Every Super Nintendo Action Role Playing Game - SNESdrunk

[@bennydcreatives9369]

"wow you're still watching this? Okayyyy." Lol yeah man it's a well made video, we're still here.

[@bpdmf2798]

Secret of Evermore is still one of my favorite games ever. I just love it, especially on a cold winter day cozy'd up inside for an afternoon or 2 or 3 and going through it. Great game.

[@Alianger]

Top tier ARPG for the system and the hit detection is better than in SoM. There's also a nice balance hack by ninakoru

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

Love the fact that u use ingredients rather than magic points for spells. This game is missing something, cant quite put my finger on it, but its a childhood fave

[@insombik5702]

“Wow, you’re still watching this?” YES DUDE! Your videos are the best!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@shayoko6]

Shadowrun was an incredible game!

[@benmoreau6899]

I wish they leaned more heavily on the original theme song in the crowd funded "Shadowrun Returns" that cane out in 2013. I played that whole game only to finally hear that wicked tune played at during the last boss fight.

[@hsatin20]

Shadowrun still holds up pretty well also.

[@georgemorley1029]

Awesome game.

[@peterroberts7921]

I remember many years ago having played Shadowrunn and at that time no sequal I rang Capcom in Japan but forgot about the time difference and got the early morning cleaners:(

[@DaMoniable]

Honestly all 3 that were commissioned were fantastic in their own way and definitely worth a play.

[@gastonporte5799]

I loooove secret of evermore. I've replayed it so many times. It is quite extensive and original. Would love a sequel.

[@OnSchoolyard]

That dog was so bugged…

[@Robotoda2000]

Evermore and Terranigma, I rate those two as the best action RPGs on the SNES. I also rate Illusion of Gaia ahead of Mana

[@Robotoda2000]

@@OnSchoolyard but at least you're not tied to the dog with an invisible rope 'cough Mana cough'

[@Satarack]

12:54 "Unfortunately this one [SD3] never left Japan officially..." ...until now! Trials of Mana, both an official localized port of the original, and a remake in the works set for release next year.

[@user-vi3tb3bw5t]

Literally everyone knows

[@kaitoudark1]

@@user-vi3tb3bw5t nice. Always one douche on a video who thinks they can flex. Trite, and bland.

[@exaltedslayerofwitches9396]

@SNES drunk You know, Secret of Mana has a gameplay improvement patch which allows you to assign spells to four hotkeys (A, B, X, and Y) which lets you cast spells in real-time without pausing the game. It's simply called the "gameplay improvement patch" if you're interested.

[@alpeshsrivastava]

Dude if you ever run for Mayor, I'll definitely vote for you!

[@exaltedslayerofwitches9396]

www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=20093.500 Here's a link to the patch btw, the patch fixes more than just the magic system, adding changes such as the inclusion of light and heavy attacks, longer range for bows, etc. Also yes, the man who made the patch (calls himself Zhade) is still working on it for improvements to this day, so try it out if you guys are interested. I personally cannot play SoM without Zhade's miracle of a patch anymore lol.

[@Malouco]

Or u can buy the remake.

[@cashnelson2306]

@@Malouco lol buy that soulless 3D piece of crap? nah im good

[@riggel8804]

Long live Romhacking.net!

[@Monechetti]

Secret of Evermore is probably one of my favorite games on the SNES; it's just so unique and has such amazing zones, music, and gameplay.

[@nowonmetube]

THIS and the flee market is NOT a mess! Every fan loves this part. His take is very biased.

[@Fakan]

I certainly enjoyed SoE, but like Secret of Mana, I always reach a point where I just lose interest and my attention drifts to something else. Never finished either, despite best intentions.

[@KeithNovember]

For me, Secret Of Evermore is one of the best games on the SNES and of all time.

[@Robotoda2000]

Evermore is probably my most replayed rpg ever. There's something so special about it. No other SNES game, or any game for that matter, has an atmosphere and sound design quite like the way evermore does it. The graphics and engine are really nice too. It feels faster and more refined over mana. The alchemy system is a lot more interesting too. They could have just gone with mp, but combining ingredients is way more interesting. And then there's the different currencies to use in different parts of the world. So many great ideas.

[@greysky1252]

woah! EVO was like Spore 20 years before Spore!

