Exactly, whenever reviewers try to force a shitty joke into their game reviews I always cringe

10 minutes review must be a cakewalk for him after those 1 minute reviews he used to do.

@@guigondi7671 I miss those so much, it's a shame they had to go away due to the algorithem

look dude, I think Jared has some of the best reviews out there but his MONSTER HUNTER reviews are some of the most biased BS I have ever seen

This comment I agree with!

Absolutely. You get to set the pace for your progression.

i cannot agree more. it helps both parties: the ones that need to grind, and the ones that want to progress.

But you could just turn off random encounters in the last 2 games.

Nah, I think both methods have their own merits

I kinda prefer the adjustable random encounters option from the last 2 games as it helps a lot when I need to grind, its way faster to just crank the encounter meter to the max and voila youre entering battles every 5 seconds, its also super useful when you just want to move on and not find any enemies at all, however that system came with the downside of making the dungeons feel kinda empty and the final dungeon underwhelming as there was nothing of a challenge besides the final boss at the end if you just disable the battles(which I did since I was already level 99 and mastered all the jobs I wanted at that point). on the other hand seeing the enemies on the screen makes the dungeons feel less empty and at least have a chalenge besides the boss. However grinding did become much more annoying in Bravely default 2 compared to the previous ones, I hated having to run after the monsters the monster treats are not as commons and I dont like having to run after the monsters and cornering them to get the consecutive battles, it wastes a lot of time for no reason and even then the bonuses didnt feel as big as bravely second in the end despite requirng way more effort.

I also slightly prefer bravely second to default 2. BS was just another level of awesomeness. BD 2 was also excellent tho. It goes like this for me: BS>BD2>BD. I still like BD 1 a lot but the sequels really added a lot to the table not just story pacing wise but also gameplay flow and depth imo. I just love job systems in RPGs. Cant wait for Octopath traveler 2 this february!!!

and BD2 was "only" 50 Hours, not +60 like the Others

Well, I found one.

A pro Jared, you could say... I'll leave...

@@LoneRider98 I was gonna do that but you beat me to it

+@@LoneRider98 No, you can stay. But if you make another dad joke, you will be publicly humiliated in Russia

Judging by his sexcapades, he definitely is no amateur.

What do you mean by "honest"? 8.9 is closer to 9 than 8 is; 9 would be more honest than 8.

@@hoodedman6579 elaborate

@@hoodedman6579 i guess its like how essays are graded in college. its a B++++, but just not enough to be A material work

*you're

True and damn right

@Apollo Matias my guy isn't that illegal?

Same.

Same. It feels so good to see him back like this.

Same, Back to form. You love to see it. 😁👍🏾

@@theirishpotato6588 same

Poor guy got me too’d

It's more of the same but it's exactly what I wanted.

This makes me wanna buy it even more

@@solbermartinez6657 Just be aware it isn't a perfect match. The themes are similar, and the combat is similar, but the job system is not. Overall though, it's been very fun so far.

Even if it's not exactly the same, I also need something for my Golden Sun itch so I'll be checking it out. Thank you!

Hmmmm, now i need to play golden sun again

I miss goldensun

If you like this game's music, check out the final theme from the last game: "Serpent eating the horizon". It's a medley that, in-game changes as you progress the fight. Even so, give it a listen.

Don't sweat it, man, I played the OG game lol I love that theme

@@akselevensen2763 Also most of Attack on Titan's openings. Revo doesn't do much, but what they do is gold.

@@icarue993 Well you should check out his original band sound horizon. Thats about 10 albums worth of genius

Welcome to the club of BD2 fans

The grind is half the fun!

Thats what I always find myself doing without thinking. FFX-2 I was always “just one more ability and I’ll move on.”

@@johnnyfkingsilverhand7120 Well that definitely helped keep your mind off of the horrendous number of mini-games in X-2 (that you had to complete most of if you wanted to get 100% for best ending)

Who's Franky?

Bryce Armstrong i never cared too much to get perfect ending. The biggest thing I cared about was getting all the classes. Luckily, I could just lookup the ending on the internet.

Gee...a copy & pasted comment on KZfaq. Never seen that before.

@@ImsorryAnakin its almost like its one of this channels longest running joke or something

@@ImsorryAnakin Welcome to ProJared's channel, you must be new here! I recommend watching Jared's Final Fantasy videos to understand this long-running joke.

Its obvious they are going full "hey guys this is FF5"

you know that trope has been missing for atleast a decade now

I'm not a native English speaker. I usually have no problem understanding English, but Elvis, and almost everyone in his hometown for that matter, can sometimes be extremely hard to understand for me. The only saving grace is that there's text to back up what they say so I'm not completely lost on plot elements.

