Top 10 Best Nintendo 3DS JRPGs (No ports/remakes)

Here are my 10 favorite 3ds JRPGs without ports and remakes of any kind.
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[@R3GARnator]

You're the reason my backlog is filling up.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Hahahahaha

[@NoOne-hx9ir]

Facts

[@Keychan64]

@@ErickLandonRPG it's x zone not cross zone

[@coopermauldin5092]

This. So much this.

[@vivisimonvi]

What kills me is that I own half of these 3DS games (unplayed of course) but I've since moved onto the Switch earlier this year and already have a backlog with that.

[@thorfinn5455]

SMT 4 and apocalyse are such great games, and the music man OMG is sooo good!!! cant wait for SMT5 on the switch

[@OTioRean]

Nope never

[@thorfinn5455]

@@OTioRean ??

[@Dramaturgiepreise]

Me too Hype for SMT 5 hope many People buy it in the West .

[@Eyeballzilla]

I can't wait either. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

Probably 2021. I wouldn't fuck with all the huge games of 2020 if I was atlus

[@DakinRinone]

I love your channel dude. Literally just started watching you this month, I'm recommending your channel to my buddies.

[@franciscobutte]

This channel is pure nostalgia and i can tell that every video is made with love.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Thanks, glad you enjoy it!

[@Melchiorblade7]

I'm so glad Alliance Alive is on your list. It's so good! Definitely one of the more underrated rpgs in recent memory

[@autobotstarscream765]

I'm pleasantly surprised that the 3DS has so many original RPGs that you could make a Top 10 list without ports or remakes and *still* not include any Pokémon games. Some of these games were ones that escaped my notice and that I never hear being talked about, so this list is pretty informative. :1

[@McCaroni_Sup]

Mostly because 3DS Pokemons (and the series in general) are meh compared to a lot of JRPGs.

[@jgg86rpgs]

I'm proud of you for putting Conception II on the list. I know you don't like the high school like setting for rpgs, but that really a whacky fun game.

[@ressljs]

Thank God! A best of RPG's list with no effing Pokemon! The only change I'd make is to swap the positions of the SMT games. Mainly because of the characters, I liked the first installment of IV more than Apocalypse.

[@bootesvoid1275]

This guy makes good reviews and appear to love the exact same JRPG style as I do. Glad this video got recommended, cause I forgot to sub last time. Good job man!

[@schnobpack]

Have you played Etrian Mystery Dungeon? Its probably one of my favorites on the 3ds. Im usually not a fan of roguelike dungeon crawlers, or the Etrian series, but I think this one really works. The presentation and music is excellent, the mechanics arent overly complicated and theres a really nice variance in party configurations and skills. Surprisingly, very forgiving and fair. I really recommend it

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Not a fan of the series but they're good.

[@mkmclm1]

Conception II is pretty weird. The battle system had me hooked though. And as I was playing I constantly thought of the first set of DOT hack games on PS2. The bright chaotic dungeon colors and the way you moved from room to room was very similar to DOT hack

[@lunarrhythm7344]

I absolutely love your channel! Also do you have a "best short RPGs"?

[@ErickLandonRPG]

No, because all would be RPGs from the 80s xDDDD

[@lunarrhythm7344]

@@ErickLandonRPG hahaha, fair enough 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@asmodeus58XX]

Chrono Trigger, Suikoden and Parasite Eve say that's incorrect.

[@stevemartinez1360]

Lunar Rhythm it’s called Cosmic Star Heroine 😊

[@lunarrhythm7344]

Chrono Trigger is the perfect length imo. Especially since it's replayability so you still feel okay about doing so

[@Ultracombogaming]

the world map theme in SMT IV is one of the best i've ever heard. it's so good.

[@mot1846]

You're a hidden gem 😂, love your channel

[@lambertar]

The dating aspect in awakening was okay. It at least made a lot more sense than in Fate :O. Oh my god the train wreck...

[@ErickLandonRPG]

I actually didn't give a damn about it, but it's just not something that belongs in a FE game while there are dozens of other RPGs that do it better.

[@lambertar]

@@ErickLandonRPG I disagree, though I can easily live without the children in FE, it's pretty fun to "build" your dream unit by getting great skills from the parents. The mode has its place in the franchise if done right. Okay I understand, it was done a bit akwardly in Awakening. Lucina had her place, the others not so much. But it still wasn't as forced as Fate did.

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@lambertar There's Egg Moves in Awakening? :3

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

@@ErickLandonRPG I suspect you don't know that but the idea of a second generation or "playable children" appeared in Fire Emblem looooong before Awakening. It was already there in the 90s a d it worked even back then. I do think it worked better than in Awakening because there was no silly time traveling involved.

