10 Super Weird RPGs You've GOT To Play!

[@hankhill1964]

I love how your list always contains games I've never heard of.

[@davidvinc]

Like this page and what I do here? Consider supporting me on patreon! www.patreon.com/davidvinc [​0:49] - 10) Guardian's Crusade [​1:55] - 9) Jade Cocoon [2:47] - 8) Shadow Madness [4:03] - 7) Survival Kids [5:07] - 6) Hybrid Heaven [​6:15] - 5) Mario Golf [7:22] - 4) Thousand Arms [8:30] - 3) Saiyuki: Journey West [​9:29​] - 2) Koudelka [10:31] - 1) Valkyrie Profile

[@finalfayth9165]

valkery profile is a master peace!!! this game deserves more of attention

[@shadowsbind]

It is also evil. I used a cheat for up, and a guide, and somehow still missed on best ending.

[@finalfayth9165]

@@shadowsbind yes bro you need to finish the game in hard mode ,even with guide its not easy to have the true ending , duongons are so difficult too in hard mode ,what an rpg!!! i hope that one day we can see valkery profile 3

[@t3hHellhound]

Loved those games.

[@chamchamtrigger]

I remember playing Thousand Arms in college. Whenever I'd bring the game to my school club everyone would gather around during the dating sim parts to vote on what I should choose as an answer. It was usually the worst possible choice.

[@MondoJohnny]

Yes! Thousand Arms is one of my faves! So funny and strange!

[@retroprogamer7009]

I LOVE Guardians Crusade. I played it in my "Rental Time". I used to rent Playstation Games almost every weekend and now i regret that i hadn't bought some of these Games and Guardian Crusade is one of them. Same with Jade Cocoon but this i got at one point for cheap. Some Other Games are Alundra, Tomba+2, Suikoden 2 or Legend of Dragoon. I wish i had picked those up when they where cheap :P A strange RPG i liked was Quest 64. I know most hate it. But it was one of the best RPGs on the N64^^

[@perturbedsun5508]

This is a really great series David. Please keep this content coming!

[@BlackFantasy470]

Valkyrie Profile is great. I love it and the second game even more. They both deserve a remake for a modern console. I also own Koudelka, which is actually my only PSone rpg (got the PSP port of Valkyrie Profile). I didn't played much of it though.

[@samfisher3575]

It's nothing but panorama shots of the landscape. Yawn

[@atoasttototoro]

This is a great channel man. Your eclectic knowledge of rpgs is second to none. 🙌

[@Gomezli16]

Damn, shadow madness is a deep cut. I remember seeing that in magazines and drawing characters based off it lol.

[@_.Alucard._]

Valkyrie Profile is a timeless masterpiece

[@acidwizard6528]

I concur.

[@CorranHorn84]

Thousand Arms was a quirky, yet fun game. I still have my original PS1 copy with the 2-disc soundtrack.

[@willk7184]

Dude, I don't know how you know all this stuff, but your insightful commentaries are much appreciated.

[@insaneasock3156]

Excellent video. I'll have to watch the previous ones. I can happily say I own all of these "strange" RPGS

[@caseycoker1051]

Koudelka is a really interesting one. I was a big fan of Shadow Hearts: from the new world so I went back and played Koudelka and Shadow hearts because of it. Sadly I've never got my hands of Covenant, and I've heard it's the best of the bunch.

[@Terranigma23]

Omg you have to play Covenant, at least emulate the game on PC (Pcsx2)

[@Parallelepiped2]

Fun list! I’ve only heard about a couple of these, and haven’t played any. Survival Kids looks super interesting!

[@akawakanebaneba1]

Found this channel yesterday. Thank god there is another gaymer and he’s actually producing good gaming content. And you mentioned legend of legaia which got me into gaming so you’re my hero

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Yahooo I always enjoy when you cover topics like this. The 90s had some bizarre and experimental games, especially RPGs.