It'd be funny if people complain about it for sounding fake. It'd also be completely on-brand for internet trolls.

I'd better play with Japanese voiceovers

I'm starting to think the Internet hates voice acting in general

I do hate voice acting in RPGs. It's distracting because I read far faster than any lines are delivered. Elvis' voice is extremely annoying, even if I usually love Celtic voices.

@Ahmed Elsayed Long live the king!

Really, it's the lackluster story being so banal that drags it down to an 8/10, I take it? That, and the small QoL niggles?

The graphics are clean as fuck. Damn that looks good!

Better than triple triad?

@@KainYusanagi For me it's exactly that and I agree with the 8/10. I love BD, played both the first and Bravely Second. I'm playing BD2 like crazy, and while the weak story isn't that much important for me since I play it for the gameplay, it does bring down the score for me. As for the QoL stuff, dude I think Jared actually didn't cover all of the problems in my opinion: - For starters, there's no dungeon map, so you gotta remember all the exploring you did, which can be pretty difficult when you're stopping to battle here and there. - You can't see the quests you completed!! No "All Quests" list. - You can't "Brave" on action choices like in BS. When you wanna use a command 4 times, instead of braving it 4x and choosing it once, you gotta brave 4x then choose it 4 times. - You can't see enemy info such as HP and BP all the time on the screen without pressing X. - There's no way to interrupt your brave action choices when you realise you don't wanna use all those turns (Bravely Second's "Stop" Command). - Small thing, but whenever you change equipment, you gotta wait for the character's animation to end before leaving menus. It just annoys because it's so unnecessary. What hurts the most is that some of these are kind of no-brainers, and since they were in previous games, they hurt more.

Late game job ability go brrrr.

@@Phoenixfire653 swordmaster solid stance + indiscriminate rage go brrr

I was very pleased when the ability that increases damage when you target multiple enemies worked with indiscriminate rage. My damage dealer switches between that and 0 BP pressure points for bosses. I'm definitely switching to Swordmaster once they max out Dragoon, even though they already solo every random encounter as it is.

@@Necrapocalypse there's an ability from Bard called epic group casting that removes the reduced effectiveness from multitargeting. It's pretty late game though so use what works best.

@@kojack-fp8rt Said late game ability + godspeed strike go brrr.

I liked it a lot, I wish they could've continued the original groups story in a way there a little more tbh

Cut the anime princess bullshit in chapter 3 or 4 and I'm with you. Oh and actually focus the plot on saving Agnes. There's no urgency the whole game

I'm a sucker for a world having depressing backstory. I enjoyed the whole game immensely, but the endgame mini-quest where we get to learn about so many of the bosses really sold the experience for me. Not sure what the best way to handle the "anime princess" chapters, but the way she tied into everything was very well done.

The gameplay is quite perfect, but the game has many flaws. Thr sidequest system is definately not good, too repetetive, mostly terrible written. The story is ok, definately far worse than BD1, but not as utrerly garbage as BD2, the characters have an insanely good chemistry better than in BD1, but thr story is only centered about Yew and the other chars only act like an emotional support for him, which was not the case in bd1. The classes are imo far easier breakable than in bd1, which is imo a drawback. There might be more reasons as to why i wouldnt call it a masterpiece, but it definately is a million times better than trash default 2 and a solid game overall.

@@Tools-yt4sk It's really too bad about the side quests. What they were going for with them was pretty solid story-wise, and mechanically it worked well too, allowing for some variety in playthroughs. But the concept of 2 old bosses opposing each other got old pretty quick, especially after repeating everything. Plus it really cuts into the impact of a difficult moral decision if you need to choose both in the same playthrough. The story is hard for me to judge, because as I mentioned earlier, I love the backstory, and learning about it really solidified a bunch of other characters for me. Sort of agree about the story being a bit too Yew-centric, though the rest of the party have their moments, and the chemistry is great. The bestiary is also a treat. Wish more games did it like that.

i hope he doesnt a pull a smt4 1-2 minute review

He said he isnt interested in the series.

His fav megaten game is digital devil summoner

I'm sure you can find some other good reviewer to talk about smt.

I've played it at least once a year since the mid 90s. So much meat and so brisk of a game.

I scrolled down looking for this comment. I think i will play it too. : )

@@Scottdj23 I used Retroarch on my phone and played a retranslation. I own the cartridge (got it for $5 CAD in 2003), I own the Android version, and I have it on Switch and PC, but I like having romhacks.

I never played it, but it's on my mini Genesis. Is it any good?

