I've always liked to think of JRPG's as "Japanese-style RPG's". Makes it a bit less set in stone as just a game made in Japan, even if the majority of them are.
@dandiaz199342 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!
@angelusvastator1297 Жыл бұрын
Still don't like the term cos it implies that Japanese think the same way when it comes to RPGs when clearly they don't. For example, ppl think jrpgs would have anime teens but there's game like yakuza 7 and the recent final fantasy that dont have this
@Wiseman108 Жыл бұрын
Honestly if WRPG stands for Western RPG then JRPG's should just be renamed to Eastern RPGs. In the end the names just show where they originate from anyway.
@angelusvastator1297 Жыл бұрын
@@Wiseman108 Exactly!
@kurisu30005 ай бұрын
Cope
@renewagain69562 жыл бұрын
"Don't expect AAA level's of quality and polish." So, I should except a high level of quality and polish, correct?
@djayjp2 жыл бұрын
I have zero problem with "supporting the archiving and preservation" of abandonware games by helping to increase the number of copies available 😊.
@PsychomachineryEBM2 жыл бұрын
Cough emulation cough
@JoshuaJacobs832 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and I really love the small touches you guys put in. The SFII map, the system box next to the clip of FFVII. It’s the little touches that really make this stand out. Can’t wait to watch more
@GamingBroductions2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear you enjoyed our video, thank you for watching!
@Mnemoniforma9.002 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving Shiness a good once-over. I went on an incredible adventure once in service of the game's development, and the scenes I experienced, as well as the bonds I forged, were a week of my life I wouldn't trade for the world.
@pixelcount3502 жыл бұрын
It's a shame what happened to the devs. I would have loved to seen a sequel
@andyk97353 жыл бұрын
The way I see it is: the term has become a genre opposed to a descriptor of origin. The various game elements are like ingredients that form a recipe. You don't need to jump on a jet to Spain to make a Spanish omelette. You feel me? P.S. Gujian 3 looks amazing! Definitely going to pick that up! Thanks for the recommendation.
@shionkreth75363 жыл бұрын
You're exactly right. Besides, Japanese RPG was just another term for the 'Console RPG'; from back when that was a meaningful distinction from the 'PC RPG'(now known as the Western RPG).
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree. I haven’t even thought of the whole food comparison, that’s a great way to put it. Might start using that in the future lol. I think most people think this way these days but there’s still some out there who argue they have to come from Japan to be true JRPGs. Just seems like arguing over semantics to me though
@lain116443 жыл бұрын
A common piece of ingredient that's missing from Western JRPGs is anime art style. I don't know what's up with Western artists and animators, but I can tell that it's not Japanese at first look. Korean and Chinese RPGs are much better in that regard because they are used to doing animation contract work for Japanese studios. That's why I don't consider Western JRPGs as JRPGs. They're like American Chinese food. They're fake Chinese food tailored to Westerners.
@andyk97353 жыл бұрын
@@lain11644 I personally think that's getting a little bit overly precious about it. You're right that most Western developers definitely add a little bit of their own flavour to the games, but enough of the ingredients are in place to file them on the same shelf. Besides, you've got plenty of examples of Japanese developers who don't always adhere to anime visual styles: Final Fantasy 8 (and many later FF titles), Lost Odyssey, Shadow Hearts, Koudelka, Octopath Traveler, Bravely Default series, Resonance of Fate, The Last Remnant, etc. Western "JRPGs" like Legrand Legacy and Edge of Eternity's art styles definitely evoke a very similar vibe to some of those aforementioned games in my opinion. To me, refusing to call games JRPGs because they don't have anime depictions is like declining to acknowledge New York style pizza as a pizza - just because they add additional cheese varieties and a few herbs. Don't get me wrong, I definitely *prefer* anime aesthetics, but I don't believe they are a pre-requisite for categorising a game under the JRPG umbrella. If you're not down with that, I can understand. Some of them don't quite float my boat either. They aren't 1:1 identical, but they are more than similar enough to fall under the same genre classification. I mean I guess we could sub-categorise them as WJRPGs (Western developed Japanese influenced RPGs), but to me, this is just cumbersome and totally unnecessary.
