It might have done better if it was released on PS3. I really want a pc port.

RIP sorry for your loss

That’s so cute. My brother and I did that. I wished my mom cared too :)

Lost odyssey was amazing, Jensen is one of the greatest supporting characters of all time, the voice actor was perfect in their delivery with him.

That's beautiful I have a similar emotional tie towards final fantasy 8

Ah, Berseria. Violet came off as edgy teenager at first, but her brutality changed my mind. She has this one Break Soul ability where she just rips with vertical claw swipes while going berserk that still sticks out in my mind just because she had this bloodthirsty scream while doing it -- must have been brutal on the voice actress, but awesome work.

@@BlueShellshock rina sato did a bloody brilliant job

I need more Velvet.

It's a dirty trick they used, showing you the sweetest and most well-meaning gal and then does all that, while constantly teasing a return to that girl we used to know... only to never actually give it to us. It's heartbreaking. It takes guts to make a story simply bitter rather than bittersweet.

For me unlike you guys surprisingly was my least favorite of the Tales game I have played. Don't know I just couldn't get attached to any of the party of it.And personally didn't care for the story at all. It is also one of the Tales games that I have actually finished and near the end really felt like it dragged on for too long.

This is absolutely correct. I still have my physical copy but brought it digitally so it's easier to access. Especially since it's multi-disc too.

@@ReaveIdonoI did the same thing. Great game worth supporting with a second digital copy.

@@stupidrak Agreed

Fantastic game

I really enjoyed Y's 8 but got really nervous when the base kept getting attacked non stop. It was hours of fun and exploration but I don't know about the replay value. After finishing it I haven't really gone back at all.

A masterpiece! I'm sure they'll do a similar job with Prism Peak.

I've been going through it slowly and I think I'm about halfway; not super hot on it though.

@@gameboy8877 It is definitely not for everyone. I'm a sucker for sappy love stories so...

I think a juxtaposition with Addam would have made Rex's growth even more brilliant. Where Addam showed distance and a bit of fear regarding the Aegis, Rex just embraced and accepted their true nature. Instead Torna ended up standalone and it put Jin at the center so we don't really delve into Addam's inner thoughts.

As he said, he's easily the most relatable of the trilogy's three MC's. Shulk and Noah are already capable, competent soldiers who are rather grown and their character development comes from their actions within the story. Rex meanwhile is a kid whose character development comes from not just his own actions but everything happening around him as he's essentially forced to grow up and become a man before he's even able to grasp what's going on until it's almost too late. It's much easier to relate to someone who's less skilled and experienced like Rex.

Rex gang Rex gang. Never heard any doubter in my life! Rex gang supreme!! FRFR on God!

Rex is awesome, I just think some his dialogue didn't transfer amazingly into English. My only problems with him are those drawn out monologues and his messy wording.

It's definitely the unsung gem of the Tales of series. Only Abyss has a story I'd consider better, and because of both its age and the lack of English voiced skits I think Berseria just might take the crown for my favourite cast in the series. Only major issue I have is the area design is extremely bland and uninspired. If it looked even half as pretty as Arise did and had half the thought Symphonia's dungeons had put into them I'd consider it the perfect JRPG

@@ZeldaKid5000 For me gem is Tales of Graces.. loved a story where 3 friends grown up together from kids to adults.. and Sophie, I will never forget her face :)

Loved graces f but never beat final boss in future arc

Easily. Azure wins out for me, always. But there are at least 3 more Trails titles I could use for this list.

Same. Tokyo Xanadu got me to dip my toes back into JRPGs after many years, and Ys 8 made me ready to take a full dive back into the genre.

I tried getting into Ys 8, but I just could not find it fun. Just felt like a slog. As for Berseria, I'm not a huge fan of it overall. It's better than Zestiria, but that isn't an accomplishment, and there are parts I do like (Velvet as a whole is a good example, being one of my favorite protagonists in the series), but overall, it felt like one of the weaker Tales games.

he just includes 2 of my top 5 games ever. :D

Opus is amazing. Not a traditional JRPG, but absolutely amazing story. One of those games that I know fans of the genre can enjoy, so I wanted to include it or Aegis Rim.

Nowadays it is, I remember when it first came out and had a lot of buzz among RPG fans

Lost odyssey came out on wrong system

The one thing that holds DQXI back for me is its OST. I put a lot of importance on that, and DQXIs was so grating that I had to use my own music when I went back to it for a second time.

@@TheKisekiNut I was lucky that I actually enjoyed the battle music haha. But the OST def leaves something to be desired. The Reverie soundtrack is taking boss battles up a notch simply by music alone

xc2 first game that ever made me cry edit; deff my fav jrpg ever edit edit;; i'm getting dqxiS today in the mail i'm excited to play it for the first time

Just wanted to say that your comment was the tipping point for me after watching the video. It's on sale on steam right now and I'm going in!