Dont do it we love you

MER GUR GUR!!!!

Seth>Tiz is true for BD1, but Gloria>Agnes is just wrong

I always like the aspect of my characters fighting there way through hords of enemies and normal fights are usually enjoyable to me. Its what killed Ni No Kuni fore me. The boss fights where awsome but the mob fights where so boring. In my favorite JRPG Fuga the mob fights are amazing. The string of fights leading up to the boss is almost as awsome as the boss fight itself. I always need to keep my head in the game and use my resources wisely. Mob fights can be a lot of fun.

HE REALLY FUCKING DID. Kinda didnt like that. The ending music for the true end made the experience just THAT much better.

@@MizuFujimori Thank you, I thought I was going crazy when I was the only one mentioning it in the comments. At least Revo gets the praise he deserves in Japan

He composed what, now I need to play it

@@nicogalax YESSIR Revo is a legend. You'll immediately notice his composition style from attack on titan in bravely default I and II.

@@darkpyro786 I didn't even know REVO was Linked Horizon, I thought the name was LH lol

Don't sweat the details

Body Slam and Monk's Pressure Punch with sub BP save makes about every other physical attack obsolete

Fake_baby

Bernard... I overleveled like hell for him, AND HE STILL NEAR ONE SHOT ME XD. then I realized enrage made the battle trivial sooo

3:10 But most JRPGs (I'm not including strategy RPGs) aren't that mindless. You manage resources, or like legend of legaia you time for spirit to do more next turn similar to bravely default. I get how the status debuffs are useless vs bosses, but I've played a lot of strategic stuff; saga games even have you learn new moves mid battle, and some games are formation heavy. Heck shin megami tensei games which I don't even like thrives upon weaknesses making extra turns. Breath of fire 3 had observe and dragon genes which were fun too with the master system for replay value. Phantasy star IV had macros for specific moves to speed up battles without needing to guess unlike dragon quest AI, and combination magic if you had a guide. First game had a far better story imo but this review was pretty lame there to say that, but at least he acknowledged the terrible story at the start which the demo made me avoid. 6:35 alone not worth $60.

@@MrVariant Dang, really? I am about halfway through BD2 and I am really enjoying the story. It's one of my favorite aspects of the game. To each their own, I suppose. Edit: Also, the dialog & great voice acting has made me laugh out loud many times. I can't remember the last time a game gave me this much amusement.

@@ejhockey if you don't mind dialogue heavy and it captivates you, be my guest; I've played worse like dandruff guy and annoying chick in ys 8 lol. Though for someone to overhype the battle system as though it innovates the JRPG is condescending to anyone who played the games I mentioned, or even Suikoden 1 and 2 which varied between war, dueling and unite attacks for party battles. The runes being limited use helped cut down on casting judgment or whatever strongest spell all day lol. Dunno if sui 2 cooking minigame counts as fighting but that was fun too. At least bd2 has a card game though it sucks these games are all still expensive compared to all the first party games that had a price drop, like I bought Pikmin 3 for $30 last month.

@@ejhockey I just got up to that airship part of Bravely default 1 and the acting is so godawful it made me quit instantly. That big guy, the girlie girl and that simp henchman to that cruel villainess are torture to listen to. Maybe sequel is better but I'm not gonna waste time lol.

I knew Sloan was not going to be part of the party for the whole game, but man, he last with you a long while

The graphics and chibi style were a necessity when the games were on the 3ds but I agree that they could have upped them, even though I am personally fond of them. My biggest issue is the game's poor optimisation. Brief frame-rate dips, laggy loading screens and the game freezing for a second everytime you open a party chat feels bad and is a bit inexcusable considering that the switch CAN run games that, in theory should lag more than this rpg.

@@akselevensen2763 Yeah your right. Any game that has lag means that whatever is lagging the game is not fully optimized or improved to handle it at once for the frames. No game should actually lag unless it's a very huge game on a small RAM. So there shouldnt be an excuse that this game lags and loses frames in loading times.

the art style to me seems to be going for jim henson puppets. everything looks like it was made for a film like Dark crystal.

The art style is all that’s kept me from playing this. I really can’t get over it.

@@arkainjalex12 i swore I would never play this game because I hated the art style but now that I've played it its easily one of my favorite games.

How dare you! The Bard is BAD even when it’s good!

@@teodellorcio4590 The bard class is literally staple in this game. I DARE you to do the EX bosses in this game without one.