[@Castapher]

Fire Emblem 4: Genealogy of the Holy War. There was no time travel, "something happened" before the big war erupted, and then the story continued when the kids were teenagers/young adults. So the game have two protagonists.

[@night-v5258]

Dude, smt 4 apocalypse map theme so damn addicting man

[@michaelmotorola1134]

The ost of smt iv is masterpiece.

[@christopherretic1834]

Loved person q and can't wait for q2

[@zemiq1982]

I just got Lord of Magna based on your recommendation. I was lucky and found it for 10 bucks too! It was a steal. Can't wait to try it out.

[@benbobby2290]

Metal and RPG?! You have a Subscriber

[@jacebeleren3]

The looping of the same bosses over the story really killed my enthusiasm for Bravely Default

[@emmanuelblas5861]

great video !

[@pleasantpancake160]

I don't have many jrpg in my 3ds, only the shin megami tensei games, including persona Q. My favourite one is Strange Journey hands down, but its a remake so it would be the persona game. Between 4 and 4 apocalypse it's difficult to choose. The atmosphere of the original was superb, I don't remember being in this kind of tension ever in a videogame that is not from the horror genre. Apocalypse falls in this part with the friendship and those things that I think must be reserved to persona games, but gameplay wise in far superior. SPOILER from Apocalypse In apocalypse I ended killing them all in Dagda's route, what a pleasure xDD It's a shame there was no option to ally with the Divine Powers

[@BlackFantasy470]

I own Conception 2. I liked the concept but at some point stopped playing it because to me it felt too repetitive and too grind-heavy. (maybe I just hadn't gotten useful children) FE Awakening was actually my first strategy rpg. I enjoyed it but I enjoyed Fates a lot more. I haven't played much rpgs on the 3DS because I can't play for too long on small screens (if there will be a possibility to play such games on a TV screen someday I might play some more) so the two Fire Emblem games are my number 1 and 2. Besides Conception 2 I only played Stella Glow which would be number 3 because I liked it even though I wished I could have played it with japanese dub.

[@sixtoreyna7435]

yeah The Alliance Alive HD Remaster, which is set to release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC this Fall

[@jongibson4866]

@Erick: Played the demo and I'm sorry to say that the Alliance Alive made me yawn with boredom. I mean WTH were you supposed to do? All of the beasts hate you, the humans act like they don't give a F%%% about what happens and complain about taxes. Is everything I need to enjoy the demo only available when I look at a FAQ? I really hope not...

[@mjdf122]

Thanks as always appreciate you like all your videos all for the rpgs I’m big on snes and ps1 for the rpgs

[@Aenashi]

In no order & I already loved all that were in that video, but i add these (yeah, some are ports) 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Langrisser Re:Incarnation Mario & Luigi Dream Team Pokemon Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology Stella Glow Tales of the Abyss

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Should have put some honorable mentions there. 7th Dragon almost made it to the list, actually, haha.

[@Froge0]

Dream Team is really great, I always forget the Mario RPG's exist

[@MrBacchus18]

Stella Glow is underated

[@autobotstarscream765]

Nice, thoughts on Paper Jam, X/Y, Sun/Moon, and US/UM? :1

[@lokasocba]

Radiant Historia, I played the DS version a long time ago and it was one of my favorite games on the system. I guess a slightly improved version should still be good, right?

[@josephdecker5660]

Wow never heard a bunch of these, and they look AMAZING. god bless.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Thanks

[@DaSniper2]

You rock dude!!

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Thanks!

[@marck6703]

I want a 2ds only to play the SMT. games. Love the atlus games but i only got playstation consoles.

[@marck6703]

Yeah, i known, but always ending buying more digital games. And got a big backlog of games,i need to finish those first.

[@alinepiroutek8932]

@@marck6703 If you buy all Atlus 3DS games your life will end. Even if you play only Shin Megami Tensei series.

[@marck6703]

@@alinepiroutek8932 I dont care.

[@mysticmax6370]

@@marck6703 absolute mad man

[@alinepiroutek8932]

@@marck6703 lol

[@ilbarbonerd2521]

Seriously, you are the First Person talking good about Project x Zone 1/2. I tought I was the only one 🤣

[@tomgiddens2963]

Guess I'm one of the few, as well, that loved Project X Zone and it's sequel.

