Every JRPG Franchise Explained In 15 Minutes

[@TagTheLegend]

If there is anything you want to add about your favorite JRPG franchise feel free to do so below! Part 2 Is now available with all the other series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJmkmGyIYqigpqMsi=laxFGM53PwpciPN7

[@max_reaver5548]

Hi, you should also mention the Mana series.

[@wilfridekoue1405]

You forgot about Suikoden

[@cobaltrequiem8980]

You missed TWEWY there boy.

[@efinate002]

Senran kagura

[@Poni5]

​@cobaltrequiem8980 the video said in the beginning games with only 3 or more entries

[@aech7150]

Aigis being the picture for etrian odyssey is just funny

[@TagTheLegend]

😂😂 that mistake is on me.

[@blazingsword2578]

​@@TagTheLegendngl man you could've just had a single entry for just atlus lol. They only publish jrpgs to my knowledge. Not many are series but still lol

[@XXXXD]

@@blazingsword2578 >They only publish jrpgs to my knowledge they published so many non rpg games en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlus_games

[@StarDragonJP]

​@TagTheLegend Well Persona Q is basically an Etrian Odyssey game with Persona characters.

[@blazingsword2578]

@StarDragonJP yeah but it would've been better to use an original character from the series not a character from a different one that has a spinoff

[@MostFloofyFurret]

The fact that Tales Of, Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, and Ys are all on here makes me so happy I know it's easy to find people online who like these things, but sometimes irl it feels like I'm the only one The Tales Of series has so much meaning to me, and I feel like it's so underated! This is coming from a person who has beaten five Tales games. I know, the fact I'm saying this has little to no meaning, but thank you for including this wonderful series in your video.

[@TagTheLegend]

Thank you so much for supporting the channel. We all love these games and I was extremely happy to talk about them.

[@pedrobeckup456]

Xenoblade and Tales of the Abyss are my favorite RPGs

[@TainoMoya]

same bruh Ys is so good n xenoblade

[@adamnaroden9296]

Even the side Tales content is amazing. Tales of Crestoria's manga is ongoing and Tales of the Rays is going into offline mode in a couple weeks, with a major art book release upcoming, and the story is still being actively translated on the discord.

[@Airlo-rk8wj]

None of my friends played Xenoblade or fire emblem so it kinda sucks cause I wanna talk to them about the games but I can't 😭

[@KirbsterBCalane2]

I think it should've also been mentioned that Dragon Quest (1986) came before Final Fantasy (1987). It should also be noted that DQ kickstarted the Turn-based JRPG genre we know today, paving the way for the creation of all the other turn-based console JRPGs that spawned due to it's success (Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, Mother/EarthBound, and so on).

[@hikarunkun]

I think it's fair to say DQ kickstarted not just Turn-based JRPG but JRPG as a whole

[@StarkMaximum]

For context, and this is something I need to be reminded frequently because I forget, Dragon Quest 3 and Final Fantasy 1 came out around the same time.

[@adlibconstitution1609]

I am on my 30's and as a kid I grew up with final fantasy popularity. It's correct to say final fantasy made turn base popular throughout the world and not dragon quest.

[@KirbsterBCalane2]

@@adlibconstitution1609 Sure, but Final Fantasy owes it's existence to Dragon Quest, which made turn-based JRPGs popular in Japan. They both contributed something important to gaming history, so I'm not trying to diss FF or anything.

[@thekingler4578]

The Legend of Heroes first game (which oddly enough is not called The Legend of Heroes yet is the same series) Dragon Slayer 1 predates all of this however.

[@mattwo7]

4:54 The Velvet Room is based on the Cathedral of Shadows from the mainline SMT games, which itself is based on the Heretic Mansion from the first two Megami Tensei games (though the SNES remake of them replaced the demon who ran the mansion with Mido, the minister who runs the cathedral in the numbered SMT games and the first Majin Tensei game). Although SMTV instead has the World of Shadows and Majin Tensei II instead has the REMIX Station.

[@nr2676]

And Devil Summoner has Goumaden

[@joefigueroa8592]

No introduction just straight into it. I love it. Very well done video

[@federicogou]

I laughed hard at the "Pikachu, Charizard" part lol

[@Rorshacked]

As someone who appreciates JRPG's but only played a few, I loved the quick rundown on a lot of the big franchises. Excellent video dude.

[@Jordan3DS]

Which JRPGs have you played?

[@Rorshacked]

@@Jordan3DS FF76, 7, 10 and 15 (if 15 counts), Tales of Symphonia, about 20 hours of DQVIII. Started chrono trigger a long time ago. You?

[@benzojamin4399]

RIP Akira Toriyama. Too soon :(

[@Kora_exe]

Shin megami tensei really deserves more respect guys

[@boredgoddesstori6635]

Persona coming before SMT in this video was painful, honestly. Man SMT deserves so much more respect

[@dey6942]

@@boredgoddesstori6635tbf, Persona is pretty much Atlus flagship series atp.

