BEST SWITCH RPGs For Your Collection | COLLECTION-WORTHY Games ft.

[@JustTheGems]

Thanks again Emily for having me, this was a blast!

[@orbalology]

Thanks for joining me! The videos turned out great 😊

[@bryanbahantka6969]

You getting Monochrome Mobius? #Mobin

[@luckyclover5264]

Tales of Symphonia, baten Kaitos collection would be nice mentions

[@Trenell83]

Nice to see Sakuna of Rice and Ruin get some love it deserves. Also Etrian Odyssey represent!

[@oliviafrommars]

Emily, this video is incredible! It's like an encyclopedia of games. I loved the collaboration, and I can't wait to see more videos in this series in the future! Hats off to you and Branden! 😊

[@orbalology]

Thanks Olivia! This was a lot of fun to research & put together 😁

[@JustTheGems]

Thank you for that! I concur, it was a blast working on this.

[@SirNineS_CarraraTaxi]

Switch Library is amazing. i don't have one, but imagining all these titles in a handheld experience is awesome. And now Super Mario RPG Remake is coming! This is huge!! Thank you guys for the content

[@Al-ok1lj]

I only got a Switch a year ago, and it is the amount of content is ridiculously amazing. Hope you can enjoy the system someday.

So nice to see Branden here! I found his channel a couple of weeks ago and couldn't stop binging it. Awesome content both of you!

[@orbalology]

Thanks so much! Glad to hear you've discovered Branden's great content too :)

[@JustTheGems]

I appreciate that! Thanks again!

[@BrothaPhresh]

First off, thank you for the color blind friendly system.

[@orbalology]

The yellow circle may not have been the best choice, but I'm thinking of changing it to grey for the next vids so hopefully that will be easier to see the symbols!

[@BrothaPhresh]

@@orbalology adding symbols to the colors is so helpful for color blind people! Thank you for keeping us in mind 😊. It's often overlooked and can be frustrating.

[@drivillain4967]

Super happy you mentioned the Cyber Sleuth games. Absolutely love them games.

[@orbalology]

They're so fun! I would love to see more Digimon games like those come out again :)

[@christophermonzon8883]

Amazing picks for dark/mature. SMT 3 and 5 are dear to my heart and still have to figure out a way to experience 4!

[@chocolocojames213]

I know it's not on the Switch but my favorite JRPG is Vagrant Story. The music is so, so good and immersive 😊😊😊

[@therealfornicus]

Dudes, this is an incredible list. So happy to see Brigadine make the list. It is every bit as good now as it was twenty years ago on the ps1. Now if you will pardon me, there is a shopping list that i need to make many additions to. Thanks to the pair of ya!

[@orbalology]

Thank you for watching! Brigandine has such a cool play style I'm glad they brought it over to the switch!

[@JustTheGems]

I feel sorry for your wallet, but I'm glad you found so many that caught your eye!

[@aaronkonnick7532]

Appreciate the organization/categorization of the lists. It helped me better understand some of the games on the list I've never played. I can definitely co-sign the Octopath Traveler 2 and 13 Sentinels suggestions. Such great games that I think lots of people would both enjoy and find very unique in the RPG world.

[@orbalology]

Thanks! Glad to hear you liked how we structured things :) And agreed they're great games! I've yet to get to Octopath 2 but hoping to bump it up the backlog so I can get to it sooner rather than later.

[@JustTheGems]

I'm so glad we live in a world where a game like 13 Sentinels can exist. It's such an odd mix of genres, but it works so well!

[@aaronkonnick7532]

@@JustTheGems 100% agree - in a world where people complain that every game is unoriginal these days, 13 Sentinels may be the perfect counterpoint. It is one of the tougher games to describe to friends when talking them into playing, but worth it for those willing to give it a try. Great video and enjoyed finding your channel through this as well.

[@KitamariePlays]

Great video! DQXI really is a must. Grandia collection as well. I’m glad Sakuna was featured first, it truly deserves more fans & recognition.

