BEST PS4 RPGS - Happy Console Gamer

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Played the hell out of The Witcher 3 on PS4 and loved every minute of it. Replayed it recently on Switch and even that version is great (albeit with slightly lower visuals)

[@georgehancock2307]

Not sure how you have the time to play all these games

[@andrewlawler2885]

Sure you did

[@itzurboyjc4117]

does Johnny not like the Witcher 3? He never mentions it. Can't help noticing

[@funkmachine9094]

what about the mass effect legendary edition? it was amazing replaying all the mass effect games again. all tho i would skip the first one and jump into the second one straight away

[@rey-o]

I need to get back to that game, I enjoyed what I played but then I ran into a progression halting bug.

[@ithinkimtherealcam7628]

This guy has such amazing energy. Not obnoxiously loud, but confident and engaging. Awesome man, keep doing what you're doing.

[@vel2118]

good observation

[@bluecore7]

One of my surprise favorites was Yakuza: Like a Dragon. I was reluctant to play it because no Kiryu, and I wasn't sure about the turn based combat in a Yakuza game, but I ended up falling in love with it. ❤️

[@massiveattackdrop]

I ll try it. Yakuza was one of my favorite games on PS2.

[@tifflia]

@@massiveattackdrop It's excellent (though, honestly speaking, all of them are)!! I'd recommend Judgment on top of that, from the same studio!

[@spiritdancer36]

OMG yes! Like a dragon is absolutely one of my favorite games I played this year.

[@massiveattackdrop]

@@tifflia thanks, i tried judgment the demo and just wasnt hooked, maybe ill give it another try...

[@deanandtavonplumb7059]

I love all the yakuza games. I've played about 15 hours on like a dragon but I'm finding it very repetitive and have stopped playing. Maybe I should give it another go.

[@justinkang7088]

I heard that Trail of Cold Steel was amazing several years ago, and that there was an awesome interconnecting storyline, so I started from Trails in the Sky 1. Several years later after going through the Liberl Arc, Crossbell Arc and now in Trails of Cold Steel III, still loving it and loving the world building, events of the world and characters. No regrets.

[@cotymedeiros2153]

Dude, trails of cold steel is amazing. The way they tie all the previous games together into this series was nothing short of brilliant. When I finally finished 4, I was like , lost because the ride was finally over. Only great games make impact like that

[@Aranethify]

All trails are really great games and there is still so much story to discover

[@Samuraith2077]

I was recommended this series a ways back told how incredible the storytelling and gameplay is even back to 1. Plenty each game to do weapons armor etc definitely worth the money!

[@wuapo3462]

I’m going to give the Trails series a chance after I finish HFW & play elden ring. I’ve been hearing that the Trails storyline is amazing

[@Aranethify]

@@wuapo3462 please do. This saga deserves more public. But yeah, elden ring must be played first xD

[@wumbol0gy871]

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is one of the best games I've ever played, and I'm not a big JRPG guy.

[@rey-o]

I'd like to recommend Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which I finished recently and was completely floored. The devs took a big risk in changing up from the action formula of the past Yakuza games, but the turn based rpg nature of LAD worked beautifully with the kind of story they were trying to tell.

[@themarchinggoblin8294]

God that game was soooooooo good. Nunchuk phone 😃😃

[@statesminds]

I've played yakuza 0-6 and Judgment and Lost Judgment and going through yakuza 7 now and it's so good especially if you like yakuza and jrpgs. I'm around level 50 and in chapter 12

[@dragoon1090]

For real. I played like a dragon on game pass and it blew me away. I had never played Yakuza before. I can't recommend it enough. It's so much fun.

[@greggski3710]

I always wanted to play Yakuza, but was off put by brawler combat. I'm so glad they've changed combat system in Like a Dragon. That made it one of the best jRPGs I've ever played.

[@Jake-po4sp]

Fantastic game! Great characters. I tried other Yakuza games and Judgement, but could never get into them. I think I would have preferred to watch a movie of it as the story and characters seemed interesting. But Like a Dragon was magic.

[@jinyboi]

ps4 is truly the best console for jrpg since ps1. ff7r, dq11, p5, trails, nier, and the list goes on.

[@jameskozy7254]

John you need to get 13 sentinels: Aegis Rim. Its vanillaware at its best. I think Kim would really like it as well

[@wysewind]

Also comes with an art book that I'm sure he'll enjoy

[@BigDogIndustriesx]

incredible game, one of my favorites

[@andr0zzsenpai]

@@megami215 It's a visual novel, but with vanillaware quality, it has an RTS mode with the robots too, this game growth on me.

[@scottmichaelhedge5055]

I don't think he'd like it very much. He's never talked about it. It's a visual novel with only very small RPG elements.

[@ifrit1937]

Ya it was great....i fully expected Cold STeel 4 to be my Goty 2020 but 13 Sentinels took it instead

[@GhibliNova]

So far for me Witcher 3 is the only one that's not on this list that I've played. It got me into the books, which in turn got me into writing, so that game is pretty special. Never played another game that inspired me to stare at an empty word document for a couple hours a day

[@THBbon]

Did you know? Witcher was plagerized

[@GhibliNova]

@@THBbon From what? I've noticed many similarities to Irish Mythological Cycles myself but nothing too egregious

[@THBbon]

@@GhibliNova kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipzMgWlqlsl6oLs explains it all. Kinda long but that's one of my favorite KZbinrs.

[@GhibliNova]

@@THBbon thanks dude!