[@RetroPerspective]

Shadow Madness was a work of art and a testament to games with a good sense of humour and dark stories. The characters were good, the dialogue was funny and the story was well developed. I loved how Keerg was the equivalent to Jesus, but you eventually met him and he was in fact simple man who didn't really do anything. I loved the woman screaming at her vegetables and the sign in the middle of nowhere that said "Do Not Remove." Harv-5 scaring the kids early on and always talking about death was one of my favorite parts. Anyone skipping that game is missing out. You were right about the world being well developed, too. Hybrid Heaven was superb and an underrated amazing game for the N64. Saiyuki may not have been the deepest RPG but it was a lot of fun and had a good story. The initial 6 characters were great, too. :) Koudelka is one of the best games I've ever played and I loved every bit of it. Nice to see it here. :)

[@caleboden5087]

I love that thousand Arms is the reason for this series. It's the last PS1 RPG I kept, mostly because I can't get it on any other system.

[@KTF0]

I can tell this was my era of JRPGs I played all but 3 games here

[@xelthos2051]

Loved me Jade Cocoon and Thousand Arms. Up there with star ocean 2, grandia, and legend of legaia for games I played a ton around then.

[@YTC1234]

Whoever you are, you have great taste in games. I could use a friend such as you. No one around me in my physical location has good video game or anime taste. Sad.

[@JoeyintheAM]

Me seeing Koudelka: "I NEED THAT GAME!" Me seeing the price on ebay: "Nevermind."

[@joeoe99]

Also me,but for Valkyrie Profile

[@warailawildrunner5300]

I still have my Koudelka copy somewhere.. was a fun but bloody hard game if you weren't careful

[@DREAMSQU33ZE]

I love Valkyrie Profile. It has a beautiful soundtrack as well

[@rexusthevaliant6311]

When i was a kid i tried playing because it looked cool but i was not intelligent enough to get far and i dropped it. Just finished The Dark Plume on DS so im thinking ill go back and try this.

[@hoberdansilva2894]

It's worth playing just for soundtrack. The story is really good as well

[@Mitsux31]

I found your videos by casualty and now I can't stop watching them. Such a good content!

[@Zanji1234]

Koudelka wasn't "Full 3d rendered enviroment" it was just rendered backgrounds with switching camera angles like RE

[@Faktor13]

Rhanks for the video. I am now watching a Thousand Arms Lets Play, totally missed it when I owned a PSX

[@Direk_Carla]

I am very happy that both Saiyuki: Journey to the West and Valkyrie Profile were featured here! Those wonderful past years, they are the best!

[@dididothat4495]

Guardian's Crusade (and also Breath of Fire III) defined RPGs for me. Even today I find myself comparing every game to one of those two. Guardian's Crusade is also one of the reasons I picked up the Melodica as an instrument. I cannot stress enough how formative this game was for me.

[@soullessSiIence]

I can't believe dozens of great RPGs passed unnoticed. I've been feeling tempted to buy a PS1 and PS2 just to get RPG drunk and experience many hidden gems I missed playing the more mainstream N64 back in the day.

[@naruto180]

Hybrid Heaven was and still is awesome!!!

[@doggypi1532]

Thousand Arms is definitely nice! It's hilarious lol!~ The strangeness or uniqueness is what makes it good ...since it's that unique lol~

[@Mattandthejaysmusic]

Thanks dude, love your jrpg videos !

[@Bacon8t0r]

Nice to see someone talking about Jade Cocoon. It's sadly not too well known. But still fun as hell

[@glizzdawiz]

No Xenogears? Certainly a strannnge one! But my fave game of all time and I wont waste this opp to bring it up ;)

[@Gomezli16]

Love ur content, David! Watched ur azure vids before I knew much about the legend of heroes series. It was weird but stoked my interest. After having played the first two trails in the sky games and reading up on the other games, I just rewatched your azure vids and it hit me in the feels real hard. I love Lloyd and Kea!

[@Brentastrophe]

Mario Golf GBC has some of the most challenging and addictive sports play I've ever had and I hate sports games. In fact, my brothers and I loved it so much that my dad got pissed we were fighting over it that in the middle of a road trip he detoured to a Toys R Us to buy a 2nd copy so that we'd have another available. The fact that you could easily emulate it on your phone nowadays makes it absolutely amazing still.

[@wademcvicker9305]

I'm so glad someone else knows what Guardian's Crusade is, so underrated

[@SuicidebyYourMom]

I second that. A neighbor pressed me to come by and check it out (some time back in 1999), so I figured why not. I did and got hooked. I easily lost a year to that game.

[@n.b.2164]

I always wanted Thousand Arms, but just never got around to getting it. Glad to see someone mention Saiyuki, very good game.