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

There's a more complex version, made for the NEC PC-98. EVO: The Theory of Evolution

[@billy-waynejeffcoat4828]

Sounds like you might be interested in Tokyo jungle

[@towermoss]

More like Spore was EVO 20 years after EVO

[@TheJCHarkins2]

Only with fewer sentient penis monsters

[@Toocoolforunclesam]

It had multiple endings too one was human

[@blessuu]

I love watching snes drunk while I'm drunk it's always a good time great episode

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching Jorge

[@Liquidcadmus]

I can see you put a lot of work into this video, and it's one of the best and most informative you've done.

[@SNESdrunk]

That's a nice thing to say, thank you for watching!

[@Liquidcadmus]

@@SNESdrunk honestly I've discovered a lot of gems thanks to you.

[@jjcoola998]

I remember buying secret of evermore as I loved secret of mana, so I bought it at toys r us when it came out and fell in love! The art style is so dope

[@DhinCardoso]

You are such a retro-hero! Almost half an hour of precious curated Snes content!? Giz! You're a star!

[@TheStormWithinUsAll]

Late to the party, but good to see Secret of Evermore getting some love. Yeah, it's a bit of a technical mess, but it's so unique!

[@gabemewell3643]

Thanks Drunk, the effort you put into this video has definitely payed off. Good job.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@8thLife]

You're the reason I checked out Brain Lord and I absolutely loved that game! Looks like you just introduced me to another couple of games that may becomes favourites of mine [Alcahest & Front Mission Gun Hazard]

[@SNESdrunk]

Enjoy

[@ThoroughlyBaked]

Great video! Terranigma is my favorite SNES game hands down. It's also a game that I never would have found out about had it not been for the emulation scene. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@theblocksays]

There's so many more great SNES games Japan held out on us Westerners, not just Secret of Mana's superior sequel.

[@mistertagomago7974]

Id also probably go with Terranigma as my favorite game on the snes or my favorite action rpg ive played at this point. The combat is just so satisfying ,the approach to story felt very unique, and the atmosphere is just so gripping more so than even modern games ive played with vastly more advanced graphics.

[@ArthurTaytSohn]

Terranigma is one of the best RPG's ever made. It was really ambitious at the time. I think this game didn't get too much attention because Chrono Trigger was released a few months before and Playstation was just released too. Square-Enix should consider a remaster or at least a port.

[@mistertagomago7974]

Pretty sure the killer for Terranigma was that it was never released in america and it wasnt released in Europe until december 1996 which is about13 months after its original Japanese release and after the N64 had come out.

[@jjbb84x]

I'm thankful for the thumbnail alone! I've been trying to remember the Brandish games for years!

[@DarMander707]

Whoa! 30-minute SNESdrunk video?! Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃

[@SNESdrunk]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@scottgattie2257]

The Alice's Restaurant of SNESdrunk videos

[@joeyparkhill8751]

It's more like the Final Fantasy VII of the Snesdrunk Library

[@ChrisGhysel]

@@SNESdrunk You do realize we will be needing more of these in the future now. Right?... lol Great video. As always.

[@SNESdrunk]

There's another one posting tomorrow

[@avengingme]

You have, by far, the best intro on KZbin. It always gives me a smile and a giggle!

[@perunplague9794]

One thing i really appreciate about your videos is the way you cut to black at the end so the video links don't block the game-play footage, its a small thing, but it bugs me so much when other videos don't do it. Nice job.

[@SNESdrunk]

That bugs me too

[@mavoc3094]

I have adblock setup to block those links as they are almost always annoying

[@j0nnyism]

Yea I don’t get why they do that

[@SmaMan]

A lot of times they just blanketly put them on all of their videos when that feature launched a few years ago, so that's why they're completely out of place a lot of the time.

[@samahell9488]

@@mavoc3094 same

[@Tenchi10]

Really glad you had included Shadowrun, with another brief mention at the end. Watching a friend play that game back when it had come out, really woke me up to ideas and thoughts on other games that may be different. So with that, it opened me up to random PSOne and PS2 purchases later down the line. While games like Final Fantasy VI (3 in NA) and Super Mario RPG opened me up to RPGs in general, games such as Shadowrun taught me to seek out games that indeed were a little to VERY different. I help contribute it to my wide range of personal tastes in genre and games themselves. Including some terrible games I know are really bad games, but ones that I personally love and enjoy playing.

[@JetWolfEX]

Looking at the description. You played ALL of these, wow this is going to be an interesting video, thanks for taking the time to play all of these and bring attention to them, I'm not familiar with some of them.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@JetWolfEX]

Yeah, I can't really think of games to compare them to, haven't played evo, but Choas seed is really worth playing if you're into that kind of game, it's really well made for what it is, it just takes a substantial time commitment, to learn everything and finish it, the tutorial alone takes about half an hour. It's addicting once you get into it.

