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

[@BLAZER_VA]

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

[@Iyasenu]

Aigis is my favorite Yggdroid.

[@federicogou]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@benzojamin4399]

RIP Akira Toriyama. Too soon :(

[@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.

[@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...

[@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.

[@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.

[@joefigueroa8592]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@loiskamiya9164]

Trails = The hottest jrpg pile of dog shit your unemployed weeb friend will try to get you to play

[@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

[@jellalfernandes9820]

Trails is my biggest disappointment ever I played a lot of games and feels like I was walking in circles There’s a huge and detailed worldbuilding and a lot of characters but the writers waste all of they potential with terrible writing choices and a lot of bad filler content

[@ReanXAlisa]

REAN BEAN HAS BEEN SEEN. Love the roundup broski

[@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

[@dedark0il131]

i certainly don't like his there's more attention to some titles and less to others. like, the persona section is about 2 minutes long and xenoblade section is just 1 minute or so? and the description is "yeah it has vast world and plays like mmorpg" that s bearable though, but i didn't like the Kingdom Hearts part at all. u just describe some lore and plot points without really trying to reflect what the game is all about. this makes me think you probably never posted KH. apart from that, a have learned some stuff and the series I've never tried, such as tales of.

[@j.cpenamora4492]

Love the video, bro. But I wish you didn't speak in questions, but I know you can improve on future videos.

[@sleepy_chronotype]

Yes Thanks You, I thought I was the only one. My man is asking 3 questions per sentence

[@timmieslimmie]

What is persona Q aigis doing in etrian odyssey??

[@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).

[@costa8226]

Mother Series is so fucking good, but no one talks about it.

[@Jordan3DS]

​@@jrpgplayerIs Omori actually good, or is it just one of those overrated pretentious indie games?

[@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.

[@alcothzeither261]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Evilriku13]

6:20 Well well well, look who didn't do their homework properly. Like, at all! Let me be direct: FE1-3 play in the same world, infact, FE1 & 3 are part of ONE direct story just with a timeskip in it iirc. FE4 & 5 ALSO play in the same world and thus continue their story, infact FE5 plays inbetween events of FE4 with a different main character in another country, trying to get back to where he originally belonged to, since Leif, FE5's MC, was captured during the events of the first half of FE4. FE6 & FE7 ALSO play in the same world with a timeskip apart of 20 years because of a character in FE7 being pregnant and that character is 20 in FE6. And yes, FE6 is the sequel to FE7, dunno what happened there developmentwise that they switched it around. FE9 & FE10 aka the Tellius Saga has a 3 year timeskip where the King of Daein(?) has been slain and thus the land suffering from it's instability since then. FE11 & FE12 are FE1 & 3's remake with partway new content and some new gadgets around in terms of FE gamedesign development. Technically FE13 aka Awakening is also connected to the Akaneia Saga (FE1-3) but since there is a 2000 year old timeskip involved it is hardly necessary to get the full story in compare to most games that came before. All other games that have been released are standalone. Maybe FE Echoes: Shadows over Valencia decluded because that is the FE2 remake, but still. So basically only FE8 - The Sacred Stones, FE14 aka Fates in all three versions, FE16 - Three Houses & FE17 - Engage are the only standalone titles in the series. Next time please take a look at some continuity or ask fans if you are unsure about it, but don't spread misinformation like that Tag.

[@Jordan3DS]

FE4 and 5 are also in the FE1-3 world, on a different continent and like 100 years before those games. Tear Ring Saga also takes place in it too, unofficially. Also I hate considering Awakening a part of the timeline since its story and worldbuilding feels like badly written fanfiction, lol

[@elsonalin6459]

I want to see .hack series!

[@TheUltimaGhost]

Don't forget Koudelka/Shadow hearts if theres a part 2

[@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 :)

[@hadiferlan3760]

If only more westerner game devs copying Valkyria Chronicle gameplay than X-COM.

[@Evilriku13]

4:13 I'm gonna stop you right there Tag. I kinda doubt you've played P1 or the P2 duology to know about their playtime being not even close to 70 hours. Infact, they are on the lower end, and that is ok so, with around 30 hours (also because they don't have that BS social system that excludes character development from the narrative events) in compare to what happened with the soft reboot through P3.