[@orbalology]

To clarify what the 'exclusivity' criteria means in this video, we're referring to a system having an exclusive PHYSICAL copy. We also include exclusive editions with extra content (e.g. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is available on the Wii U but the Encore version is exclusive to the Switch). Many of these games may also be available digitally but this is a collecting-based video after all 😆

[@Morgana_Diego]

I was definitely glad to see Labyrinth of Refrain, I'm currently playing it, it's one of my favorite Dungeon Crawlers/jrpgs... Also glad to see Etrian Odyssey Collection & FF Pixel Remasters ❤❤❤

[@firtolano]

Chained Echoes, Battle Chasers and Shadows of Adam.

[@drumtap2792]

What a great collab and great video in general. The criteria for your choices were very sensible and relally centered around what physical collectors in particular care about, and it's plain to see that you're both very knowledgeable and passionate about this genre. You just go from strength to strength with every video and I'm always looking forward to the next one. As a physical Switch game collector with a primarily JRPG focus, I was pleased there were only 3 games mentioned that I don't own (Mercenaries Blaze, Remi Lore and Crystar) so I'll have to look into those titles for sure.

[@JustTheGems]

I can vouch extra for Crystar, it was one of my favorite games I played in 2022, so if you have the opportunity I highly recommend it!

[@Jakco808]

I wish I had time to play all of these! Great vid and collab👍

[@orbalology]

Gosh me too 😂😅

[@johnd8918]

So thorough!! Thank you for these recommendations

[@Gwyndon]

Love your channel! You are doing amazing work for us collectors!

[@Dominicn123]

orba, your videos are very cozy and chill, as a lover of jrpg's i always love watching video essays, retrospectives, and recommendation videos like these to just make me more aware of things lol your videos are very relaxing, i hope you'll be able to continue with the jrpg related vids!! maybe some deeper dive videos where you focus more on a single title or franchise, and what you loved about them, just a deeper dive rather than these general type of vids lol! btw, you are adorable =) you remind me of an innocent puppy although i'm sure you're probably the opposite lol make a video to allow us to learn more about you!! i'd love to get to know you more

[@orbalology]

Thanks! I did some Q&As early on the channel last year. I can do something in that vein perhaps for a 30k special :)

[@MAZZAR0TH]

Gettting an oled soon, always loved the old rpgs, glad to see the switch has them.

[@heartnintendo]

Great video!! Branden was fantastic too! I loved the system and how you just showed it at the bottom of the screen so you didn’t have to spend the time talking through each factor. It was clever how you worked in some of the favorites at the end that aren’t as widely available anymore so people still get to hear about them. Just overall fantastic!

[@JustTheGems]

Emily's skills in research really came in handy here! Thanks for the kind words!

[@ColdNightsGaming]

Love the dual release Idea for the Collab! Great job to both of you! Thanks for a great, ultra informative video! ❤

[@orbalology]

These videos were in the works for a long time but I thought it was cool to release them at the same time too 😀

[@creamsleaze4257]

Eastward is a be all end all game for me. Love seeing mentioned on the list!

[@danbe6280]

I was thinking of adding Grandia HD Collection to my Baten Kaitos order from PlayAsia to obtain free shipping until I heard in this video that it isn't complete on cartridge, which prevented me from regretting it as I already own the game digitally. Also, the tags you used with each game were concise and informative; if they become a standard in your videos, I wouldn't complain.

[@orbalology]

Haha, I'm glad that info helped relieve you of some gilt regarding the Asian English Grandia HD remaster :)

[@woozskee]

Im loving your jrpg content. I kinda of wish i knew earlier about some of the titles before they went out of print. I am looking forward to the ps5 version of this video.

[@orbalology]

I'm looking forward to putting a PS5 one together! :)

[@leolightfellow]

Yes!! Thank you for mentioning Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia. That and the original are my favorite games of all time, and yet so many people missed them completely.

[@wolf4640]

A M A Z I N G video! Thank you both ❤

[@leonx3882]

Honestly I lowkey look forward to your vids all the time. You're super chill and I enjoy how you talk in your vids. I do love my vita/psp games so I sometimes find myself rewatching your vids with those kinda games in them 😁

[@orbalology]

Thanks so much! I'll likely expand this series into the Sony handhelds at some point :)

[@leonx3882]

@@orbalology oooh that's be dope!! Def 😁 I'm not much for RPGs but there are some I do enjoy from time to time

[@MxnsaXP]

Really liked the bouncing back and forth between you guys! Hoping to start reviewing JRPGs on my channel soon also

[@daveb0t82]

Great picks! I was surprised ti not see any Trails Series or Tactics Ogre though!

