Top 50 Best PSP JRPGs Ever! (Random Order)

A list in random order of the 50 best JRPGs released on the PSP. No Japanese-exclusives though.
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[@delano6572]

PLEASE ADD TIMESTAMPS so it's much easier to find the games in your list when revisiting your list

[@slimdzbest8226]

No Thanks 0:07 №50 Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core 0:39 №49 Ys I & II Chronicles 1:07 №48 The legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion 1:55 №47 Summon Night 5 2:27 №46 Phantasy Star Portable 2:58 №45 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 3:23 №44 Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 3:50 №43 Black Rock Shooter 4:29 №42 Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep 4:55 №41 Final Fantasy IV 5:24 №40 Gungnir 5:56 №39 Ys: The Oath in Felghana 6:25 №38 Popolocrois 6:56 №37 Hexyz Force 7:21 №36 Valkyria Chronicles II 7:54 №35 Mimana Iyar Chronicles 8:35 №34 Ragnarok Tactics 9:05 №33 Monster Hunter Freedom 9:27 №32 Generation of Chaos 9:56 №31 Jikandia: The Timeless Land 10:31 №30 Gurumin: Une Aventure Monstrueuse 11:13 №29 Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone 11:55 №28 Star Ocean: First Departure 12:24 №27 White Knight Chronicles: Origins 13:02 №26 Persona 2: Innocent Sin 13:35 №25 Ys: The Ark of Napishtim 14:08 №24 Mystic Chronicles 14:50 №23 Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time 15:28 №22 Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness 15:53 №21 Half-Minute Hero 16:24 №20 Lord of Arcana 16:47 №19 Blazing Souls: Accelate 17:24 №18 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions 17:53 №17 Riviera: The Promised Land 18:49 №16 Phantasy Star Portable 2 19:26 №15 Mana Khemia: Student Alliance 20:05 №14 Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection 20:48 №13 Ys Seven 21:20 №12 Breath of Fire 3 21:52 №11 Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days 22:14 №10 Brave Story: New Traveler 22:44 №9 Jeanne d'Arc 23:10 №8 Fate/Extra 23:43 №7 Star Ocean: Second Evolution 24:08 №6 Tales of Eternia 24:37 №5 Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth 25:05 №4 Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires 25:45 №3 Lunar: Silver Star Harmony 26:15 №2 Persona 3 Portable 26:40 №1 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

[@R3DDYwillStralYourName]

@@slimdzbest8226 dude ur a gigachad holy

[@lukashenrique4295]

@@slimdzbest8226 u asked not to thank you so I'm just gonna say you're awesome dude ;D btw, if u don't mind I'm going to copy paste this to post in a comment so people could find the list easier since this list was posted as a reply. I'll make sure to credit ya for the hardwork.

[@LeonelaDiary]

@@slimdzbest8226 Love this channel but the lack of timestamps is pretty annoying

[@Nebulawhisperr]

You are an angel​@@slimdzbest8226

[@meikisaragi1445]

I will never forget Persona 3 Portable and Crisis Core.

[@jovif.spemudaindonesia1841]

Same

[@TsogoMantsho]

Time to move to persona 4

[@Strizzy1273]

Just played persona 3 portible for my first jrpg ever. Wow amazing game

[@MiamiSunrise]

The PSP has SO MUCH to work with for JRPGs and wow does this video prove that. Many of which I did not play due to my late adoption of handheld JRPGs. I wonder if we see anything done again with the Gagharv trilogy but I would guess not. Black Rock, Tales of the World and Popolocrois are games I need to try out amongst others. Thanks Erick, phenomenal job here!

[@GhibliNova]

That victory theme at the end.. so much nostalgia

[@lukashenrique4295]