[@EhurtAfy]

Good news is with Vengeance on all platforms, it has the opportunity to become much more popular. Plus, it already sold 500,000 copies in first three days which is good. Even Persona used to be niche until Persona 5 came along with 5 million sales. Unfortunately, a lot of people will never like SMT. It's dark, depressing, and often difficult. Those are selling points for me, but not most. Very few people under 30 years old had access to SMT games before Nocturne Remaster (2020) and SMT V (2021) on Switch. Exceptions are 3DS owners, and a few older titles on PS3 and PS Vita

[@si-level]

Just let atlus remake the SMT I and make it accesible like SMT V. its gonna be wild especially with the first minute of the game...

[@JRPG_Master]

@@boredgoddesstori6635 Persona is a tier above in quality. Persona is ATLUS flagship title.

[@scro910]

The tales series just hits different imo…..Symphonia was a great introduction for me. It was like “super smash bros: the RPG“ for me growing up.

[@StarDragonJP]

If only Lloyd was actually in Smash Bros.

[@longlovelive77]

🎮❤🤔 I saw Scarlet Nexus is seemed to Tales of Xillia...

[@sesshonuyasha]

I used to get my brother to be player 2 so we could smash bosses together - heheh good times

[@Bacalao.]

Bruh, you all keep hating on the man. He made a very good video as an introduction for new Jrpg players. No vets like you. Some flaws but nicely done man. Hope you achieve the 20k, greetings from Argentina!

[@Needwagon4Speedwagon]

"Hating" has come a long way from throwing insults and slurs to pointing out flaws in the most respectful manner lol

[@Bacalao.]

@@Needwagon4Speedwagon Sorry, my english is not that good... Buy there are some people... man, they are disrespectful.

[@Destroyersoul-e9x]

@@Bacalao. Los norteamericanos son mandados a hacer para criticar videos de juegos o cosas asi jajaja.

[@Bacalao.]

@@Destroyersoul-e9x Hola capo, opino lo mismo. Se cagan en el trabajo de otros.

[@Destroyersoul-e9x]

@@Bacalao. Asi es, critican mas que los latinoamericanos.

[@ominousflames14]

Yeah Suikoden series feels like a huge omission from this list, otherwise you got most of the popular jrpgs out there.

[@tbnwontpop8857]

I think this list is largely comprised of currently ongoing series and to my knowledge Suikoden has been shelved since the mid 2000s.

[@perlichtman1562]

@@tbnwontpop8857True, but between current development for Konami of the upcoming Suikoden I and II remasters and the recent release of the spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle, it remains active and relevant despite the long gap since the last entry. I would have included it - but they definitely got most of the other popular JRPG series with at least three entries.

[@TagTheLegend]

I should have said it as opposed to putting it in a text bubble but I tried to limit it to active series. I plan to make a follow up targeting retro series.

[@hhaammzzaattaarraaff3313]

Department heaven and growlanser next please

[@ausnik]

Went to watch, scanned the faces, didn't see Suikoden and saw the "advertised title". Immediately dismissed the video and no point watching. Just jumped in to see if anyone else commented on the lack of Suikoden and lo and behold it's at the very top.

[@alphblishtarl9374]

I’d say most Fire Emblem games are not standalone, but most can be played this way. Just do not play (New) Mystery or Radiant Dawn first (and Thracia spoils some of Genealogy). That Legend of Heroes explanation felt very safe which is fair lmao I’m surprised the gameplay wasn’t mentioned? Not only does the world expand each game, but technology is constantly progressing and this is shown best through the gameplay changes every new game.

[@lpfan4491]

FE3 has a retelling of FE1 and is thus an entirely valid starting point(At least if one can swallow the beyond clunky UI experience that it shares with 1 and 2)

[@Jordan3DS]

​@@lpfan4491Honestly I like original Mystery way more than New Mystery. The inclusion of the FE1 remake is cool and the visuals look so much better than New Mystery.

[@magnusprime962]

@@Jordan3DS Valid, but it is fair to say that the UI of New Mystery was better. They had more than a decade and several more games of experience to figure out what worked and what didn't. It doesn't make Kris' role in the plot better though.

[@Jordan3DS]

@@magnusprime962 I mean sure, you can definitely argue that. But I feel like a more modern UI still isn't worth the butt ugly graphics, the asinine OC additions, or the poor gameplay balancing of adding the weapon triangle into a game not originally designed for it. It's kind of like Persona 3 Portable, where they added party member control which was a huge plus, but in every other way it was a massive step back from the PS2 version and thus not worth playing even with such an amazing QOL improvement.

[@pri4904]

My fave is the Yakuza series. All game are so funny with the best side quests and a high quality main story

[@Jordan3DS]

It's still so crazy to me that Final Fantasy isn't an RPG these days while Yakuza is. It's like a complete reversal.

[@cooltwittertag]

​@@Jordan3DSyou realize that "rpg" means role playing game and not "turn based game"?

[@Jordan3DS]

@@cooltwittertag Action RPG and RPG might as well be too different genres with how dissimilar they are. RPGs aren't just turn based, but its a genre that requires some form of limitation on direct control of the characters in order to foster strategy over brute reflexes. If you can dodge roll and have 100% control of your character, then it's not an RPG. Xenoblade is an RPG, for example, but Final Fantasy XVI isn't.