[@thedude5940]

Could have been a good game if the combat wS any better than Mike Tysons Punchout on NES. Dodge. Hit. Hit. Dodge. Cliche fire spell. Cliche fortify spell. Dodge. Hit. Zero challenge. Every fight breaks the immersion. Garbage implementation of a beautiful open world

[@dmitryrodionov2386]

Nier, Persona 5 and Bloodborne are not only my favorite RPGs ever, but also my favorite games of all time, if you have a ps4/ps5 and haven't tried them yet, you should consider doing so; they are all really fun to play and they all have great music and either a great story or a great world building.

[@neogamer6461]

Played all of them and yeah, they're all great fun.

[@mountainmgtow5421]

Bloodborne is as much of an RPG as Need for Speed. Everything's an RPG now!

[@headerahelix]

If my grandma had wheels she'd be a bike.

[@xenoblade6965]

The PS2 era is still my favorite of them all.

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

PS1 and PS2 here.

[@kalebkaiser7505]

No mention of Tales of Berseria the pain it hurts, I loved that game

[@flaviobertholdo8371]

I had the same feeling watching this video just now. How to not mention Tales of Berseria?!?

[@ShadowvailYT]

Ys 8 is probably my favorite RPG of the ps4 gen. Something about it is so smooth. The combat feels so good. The music is some of my favorite of any game of the last gen.

[@adampeel6161]

Was an incredible experience for sure

[@Walamonga1313]

Ys 8 is one of the best games I've ever played. I'm a huge Souls fan but Ys 8 gives them all a run for their money. Fantastic game. I'll never stop preaching to my friends and anyone who'll listen that they NEED to play it

[@KabukiKid]

Ys 8 also looks quite impressive on the PS Vita.

[@Justin-dp7pg]

Ys 8 for sure . I 100% agree. The storytelling took me back to the golden era (SNES, PS1) of RPGs.

[@KabukiKid]

@Chris M Yeah, it isn't imperative to have played the previous games... you can start with 8.

[@Mrjamiek7]

Trails of cold steel is a fantastic series to play, the best world building i've seen in an RPG. Had to go the play the previous trails games in the series after finishing 4 to see what i've missed. And with Y's as well fell in love with the series after 8 and my dad is also now super into Y's as well after i bought him 8 on the switch.

[@Caroline_Alys]

I like trails in the sky but I felt like cold steel was just the most generic weebshit ever. Maybe the other games after 1 are better but I couldn't do it.

[@nathangarcia3953]

@@Caroline_Alys Currently going through Cold steel 1, they honestly kind of dropped the ball on this one. I'm enjoying it, but the cast is easily the worst so far compared to the Sky and Crossbell games. I also dislike how they've been cranking up the stupid anime crap with each game since Zero, rolling my eyes after each time they say the girls are hot or talk about how badly they want to get into Rean's pants is getting tiring.

[@markwaty1]

@@nathangarcia3953 Trails series has a great world building, Cold Steel story was ok, but my god, they really need to drop the power of friendship deus ex machina and "do you have the resolve?" sht over and over again. Rean in CS1: Bohoo, I'm so weak. Later: I have the resolve. Rean in CS2: Bohoo, I'm so weak. Later: I have the resolve. And so on until CS4. God, it became so repetitive. The self-sacrifice, goody boy, chick magnet MC is already way over done.

[@mountainmgtow5421]

You all have to admit that The Witcher 3 was a fluke. The series isn't that amazing, the books are kinda meh, and CD Projekt Red isn't that great of a company. Yes The Witcher 3 is a good game, but it's not amazing.

[@marcusbayley5126]

13 sentinels…. Please for the love of god play it people.

[@leandrabarros3582]

Support Vanillaware!

[@stuartlee6568]

THIS! I’m not a fan of strategy RPGs, but my god the story is so damn good. Does anyone have suggestions for other suggestions with a story as good as this? I picked it up on a whim from an RPG site and only knew about it because it was on a podcast, but it’s just that damn good.

[@datetien4846]

I loved the story but the characters and gameplay were meh.

[@marcusbayley5126]

You have to play the game on the hardest difficulty otherwise it’s piss easy and boring

[@marcusbayley5126]

While not as good I think you’ll probably like ai the somnium files it starts a little slow but there are some great characters and plot twists.

[@Feelin_DanDy]

Add CrossCode and Indivisible to the list. Seriously Johnny, if you love PSO vibes, for the love of fuck, play CrossCode!!! One of the most underrated action RPG's of when it came out!

[@robbiestroud2858]

Weekends just aren't the same without You, Robbman, and Kim. No matter the subject matter, your enthusiasm takes engagement to a new level. There are games that before subbing to your channel I wouldn't have even considered(or even casually made fun of), but after years of listening to you talk about these worlds, it's impossible to not feel that same passion. Without your introduction, I literally would never have touched a Dragon Quest game. Now, it's one of my most anticipated world to become more familiar with. You're so wonderful at riding a perfect balance between new things(i.e robb and your thoughts on Metroid Dread), but also dipping into unknown pockets. Without your updates, there's a portion of the gaming world that would never have been opened up to me. Always so grateful for the perspectives you have. They're different and valued for that reason. Sublime. Thank you for always being authentic.

[@newgameaaaa]

Good for you. Yeah Johnny gets into it so much that how could you not like a game recommended by Johnny.

[@EvilPhantasm]

Odin Sphere blew my mind, one of my favorite RPGs on the Ps4, I also loved Dragons Crown I need to go back and finish it.

[@shelbatron9731]

Tales of Berseria is one of my favorite games of all time. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had a game with so much character development as this game. The combat had a very steep learning curve, but it’s really addictive once you get the hang of it. Highly recommended.