* *TIMESTAMPS* * This list was made by Slimdz Best from a reply to another comment, all the credits should go to him. Thx Slmidz! 0:07 №50 Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core 0:39 №49 Ys I & II Chronicles 1:07 №48 The legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion 1:55 №47 Summon Night 5 2:27 №46 Phantasy Star Portable 2:58 №45 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 3:23 №44 Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 3:50 №43 Black Rock Shooter 4:29 №42 Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep 4:55 №41 Final Fantasy IV 5:24 №40 Gungnir 5:56 №39 Ys: The Oath in Felghana 6:25 №38 Popolocrois 6:56 №37 Hexyz Force 7:21 №36 Valkyria Chronicles II 7:54 №35 Mimana Iyar Chronicles 8:35 №34 Ragnarok Tactics 9:05 №33 Monster Hunter Freedom 9:27 №32 Generation of Chaos 9:56 №31 Jikandia: The Timeless Land 10:31 №30 Gurumin: Une Aventure Monstrueuse 11:13 №29 Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone 11:55 №28 Star Ocean: First Departure 12:24 №27 White Knight Chronicles: Origins 13:02 №26 Persona 2: Innocent Sin 13:35 №25 Ys: The Ark of Napishtim 14:08 №24 Mystic Chronicles 14:50 №23 Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time 15:28 №22 Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness 15:53 №21 Half-Minute Hero 16:24 №20 Lord of Arcana 16:47 №19 Blazing Souls: Accelate 17:24 №18 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions 17:53 №17 Riviera: The Promised Land 18:49 №16 Phantasy Star Portable 2 19:26 №15 Mana Khemia: Student Alliance 20:05 №14 Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection 20:48 №13 Ys Seven 21:20 №12 Breath of Fire 3 21:52 №11 Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days 22:14 №10 Brave Story: New Traveler 22:44 №9 Jeanne d'Arc 23:10 №8 Fate/Extra 23:43 №7 Star Ocean: Second Evolution 24:08 №6 Tales of Eternia 24:37 №5 Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth 25:05 №4 Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires 25:45 №3 Lunar: Silver Star Harmony 26:15 №2 Persona 3 Portable 26:40 №1 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

[@rechtehaber]

thx for time codes that helps alot

[@OnslaughterEx]

Thanks I struggled to hear "Mana Khenya" xD

[@millasgameroom]

a lot of the PSP's original RPGs (ie. not ports) are japan exclusive, which is quite ironic. however, a lot of them have fortunately been fan translated. might be worth doing a list on those at some point.

[@catinapan4956]

I play a lot of the games on the list but Jean D Arc was my favourite out of them all. The only game that I managed to 100%.

[@theelike4302]

So glad there's a psp emulator for android because I bought a yoga tab 13 to "do work" but mostly use it as a psp and ds emulator

[@ikarig1103]

No tenía idea de que psp tiene tantos juegos Jrpg. Muchas gracias por tu buen trabajo.

[@useless1]

Last Ranker is great as well, but there is only a fan translation which covers the main story not the side stuff. Great Game

[@maxalmonte14]

Man just casually dropped a list of the 50 best JRPGs on PSP, I didn't even know there was more than 50 JRPGs on the PSP.

[@OnslaughterEx]

Never heard about some of these, thanks!

[@The8bitFighter]

I don't even think I've played 50 RPGs total, let alone on a single console, LET ALONE something as marginal as the PSP. This guy definitely deserves his rpg nerd cred.

[@velosiped135]

Gurumin is my favorite game on this list. Don’t overlook it! It’s a charming and fun little action RPG with great gameplay, wacky characters, and a rockin’ soundtrack. Made by some of the same team from the Y’s series.

[@kklum6998]

Excellent picks. Kudos

[@amel_lemouri]

Yess!!!! I needed some compilation for the PSP because i played almost all the recommendations out there

[@ruelvillafuerte]

Crimson Gem Saga not even in a honorable mention?!

[@Sinistralx]

I was informed (by Erik actually) CGS was a Korean rpg, so didn’t make the list. As an individual who’s been playing (j)rpgs for the past 30 years, however, I deeeeply feel obligated to state CGS is one of the most satisfying old school traditional turnbased rpgs. . .on the psp. The leveling system is refreshingly simplistic, the battle system (especially once you master the ‘hidden presses’ is always enjoyable, and the characters are lovely. Not gonna lie…I think it’s the best rpg on psp. . .but yes, Korean.

[@blinkero.uno_otso_dos]

I dont like the ending of.that.game

[@AaronTheGreat2023]

Trails is the best, its my favourite! Thanks for this.

[@johnofthewired]

thanks for making this video, dont get me wrong i love the persona games (especially one and both parts of two) but there are so many great JRPGs on the little system

[@alanscott2517]

I know people bitch about P3P not having the full walk around in town, but given that there wasn't a lot to do when walking around and only one fast travel point I will definitely take it. Walking around P3 is tedious. Playing P3P will literally save you 5-10 hours of watching your character endlessly walking around.