[@raidomegnuo2868]

1:44 "creator of Dragon Ball Z". Why couldn't people just say "Dragon Ball" god freaking damn it. It started off more comically while still being action and more martial artist oriented.

[@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.

[@ChikaJihyo]

One of my favourite JRPG related videos ever! Amazing job

[@vladv5126]

Pokemon is basically SMT for kids.

[@nr2676]

And Demikids is Pokemon + SMT for kids :)

[@PrettyPassive]

​@nr2676 jack frost approves

[@SenjuinJapan]

Yea this is crazy I love FF13 man

[@Fleshlight_Reviewer]

😂

[@JRPG_Master]

play more games 😅

[@Key-Knight87]

You crazy then

[@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!

[@zudahkai94]

In my opinion you could've crunched smt and persona into the overall franchise aka (MEGATEN by the community) and added something else. Same with xenoblade you should've mentioned their father xenogeaes but maybe in the retro video.😅

[@youtubeboyjamie4364]

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

[@Creeper-ez4kn]

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

[@Dodaro10]

Mana series and NieR/Drakengard series is missing

[@Jordan3DS]

NieR barely constitutes as an RPG, though. There's not much customization and they're primarily action games with a few RPG mechanics.

[@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. 😁

[@GrantG22]

Kingdom Hearts is the Star Wars of games. Couple of great games, a couple of good ones, and then just a bunch of garbage. After KH3, I'm out on this series personally.

[@billyboleson2830]

Kh2 ended at 2 the same way Star Wars ends at rotj

[@ircha]

Awesome video!! 🎉

[@snazzydrew]

I'm just happy that SaGa was included!

[@Jordan3DS]

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

[@MKIVD]

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

[@gustavooliveiramartins2650]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@taufanaugusta8884]

Ugh, you did Trails series explanation short and dirty.

[@TagTheLegend]

How would you pitch it to a new player?

[@raidomegnuo2868]

@@TagTheLegend You could have properly explained better the Trails part because I was confused by just seeing it talked as "The Legend of Heroes" lol. But the effort and explanations about the themes of the series are there, so it's just a kind of fix.

[@KrimsonKattYT]

​​@@raidomegnuo2868Yeah Trails is like a sub-series of The Legend of Heroes which is far larger than what was original TLoH. The first TLoH was a spinoff of Falcom's "dragon slayer" series that spun off with its own thing with a trilogy of games on the PSP. The series we now know as Trails began with Trails in the Sky on the PSP, the 5th Legend of heroes game, and to add onto everything that series has had a ROUGH translation history.

[@Callie1444]

​@@TagTheLegend as a diehard trails fan i say it was fine, very concise. Don't worry about it

[@raginggodmandalorian]

@@Callie1444 it was good but he could have done better in my opinion, like him talking about how most of the battle gameplay isn't just simply mind numbing turn base combat but would focus more on character positioning(especially in the earlier games), could have talked about some of the systems that other jrpg's don't have such as kuro mixing action style and turn base combat and maybe even go over the history a little bit and talking about how the trails games are actually the sixth installment and a spin off of the much larger legend of heroes games which are also a spinoff of the dragon slayer games

[@CutlassCraft]

I literally lol'd when you got to Pokémon 🤣

[@alborto6567]

ERM... Most of them are JARPG's 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@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.

[@jebusfishy]

Thicc thighs saved the franchise. I’ll show myself out.

[@Jordan3DS]

Ew

[@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.

[@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.

[@chrispybaconrules]

Makes me sad that the Shadow Hearts franchise died out. Still dream of a return.

[@Quintessence4444]

Maybe someday AI can upscale them or whatever it's called.

[@mystocaixeta2065]

YS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The boring Legend of Heroes

[@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

[@MrBevr]

WHENS THE NEXT ETRIAN ATLUS! 😡 All the GOATS are here, I really wish SE/Tri-Ace would make an actual Valkyrie Profile 3 at some point. I loved 1&2. 😞

[@thegreatleaderjimpickens7919]

WE WANT EO 7

[@yousif467]

There is 3rd valkyrie profile called elysium

[@chukyuniqul]

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

[@TainoMoya]

YS SERIES PEAK thank you for mentioning it

[@Jordan3DS]

Hell yeah, can't wait for Ys X!

