TOP 25 BEST Nintendo Switch JRPGS !

[@MassiveRican]

Bro the game timeline descriptions are absolutely perfect. Laughed out loud quite a few times. Thighza had me rollin. Phenomenal video a few standouts missing but mostly classic ports and hopefully we get a top 15-20 rpg ports who knows lol.

[@Radio_CosmicRay]

Great video, love the switch rpg lineup and recently played through baten kaitos 1/2, last remnant/grandia remasters, and fairy fencer f Cant wait for mario rpg remake next month and dragon quest monsters dark prince

[@TheMastror]

Great ranking. I love many games you mentioned. Xenoblade 1, 2, 3, SMTV and Astral Chain are my top favorites. Monster Hunter Rise, MH Stories 2, Atelier Ryza series are very good aswell.

[@hibasobh]

I loved Monster Hunter Stories, one of my favorites!

[@hibasobh]

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[@NerdCrave]

Great video OJ, I haven’t seen you on my timeline for a while, and here you are with a banger!

[@Elysia1047]

1# XC2 + Torna is the correct answer

[@Aizengale]

That chapter describtions got me I am laughing haha. I love how you did it, especially the " Edelgard was wrong" title. As Fire Emblem three houses was my first switch game I bought switch for and I have played around 400 hours so far. Going for another playtrough sometimes this year, just hearing the music makes me want to cry... I am The Legend of Heroes addict but damn they are long. 70 hours in ToCS 3 and I begun chapter 4. 100 hours easily every game no kidding. Currently working with gf abroad for 6 months and took switch with me. Got lot of games that were on my backlog for a long time I bought physical, but never got to play them (thanks to pc online games mostly) so now I have so many options available and your list helped me sort it out.. well sort of. lol Xenoblede 1, 2, Torna and 3 (never played before), Persona 5 (ps5 version didnt hook me, so handheld will probably be more comfy for evenings), Astral Chain, Nier Automata, Octopath Traveler 2 and SMT5. Currently getting trough ToCS3 as well as Xenoblade chronicles 1 (when cold steel 10 hours of dialogue is too much for me). Great content I love it!

[@worldsboss]

Persona 5 and Astral Chain are both absolutely phenomenal. Coincidentally, I played them for the first time back to back and I just couldn’t believe how much I enjoyed them. You’re in for a treat 😁

[@badmeetsevil6163]

Edelgard was not wrong though

[@Aizengale]

@@badmeetsevil6163 alternative title: "Kill every last one of them!" haha its the universal answer to anything happening in the series. Cant go wrong with that describtion of the game.

[@Aizengale]

Thank you! Altho Astral chain I saw is like 20hours of action, but Persona is gonna be like 70? ish? So maybe I am better off starting with this, or do one Platinum game, that being either Nier or Astral chain, follow it up with 70-100hrs long jrpg or swap between them based on mood, and then finish off with another Platinum game that I didnt play at first. @@worldsboss

[@worldsboss]

@@Aizengale Persona 5 Royal took me around 120 hours, and I know that sounds incredibly intimidating, but I don’t regret a second of it. It took me a few months to actually roll credits on it, but you could probably play both at the same time and still be ok.

[@arkotk]

The way you talk about these games really makes me enthusiastic to play them. I own but not yet played Live a Live, XC DE, XC3, DQ XI S, P5R, Ni No Kuni, and a few others. I own and played BotW and started TotK, but now I am into Nier Automata. I definitely want to buy XC2 and Astral Chain now too. Thanks for your awesome and honest review. Cheers!

[@pin78945]

I just finished Monster Hunter Story 2. I have to say that it was very addictive along with the story line. I spent 75+ hours on this also still have extended gameplay after main story to go 😅 have to tell my self to take a break!

[@Hugh_Jainus]

I'm excited for this one, thanks man.

[@futuregamingtech943]

This the type of content I like too see you make💯

[@anferFFmax]

Amazing list! I find it satisfying that I own quite a few of the games on this list. I'm currently about to start playing Fire Emblem Engage. Seems like a great journey ahead!