Yes! It starts a little slow but my god the end just hits you like a truck.

Just finished it last night. Damn what a game. Now it has left a void in me, and I'm not sure where I can find another game like this.

You say interesting i say heresy

as soon as he mentioned decisions are based on dice rolls I was checked out.

Sometimes I wish Berseria was where they had advanced to Arise level combat, but Berseria's story is definitely a 10/10 from me.

Berseria was genuinely good as a standalone but it hits different if you played Zestiria since Berseria is a prequel to it. I also think some people, such like my brother, hated Velvet's character and led him to stop playing. I didn't have this issue at all, her character made sense in the context of what has happened to her and around her.

@@DavidVidot-xm5ql what did your brother dislike in Velvet ?

Yea, I liked the story, but the gameplay was not it lol.

@@barongeoffrey75 Probably thinks she is too edgy. That's the most common complaint I see of Velvet. Don't really get it myself, she is a flawed and messed up person due to all of her trauma, I think that's so much more interesting than the goody two shoes MCs.

Not sure how FF6 isn't on a list with the above.

@@anab0lic Oh good call. Forgot it! It's my favorite mainline Final Fantasy (though Tactics is actually my favorite of all time).

@@anab0licbecause it’s someone else’s list? Make your own if you want it to be in there. Wouldn’t be in my top 10 either

@@sharebear421 its from the same era and arguably one of the best of all time, so curious as to why it wasn't included... no need to be so hostile buddy.

Wow. I felt like I'm the only one that every talks about Lufia 2. It's my 2nd favorite JRPG of all time. Only eclipsed by Wild Arms 2.

Bro you are MISSING OUT. Echoes of Starsong is phenomenal, and will make you cry. I don't want to make it seem like I'm exaggerating, but it's one of my favourite game that I've experienced in my life. I really really loved that game.

It was extremely close between Aegis Rim and Opus. But I had to give it to Opus just because I still remember several moments in its story vividly even now.

Magilou is and was such a treat. Loved her, just as I liked Velvet too.

Gutted that the Suikoden remasters are delayed...

Magilou is the best 'I'm here to give you exposition' character a game has ever had, imo.

@@seluhir8820 lol right she's such an awesome character

Magilou is one of the greatest video game characters ever and the voice actress did an incredible job.

Like a Dove! Loved Magilou and Velvet, Absolute Best 2 characters...

The best part about Magilou is that she's got such razor-sharp insights that you can never really trust whether she's full of shit or not at any given time. You can't write her off even if you're sure she's just messing with you, because she might not be. And the line between those two is exactly where she prefers to live her life.

To be fair I haven't played DQ V or the like as I'm more a modern player who occasionally dabbles in older titles. DQXI is amazing, but it's OST held it back. And I place a lot of importance on music.

@@TheKisekiNutfair point! I understand playing more modern jrpgs, but have you played chrono trigger? I feel it’s undeniable

@@TheKisekiNut you NEED to play Radiant Historia, easily a 10/10

It is an amazing game once the combat system fully opens, on a new game + it is great from the very beginning, making it a great experience, but in a first playthrough it is slow, with driver combos being enabled until the 3th chapter, and Blade combos being poorly explained that in Facebook groups there were many who said they finished the game without ever doing overdrives and full Blade combos.

Its my least favorite battle system in the series lol Torna fixed my issues with it tho with being able to swap between blade and driver

Darkrulier, which video did you use on KZfaq? I think I've kinda got it figured out but there's that "last 30%" of effectiveness that I just can't work out.

I found it tedious tbh I liked the battle system in the other games more. X is very underrated

@@midgetsparkle oh man, I don't remember exactly the video, it's been like 5 years 🫢. One thing I remember for sure is to make Poppi QTpi and upgrade her, she's pretty OP.

There's a couple of easter eggs that reference the previous entries if you want to give them a try first.

I haven't played ryza 3, but for the mysterious saga Firis is my favorite. Actually every entry in the mysterious saga has its own thing.

How could it get overshadowed by Ryza 3 when it released over a year prior? That doesn't make sense.

@@Rulutieh release date isn’t everything, you still see more talks and hypes around the Ryza series even before the release

@@Lochness-du9ct Sure, but Ryza 3 wasn't even announced until almost 7 months after Sophie 2 came out, and Ryza 2 came over a year prior to Sophie 2. There was no real hype around it to take away from Sophie 2. You probably don't see people talking about Sophie 2 often because compared to other games in the series like Meruru or the Dusk trilogy, it is not very good (and neither is Ryza 3).