@shionkreth75363 жыл бұрын
@@lain11644 You don't need to have an 'anime' art style to be a JRPG though (ie. Final Fantasy 6), just as you can have an anime art style when making a WRPG (ie. Etrian Odyssey, made in Japan). The aesthetic is not especially relevant in regards to video game subgenres - the focus is on game design elements. Besides, the most common Western-made JRPG is made in RPG Maker, with art resources made in Japan. :P Also, just as an aside, the Chinese immigrants who introduced Chinese food to the West, and are making and eating it to this day, wouldn't appreciate it being called fake - really no one cares for that kind of puritan outlook.
@PsychomachineryEBM2 жыл бұрын
Sudeki is miserably underrated. So amazing game, i finished it on PC years ago.
@femtrooper3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! So many in here I haven’t heard of and look pretty cool. I own Secret of Evermore but haven’t played it yet so I probably should. It looks so cool!
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support as always! It’s a classic and an interesting piece of Square Enix/Squaresoft history for sure. The music and unique premise alone is worth checking out!
@RyonMugen2 жыл бұрын
oh man to hear Septerra Core come up right off the bat. Thats nostalgia. I had the demo but I played it to hell and back!
@GamingBroductions2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Where did you get the demo disc from?
@immortaluglyfish27243 жыл бұрын
Damn, awesome video! I really love the visual style of Cepterra Core - it reminds me of late 90s CRPGs like Baldur's Gate or Fallout, so it's cool to see a JRPG style game combined with that type of visual style.
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yep it certainly has that 90's PC aesthetic which I have a lot of nostalgia for, that combined with the JRPG gameplay creates a really unique atmosphere of which I haven't really seen replicated like that again
@MrNothinguploaded2 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions i can't believe i've actually played the game and totally forgot about it. thanks for the video i might retry it again.
@johnnybaum79572 жыл бұрын
Crimson Gem Saga was actually a very good game. Wish they made sequels or remastered versions of it.
@splatterbrained2 жыл бұрын
Kinda like...Anime. People consider Boondocks to be an anime just because of the art style but Anime is just Japan Animation. You can find American cartoons in the Anime section. I believe that if something is made in Japan. It is Anime, Manga, JRPG, etc. Otherwise I just call it comic, graphic novel, cartoon, animation, RPG, etc because ionno what else to label em
@GamingWithSpoons3 жыл бұрын
I would absolutely love a part 2 to this. Btw I'm really impressed by your knowledge of the games. Especially. MagnaCarta. There was one other MagnaCarta game called MagnaCarta The Phantom of Avalanche which never released outside of Korea bit recently got a fan translation.
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
We’ll definitely do a part 2 in due time, there are some other topic ideas we wanna explore first though. And thank you, I’ve been playing JRPGs for over 20 years now so I’ve managed to accumulate a decent amount of useless knowledge on the subject 😅 with said I’ve never heard of that 3rd MagnaCarta game, might have to check out that fan translation
@GamingWithSpoons3 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions I rarely meet people who are as knowledge about JRPGs as me so its nice to see a channel like this pop up.
@nightlifebartenders2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned the music in secret of evermore! That game had some awesome music!
@gdoubleu80452 жыл бұрын
I've had Gujian 3 on my Steam Wishlist for so long...I had no idea they had released English subtitles, as it originally didn't. Thanks for letting me know :)
@Li0nMa5K3 жыл бұрын
Bro, you are on your way to stardom! ;)
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
*Bros, there are two of us that make these videos 😌 Haha idk about that but thank you!
