absolutely loved that game, whole reason I clicked this video was the lost odyssey thumb.

[@chrisharmon1985]

I agree. It is a masterpiece.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

You can just play it in series X and not have to worry about disc swapping as it was 3 discs discs wasn’t it?

[@DEVILTAZ35]

@@ronnycook3569Yeah I know she is a PC gamer but still not a good excuse not to do research and then make out certain games are obscure when they are readily available.

[@yohnnyjames]

Jess i will always remember how you kept me entertained with your videos while you were still working for gamespot those 8 or 9 years ago! im so thankful and grateful that i still get to watch your content on whatculture today!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@51eduardoflores]

Ikr?!

[@ugn154]

What happened to Gamespot? Or her and Gamespot? I just found her on this channel a few days ago.

[@Epsilonrising88]

Lost Odyssey!!!! Ugh so underrated it brought back so much FFX style nostalgia. ❤❤❤

[@jasonho9332]

Finally, deserved love for Planescape : Torment. This game haunted me in my childhood, with the forever thought provoking (and still relevant) quote.. " What can change the nature of a man". Masterpiece, indeed

[@timalice-2833]

I also miss the shadow hearts trilogy. The incorporation of lovecraftian horror, the harmonixers, the settings the characters, and the judgement ring mechanic made it so fun. I kept my ps2 just to be able to play these though I’m still hoping they, along with Xenogears, will eventually be added onto the ps+ classics catalog.

[@jennyf-eg5gl]

I miss that series. (Honestly, i need to do a replay) Many people hate the third one, I enjoy it because it echoed like the first game in the series (at least to me). I was so looking forward to seeing how they handled ww2.

[@jhhardage]

Recently started Shadow Hearts. Can't say I'm doing that well at it (mistiming that wheel is a bit of a gut punch) but I'm liking it. Up to the part where I just got Alice back. Need to fight the boss and finish the area off. I enjoyed Koudelka so I'm looking forward to advancing farther into the game.

[@joesunday199]

Shadow Hearts is underrated.

[@cryingdemon]

Such an underrated series

[@joeherrera8826]

The graphic in Lost odyssey to me still stands out today. The characters in the game were awesome especially Kaim, Jansen and Sarah. I cannot tell you how much I love Skies of Arcadia. Another forgotten series is Panzer Dragoon especially saga.

[@jeremysennett5304]

Kaims memories are also some of the most well written and emotional stories you'll find in any game.

[@joeherrera8826]

@@jeremysennett5304 Good lord yes it shows you how being an immortal is not exactly as good as it seems.

[@jeremysennett5304]

@joeherrera8826 but also shows the good side of it in stories like the cicada one. He saw tragedy then came back 70 years later and saw what that sacrifice accomplished. Every one of them was an award winning-level short story. Honestly I don't remember much of the main story. But those memory sections stick with me.

[@rorybryant3282]

I have a copy of Lost Odyssey. It's a great and stunning game.

[@PikaLink91]

I have a copy too that has been sitting in my collection for years. Judging from the cover alone I just find the character designs boring.

[@nakedjoe4eva]

I hate it never got any ports

[@j-lgroen1239]

I remember buying it at launch and the pal version had a bug that didn’t allow you to advance to the second disk. I remember it being a big deal at the time and I never finished the game as a result…loved it up until that point though!

[@joesunday199]

Ditto.

[@RëD_ïs_SüS]

I still have my copy too

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Skies of Arcadia is one of the GOATs

[@nakedjoe4eva]

That it is!

[@justicestiles1741]

Every day I think about this game and I'm like remaster!

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@justicestiles1741 Mood, maybe with some QOL

[@mrmuscle7]

I played this as a kid and I just remember being bombarded with battles. To the point where you couldn't go 5 feet without one. Just couldn't finish it after that.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@mrmuscle7 The Legends re release apparently heavily toned down the encounter rate

[@DiscGolf4JESUS]

FF8 (one of the under rated games of the series) needs the remake treatment as well... I know it got a remaster but.....

[@vincevvn]

Big facts

[@DiscGolf4JESUS]

@@nathank2289 Agreed, it being the 1st FF I played in the series. It’s also my favorite of the series as well.

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Also agreed! ...just don't split it into 3 parts. 2 at most.

[@ZlothZloth]

@@nathank2289 8 gets a lot of hate because its story is terrible and pulling power from monsters is incredibly boring.