[@darknarutokit]

Do you have tips I platinum tales of arise a couple weeks ago kinda wanted to do it for this game

[@LexMarston]

Trails of Cold Steel! I think, when I look back on my time with the PS4 10 years from now, I’ll definitely associate the system with getting me into FALCOM with both Trails and Y’s. One that wasn’t mentioned is Atelier, specifically Atelier Ryza. That game got me into that series. I went out and bought every game in the series that I could get my hands on. Such a charming and different kind of RPG! Thanks for another great vid!

[@sorv5790]

So glad you brought up Dragon's Crown. Despite the controversy around the whole bust size thing, it's a fantastic game if you're a fan of that old King Arthur/D&D side scrolling ARPGs. The only thing that was missing for me in your list was Tokyo Xanadu Ex+. It's such a criminally overlooked game, lots of fun, Persona-esque mix of ARPG segments and slice of life.

[@elirivera3880]

I got bored at about 12hrs. I couldn't cook, drove me crazy.

[@DragonHeart613]

I hope they make Dragon's Crown 2🤞🤞

[@dexocube]

@@elirivera3880 Watch a youtube vid or read a walkthrough bro, the cooking is fun once you get the hang of it.

[@sorv5790]

@@dexocube Pretty much, it's a learning curve but there's a good guide on gfaqs about it. :)

[@michaelwaring1028]

It wasn't even a true "controversy," really. It was just one web site (Kotaku) deliberately stirring up shit for clicks and ad revenue. Hilariously enough, their manufactured "controversy" actually HELPED Dragon's Crown by drawing attention to it, resulting in DC becoming Vanillaware's best-selling title.

[@권용대-b5v]

I know you’re more of a JRPG guy, but I heartily recommend Divinity Original Sin. It plays like a dream on PS4 with incredible rumble feedback. Role-Playing Game in literal sense.

[@tifflia]

It's been mentioned a few times already in the comments, but everything in the Yakuza universe is PAINFULLY well-executed. All of the main games are playable on the PS4 (0, Kiwami 1& 2, remasters of 3 4 5, then 6, and then Like a Dragon) in addition to the two OTHER games from the same studio that follow a similar formula/universe (Judgment and Lost Judgment) which immediately puts it on the 'Best Of' list of games for me. I recommend it to anyone who will listen to me shout its praises from the mountaintops, and it helps that the price point is very reasonable.

[@gg.no.re.]

Ni No Kuni 1 is a must play for all JRPG fans! Truly a masterpiece and fun for all ages

[@gmac673]

Agreed and it's better than Ni No Kuni 2.

[@gg.no.re.]

@@gmac673 absolutely, no questions asked lol. I’m happy people enjoyed 2 but honestly the first game is just better

[@nintenjoel]

I had so much fun with that game!

[@Bandersnatch786]

I just played through this one again and I think it's undoubtedly the most endearing story of any JRPG I've played. It's in my top 5 JRPGs of the last decade. However, it's a far cry from a masterpiece for me and I really wish they would have made some quality of life changes in the remaster instead of just slapping a fresh coat of paint on it. 1. Leveling in this game is a pain. Resetting familiars back to LVL1 after metamorphosis is a bad mechanic. Halving the level would have been better. Any meaningful leveling you can do is limited to defeating Toko and its evolutions. Regular encounters simply don't give enough EXP towards the latter half of the game. 2. Some of the Alchemy recipes are impossible to create unless you spend hundreds of hours grinding for the materials which you can only get off of gold enemies (like shiny Pokemon) which have a ludicrously low encounter rate. 3. The whole game should have been voice acted for all story related content. Of the dozen or so scenes that were voice acted, only 60% or so of them were meaningful to the story. A 10 second voice acted scene of someone saying someone's name then make some noise like "uuuhhhhhhhh aahhhhhhhhhh!!!!" is pointless when there are much more involved scenes you have to read through. 4. Dinoceros and Griffen should have been rebalanced in the remaster. 5. The world map should have been better. You should have been allowed to zoom in on another area even if you weren't there. 6. Attacks in combat that disrupt the entire flow to show some cutscene were a bad decision. 7. Swaine tales FOREVER to execute a trick shot. 8. Esther's battle AI should have been better balanced to burn less MP and balance MP burn with physical attacks when 2 of her favoured genuses are more physical combat focused. 9. The game should have been broken up into 2 games since 90% of the game is chasing down Shadar and defeating him feels like the end of the game but NOPE here comes the White witch that Oliver had no clue even existed until she unleashed Manna right at the end of the game and introduced herself. White witch should have been in a second game or removed from the plot entirely. Anyway, that's enough because I could list more problems with this game but I'd be sitting here on the toilet all day. Point is, I accept that others can feel this game is a "masterpiece", but for me, it's not. But it is a top 5. It has a lot of flaws but is still really good overall.

[@headerahelix]

Late to these comments just wanted to confirm 1 is leaps and bounds better than 2. No competition.

[@astrocyborg]

The Witcher 3, dragon quest 11, persona 5 royal, final fantasy 7 remake & kingdom hearts were all god tier rpgs for me

[@JRPGLife]

We absolutely loved Yakuza: Like a Dragon! What a breath of fresh air! Currently playing through Tales of Berseria in co-op mode and its very fun!