[@orbalology]

Trails is sadly a tough recommendation since it's published through NISA (with most very difficult to find in North America at least). Tactics Ogre is one I want to get sometime soon actually! It's on my very long list of SRPGs I want to own eventually 😂

[@GundamrussGaming]

Some great suggestions. Some I will add to my wish list :)

[@elisac6146]

Lovely video and games, I am so glad I am not missing many n.n. I also love looking at the beautiful figure collection ❤

[@90shandheldgamer]

You're so well spoken in all of your videos. I'm really looking forward to this one.

[@orbalology]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@90shandheldgamer]

No problem! Tokyo Mirage Sessions is a great pick btw. I loved the humor in that one.

[@RNGGamerYT]

Very cool video! I really enjoyed it. Glad to know about Crystar. I was on the fence about it.

[@orbalology]

The game is cool, despite some limitations! Branden has highly praised it in some of his previous videos too :)

[@sultan_3864]

Absolutely loved eastward when it came out. I happened to find it like the end of august of that year and was hooked from the trailer so i preordered it on switch.

[@chrisjohn85]

Looking forward to trying the Atelier series based on your recommendation. Thank you both for a very descriptive and in-depth look at my favorite kind of games. Now, if I only could pry myself from BG3……..

[@orbalology]

Hope you enjoy the Atelier games! They're some of my top favorites 😁

[@nathanstrik]

Great list. You also might want to check out the (I think very fun) genre of turn-based rogue-like RPGs, such as: - Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate - Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - void tRrLM(); // (Void Terrarium) 1 & 2 - Omega Labyrinth Life (18+) These are ones I have physical versions of. Don't know how easy they are to get in America, but they shouldn't be too hard to find.

[@kevinmiller8111]

Great video, might have added a few titles to my next Play Asia order :)

[@missmandia]

This was awesome! Thanks for putting together such a comprehensive list 😄 Also, I love the checklist you've included! Great work both of you 🥰

[@orbalology]

Thank you Mandy!! 🥰

[@JustTheGems]

Aw Mandy, thank you!

[@jrodm]

I love Witcher 3 too. I think we just became best friends!

[@orbalology]

Witcher 3 is pretty awesome 😎

[@Ishin69]

This is a great concept! I love the Pros and Cons at the bottom, great video!

[@orbalology]

Thank you! This was a lot of fun to think about & put together :)

[@frenchtoastchopsticksmanga5792]

Wow, great list. Just ordered Brigandine!

[@IamMavi11]

This is so informative ! And give an idea for those who cant decide picking a game. Yey! Ni no kuni 1 & 2 on the list .love that.❤ Can't wait to see emily to do more interesting collab and videos. Pls do game reaction content soon ❤

[@NotoriousCIB]

This is a really fun idea! Looking forward to more videos like these!

[@mintendogaming]

LOL Branden’s jokes had me dying. But love this video! Reminding me of games I want to check out: Sakuna of Rice and Ruin, Harvestella, and Atelier Series

[@orbalology]

Branden's jokes never fail to make me chuckle too 😂

[@PostModernCereal]

VG plus reprints were so helpful with the Switch Trails copies 🙏

[@mesajake2191]

Great video you two! Dragon's Dogma is amazing! But IMO it takes a bit to get going, so if you try it just give it time to click.

[@plasticshoelacce]

This was so helpful id love to see more videos like this

[@orbalology]

Glad to hear you enjoyed this!

[@EnGeeMoon]

I don't know if it is available on physical discs, but "Planescape: Torment" is the best western RPG I have played till now. I've played it 3 times, first in 2002 (I think). It is like a vintage wine! You will never forget its taste! For example, I will never forget the character Annah of the Shadows (voiced by Sheena Easton) or the light hearted jokes of Morte (in a very gloomy universe!).