[@justincalver1701]

skies of arcadia is simply awesome

[@rogue3095]

I was really hoping for a re-release when they announced the figures a while back. I dont care what system they release it on, I WILL buy it. Still have a copy of Legends around somewhere

[@RandalReid]

@@rogue3095 I could've sworn there were rumors of a remaster during the last generation of consoles. I'm probably misremembering things. I really thought this would get a remaster or a straight up port by now considering Grandia II had a PC port and an HD Remaster a few years ago. Anyway, yeah, wish there's re-release of some sort. This and Elemental Gimmick Gear - a flawed game but still a hidden gem.

[@chisaten]

I loved the GameCube version so much that I wrote my own guides and basically did a 100% playthrough on my second go.

[@justicestiles1741]

​@@rogue3095I wish they would give it to another company to do it

[@rogue3095]

@@justicestiles1741 same

[@SilverSonic72]

I'm so glad you mentioned 999 in this! I remember when i first came across it in a Game Stop store. I wasn't sure what to buy, but i wanted to buy something unfamiliar. Skimming the DS titles, i found that one and it just jumped out at me somehow. Maybe it was the long name. But I read the back of the box and the premise got me hooked. I still consider that moment to be an instance of "finding a diamond in the rough". Out of all those games, that one caught my attention.

[@zioGrave]

To anyone who would like to play this awesome game in 2024, it is still available in the PS Store inside the "Zero Escape: The Nonary Games" bundle that also includes the second chapter of the series (which is composed by 3 games in total). I absolutely loved it and played all the way through to the end of the trilogy.

[@landonewts]

VIB RIBBON! That was one of the most amazing games I played on PlayStation. I loved the design and the OST was and is incredible. Had no idea until today that there were two subsequent games. Glad it made the list.

[@InertiaCreeps]

11:51 I’d be willing to bet that if Perfect Dark had an iconic soundtrack like 007 did, that would be *LITERALLY* all it would’ve taken to make it a best seller.

[@otakubancho6655]

One of my favorites is Kingdoms of Amalur on the PS3/4.

[@INsanityDesign]

Saw Lost Odyssey, instant like❤

[@Foureyedfrogking]

The game I'd always have on this kind of list is Radiant Historia, since it was trapped on handhelds I dont think it is as well know. It got a rerelease but was on 3DS instead of a console. I personally put on par with some of the best RPG's and find it sad its not more well known.

[@chrono1742]

Skies of Arcadia is still one of my favorites. It has it's flaws and shows it's age but, I've yet to find another game that I really enjoyed the exploration.

[@timothyvanburen3431]

I feel like nobody remembers the Shadow Hearts series. Fun, engaging, unique. The first two games blew me away.

[@jim0032]

Shadow Hearts: Covenant. My favorite all time. From the New World couldn't even ruin my love for the original 2 games.

[@ZlothZloth]

I never got to play the first but loved the second game! (Hmmm, that's a pretty nice mailbox....)

[@GetIrked]

The crazy thing about the Sega Saturn's short life is that its follow-up, the Dreamcast, had a SHORTER lifespan. The Saturn launched on May 11, 1995 in the U.S. and was discontinued in March 1998, 2 years and 10 months later. The Dreamcast launched in the U.S. on November 27, 1998 and was discontinued on March 31, 2001, 2 years and 4 months later. As much as I love Sega, it was probably a good thing they got out of the hardware business, sadly. 🤔

[@RëD_ïs_SüS]

The moment I saw the Lost Odyssey thumbnail I clicked.

[@CryptusGaming]

Skies of Arcadia is now and will always be one of my absolute favorites. I agree, it’s an absolute SHAME that few have heard of it. I miss the Jess outros wishing us a great day. Love you Jess! You’re my favorite on WCG ❤️

[@Falchion1984]

I played the Switch port of Final Fantasy XII, F-Zero GX, and the GameCube port of Skies of Arcadia. And, they’re all freakin’ AWESOME!’

[@DrAgNZRX]

I'm guessing you mean F-Zero X and not FZGX, since FZX is available on the switch N64 library. I would give my left nut for Nintendo to port GX to the switch (or even better, release a new game in the series that isn't a f2p battle Royale). Unfortunately, that doesn't seem likely any time soon.

[@Falchion1984]

@@DrAgNZRX Yeah, that IS a letdown. There ARE other zero-g racers out there but, as far as I know, they don't have a rogue's gallery of characters with interesting backstories. *sigh*

[@eccofeld1981]

Loved Skies of Arcadia. I had it on the Game Cube and it's still in my top 10 favourite games of all time.