[@reymarkestremera4694]

I can't resist to click this video because of the thumbnail😅 love both of these characters

[@KeimaKatsuragiOtamegane]

Valkyria Chronicles II was released for the PSP in the West. However, III was never localized like you said.

[@KswiftRob]

I already knew Xc3 was gonna be number 1 before I watched this 😂 good video

[@bethanyh1637]

The only thing they might throw people off in his Top 5 is remembering that he thinks Astral Chain is an RPG.

[@aaron6493]

@@bethanyh1637 how do you define an RPG? IMHO: 1. Is there a Level up system with STATS increase. 2. Do you have HP, MP or SP? 3. Do you have some kind of skill tree or any other grow system? 4. Is it Story heavy? 5. Can you explore the world? 6. Any craft system? 7. Any shops to buy items? I did not play Astral Chain, but if all above is answered with a Yes, Astral Chain is an RPG.

[@bethanyh1637]

@@aaron6493 With those rules, Call of Duty is an RPG.

[@aaron6493]

@@bethanyh1637 I have never played Call of Duty but I really doubt that CoD will get a YES on ALL the 7 questions.

[@FallingStar1080]

​@@bethanyh1637you tried it

[@thegreatwaugh]

Great video! I have some new things to pick up now!

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

Neo the world ends with you is such a based pick, you deserve a like just for that

[@madnessarcade7447]

25:11 Pokémon has always had a compelling single player they always prioritize their lore it’s very detailed

[@lindsaysmith9552]

this is the video i've been waiting for - i have the same taste in games as you so really appreciate recommendations!

[@madamlods.gaming]

Thank you for this list. It really helps me alot to decide buying a switch as i thought there isnt that much rpg on this console but i was wrong. keep on creating rpg list. thank you and kudos!

[@exaggeratedhistory]

Nice list! Would have put P5 number one though like the channel you got a subscription

[@Playeressence]

Thanks for the sub!

[@lunaria33games]

Yes! Thank you for showing astral chain😊. I don’t see many talk about this game 🥹

[@Thuz1nh0]

I know it's a good list when I see Xenoblade and Persona on the top. The GOATS of modern JRPGS.

[@7th_hokage944]

Another banger

[@aaron6493]

MHSR looks amazing on the Switch indeed, really smooth.

[@CountArtorias]

After seeing it on pc and ps5, the switch is the worst place to play it by far

[@bkillinm]

Xenoblade 3, octopath traveler 2, fire emblem engage, triangle strategy,shin megami tensei v, fire emblem three houses in that order lol

[@oldmanondorf2062]

Great video, wow the switch's jprg library is insane. So many top notch games

[@DictionaryMath5903]

SOLID LIST. Couldn't agree more!

[@Sol-Editor]

i recommend cyber sleuth complete edition aswell. its two games in one and goes on sale all the time.

[@Elvenlijk]

I liked the way you named timestamps 😅

[@PoPo-qp8zq]

Great list, Nintendo Switch is my favorite way to play JRPG.

[@wills2652]

thansk so much this is great! Haven/t played any of these games before.

[@Playeressence]

Thanks for watching and commenting man!

[@santopanda8784]

Awesome video. Looking forward to see your GOTY list.

[@aaron6493]

OT 2 has one of the most beautiful HD2D graphics.

[@gemodemplay415]

I would love to play Atelier Ryza 3 but I honestly do not think I now have the time to play the first two before.

[@Dee-yj1im]

Thats my problem with JRPGS can be unnecessarily long wanted to play Persona ever since i was young and now that im an adult and own the console , man i had to drop P5 an hour in because of the excessive needlessly long dialogue and diversions. Looked it up and was right its handholding tutorial stops at around 20 hours in which is crazy and on average need 120 hours to complete. Its really tough as an adult with not so much free time. Tried to look into shorter series established series and most of them have a bunch of previously release iterations that you need to go through to catch up.