[@jean-pierrejoubert6140]

There was a dual physical released with Planetscape and Icewind Dale on it. Haven't played Planetscape yet, but loved Icewind Dale back in the day!

[@surfingconcrete]

Although that rpg style is definitely not for everyone, I really, really struggled with it personally so binned it off.

[@EnGeeMoon]

@@jean-pierrejoubert6140 These two RPG are almost the opposite when comes to characters. In Icewind Dale you create your party and name them. They don't have personalities or specific dialogs as I remember, while Baldur's Gate is in the middle somehow. All are classic western RPG, a must play IMO ;)

[@EnGeeMoon]

@@surfingconcrete It's a western style which different from Japanese. I personally like both styles, old and modern. I'm mostly in rich story games and sometimes visual novels like Steins;gate.

[@surfingconcrete]

@@EnGeeMoon I know it's Western, but it's more than just Western, it's old school Western. Which is quite different.

[@blackhiltstudios5920]

Loved this collab!!

[@Aegith345]

Watching, but as soon as that guy said Harvestella had "amazing music and one of the best narratives" I laughed.

[@QuietSP]

Thanks for so many amazing recommendations! I'll be sure to try and check out some of the games on this list, as I've only played a few of them so far.

[@BulletPr00fGAm3r]

Thanks Emily, i really enjoyed the video. I am happy i have most of the RPGs, i agree that NIS are very difficult to get but i am glad i have a few of those in my collection. Keep up the good work!

[@orbalology]

Thank you so much, glad to hear you enjoyed this one :)

[@karllong1570]

Great little video a excellent collaborative effort great list of games for fans of this genre 🙏🏻☺️

[@CatzzSkatesFamily]

Collections of Mana. Just the music alone is worth it.

[@Eagleknight815]

First of all, Brandon - you're not old. Classics are Classic for a reason! Besides, that would make you older than me and I doubt that. Like the video and the series idea. Looking forward to more!

[@orbalology]

Agreed he's not old, he was just being silly 😆 and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the series so far 😊

[@faiznordin9343]

I love the xenoseries collection on the back

[@sspagnola831]

Great collab and video. I enjoy the recommendations and reviews of the games.

[@sanjithechef]

I love the idea! Lol been collecting a lot so it’s helpful to know which games to look out for if they’re ever on sale/re stocked

[@kianlin3260]

Thank you for the collab list, Emily. And you're right about NIS America games, I cannot preorder Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicle in my local shop because out of quota 🤔

[@daniel_cornelio]

So many great and asome games, sakura definitely is worth playing it has great mix of rpg and harvest

[@justinu1182]

Stellar video! I’m sure there’s something in here that will finally break me out of the gaming rut 😂 I really like the criteria system you guys applied, super helpful! Though it really highlights how rare fully complete carts are these days 😭

[@orbalology]

Thanks so much, Justin! And I hope you can conquer your gaming rut sometime soon!!

[@wolffactor56]

I'm huge into digital collection since I'm limited on space. Grandia collection is one of my favorite rpgs, two amazing games. Now I news the Lunar collection🙂, the remakes on the psx/Saturn were amazing.

[@tonyp9313]

This is awesome. 1st video I ever watched where you talk about video games & there's a check list in the vid down below. I'm still playing Persona 5 Royale. The sword & the Fairy together forever, that went on sale at half price in the PSN. So now I paid $20 American to buy the game.

[@orbalology]

Nice, glad you were able to grab Sword & Fairy Together Forever on sale. Hope you enjoy it too.

[@kevinmccartney4906]

Great video Emily and Brandon! As a recent Switch owner this was an awesome list that gave me several games to look forward to! Thank you both creating high-quality, informative videos. I'm checking out Branden's channel next! ✌

[@orbalology]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed this video & hope you enjoy Branden's content as well 😊

[@bobbymoss6160]

Emily doing a double video drop! 🥳🥳 I like traditional turned based RPG the most. Love Fire Emblem and Dragon Quest series, and the older FF series.