[@cooltwittertag]

@@Jordan3DS you are describing strategy games now. All RPG means is that its a role playing game. The gameplay mechanics need to foster role playing (immersion through customization and upgrading your character). They do not need to be strategic or turn based. Game genres have an image problem because just like indie they are applied very broadly.

[@Jordan3DS]

@@cooltwittertag That hasn't been what the genre is solely about for decades now. Look at games like Paper Mario: Sticker Star. You have zero customization or character growth, but it has RPG combat so it's still an RPG. Likewise, something like Nier has levels and weapons you can equip but it's much more of an action game than an RPG. Through your definition, the genre is incredibly broad and basically has no meaning. It's like saying "Action games are just games that need to have a lot of action in them, so therefore Super Mario Sunshine is an action game!" I think you should have an idea of how a game plays based on its genre. If you label both something like Strangers of Paradise and Octopath Traveler solely as RPGs because they both have character customization, you're ignoring the fact that the experiences they provide aren't similar in the slightest. Whereas if you label a game a first person shooter, you have a solid idea of how the game plays and what it's like. On that note, imagine calling Zelda an FPS because you can go into first person and shoot the bow sometimes, it's just silly.

[@Ar0474]

This is probably my favorite video on KZbin,no joke, pretty much highlighted all the major franchises i love dearly from Final Fantasy, Shin Megami Tensei, Legend of Heroes, etc.

[@BLAZER_VA]

Ys, Legend of Heroes and tales of series are beyond amazing

[@max_reaver5548]

You forgot the Mana series? ...

[@perlichtman1562]

Yup.

[@peterkozlowski4377]

@@perlichtman1562 Could be a part 2 of a continuing series of videos? That said, nice simplified breakdown for beginners looking for a quick overview of the individual series. Good job in doing so.

[@eldickboygrande]

Weird way to spell "Phantasy Star"

[@azuarc]

They're not JRPGs. No turn-based combat.

[@Rsreniko]

​@@azuarc Kingdon Hearts was far from turn based

[@ReversedJrpgs]

Such a great video, anyone mulling over which JRPG they should start with should start with this vid! Some relevant series you missed: -Drakengard/Nier -Digimon World -Rune Factory -Yakuza/Like a Dragon

[@a.kzockt4546]

I LOVE ATLUS! Etrian Odyssey is my most favourite DS Series and I have been in love with SMT since the Digital Devil saga! And Persona is just amazing, I spend most days and nights binging through Palaces after dungeons after dungeons. ALSO! I love this video, as someone who played most of what you´ve shown, it is amazing how gave an overview of the games in a detailed yet quick manner and showing the viewers new games they might enjoy!

[@Jordan3DS]

Have you played Persona 1 and 2? If not then definitely check them out! It's funny because years ago I didn't like Etrian Odyssey because it had no story and you created your own party, but a few years back I tried the series out again and fell in love with it! Easily the best dungeon crawler franchise ever

[@crunchy303]

As a diehard FF and Persona fan, watching this video felt so good

[@TagTheLegend]

I’m happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for supporting the video 🙏

[@Chunky.monkey69420]

You gotta play nocturne bro, I know smt looks super bleak and depressing but I enjoyed smt nocturne a lot more than persona 5 royal. Smt is a, make your own fun series lol

[@yamummyyummy4785]

know what'll feel even better? actually playing a real megaten game

[@Jordan3DS]

I'm a diehard FF fan up to a certain point, but sadly the series hasn't been high quality in years

[@Chunky.monkey69420]

@@Jordan3DS really? I just think the ending’s to the games have sucked the last few years lol, I want a happy ending, 16 had great combat lol

[@Evilriku13]

While talking about Star Ocean, you could have also mentioned at the end of that segment that that series is actually connected, or was connected rather, to the Tales of Franchise due to Wolf team first working on ToP, getting disrupted by Namco and then leaving nearly completly with the whole team to create Tri-Ace with Enix (I might be wrong thereif Tri-Ace was created after but it's been a bit messy there) as a publisher so the reason why there are some similiar beats and themes and say cooking and other specifics that are usually very unusual in the RPG genre come up, then it is because of their relationship to the Tales of Franchise in the 90s.

[@SonplaysMinEcraft]

not the persona section being longer than the smt section

[@RiTchieKII]

Persona is much more popular mostly because of the social sim aspect. Weebs and Japanese people love dating online teenagers.

[@Magik_Cloud495]

Hey some of us are still teenagers (which lets be real is totally the target audience)​@@RiTchieKII

[@YurieSnowie]

Reasonable, just like comments above me, Persona is more well known than SMT, and I understand why most people are turned off by SMT

[@RiTchieKII]

@@Magik_Cloud495 that’s true, as much as I love persona replaying it now over the age of 20 is a bit different then i remember, still love it though. And there’s no denying the Japanese/asian market much prefers the high school setting.