Ryza 3 felt more like fatigue from Gust. A great game, but loads of issues and a bit too drawn out. Ryza 2 for me is the best in the trilogy, and that doesn't measure up to Sophie 2.

Breath of fire 4 my fav

I started playing JRPGs more devoutly during my teens, so the 360 era. I much prefer more modern releases because of that. I have played some older titles, but I much prefer newer games.

lost odysey, ff10, ff12, resonance of fate, atelier rorona, tales of vesperia, tales of grace, persona 3 and 4 but i prefer new one , neptunia, sword art online, modern atelier, cold steel

@@vkobevk Finished 6 Tales games, currently playing Graces right now actually but haven't finished. Vesperia's currently ranking 7th. It's the only tales game I've played that I'd consider actively bad. But even it has its good points. Hate Yuri. Hate Karol. Dislike Estelle. Dislike Patty. Repede is not a character. 3 out of 8 is a failing grade in the character department. And the story is so much nothing.. like, I'm sorry if you haven't realized it yet, but the plot gets resolved by Yuri just staying out of it at the very beginning. Like, the ending to Vesperia happens on its own if none of the rest of the story happens at all. To make matters worse, most of the individual characters' narratives get resolved if Yuri doesn't butt in too... most of them FOR THE BETTER. Genuinely, the only arguably positive impact of our narrative happening at all is that Yuri convinces Estelle to not be ok with sacrificing her own life for the benefit of the entire world. That's it. That's the only non-negative impact our main character has. God Vesperia is so god damn stupid... it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't also have the worst combat of any tales game, atrocious combat balancing, and the most frustrating party pop-in/pop-out frequence imaginable. At times it feels like you cant take 5 steps without a cutscene ruining your party setup so that Yuri can be a toxic douchebag some more. Hate is too weak a word for utterly unplayable garbage like Vesperia. In case you're curious. Arise and Berseria are fighting for top spot on the list. I prefer Arise but if someone said Berseria's the best I wouldn't disagree with them about it. Symphonia 3rd, followed by Symphonia 2, and then Zestiria and Vesperia. Currently, I'm comfortable putting Graces above Vesperia because there's nothing it could do from this point to be worse than it, but I'm still in the intro sequence so it seems unfair to judge against the actual good Tales games.

@@dontmisunderstand6041 i know modern tales, but like i said i prefer neptunia, atelier, sword art online and cold steel

Lost Odyssey is incredible! One of my top favorites of all time.

why zesteria is a disappointment?

@@Fogship The storyline doesn't have much in the way of twists and surprises, the villain is purely vengeful/evil, the protagonist is a nice guy but lacks depth, Rose has no hesitation whatsoever about commiting murder for pay and is presented as a good person without any evidence of investigating to ensure she is killing fiends, the elemental fusion system where two characters merge is OP, the party members you are not controlling essentially commit suicide in every boss fight even on the easiest difficulty with the most defensive automated settings, the petrification (stone) status condition has no item that cures it despite three or more boss fights with that condition getting used constantly, Rose kills someone instead of Sorey which could have been a really interesting and introspective moment for Sorey, a village leader decides to punish a warlord by giving him immortality and superpowers which is S-tier idiocy, the camera gets stuck against walls and such for perhaps the worst camera in a Tales game ever, the lore violates itself by saying hellions cannot be killed by normal means then a group of mercenaries kill a dog-like hellion in the dark town with the mansion (third town/city you visit), some of the cutscenes are badly directed, the seraph dressed in purple has an interesting setup and potential as either a proper villain or a pitiable minion but pretty much all of the writing concerning that character drops the ball, the Rose/Zaveid battle on the bridge is the worst-balanced fight I've ever seen in a Tales game, the story is so bland with such a boring villain that i genuinely believed the villain wasn't the real villain and the plot would become something completely different but it never happened, a likable character with fun party chemistry is removed early from the party due to supposed real-world issues, Sorey and Mikleo promise to held Edna find a way to save her brother but they take zero steps to investigate the problem or find solutions then essentially go "oh well, let's kill him there's no other way," and there are a litany of other issues. I can link you to a series of videos which go into far more depth and are more comprehensive if you would like. Edna is amazing, though, and Lailah has her moments. Zaveid is decent sometimes, too.