[@Ocean5ix]

I always wanted to know, do you actually do something in the combat system in Project x Zone? I mean do you have to input commands with timing (kinda like a fighting game) or does the game plays by itself? I heard the game kinda gets repetitive but to my standards doing combos in fighting games with lots of juggling (like Tekken) never gets repetitive.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yes, it is exactly as you describe it; you have to input commands with timing in order to keep the enemy from falling and blocking your attacks.

[@Ocean5ix]

@@ErickLandonRPG Thanks for the reply man, I'll give the game a shot, seems to be my kind of stuff. Is Dante and Vergil in both games?

[@asmodeus58XX]

Interesting. My 3DS library is still a bit lacking, and mostly consists of first party non-RPGs, like the necessary Zelda and Mario titles. Of the JRPGs that are remakes, only Radiant Historia speaks to me, but does it justify another run after already beating the DS version? By the way, 14:53 funny where you can just encounter Hebrew like that. If you're interested, some of the words in Hebrew here mean "Truth", "War", "Curse", "Disease", "Treatment", and for some strange reason, "Makeup".

[@SixersOctavian]

Very cool list. Would like to see a list of remakes/ports since there’s so many

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yup, I already have 12 contenders for the next video, hehe. Next tuesday!

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@ErickLandonRPG I predict a lot of buzz for that list since ORAS is technically a 3DS remake of a JRPG, and is treated like a Messiah of the series by some hardcore fans.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

I don't like Pokémon, sorry.

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@ErickLandonRPG No need to be sorry, just a friendly heads-up that some less mature fans (a lot of the Pokémon fanbase is literal children) might pester you, and I hope it doesn't ruin the fun for you because I enjoy learning about overlooked games from your lists. :1

[@guruthosamarthruin4459]

Did you say the Fire Emblem: Awakening music was...OKAY!? That soundtrack is AMAZING! "Don't Speak Her Name!" is one of the best video game songs, ever.

[@franciscobutte]

I'm playing it right now and is not that good. Is kind of repetitive and forgetable.

[@ShinyKyu]

Id, Id(Purpose), Conquest (Ablaze), and Destiny (Ablaze) are some of my favs

[@jasonhubbard6775]

About a decade ago, I regularly listened to the Blistered Thumbs podcast, which was usually very entertaining. One guy on there had become obsessed with Fire Emblem Awakening (thanks to its marriage system) and SMT IV. He convinced me to get Fire Emblem, but I gave SMT IV a pass, probably because I heard how hard it was. Fast forward to 2016, when SMT IV Apocalypse came out. I had assumed it was a remake of the original with extra features. It piqued my interest enough to get it, and I fell in love with its perfect voice acting and kickass punk electronica soundtrack. It introduced me to the SMT franchise, so I went to play a few of the Persona titles, plus SMT IV (which I may like a little better than the sequel) and Soul Hackers. Can hardly wait for SMT V, which should come out this year.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Glad to know you loved Apocalypse as much as I did. It's just so goddamned good.

[@JoaquinNSanchez]

this list made me realize that my favorite games in this portable are the ports and remakes. fire emblem awakening (and fates) may be loved by most people and actually fun to play, but to me the pairing mechanic makes it something too different from what i feel fire emblem really is. i would put 7th dragon 3 in its place of the ranking.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yeah, I agree.

[@DKmax25]

Namco X Capcom has a localization made by fans, I recommend it was very good. Great top 10, all games are very good especially Persona Q.

[@alonewolf6004]

Totalmente de acuerdo con la selección el primero también es mi favorito de 3DS.

[@Nickzstuff]

Good vid and good list but was sad no 7th dragon VFD. Still good list man!

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

Hey Erick! The Alliance Alive is coming to the Switch! Japan only so far but I'm sure it'll come in the West too. And I've JUST bought it for the 3DS, can you imagine?)) Personally, I would include Etrian Odyssey IV in your list as well as place SMT IV closer to the first place (or just first place). But it's your list and it's still a nice top 10!

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Why would you include that game in my list? Why don't you make YOURS instead? Thanks for the news on Alliance Alive.

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

@@ErickLandonRPG That's a great idea! I should make my own list)) I got a shitty mic though and my camera is not up there either)) But I'll probably make it some time later. I didn't even play all those awesome jrpgs yet

[@chikuman6224]

i love ur passion

[@TrevRockOne]

I had a lot of fun with Apocalypse, but it left me feeling kind of empty at the end. I miss the tone and feel of Nocturne in mainline SMT.

[@akiramiller9025]

Nocturne is different than the rest. Of the mainline play one and two

[@XBloodAngelX10]

Honestly my top 10 cames for the 3ds is very very hard. There just so many games i played and love each one of them.

