Every JRPG Franchise Explained in 18 Minutes (Part 2)

[@TagTheLegend]

If there is anything you want to add about your favorite JRPG franchise feel free to do so below! Part 1 with all the other series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gF6ne3prqttrmtUsi=nrDI80wnyeZXO5A8

[@valvadis2360]

How about the Lunar series?

[@halfpinthero01]

Can you please add Summon Night series as well? :)

[@damathor9493]

I'm surprised you never mentioned Grandia. You also forgot to mention Super Mario RPG as the first Mario RPG before Paper Mario. There's also Lunar, and Lufia I can think of that could be added to this list.

[@Rogerioapsandrade]

Man, did you seriously forgot the best-selling ever Jrpg Pokemon ???

[@jmagicr]

@@Rogerioapsandradeit was in the part 1 video very briefly

[@tylorhobbs8920]

I am entertained that the Drakengard series is starting to be seen as the offshoot of NieR instead of the other way around. My other fun fact about that series is that Yoko Taro claims everything he's written for it is cannon. Which includes Tokyo Musical Theatre, and that time 2B and 9S teamed up with Final Fantasy's Warrior of Light and some random dwarves to save another world through a showdown against the Watchers in a digital recreation of Tokyo.

[@Aquylion5555]

And one could argue that the Final Fantasy XIV x YoRHa crossover directly leads into Drakengard 3, as the teleportation of Norvrandt's digital recration of Tokyo might actually become the Cathedral City in Drakengard. As we saw in NieR Re[in]carnation, the Moon Server has some data from Final Fantasy XIV's world, which could only come from the City that was sent from FFXIV's world to another one at the end of the crossover.

[@dimas-dvdru]

Joker from Persona 5 is canon NieR character btw

[@Aquylion5555]

@@dimas-dvdru Lelouch from Code Geass, Subaru from Re:Zero, Rika from Higurashi too are canon to the NieR Universe thanks to SINoALICE (canon to NieR thanks to Re[in]carnation)

[@AlastorShadow0]

@@tylorhobbs8920 isn't it kinda like how Shin Megami Tensei is being seen as an offshoot as Persona just because Persona is more popular.

[@alfredocoronado712]

Earthbound, Rune Factory, Yokai Watch, Bravely Default, Digimon, blue reflection, Mario Rabbids

[@sperryyoungerjr.3985]

Don't forget Mega Man Battle Network/Starforce, Super Mario RPG, Crystar, Cristales, Rouge Galaxy, Dark Cloud, Black Rose Valkyrie, The World Ends With You, and Eternal Sonata. That and a flash/steam game known as Crystal Story.

[@kyoldtor]

Came here to point out Rune Factory, so I'm glad I'm not the only one. Lol

[@AlastorShadow0]

Mario AND Rabbids is a strategy series NOT a rpg series.

[@AlastorShadow0]

​@@sperryyoungerjr.3985Megaman Battle Network/Starforce are action/card games, and NOT rpgs.

[@lonniecfireillbemayorsomeday]

I wouldn't say Mario plus rabbits is a rpg.

[@OdiSidharta]

Next pls add: Grandia series, Legaia series, dark cloud / rogue galaxy, Lufia series

[@edgarlemos7787]

Let's not forget Lunar!

[@MostPretentiousAnimeNerd-ri9ds]

I always miss Inazuma Eleven on lists like these. It's a very different JRPG centering about soccer but that makes it so great. Not all games are amazing but the sheer amount of characters in each game is just enough to spent hours on hours in this game

[@wilfridekoue1405]

I'm glad you added a part 2!

[@zenossaki]

Oh wow, this turned out so well 💯

[@TagTheLegend]

You really snapped on the editing of this one

[@ekdavey]

Bro, I love how you get straight to it. This channel respects its viewers' time lol

[@TagTheLegend]

Thank you for the kind words, glad you’re enjoying the content!

