Now I know. If you dislike my favorite jrpgs, I just need to give you a copy. 🤣

Lost Odyssey Is a masterpiece and has one of the most memorable JRPG soundtracks of all time.

Eric is always with full energy! that's the best vibe to contagious the viewers.

"My favorite 360 JRPG ever." Not exactly setting a high bar, there. :)

Front Mission 3 surpassed my expectations and it is the best in the series and has the highest budget. Memorable cast of characters and Alisa's story left with a cliffhanger.

I think the one RPG that surpassed my expectations to the max was Tokyo Xanadu...then again I didn't know what to expect...

You KNOW the video is gonna be good when you hear that Growlanser music in the background.

Parasite Eve surpassed my expectations too. Really unique premise and combat, and a fantastic OST by Yoko Shimamura!

Keep up the good work :) I love your videos and I'm constantly amazed at how you come up with all there new top 10 ideas!!

Final Fantasy XII for me, for the same reason as you with it going away from the classic turn-based gameplay of 1-10. It was only after the Zodiac Age remaster that I finally gave it a try. After some hours it got quite addicting and I loved it.

I must say Deadly Premonition far exceeded my expectation and one that I will never forget. I knew it was considered a hidden gem and thought I knew where the story was going but I didn't expect the twists by the end. It's janky charm absolutely grows on you.

Yeah! Valkyrie Profile 2!!! I absolutely love this game! Great list!

Xenoblade is actually a masterpiece. I know you like to throw that word around Willy nilly for niche and random jrpgs but this game actually deserves that word and praise

Tales of Berseria was to me a great surprise and I enjoyed every single second of the game.

youre like the only youtuber ive seen who talks about God Eater. thank you so much. I'm really happy to hear you're enjoying them

Yessir back with another banger I see🔥🔥

Hi Erick, I have VP2 and I have the same experience. I played didn't understood battle system so I ditched it. So I was thinking it would (maybe) be a good idea for a video (or series) to "teach" or share your tips and tricks on games. You could do a poll or something to allow the community to select the game. I really would like to learn how to properly play VP2 and many other games that I ditched because I couldn't get their battle system.

Hearing bad things about Kemco published jrpgs I picked up Asdivine Hearts 1 & 2 on offer, i genuinely really enjoyed Asdivine Hearts, I've still to play the second one though. I'm glad to see you gave Lost Odyssey another chance, it's an awesome game and the dream sequences are really well written, I felt compelled to find them all.

Vandal hearts ftw! I was hooked back then straight off the bat with that opening song. Incredible story. I rented it on a whim from blockbuster thinking the same kind of thing - "meh, might kill some time." Boy o boy was I ever wrong. It became one of my favorites instantly. Still humming that song. Thanks for the nostalgia, mate.

Arc the lad 1 and 2. Never expected to like these games so much!

does anyone knows the name of the game that plays in Erik's intro from 50sec to 52(blue winged lady smacking), i have been watching his other videos but i cant find that particular game visual anywhere, perhaps i missed it, very much appreciated.

Great video!

I think the worst i had was with Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, thinking it was for kids when my friend recommended it, i don't think i've ever been so blown away and shocked at how wrong i was, people hospitalized, investigating cases to the point of most disturbing human trafficking that almost left me without sleep, and Digimon reminding me of literal SMT Demons with how cruel they get when possessing humans. For lesser mentions i had God Eater as well, i went with good expectations, saw it was heavy on 3D and almost got turned off, and eventually became one of the biggest fans ever, Tales of Series i detest action JRPGs, but i got hooked on it and play it to this day there's something unique about how they go about it as an action JRPG, lastly Hyperdimension Neptunia, i started with trying Birth 1 but the humour didn't get me, many years later i tried the very first game on PS3 and the atmosphere of the story and humour nailed me entirely, as i went through them i did not like the 3rd game Victory and my expectations only went lower as i played, but it ended up my favourite of them completely changing my mind near the end, its crazy.

I thought that you would put blue reflection on the list considering that you thought the game would be trash but you ended up enjoying it

Great video . Off topic, but what are the games showcased in your intro? They look pretty interesting.