[@nifftbatuff676]

For me the best are Persona 1,2 and 3, Trails in the Sky and Fate Extra.

[@ninohartono3126]

Nayuta Kiseki : Endless Trails....definitely one of the best JRPG for PSP. Another great game from Falcom

[@LL-cb3it]

Awesome video. Don't forget about the god eater series on the psp! And phantasy start infinite was fan translated, i know you didn't include fan translations in the list but just fyi!

[@Monarch_943]

Thanks for the great suggestions Erick!

[@lvl8348]

I was proudly your 1,000th like! Subscribed!!!

[@Xxxquick33xxX]

Dang, so many cool looking rpg's!

[@DarkAngel21128]

Trails in the Sky is the best! I love the Trails series (Sky, Zero, Azure, Cold Steel, Reverie, hopefully I could play Daybreak.

[@randalthor6872]

Finally playing through them now and I can see what you mean! What an incredible story with amazing lore. Already my favorite and I haven't even played them all ;P

[@INFPGamer]

24:48 Playstation PORTable. Good one Erick! :)

[@Swaytekk]

I use the ppsspp emulator on an ayn Odin. That thing runs it flawlessly

[@chocobobo19]

Thx for this list of awesome PSP Games! ^-^

[@angelgallegos1290]

Riviera the promised land, beautiful and addictive game

[@Rowri88]

I am so so grateful that I got these games day 1 and still got them❤️

[@ocultusguild]

The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion is the second one of the Gagharv trilogy.

[@joseacedo9738]

Seriously the PSP was an rpg machine. Are you also going to do one like this for PS Vita?

[@viralhit9060]

THANK YOU FOR THIS LIST

[@feeamerie5011]

There’s a reason it’s my fave handheld of all time. Working on a nice collection of Western releases (no shit games sports games obviously!) I have most of these. Most expensive was Hexys Force Brand New sealed a mere £200.01 Yes I’m crazy. I’m savouring it and waiting for the moment to peel that seal and dive into the game. I’ve saved myself on Lunar though I was looking at £100 as new, but I picked up the DS version for only £20 complete in box. (Oh yeah I’m loving my new DS - discovering some awesome games from when my nose was in my first psp)

[@Swaytekk]

Your not crazy at all. I’m going through the samething your going through except it’s with the switch 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ForsakenUnderling]

Bro made me remember Gurumin AND Phantasy Star Portable.

[@fihrilkamal7296]

Awesome list

[@rcvillamor3425]

please make a video for shining ark,shining blade,ang shining hearts..

[@ph3lix004]

Top 50 out of 70 isn't that just like listing the games? Feel like it could a been like top 20 or something instead of just listing almost every jrpg on the console 😂

[@urmanascrewed]

^^

[@yajnialla641]

Been waiting for the trails in the sky game

[@sandplasma]

Breath of Fire 3 did come to PS1 in 1998.

[@JetBlack2024]

Rockshooter… I could not actually find that game at the time when I wanted to get it. One of the few psp rpgs I don’t have. That and half minute hero and dragoneers aria…

[@TaroOne86]

huge Video 💪🏼

[@sanjithechef]

Thank you for this video

[@No.name7023]

Mystic Chronicles reminds me an rpg game on play store called "machine knight"

[@lucais1117]

They're made by the same developer

[@MierzejX]

Hey Eric, is P3P better than P4G? Asking out of curiosity as I never played P3P but got around 20h in P4G and while I like the story the dungeons are a bit tedious especially because of enemy levels. I remember being proud of myself when I killed a boss being two or three lvls low and then I'm in the next dungeon where enemies are 10 lvls ahead. It made me put the game away but I intend to get back to it.

[@haythammandour1152]

Yes in terms of story and characters persona 3 is superior

[@shhhvcnear]

half expecting a list that ended at 43 or something. 50 is a LOT lol

[@ivanz6853]

Love Valkyria Chronicles, but 2 and 3 are SOOOOO LONG

[@smith092]

No Wild Arms XF?! Brutal! Anyway, don't listen to this guy. It has many fine points, such as a hexagonal grid, and some really clever mix and match skills and job classes. Some good challenging levels. My main criticisms of it would be grinding to get skills and most of it is too easy. But it would still be in my top ten for the system. Maybe, keep a few save states. One level I remember I only won by the skin of my teeth because I barely had the skills that were required.