@Li0nMa5K3 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions That's right, hahaha! I'm sorry about that. Nonetheless, you guys are making quality content and I can't wait to see what else you make. ;)
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
@@Li0nMa5K Lol no need to apologize at all! We appreciate the kind words and are glad to hear you're enjoying the content :)
@Li0nMa5K3 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions My pleasure. :*
@bryanmcclendon36433 жыл бұрын
Another one: Anachronox on PC. A fantastic sci-fi noir story with gameplay inspired by the Final Fantasy games.
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
I always heard about this one as a kid but never got around to actually playing it. I was considering including it when researching for this video but since I never did play it I figured I would leave it off for now and go with Septerra Core instead for that American PC pick. Might might make a part 2 to this eventually though and look to include it there. Good rec
@WingMaster5622 жыл бұрын
I like to describe that game as "Deus Ex graphics, Blade Runner theme, but a wacky JRPG with a literal planet as one your party members"
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions It's definitely an... interesting game. To bad they never got to expand on the cliffhanger it ends with.
@spicydeath822 жыл бұрын
Actually secret of evermore isn't a time traveling game. You end up in another world that the leaders you meet created to be their own paradise. the problem is there's some one trying to control all of their realms for his own purposes.
@blastard89802 жыл бұрын
Exactly right. I don't think he played evermore. It's my second ever RPG (after, funnily enough, Mana) which I actually had at home physically for my SNES. I'm sorry to say but it's way better than every other game in this list and I've replayed over a 10 times in the 25-ish years since it came out. It's a gem, undeservedly hidden, because it's legendary good (and bloody funny sometimes, the characters actually had a distinct personality).
@Busterdrag2 жыл бұрын
Another good one is Battlechasers Nightwar, totally can recommend that one.
@kbert75782 жыл бұрын
Wow the Septerra Core thing just unlocked all the memories
@chrismanahan15332 жыл бұрын
Septerra Core needs a full 3D remake. Sudeki is also underrated I think.
@Gomezli162 жыл бұрын
Yay, the same four voice actors that are in everything else!!! SPECIAL!
@barry-allenthe-flash83963 жыл бұрын
Love seeing videos like this, with cool premises that shine a light on some deserving games - and it doesn't hurt that I know (and enjoy) some of them already ;) But man, I wish Microsoft would make Sudeki backwards compatible on the XB1 and Series X; I know it's on PC (I actually have a copy from GOG), but I would prefer to just pop in a disc and play with an Xbox pad on the console. Kinda hurts these types of games to not be easily available on modern hardware (or ever receive console ports; poor Septerra Core. Probably would've found a bigger audience if it also landed on Saturn & PS1 back in the day... ). Anyway, hope you do more videos in this - it totally should become a series. Also, I just discovered this channel, and just finished watching, like, 4 videos on a row :D This channel rules! Subbed!
@michaelp41222 жыл бұрын
Such an under subscribed/viewed channel. I found it a month back and now I have tons of videos to watch. You make about $4 per 1,000 views, so this video only made the guy $120. So this is a lot of editing work for that little money. Gotta support him.
@williamjones41172 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, I am surprised you mentioned Sudeki. I didn't think anyone else remembered that one.
@danielscott70x73 жыл бұрын
Love the content dudes. Keep it coming.
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it man, will do!
@ZioName3 жыл бұрын
Great list. Except the one made in China, I played them all. Just a little little nitpick. Sudeki came out on PC too!
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Ah I did see that when researching for the video but looks like we forgot to actually edit that into it. Damn, sorry about that. Glad you enjoyed the list besides that though!
@Mike-hk9qe3 жыл бұрын
Obviously hitting some algorithm with this video so here's a comment and a like to help out!
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Haha good looking out and much appreciated!
@OnyxSkiesXIX Жыл бұрын
I’m 100% on board with JRPG being a genre not a description of where a game was made. I’ve seen people call Dark Souls a JRPG and it’s ridiculous. If you want to make it both a requirement that it fits and genre AND is made in Japan, I mean, I disagree but I’ll be fine with that, but if someone thinks every RPG made in Japan is a JRPG, lol no. Also, a lot of work on Final Fantasy III was done in America due to Visa issues, so is it not a JPRG since it wasn’t completely made in Japan? Again, lol no.