[@athorem]

Once Atlus releases a mainline SMT game with actually good story, characters, and alignments, SMT V is going to be forgotten so quickly. People will struggle to remember anything about it other than "It's the one with the femboy protagonist and uhhhh.... deserts."

[@anab0lic]

People value different things in these games, for me personally story is near the bottom of that list.

[@athorem]

@@anab0licRegardless, when a franchise's claim to fame is the alignment system, you'd think they'd put more effort into that system than just making it a Mass Effect 3 style 'choose your ending'

[@protagnist5622]

Same Here. Playing Smt4 and 3, I think five was just lackluster. Something about 5 has the inspiration of smt3 nocturne but fails to capture the spirit of 3 nocturne and world-building of 4.

[@athorem]

@@protagnist5622 Well said.

[@anab0lic]

@@athorem Is that really its 'claim to fame' though? For me these games are mostly about the combat mechanics/demon fusion/party customization. That's why this game is often referred to as 'Pokémon for adults.'

[@rj_4mp100]

Watching this makes me realise how many great exclusive RPGs released on this damn system lol. Astral Chain, Xenoblade 3, Triangle Strategy, FETH, MH Rise+Sunbreak, SMT V etc., stone cold classics. It’s even crazier to think that it will get even better on the Switch 2, what with stronger hardware and more devs that will take the system seriously from the beginning (looking at you Atlus 🙄).

[@hallofgames77]

These are my favorite style of videos that’s you do

[@BG-vg5jd]

can you play xenoblade 3 even when you havent played other xenoblade? or do you suggest an order to play them.

[@pencilcheck]

A very good list for those new to JRPG and switch

[@Sanzo39]

well this is interesting, especially the #1 on this list.

[@27tmangs]

NEO is so slept on

[@bernardporal1042]

All games are very good. Thank you so much!

[@Nintentional]

Sick thumbnail, OJ 👍🏼 someone should make a really cool fan art of the Nahobino and Pyra, and not one of THOSE fanarts lol

[@nickwick35]

The switch is one of the best consoles ever for RPG fans

[@radicalbyte]

Tactics Ogre: Reborn deserved a place, it's better than Triangle Strategy. Fantastic story and top tier tactical gameplay.

[@jogymogy3691]

Reminds me to play both of them again...

[@michaelp4122]

Yea, but at least Triangle Strategy is new. I think the list omitted ports for a reason. If it didn't, stuff like Ni No Kuni, Tales of Vesperia, Grandia 1/2, FFVII and FF IX would dominate the list. These all got physical releases too.

[@darrenhaken]

can I have the games listed please so I can reference them?

[@AvidanSmith]

Monster Hunter Rise is one of my favorite games on the Switch. Sunbreak was definitely worth the jump. *still watching*

[@Murasakitsuyukusa]

Imo, there are a few other games that deserve a spot here, like Tales of Vesperia DE, Ni No Kuni 1 and 2, Bravely Default II, Ys VIII and IX, Fate Samurai Remnant, Rune Factory 5, Trials of Mana. Otherwise, great and almost complete list.

[@mac2637]

"the new goat" You're goddamn right

[@pencilcheck]

I know some are angry but I also know there will always be disagreement, I am happy to see 2 trails games on the list.

[@ninfinity_official]

If he thinks SMT5 is hard then I'd LOVE to hear him talk about SMT3

[@JAI_SHREE_RAM12337]

Something very small and unique about JRPG SKIES OF ARCADIA is that the main character has 2 girls who like and travel with him and romance is not even the main genre of the game. AND ALSO ITS NOT SOMETHING STUPID WHERE YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE 1 OR THE OTHER

[@harvo1798]

Not much new here, lots of brilliant games in the list as always

[@andresouza5751]

I'm a big fan of Xenogears and Xenosaga, so now I'm trying out Xenoblade Chronicles, seeing what it's like. I'm starting with the third game, which people say is the best, but I also have the first one.