[@LORDAKIRA818]

Make Jess the MAIN host and narrator for all videos!

[@Late5555]

😂 oooo-kay.... Take your hand away from your penis, kiddo. She has an awful screeching voice and makes silly factual errors in every single video, indicating she actually knows very little about what she's talking about. "9 *houses* 9 persons 9 doors"? FFS. 🙄

[@adammccloskey7811]

I could listen to Jess all day You know your day just got better when you see Jess on the thumbnail ❤

[@ltothepark]

Make her the only one! Lol

[@alterego6075]

Jess is the only reason I'm still subscribed to this channel. Ok. Moving on lol

[@SamButler22]

VF4 blew my mind on PS2 with the fluid animations for blocks and counters

[@petersonp84]

5:30 Lost Odyssey may be difficult to get physically but it is playabe through back-compat, digital or physical on current Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One consoles. Also it often goes on sale for about $5 every few months on the digital store!

[@Naedlus]

I remember having Lost Odyssey on disc back in the day, and I'm super glad I managed to snag a digital copy (and that it's backwards compatible)

[@InertiaCreeps]

You guys seriously overlooked “Shadowrun” originally for SNES then Sega Genesis. This game literally put Cyberpunk on the gaming console map. It’s like mixing Dragon Age with Cyberpunk 2077. Where else can you play as an Orc Hacker?! This game is *always* overlooked in these lists and I will never understand why.

[@oreodeplata922]

999 is an absolute gem! Everytime I progress I wouldn’t know what turn the story will take. A bit of letdown on the twist of the reveal but honestly I wouldn’t know any other way that they could end it controversially

[@Imyerda]

Gameplay was kinda funky & frames dropped massively. Ps I was on 50fps if I recall.

[@johnlawful2272]

Had to play twice for true ending

[@shaneromero7268]

F zero gx had a dope sound track

[@sunniedunbar6889]

Ff12 was great. Love that game. Made every Dragon Age feel disappointing. And Perfect Dark doesn’t belong on this list.

[@SiincereARC]

My soul can now rest. Someone has properly acknowledged FFXII.

[@Kechioh]

12 was amazing, however when I replayed it as an adult, I couldn’t shake that it was Final Fantasy: Star Wars

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Worst map of any FF game just a straight line with a few deviations lol. Lazy rinse and repeat.

[@SiincereARC]

@@DEVILTAZ35 Your opinion. It wasn't meant to be open world, so why get mad that there isn't many options? It's telling a story not karaoke.

[@sammydanger7287]

Lost Odyssey was such an underrated game. I bought it in a whim when I was working at a video store many many years back and ended up loving it

[@thomasmartin5503]

Lost odyssey was an absolute gem. First game that ever made me actually cry real tears. Parting forever is an all time masterpiece of a song.

[@lichking410]

999 is one of my FAVORITE games of all time. 999, Virtue's Last Reward, and Zero Time Dilemma were amazing.

[@Stashdragon]

One of the best things about Lost Odyssey were the memories. You can completely ignore them if you want but they are some amazing short stories. Fantastic writing.

[@snbks4ever]

Perfect Dark is amazing, I personally think something that held it back was it being released a little later in the N64 life cycle. The rest of what was said is true too. I really wish Nintendo would make a new F-Zero game.

[@duhmzdaih]

Planescape: Torment has the best story I've seen in 30 years of gaming.

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Also, you never hear anyone mention Torment: Tides of Numenera, which was like a spiritual successor made by a lot of the same people that made the original. It was also pretty damn good

[@troy5370]

Except the game sucks it's a visual novel

[@duhmzdaih]

@@troy5370 No little boy, it doesn't suck, it's a good game with gameplay that could have been better indeed, but it's not bad at all.

[@Barnuses]

1:30 small correction: FFXII wasn't the first time you could control summons in the open world. FFXI allowed summoners to control their summons in the open world. I personally never owned a Xbox 360, but I borrowed my brother's when I moved I move into an apartment and didn't have internet yet and gave it back once it was connected. So I never got to finish Lost Odyssey, but it left such an impression on me that I have hoped that it could get a PC release for over 10 years now.

[@partofthetribe3277]

Whoever did the voice for Fran in FF12 has to be gorgeous

[@affliction1979]

Her name is Nicole Fantl, and she is indeed a fox.

[@ZlothZloth]

@@affliction1979 It must have been confusing for her to play a rabbit girl, then!

[@Stryfe114]

Skies of Arcadia is fantastic! I’m itching for anything new related to it. One of my top 10 favorite games

[@neilusdin2389]

Skies of Arcadia is truly a masterpiece. We need an HD remaster.