[@devlinfan]

Keep up the “Y’s Evangelism” your words turned me towards the action based fantasy metal of Y’s. And now, I am doing my part to spread Y’s to all gamers of every platform. Episode suggestion “Music of Y’s”. Awesome choices. Some of those games I have on the Vita or the PS4. All most done with nightmare mode for Y’s Origin, try to unlock Yunica's schoolgirl outfit.

[@lyinginertia]

Music of Y's yes please!!

[@Painmaster212]

Your using of the ' in Ys really threw me off. It's just Ys, no apostrophe. Can't wait for Ys X!

[@joshuar.4168]

Your videos got me into the Dragon Quest, and the Ys series! Thank you for all the videos and reviews!!

[@kingofth3fall392]

The most wholesome gaming channel ever 🙏🏾😌

[@buckeye631]

Needless to say, the Playstation 4 is THE system for JPRG games. Many of which are in 1080p at 60 fps. Even in a turn-based RPG (Dragon Quest 11 definitive edition for example), games running at 60 fps (at least) look and play excellent. I am very excited for future JRPG games for my Playstation 5.

[@ProductionsFromBeyon]

And, not unimportant, the PS4 is a cheap console to collect for currently! Yes, there are individual expensive titles, but still a large library of excellent JRPGs for $20, $15, even $10 a piece.

[@Walamonga1313]

I would say the PC is, even if you don't count emulation. But PS4 is really good too

[@greggski3710]

DQ11 DE runs @ 60 fps only on PS4 Pro/ PS5 and Xbox One X/ Series X. Graphics look worse than in vanilla DQ11, but I'd rather take higher res and 60 fps than pretty graphics.

[@Walamonga1313]

@@axogreen876 Yeah lately PC has gotten tons more support from japanese devs, and sometimes it's the only platform with uncensored titles. There's still some broken ports but overall the amount and quality of releases now is much higher than before. And if you count emulation, a PC has pretty much every JRPG you can think of heh

[@McNuttify]

Skyrim is like a good book with tons of jank that you keep coming back to. Start as a mage end as a stealth archer haha.

[@Cheers_Mcgee]

The Witcher 3 is a MUST!! Also Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, this is a classic!

[@shelterfromcold8620]

Tokyo Xanadu . This is definitely one I'd love to hear about from you and Kim.

[@terrancetruth]

One that I think you should play is the EvoLand Legendary Edition. It's really funny and funny to boot. The throwback across time from the beginning of RPGs to now is a great ride I was sure glad to be a part of. Gotta try it Johnny. I'm sure Kim will surely love it as well. It's got a lot of charm and personality. One for the ages

[@lelouch6865]

While I don't think it's a good game, Zestiria was my first Jrpg and got me into jrpgs so it has a special place in my heart For trails, it's my favorite series and yes I do love it to death :) It's important to play all the games in order to get the most out of it tho Trails in the sky trilogy is phenomenal and so is the crossbell games

[@statesminds]

We need a Trails in the Sky trilogy hd on the system. I saw from zero and to azure is coming to consoles

[@Mrjamiek7]

I did play through all the cold steel 1-4 before Sky and eventually will play crossbell when the comes out so it's possible to do it this way.

[@Mrjamiek7]

@@statesminds Yep unfortunately the only easy way to play sky is through steam i would love a console version on modern systems.

[@realavt]

Zestiria is good enough. It started as slow and boring, but in the end I was impessed.

[@lelouch6865]

@@Mrjamiek7 it's not the best experience tho And Hajimari will be a really bad experience without the crossbell games Cold steel 3&4 are so so much better if you played all the games

[@The-Vitruvian-Man]

Nioh 2 is a fantastic RPG and offers some of the best combat and combat variety on the PS4. I'd also add Dark Souls 3 and bloodborne. The Surge 2 is also pretty good. Elden Ring may soon top the list.

[@Walamonga1313]

My top 5 PS4 rpgs are definitely Dark Souls 3, Monster Hunter World, Bloodborne, Ys 8 and Nioh 1

[@taitruong968]

way too many dark souls like...

[@mountainmgtow5421]

None of those are RPG's. They're action/adventure games. Just like Zelda.

[@Walamonga1313]

@@mountainmgtow5421 Didn't know you could level up and make builds, create different characters, pick dialogue options and get different endings in Zelda 🤔. They're not like Zelda, yes they're action RPGs. But that makes em RPGs. There's not just tabletops out there

[@mountainmgtow5421]

@@Walamonga1313 You can do that in NBA 2K21 too, therefore that's an RPG. Same with Call of Duty, that's an RPG too then. How about Tetris? Is that an RPG as well? You have zero classification for what an RPG is.

[@dukesden713]

Bloodborne absolutely has to be on this list. It's not only a system-selling game that helped put FROMSOFTWARE on the map, it is also the best action RPG I've ever played. Definitely a 10/10 must play game.

[@xviinaichi3793]

It's all jrpgs so not for this vid but if it was just rpgs for sure free

[@dukesden713]

@@xviinaichi3793 ...what?

[@xviinaichi3793]

@@dukesden713 I'm saying in this video he's only talking about JRPGs rather than just Normal RPGs. If it was a Normal RPG list than bloodborne would've made the list easy. When free is used in slang it's referring to something being easy. "Against a opponent like him that's a free win."

[@dukesden713]

@@xviinaichi3793 true. The title does say RPG, though. Also to be fair bloodborne is made by a Japanese company so is it not a jrpg as much as ni no kuni 2? Yeh I get the use of the slang but you just threw it in at the end. Super confusing without any punctuation 😂

[@xviinaichi3793]

@@dukesden713 ooh yea LMAOOO mb. But yea jrpg is more so a subgenre of traditional rpgs rather than a game just being from Japan.