That's a really cool video idea!

The Banner Saga Trilogy! This game blew me away. From 1 to 2 to 3, the gameplay and story just kept on getting better… and the endgame of 3 🤯 I bought the game 4 years ago. Tried but other games took over. When I returned to the game last year, I cannot put the game down. Definitely unexpected that the game would be sooo goood. 🤩

I had issues with that Lost Odyssey boss also. I found out you need this item that has thunder resistance to make the fight much easier. I had missed it initially.

In my Case for sure trails in the sky hás surpassed my expectations

I had a similar experience with Lost Odyssey. I played it over 10 years ago and never even beat disc 1. I saw it was for sale on the Xbox store not too long ago for $6, so I said "why not" and I am kicking myself for not having played this game sooner! Shame it never got a sequel.

I agree to see Y’s seven on this list ! For valkyrie profile silmeria, persona 5 strikers, I already had high expectations for them and I really love them ! The jrpg that clearly surpassed my expectations were : - the trails of cold steel serie (When I bought the 1st, I thought it would be a nice little jrpg… but it became one of my most beloved series !!!), - shadow hearts 1 & 2 (again, a « nice little rpg » which became one of my favorite !), - valkyria chronicles - resonance of fate -Nexomon extinction

Interesting to see this Erick

I'm looking forward to seeing you play God Eater 3 when you finally get the time.

Great list.

I wish you put chapters segmented into your videos and a clear number that lingers for a little bit so I can quickly recheck what you post in case I'm looking for something or want to know faster

Well, I add my list (it's a strange one but still): 1) Death and Re;Quest - slow start, but the game opens with new characters and becomes really one hell of the ride 2) Legend of Heroes Crossbell Ark - it was difficult to switch to new env and some changes were... questionable, but in the end I enjoyed the game and find it refreshing. 3) Ar Tonelico Melodies of Elemia - slow start but the characters, story becomes really good, has some funny moments, drama, problems, battle mechanic is good. 4) Stella Deus - at that moment had no net, so bought this game on the whim... played for 2-3 hours and drop it to the "may be someday"... Than after few months started it again and played for few days with little rest (sleep, eat, some fresh air). 5) Xenosaga Ep 2 - loved 1 episode, but many told that second is worse, far worse... But in the end I enjoyed it and find it great continue. With adding depth to the characters. Can add more, but 5 are pretty good. Thanks for the video.

What game was the music in this video from (in the beginning)? I remember the song but can't remember the game.

This underscores the importance of 2nd chances

Persona 5 Strikers was available on the PS+ last month. Totally worth playing.

Love Parasite Eve 1 & 2. IMO I thought the second was a lot better than the first. Most believed it was mostly a horror game like Resident Evil so they only think about running and survival. Which ended up turning off a lot of people, but there is a good deal of RPG elements and strategy into it.

I need to go back and play Valkyrie Profile 2!

Parasite Eve 1 & 2 are so strange in that with video games - especially early on in a series - the sequels are usually better than the original. However, Parasite Eve 1 was so much more fun to me than Parasite Eve 2. They completely changed the genre and tone of the game going from the first game to the second, and for the worse, in my opinion.

People who loves Brigandine are like shiny pokemon, or dq metal slime. Im glad

I had a similar experience getting into Ys. I first tried The Oath in Felghana, and it feeling more like a fast 2D Zelda than an RPG, ridiculous balancing with random enemies doing boss-level damage, and most of the boss fights having heavy positioning/platforming elements eventually made me simultaneously get bored and rage quit. Then I tried Memories of Celceta after seeing some footage of modern Ys games, and was SHOCKED by how much better it was in nearly every conceivable way, becoming one of my favorite games I've played on PC (though I still need to finish it). Now I'm definitely a fan, at least when it comes to the modern Ys games. I do plan on playing Origin though, since that's the one "old school" Ys game I'm super interested in despite it having similar aspects to TOiF.

What is the 2nd game in the intro sequence with the characters Rocksy, Julius, Nana, and Gilbert? Tried googling it but no luck.