[@EpicTacoSenpai]

Yeah cause it ain't as popular. Get with the program bro

[@boredgoddesstori6635]

Kind of wish you didn’t just include Xenoblade. The Franchise started way back with Xenogears in 1998. Then after that we had Xenosaga on the PS2 between 2002-2006. Also Xenoblade wasn‘t meant as a Xeno titles originally but later Games leaned more into it. While all 3 Xeno series are owned by different companies, they‘re still sort of connected and most players consider them as one large Franchise Also SMT wasn‘t the first Monster collector and the beginning of the series, it was Atlus’ Megami Tensei on the Famicom (NES) which was based on a trilogy of Novels. SMT released a few years later and then became the cornerstone of the larger Megami Tensei Franchise (the Shin in Shin Megami Tensei literally meaning „True“)

[@EhurtAfy]

Yeah for this kind of informational video, I agree on the Xeno terminology. At the same time, Xenoblade Chronicles is responsible for about 74% of Xeno series sales and there's been no good Xenosaga games for 20 years. There are simply too many newer 100+ hour JRPGs to play and especially for people under 30 years old, anything older than Xenoblade Chronicles is a hard sell so I can understand not even mentioning it

[@boredgoddesstori6635]

@@EhurtAfy I mean, I‘m under 30 and played both Xenogears and the Xenosaga Trilogy. But most casual players probably won‘t go the extra mile of emulating or even buying the pre-Blade Xeno Games. Which is a big reason why I want HD Remasters or Remakes of Xenogears and the Xenosaga Trilogy

[@EhurtAfy]

@@boredgoddesstori6635 Agreed, yeah that'd be cool 👍

[@coolguy48457]

Xenogears/saga and blade are not the same franchise, Xenogears was made by Squaresoft, Xenosaga was primairly made by Namco, which is why they own the series to this day, Namco sold monolith to Nintendo where they made a new series using the Xeno-name, they are not connected in any way, other than some money they paid to Namco to use KOS-MOS name and likeness. Basically, they are not a franchise.

[@boredgoddesstori6635]

@@coolguy48457 Future Redeemed‘s radio says no

[@ChikaJihyo]

One of my favourite JRPG related videos ever! Amazing job

[@raed42]

If you made part 2 one day. Don’t forget to add Wild arms series 🤠

[@TagTheLegend]

Part 2 is in the works and I’ll 1000% have it there!

[@EhurtAfy]

For what it's worth, Wild Arms is #58 on Wikipedia's list of Best-selling Eastern RPG franchises. Sales don't mean everything, but there's simply a lot of good JRPG series

[@mitchells2003]

​@@TagTheLegendGlad to hear it. WA is my favorite series and individual game. Also hope to see Seiken Densetsu in that video.

[@Ragefat]

All around a good summary of the franchises, nice work. I would've just recommended you put "active JRPG franchise" in the title as it would be a mostly clearer picture of the video, I say mostly because as much as I love Valkyria Chronicles I think we can sadly consider it done at the moment, as other comments mentioned the Mana series would've been a better candidate for it's place.

[@DragonKingZero]

Another aspect of the Tales series is how its plots tend to be built around a specific concept, theme, or trope...which the plots then suddenly (and sometimes rather brutally) deconstruct.

[@theluminousone5883]

Good video. Except for 2 major flaws 1: Aegis was used for etrian in the thumbnail (sure, its Etrian 3 HD, but most people would think it's persona q) 2: You said "EVERY" Right? then why no? - .Hack (Pronounced dot hack) -Little Tail Bronx (If you count Fuga, Solatorobo might be an rpg but Tail Concerto Isn't) -Yakuza (If you count its new direction with Like a Dragon & Infinite Wealth) -Sakura Wars -Class Of Heroes (If you count the Japanese-only games) -Suikoden -Rhapsody / Marl Kingdom (A musical adventure, 2, 3) -Tactics Ogre -Mercenaries Saga -Mystery Dungeon -Dark Souls (If you count JRPG as from Japan and not a theme) -Kings Field / Shadow Tower -Yo Kai Watch -Neptunia -GrowLanser -Death End Re;Quest (Technically counts, 3 and Code Xion are coming out) -Digimon Story -Akiba's (Trip 1 & 2, Beat) -Utawarerumono -Summon Night -Chrono (Trigger, Cross, Radical Dreamers) -Bravely (FF 4 heroes of light, Bravely Default, Second, II) -Ni No Kuni (1, 2, Cross worlds) -Grandia -Metal Max -Mother / Earthbound -Hydlide (if you count it... Rip AVGN fans) -Metabots -Valhalla Knights -DrakenGard / Neir -Megaman Battle Network -Dept Heaven (Riveria, Yggdra Union, Knights In the Nightmare, etc) -Lunar (Silver Star Story, Dragon Song, Etc) -Phantasy Star (1, 2, 3, 4) -Phantasy Star Online (Online, Universe, Online 2, Zero, Portable 1 & 2) -Agarest -Ar tonelico (1, 2, Qoga/3, Nosurge) -Kodelka / Shadow Hearts -Xanadu -Fairy Fencer (If you count AdventDarkForce as a new game and not a Re-release of the Original) -7th Dragon (if you count the japanese only games) -Cladun / ClassicDungeon (1, 2, Returns: This is Sengoku) -Xeno (Non-blade AKA: Saga & Gears) -Legend of heroes (Non-Trails) -Dungeon Travelers (Barely SFW, 1, 2, and 2-2) -All of the NSFW ones (which will be omitted for obvious reasons) -All of the Japanese Only ones (ok..ok... i'm kinda joking here) -Breath Of Fire -Honkai (If you count JRPG as a theme and not From Japan) -Madou Monogatari (What Puyo Puyo Spun off from) -Wizardry (HEAVY TECHNICALITY due to all of the japan games despite the fact that it came from the USA and inspired most RPG games) -Elminage (Made by the *japanese* guys who made Wizardry Empire, some of it is japanese only though) -Mana (Secret of Mana, etc) -Popolocrois -Rune Factory and MANY... MANY... MORE