[@Flareboxx]

You mentioned Tales of Vesperia and Zestiria, but Berseria is my favorite Tales game on the PS4 so far! (Haven't played Arise yet, but will pick it up for PS5).

[@xcqute2905]

Arise is amazing first game I got on PS5

[@Flareboxx]

@@xcqute2905 Me too! I picked it up a couple days after I left that comment haha

[@nebula0024]

I know I'm a bit late to the party on this video, but I wanted to say thanks! I've been looking for some more games to play, so this was really useful.

[@soitoshiXhirkri]

I’m about 8 hours into Tokyo Xanadu and I am obsessed!! Very persona-y and it puts in a ton of love into the characters and relationship building with them

[@Gambenoful]

My favorite hands down is The Witcher 3. Such an amazing game and one my favorite games of all time.

[@Galaxy40k]

You mentioned Vanillaware's other games, but don't skip 13 Sentinels!! I guess you can argue it's more of a visual novel than an RPG because of how little combat there is in it, but it's sooooo good! The most impressed I've been with a video game story since Xenogears, definitely check it out

[@shelterfromcold8620]

That is so good to hear, I have the game but I've only played a little bit because I've been in the middle of other games and 13 sentinels just keeps calling my name.

[@japanimationman4442]

Transformers Devestation. I mention it because I don't think most people will think of it as an RPG, but it is. You gain levels, increase your stats, get new weapons. It's an RPG! The RPG elements are fairly light, but there's enough there that I think it qualifies. And it's such a good game. Platinum combat at peak awesome and a pitch perfect reimagining of the old '80s Transformers cartoon. The only problem is that it's too short. I really wish it had a sequel with more characters (both Autobot and Decepticon). Other great games you didn't mention: 13 Sentinels Blue Reflection Disgaea 5 (and Disgaea 1, too) Final Fantasy X/X-2 remaster Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne Valkyria Chronicles 4

[@TheActs2021]

Yes, would LOVE a sequel to this !! Come on PLATINUM !!!!

[@LWAllen]

Just beat Origin with Yunica. Playing as Hugo now. It’s my first Ys game and I ordered Ys8 for PS4.

[@Walamonga1313]

Hell yeah. I've played a bit of Origin and it was pretty good. 8 though? Masterpiece. Loved every single second. I usually don't care for exploration or sidequests but that game is so good I tried to do absolutely everything I could. Even getting close to the ending made me sad, because I knew it was going to end

[@braydenpecina1063]

Definitely worth doing a 2nd playthrough as Hugo. And then a third playthrough with the 3rd character you unlock after beating the game with Yunica & Hugo. *i won't say his name to avoid spoilers*

[@LWAllen]

@@Walamonga1313 sweet. I put off the ending of games sometimes lol.

[@LWAllen]

@@braydenpecina1063 I’ve been able to stay away from knowing the third character so far!

[@aquaglow1]

Assassin's Creed Origins. The world of Egypt was incredible to explore, and a compelling protagonist.

[@lxEpIcCoNtEnTxl]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series is an absolute must play for those looking for an awesome story. Such an amazing adventure.

[@lxEpIcCoNtEnTxl]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq I started with Trails of Cold Steel and worked my way to the fourth one. While it's recommended, you don't *have* to start there. Trails of Cole Steel 3 and 4 do a good job of giving some background to the Liberl and Crossbell arcs while also staying consistent with the Erebonian arc.

[@lxEpIcCoNtEnTxl]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq Ah. Good point actually. I didn't even take into consideration how impactful the spoilers could be to someone who wants a spoiler-free run. Now on the topic of characters, I don't know dude. I REALLY like Rean and both Class VII's.

[@94jameson]

I have Trails 1 and 2 on Vita, 3 and 4 on PS4, that series is on my list

[@OwtDaftUK]

They are super mediocre and have the worst pacing of any rpg ever.

[@OwtDaftUK]

@@armorvil Cold Steel 4 is pretty much more of the same. Trails in the Sky on PSP is my fav.

[@All_Hail_Mighty_Cobra]

The Dark Souls series and Bloodborne are not only some of my favorites on PS4, but some of my favorite games ever. Also a huge fan of Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas.

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

Dark Souls and Bloodborne are 2 goats

[@All_Hail_Mighty_Cobra]

@@Micolash_is_behind_you facts

[@gullpayne]

Great list now I know what my next games purchases are thanks Jonnie 😁😁

[@bobsamurai]

I don't play many games, but Ys Origins was amazing. loved those boss battles and the hack and slash grinding relaxing

[@LedZeppo32]

It's my first Ys game, and I just started my third playthrough. It's so fun, and not too long.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Thanks for the vid man! There are other games worth playing that you havent mentioned as well!

[@Sunbracers]

Your list is sooooo good! Dragons Dogma deserves jump for this top tier ps4 JRPG games too!

[@bender9740]

The Trails series is phenomenal, and absolutely worth going back to the original Trails in the Sky trilogy and giving them a playthrough. My personal favorite story arc thus far, however, is the Crossbell arc (Trails from Zero/Trails to Azure), the middle two entries that sort of bridge some gaps between Sky and Cold Steel. They really handle world building in an exceptional way with these games.

[@IceStorm-l4t]

I am a big Trails of Cold Steel fan. Its a series that keeps on giving.

[@zanychelly]

Putting this on my favorites right now. Thanks for all the tips Johnny, really appreciate. Tales games on the PS4: Berseria, Zhestiria, Berseria and Arise. Amazing games. Specially Arise. Ps: I cannot wait to play Final Fantasy 7 Remake part 2 on the PlayStation 9.