[@cirewillen243]

Wow, quite an exemplary and thorough amount of games reviewed here. Many of these I have been curious about. Thanks!

[@JesusSaves86AB]

Secret of Evermore is still my favorite action RPG after all these years. The alchemy system, dog, soundtrack, and story all just blended together so well. I actually loved the flea market portion of the game and the occasional hiccups in hit detection didn't bother me much.

[@LeviathanRX]

What people don't understand about the game is that the "bad hit detection" is actually your attack missing due to the enemy's evasion stat Hit and evasion are stats

[@FigureCollections]

Thanks for breaking down the differences in RPGs. Layin' down the knowledge. We love all your sterff. Keep it up and have a good rest of your thanksgiving!

[@bblovely7788]

This was one of the best. Thanks!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@AllofTheGame]

For sure.

[@Allanrpsx]

I tried out Chaos Seed after seeing it in this video. Wow, I think this is the most I've enjoyed a video game. Awesome sprite work, awesome gameplay, awesome role playing elements and story, probably the best 16bit top down action. I hate replaying levels, but on this game going back and getting alternate endings is just as fun as playing it the first time. The translation by d&d has alot of character keeps my laughing through the cutscenes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Thanks!

[@galaxy00hk]

It had a SAGA Saturn version. Which is even better, more balanced but only had Japanese version

[@sarahd2623]

I really appreciate the recap of the better / more enjoyed games at the end :) Thanks for the vid!

[@keivkamijo]

damn, dude. I was actually blown away after watching this. There are so many good games on SNES that doesn't get recognized well. Everyone's fav Secret of Mana is just a potato if compared to the other games, lol.

[@Larry]

Y's is a French word did you know? It's about a legendary city washed into the ocean. Kind of the French Atlantis.

[@earthwormjim91]

Get outta here Larry

[@Kibogu]

Hello you!

[@FnRenner]

Always double tap that space bar key/button so nobody knows you had to delete some stuff lol

[@Zeffarian]

No apostrophe.

[@MarceloOmegaAGDM]

Molyneux is also a french word. It means "Lying Asshole" [citation needed]

[@robinsonnox9980]

I am coming back to this review 4 years later and it is great

[@StarDragonJP]

Secret of Evermore, Illusion of Gaia, & Brain Lord were the first RPGs I ever played & I love those games. Star Ocean & Tales of Phantasia are definitely some of the best RPGs on the SNES

[@DaMoniable]

I honestly cant remember my first rpg. But if i had to put money on the line, id probably say FF3 (or ff6 because they decided to name them weirdly over in the west) But that said, Evermore, Gaia, and Brain Lord are hands down my most favorite action rpgs. I even have the final bug lair thing in brain lord mapped out in excell somewhere on my pc XD

[@shalonmillerred9437]

I get a feeling of nostalgia with every single one of your posts. We were a video game playing family. ❤

[@jdoe834]

Neat list, lots of titles I hadn't heard of. Chaos Seed and Front Mission look worth a play.

[@mikaelhauk]

SNES Shadowrun doesn't get enough love. Glad to see it included in this list!

[@murasaki3280]

This is the Best video of RPG action ever and Forever, thanks snes drunk!!

[@tiosulfate6492]

Seeing your channel and its content growing every week is a really great thing :) thanks again for all your reviews/drunk plays !

[@Peter_1986]

The spellcasters in "Tales Of Phantasia" were surprisingly useful. A party of one physical fighter an three spellcasters for an extended amount of time is usually really awkward in a lot of RPGs, but in "Tales Of Phantasia" it works really well, and the spells are actually useful.

[@KrisMcCauley]

Wow this is one of the best ones you’ve ever done.

[@ix8750]

SNESDrunk I want you to have a great rest of your day any way you can.

[@malman1080]

I love coming to your channel because every other video I discover a new game to love. This channel rocks!

[@maxyliano]

Thank you for your hard work, this video was great. My favorite one was Shadowrun, it has a lot of replay value, for the time.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@armand4116]

It still amazes me the amount of good snes games that never were released outside of japan (officially). Thanks for another amazing video.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@SymmRTA]

Great video, I love the effort you put into making these and I love using this channel to find hidden gems from Japan :D

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you!

[@itsTylerRemy]

I know everyone else is already thanking you, but seriously we all super appreciate the content! Considering picking up a shirt too

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@DumStrung]

I'm never gonna get tired of hearing "Into the thick of it" from Secret of Mana, Such a beautiful and magical track.