[@aaron6493]

It is truly a pitty that Fate Samurai Remnant is THE best RPG out there on the Switch and it's not getting all the fuzz it deserves. I have clocked so far 40+ hrs in this game so I can give a solid opinion on how good this game is.

[@Murasakitsuyukusa]

It's a very good RPG for sure, but far from the best on Switch with the likes of SMTV, Xenoblade 3, FE Three Houses and Dragon Quest XI S available on the platform.

[@aaron6493]

@@Murasakitsuyukusa it's all about preferences, no game has hooked me like Fate Samurai, the more I play the better it gets, both in the mechanics and the story. Because I am playing on the highest difficulty it is a true challenge some boss battles are really tough on hard mode and with every win is a great sense of satisfaction. IMHO is deserves a seat in the top 5 at least. I played all the games you mentioned except SMT V, DQ XI feels like a kid's game, the monster designs can hardly be taken serious.

[@ludwig-alice]

@@aaron6493 Fate Samurai Remnant is mid, not lower because Gilgamesh is there but also NOT higher than mid because he ISNT playable.

[@aaron6493]

@@ludwig-alice he will probably be in upcoming expansions so I am fine with that.

[@kylewilks1974]

What were the games shown in the beginning before the countdown?

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

Xenoblade 3 is phenomenal i actually respect it as number 1. But for me my list is 1.persona 5 2. Nier automata 3. Dragon quest 11 4. Xenoblade 3 5. Fire emblem three houses 6. Monster hunter rise 7. Xenoblade 2 8. Smt5 9. Octopath traveller 10. Dragon quest builders 2

[@rc2369]

Im still trying to find that one switch game with blue menues and it shows the the party together i think 3 or so very artsy and there was a witch character too

[@retroislandboy9708]

my all time favorite jrpg series is the Tales Of Series. but Xenoblade has become my #2 . well its pretty close with Xenoblade and Dragon Quest. however for me Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is my favorite of the series thus far . i love all 4 games but XB2 just holds a special place for me .

[@keithcastillo5434]

How is Ys Viii Lacrimosa of Dana not on your list?

[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

I don’t know about you but the main characters on Neo World Ends with You are DU-umb to the tenth power. Like… wuuuh??? 😂

[@LordelX]

No Ni no Kuni ? No Final Fantasy VI ? No Tales of Symphonia? No YsVIII ? No Trials of Mana? If ports are disqualified, why is Valkyria Chronicle 1 and The World Ends with You on your list? (Although I agree that Valkyria Chronicles 1 should be on your list, it's a phenomenal game.)

[@worldsboss]

Your comment is a great example of why Neo The World Ends With You was a truly awful name from a marketing perspective. This isn’t the game that originally launched for the DS, this is the newer sequel that came out for Switch and PS4 in 2021. They look exactly the same in trailers though, so I do get it.

[@notomelette247]

Don't forget Tales of Vesperia and Ni No Kuni 2

[@97Bones]

@@steafhalvarez1989Name some

[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

@@steafhalvarez1989 You gamers y’all just love to complain don’t you? This is OJ’s PERSONAL top choice of JRPG games on the Switch! And they’re just 25 of them in the title at that. Not EVERY RPG that you like has to be exactly what HE likes, let alone be on the top 25 list! Also how dare you put the Xenoblade Chronicles series in the category of BASIC!

[@skmassive2714]

Your list is very basic and most of those game would have been considered a action adventure game back in the day. That tales of games don't belongs on no list when you remaster a game and Break it.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I also really love ff12 zodiac age but I'm its a ps2 game remastered so probably doesnt could but that is soo good to play on switch. Also smt3 nocturne

[@the.rpgenius]

"Edelgard was Wrong" omg THANK YOU

[@aaron6493]

MHS 2 runs amazing on Switch (lite).

[@EstelMalaya]

I hope they make a physical for Sea of Stars, and Chained echoes while waiting for eiyuden chronicles.

[@NotPersonaLego]

Early contender!

[@joeb2588]

In my opinion Dragon Quest XI S is the best jrpg on Switch. Its just that good.