[@steventolson410]

Trials of mana is the best JRPG I have played on the ps4. My all time favorite JRPG. I just think its a perfect game. Love it alot. :)

[@ZeroFksGvn]

Star Ocean: Integrity & Faithlessness, Valkyria Chronicles Remaster & VC4, Star Ocean: First Departure R (Still praying for physical), Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age. These are the ones off the top of my head, honestly you covered a good majority of the great ones. I’d have to look at my stack to see if there’s other I forgot about.

[@leandrabarros3582]

Odin Sphere is one of my favorites! The combo system is so well done, the music and the art direction is fantastic, you really cant go wrong with this one. I don't have a PS4 but I play it on the PS3 and is still beautiful as always.

[@marcusbayley5126]

I’m so sad he mentioned Odins sphere and dragons crown but not 13 sentinels :(.

[@michaelwaring1028]

Masterpiece of a game. It's in my top five of all time.

[@tannerwhitehead3634]

Just bought a ps4 pro yesterday, waiting on it to arrive. As someone whose favorite genre is rpgs, this video couldn't have come at a better time.

[@shelterfromcold8620]

And he barely scratched the surface! So many rpgs.

[@thelandsbetween5840]

Dragon's Crown is one of my favorite games of all time. It really doesn't get the love it deserves. I adore this game

[@michaelwaring1028]

Same! Anything Vanillaware makes is gold. Dragon's Crown, Odin Sphere, and Muramasa are all among my favorite games ever made.

[@feeamerie5011]

I have the PS3 version which was beautiful already, the PS4 version looks unbelievable!

[@michaelmorris1667]

Great list bro. You hit many of my favorite games. DQ, FF, Trials of Mana, Tales series, and the underrated Y's series.

[@lucascoval828]

You're enthusiasm is infectious. 😀🙂😀

[@DarkMProductions]

Something I found to be a surprisingly great RPG is Death End Request. A horror RPG from Idea Factory. I'm not a big fan of theirs but this game was chilling, disturbing, and quite good, with an interesting story. Definitely check it out.

[@Norcoo]

Because of how many times you've recommended it I am getting Y's Orgin on the Switch next week. Really excited to dive into my first Y's!

[@trosty9921]

The ps4 was an rpg (especially jrpgs) renaissance for me. Growing up with nes and snes rpgs and then kind of stopped with the ps1. Fast forward many years, then I played DQ11 and all of a sudden the fire was rekindled. I then played persona 5, tales of vesteria, ys 8, odinsphere and then some. One you left off that I really enjoyed is Yakuza like a dragon, it is the Yakuza homage to dragon quest.

[@holty1314]

HappyConsoleGamer u should rank all consoles with the best rpgs on the system (including remakes)

[@newgameaaaa]

Yep.

[@g.mitchell7110]

I've played two of the games in the video. I've only heard of about half of the rest. I have the platinum for Diablo 3. I've spent a little over two hours with Nier Automata. In two hours of playtime, I never made it past the first boss. This was, however, only three attempts, as this battle happens 40 minutes into the game and there is no way to save. I decided a game that requires players to replay 30-40 minutes to retry a boss battle isn't the right game for me. My favorites: Mass Effect: Legendary Edition: So maybe it's unfair to include a three-game package. If so, call this Mass Effect 2 LE. Horizon Zero Dawn: One of my favorite games, period. Dragon Age: Inquisition: I have over a thousand hours in this game on PS4 and PC combined. The Outer Worlds: It feels like a mid-2000s Bioware game. This is a very good thing. Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The AC game goes full RPG. It's gorgeous, fun to play, has a great protagonist, and I don't care how it fits into AC lore. Greedfall: See my reason for liking The Outer Worlds. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: It feels like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, my favorite Playstation RPG. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. It's the same game as the 360 version, but with enough improvements to make it worth playing again. 60fps and a rebalanced leveling system - yep, all I really needed. I got the platinum on this one as well.

[@Drewsefer89]

Would love to hear the more niche RPG/JRPGs on PS4. I've played through everyone on this list. Great list but I need some new RPGs to play!

[@rem5779]

Have you played through the SAO games? They're really fun. Not highly rated but still fun to play if you like action JRPGs.

[@Drewsefer89]

@@rem5779 Yup! Played through everyone. I love the SAO games. Really enjoyed the new on Alicization Lycoris. Best they've done yet. Usually when I see an RPG get a 6/10 rating I immediately know I'm gonna enjoy it. Something about niche RPGs are super fun.

[@multifan1644]

My own comment suggests Salt and Sanctuary, and I would recommend Vampyr for it's story telling and Lore, but it has long loading times and will freeze on occasion. Vampyr has a lot of cool things going for it, but it only has an auto save file which was done on purpose for players to feel the consequences of their choices and not have a backup save, I do recommend a spoiler free walkthrough or guide.

[@Undeadspelldragon]

Labyrinth of Refrain. Fantastic story, well worth your time. Its a first person turn based dungeon crawler like Etrian Odyssey.

[@Joe-Rad]

I'd recommend Crystar and Tokyo Xanadu ex.

[@dominoscr]

Sakura Wars, Scarlet Nexus, and Tokyo Xanadu EX+, Fairy Tail, Cry Star, and Rogue Galaxy are all fantastic and worth playing.

[@newgameaaaa]

What's good about Scarlet Nexus?