[@asixjin370]

Been watching your videos for a little over two years and I as a SNES fanatic your channel is the best. I always seem to agree with you 98% of the time and this video proves it. Also, enjoy how you tell everyone to enjoy the rest of their day (or Thanksgiving in this case).

[@ByGeorge846]

> "wow you're still watching this?" I felt that.

[@eyesofnova]

videos of chaos seed, gotta be one of the most gorgeous snes game I've ever seen

[@eppskevin]

LOVE Alcahest. Perfect for someone without a lot of time to play long games anymore. LOVE the OST

[@RayImpastato]

Great video! I sent it to my partner that I’m developing a top down action rpg with. A lot of the games that influenced our style are games I learned about from this channel, so this was a really great summation.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@TevildoMaglor]

Nice video. Your channel is amazing for discovering 16 bit videogames. I really like your videos.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Robotoda2000]

Secret of Evermore and Terrangima are my two highest rated Action RPGs on the SNES. Evermore for its unmatched sound and atmosphere design. Terrangima for it's story and soundtrack.

[@TVans-vs3gn]

Absolutely.

[@natebrooks3091]

This showed up randomly in my suggested videos, and I'm impressed enough with your content that I wanted to comment. Your summaries, gameplay footage, use of words, and vocal tone were all excellent and I'm excited to see your other videos based on the quality of this one. Your biggest flaw is probably that you didn't enjoy Secret of Evermore's market section XD

[@Grind24hours]

A breath of fresh air in the smog of videos about turn-based rpgs. Keep up the good work!

[@piip4]

Star ocean is seriously amazing. Anyone who haven't played it missed out

[@davidvilchez2209]

Played End of Time on PS2 that was a huge game

[@xOmniCloudx]

I played the PSP remake and didn't really like it.

[@sjorrekr8586]

You got my thumbs up the second I saw Brain Lord so early. My personal favorite and I love pretty much all of these! Well done sir.

[@KoruProductions]

Alcahest is slept on. Great game with an awesome soundtrack.

[@haroldgarrett2932]

i remember finding out about chaos seed for the first time. i was blown away by how good the animation and graphics are. it's got that nice 8 directional sprites which make it look really fluid

[@marscaleb]

I loved the story in Illusion of Gaia; that game had me mesmerized as a kid.

[@bratticuss]

I played Brainlord. Great game honestly and loved having two critters following you around doing different things.

[@betterthanflapjacks]

Nice, now I know what to add to my collection. Thanks, SNES Drunk!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Brammall]

Thanks SNES drunk. This is by far my favourite game genre on SNES. I have most of the NTSC ones, a few repros of Japan only and played them all too many times to count. It's great to see the number of Japan only ones you uncover. I'll be sure to play them anyway I can ;) Keep up the great work you do. Enjoy your style and format in these videos every Tuesday and Thursday. I've watched all your videos and always keep going back to them (especially the soundtrack ones). This will definitely be one I'll keep re-watching

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for watching!

[@Pain_Pies]

Sadly, we don't have thanksgiving where i come from. But thank you for the wishes nonetheless. And thank you for your recommendation

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Pain_Pies]

I just started playing front mission: gun hazard. It's a really stellar game. I'm amazed how well the story and the gameplay complented each other nicely. It feels like i'm playing a mecha anime or an action movie. However it's pretty grindy for me. A bit too much perhaps. I'm pretty much stuck at the helicopter mission in borukta (borkuta?) atm. Would you perhaps have some advice for me on that mission?

[@HeeyWhitey]

I'm glad that you gave a nod to Shadowrun! That game is super fun and I still get its soundtrack stuck in my head from time to time.

[@Chronokatan]

I am always surprised that you are so "negative" /meh on Illusion of Time/Gaia, it has such a unique mood and the soundtrack is amazing, and the final boss fight is so cool/ your 3rd form in general. I loved that game so much.

[@erwinekkel9676]

One of the best games on snes

[@187Wretched]

I played through the quintet trilogy for the first time last year and Illusion of Gaia ended up being my least favourite of the three, I don’t know what it is but I feel like some of its cutscenes and story moments dragged on forever, don’t get me wrong though I think it’s a good game and I still enjoyed it.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

I think it's a classic, but the English translation _is_ really, really, REALLY bad.

[@Chronokatan]

@@ArcaneAzmadi I only played the German version. :) Been a few years since I last replayed it but I always thought they did a good enough job on that one.