[@BYERE]

I still have my original copies of Guardian's Crusade, Jade Cocoon, and Koudelka. Three of my all-time favourite games. Also, when I first played through Shadow Hearts, I had no idea there was any connection to Koudelka until you actually meet her in the game...

[@fenniken5381]

it would be 2019/2020 I think but I got a good one, indivisible a metroidvania turn based rpg with a combat system similar to valkyria profile. there's also blue reflection. and okage shadow king.

[@chrisglass4350]

Check out Kartia: The Word of Fate. It came out in 99, was published by Atlus, and is a tactical rpg where all of your items, spells, and monster summons come from combining elemental cards that you collect in battle. I literally can't say enough about it. It's still one of the most unique strategy rpgs I've ever played. It's deep story, amazing visuals, and stellar soundtrack have kept it in my "top 10 of all time" for a while now

[@jos9072]

Jade cocoon was such a great game, I remember when you collect your insects u can train them to fight a Digimon style cage fight, good ol memories

[@doggypi1532]

Loved the Thousand Arms ... It's hilarious lol~ plus that graphics and 2d conversations are really nice~

[@PickleRick91x]

You got yourself a sub from me man! Can't wait to see your channel grow, I'll be here with you watching every video, love finding new RPGs to play

[@ShadowWolfRising]

10. I rented that multiple times, a crazy game that. Kinda miss it. 9. Oh, now THAT is a classic. I love it, I own the 2nd one and it is a great little game. 8. Ha! I wish more people talked about this game, this game needs to be used for inspiration as it has good idea in terms of lore, world building, and it being a Western made JRPG. 7. I........Have never heard of this one. 6. I know little about this other than a review, it has so very creative ideas that I wish some people took some ideas from. 5. I know about this, clever and creative, I don't have much else to say though. 4. Ha! That one, creative and weird, quite intriguing it is. Another game that could and should be used as an example for other games. 3. I actually own this one, it's a fun game with lot's of creativity, again another game that should be used for Inspiration. Back when Koei actually tried. 2. Ah Koudelka, the first Shadow Hearts game. And something of an interest to me, Horror RPGs, a rare combination even to this day and I want more of them due to how great the potential for them is. 1. A classic that we need more of already, I wish they'd make Valkyrie Profile 3: Hrist already. At least we are getting a PS4 and Switch remaster of Star Ocean 1.

[@kitsune87]

Jade Cocoon! The memories! It was stunning!

[@kisame786]

Great video I haven't heard of these so I really appreciated learning about them

[@TheBenignSeraphim]

Koudelka was amazing. Save for the fact that you could ruin your game by missing one item which definitely ruffled my jimmies the first time I played it as a kid.

[@andybrinks3784]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't that the game featuring Edward"Lord Dunsany" Plunkett?

[@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams]

Wow I'd totally forgotten Survival Kids. It was one of my first games but I'd never seen it since then.

[@andybrinks3784]

I had that Mario Golf game. It was the late 90s, I never thought of just how different that was at the time!

[@dlmoore08]

Another stellar video. Keep up the excellent work!

[@ldrelick]

Strangest RPGs I've ever played are Tengai Makyou: The Apocalypse IV for Saturn or Maka Maka for SFC. Also Verne World (an RPG that takes place in an amusement park based on the works of Jules Verne) is up there.

[@MajorPublic]

Hey I've been enjoying your stuff for a while now. I would love to see a Top 10 Worst RPG World Maps video. I have my opinions but I'd really like to hear your take on this, since we have both similar and differing ideas. Keep up the good work buddy!

[@davidvinc]

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll consider it for a future video!

[@MajorPublic]

@@davidvinc no problem man!

[@idonteatcheetos]

Hybrid Heaven is one of my favorite n64 games. I'd put Aidyn Chronicles on there too, it's definitely a unique n64 game, it's kind of like a weird mix of Gothic and Morrowind

[@darkarpatron]

I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed to admit that I played Jade Cocoon pretty often over 20 years now. And in that time, I managed to discover how to merge the ideal minions for each element. I'll leave it up to you lot on whether that's something I should be proud of or just... if it's sad.

[@ReaverPrime]

Ratchet vs Nelsha in Thousand Arms was freaking hilarious! Nelsha's second personality as a self-centered egomaniac against what can only be described as cyborg Harley Quinn (with cleavage for good measure).