[@Aceskies]

Great list still I miss Front Mission Remake, Undertale and TWEWY 2. My personal favorites are SMTV, MHS2 and FE3H... and Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed if that counts.

[@davidhauck5418]

Fire emblem engage is a great game

[@lanteanboy]

Id like to add an Honorable Mention to this list in the form of Star Ocean: The Second Story R who couldn,t make it to this list because it releases tonight as of writing this comment

[@curtisrey3217]

Astral chains has very similar ties to chaos legion from the ps2 era. The sword, arrow, fist legion etc.

[@thatoneguywhoknowsenough8489]

I am interested in or have played 10 out of these 25 JRPG's

[@Senn1666]

“edelgard was wrong” VILE💀💀💀

[@robertogomez2932]

In no world would I rank sea of stars over chained echos.

[@shyrobot4643]

There are only two endings to Sea of Stars. You keep acting lile there are several. You can find secret "developer" room, if you want to count that as a third, but it's not a true ending of the game.

[@DJEject2008]

23 Games in my collection 😊

[@mo_musashi_284]

Can you do a meh & mid 25 JRPGS thx ☺️

[@TheDarq0n]

great list!

[@Revz8bit]

Just because a game is made by a Japanese developer does not mean its a JRPG (Nier Automata and Monster Hunter Rise)

[@franciscor390]

Great list OJ, the Switch is a proper haven for quality RPG's.

[@fabiangomez7853]

SMTV was So Good, I almost left my wife for it. I regret that I didn't.

[@UltraPvnk]

Make a space for Astlibra Revision.

[@ge0metr1xx]

Thanks for the xenoblade 3 spoilers

[@whosonedphone]

Nier Automata is the best game ever made IMHO. I wouldn't consider it an RPG though.

[@evrest9166]

no fsr huh damn and here i thought it was decent enough to be played by people who doesn't know fate series

[@madnessarcade7447]

25:11 The franchise has always been innovating and changing things up so I wouldn’t say predictable Predictability isn’t the samething as tradition They have always experimented with new concepts and mechanics Like breeding,natures,abilities, following pokemon, overworld encounters, physical special split, mega evolution,Zmoves, gigantamax/dynamax amie/refresh/camping, even motion controls from let’s go do these features not count as evolving/progressing are these things not ambitious? The restructuring of the traditional Pokémon format by having the third legendary as the main focus not to mention being the first Pokémon games ever to do DLC and the regional evolutions Also the various QoL stuff even having dynamax and gigantamax and you would not have SV without the wild area all of these new ideas and things for the franchise Are these not ambitious I mean all these things have changed the franchise in substantial ways Every generation offers something ambitious is replacing gyms with trials not ambitious? Or making the galar league a tournament like the anime instead of a traditional elite four is that not ambitious Sure none of them have ever been this super drastic But to say it’s “finally evolving” is a bit disingenuous Has the steps in previous games been a bit smaller I mean sure But baby steps and even medium steps is still progression Why do we count this and not those Shouldn’t it all count? Some of these things maybe temporary but they are still creative and ambitious and drastically change the course of the franchise so they count

[@educampsrocks]

don’t think you actually expect someone will read this lol 😂😂

[@joepalma8641]

Monster hunter rise is not a jrpg...just becuase a game is made in Japan doesn't make it a jrpg. Its an action game with rpg elements like Zelda.

[@jesuslikeslsdnwiid]

chained echoes number 1

[@gopiratexiii6256]

Astral Chain is not RPG. Its action adventure hack n slash game. Thats what im sayin

[@ИванМинаев-х8ь]

Cold steel 3 has a good pacing? Funny

[@RicardoSilva-qb5ix]

a new list... three days before Star Ocean 2 R....

[@pinonpine9460]

SmtIV was 5x harder than V

[@athorem]

(also 5x better than V)

[@NuiYabuko]

So what?

[@Smabverse]

WHAAT LONG VIDDDD

[@ShimueloMx]

NO Y's?