[@stevenevans3312]

crystar and scarlet nexus are amazing

[@newgameaaaa]

@@stevenevans3312 Ok, but how are they amazing? I heard Crystar kind of plays like an Ys game. So I think I will like that gameplay style. If there is anything else you can add to that, please do. For Scarlet Nexus it looks like it plays like a Dynasty warriors game which I would love. Does it?

[@stevenevans3312]

Yeah Crystar plays like the Y's series and has a dark story. Scarlet Nexus is a more technical version of Dynasty Warriors.

[@dominoscr]

I think Scarlet Nexus is a lot of fun. Playing as two protagonists through the story, building on the powers of your team and just the overall beauty of the art and style of the UI. I liked it and am still replaying parts now.

[@CamuiNox]

For turn-based games, nothing can beat Dragon Quest XI on my list ;) others, in no particular order: Nier, Witcher 3, Digimon Story, Battlechasers Nightwar, Dragon's Dogma, Kingdom Hearts (the lot of them), Persona 5 Royal & Strikers, and Yakuza Like a Dragon. And that's just the ones that are on the shelf in front of me...

[@plewlonehitknown4812]

Most interesting action rpg so far would be "hellpoint". When you begin that game you are almost lost in how mysterious things are and how items and weapons work. World there is full of riddles and secret areas. A real blast although difficult as heck. Greetz

[@danielvieira2411]

I'd say my favorite PS4 rpgs are FF7 Remake, Dark Souls 1 and 3 (haven't played Bloodborne yet) and the whole Kingdom Hearts series (love them to death)

[@SankofaNYC]

To be fair… The PS4 is one of the greatest systems of all time

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

agreed...but the Xbox xrs (or what ever it's called) will be the new king by merely buying Bethesda and owning Halo

[@gundambassexe31]

Tales of Arise , scarlet nexus , persona 5 royal and Megadimension Neptunia Vii for me

[@mrraidou5577]

I’m a huge fan of the Utawarerumono series. It’s pretty much a visual novel with tactical RPG gameplay. I loved the series and you don’t hear much about it.

[@WankenZeFurious]

First I was not so crazy about FFXV and I even sold it. Somehow my wife bought it me again recently and it totally gelled. So much, I'm completely hooked to RPGs now and I started hoarding all the modern classics and remakes; which is where your channel comes in Really handy. Incredible how many excellent games I've missed because I didn't like that genre, until recently.

[@EmilyAllan]

I started playing Dragon Quest XI a few days ago based on your recommendation, and I LOVE IT. It is wonderful. Thank you so much for this recommendation. Its been a real breath of fresh air, especially after my experience with some recent games that felt like having a stressful job instead of fun. LOVELY.

[@Alan_Chapman]

I would recommend Greedfall which was a PS+ free game from a while ago. It’s like an older BioWare game’s story/writing done with a modern Ys budget. I was really surprised at how much I was convinced by and invested in the world building.

[@tygergamer]

I wouldn't put this as an RPG, but it was made by the same studio that made Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown. That game is 13 sentinels aegis rim. I feel it does not get talked about as much. Even though it has sold over 400,000 copies, and has good reviews.

[@statesminds]

I recently got a ps5 and I haven't had a home playstation console since the ps2. I have a switch and Xbox so have played most of the jrpgs that are on them and cross-platform. I recently been going back and rebuying a lot of the Xbox 360 exclusive jrpgs that are backwards compatible. When I got my ps5 I bought ff7 remake intergrade, p5 royal, Tokyo Xanadu ex+, sakura wars, .hack//sign GU recode, Tales of beseria, Tales of zestria, ys memories of celceta, Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2. I appreciate this list, shows me some others I need to grab

[@dobadobadooo]

My favorite PS4 RPG is definitely *The Witcher 3,* followed closely by *Yakuza 0.* Those two are both easily in my top 10 games of all time, and absolute must-plays in my opinion. Some other awesome RPGs on the system are *The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Dragon Quest XI, Tales of Berseria, Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Fairy Fencer F: Dark Advent Force, NieR Automata, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Cyberpunk 2077.* and *Divinity: Original Sin II.* All are worth checking out!

[@blackmanlistening7909]

Great video only two things I have to point out. PS1 and ps2 had more QUALITY. And second thing is. There are literally hundreds more RPG's on SWITCH (quality of the exclusive rpg's on switch is better). Most RPG's on PS4 are on switch. Yet there are hundreds more on switch. Most RPG's look better on PS4. So if it is on PS4 I will get on PS4 since I dont need a OLED I can carry around with me like most people.

[@pingpong5877]

I cannot count the number of times I replayed Code Vein on the PS4. It's not the best or worst souls-like game, but I really enjoyed playing through it repeatedly. Now I'm just speed running it.

[@ZayedEr]

Great content 👍

[@CASMANWHAT]

Nier Automata - such a masterpiece.

[@theurbanloner8879]

Been trying to get through it but man the combat Is repetitive .

[@NationOfMasturbation]

It's overrsted tbh

[@jeramieshoe837]

Combat is pure and utter trash.

[@Melbester9]

Nice video Johnny. PS4 had amazing JRPGs and I'm glad that I was able to experience a couple of them. One of my favorite genres to play. I was surprised that you didn't mention the .Hack remastered collection. Those were great. Couple of those PS2 jrpgs remastered with updates. My favorite JRPGs so far have been Nier Automata and Ni No Kuni 2. Nier Automata I finally got to play it since it came out in 2017 and I played the demo before buying the game on a sale the following year when it was cheaper. In April I got to play this and I had so much fun with the game, doing sidequests with 2B and collecting a ton of items, the chip system etc. I'm trophy hunting as well and I left off halfway through the game. Still finishing up the game because I was enjoying it so much. Ni No kuni 2 as well because I played Level 5's Dark Cloud and Rogue Galaxy PS2 JRPGS on PS4 digital and only finished Chp 1 of Ni No Kuni 2 but I had a lot of fun with it so far. Look forward to the side quests and doing everything in the game. FF7 I recently got on Black Friday 2020 as well and waiting for Part 2 to come out before I begin playing the actual game.