@@popcorn82b YOU CANT FORCE ME IM AN AMERICAN (I’m not) AND I WILL NEVER USE BARDS FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE (my D&D pgs would like a word with me)

@@popcorn82b I couldn’t fit it in, I killed everyone with GSS, except for the secret job portal, man that was brutal, I made Elvis Freelancer/Red Mage with Subjob Specialty 2 spamming Disaster and Mimic

popcorn82b which EX bosses do you mean? (Feel free to be vague due to spoilers - i just dont know what you mean by EX) - but i literally never used bard...

I have a huge problem with lag. Not sure if it's just my system or not but it's really distracting!

@@kamatari1220 my game does stutter a bit as well.

Yeah the beastmaster in itself is so broken, I really struggled having my Elvis be anything else after mastering it. Even if u run it secondary, Off the Leash does great even for the 2BP.

@@allmightygir4865 yo beastmaster is pretty garbo though? All the effort to do the same stuff other classes can do and better. The debuffs you can get from some monsters is about its only selling point.

Without a great story? Smh then you havent paid attention to the story then cause its way too good.

@@aoedus.b3409 Maybe I just have higher standards

@@maxg2335 If you played this after XCDE then yeah your standards immediately skyrocket after playing XC

I couldn't have said it any better myself. It's a shame that the story and characters were so lame and awful because they really improved a lot of the jobs and made combat more fun. I just couldn't sit through this game because the story was so boring, and this is coming from someone who really enjoyed the first two games' story

@@aoedus.b3409 Are you kidding me? Have you even played the past games? This game is literally a lazy as fuck retelling of the first one made 10 times worse. 4 heroes have to save the world because 4 elemental crystals are out of control causing natural disasters where theres one fake villain and then 2 real villains being a fairy and an immortal being. The first game had world building, interesting characters with REAL individual motivations, personalities, and character development. Then you have this game where all the 4 characters are bland goody two shoes with no flaws who do not develop or change at all throughout the story. Not only that but the fake main villain's motivation for quote "trying to bring peace through conquering everyone" makes absolutely no sense since there was no conflicts going on between nations before the 4 crystals were stolen. Also the evil fairy rants about hating humans and how they all need to die but never does the game tell you what humans ever did to her. I swear your standards for a good story are so low you must think the emoji movie is the greatest movie of all time.

Godspeed Strike has entered the chat again x4 Godspeed Strike has left the chat again x4

Godspeed Strike x1, Mimic x3 Mimic x4 Mimic x4 Mimic x4

yeah very bland and forgettable

@@durdudunsanders680 it's in the name

the QoL really is a downgrade

I really hate the lack of information in BD2. Like, *please* fucking show me the modifiers on the skills like BD1 and BS instead of "oh i guess this one does big damage lol" for fucks sake.

The artstyle works great on the 3DS but it’s distracting and clunky on console imo.

I thought he was supposed to be like an American jog (not American, nor Autralian)

@@icarue993 Nope, most of the voices in the game are very commonwealth-y in origin. Only one that doesn't have a voice like that is Seth.

@@nicodalusong149 and Adam

@@icarue993 Ah yes, the only russian(?) voice in the game.

@@nicodalusong149 it sounded spanish to me

If you were a teen in the 90’s and 2000’s and enjoyed JRPGS, this is an absolute MUST play game. I haven’t been able to put it down since.

Play bravely Default first than second. Better story

@@SFG92K Gameplay and music>>>story any day. Would you still say 1 is better in that regard?

@@Walamonga1313 idk yet. Still playing this new one.

I have like 4 switch games that are still factory sealed. Switch is like a pretty but shallow ex GF.

You don't NEED the "thing" you get to finish the game, but if you don't get it, you aren't playing the game hahaha MAX EVERYTHING SON!

If you're talking about it being needed for the job it unlocks, you really only have to play it for like 5-10 minutes worth. Hardly anything painstaking

@@kenkune55 it is possible to only do it in that amount of time. However there are some people (myself included) that took forever to actually win the card game due to struggling with some of the concepts/rules. In these cases it can take between 2-4 hours plus the opinions of deck optimizing from the internet once the person finally accepts that looks for a guide that actually provides good decks instead of just saying beat the character at cards is a good idea. Yes this is just me ranting my frustrations.

@@sorenaleo YES! It took me far too long to figure out how to play that stupid card game! I was screaming in frustration at several points. Why couldn't we have the option to have a cage match outside with that b-word?!

Square Enix Underline Franchise gang.

You should play this while you wait it’s amazing

Not interested in that. It looks like more octopath... Which sucked harder than you in a truck stop restroom.

@@ImsorryAnakin Excuse me, I only blow in truck stop restrooms, thank you very much

@@BasedNozz I got it, so I will