[@jaredstangenberg5674]

Lost Odyssey is still available as a digital download on the Xbox store.

[@michaellane5381]

Perfect dark is still one of the most unique FPS multiplayers that to this day i cannot recall any other MP trying to replicate... It had remote rockets and a "secret" ventilation shaft in a bathroom stall allowing you to fire them and control an entire map from relative cover, almost every game i ever saw since either lacks the remote or lacks a perfect location to use it , making it often a dead weapon with no perfect situations till endgame.

[@Ordr6Tsix]

FFXII is my favorite to this day

[@xPaulie]

I love the passion for videogames that Jess emanates from her soul. Love it. 😍

[@Vorkrek71]

Thought about buying an Xbox just to play Last Odyssey again.

[@donedrko]

Jess! I love watching your hosted videos!

[@zackfolkestad8746]

Perfect Dark is an easy top 10 game of all time! I still play it on my Xbox One! It’s near perfect!

[@JurassicMajin]

Drakan the ancient gates, Mercenaries 1&2, Freedom fighters for ps2, jurassic park warpath, starwars revenge of the sith. There are so many awesome forgotten games out there.

[@rogue3095]

The mercenaries games ROCKED i bought an OG xbox just to play the first one.

[@RyanChilds-Malgron]

Legend of Dragoon to me is a forgotten masterpiece, still my favorite game.

[@krotenschemel8558]

I'm usually not taking the bate of complaining about your personal favorites not being on the list... but this time, I can't help myself. Take a game that pushed the boundries of what was technically possible, is mechanically as close to perfect as you can expect from the time, is well balanced, has really few bugs, gameplay that was so ahead of it's time as fusion power is, and you ice that cake with a compelling narrative that is playabale through different perspectives, making it highly replayable and has one of the most stellar voice casts of any video game ever... so, what's that game? It's Sacrifice.

[@TeaDrivenDev]

Vanquish! A blazing fast sci-fi cover shooter by Platinum Games, absolutely oozing style. Originally only came out on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010, was later ported to PC, but still remained fairly unknown.

[@DarkAmara12]

i miss Marvel Midnight Suns this game was so good , but it got droped..... I still hope but i think it is down

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Power Stone This Dreamcast Game Deserves better heck I'll take a Robot Chicken sketch or a spot In Epic Rap Battles Of History "Edward Falcon Vs Captain Falcon" Epic Lloyd Nice Peter I just gave you an Idea good games lost to Time

[@HeckfishMusic]

Lost Odyssey was brilliant, but to me, "1000 Years of Dreams", the little collectible visual novels were even better than the main story. Honestly, each and every story I found moved me to tears.

[@chrisward9521]

The masterpiece here is your accent! Y’all have the best ones

[@stefanlagrange188]

Lost Odyssey is one of the best games I've ever played in terms of storytelling and strategy! It's not easy, though. Especially if you go for all the achievements, like I did.

[@joesunday199]

Lost Odyssey and Perfect Dark are just *SO* good!

[@shallendor]

Planescape Torment is still my favorite CRPG so far!

[@jackfrostingtonerly1891]

Lost Odyssey was a favorite of mine on the 360. I remember at one point Microsoft gave out digital copies for free. I instantly grabbed it up and played through it. I then went to GameStop that same week and found a used physical copy in great condition for a decent price (my guess is someone owned it physically, got the free digital version, and then decided to trade in the physical copy).

[@lpgames2908]

I'm glad Lost Odyssey is on this list. Such a great JRPG. The battle system is a bit of learning curve, at least it was for me, but nonetheless a great game. The narrative is probably the best part of it.

[@John-Doe-Lorem-Ipsum]

I think dragon age origins is forgotten masterpiece because not many people talk about and not many new players have played it

[@thegamingchef3304]

Project Snowblind & Operation Winback are masterpiece games imo. Winback was a title originally released on the N64. I think I bought it out the bargain bin. That game was so fun and had so many gameplay mechanics that were used in many later video games, including Metal Gear Solid Sons of liberty and Resident evil 4. Ahead of its time.

[@dellcruz]

Blue Dragon is another great RPG game that deserves it's flowers too,in some cases it was better than Lost Odyssey and was rated higher in multiple gaming magazines back then,while Lost Odyssey was given an 8 on Gameinformer Blue Dragon was rated a 9,I have both and love them very fun,but Blue Dragon is the better game imo,another forgotten gem was the Wario game on the Gamecube,that game was amazing and everyone should've been able to play it if they love platformers,there's lots of other great yet forgotten games and it's a shame most of us won't ever get to play them unless we use emulators lol

[@codydoxey2497]

Final fantasy 12 is my all time fav ff game. I love everything about it the playstyle the art the world the monsters the beastiary the judges ect.