@brayoungful2 жыл бұрын
Great list. If I could recommend one more, it'd be Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled. Apart from an annoyingly high encounter rate, I really enjoyed that game.
@houndrysmagolyteofhope46612 жыл бұрын
You know i been wondering, aside from that, is the rest of the game fun? Just looking for some perspective
@Pilklupus3 жыл бұрын
Top notch. Love to see more videos like this
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We have a lot more in the works for sure.
@ValisFan32 жыл бұрын
I really did like Magna Carta 2 on the XBOX 360. It is my favorite JRPG on the XBOX 360. The characters and world building were good. And there are a lot of sidequests- which I really enjoyed. I'm a big Hyung Tae Kim fan, so I really liked the character designs. The battle system was pretty fun too.
@tombrooke12812 жыл бұрын
I thought magna carta was really good, the second one too. The x360 was really a powerhouse in the jrpg department until Microsoft gave up on the Japanese market. I thought infinite undiscovery was great even though it got bad reviews at the time and ended up being scrapped as a PS3 project.
@attackofthecopyrightbots2 жыл бұрын
im surprised you didn't mention anachronox i consider it more of a jrpg than sudeki at least..
@boitahaki2 жыл бұрын
Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity It's a great game, but you can only play it on English with a fan translation.
@iuri40863 жыл бұрын
I tought i was having a bug on youtube, you actually only have 8 likes
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
It’s better than the 3 likes we used to get at least. Haha slow and steady
@iuri40863 жыл бұрын
now you have 90, congratulations, you deserve even more
@BranBal Жыл бұрын
1,1k now \o/
@Terranigma232 жыл бұрын
I recommand a lot the game Bug Fables made by Moonsprout Games from Panama. It's an old school Paper Mario game style with a lot of content and charm. I would even say that it's better than Paper Mario in a lot of aspect. :)
@FreeRPGer2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have almost every one of these, although Sudeki needs to get off my backlog, even though I got it new back in the day (years long backlog). This video inspired me to check it out when I'm done re-playing Lunar 1 & 2. One game I don't have in this list is Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator. That looks right up my alley, so I wondered why I never heard of it, then I saw it was only released on PC, & I don't play PC games. So, that explains that. Wish it was released on something else.
@gos123456789108 ай бұрын
There is another wonderful game from outside Japan (Azure Saga: Pathfinder) that initially appears to be a mobile game, but it is deeper than that in terms of story and even gameplay I love and appreciate this game very much. I hope you will try it
@jaycenteno83853 жыл бұрын
The cat kicking back and relaxing as the music plays really gives me a good laugh! :D
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
No lie we’ve been waiting awhile for someone to comment on the cat lol. Glad to hear her presence was finally appreciated 😂
@jaycenteno83853 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions 😂👍
@Luca-nq4gy2 жыл бұрын
for me, Its easy to tell these 8 games arent jrpg. china always use chinese characteristic and culture while korean is a bit different in drawing, while western games is pretty easy to tell from many aspect. for visual novel that i didnt know made by america is just Doki-doki literature club.
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
Did you mean "from Japan"? Because the whole point here is that they're JRPGs despite that. Which i'd agree with. JRPG is more a style of game than a claim of origin. Thanks to the RPG Maker series, there's tons of JRPGs not made in Japan. (Which is not to say they're all good, of course. But there's a lot, so naturally there's a few gems.)
@Luca-nq4gy2 жыл бұрын
@@Llortnerof JRPG stand for Japanese Role Playing Games. RPG separated by action rpg (arpg), turn based rpg (trpg), strategy rpg (srpg) and more but not jrpg. america also have that kind of rpg and it's not called jrpg. rpg also have 2 type where you pick everything and this is more common in western rpg and rpg where you just follow the story and this style is more common in asian rpg. Most people/developer refer to anime rpg not jrpg for anime style games.