Glad you enjoyed valkyrie profile 2

Tales of Berseria surpassed my expectations, like damn been a fan for tales games and also the Trails series.

Great list Eric. Count me as one that couldn't keep playing Xenoblade because of the spongy enemies, despite my brother loving the series.

Action JRPGs I don’t like except a small few.

Do i need to play other Ys games to understand and/or enjoy Ys Seven?

Final fantasy 9.

Would love to see a video were you take all games that you never played and ranked F in your ranking rpg by console videos and play them in order to give them a proper ranking.

can you put what platform are they

Bro, simplemente amo tu inglés. ¿Algún consejo para no bloquearme al hablar más allá de loa de siempre? Gracias por el excelente vídeo.

The JRPG that surprised me the most is Final Fantasy XIII. I was never really into RPG games before and had never played a FF game. I gave it a try after finding the physical copy lost in my boyfriend's belongings... and WOW!! I love everything about it and sometimes I just pick my phone and listen to the amazing soundtrack of the game. The funny thing is that my boyfriend hasn't played yet, after all those years. Another game that surpassed my expectations was Persona 4 Golden. As I said, I was never really into RPGs before. The only RPGs that I played before FFXIII was the Digimon games, as I love the franchise. Most of the Digimon games are turn based, so I kinda knew what to expect, but still Persona 4 Golden blow my mind in so many ways!! After that experience I played many other amazing JRPGs, like Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 5 Royal and FFXIII-2.

With the 3ds eshop going away next year can you or anyone recomend which Shin Megami game I should prioritize getting and if any of them aren't worth it? I should add that I have never played A shin Megami game before.

I still want to play Lost ODyssey but i dont have a xbox 360 and my computer cant emulate it very well... yet

This was my exact feeling with Trails of Cold Steel. I was looking for a new PS VIta game at the time and I found Cold Steel 1 (and later 2) on Amazon so I went ahead and bought a physical copy. I was just expecting a decent RPG but it become WAY better than I imagined. So much so that I became a massive Trails fan and played many of the other games as well.

Did you delete your Rise of the Third Power video? I can't find it.

I had this feelings with an hack n slash Rpg. It's calling Titan Quest. First I played I thoke.. Meeeh it's okay but meeeeh. Then 2 years later I met an old friend and he show me his love for this game. I gave it a second chance. And man. Now its my absolute favorite western hack n slash Rpg of all time

I just finished my Platinum run of P5 Strikers. I completely slept on it at release thinking it was just a Warriors game as well. When it was on PS+ I decided to give it a try and absolutely binged the heck out of it. It felt like a real, honest to god Persona 5 sequel and I loved every second of it. The streamlined systems really worked for the ARPG format and the Persona fusion system was super rewarding at high levels. Highly, highly recommend it.

I wonder if knowing how to play the second Brigandine would at least somewhat help condition one into knowing how to play the first? I don't know whether or not they're completely different or anything.

Great video. VP2 continues to get the respect it deserves. VP2, Shadow Hearts Covenant and Xenosaga III are the best PS2 RPGs.

Shadow hearts was actually a series I was worried about liking when I was younger (I know it's not a jrpg but it's the only game I could think of) but I ended up loving it due to the judgement ring

Hell yeah! God Eater series is so underrated

I'm about to try VP2 Silmeria again since I originally played it back in 2009 and never finished it, I hit a point where I got stuck and gave up on it. I still own my original copy from back then plus a working PS2 thanks to my wife. I have kids now and I'm about to introduce them to it for the first time ever. It's partially thanks to you Erick that I'm about to give this game another chance. I grew up with my father playing the 1st on PS1 in 1999/2000. I've gotten really far on the PSP remaster but haven't beaten that one either despite the fact that I love it

As for Xenoblade, I wanted to play it since its reveal on the Wii, and had to wait 10 fucking years to play it (It was impossible to get the Wii version, and it was only for the new 3DS while I already bought the OG one) so I bought my Switch along with it. And... let's say that despite I waited 10 years, it still somehow suprised me by how amazing it was. It is my favorite game on the Switch, and my favorite Nintendo game ever.

Great video. Could you maybe also add timestamps?