[@neighbourfromhell7713]

Never thought I'll see the day where Tales of Zesteria will be mentioned as one of the best Rpg's!

[@xcqute2905]

Berseria is so much better but didn't get mentioned

[@TheStrahl]

Man we were really spoiled by Tales games on Ps4. Berseria is one of my favorite JRPGs to date!

[@rockutron9000]

As far as ones you didn't mention, Valkyria Chronicles 4 was great, the original Valkyria also got a remaster. I really enjoyed Metal Max Xeno. That was a weird one, but customizing your own fleet of tanks was addicting and fun. I love Vanillaware anything so although you mentioned Odin's Sphere and Dragon's Crown, I can't leave out 13 Sentinels, which was a masterpiece.

[@multifan1644]

Just got it a few days ago so Salt and Sanctuary on the PS4. This is definitely in my opinion a Metroidvania Action RPG Sidescroller inspired by Dark Souls, the lore is there, the gameplay can be tough and even grueling and most of the time you have no idea where you are going or what you'll be fighting next. I know rogue likes are getting a bad rap recently as all being Souls clones or uninspiring, but Salt and Sanctuary is a beautiful little game developed by Ska Studios and it is a lot of fun to just get into it.

[@kingstonlor9969]

Diablo and dragons crown, unforgettable couch co op experiences make so many good memories

[@MrKennethb83]

Tails of arise has been my go to lately it’s been a long time since an rpg really grabbed me and pulled me in like this I’m slowly working my way to the end.I manage to play a little every night after work and I gotta say this game has some visuals some I may never forget.

[@bsbznumber1fan]

I really want to buy the tales of arise games and play them. I recently got into rpgs with the witcher 3 and d&d ect. And i found a channel on youtube called food4dogs and she talks highly about this game. So i was curious so i typed it into yt to see a trailor and omg i want this game so so much. But my funds are limited right now. I saved up for god of war ragnarok and I'm waiting for it to go down in price cuz 80 to 300 dollars for a game is just wow! I mean i know it's god of war but come on lol I'm a game collecter and a huge gamer so i like suggestions on games I've never heard of like tales of arise. Gaming is what keeps me going that and music. I wanted to play skyrim but i was told you need to have the internet for that so that bummed me out. I love horror games they are my fav do they have horror rpgs?I'm asking because i literally don't know if that's a thing. I would love suggestions on games like this for ps3 ps4 or ps2 and since i barely leave my apt during the winter months gaming is going to be all i do well that and sleep. Yes i have a very boring life but i love it if I'm being honest.anyways thank you for your time. And suggestions are much appreciated. Was also wanting to try dragon age and bridge of kenya are they any good?love devil may cry series but my copies were stolen and i havent had the chance to replace them yet.I'd love to try the final fantasy games but the newer ones for ps4 and such i was told you have to have online to play those as well. So that dissapointed me. My internet connection isnt the best i mean it works but not very well. So i usually just play offline wich i prefer anyways.

[@HybridAngelZero]

NEO The World Ends With You has been an absolute joy, it definitely comes recommended. And of course, the Atelier series, which are less about grand adventure to save the world and are instead about running an Alchemy studio and getting to know the characters that inhabit the world. There are a lot of them, but Ryza would be a good starting point for newcomers

[@newgameaaaa]

How many parts of FF7 remake do you think there should be? Johnny, your videos are cut so perfectly, there is not a second of down time. You don't even take a breath for yourself. Great video. You should do this for all systems.

[@pinoypeacock4433]

1st time here and right off the bat got to say love love the jacket. So sick. Great vid thanks.

[@40grams1990]

AMAZING COLLECTION! 🔥🔥🔥

[@kevingregory5579]

Great video Johnny. Thanks for mentioning dragons crown. Found it digitally for 5,grew up with these types of games.

[@nicodimus2222]

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Titan Quest, Elex, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, Divinity OS2, The Outer Worlds, Nioh, Diablo 3, Diablo 2R, Children of Morta, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Bard's Tale IV, Dragon Quest 11 S, Final Fantasy 12: TZA, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, Victor Vran, Brigandine, Ys VIII, Nier: Replicant, AC Odyssey, Moonlighter, Knights of Pen and Paper 1 and 2, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Trials of Mana, 9th Dawn III, Salt and Sanctuary, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 are my faves. Dragon's Crown Pro is great, but it's a beat-em-up in terms of gameplay rather than an RPG to me. It's like Golden Axe and Streets of Rage...great games, but not RPGs.

[@TheActs2021]

What about AC Origins ?

[@nicodimus2222]

@@TheActs2021 Haven't played. No opinion.

[@joep_christopher]

Rogue Galaxy! What a PS2 gem. So glad it was revived via emulation for PS4.

[@ben31uk]

What are you’re thoughts on the switch online new pricing

[@NA-co9xw]

Thanks for the vid. I'm a fan of wild arms and legend of legaia , are there similar games to them?

[@Tomnuki]

Did Kim play the Sky and Crossbell arcs of Trails yet? Highly recommended before getting to the third and fourth Cold Steel game.