[@JoacoG11]

Do you want bro to spend his entire life editing

[@puskinteojones8832]

His description provides an explanation for his intent and goals in this video (if you wouldve read it). He made a good video summarizing a large chunk of the most popular jrpgs ever made for beginners. If you want a video giving information that anyone could get from a quick google search about games from your list (quite a few of which are more than fairly niche, haven't received a new installment for many newcomers entire lifespans, or never received much critical acclaim in the first place) then make your own video where you won't make abhorrent mistakes like putting a character who appears in a game series in said series' portrait.

[@haaxxx9]

You forgot to add "Threads of fate" by square-soft. Does MMORPG's count as well? If so then get listing you noob

[@Jordan3DS]

Dude, you are badass. You know a ton of RPG series!

[@mathinho1237]

​@@Jordan3DSthat's the opposity of badass

[@kpp28]

Great intro! Heres one more: bravely default series. Great character, great combat system, expansive class system, great voice acting, standard but satisfying story with some great plot twists

[@rexmon2592]

The legend of heroes on 🔝 fr no other series has ever done what it’s doing. It’s really something special and can’t be compared to the rest

[@mailowmailow5207]

nah man it's really cheap crap for these JRPG nerds who have no standard as long as its turn-based

[@youngotterking5450]

Great video! Only series I was surprised not to see was breath of fire

[@magnusprime962]

6:30 A quick note for those interested in the Fire Emblem series; not every entry is standalone. There are some sequels, prequels, and even a midquel. Most are designed so that you can play them on their own, but if you want to play Game 4, Genealogy of the Holy War, unspoiled you should wait to play Game 5, Thracia 776, until afterward. The same goes for playing Radiant Dawn before Path of Radiance. If you want to avoid spoilers for older games in general you should wait to play the most recent entry, Engage. It was meant to be an anniversary celebration, so it pulled characters from across the series and explained their stories. This video's broader point about the series is mostly accurate; I just wanted to warn newcomers about the exceptions.

[@Evilriku13]

8:40 well actually.. the travel log you tlak about is also a more modern feature of the Ys series. Infact, it wasn't a thing pre Ys 7 iirc, where the storyline was always revolving around the Eldeen and how they disappeared from the surface, which led Adol ever since the first game around to look to help the people he mets along the way, from simple retrieving of some jewelry, to some flowers up to silver bells or rings and wands that let you transform for example into a Roo for puzzle solving for example (and or worldbuilding) or casting magic that helps Adol on his journey. As much as I am happy you mention the somewhat known bump combat: I kinda wish you had mentioned the pre team fight oriented hack & slash titles in the series, aka the ark engine or three swords combat titles which are Ys 3's remake, Ys 6 - Ark of Napisthim and Ys Origin, which also appear different to people due to the difficulty being quite higher in compare to what modern Ys games do to the player as modern combat, even on the highest difficulty setting, is either getting oneshotted or wannabe-Dark Souls, sadly (which happened due to the target demographic group being changed as the originally PC focused company Falcom has gone into console game development due to japan's economy not really doing them any favors, see ZWEI2's poor sales for such an astonishing well crafted charming RPG where you also play as two characters basically at once).

[@ReanXAlisa]

REAN BEAN HAS BEEN SEEN. Love the roundup broski

[@Jaymo00]

Final fantasy, dragon quest, fire emblem and kingdom hearts. So much of my childhood in one video 💚

[@AlexR3237]

I wasn't expecting it to be brought up since it's pretty obscure in the US, but Super Robot Wars is a long running SRPG franchise like Fire Emblem. SRW features various mecha series in each game and has them cross over with each other with some original characters to create a new story. The most recent mainline release, 30, was released on Steam, and it alongside V, X, and T were also released on PS4 and Switch in Asia, but they all have official English translations.

[@IrisGarland]

I would LOVE to see Super Robot Wars included in later parts!

[@threeswordssama]

Great video. Solid descriptions of each series.

[@FlyingFocs]

I heard someone call Fire Emblem as “Anime Chess.” …yes.

[@Jordan3DS]

Sounds like they've never heard of shogi, which is what it's actually based on xD I would probably describe it as "political war shogi"

[@A.S.Bridges]

Cool video. Very succinct and good for new comers. That's quite the ambitious title though. With so many fantastic JRPG series out there, it's a large undertaking to cover them all comprehensively in a short amount of time (notable omissions: Breath of Fire, Secret of Mana, Suikoden, etc). However, you did a great job for what you did cover. Well done.