[@devfail]

Etrian Odissey, Shin Megami Tensei and Persona games are now with a great discount on 3DS eshop !!! I'm willing to get at least 1 of each serie based on your video and will do a virtual "unboxing", thank you and regards !

[@carlotominetti8843]

you should really try Ever Oasis (developed by the team who made The Alliance Alive). it has a managerial side (you have to preserve your Oasis and fulfill your inhabitants' requests), well made exploration, dungeons, simple but catchy plot, lots of characters and sidequests and a huge post-game content. it's rather easy but y'know

[@ErickLandonRPG]

I did. It's fun.

[@medusathedecepticon]

The only one I've played on this list is Fire Emblem Awakening and I love it! I do have a digital version of Bravely Default and Persona Q so it would be fun to play those at some point, especially since I love Bravely Second. Each game looks fun and unique. I'm rather interested in 4-2 as well as Lord of Magna.

[@Froge0]

I prefer SMT IV to Apocalypse but Apocalypse is objectively the better game in most areas. I just thought SMT IV had the more interesting plot and use of the setting. The wow factor of seeing Tokyo for the first time is something that's unrivalled in pretty much any game for me and areas like the red pill factory where you see those vegetative children having horrible probes in their head made my skin crawl... But the fact they made something that horrible somewhat justified is really what sold it. That's what I love about SMT IV, everything is bittersweet, everything that seems great has something bad in the background and everything horrible is only being done for the greater good. Apocalypse really didn't have anything like that. I really wasn't a fan of how everything neatly works out by the end, but at least they didn't try to rehash IV, I definitely respect the fresh new angle.

[@pokeytrev]

Seeing Tokyo for the first time was very special for me in SMTIV. I don't want to spoil it for anyone reading this, but it's unexpected.

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

Yup! SMT IV > Apocalypse. If you loved that twist with seeing Tokyo after Mikado, play Etrian Odyssey 1! :D That feeling of shock is even stronger!

[@Froge0]

@@ArtFenixAsordis I tried it on DS and it didn't really click. Should I try again? Or get it on the 3DS?

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

@@Froge0 Etrian Odyssey? Well, I was playing EOI after my first EO game, which was EOIV. Etrian Odyssey I is very archaic in its UI, game speed etc., especially when you play it after playing the fourth entry. I still really enjoyed it but yeah, it's kinda hard to get into. There's a remake of the first game Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl but it gives away all what made the original game's story so shocking in the very beginning, that's why I didn't suggest playing it for that plot twist (unless you're playing on Classic Mode and not Story Mode). But yeah, by all means, Untold is vastly superior to the original in everything else. Awesome game, I enjoyed both Story mode and Classic mode. Do play it! :) My favorite is still Etrian Odyssey IV, love every bit of it!

[@seth7726]

@@ArtFenixAsordis yo! I remember you from your Masakado battle with no DLC skills. Did not know that you also liked Etrian Odyssey (or watched Erick's videos)

[@ElSAVALDORfunes]

Dragon Quest XI 3ds is gorgeous, Rune Factory 4 is amazing, Tamadochi life too, Miitopia as well

[@alonewolf6004]

Erick han anunciado The Alliance Alive Remastered para PS4, Nintendo Switch y PC. Una noticia brutal para los fans de los RPG y más tratandose de esta maravilla de vídeojuego.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Pues esperemos la localicen al menos a Norteamérica.

[@alonewolf6004]

@@ErickLandonRPG pues si el día 11 darán más info.

[@dragonicstarblade2049]

God damn Erick! that's two videos with Shin Megami Tensei games in them and multiple ones at that!

[@ErickLandonRPG]

?

[@dragonicstarblade2049]

@@ErickLandonRPG I watched two Top Ten Best Nintendo 3DS JRPGs, this one and the one that focused on Ports/Remakes. And both had Shin Megami Tensei as top stuff or approx. 1/2 of the vid!

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yeah, but what's the problem? I fucking love SMT, so?

[@christianappel1998]

I have Conception 2 on PC and it is really funny. Build up and upgrade the city and "make children" with the girls and send them into the dungeons. I also like it, that you can visit older dungeons to level up the other girls, who didn´t come with you into them the first time. A little bit grinding, but if all girls and children are on an equal level, you don´t have problems in the higher level dungeons. Good mix of dating sim and sort of dungeon crawler with many party combinations and skill changes due to this.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yeah, it's a pretty fun game.

[@Maxon214]

Would coming out for the 3DS and Vita basically at same time make so that neither is a port. Cause that what happen with Concpetion II

[@fabrizio-6172]

Hello thanks which one the best sci fi r/jprg?