[@guruthosamarthruin4459]

Camelot working on Mario Sports games for the last 20 years makes them, by far, the most misused developer ever. They make AMAZING RPGs, and yet they never make them anymore.

[@darkprogame389]

Camelot said themselves that RPG are too hard to make and they don't want to make them anymore

[@Suikoden2389]

Shadow Madness is one of my favorite games of all times, I understand the critic on the battle system and difficulty but the games world, lore, characters, and level of detail are so enthralling and charming that it gives some of the bigger games a run for its money. Don't be fooled this is definitely not flawless but a gem nonetheless.

[@vengefuldeth]

I had Guardian Crusader when I was little and could never remember the name to try to replay it , Thanks :D

[@szczepan4737]

Creators of Valkyrie Profile are such a trolls - easy mode is actually the hardest, because it doesn;t let you enter harder dgs which have the best equipment etc. Without those later parts of game become rather tough.

[@6kine6tic67]

Shadow madness is so good!

[@RiiLove]

I love Thousand Arms so much~ I'm so glad I stumbled upon it as a kid. I wasnt able to enjoy it then, now as an adult I can ♡

[@Hayastantzi92]

Digimon World 2, might be Strange but the Gameplay & Music is amazing!

[@waltersobchak7275]

David said while working at Publix yeah there are plenty of those here. I had always thought Publix was a Florida thing until I just now Googled it.

[@Caleb-ow5qx]

Another hit of a video, thank you!

[@maroonroon]

Oh man its guardian crusade! I vividly remember the visual but forgot about the title for years.now i remember!!

[@oKirin-]

Hybrid Heaven... what a trip that game was. I remember getting chased by an enormous monster through a large part of the game. It was a long time ago, though, so I my be remembering wrong.

[@LaFylnn]

I dont know how I feel about Valkyrie Profile being considered "strange" but yes, it is beautiful, in fact I kinda want to play it now

[@BinaryDood]

Super Robot Wars Original Saga Endless Frontier is pretty weird considering the combat, but still has depth

[@waltersobchak7275]

On which console is that??

[@davidvinc]

The DS I believe.

[@Animosity00]

Oh my god this is the first refernce to Hybrid Heaven I have come across ever natively. I can't explain why but i was obsessively into that game for a long time when it came out and NOBODY ELSE EVEN KNEW ABOUT IT.

[@MiamiSunrise]

Saiyuki: Journey West I didn't know was a strategy JRPG for the longest time. I also love Final Fantasy Tactics and in recent years when I learned what they did with that game I needed to get a copy. Unfortunately it is still a part of an immense backlog despite me owning it but def considered a must play. David have you had the chance to play Onimusha Tactics for Gameboy Advance? What a strange franchise to make a tactics rpg right? Might be worth a look.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Dude...Shadow Madness is AWESOME!!!

[@worthingtonproductions2579]

Mmmm 1997-99 97 had ff 7 , ff tactics , symphony of the night, front mission , saga frontier , grandia, breath of fire 3. I’d say that’s pretty damn solid

[@bobbysimcox]

WOW, David, Great List! I've actually played Guardian's Quest, Jade Cocoon, Shadow Madness, and Thousand Arms!!! What a Hoot :D I Always liked the Blonde Eye-patched Pirate Gal, and the Smithy system to upgrade weapons in Thousand Arms, and Yes, Shadow Madness was Definitely enjoyable if one approached it more as a Graphic Novel, which i Did!!! :D Bro, andy chance of a Guardian's Crusade LP? I LOVED the Helper Toys concept, and Baby was so Cute and full of Surprises...and Hey, You could name him Kringle!!! ;) :D O:)

[@squidgybuffalo]

Hm, is Earth defined as Asgard? I don't think that's accurate. Isn't earth Midgard? or something like that

[@MathiasDemo]

That is correct. It is Midgard.

[@threethymes]

Super list. Although Koudelka should be number 1!

[@maximillionroivas3893]

Hybrid Heaven is the best RPG game on N64. Which isn't saying much as the N64 only had 5 RPG games...

[@vlaralorn2]

I know of it and quest. What are the rest?