[@sirbradfordofhousejones]

This was a great video- nice to get a brief explanation on some series I haven’t tried yet. Pokémon cracked me up 😝

[@marksayosmejia7251]

Im glad atelier was mentioned, but didappointed on how short it was. Good vid.

[@Anim3Gamer]

Disappointed that Atelier Resnalina, the latest title, was not mentioned either. People think it’s just some side-mobile gacha game but it’s actually considered to be a main-line game unlike Nelke (which also isekai’d various Atelier characters to its universe.) Storyline picks up during the Weltex arc (which is where EN is on) and I hear it gets better from there.

[@marksayosmejia7251]

@@Anim3Gamer i dont even consider gacha games as mainline for atelier. nor the blue reflection sun game for BR.

[@jonasqueiroz1326]

Great video, bro! As a passerby in the genre, this get me excited to get to these.

[@Iyasenu]

Aigis is my favorite Yggdroid.

[@Jordan3DS]

Props for actually having SaGa and Disgaea in the thumbnail

[@julieb3240]

Ohhhh, tell me how you really feel about Pokemon. 😂 10:27 Great video! You did an awesome job detailing the core elements of these great JRPG franchises. 😁

[@clay.invictus]

Pretty solid video, mate.

[@GameKnight404]

The Bravely Series: Bravely Default Bravely Second Bravely Default II Default 1 and Second are 3Ds games that have 1 story while Default II is on the Switch and is its own self contained story. Their combat system is genuinely incredible with you being able to save and spend multiple turns.

[@abraveastronaut]

It was also pretty clearly at least part of the inspiration for the battle system in Octopath Traveler.

[@GameKnight404]

@@abraveastronaut Definitely and It’s what made me love the Octopath Traveler games as much as I did.

[@Jordan3DS]

​@@abraveastronautYeah, both series were made by the same guy (Asano)

[@TheLukasz032]

They're all also on Steam :)

[@manutdfan231]

Greay video! Alot of the info was surface level but these rpgs have so much detail that its hard to fit it all into 15 min lol. For a general idea of them? I thought it was great!

[@Gabe_29]

Great video. Still, I imagine it's quite difficult to come up with these lists. Many games may be overlooked like DrakeNieR (if you count those games a JRPG), the Mana series, Bravely Default and even forgotten ones like Golden Sun, Wild Arms, Phantasy Star, Summon Night... and the list goes on 😅

[@twitchtubeboyjamie]

Another reoccuring thing in Dragon Quest is the Slime, the most important creature in Dragon Quest history.

[@stephanies9735]

I’ve been trying to pick a series to jump into, and this was super helpful. Thanks!

[@ircha]

Awesome video!! 🎉

[@MrSupersmash93]

Okay what are your thoughts on monster hunter and God Eater? Also my favs are Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Tales of, Persona, SMT, Kingdom Hearts, Ys, Atelier, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade Chronicles, Eterian Odyssey, Valkyria Chronicles and pokemon.

[@Outshinedsg]

Good, concise video. When you make the vintage video of series that are less active nowadays, I would encourage you to include Shining Force and Phantasy Star.

[@s-wo8781]

Why is Aigis used as the portait for Etrian Odyssey?

[@thegreatleaderjimpickens7919]

Marketing maybe? The newest origin collection comes with persona characters portraits. Also, there is no single most iconic character in the series anyway, so using Aegis' portrait is a sensible idea to attract more people.

[@Eclin]

well, they are both owned by Atlus ao why not? Persona also had a sequal game in Etrian odyssey style with PersonaQ.

[@s-wo8781]

@@Eclin Because it's not the same game. I wouldn't use a picture of Sora for Final Fantasy.

[@TagTheLegend]

That’s a mistake on my part honestly. I’ll try and be better in the future.

[@docnightmares8291]

​@@s-wo8781It's not that big of a deal buddy

[@orochirel]

Thank you for including The legend of heroes/Kiseki 🙏 I’m currently investing a lot following those series, I’m starting cold steel after finishing the other 5 previous games

[@hhaammzzaattaarraaff3313]

Here's a series of vaguely connected games called the Department haven series With four games in total it would really benefit from a video like this since it's very niche even by JRPGs standard Those titles are quite unique and very hard compared to genre contemporary my favourite game is Knights in the nightmare I'm certain you won't find something like it

[@KrimsonKattYT]

That's the series Rivera the Promised Land is part of, right? That final boss theme rocks!

[@hhaammzzaattaarraaff3313]

All the games have banger music Knights in the nightmare is my favourite Sorry for the late response hope you read it it's not every day I come across a fan of department heaven fan

[@bernerdchen]

i love this video. Ive been wanting to start the trails series. Kind of overwhelming

[@snazzydrew]

I'm just happy that SaGa was included!

[@Jordan3DS]

Same! I really can't wait for the Romancing SaGa 2 remake :D

[@jensennc94]

Legend of Heroes Trails series is probably one of the only two (correct me if I'm wrong) series that is still running and continuing besides from Kingdom Hearts. A very long series to get into if you want to understand the whole story of different characters/perspective/continents in the same world. Like a really long anime with 500+ episodes that is still going and going and going. Iirc, the current installment (12th installments) just hits the 50% of the overall story, according to the game designer. And your breakdown of it was so... short and somehow precise 😂 It's my favorite series though.