[@WardOfSouls]

You are going to keep getting more recommendations for additional JRPGs to cover, so of course I'm going to contribute a few as well! Ar Tonelico (and Ar No surge) - The three games of Ar Tonelico all are part of a connected storyline, focusing on a different miles-tall tower after a world destroying calamity. There is a heavy visual novel style focus on the inner emotional struggles of the magic wielding heroines, called Reyvateil. Ar Nosurge is more of a spiritual sequel with an unconnected storyline, but may be a prequel to the original trilogy. Neptunia (five mainline games, over a dozen spinoffs) - A fictionalized telling of the Console Wars era of real world gaming, featuring a protagonist based on a never-completed Sega console called the Neptune. The franchise as a whole focuses more on metatextual jokes about video games and RPGs than on any deep narrative through line.

[@FractalPrism.]

great vid good pacing, you hit the outline w o lingering too long, no filler or nonsense, all useful info, got what i expected - a brief story synopsis and gameplay overview thanks

[@millasgameroom]

such a good list! would love to see an equivalent for more obscure franchises at some point (like dept. heaven, utawarerumono, summon night, sakura wars, growlanser)

[@AloloyOfficial]

Mary Skelter, Legend of Legaia, Dark Cloud, Rune Factory, etc. you're still missing a lot of JRPGs, we need a part 3 of this!!

[@SenjuinJapan]

It’s time! I been waiting on this

[@TagTheLegend]

Yessssir! Had to double back and finish up the other franchises

[@Lokhlass1]

Nice video, I hope we'll get a part 3 with Mother, Dark Souls (Elden Ring & Bloodborne too), Rhapsody and others

[@Gabe_29]

Glad you followed up on the first one and added the series we pointed out! Great videos

[@saifuddinareeb657]

You missed Summon Night, Langrisser, Lufia, Neptunia, Utwarerumono, Valkyrie Profile, Department of Heaven, Mother, Ar Tonelica

[@MarkSeinIII]

If you do part 3, please add the Valkyrie Profile series. I love that series.

[@tylorhobbs8920]

But there's only 1 Valkyrie Profile.

[@MarkSeinIII]

@@tylorhobbs8920 4 actually.

[@tylorhobbs8920]

@@MarkSeinIII I dunno, I've heard fever dreams of a PS2 game about Silmeria and a DS game about Some Random Mortal. But those Do. Not. Exist.

[@Alecs250]

6:35 sorry to be that guy, but nier replicant happens around the year 3000 while automata happens in 11000 🤓 Great video anyway!

[@Alecs250]

I dont blame anyone because drakennier lore is huuuuge lol If you're not into its easy to get lost

[@TagTheLegend]

Good catch! No worries and thanks for doing it in a nice way haha

[@soranortthirteen561]

Disappointed that SaGa is not included because that franchise deserves its flowers for being one of the earliest JRPGs to have a non linear gameplay structure. SaGa was THE original JRPG with multiple protags with Romancing Saga long before Octopath was a thing. It is still doing well since Romancing SaGa 2 is getting a 3D remake soon and SaGa Emerald Beyond just came out too.

[@saifuddinareeb657]

It's in the first list

[@Morraak]

Dont forget the Shining, Baten Kaitos, Grandia, Arc the Lad, Lunar, and Zwei series!

[@claymore.invictus]

Do we have part 3? I was hoping to include the Valkyrie series (Valkyrie Profile)

[@dezheathen]

Thanks for the wild arms update!!!!

[@MacMak-hq3kl]

I will always recommend the shadow hearts series, especially the second game. Such memorable JRPGs. The settings and music are both gorgeous and haunting.

[@inktea256]

Don’t forget the “Mario+Rabbids” series, a genuinely great tactical game for stretching the old brain muscle! Also, the second game actually managed to make Rabbids not annoying! I’m so glad it found its audience after its uncertain release! ☺️

[@Maelael]

Fun Fact: Akria Toymyia was involved in character design in Crono Trigger

[@CurvnVibes]

SOO CLOSE TO 20K

[@TagTheLegend]

We’ll hit it soon! So close though

[@MrSupersmash93]

My favs, Mario RPG, Yakuza, Mana, Octopath traveler, Monster Hunter, Ni no Kuni, Nier Automata. What about God Eater and Bravely default.