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
@@Luca-nq4gy JRPG is like japanese food. It was first created and codified in Japan. That doesn't mean that it is always made there. And yes, there are JRPGs made in America. Quite a lot, actually.
@Luca-nq4gy2 жыл бұрын
@@Llortnerof ....... are you really hate if it's called america rpg that much? If you make a game and 100% copy paste that jrpg yes it's called jrpg because in the first place it's japanese games that you copy. same like food they still called it japanese food because they copy that food and try to make it have same taste like in japan. but if you edit and make it your own version, it's not japanese food anymore. Here example : Curry is originally from india but does japanese people call it indian curry? the answer is no because it's not have same or original taste as india curry but if japanese people made curry full 100% same with indian curry ingredient and taste it will be called indian curry. People in my country also never use indian curry name because it's different from indian curry.
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
@@Luca-nq4gy No, i don't *care* about "America RPG", although i'm not aware of any genre of that name. What you're describing is generally called Western RPGs. What seems to fly over your head is that JRPG has a definition beyond "comes from Japan".
@marca83682 жыл бұрын
Next part will have Aurion. I'm in. And Child of Light is outstanding!
@kingtrode2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping to see shadow madness on this list!
@apoplexiamusic2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Septerra Core! What a throwback!
@collosiamusic30362 жыл бұрын
great video and I love your channel!
@GamingBroductions2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@williammcneil20452 жыл бұрын
thanks for recalling septerra core, its one of my favorites :)
@angeldude1012 жыл бұрын
I hope we get to see CrossCode. Finished watching the video. Sadly didn't have this German indie action RPG on the list. It definitely looks like something you might expect from the SNES like Secret of Mana or A Link to the Past, but look a little closer and it's clear that there's no way this game would've run on that kind of hardware. Also it may or may not be an isekai taking place in an MMORPG. (Let's just say that it's a lot easier to make a believable game if you're actually making a game.) Maybe for part 2...
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
I don't think CrossCode quite fits the JRPG mold, though. More of an Action-RPG.
@angeldude1012 жыл бұрын
@@Llortnerof In that case, you'd have to ask if Secret of Mana and related games are JRPGs. While most JRPGs tend to be turn-based, there are a decent number of them that are not.
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
@@angeldude101 Eh, Secret of Mana is considerably less action based. CrossCode is closer to Ys or similar franchises. It's more of an RPG than Zelda, but far to active to still fit in JRPG. It's just the story of a girl with no memory that leveled to 99 in the starting zone and can destroy everything by glancing at it menacingly. Well, that or Sergey messed up.
@angeldude1012 жыл бұрын
@@Llortnerof It's definitely similar to Ys, but it's also frequently compared to SoM, which is why I used that as the comparison. I don't know what you're doing leveling to 99 in the starting zone. There's one "player NPC" who seems to have done just that by slaughtering a hundred thousand hedgehags. Sergey only messes up in NG+ if you enable Sergey Hax. There's a lot of fun dialog that gets added if you include it. As for the story, she progressively regains her memory over the course of the game. Regarding her as a "silent protagonist," it's less that she's that and more that she's semi-verbal and genuinely disabled. Her inability to speak comes up a lot in the story. It's honestly incredible what the developers were able to do with her.
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
@@angeldude101 I know. You _cannot_ level to 99 in the starting zone, there's only a finite amount of XP. Still, it's funny seeing Apollo go completely mental when nobody cares that you're somehow max-level as a "fresh" character.
@CubaNectie2 жыл бұрын
definitely need to check some of these out!
@angelusvastator1297 Жыл бұрын
Meh I like to define rpgs by the types of gameplay rather than their cultural background/influence. Just like how people distinguish shooters w first person shooters and third person shooters for example.
@Wiseman108 Жыл бұрын
I always liked Secret of Evermore more than Secret of Mana, though I realize I'm in the minority.
@tgotti193 Жыл бұрын
3:25 anybody notice that echo when he says great??
@rimjobledouche52012 жыл бұрын
I knew I recognized Led in the thumbnail! I played the absolute shit out of Septerra Core. I loved it!