[@bellick4]

came for the atlus list... was not dissapointed xD... speaking of which not sure if you just didnt like it enough but try stella glow if you have the time (if you have played luminous arc on ds, you know what to expect)

[@ErickLandonRPG]

I did, but eh... not among my favourites.

[@mixapcpro9164]

You have my respect for putting smt apocalypse on first place :)

[@JustLuck01]

I'm sure the plot and characters in FE Awakening are good. Never fully played the game. Started on Lunatic-classic mode up until chapter 16 where I was losing my major units most of the time simply because I messed up leveling and my entire roster was unbalanced. When I started over and got past that point on Hard-classic I was like "Bro, where is the challenge?!" Hard mode felt to easy and Lunatic felt to hard. I knew when quit the entire game. It was my first FE game too and I only got it after I beat Project X Zone to see if I like SRPG's. SMT 4 was my first main line game of the franchise. Like the story, difficulty, and gameplay. At the same time the story destroyed itself for me which is why I never bothered to do multiple playthroughs of it. I think it was the aspect of the game showing the possible realities of the player's choice.

[@Haarwyvern]

Nope awakening is the worst of the series with fates and as an horrible story. ^^

[@marcelobosso1122]

IF ONLY SMT4 DIDN'T HAVE THAT QUESTING-GRIND FOR THE DAMN NEUTRAL ENDING FFS DAMN, IT WOULD BE NUMBER 0

[@moogleking]

I predicted SMT4 apocalypse would be number 1, not surprised its great

[@theultimaterush]

Omg toy pop at 10:28 😍😍

[@TarksGauntlet]

Great list! Personally wasn't hot on Lords of Magna myself. Neat mechanics but got boring fast. Would probably add Stella Glow somewhere on the higher half if I could!

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Hey, buddy, didn't know you were a viewer. Nice content on your channel! Cheers!

[@TarksGauntlet]

@@ErickLandonRPG thanks man. And yeah, been around a little bit. You're always in my recommended. Just catching up on the last weeks worth of vids now.

[@rjproduction486]

Stella Glow is really underrated! The story is so Great, some of the story scene actually makes my eyes shead tears.

[@Akatsukileader9]

Damn, we are STARTING with Bravely Default?

[@lunarrhythm7344]

I haven't played FE awakening yet. But they didn't introduce the dating sim on it. I'm pretty sure they first did that on Genealogy Of The Holy War. Which I'm currently playing. (It's sooo difficult though)

[@Haarwyvern]

yep and genealogy is better by faaaaaaaaaaar than awakening

[@FreeRPGer]

SMT 4 & Apocalypse are 2 of mine, for sure, but 1 or 2 others *are* ports/remakes, such as Soul Hackers, Strange Journey Redux, & Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. Also like Conception II. 7th Dragon III: Code: VFD isn't bad, & neither is Ever Oasis & Fantasy Life.

[@Bl00dl00zt]

what is the song called that starts on 15:10 ?

[@JonasNybacka]

The world map theme for Shin megami tensei 4 apocalypse

[@SP3HSSMAHREEN]

I always found it funny how bravely default seemed to think that people were nostalgic for boring, pre ff4 style stories, too.

[@gameNLHD]

BRAVLEY DEFAULT 1 WITH THE MUSIC OF REVO/LINKED HORIZON/SOUND HORIZON is just AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@newageBoundhippie]

hard to avoid ports & remakes, as Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is my favorite RPG on 3DS ( and my 2nd favorite game of all time regardless of which version ).... I can try though: Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Ever Oasis Fire Emblem Awakening Fire Emblem Fates Pokemon X & Y ....not sure on the remaining 4 tbh, others I've played were just okay if not forgettable to me and many I haven't played aren't my cup of tea....

[@PeruvianPotato]

USUM and Fates are garbage but solid list otherwise

[@cruelcumber5317]

I'm surprised Bravely Second didn't make the list because it improves on Bravely Default in so many ways. Only issue that it doesn't really resolve and almost makes worse is how easy it is to reach damage cap making a lot of the mechanics less useful as time goes on, with the only way around it being locked behind super long wait times and essentially breaking the balance of the game more than you can already do. Even then I consider that to ultimately be a pretty minor issue given how much variety there is within the class selection, the generally much more interesting characters (except Tiz who's still boring as fuck), fun story with a bit of sci-fi thrown in, and music that's even better than that of the first game.

[@georgepierre3594]

Im pretty sure its included, under bravely default, cuz he listed all teh shin megami tensei games together too.