[@SmashTheAdam]

Chrono Trigger will probably always be my favorite game of all time, no other game gave me the same enjoyment and feels like it did, like when we first get to Zeal, a whole group of floating continents from 12,000 B.C, and then hearing corridors of time, that moment is still stuck in my head, or when we first get to the overworld of 600 ad and hear wind scene, or when Frog (my favorite character in the game) split a mountain in half. Honestly I just love this game, from the idea of time travel and how well they utilized it, to the amazing soundtracks, to the characters, just everything about it honestly

[@adamdaly1975]

U forgot "fuga : melodies of steel!!!"

[@christianboustani8284]

Does Mega Man Battle Network count?

[@jankomeisel9568]

Breath of Fire I, Ii and III are direct sequels. 4 is to believed a prequel while 5 is also somehow connected. So yeah, they are connected (specially I and II and the Nina in two meets her grandmother who is the Nina from I)

[@luske2]

Keep them coming bro!

[@AnikethBandi]

If you do a next part I'd suggest adding God Eater. Similar to monster hunter although smaller in scale but it serves as an option with a legitimate series tag with 3 games all relatively solid

[@akou12]

Wheres neptunia? It IS a solid series, despite naysayers

[@fletchking-teamdream7598]

If there is a part 3 for this series, can you give an in-depth explanation of the Pokemon series?

[@izsubs316]

This video is really informative and well done!

[@TagTheLegend]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for supporting the channel

[@stefanswiss3760]

Phantasy Star has a feeling I miss. It is false science fiction like star wars and they managed to balance it pretty well back in the day. I am not a fan of hard core science fiction and the type of threats it brings. It is science fantasy and you get to travel in space and go in villages that aren't filled with futuristic stuff that can have problems with the dark magician that obeys a new dark religion. That is very unique and every people who experience PSIV fall in love with the game

[@fallitcher9531]

Needed jrpg series that can easy get into

[@josephsawyer2520]

Can you do Dark Cloud?

[@grandblue102]

For part 3, consider the Mother series

[@silver924]

I disagree about Breath of Fire. BoF3 is not unanimously consedered the best. The community is split between 3 and 4 as the best game. Here a few ideas for part 3: Grandia, Earthbound/Mother, Bravely Default,

[@WardOfSouls]

Wow, thanks for the reminder! I haven't thought about the Grandia series in over a decade! Now I'm curious if I have any of those games in my old collection anymore.

[@akihiko4346]

add Blue Dragon in part 3 if u could

[@Maleketh42]

Describing Breath of Fire 3 as "unanimously considered the best game in the series" is absolutely hilarious to me.

[@SpacedogD]

Nier automata is set several thousand years after Nier

[@samflood5631]

Here’s a list of my favorite JRPGs 1. Legend of Dragoon 2. Tales of Berseria 3. Tales of Arise 4. Final Fantasy X 5. Final Fantasy 15 6. Final Fantasy 16 7. Dragon’s Dogma 1 8. Dragon’s Dogma 2 9. White Knight Chronicles 1 10. White Knight Chronicles 2

[@joshw1121_]

wow straight to info, thanku (y) love ur videos

[@preposteroussvideos]

Excellent taste as always king

[@Namidagr]

What about shining series?

[@Mike-qe2kl]

Rance?

[@alvissstar4371]

mother series (earthbound), parasite eve 1, skies of arcadia, baten kaito, blue dragon

[@hohnlee1230]

how bout Valkyrie Profile

[@jethiliusavalar6449]

We love TWEWY in this house

[@HonestEmillHead]

if your going to make a next one think about adding the metal max and front mission saga this 2 needs more recognition especially metal max that the main series had never leave japon but can be play thanks to fan translations.

[@forren2955]

Just a slight correction with Phantasy star, the last subseries is actually PSO2, nova is a spinoff game set in the PSO2 universe, same as idola phantasy star saga and NGS.

[@Rich.p126]

Based as hell for putting BOF in here cause 3 and 4 are mad good

[@triedge5477]

No mana khemia, ar tonelico and atelier series?

[@rexmon2592]

atelier is on the first part

[@triedge5477]

@@rexmon2592 ohh thank you mate i did not notice the part

[@jotarome3111]

thanks for covering the niche titles!

[@lonniecfireillbemayorsomeday]

I'm one of the weird people that don't consider monster hunter a R.PG, I've been playing It since freedom Unite the stories are definitely connected.

[@riseoftheexiles]

Great content!