[@JRPGforlife]

At least Trails has an end in sight tho maybe within the next 5 years or so if what Kondo said the series is at 90% completion with Kai no Kiseki is true, Kingdom hearts just keeps going lmao

[@Ealstrom]

great video, I've heard of quite a few of them along the years but never bothered to look them up

[@makotoniijima9211]

cool video, perfect length for each one

[@abraveastronaut]

I'm always pleasantly surprised when Etrian Odyssey gets a mention.

[@Jordan3DS]

I can't wait to finally see the next game!

[@revya4294]

I really wish Disgaea spin-off games had their own category. They take on completely differently art styles yet love to reference the Disgaea series or even straight up have Crossover characters from the Disgaea series enter their games. You’ll definitely find some underrated gems like Phantom Brave, Soul Nomad, Phantom kingdom, The witch and the hundred knight, etc

[@Jordan3DS]

They're not really spinoffs, just standalone games made by the same company.

[@gustavooliveiramartins2650]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@Bargate]

I know you covered it very shortly in the video but not having a picture for Pokémon in the thumbnail for a JRPG video is crazy

[@Gawxy_03]

Great video, although I already know most of the JRPG franchises in this video there were some I didn't, I'll give Saga and The Legend Of Heros a try.

[@y0av359]

Good video but it would have been nice if you recommended a game from each series for beginners

[@TagTheLegend]

Damn that would have been a good idea. I May double back and do that in a separate video

[@KrimsonKattYT]

Final Fantasy IV (GBA or PSP versions) is a great RPG to start with for beginners. I recommend that over basically anything else. You can easily emulate it on a smartphone or PC.

[@TainoMoya]

for Ys i recommend Ys 8 considered the best by many fans fire emblem i recommend three houses xenoblade i recommend 1 or 3 i petsonally started with 2 but its controversial nier i recommend automata smt nocturne or 5 vengeance kingdom hearts kh 1, 2 is considered the best but they all are connected so u need to know previous games persona i recommend 5 royale

[@autusticrat]

Food video broski. Good primer to get people into the genre

[@KrimsonKattYT]

You forgot Suikoden, Wild Arms, Baiten Kaidos, Xenosaga, Octopath, Bravely Default, Dot Hack, Ar Tolelico, Arc the Lad, Breath of Fire, Dark Cloud, Mana, Drakengard, NieR, Front Mission, Parasite Eve, Grandia, Langresser, Legend of Legeia, Lufia, Monster Rancher, Brave Fencer Musashi, Robopon, Phantasy Star, Sakura Wars, Shadow Hearts, Shining, Castlevania, Caligula Effect, Mystery Dungeon, Chrono, Dark Souls, Digimon, Dragon's Dogma, Dusk Diver, Fairy Fencer F, God Eater, Monster Hunter, The World Ends With You, Neptunia, Ni No Kuni, Nights of Azure, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, Rune Factory, and Tactics Ogre.

[@aionicthunder]

Since when was Castlevania a JRPG?

[@aionicthunder]

@@jrpgplayer SotN always seemed more like it just had RPG elements, as opposed to being an action RPG/Metroidvania

[@nr2676]

@@aionicthunder And Sakura Wars, which is Visual Novel / Social Sim ? This series was even advertised in Japan as a ,,adventure game'' not ,,RPG'' like for example Shining Force.

[@kpp28]

Im so happy valkyria is on the list 😭😭 hope we get something new soon, at least 2 or 3 remastered

[@MitchDJohn]

Great video, just one correction on Valkyria: You don't play as the Gallian Militia in every game. In Valkyria 2 you take control of students a Military Academy, Valkyria 3 you play as an offshoot unit consisting of convicts and undesirables to take on seemingly impossible missions and in Valkyria 4 you play as the Federation during Operation Northern Cross

[@electricchair]

wonderfully explained and consice. great video :)

[@patricklatham3897]

The Mana series is fairly obscure with a cult following. It started as an action based Final Fantasy like before it transitioned into its new identity. All games have a plot surrounding a limited supply of mana, a tree that supplies the mana, a sword that acts as the conduit, someone dying by the end, usually a girl as a sacrificial offering, monsters that look cuddlier than basic Kirby enemies, and later on up to eight elements including the obscure moon and wood ones. Some earlier games featured local multi-player, spinoffs were hit-or-miss experimental variations of the usual formula, and the music is usually good on the ears overall. When Secret of Mana was being made, limited cart space led to alot of stuff being cut and pit into either the sequel or Chrono Trigger.

[@Jordan3DS]

Was it meant to be a FF, though? In Japan the series was always its own thing

[@patricklatham3897]

@@Jordan3DS I was refering to the aesthetic and the references, right down to picking a stat change named after an FF1 class. The Dark Lord had the dark knight look. Julius' adventurer disguise was a red mage. Chocobos were still rideable in that game. You picked the stat buffs' Warrior Monk, Black Mage, and White Mage. The main character is basically the FF warrior in appearance and way of fighting. Until you get magic.