[@bianodias2000]

Story in games like Project X Zone when you have a bunch of protagonists is impossible. Is all about cameos really. The gameplay is top in the system though, I’m with you Erick

[@Chelaxim]

The Alliance Alive kind of reminds me of SaGa battle wise.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yup, it's very SaGa influenced; forgot to say that in the video.

[@christopherretic1834]

Lol I thought I was the only one who played lord of magna

[@guillermocas2877]

Is it even worth it

[@johnhanzelyjr]

Minor Correction about SMT games. Not all revolve around befriending demons. Digital devil Saga 1 & 2 don't have that mechanic. Have and have played half the titles on your list.

[@witchfindergeneral5366]

I don't know why I can't get into Shin Megami Tensei games though majority is saying this is the best game series, maybe its the art styles. Been hunting for a good 3DS JRPG for a while now, that can suit my taste and only Bravely Default passed. Class customization is a big factor of selling point to me, and really loved the setup of BD, guess I did not make the wrong choice, although been yearning for BD so long now and decided to change my mind to widen my preference and... I still comeback to BD as my final choice for purchasing. Cheers!

[@dextersbeard3472]

Did you play Radiant Historia or any or the Fire Emblem Games?

[@Bribri-us9yh]

Love your videos! I've heard about how great SMT games are and I love playing the Persona series. Somehow, out of all the gamers on KZbin, you convinced me to give SMT a try! Thanks for all that you do😊

[@morriganrenfield8240]

I'm giving it a second try... In smt4 I got up to the bull skull guy and was pretty irritated by that point and just got rid of my 3ds and bought a switch instead. Buying one again and going to force myself to not give up lol.

[@Ghalion666]

Some dungeon crawlers. But not etrian odyssey?. I love your jrpg taste erick but your dungeon crawler taste is the pits =p.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

I don't really care for that sub-genre, you know? I don't even like it. At least I found a couple on the 3ds that I enjoy and don't really bother me.

[@Ghalion666]

@@ErickLandonRPG i know. Im just pulling your leg

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

@@ErickLandonRPG I suppose the lack of proper story is what puts you off from Etrian Odyssey, yes?

[@VMSTZ]

Can I play SMT4 Apocalypses without Don't I have SMT4?

[@datetien4846]

My favorite jrpg games on the 3ds are Xenoblade Chronicles, Dragon Quest 8, Smt4:Apocalypse, sadly two of them are port

[@MrValgard]

What? I always think project x zone i fighting game(like most crossovers) now I must check it out :D

[@ErickLandonRPG]

I'd also love a fighting game between several different RPG franchises. That would be cool.

[@tomgiddens2963]

I wasn't too impressed by ShinMegaTen IV, tbh. I don't know why. It just failed to enthrall me as much as ShinMegaTen IV: Apocalypse did. Considering I was late to the party, I went back and purchased IV to get the whole story. Thanks to the two games, though, I'm looking forward to ShinMegaTen V on the Switch. The only games I ever played before IV and Apocalypse were Revelations The Demon Slayer and Demikids Dark Version on the GBC and the GBA. I appreciate your including ShinMegaTen in the list. I don't know why but it gets alot of hate, it seems. I love the series, myself.

[@RalphAouad]

Cool video. Really wanna try that number 1 game! Besides that im really dissapointed that most 3ds rpgs are chibi art style or srpg/visual novel/silly story. I heard so much its an rpg heaven before i got it but sadly i didnt feel that. Coming from legendary traditional rpgs ps1 era, the psp 3ds and vita never matched that quality

[@deshawnholmes4876]

Did you enjoy the rpg selection on the original ds?

[@RalphAouad]

I enjoyed radiant historia quite a lot on the original ds. Ff4 on ds is a fantastic version as well. Black sigil is also really good, if you can stand the most frequent random battles in the history of rpgs...Overall its more suited towards visual novels, like ace attorney and hotel dusk those are excellent games.

[@deshawnholmes4876]

@@RalphAouad i was just wondering because i found that my personal experience with handheld rpgs were not as enjoyable as the og ds days. They don't suck but i don't know they're just not quite what they once were post ds days.

[@RalphAouad]

Deshawn Holmes cool man. What are some of your favs on ds? I think overall its generally acknowledged the ds has a greater and larger library, however dont give up on the 3ds if you havent tried some of the games on Eriks list. Shin megami apocalypse and bravely default look pretty great have you tried those?

[@deshawnholmes4876]

@@RalphAouad for ds i loved kingdom hearts 358/2 days, the world ends with you, knights in the nightmare, golden sun dark dawn, pokemon soul silver, etrian odyssey, sands of destruction, avalon code, final fantasy tactics a2, and radiant historia were among my favorites.