Xenoblade chronicles on wii surpassed my expectations and shot up to the top of my jrpg list hall of fame like dq8, xenogears and smt strange journey. Last jrpg i really played was maybe dq8 on ps2 and nothing really grabbed me during the 360 era. Heard some good things about XC then tried on wii then bought the 3ds version and wow, what a sci fi story. Single handedly made me fall in love with jrpgs again.

I have a lot of Mexican friends and by far you have the BEST accent in English 💯😆😂😂

yeah man i felt the same way about ff7 remake. i bought it the day it came out and didn't play it till 2 weeks ago and i got hooked. i beat the game in 3 days and was bummed out about the fact that im going to have to wait till the next 2 come out. im going to have to check out persona strikers now too

Lost odyssey was my fav xbox360 JRPG it was equivalent to FFX on ps2 but for xbox360 and boy was it good the story is the best battles are challenging and strategic and good too, everything about it was amazing and it even made me cry one time, you can also explore the sea and air, the sea exploration was cool we need more games that are jrpg that can let u explore more worlds in the sea, wild arms 3 i think was another that pulled it off or part 2 can't remember which one.

Tales of Xillia 1 and 2...i would love to be wowed by those game for the first time again

There's two...Neptunia VIIR exceeded my expectations by a mile, did not want it to end. Okami, although not really an rpg, blew me away, I got it just so i could see how it looked but wow it really was a seriously incredible experience for me on the PS2.

So great that there still are people out there whose expectations can be surpassed. I feel like I'm impossible to be impressed. No matter how low I try to set my expectations, I have never thought of a game as "meh I don't think I'm gonna like this one". To make matters worse, if I know a game _exists_ , I get really curious about it, thus the desire to try them out is always there. But hey, it's not necessary to set expectations low to surpass them, if you set high expectations and the game is capable of still surpassing them, that's impressive and heck, has happened to many people.... WHY THEN NOT ONLY THAT NEVER HAPPENS TO ME, BUT I EVEN GET DISSAPPOINTED OUT OF GAMES I REALLY LIKE, even if it's slight, _it's always there._ Well, almost, but lack of deception does not mean presence of impression. Whenever I hear someone said they got Mind Blown, I get so envious because I have never in my life felt something close to what it seems it is. So far the games I've been dissapointed the least are the Touhou games, Freedom Planet, the MegaMan X series, Castlevania Bloodlines, Pikmin 3, Danganronpa Ultra Despair Girls, my favorites of Mario, Sonic and Kirby, and in terms of RPGs: Paper Mario Color Splash (I'm serious with that one), Final Fantasy V, Disgaea 1 Complete, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, Octopath Traveler, and Devil Survivor 2 which I'm currently playing trough before 1 for it to not spoil me with the lack of oppressiveness or clichés that supposedly 2 has and 1 doesn't. I wonder if Xenogears, Xenosaga, Valkyrie Profile or Lost Odyssey will manage to finally impress me.

Parasite Eve and Vagrant Story both have special places in my heart.

Lost Odyssey is underrated. I love that game! It really deserves more attention.

One rpg I always bring up that it seems nobody ever talks about is Shadow Hearts. Right from the start, the game had me hooked. I will admit, Shadow Hearts 3 wasn't the greatest, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. I also really liked the Xenosaga games. For some reason, everyone else I know that played them disliked the series.

valkyrie profile 2 needs a port on modern port. Battle system is really appealing. I enjoyed it but didnt finish it for some unknown reason. I wish to play it again!

If you liked Ys 7, then I'd highly recommend Ys 8. You'd definitely love that game too!

Parasite Eve was cool for the first 3 or so hours, but man i can't tell you the amount of times i fell asleep playing it after those 3 hours.

I was surprise by these few games and more than enjoyed my playthrough. Tales of Vesperia (now i'm playing Arise) Disgaea 1 complete gravity rush A plague tale innocence (loved it) Dark cloud 1 & 2 And Horizon zero dawn

I don't remember much about Parasite Eve. If it's that short I should give it another go. Pretty sure I beat it back when it was new.