[@Chronokatan]

@CybersheII ^^ that's how I feel about Soul Blazer, I can't stand the combat and gameplay, the soundtrack or the story. I love Terranigma the most. Illusion of time is a close second though. The swapping of characters, the extremely cool and mysterious soundtrack. It's just pure love for me.

[@alanbalan3539]

Never watched or even heard of you but I saw that brandish 2 thumbnail and had no choice but to come in here and inform you of your good taste.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Wallyworld30]

Great video! I've been looking everywhere for action RPG and you conveniently have them all here. I had to favorite this video for future reference.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bada4ever]

Excellent video! Thanks. I love Illusion of Gaia. I wish I still had my shirt of it though.

[@joeyparkhill8751]

Good Lord man! I better get something to drink! This may take a while!!

[@FranCo-qs9kl]

This is one of the best reco videos I've ever seen. So many gems... Thank you.

[@StarBoy62]

Happy Thanksgiving SNES Drunk. 🍻 Cheers!

[@SNESdrunk]

Cheers

[@StevenCasteelYT]

Really well produced video. Just finished Secret of Mana and your vid came up on the sidebar.

[@m.x.1800]

Shadowrun was a real treat on the SNES. Such a unique and pleasant experience, which seems to be in short supply these days.

[@zeroangelmk1]

The Sega Genesis version is also really good. It's totally different than the SNES version but it's very open-world before open-world games became a thing.

[@iiwi758]

Thanks for the video. I appreciate the timestamps in the description as well.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Game_Glyph]

I always loves Secret of Evermore. There is just something about it. It's a flawed game with a steep difficulty curve, but once you get used to it, it's totally worth it. It's a very unique experience and I personally like it more than Secret of Manna.

[@andreassteyer1404]

You really love Video Games. So nice that i found your kanal, kicks me back to my childhood. Greets from Germany.

[@coloncayetano]

THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Chromotrigger]

This video was so informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work😊👍

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@jljl7]

Great video!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Thefury06484]

Great video, this is one of my favorite KZbin channels. Happy thanksgiving bro!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@Draeka]

I wish 2D Actiong RPGs would make a comeback. I love them.

[@PinkLazors]

fuck yes..

[@Phillmagroin]

Very good comment!! I've been wondering why no one on earth has brought any of these types of absolute treasures back!

[@joshbrigham942]

kemco makes some decent ones for the phone

[@senorfredericksen9895]

What about Dark Souls?

[@DhinCardoso]

OMG! Pliz devs STOP doing Metroidvanias and start doing Action RPGS pliiiiiz!

[@ARescueToaster]

Kinda cool seeing some Shadowrun love! I fell in love with Shadowrun back in the early 90's with the SNES game and later reinforced by the Genesis game, which lead me to check out the tabletop RPG and then the CCG. The "new" Shadowrun games by HBS are pretty good, but they don't perfectly capture what I loved about the old console games, so I'm still hoping for something like that!

[@thingsiplay]

I don't have Thanks Giving, but I wish you a good rest of your day (and good Thanks Giving).

[@SNESdrunk]

Have a great day

[@thingsiplay]

@@ericbadder1552 *looks at my comment* - Yes. If it is wrong, then sorry.

[@SuperNintendoZach]

@@thingsiplay you did it on purpose its a huge insult, massive OOF my main man.

[@thingsiplay]

@@SuperNintendoZach No sorry. English is not my native language and we don't have Thanksgiving. I just wanted say good thanksgiving, nothing else. I am not disrespecting by writing it wrong on purpose.

[@SuperNintendoZach]

@@thingsiplay :^)

[@Fakan]

I always love to hear about Illusion of Gaia. It was one of my favorite games growing up, and one detail you glossed over was the incredible music. Maybe it's because I was very young playing it, but many of the flute tunes and the ruin music still give me chills.

[@culpritdesign]

11:32 I loved Secret of Evermore as a child. I thought it was great that they made a western version of Secret of Mana. There is a ROM hack to enable 2 player with the dog.

[@k0lpA]

hope one day we will have a rom hack that fixes the level design of the dungeons 0_0

[@BlutigerFuchs]

Well done SNES drunk, I enjoyed every second of your video, thanks for putting in the effort. :)

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@chaospoet]

Shadowrun is one of those games I remember just getting completely lost in. Haven't played it in forever so I wonder how it still holds up. But a lot of these I've never heard of before. Thanks for the info!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thank you for watching!