[@orbalology]

Hehe, be sure to check out the video over on Branden's channel 😆 I lean more towards turn-based games as well, though I do love a good action RPG to spice things up from time to time :)

[@micahlynx]

great video and great list! a have a few of the games mentioned but theres a whole lot more i need to get, and some new ones on my radar thanks to this video :)

[@juancimino296]

This is in my opion the top 5 rpgs 5 - Diablo 3 - By far the game I played the most on the Switch 4 - Dragon Quest 11 - Awesome RPG but I am not a fan of turn base games 3 - The Witcher 3 - One of the best rpgs ever but the Switch port is far from perfect 2 - Skyrim - No need to say a thing 1 Dark Souls - Not thr best in the trilogy imo but you cant deny its greatness Honorable mention to the Xenoblade games they are amazing but the combat just doesnt click completely with me, basic fights drag on for far too long.

[@heathcakes5378]

Great video! Binging KZbin rpg lists while grinding on Bravely Default (3DS) :P

[@orbalology]

Thank you so much! Haha, binge watching KZbin is the best way to fit in some grinding time :)

[@otakudragoon9036]

Hi, Emily! I recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy your videos. I absolutely love RPGs especially Fire Emblem Engage which I finished just a few weeks ago. Some of my other favorite series include The Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Castlevania and Super Smash Bros. Your collection is amazing and I look forward to seeing more of your videos and I hope you are doing well, Emily 😊

[@millasgameroom]

Great list of recommendations! The Switch has so many great RPGs. I still need to pick up quite a few of these 😳

[@MichaelH-1]

Thanks for another cool video Dr. Emily!

[@orbalology]

Thank you so much :)

[@femtrooper]

Great list - lots of care went into this and it shows! Love the video as always! :D

[@orbalology]

Thanks Paige! It was fun to research & put this one together :)

[@duke_8747]

Great recommendations. I would also like to nominate shining resonance refrain. Still pretty easy to get and good arpg

[@orbalology]

Yeah after Sega reprinted it it's a great action rpg option! I picked it up for the PS4 myself because I found it with that steelbook tin for cheap but I hear it runs pretty well on the switch too.

[@tonightyou1388]

Some great games here and a few i need to check out now. I still need to get to Ryza 2 and 3.

[@orbalology]

Aww Ryza 2 & 3 are so good!! They have noticeably more performance issues compared to the first game but if you can get past that they're wonderful games to own on the Switch :)

[@lucaspepke]

Divinity Original Sin 2 is great! While it may not be as pretty as the other consoles and PC, the Steam cross play feature is really awesome.

[@spotter93r6]

Sorry for month old video it was the first I found lol heard about your channel from the Kiseki Nut, instant sub love the content and presentation :) plus that Cold Steel 3 menu music sealed the deal lol learned a lot from the video though!

[@MikeyInsanity]

Watching these kinds of videos and playing the "Yep I have that" game. "Have Ryza, have TWEWY, don't have 13 Sentinels, have Valkyria Chronicles digitally, think I got Etrian Oddyssey digitally on 3DS, have the LRG Grandia, don't have Triangle Strategy, Sakuna's on PS4" Well rounded recommendations.

[@orbalology]

Thanks! We really tried to hit on as many subgenres and titles as possible :)

[@Bowflex2480]

great picks from both of you. i do have some of these physically like monster hunter stories 2 , rune factory 4 special and dq 11. But i own most of them digitally.

[@rpg5452]

Good selection, good vids, cheers guys

[@SigridKroon]

This was a really cool like of games, I just have to note that Dragon’s Dogma is by pure definition a jrpg, it’s made in Japan

[@skycloud4802]

Emily must be sitting on an absolute fortune by now. She has a really nice collection.

[@me8751]

Most women literally sit on a fortune. 🍑 🤳

[@davidbrinkman7867]

Love this new series! ❤ Sega needs to release a Phantasy Star 1-4 collection, similar to the Mana collection.

[@orbalology]

A Phantasy Star collection would be awesome! Sega make that happen~

[@Mysticalodyssey007]

This was such a fun video to watch. I did get super sad about grandia hd- i have the asia copy and had no idea about the difference. This is so helpful all good games in on e video. Thank you!