[@ohmyjosh3065]

Severance: Blade of Darkness is the forgotten Souls like game no one talks about. I love this game

[@CINEMARTYR]

We need a Skies Of Arcadia next gen sequel

[@backpackingtony1779]

Unpopular opinion here. Planescape: Torment's were too obscure for its own good. Puzzles were mandatory back then but it was before KZbin. Outside of Gamefaqs you'd have to shell out $25-30 for a strategy guide. That essentially doubled the cost of the game.

[@noir66146]

the open-ness of FF12 is what does it for me. you can rack up a 300 kill combo easily. and walk endlessly from area to area once you've unlocked enough.

[@Forced2DoThis1]

Loved the Virtua Fighter series....IV was definitely a winner all around, cept for whole SEGA aspect. lol "Perfect Dark" WAS also a WONDERFUL title!! Miss it. How many people remember "PARASITE EVE"? That game STILL rocks to this day! Yes. I have a copy or two. lol

[@zirnikus2241]

Do you guys still have your Jessstation 2000?

[@StarGazerBleu]

Besides having Knights, I had the demo Christmas Knights. It had a lot of replay value do to unlocking little silly things, and also being a Christmas themed level

[@Elmarvo87]

i loved finding all the random characters for your hideout on Skies of Arcadia - Would change your abilities or stats when in ship battles or exploring. missed a few discoveries on dreamcast but 100% it on Gamecube remaster

[@MRInvidian661]

A list about forgotten masterpieces, yet once again Suikoden doesn't get any love. Suikoden was one of the first franchises to feature save importing, all the way back on the original Playstation. It's a game that featured 108 playable characters, featured wartime combat, had positioning in your party play a factor on how your team performed, featured a 6-person party system, and allowed you to build up your own base to take on the might of the Empire, of which you were the heir to. Characters die, and there is genuine weight for your choices. Despite all that, it's sequel, Suikoden II is EVEN MORE revered, and at the peak of it's cult classic status, had physical copies selling for over $500 USD. For all the talk people have about Chrono Trigger being a great game, having played both Suikoden and Chrono Trigger on the Playstation as a kid, and later as an adult on the PSP and PC respectively, Suikoden is the better game, unironically, IMHO, and is a game that deserves VASTLY more love than it gets. Hopefully when the Suikoden I & II Remaster finally drops, people will finally be talking about these games the way they deserve.

[@ciretos]

Eternal Sonata on PS3.

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

I know, right? And the premise lends itself so well to sequels! I'd love to see what kind of fantastical worlds other famous composers might get isekai'd off to. Or maybe a game where you have travel from Bach to Wagner to Mozart's world, each with it's own theme... such a missed opportunity.

[@scrappy5207]

My underrated game is definitely Enslaved Odyssey to the West. Absolute masterclass gaming experience

[@jasonyankovec8541]

Skys of Arcadia as ported to Game Cube a couple of years later. It is one of the games I want to have a sequel the most.

[@Lovegame18]

Recently got into lost odyssey and it had me in tears by the end of it. I loved it so much. 😭😭😭

[@infern0711]

I love Perfect Dark, and it’s funny that this video came out the day they showed the trailer and gameplay for the new title. But literally no one saw the new Perfect Dark ever escaping development hell.

[@CoolSketchBro]

Jess can just talk about anything, I’d be educated and mesmerised ❤

[@lnsflare1]

Soul Sacrifice Delta for the PlayStation Vita. Imagine an arcadey Monster Hunter clone with the aesthetics and narrative of Berserk/Dark Souls, and 10/10 art direction, world building, characters, voice acting,music, and gameplay. Similarly, Puppeteer for the PS3 is basically Sony's 10/10 try at the same general type of game as Balan Wonderworld and Princess Peach: Showtime!. And to continue on the JAPAN Studio train, the Gravity Rush series deserves way more love than it got, with 2 essentially being Spider-Sonic: Breath of the Yakuza's Odyssey.