[@nowonmetube]

Action RPGs is my favorite genre. And SNES my "all time" favorite console. So this topic is a no-brainer for me.

[@uglyfxxx6981]

Seriously. I owned almost all of these SNES games lol

[@nowonmetube]

@@uglyfxxx6981 cool!

[@nowonmetube]

@JulianRock Secret of Evermore and Mana and Zelda obviously (not saying that the other games aren't as great as well !)

[@riggel8804]

Hell yeah I was still watching. Thanks for the reminder--I need to devote some serious time to Front Mission Gun Hazard. SNES Drunk turned me on to this one a while back and I never finished it...

[@thebigness71]

I'm not a fan nor do I play RPGs, but I watched this whole thing. I just really enjoy your videos. Good job sir and Happy Thanksgiving.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for watching!

[@mixednutt42]

Thanks for the Soul Blazer props. That was my favorite game as a kid, and there's a real paucity of people who ever played it!

[@marbles8641]

I fully agree with your assessment of "Action Rpgs" As for Zelda and the other games listed, they are considered action-adventure (Zelda) and platforming (Mystical Ninja) games by their creators. The defining difference in an RPG is a numeric leveling and experience growth system, while adventure games are usually defined by inventory and puzzle solving. The only Zelda which is an RPG is Zelda 2, since it has an xp growh system.

[@sigurdtheblue]

Yeah, I feel like a lot of people forget about what an adventure game is at its core. But at the same time, I still feel strange about Legend of Zelda since it still feels RPG-like even knowing it shouldn't be considered one. A lot of adventure games wouldn't allow yourself to strengthen yourself so much and leave it on the optional side. I also wonder whether a game like Devil May Cry or God of War is considered an action RPG since I felt like they were.

[@kekeke8988]

@@sigurdtheblue Linear games with little to no exploration, instead of having a big interconnected world, you just clear the stages one after another, no real inventory system, no towns, no quests, yet you can "level up" so to speak. When you put it that way, Zelda seems like more of an RPG than DMC or GOW despite the lack of leveling. There's also Chrono Cross, which works exactly like Zelda, no experience points. You simply get a regular increase after defeating each boss, but I've never heard anyone claim Chrono Cross isn't an RPG.

[@CocTheElf]

@@kekeke8988 DMC and GOW are hack-and-slash. Action-adventure games have exploration elements.

[@QuwehShunMark]

Wow, watched the reviews for most of these but cutting them together is great. Thanks for that, hope you do more of these in between your regular stuff.

[@lobonegro1567]

Star Ocean & Tales of Phantasia are excellent games.

[@matthewchavez3188]

I randomly found tale of phantasia on rom so I figured id try. I COULD NOT STOP PLAYING IT!

[@zeroomega3781]

I dwell amid the abounding light of heaven!

[@911meltdown2]

The tales of phantasia rom I have found always crashes. I've tried others but I always get the same issue. Which sucks. Probably the emulator. As I only have a phone no computer, I'm pretty limited to emulators. I use super retro 16.

[@ivangasparevic1727]

@@911meltdown2 try snes9x EX+ You can play Tales of phantasia, seiken densetsu, treasures of rudra, star ocean, bahamut Lagoon.

[@RyviusRan]

I remember downloading a Tales of Phantasia english rom about 20 years ago. It had tons of cursing in it and some sexual innuendo jokes. I found it very weird for an SNES game to have such content so I guessed the translator went a bit crazy with the script.

[@thewingedavenger1007]

This has to be the tenth or so time I've come back to this video. It's one of the most useful videos for retro gamers, since there are so many ARPGs on the SNES and I often get confused because a lot of them are very similar.

[@ioloavatar8430]

I remember reading about Secret of Evermore in my Nintendo Power . I loved reading about how rich the sound and music was . Bought the game when it came out and loved it . And the Composer and sound for the game It never clicked until I did my research years later . Hint and spoiler : he did the The Elder Scrolls . Name Jeremy Soule .

[@DaMoniable]

I remember when i first got my hands on it, and was like 'oh this is like secret of mana, but with SCIENCE!' and never looked back. I still have yet to beat it though XD The biggest flaw i always thought it had was the fact that weapons leveled independently, and they become a major pain to level up in the later areas :/ Alchemy is busted af tho xD

[@lapthom]

@@DaMoniable there is a patch that makes weapon level up in groups, and magic as well

[@bENOFFICIALMASSIVE]

This is my new favorite channel! I've been telling myself for yonks I gotta get into SNES RPG's so this will be my reference fosho!!!