[@BerryPower15]

I guess others will give recommendations for the 'normal' JRPGs. So I will give the 18+ JRPGs version then. Battle Goddess series from Eushully and the many spin offs from that title. Well, basically all games from Eushully are in the 18+ RPG genre. Rance series from Alicesoft with the most known title of the series: sengoku rance. And then lastly, There's Muv Luv series which I also only heard of existence but never play. I guess that's all lmao

[@rexmon2592]

No Digimon?

[@Matthew-.-]

Shining games.

[@Chadoomer-nl2pv]

I am missing the Shining Force saga.

[@ImNotOdis]

Hell ya I love this

[@leo290702]

may i add Shining Force & Langrisser?

[@chibit2896]

What about Mother/Earthbound?

[@Meraismoto]

Can you please talk about Solatorobo and the Fuga games (same universe) their really underated for how interesting the story's are

[@raphaelpulmano2212]

Super Robot Wars for part 3

[@Meals-sh9fs]

Might I mention Yo kai watch?

[@amuro9624]

I really like the concept of suikoden but I really wish it had an actual gameplay. I tried many times to get into it because it used to be my ex gf's favorite series but the gameplay always makes me feel like i don't know why im playing a game that plays itself.

[@youhanrenakunee7307]

Where Neptunia??? 😢

[@kocokan]

I'm more familiar with part 2

[@dezheathen]

I need the artist name for this vid BGM never knew this iteration of I Wonder existed.

[@ProjectStarLIGHTS]

Where the hell is Grandia?

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

Good.

[@oltozev7926]

Where is the world ends with you?

[@Rogerioapsandrade]

It's weird the absence of the best-seller, by far the successul ever Jrpg , Pokemon

[@dezheathen]

Isn't this 36 minutes now?

[@Riccardo-ej8cd]

MH is an action rpg, not a jrpg

[@GameTimeNLL]

Can be both. Genres are very vague anyway.

[@dimas-dvdru]

It’s the same genre😭😭😭

[@Riccardo-ej8cd]

@@dimas-dvdru If it was the same it would have the same name

[@dimas-dvdru]

@@Riccardo-ej8cd ok, not exactly the same, but jrpg literally means “rpg from Japan”, so it can be action rpg

[@Riccardo-ej8cd]

@@dimas-dvdru jrpg doesn't mean rpg from japan

[@kupomogli]

Get your facts straight, Monster Hunter isn't an RPG bro. And maybe think of calling your video something different because you didn't explain every RPG franchise in 15 minutes or 18 minutes, maybe you might attempt to explain every RPG franchise, but I'm certain you won't. You going to explain about Far East of Eden or many other franchises that have never made their way west at all?

[@astrths1228]

Nier automata is almost 7000yeard after original nier not 100

[@escgaming71]

Wow making two videos and then still ignoring one of the biggest series. So where is Pokemon

[@kami_in_the_skye]

Pokemon was in the first video, and as noted in that one, there really isn't much to say about it in this format. Basically everyone who has had spent more than a couple days on the internet and/or had some part of their childhood land somewhere in the past 25+ years probably has a passable enough understanding of Pokemon to make talking about in this minute or less quick overview style completely moot. I would *love* to see a dedicated video on the games/franchise at-large from someone who loves JRPGs but isn't fully inside the Pokemon content creator bubble though, since nearly everything Pokemon-related on here seems to come from channels almost solely dedicated to the series.

[@threeswordssama]

Wait, Nier isn't just about big booty waifus? 😂

[@Flame-hl3ov]

But Chrono Cross is much better than any other Rpg whilst Trigger is like any other SNES Rpg just slightly better. Justice for Cross.

[@HonestEmillHead]

Cross is a good game but trigger was revolutionary for its time just think that the fathers of the jrpg work on it

[@GeebusCrust]

Whoa. I love Cross (obvi) and it's my all-time favorite game, but I wouldn't say it's actually objectively better than Trigger.

[@woozyguy9]

You’re entitled to your opinion, and I respect that, no matter how wrong 😂

[@IKimdraculaI]

Lol, no.

[@Massobliteration]

I love Chrono Cross, but Trigger is not just like any other SNES rpg "slighty better", have you played it?

[@T0MAK]

dark souls, elden ring, bloodborne, demon souls?