[@orbalology]

I was sad when I learned about the cart differences between the Grandia HD editions too because I missed out on the LRG offering 😭 But glad to hear you enjoyed this format ☺️

[@zenicehero9154]

Great n awesome video Im just starting my Nintendo Switch Jrpgs collection haha😅

[@orbalology]

Best of luck with your switch JRPG collection! It's a ton of fun collecting for the system :)

[@ophidianmind333]

There are a lot of great recommendations in this video and it is nice to see SMT V and Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi getting some attention. As for those complaining about SMT V, I wouldn't take them very seriously. The people complaining about the story don't seem to realize that the game is a direct sequel to the canon ending of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne and that SMT V goes with more of a horror narrative in tone with the situation of the protagonist being thrust into a situation involving a conflict between powerful forces that were previously unknown to him and fear of the unknown is a key part of making such a narrative work. So expecting this game to hand feed you lots of information like an RPG with a different narrative style would is an unreasonable expectation formed by people who don't understand what the game is trying to achieve. That would be like being disappointed that H.P. Lovecraft didn't write in the same style as J.R.R. Tolkien. Some additional games I would recommend are Ara Fell and Rise of the Third Power, which are indie RPGs in a JRPG style created by the same developer that got a physical release on the Switch this year through Limited Run. They are both well-written, have very fun combat, and have more content than most other indie RPGs with the games running about 30 hours for Ara Fell and 40 hours for Rise of the Third Power. As for Western RPGs, there are also some classic retro CRPGs that have Switch ports like Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate I & II, and Neverwinter Nights.

[@orbalology]

Some good points about SMT. Ara Fell & Rise of the Third Power are good recs too though we tried to avoid numbered LRG titles in this list because they're more difficult to get ahold of for MSRP.

[@FallingUpASMR]

Just found your channel and love it!! ❤😊

[@ian_sear]

So much effort must have gone into this video

[@Kroller6]

I'm playing Monster Hunter Stories 2 right now and I'm loving it a lot. Great monster collecting RPG for sure!

[@mmind2295]

It's amazing

[@backlogbusters]

Already love this new series! So helpful! Especially useful that y’all note the availability and complete cart, I don’t see that listed in most list style videos and it saves me a lot of googling haha! Also one tiny note, not sure if it’s just be but the white symbol in the yellow box is almost impossible for me to make out either do to KZbin compression or just the contrast being too low?

[@orbalology]

Thanks! Glad to hear you enjoy the concept of this series & the details we considered :) And yeah looking back maybe yellow was not the right color to go with, I may change it to grey for the next videos 😅

[@vorpal22]

I'm not sure if this would be counted as an RPG by some, but one game that was amazing for the Switch and really surprised me was Shadowverse: Champion's Battle on the Switch. I bought it on a whim because the price was very reasonable, and despite the fact that I had been so eagerly anticipating SMTV, when it came out, I had trouble putting down Shadowverse to play SMTV because the story was just so engrossing: it was like a Pokémon game if the game was challenging and had much more of a plot. I've never played a card-based game before, but the cards had so much character and the actual people in the world were so interesting that this was in my top games of 2021.

[@travislea640]

Dragon's dogma is one of the best RPG's ever made imo. Tons of replay value, great story, AMAZING gameplay. If it's on sale, buy it! You won't regret it

[@johnutah293]

I hope the Suikoden gets a physical release. Awesome video 🎉

[@orbalology]

I hope we get an official date soon!

[@vitgerivaz]

When you started talking about visual novel strategy the first thing that came to mind was the Utawarerumono series. Weird that those aren't on the switch! I got one on the vita but later bought the trilogy on steam on a big sale.

[@orbalology]

I'm really surprised those haven't been ported over to the switch either. Maybe after Monochrome Mobius releases we'll start to see switch ports for the earlier games.

[@nawlsone586]

Great list !! I hope baldurs gate 3 will release on switch in the future.

[@AFerg]

Switch 2 maybe

[@jdzspace33]

Tokyo Mirage was the first switch game i actually finished. I played it on WiiU, but never finished it. So i had unfinished business when it came to the switch. lol

[@kenkendavis]

I enjoy these videos. I’m trying to get into visual novels. Do you have any recommendations? Or maybe a video on them?

[@orbalology]

I can totally make a similar video for VNs :)

[@silverian]

Great co-op and pickups!

[@orbalology]

Thank you :)