@@Mr._Matt wah thank you for the explaination. I agree in some points, tho i still kinda like the game. Its a massive change from the previous tales series in terms of gameplay. So sure there will be lots of flaws. But i kinda like the prota and relationship other team member tho. Maybe im just bias towards sorey 😂

@@Fogship Hey, it's cool. I like some things which have issues, and I don't completely hate Zesteria. Edna is one of my favorite characters I've seen in the whole franchise thus far. :D

@@Mr._Matt While I agree that Zestiria is a disappointment, I think you've gone a bit too shallow with your analysis. Heldalf is portrayed more like the hero of the story than Sorey is from his introduction until very near the end of the game. I do generally agree with most of the rest though, except the weird hardline stance that one of the most reasonable characters in the game is a bad person because they kill, in a game essentially about the notion of bringing death as a method of reducing suffering. I love Alisha, and it made me mad that she left the party, because she's easily the most enjoyable character in the game. Edna's fun, Alisha's the best. The entire rest of the cast just sucks, and that's a big deal for a series whose primary appeal is spending time with extremely likeable characters. I liked Zestiria for what it was, but it's definitely in my bottom two Tales games, currently working on completing my 7th title in the series. Solid 6/10 though. I would rather play it than stare at a wall silently for the same amount of time.

what's your top 10? top 10 games you ever played or JRPG?

you ever think some games are popular for a reason and that doesnt make them cookie cutter opinions?

Facts, cookie cutter lists containing the same games constantly suck

@@cooltwittertag irrelevant, no idea how you took this personally. This is a list of the persons idea of 10/10 games, not the "10 Best JRPGS". I like his list, period take your grumpy ass somewhere else.

If Ys 8 is considered a JRPG, why wouldn’t Dragon’s Dogma

The combat is the one thing I didn't really like much tbh (though same could be said for half the Tales games tbh), but other than that it's my favourite Tales game easily. Favourite story in gaming actually.

I agree about Berseria being a 10/10. It's my favorite Tales game and has the best cast of characters.

The game is a 10/10 to me just for the story. The combat system was just awful IMO but the story made up for it. Just wish the villains had more character development. They were there more to progress the plot rather than being a character.

@@chikipichi5280 hard agree on the villains, but I'm seeing others also say they didn't like the battle system. Mind telling me why you didn't? I actually thought it was fine if not, a good balance of button mashing reminiscent of Tales games where we had TP instead of BP and games like Graces that had more intricate combo systems

@@awastedcow In paper it sounds cool asf to make your own combos but I found that there was no point in it because I got through the whole game using only 2 combos I made for Velvet. Used her on every boss/enemy regardless of elemental disadvantage and was able to beat the game on hard. I wish the combat system had been more like Tales of Xillia which is my favorite combat in the series or Vesperia (once you unlock a majority of it since like the first 10 hrs of that game are painful 💀). In Xillia, I was able to cheese some bosses on hard with artes spam but it ultimately still forced me to have to switch characters and rely on partner attacks a lot. So I guess it's more of a complaint of the enemy design rather than the combat system since I still could've used another character or combo but the game never got hard enough for it even on hard. Felt like I was playing a Dynasty Warriors game.

I need a friend like u 😂 I’m saving to buy Nier on ps4 now, always wanna try it

It is. Ys games are all stand alone stories. It's the best game in the series imo, but it makes ys 9 feel like a disappointment (it isn't horrible - ys8 was just too good).

​@@westenevayy thanks for the info. Looking forward to playing it then.

Path of Radiance is the actual correct answer. Awakening is a pair-up steamroll fest that I find unreplayable.

I can't agree more. Even though it was the first one I bought, Trails in the Sky was the last one I played, after Cold Steel, Reverie, Zero/Azure and even Kuro. Estelle Bright is the best JRPG protagonist and I will die on this hill. Her development felt real, her reactions to everything going on around her felt human and not just to keep the plot moving forward. Anyway, Trails in the Sky and SC are my favorite JRPGs of all time. It's sad knowing there won't be more in that style.

The story in the SC was absolutely weak. The FC was definitely way better objectively in those regards.

SC has the best final dungeon I've ever experienced

Lost Odyssey is straight @ss..

@@Synanova nah

@@robertusmaximus42 Uh yeah..

I liked xbc1 a lot more than 2 I don’t think you really need to play one before or after the other to understand stuff. 3 kinds forced both to mesh but yeah haha

​@@SynanovaLost Odyssey is fire. I think that's a you problem.

Ive been wanting to try xenoblade games. Rn im addicted to mondter hunter rise. And then on my ps4 im playingatelier ryza 3 now that i got armored core 6 true ending. I have xeno2 amiibos and i think i should grab xeno2 next time.

Saaaame, Xeno 2 is my fav of the 4 Xenoblade games, maybe it's because it's the game that got me into the Series but Xeno 2 just has a huge spot in my heart, and all in all the Xeno Series is my top game series ever created.

​@@ChaosNoahV4? Definitive, xeno 2, xeno 3 and..?

@@ussfrhni8085 Xeno X, the one from the wii u

Xenoblade 2 is peak Xenoblade

Hope you finish it! I'm almost done with the game and it's amazing.