@horrorsage13465 ай бұрын
Come for the rpg content, stay for the kitty outros
@TheGunmanChannel2 жыл бұрын
I have most of those games. Including the last one Sudeki.
@CeeJayThe13th2 жыл бұрын
I like the little SF2 map graphic!
@nathanc65166 ай бұрын
06:22: That's not Furry Piccolo. That's Furgeta.
@NewNeko2000 Жыл бұрын
I love Septerra Core and Sudeki from this list. I would also add Anachronox.
@mattmadolah2 жыл бұрын
Septerra Core was one of my first PC games and man oh man I LOVED IT Nobody else ever heard of it
@asaka6162 жыл бұрын
Shout out to the King of Fighters and Fatal Fury series for most of the country backgrounds!
@airdrighmor14392 жыл бұрын
Having to define the term at the beginning of the video indicates how problematic it is, you know?
@Ashtarte3D2 жыл бұрын
Loved the "voice acting is surprisingly good" for Crimson Gem Saga and within half a syllable I was like "well yeah that's Laura Bailey." Also everyone knows about Undertale but I feel obligated to plug Omori and Ruined King. Omori very much looks like it was made in Japan but was made in Los Angeles. Meanwhile Ruined King is way better than a LoL spin-off game has any right being.
@bryanrivers2 жыл бұрын
This was a great list
@bakuiel19012 жыл бұрын
I thought Septerra Core waa Squaresoft, guess I remembered wrong. Would love to see another list like this did you do one?
@casekocsk2 жыл бұрын
One major weakness of Septerra Core is that it's REALLY SLOW... The loading is slow, the walking/running speed is slow, the dialogue is slow, the story pace is slow, the battle pace is slow, the battle animation is slow, the battle result is slow, EVERYTHING is slow... The accumulation of all those things really grinds you... I wish the steam version was added with something like 2x or 3x speed (or even 5x) at the very least for the battle.
@williammcneil20452 жыл бұрын
Ouch i bought shiness, but it was the kickstarter funded remake for the pc, sadly they ran out of funding and the game was sold to another company, which later sold it on steam, i say sadly because the game was not well finished, the controls were reversed for the game pad, making the game very hard to, well play. i didnt play it for very long, seeing as it wasnt good.
@toolman4745 Жыл бұрын
Surprised FF9 didn't make it on here. It was made in Hawaii.
@sammycooke58302 жыл бұрын
I know it's a squaresoft game but did you ever play threads of fate
@vsolyomi2 жыл бұрын
Sudeki is available on PC as well
@reyntime19502 жыл бұрын
Bought shiness a few weeks back. Looking forward to playing it after all the other stuff in my backlog. I'm thinkin' 2026, maybe.
@archgamesrt22933 жыл бұрын
I stopped by to say hi to the crowd!
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thanks for the comment. Hope you're doing well today.
@archgamesrt22933 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions I'm always fine!
@archgamesrt22933 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions I'm always fine!
@ronsilk62122 жыл бұрын
Sudeki i played through that game like 3 times back in the day.
@davidarkan2 жыл бұрын
Me sorprendio, saber que Secret of evermore fue desarrollado en USA, pensaba que era japones por tener el sello de Squaresoft.
@SilverOver90002 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the game at 0:47?
@GamingBroductions2 жыл бұрын
Legend of the River King
@SilverOver90002 жыл бұрын
@@GamingBroductions thanks!
@justinc8822 жыл бұрын
Dude Septera core was awesome.
@riokan659611 ай бұрын
maybe black sigil from nds will make part 2
@cthulhuschosen41732 жыл бұрын
Gujian 3 is a sore spot for me as while I love the the story and gameplay, the fact is i hate only online saves anyways thanks for the list now I have more games to put on my ever expanding list that will require several lifetime's to get through
@darkpotato3 жыл бұрын
secret of evermore is a legend in my book
@GamingBroductions3 жыл бұрын
It’s a great game. The last time I fully revisited it was some years ago now. I do need to go back and play it again soon to see if my opinions on it have changed, I always used to prefer Secret of Mana just slightly but I could see that potentially changing after a replay. The opinion on which is better seems more evenly split these days
@JLAvey2 жыл бұрын
Septerra Core would be even better if it had controller support.