[@TheYEAHZOMBIE]

the namco x capcom has a translation patch that is fully playable

[@normadicn5700]

Thanks. Only have ps4 and x360 but enjoy your video nonetheless.

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Get a 3ds, please :)

[@normadicn5700]

@@ErickLandonRPG yeah when I clear my exams I would.

[@farmamedic]

While I undestrand why Bravely Default is so low on the list and that this a just your opinion I wholeheartedly disagree with it being overrated, term that I despise btw. True, the midle part it's ptetty demerital to the whole experience and a complete valid justification to not liking nor finishing the game the rest is freaking gold. The art direction is amazing, the design works is memorable, Akihiko Yoshida's artwork is pure visual beauty. The soundtrack is superb and extremely memorable with some of the hypest battle music ever, Revo really an amazing job with it. Yes, the history is nothing amazing and the characters aren't that unique, but they are still a joy to watch interacting and have enough charm to keep you engaged and invested in their journey. All of this enveloped in a pleaseant athmosphere the whole game. And while it doesn't do anything new in terms of gameplay and mechanics, it does it really well in a simple but deep enough system that keeps thing fun and fresh with all the ways you can tackle the challenges it gives you. Sure, the game is no that hard to break if you want, but nor was FF Tactics or FF6 for that matter and bot are regarded as masterpieces by almost every JRPG fan. There's a lot of fun in breaking those an this game even. Hell, Bravely Second is even better in everything but the music, completely eliminating the tedious pace the middle part of the first one had. Welp, this got longer than I expected, and sorry if comes as a rant. I do respect you opinion a lot, but I truly belive Bravely Default deserved the praise and it was not overrrated.

[@Ubu90]

2nd one is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better

[@guillermocas2877]

Damn son. Your passionate about this game arnt you?

[@gwanpome7846]

Lol. Bravely default is a good game if only the jamming of crystals will be extracted.. Bravely default is made to wear out the X Button. You don't supposedly end up your joystick in just a single game. Overall Bravely default Sucks. What r u fighting for for this game? You just led people to become morons.

[@DangerCrow]

I really want to play Project X Zone 2 but it’s really expensive 😩

[@Ubu90]

7th dragon code vfd is another good ones

[@vincebernau127]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD !!!

[@cagedhercules5649]

Have you played Fantasy Life?? Really fun game

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Yep, a little bit, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.

[@poderx]

I would change Conception II for Stella Glow.... only that

[@ben-officialmassive7982]

I so want a 3DS!!!!!! Its basically just 1 of out of about 4 consoles I don't own yet. I need 3DS, Dreamcast, Saturn and N64 oh and a new PS4 & Xbox One then I'll have all the gd main consoles. I'm kinda a collector but probably need more games to label myself a collector. I got into hacking/modding hard then wanting og hardware which tends to happen after dabbling in roms for ages so I'm pretty much in the middle of getting Everdrives for my consoles with HDMI capabilities. I know I said og hardware but I more mean closer to it, so using the consoles rather than an emulator. So I'm almost there!!!! :) Just like to mention my current game things to some people to try get to know them or to let them learn about me. I more use roms when a game is too much $$ basically because I buy physical games but tbh I have dl some just because I'm broke I'm not gonna lie but I do my best to support the games we all love. I know some purists are against this so I apologize if this may offend u but yeh deep down I just enjoy this crazy hobbie :) Like I'm doing McBoot on my PS2 just because I bought some bundles of PS2 games and got alot of cool games like more common stuff like Kindom Hearts, Final Fantasy X and more. But then learning all these JRPG'S that we all love I say picked 5 awesome must haves and it was literally around $400-$500 (Australian currency) and so yeh thats why I did McBoot because to get a bunch I would definitely just have to miss out on them so yeh. Sorry I've rambled on probably too much. I should put this on Discord maybe more appropriate to discuss there? But sometimes as I mentioned I don't like to offend purists or serious collectors. I'm looking at my shelves now and yeh I've got some sweet games, can't complain. I do wanna treat myself here n there like buy an expensive rare title or get a collectors edition. I have a daughter so yeh priorities like all of us I suppose. Enjoying your vids mang!!!!!!!!!!! Keep them up!!!! PEACE!

[@ErickLandonRPG]

Thanks, buddy!

[@qaisamer8204]

I have a 3ds and a ps vita

[@MrKlimcio]

Are you saying Fire Emblem Awakening is better than Fates and Echoes? Because, I recently finished Awakening, and truth be told I expected much more. I mean, to character stories of children going back in time to build a relationship with their parents is great stuff, the main story is soso, typical fantasy. Starting Fates, so no conclusions yet. But I thought it would get better.