[@maximillionroivas3893]

@@vlaralorn2 Hybrid Heaven, Quest 64, Paper Mario, Ogre Battle 64 and Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage

[@tonytony8872]

Love aiden chronicles

[@rriggs6547]

@@maximillionroivas3893 My favorite was Ogre Battle

[@TheKabuto90]

Though if the DD hadn't failed it would have had several more, the most notable that I really know of being a main series Pokemon, Fire Emblem 64 (which was used as the basis for FE6 on the gba), and Earthbound 64 (which later became Mother 3 on the gba)

[@resistorstudios]

JADE COCOON WAS SO GOOD. I grew up playing that and Star Ocean 2 and Breath of Fire III.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

I loved Thousand Arms. My ex liked Jade Cocoon. She called it "Princess Mononokemon."

[@kingtrode]

Shadow madness is my favorite game on this list!

[@gravijiga]

Played Hybrid heaven over the summer. I appreciate what they were trying to do. It was a little clumsy with how long it took to charge up moves. Overall, I enjoyed it, beat it, and was happy I played it

[@whitemage34]

Ever sence I heard of kodelka I always wanted to play this game 🤩

[@oroontheheels]

I really loved Jade Cocoon, Saiyuki Journey West and Thousand Arms as a kid. I played them on my hacked ps1. It’s sad that PSN store only have Saiyuki on it. So I downloaded rest of the games on my hacked PSP. 😂 I never finished any of them as a kid. I hope I’ll manage this time.) P.S. have you played Rhapsody Musical Adventure? It’s like musical meets a bit of pokemon meets an jrpg.

[@NewportBox100s]

Another great video! 🦄🦄🦄

[@Zezlemet]

"My suggestion is to just play the game and enjoy one of the best and strangest rpgs released on the PlayStation" And just look up the ending on youtube

[@Bullman422]

Just goes to show that I'm one serious niche game player. Guardian Crusade was fun but (given my play style) very easy as I only lost one boss battle only because I wasn't equipped with the right item to counter the ailment that a certain boss dished out. Jade cocoon was just good but I got seriously bored later on as some of the cut scenes seemed to go on and on. Thousand arms was still my favorite of the bunch although I wasn't a big fan on the battle system.

[@kingti85]

I love your vids because they introduce me to a lot of cool looking games I wouldn't know about otherwise. I hate it though because it's also so many games I will never have the time to play

[@Seblar87]

How nostalgic...

[@sergioviana84]

thousand arms and valkyrie profile are not strange at all, but very good franchises

[@k7in846]

Should have included legend of mana but interesting list nonetheless.

[@apollyon9946]

Harry Potter and Sorcerers Stone on Gameboy Color was a turn based RPG, very weird/unique game.

[@powerpc127]

Is that Mario Golf game real? It looks like a parody fan game, like Barkley's Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden or something. I definitely have to check that out.

[@davidvinc]

Yup, these are all the real deal!

[@Tahkoon]

dude I can't stop bringing this up to people they just don't understand how the early PlayStation games were back in the late 90s! it was a magical time! Like the Golden era of RPGs. One of a kind it's like they had personality back then they video games almost had a soul of their own. You can't find anything like that anymore. It was an actual adventure in story back then it took you away from just stats it took you into a pot and I miss that about video games. I miss that being the focus in my life while I played a specified game. It was like it had all of my attention until it was beaten. That's the stuff that is the difference in anime in my opinion. Yes they can make you think and even have you coordinated or learn lessons in life but they don't make you dream anymore

[@kenshinhimura8708]

I’m a simple man. I see Valkyrie Profile. I click.

[@Toxiking32]

Loved Jade cocoon though I played 2 first. Loved the shadow hearts series, and when I beat the 3rd I went to see if there were others and got koudlka. Never really got far in it just cannot get used to the battle system. Maybe if I'd started with it and not shadow hearts.

[@ShadowMoses900]

Jade Cacoon was actually quite popular.

[@Machinelf]

Decimate: To destroy 10 % of something

[@ridjenite]

No, that's what's left behind. Deci is 1/10.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

The Strangest I've played is easily Okage: Shadow King. Just look at a screenshot, it will tell you why.

[@davidvinc]

I could never get through that one. I hated the graphics, I found the combat to be boring also. I think I only made it up to where you recruit the girl with the umbrella, but you’re right - it’s definitely a strange RPG.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

@@davidvinc Fair enough, it's not everyone's cup of tea. I at least think the premise is fun "You know how you typically fight the Evil Big Bad? Here your his servant, help him conquer the world.". I think that premise is hilarious.

[@taurussian4591]

Thousand Arms was my childhood.