[@jstormy8168]

What would be your pick for five games that you wish had ports to the west?

[@paulocesarsecundo8486]

Can anyone tell me which game is the soundtrack in the beginning of the video?

[@tamamonomaster]

from ys series

[@kembulard8986]

You forget about 7th dragon 2020 and 7th dragon 2020-ii

[@catinapan4956]

It's japanese exclusive I think the one on the internet are fan translated

[@johnzrock]

Star ocean series is the best one .

[@OctaOcta-yb7du]

bro forgot about suikoden tsumugareshi 😅

[@matias552]

Im not along, the psp its a paradise of the jrpg.

[@blackcoringa9203]

very cool hugs 🇧🇷

[@BL4CKF4NG]

a lot of shovelwares and no CRIMSON GEM SAGA..

[@davidraquepas2344]

Move ys chronicles to #1 asap

[@God_Xenon]

Please add Timestamps

[@Havenosoul]

It astounds me that you managed to not put chrono cross on the list, you being such a diehard fan that is. I love playing it on my psp

[@KramerJones]

Too bad Sony sucks at supporting the psn service

[@tsya]

Yall i had this japanese dinosaur fossil digging game back then on my psp ive been trying to find its name but i cant find it T.T

[@Westile]

For the algo.

[@cyberfennek]

nr 1 Skies of arcadia

[@joshuasaludaga9222]

The voice over is a filipino obviously.

[@leonprohaska2505]

Does someone know the name of the song at 3:00 minutes

[@Kaoren717]

I also want to know :D.

[@leonprohaska2505]

@@Kaoren717 I found it :) BlackRockshooter - Battle Field Cisco Town

[@marcoreus9734]

Crisis Core is number 1

[@realmiltonbradley8365]

Father of port galore 😂😂 👌

[@urmanascrewed]

I feel like random order with so many games listed basically gives me no information about which ones are interesting. I don't want to be to harsh, but it just seems meaningless. Loved the channel other than this!

[@DiabolicCrusher]

A shame better version of Lord of Arcana(Lord of Apocalypse) was never officially translated and the patch seems to be abandoned, it seems to have interesting plot, but hey, not unplayable with the current patch so there's that. Arcana is just too...slow and clunky compared to Apocalypse.

[@liczasiecentymetry]

Where is Legend of Nayuta. LoL.

[@davidcook9875]

he said no japanese exclusive games

[@saidul02]

Brave story new traveller

[@Mangomesh]

Never liked Crisis Core, would be better if you could play as Sephiroth instead.

[@chrisihrke1021]

Third

[@HoobriBoobri]

very poor quility of low resolution video footage is became the hallmark of this channel)))

[@blackmoon6885]

Fuck yea!!!

[@Genethagenius]

Replaying “Hexyz Force” again right now actually! Love the PSP for JRPG’s! “Valkyria Chronicles 2” is good, but I personally feel “VC 3” is one of the best in the series and highly recommend playing the fan-translation!

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

I will always be glad to see any Dept Heaven games. Its definitely my favorite video game franchise. I will always say that Knights in the Nightmare is their best game while Yggdra Union is the best rpg and my favorite.

[@theeveryman3493]

Star Ocean 2 deserves more than 22 seconds on this list

[@1Tekkaman]

Crisis Core does not belong on such a list; it is an awful, awful game.

[@Ryu.86]

Really glad to see Brave Story getting some love

[@muhfouzan]

You forgot FF-Type 0

[@Suleiman2000]

star ocean feels like it was inspired by dragon ball manga which was inspired by the journey to the west novel a race full of human-like species with monkey tails

[@thelowroad216]

I want to interview my guy Eric Landon! Who else would want to hear about the rpg gods life???

[@NeroTP]

PSP was peak portable gaming

[@lucasgoes3065]

First

[@JetBlack2024]

Second

[@marcoantonio8909]

so? get a life

[@Elite_Teach]

I’ve been waiting for this!

[@XionSteel]

Star Ocean is easily one of my favorites, the 2nd game is considered the best but the first game will always have a place in my heart since i played the SNES version before.

[@zenset1]

❤️❤️❤️

[@omarfaruktusher1942]

Hey Erik keep up the good work