[@robertcardosa8739]

I kinda wish Suikoden 1 or 2 would have shown up on here. Such great storytelling. Legend of Dragoon would have been a great fit as well

[@malmalignant7410]

Skies of Arcadia is my favorite Sega DC game . I'm glad I have it in my collection. I also think Vagrant Story for ps1 could also be on this list 🤔

[@lunard8690]

i suggest NES, robowarrior, dragon spirit the new legend, swords and serpents on genesis, kid chameleon, shining force 1, zero the kamikaze squirell ps1, the best game ever Brave Fencer Musashi, also jersey devil, Gekido, Croc legend of the gobos, Gex enter the Gecko, megaman legends ps2, Shining force EXA, start ocean till the end of time, grandia 3, dot hack infection, blam machine head

[@braddrcrushalot3785]

Wait… where can I buy a Jesststion 2000?

[@JackRabbit002]

You had me straight off the bat with FF12 but then you brought up Lost Odyssey a proper hidden gem of a JRPG man 👍🏻 Problem is I always remember the sex pest mage Jansen though! 🤦🏻‍♂️ I mean shamefully I laughed it off as a kid but now looking back 'Oh God!'

[@randyhamm3862]

Knights Inn the dreams with a game that I absolutely loved, it is definitely one that needs a re-release

[@generation-gu5iz]

The only slight I could put on Perfect Dark was the visuals. You can tell they were just a little too ambitious for the N64 so they get the blurriness that Goldeneye didn't have

[@DantheExpat-co8hf]

We all have opinions, of course, but I am a graphics lover and most of these are best left in the past for me, except for the last one. Perhaps the success of Baldur's Gate 3 will spur someone to completely update Planescape Torment. That would be an instant classic. I'm too old to initiate a major project or I would do it myself.

[@khandimahn9687]

To this day, I consider Planescape Torment one of the best RPGs of all time. Right up there with Baldur's Gate 3.

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Anachronox. If you haven't played it, imagine a Final Fantasy style turn based RPG set in a tongue-in-cheek satirical sci-fi universe (think Hitchhiker's Guide meets Red Dwarf meets Guardians of the Galaxy)

[@ChaosWept]

You are such an awesome host on here, thank you for the lists.

[@Spotastic9]

You can't really compare a visual novel like 999 to adventure games. They're a completely different medium. Visual novels are designed to have twists and turns in the story as you choose your character's actions. Some VNs have puzzles, but many don't. It's like comparing Doom 3 to Borderlands just because you shoot things.

[@robertakey1508]

Lost odyssey was such an amazing title and I'm glad it got some love. Jess, i just have to say, you are stunning 😍 you are un-put-downable!!

[@BlakeTheDrake]

I've played several of the games on this list already... Skies of Arcadia still stands in my memory as the best JRPG I've ever played, and arguably in the top-3 of games, period! And while it took me some time to get really into it, Planescape Torment is indeed a masterpiece. I almost turned off the video after the first entry, though. Final Fantasy XII? A 'masterpiece'? A travesty, is what it is - and an ill omen of future despair. Maybe I'm biased, but that's what FF12 has always looked like to me. I used to be a huge fan of the series, starting with 7 - like many others - but then using emulators to go back and play the first six, finding great joy in 5 and 6 in particular. I loved 8 even when many complained about how 'emo' Squall was, I loved 9 even when others complained about the cartoony art-style, I loved 10 even when others... well, actually, that one was pretty well received overall, being the most polished and engaging adaption of the series' signature Active Time Battle system. But I loved FFX-2 too, even when others were protesting the very IDEA of a 'direct sequel', or mocking the 'dress-up' element, since it provided a modernized and genuinely beautiful modern-day adaption of the Job System that I'd loved so much in Final Fantasy 3 and 5... Then FFXI came out. And it was an MMO. Just... a flat-out MMO. I guess some people liked it? But others, like me, tried our best to ignore it, hoping that Squaresoft would get it out of their system and go back to making great, narrative-driven, turn-based JRPGs with fun characters and amusing minigames! Aaaand then FF12 came out. The battle-system was unrecognizable, seemingly more inspired by their recent adventures into MMO's than the finely-polished systems of FFX. All the familiar faces, in terms of monsters and summons, were missing. The progression-system was just weird. It felt more like a single-player MMO than it did a Final Fantasy game. It became the first Final Fantasy game I put down without finishing it, and the death-knell of the series as a whole - for with every additional entry, it seemed the developers were doubling down. More fast-paced, more linear, more focus on graphics over substance! To this day, FFX-2 still stands to me as 'the last good one', and FFXII as the herald of doom. Well, unless you count World of Final Fantasy, which nobody DOES because nobody knows it exists - now THAT is a real hidden masterpiece!