[@ytyler2012]

If you do a part 2, i would recommend the Like a Dragon Series being included.

[@Creeper-ez4kn]

Can i just say that im glad you put Xenoblade x clips in here

[@coolguy48457]

Imagine calling Etrian Odyssey a "major" JRPG Franchise, especially when your list excludes Pokemon, Yakuza, and the Souls series. Im pretty sure even the Hyperdimensional games are more popular than Etrian games.

[@JRPG_Master]

Where are Suikoden, Shadow Hearts, Wild Arms and etc. 😢

[@myboy732]

They were all on going franchises whereas those are dead franchises

[@perlichtman1562]

@@myboy732I could see that argument for the others but Konami currently has Suikoden I and II remasters in development.

[@alexjones50]

@@perlichtman1562 yeah but there's still no new games being developed for the series.

[@snazzydrew]

@@perlichtman1562 that's still not a new game.

[@JRPG_Master]

@@myboy732 Then the title is misleading.

[@DuoDingDong]

DQ always held a special place in my heart as a child. Rest In Peace, Akira Toriyama.

[@MKIVD]

Trails is the way if you want to be invested in a continuing story -- and a good story, I might add

[@emilnier2147]

this list is hardly missing the Octopath Traveler series with 2 mainline games already, one of the strongest newcomer jrpg series imo

[@Jordan3DS]

Bravely Default, too

[@jbailey690]

Octopath Traveler is ass, who cares??

[@Jordan3DS]

@@jbailey690 So godly spritework, incredible artwork and character designs, amazingly composed music, and a unique and strategic battle system is ass to you? Talk about bad taste. What RPGs do you even like?

[@jbailey690]

@Jordan3DS godly?? lol it's straight nausea enducing garbage, like yourself. Besides who cares what some uneducated, unaccomplished, sub room intellect owning, bottom feeding, poorly bred and raised Neanderthal ( that I can list as a tax dependant, several times over) like yourself thinks??

[@jbailey690]

@@Jordan3DS how is nausea inducing garbage "godly"? Maybe to some trailer park residing, uneducated, unaccomplished, sub room temperature owning nothing that doesn't know any better it is. 😂😂😂

[@batchest7377]

Trails series mentioned Im happy

[@puzzle_boy]

It's a great work. Thank you for editing this for a wider audience to learn about these great series. My favorite one is Shin Megami Tensei, III and V don't show this element that much but technology meeting the occult is one its core elements making it a very unique cyberpunk mythological esoterical monster-collecting series. I still have to play some of these franchises tho.

[@stupidkirbyfan6615]

Nice video but you got your chart wrong at Tales. Tales of Symphonia 2 is not a mainline title but Tales of Innocence is.

[@moneymaker8815]

Was waiting for Phantasy Star :) Hopefully in Pt2?

[@lolikumadesbear1999]

Absolutely beautiful crafted JRPG list. Good video

[@Haganeren]

Not a single image of the Famicom version of all those games ? Awwwwwwww, it's so satisfying to see them be more and more beautiful as the script is told.

[@coolbirdo]

dude i wish i had found your channel earlier, this shit hits

[@chukyuniqul]

I think we could've done with persona being under the SMT umbrella and replacing it with, say, the shadowhearts series (+koudelka).

[@Deode-d4h]

Honestly a good rundown of the major ongoing JRPGs. I think the Kiseki section was a bit short, not even a description of the combat system was provided, but I guess that shows how the big appeal of the series is the interconnected story rather than the gameplay. Also, just seeing this list and not seeing series like Summon Night or Golden Sun makes me sad. Not cause the video didn't include it, but that it's practically dead franchises. I especially thought Golden Sun had the potential to go far.

[@alcothzeither261]

Kiseki & Ys (Broadly speaking, Falcom) mention, based as all hell

[@AsmodeusUltima]

Huh. Had never heard of Etrian Odyssey, will definitely check that series out. One thing this video highlighted for me was some big names from my childhood that aren't around anymore. Might be time to remake/remaster some Breath of Fire, Shining Force, and Lunar games!

[@Jordan3DS]

Oh definitely do, it has incredible artwork and music, and exploring and mapping is addictive. Have fun!

[@jec15]

Great vid If you're making an update, please include Breath of Fire. And Mana, with SaGa, after FF, after you place it after DQ. And SMT before Persona. There's good discourse with Bravely and Octopath.

[@ObeliskTGS]

If there is a part 2 I'm hoping Super Robot Wars/Taisen gets an honourable mention. At 30 years old and dozens of games it's a Mecha fan's dream franchise.

[@billyboleson2830]

Wow finally someone who doesn’t just boil down smt into “it’s really hard” THANK YOU

[@Tasuke]

Nice video! My two favorites are Tales of and Ys!

[@alies-]

Octopath travel deserves an honorable mention, its a really good pixelated jrpg by Square Enix with great world building and characters

[@Sephiroth391]

Skipped couple series I'd like to see mentioned like Phantasy star and dot hack but this was a good video😊

[@cyntheticgaming]

wow - ya done it, you created the video my subconscious has been longing for this whole time