[@stashmerkin9576]

Conception II is also on the Vita. Is that port of the 3DS game?

[@ErickLandonRPG]

No, it was developed for both systems and released at the same time for them.

[@stashmerkin9576]

@@ErickLandonRPG Thanks, I was wondering and you're the expert! I love Persona Q on the 3DS.

[@hagharth]

Actually Conception 1 is on steam

[@toumuyu7232]

Lol nice list but Awakening's music is a lot more than just "okay" but music taste is subjective

[@joserubenuriberusca1248]

They really polished the mechanics in smtIV apo. I loved smtIV but after playing apocalypse some features like Demon negociación And companions (FOK U WALTER seriusly FOK U) feels pretty stale

[@legaiaflame]

Here is a better list: 1.Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology 2.Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure 3.Ever Oasis 4.Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga 5.Mario and Luigi Dream Team 6.Monster Hunter Stories 7.Xenoblade Chronicles 8.Dragon Quest 8

[@carminesword9042]

If you notice it says no remakes or reports soooo yea

[@AG-bq1fm]

Atlus is half the list. Also, persona or SMT is like the PG14 Pokemon, except now you catch demons. Great videos btw. Eres Mexicano?

[@robinmattheussen2395]

Hah, my personal number one is just SMT4, not Apocalypse :)

[@Demi-Joker]

*TEXT WALL INCOMING* To everybody who has played Persona Q and liked the gameplay: play Etrian Odyssey. IV and V are the best starting games (I, II, and III, are the most brutal and unbalanced games in the series, the Untolds are remakes of the first 2 games, and are therefore around as brutal as the originals, but at least they're more balanced (they still have big balancing issues, as Untold has shit like the existence of Immunize, and bosses having higher defense because the story party has a Highlander, an Alchemist, and a Gunner, and Untold 2's bosses have way too much HP as a result of the story mode protag being stupidly broken, which was a way of counteracting the rest of the story mode party, which was so defensive, that they sacrificed almost every bit of offense and synergy for extra bulk (there is a Protector (tank) and a Sovereign (support), and the only ones who synergize with each other are War Magus and Survivalist, but unless you are using the ailment arrows or alter class the Survivalist into a Hexer, you're getting 0 use out of the War Edges, turning the War Magus into nothing more than a gimmicky Medic with weird priority healing (heals at the beginning of turn, then again at the end of turn)), and Nexus expects you to have played almost the entire series), so I'll be talking about Etrian Odyssey V, as I prefer that over IV, and V is maybe my favorite 3DS game. I like it over Shin Megami Tensei IV and Kid Icarus Uprising, which were my favorites until I became aware of Etrian Odyssey, thanks to Pharaoh Fiasco's Etrian Odyssey Nexus playthrough, which in turn got me to end up playing Etrian Odyssey V after playing half of Nexus, cause that game is LOOOOONG (unlike Pokémon, which only feels long because of the copious amounts of needless tutorials and handholding Pokémon throws at you). Anyways, let's get into Etrian Odyssey V, shall we? The character creator and the class selection are IMO, the best in the series, and races and legendary titles are really cool and add depth to character customization without huge balancing issues (I'm looking at you subclassing in III, where everybody runs Gladiator and Ninja as subclasses for everything except for Wildling and Yggdroid). Sure, Races are a little restrictive statwise (Earthlains are your all-rounders with physical attacking and ailment focused stats, Celestrians are your glass cannon mages with magic attacking and ailment focused stats, Therians are your fast physical DPS' with the best STR and AGI in the game and terrible everything else, and Brounis are best suited for tanks, supports, and healers, though they can dish out good elemental damage, as their INT is pretty good. Just don't expect them to do anything that's STR or LUC based without sucking more than Pokémon Sword and Shield), but at least they're better than III's balancing (*cough cough* Gladiator and Ninja overshadowing everything else *cough cough*). The music is really good, as always, definitely better than Persona Q IMO, but music is VERY subjective. I HIGHLY recommend EOV, and if you don't play the game, at least check out the 2nd battle theme (Life or Death Struggle to Seize the Future), the Untamed Garden theme (Primeval Forest Ring), and the level cap boss theme, which is a remix of one of EO3's battle themes (End of the Raging Waves). I'm not talking to you Erick, as I know you're not an Etrian Odyssey guy, and I'm not gonna shove it down your throat, as EO's not for everyone. But I still recommend checking out the music at the very least.