[@Owen-m9f3w]

Xenoblade chronicles 3 st the top of the list is ridiculous. The story snd characters in 3 was so bad. Its the worse one on the series and xenoblade chronicles 3 is not the best jrpg on the switch. Its not even in the top 5

[@ludwig-alice]

Its okay that not everyone can unterstand a good story. Dont feel bad about it

[@Owen-m9f3w]

@@ludwig-alice it's the worse story. The villains bad story was terrible. Combat is the only good thing about it. But trying to get that into xenoblade chronicles 3 die hards heads is impossible BC they don't want to admit a game is bad

[@madnessarcade7447]

⁠I can’t believe how badly you still care about graphics when that’s not the focus of the game They prefer to prioritize worldbuilding and lore over something so shallow and superficial Their research and lore that goes into the franchise is actually high quality and very well thought out lore is more important to than graphics and performance they know where their priorities are and that’s smart so it’s not that they need to change it’s that you just don’t understand what they’re going for and who they’re appealing too and what makes the franchise special to begin with Lore is their priority I know that the game isn’t perfect and that there’s issues Pokémon is a franchise where the theme is friendship is magic and meeting cute and cool unique monsters What the hell does graphics and performance have to do with those things? Nothing if you wanna criticize a franchise criticize it on whether or not it delivered on the messages and themes it promised Was friendship magic? Did you meet cute and cool unique creatures? Ok then it’s a good game Those are what’s important to Pokémon As the og theme said Pokémon is about Oh your my best friend in a world we must defend I will travel across the land searching far and wide each pokemon to understand the power that’s inside Our hearts so true our courage will pull us through you teach me and I teach you” That’s what it is about and that’s what it will always be about and if that’s what it continues to be about until the end Then that’s a strong enough ending for me Not sure what graphics and animation and performance has to do with that Performance graphics those things never Mattered You have to remember pokemon games have only been 3D since 2013 that’s pretty recent compared to other games like Zelda that have been 3D since the 90s and early 2000s so obviously they’re gonna be behind Mixed with the fact that They can’t delay the game because main console for only 5 years compared to Zelda since n64 The franchise was designed so that every aspect of it has a symbiotic relationship The games can’t release without the anime the merch and the manga and the manga the merch and the anime can’t release without the games And it’s about time you all understand that by now They are doing their best trying to balance the games with the tcg and the anime The Pokémon franchise is like a game of jenga If you move one thing it all falls apart They are doing the best they can sorry I’m the only one who appreciates that Unless you want them to hypothetically release the Gen 10 anime and then wait till the anime gets to Gen 15 to release the Gen 10 games they are still learning as they go so y’all gotta be patient and give them time to catch up Their partnership with take two they’ll apply what they learn back into Pokémon so that’s good You have to remember gamefreak are inexperienced with developing open world games so of course there will be some trial and error the more they work on and improve the game and do future games the better at it they’ll get Rome wasn’t built in a day we need to be patient Assuming we get more open world games NOT TO MENTION ScarVi’s development was probably screwed up by the pandemic Probably turned it upside down And before u say just delay the game They can’t delay the game The franchise was designed so that every aspect of it has a symbiotic relationship The games can’t release without the anime the merch and the manga and the manga the merch and the anime can’t release without the games And it’s about time you all understand that by now They are doing their best trying to balance the games with the tcg and the anime The Pokémon franchise is like a game of jenga If you move one thing it all falls apart They are doing the best they can sorry I’m the only one who appreciates that Unless you want them to hypothetically release the Gen 10 anime and then wait till the anime gets to Gen 15 to release the Gen 10 games ​​⁠ They choose to live in their own bubble and be one of a kind and not imitate what everyone else does and they have my respect for that

[@mrweya6152]

i can't believe there's no bravely default 2 lol what a poor game :3

[@AntiGrieferGames]

Some are PC Games.

[@piotrpankowski2339]

you talk too much dude instead of showing specific JRPG titles, your talk is muddled 😂