@jmccain220902 жыл бұрын
Oh Sudeki, I loved it at the time, but man it has not aged well.
@Shipyhammer2 жыл бұрын
Crimson gem saga needs a remaster for switch
@fufzooz2 жыл бұрын
I think Bug Fables is a great option too!
@000wolf2 жыл бұрын
0:49 Dragon's Dogma and Dark Souls play like Action RPGs, which were created in Japan. Most Western RPGs have pretty poor real-time action oriented gameplay with a few exceptions like Dark Messiah, Diablo, and Kingdoms of Amalur. As for Undertale and CSH, they play like turn-based RPGs, and while not exclusive to Japan, they are definitely utilizing the Japanese style of the turn-based sub genre.
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
When i hear Western RPG, i generally think something like Ultima, Baldur's Gate or the first two Fallout games.
@blastard89802 жыл бұрын
IDK what makes any Tales better than jade empire for example. But to be fair, I miss the old Tales with the tekken/street fighter type of combat, now they're generic
@dandiaz199342 жыл бұрын
JRPG means Japanese-Style RPG. It's an aesthetic and a tradition of RPG-making that **started** in Japan.
@jrpg4484 Жыл бұрын
I loved Secret of Evermore.
@ShadowWolfRising2 жыл бұрын
It's not a contradiction, JRPG and WRPG invoke too specific a thing to have them defined by origin rather than gameplay. Not to mention by doing it by origin you then don't know what to expect. Anachronox is a Western made JRPG. Dragon's Dogman is a Japanese made WRPG. Let's make sense with these labels already.
@sapphiresuicune67872 жыл бұрын
6:33 I want an Xbox 350!!
@roseforyoubabe2 жыл бұрын
what about all the pc rpg games ?
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
The video needs to end at some point. If we did all of those, we'd be here next year.
@marscaleb3 жыл бұрын
Nothing about Anachronox? I'd rate that as more JRPG than Sudeki, but that's just me.
@captainthunderbolt75412 жыл бұрын
I don't see how Shiness belongs on this list - or at least you don't explain why it belongs on this list.
@maikorodrigues2989 Жыл бұрын
uma boa lista e um bom video
@beageler2 жыл бұрын
To be honest, the thing about jrpgs being from japan or manhwa being from korea always felt pretty boorish and a bit snobbish to me. It is totally fine if there are differing names in different languages, of course. But we are talking about the genre and unless there are obvious differences, they're all the same. Doesn't matter were they're from, the genre is called jrpg. The comic books in the east asian style are mostly known as manga. People who expect others to research everything they're talking about should check their priorities. Surely there's lots of more important stuff than being a pain in the ass. Furthermore, RTS has strategy in it, even though it has almost no strategy but is mostly tactics. It's a name, nothing more.
@ricardohernandezr57652 жыл бұрын
I dint knew about crimson gem saga. Excellent game but horrible ending 7/10 my sister.
@healingchurchpotluck53522 жыл бұрын
You forgot omori.
@sammycooke58302 жыл бұрын
Aka dewprism
@Gomezli162 жыл бұрын
Everyone already knows evermore was a semi sequel/spin-off to mana. What’s your point?
@Poisonjam72 жыл бұрын
Child of Light is great, but it’s definitely not a JRPG. Neither is Sudeki.
@ImperialEarthEmpire2 жыл бұрын
I want to redefine jrpg as eastern rpg but with South Korea n China mostly focus on cash grab mobile games, i better stick with JRPG...
@Jayhawker20002 жыл бұрын
Western game companies can make a JRPG just like someone from the West can make Japanese food. Not a contradiction at all. Likewise, Japanese studios can make Western RPGs.