I have two games that I was hyped to play for and then let me down: Vagrant Story and Saga Frontier. Maybe I should play them now that I’m in my late 30s with a guide to get me through.

Glad you gave LO another go that game was amazing!

Soul hackers was the most fun I've had with any of the megaten series so far, still gotta finish it tho. The demon negotiation was hilarious sometimes, also great scenario story. Love me some dungeon crawlers.

You might rage on me lol. But Hyperdimension Neptunia are really surpass my expectation. My expectation in this games especially Rebirth 1 to be just a silly funny games. But then in later each games it gone better and better. I don't know the game meet my expectation or my expectation is far too low. lol

How did you like Bahamut Lagoon? That is so underrated hidden pearl.

For me, Nayuta no Kiseki had the same effect as almost all mentioned on your video. It is the more complete action RPG I've played so far (collectibles, quests, simple cooking mechanics, post game extras continuing the story - if there is nowadays, EVERY one of these would be sold as DLC). For Valkyrie Profile 2, it's a great game but I never had the chance to continue playing it (I have a bootleg version of the game and it has the long loading problem related by every one who tried it - and the official version of the game is very expensive for those who don't live in USA)

Very nice 👍

Xenoblade took me awhile to get used to but once keeping up with it and the story picked up I fell in love. Going through 2 now!

Kingdom Hearts 2 And Shadow Hearts Covenant were my biggest jrpg surprises

"Today this is still my favorite 360 JRPG ever". Lol? What does it have to compete with, Blue Dragon?

I just started playing strikers again. I never finished it. Now I’m trying to finish it before horizon.

Lost Odyssey is the main reason I still own a 360. I still cry when I remember it will never get a sequel. And we all know it's the real FFXIII.

i recently picked up avalon code on the ds, wow that game is something else. 100% rec trying

I'll just list my 3 here. 1. White Knight Chronicles - Even with the majority of people rating it rather low from the slow combat, poor lip sync, mediocre story and minimal interaction from your character, I ended up loving it. The semi-mmo like feel of the combat menus and the action chips, the Monster Hunter like material collection and part breaks to progress weapons and armor, and a town building system that itself could easily add many hours to the experiance. Then we got WKC 2, problems fixed, combat smoothed and some fairly good story elements. 2. Rune Factory 1 - As a Harvest Moon fan I was mildly excited for its release, but was hesitant about the combat possibly ruining the experiance. Boy was I wrong. The combat wasnt the best in the world but it ended up meshing really well with the farming, allowing for a much easier time with the massive field you end up with. And eventually the combat just started feeling fun. Came for the farming, stayed for the batle. Though sadly, I have yet to find another in the series that comes even close. 3. Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring - Typically you wouldnt think to much about a side game included with a fighting game, especially an rpg. While not the most pollished it has just enough to keep you going. A hunger system where the nutrients in the food determines stat growth, simple but functional combat that can be a bit challenging from time to time, and the all consuming wine trade that sometimes teaches you why you dont trade stocks. All together it wont leave a deep immpression, but it will last, and sometimes you'll wake up thinking, "I should play that again." This list is randomly ordered, the numbers are only to make reading a bit easier.

Wait, you had a store? I want to hear about that

First that came to mind for me was Arc Rise Fantasia. Bought it on release, tried it out, then forgot about it. Started it up again a couple of years later and it wasn't long before I was thinking, "Why didn't I play this sooner?!" and played to the end. Getting ready to stream another playthrough of it coming up since it's literally been 10 years since my last run.

Utawarerumono Mask of Deception is my game. I bought it on the Vita when it was released. Played it and realized the novel part of the game threw me off. There was a lot of dialogue between the characters and not enough action. I gave it another try when the sequel was announced. My God I fell in love with it and I could not put my vita down. I took it to work to play during my lunch break with my headphones on. I appreciated the conversations between the characters, the music and the story of course. I immediately played mask of truth once I beat Deception. I cried at some parts and couldn't believe a game made me cry. I immediately played mask of truth and fell more in love with the series. I ended getting the platinum trophies for deception, truth and the prequel prelude to the fallen. Currently waiting for the anime version of mask of truth to start airing.