[@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.

[@Jordan3DS]

Props for actually having SaGa and Disgaea in the thumbnail

[@ofidiotabagista5259]

False. Not every JRPG series are in the video.

[@nr2676]

Yeah, missing 90% of JRPG series. No JRPG protoplast on list - Wizardry = typical casual list.

[@ytyler2012]

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

[@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

[@Webter100]

Octopath Traveler deserved more recognition than this

[@moneymaker8815]

Was waiting for Phantasy Star :) Hopefully in Pt2?

[@sirbradfordofhousejones]

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

[@kingdomhearts9714]

I don't know if this could be included but Mario has two series that are rpg. The Paper Mario series and the Mario and Luigi series.

[@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.

[@gabekyun]

i think FF DQ and Megaten is peak of RPG

[@boredgoddesstori6635]

They‘re definitely the most influential ones

[@nr2676]

And Tengai Makyou, but this series never left outside of Japan.

[@genocydecutter9817]

Excellent video but where are the Mana series games?

[@TagTheLegend]

I had to include them in part 2

[@eoRulez]

kinda poor text on the falcom titles, specially kiseki series

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

Changing genres from turn based to action based isnt an "evolution"....Its done to try and harvest more revenue from casuals. Both have ALWAYS existed. Theres no "evolving" at play. Turned based isnt some outdated problem that needs solving. Its a style to give full control over a group or even a retinue of characters in a much more detailed and deep way than just picking the one that feels right for your style and mashing away. Or circling a group and clicking on a target so the game can play for you ect. If anything, its a sleazy corporate ploy to switch from one to the other because they are after profits first, artform second. And this is apparent, as despite profits or lack thereof, people are STILL talking about classics like Fire Emblem 3 houses and Persona 5 and so forth, while Rebirth, which released this year, is barely hanging on to staying relevant. Its why Atlus had booted square enix right off their JRPG throne. And why Balders Gate 3 was such a huge success over a heap of action rpgs released in the same year. Because when you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing a very few. And no, when remade for "new audiences" most of the old audiences arent going to like the changes. Its why both Remake and Rebirth were so slammed and critiqued by classic fans. Original fans who couldnt put the first game down arent even completing the remakes. Just look at its statistics.....All while companies like SquareEnix continue to insist and gaslight players into the idea that these changes were for the better.

[@Xeremusing]

In your Persona section, you may have forgotten to mention that 3, 4, 5 play differently than Persona 1 and the duology of Persona 2, otherwise its a great video. I would love to see another one of these.

[@Jordan3DS]

What do you want for Persona 6? Another game like 3-5 or more of a regular RPG like 1 and 2?

[@Jaymo00]

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

[@Pakitorocker]

While technically it created it’s own genre, I feel like there should’ve been a mention of From’s Souls games. Before they were considered “souls” they were just action JRPGs known for their difficultly, immersive and intricate worlds, lore, and the stamina bar mechanic

[@envyranner02]

Where that Trails love

[@salvajito23]

I have downloaded new JRPG for this year such as trails through daybreak, monster hunter stories 1&2 (ps5) legend of nayuta boundless trails etc. I stopped playing persona IV golden but I will continue playing it once I am done playing tales of arise and Tokyo Xanadu ex+, and trails to azure. I stil have to play Trails into Reverie because doing quests on trails to azure is way too long . Tales of Arise is also the same and the story is super long especially if you keep doing more side quests . So much games to catch up on cuz I’ve been way too busy with work and other stuff .

[@JRPGforlife]

I just finished Nayuta, solid game. I have to get around to Daybreak next

[@jasomega2446]

Thank you.

[@msaag5490]

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.

[@samus88]

Every time I see someone reocmmend some RPG is just sigh... they're mostly bland and generic as fuck. I mean, any RPG that features a medieval/fantasy land with mosnters, trolls, elfs and maidens is like meh. I've seen that before bruh.

[@ThePurpleKnightmare]

It did not come back even stronger. It stopped being a Tales of game, and started being bland story and boring fights vs monsters with too much hp. Even in "Story" difficulty. Arise is not a Tales of game.