@airdrighmor14392 жыл бұрын
The problem at that point is what defines a JRPG at that point. Everyone has a slightly different definition.
@Jayhawker20002 жыл бұрын
@@airdrighmor1439 Defining exactly what makes a game a JPRG will always be tricky, and people will have different opinions. But where it is made or who it is made by shouldn't be considerations because those things aren't relevant to the experience of playing the game. Let's say someone from China and someone from Australia both prepare you a plate of Kung Pao Chicken. They use the same recipe, and they both taste identical. Does it make any sense to claim that only the Kung Pao prepared by the Chinese man is a Chinese dish? Of course not. What matters is the recipe.
@airdrighmor14392 жыл бұрын
@@Jayhawker2000 so what is the exact recipe of a JRPG? I get the analogy, but it's a bit more complex than a dish. Why keep a term that will always be problematic? Definitions need to be objective for words to have meaning. A JRPG made in China would taste very different from one made in Australia. I would also be highly surprised if a dish made by two different people tasted identical. I cook a lot, and my dishes don't taste identical some of the time.
@Jayhawker20002 жыл бұрын
@@airdrighmor1439 Party, turn based, leveling up, random encounters, and linear story are the things that come to mind when I think of a JPRG. It doesn't have to have all of those things, but at least some of them. And I'm sure there are a few I'm missing. But the defining features should be things that actually impact the player's experience. If we found out after the fact that one of the Final Fantasy games was actually made by a team of Swedes, that doesn't make it any less of a JRPG. It's still the exact game it was before we knew that.
@airdrighmor14392 жыл бұрын
@@Jayhawker2000 fair enough. So even though most final Fantasy games are not turn-based, still JRPG? All 16ish tales of games, no turn-based. Star ocean. You basically described DQ and persona. Chrono Trigger is not a JRPG?
@michaelp41222 жыл бұрын
Magna Carta 2 is very generic, one of the few JRPG/KRPG's I put down and never finished. It's serviceable, but it's a C game, so don't bother unless you're a millionaore who beat every other A&B JRPG/KRPG out there.
@lonerprofile2 жыл бұрын
Seriously almost ALL are not jrpg games. In old days, they are mainly games from US and Japan, and that's where jrpg comes from. Nowadays you can have korean-rpg chinese-rpg etc. Aesthetically jrpg are in anime-like art. When you see character without anime element, no japanese culture, that is not jrpg.
@retrodkcn19792 жыл бұрын
In other words... They ARENT jrpgs
@GamingBroductions2 жыл бұрын
Technically no, but heavily inspired by them to where they feel like a JRPG in terms of game design
@PyromancerRift2 жыл бұрын
If it's made outside of japan it is no more a Jrpg. It become action RPG, turn based RPG etc... The elder scrolls are action RPG made outside of japan.
@angeldude1012 жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone would claim that the Elder Scrolls are a JRPG series, not just because they're made outside of Japan, but because they're structured more like Western RPGs with a focus on the player making their own story. As mentioned in the video, Dark Souls was made in Japan, but had more in common with Western RPGs, so it's not as often called a JRPG. Turn-based RPGs more often derive from the Japanese RPG structure, but action RPGs are more commonly seen with either, though with a bias toward the Western structure. This possibly had something to do with the hardware they were targeting. Turn based RPGs were much easier to do within the sprite limitations of early consoles, while Western RPGs largely targeted PCs, which had very different limits on what could be drawn, in addition to the additional inputs from a full keyboard. If nobody told you where these games were made, would you really say that they don't look like JRPGs? (I'm sure for some of them you would, but not all of them.)
@Llortnerof2 жыл бұрын
It's called JRPG because this style of CRPG was initially popularised by japanese developers, not because the games came from Japan. Action RPGs are not JRPGs because they're a different style. Turn based is a broader category that also includes Western RPGs (which also refers to where the style comes from, not where the games come from). Elder Scrolls series is neither a JRPG nor made in Japan, so it simply has nothing to do with this discussion.