Astral Chain is such a dream, I hope there's a sequel one day.

We need an HD remaster of “Valkyria Chronicles 3”! It’s SUCH a good game with great story. (I love 1-4, but 3 has my favorite story so far)

Digimon feels like it's closer to SMT than Pokemon

Valkyria Chronicles 3 is best game in series (and also best selling VC game in Japan, the only one game in series who sold more than 100k in first week) and it's a pity when this amazing game is still,, only in Japan'' PSP ekslusive. This game need remake + translation.

Magical Starsign! That was a hidden gem back during my DS days. Always chose the dark powers. Probably because of my emo phase. The Valkyria Chronicles was perfection during its first inception. But then the devs lost their way, creating one spinoff after spinoff. Even becoming a dating sim for one before they finally came back to their roots. I never had a chance to play the Xenoblade series. Only came at 3 when I got it from a friend. I fell in love with the characters, especially Eunie. She was just such a darling, that you can't help but adore. Even with her foul mouth.

9:52 - Just a warning about anyone interested in Relayer: the publisher, Red Art Games, is a small time company in France who sell their games online, so you're not likely to find this out in the wild. Most eBay listings of this game were for brand new copies from sellers in the US or France (mostly the latter).

Arc Rise Fantasia was one I bought on release, tried it for a bit, then forgot about it. Fired it up a few years later and was like, "Why didn't I play through this sooner?!" 10 years after finishing that casual play, I finally did a full Let's Play of it too.

Magical Starsing is sequel for Magical Vacation (Gameboy Advance), which is also a good game. Although, it is japan-only, and you'll need fan-translation patch.

The music in that Utawarerumono is really REALLY good. It was bringing tears to my eyes and making me cry, wow! Of course I see that Atlus is on the cover of the game. I’ve been seeing how far back Atlus goes with all of the amazing games they create. Those developers are one of the best in the biz for sure.

Yakuza like a dragon is a gem

I thought Star Ocean: The Second Story just wasn't my game, then I played almost straight through to the end last week and now consider it a certified classic. I had to learn that a) skills were useful in combat and gave you beneficial RNG triggered effects b) if you are playing melee you have to give them a more ranged special as well as a high damage close-up special. Alas, I got stuck at the end boss because I missed the Easter egg earlier in the game that makes him fair.

From day one I thought Digimon seemed terribly derivative of Pokemon, but over time it began to set itself apart by having more in-depth/darker stories. The Dark Masters arc of Adventure 1 was what caught my young self's attention; a stretch where our heroes are facing a group of memorable new enemies so powerful that some of them want to just give up the fight or blame their leader. Suggestion: Interesting things you would like to see a new JRPG try

I like your channel since you talk about games at lower price points as well as the higher ones

Bro, path of radiance was a masterpiece. I wish the new fire emblem games were that good.

Astral chain is awesome. Always wanted to play it, didn't have Switch. Waited till Bayonetta 3 released, now I finally have it but still wait for the right time to play it. I guess this year''s vacation will be hidden gems on Switch :D

Yakuza LaD is such a good game. Yakuza humor taken to 11 along with the great story and great battle mechanics make this one of my favorite games in recent years.

I can't wait until Resonance of Fate is added to these lists... 10 years from now. Seeing as you like Valkyrie Profile 2, RoF, if you actually play and beat it, should impress on a different level.

Since you were very unsure about Yakuza I am happy to see you took to it so well. If future Yakuza games that come out end up being turn based and are as fun as this one, I'd bet you will give them a chance too. Such a cool JRPG. Fantastic list Erick! I really need to get Death End Request and its sequel, they have always looked fun to me.

I played the fan translation of Valkyria Chronicles 3. It's definitely my favorite in the series by far.

Death end request was amazing. I really want a third one. You should try the somnium games.

Valkyria Chronicles 3 is the best in the series when it comes to the story and yes I have played all four of them.

utawarerumono is god tier... also didnt expect i wouldnt like it as much as i did, since im not the biggest fan of the setting, but the characters, sci-fi elements etc. blow my mind and it became one of my favorite series of all times.. in aqua plus/leaf we trust

Watching this just made me realize how seriously bad my backlog is these days...due in part to a) working way too much to barely have time to play anything anymore and b) because I'm still glued to totk any spare chance I get which isn't much, but I've slowly amassed about 170hrs into it now and just finished maxing my energy cell. Still a ridiculous amount to do in it though. Only got about half the depths mapped out and a ton of side quests and the last bit of the main to do. But I've still got at least half of these from the video in my backlogs too not to mention about a thousand other games. Too many games not enough time in my lifetime to finish em all

For me Tokyo Mirage Sessions totally surpassed my expectations. I thought it would be a cheap game with tons of Idol stuff I didn't care about. Boy! Was I wrong! It became one of my favorite switch games. It was gorgeous, the story was fun, and the combat was amazing!

another great video friend!!! keed them coming and ill keep watching!

Brave story , that game surpass my expectations

I'm starting to believe, you don't enjoy anime and all, unless it looks interesting enough to you, nothing wrong with that, but that's what people call, narrow-minded and you slept on a lot of good games. I'm glad that you tried all of these games and getting to play and finish some of the games and I'm glad that you've broaden your horizons, when it comes to jrpg and possibly, role-playing games in general, no matter how unappealing that it looks and also, give everything a chance.

I can't think of any games that were better than I expected, but 2 games I've played more than once, and the 2nd time I like them better were: Phantasy Star III and Final Fantasy 8

One of my surpises was Eastward. Pretty looking Indie game, that has a great story and character development. Loved every second of it, while I thought I would just "rush" it as a snack, seeing my Switch was away. Played it on Xbox (Gamepass). Tried Soul Hackers 2, but that was a big disappointment.

Great video, thank you!

Haven't finish Valkeria 3 yet, good thing I get to see it here cuz it made me remember that game, I'm gonna play it again and finish it this time

Just realized how much the Astral protag runs like FE's Byleth.

I really like Compile Hearts games. Yeah, they have there own charm. Sure, budget is low, many things works... somehow. But it's still fun. Got few Platina's on those games. Including for both 1 and 2 Death end; ReQuest. It was worth it. As for games that surpassed my expactations... well, Compile Hearts games) As for names: Agarest, Cross Edge, Nights of Azure. 13 Sentinels (I knew it's gonna be great, but it beat my expactation in a good way)

Valkyria Chronicles 3 the best game of the series for me.

Ah yes my all time favorite Valkyria Chronicles

You might want to check out the Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth games, since they are essentially Digimon-skinned budget Shin Megami Tensei games.

I got 1 for you. Trinity Trigger is amazing. The customization keeps my spending most of my time trying to min max my triggers. Give it a shot.

I love how the artbook for valkyria chronicles 3 is in English however the game was never localized I loved the game too

Have you played Front Mission 3 on the PS1? It's a pretty good mecha based strategy rpg, with two story paths to follow at the beginning of the game. Worth playing.

magical starsign is a sequel to magical vacation for GBA which i had fun playing.

I think Erick Landon RPG doesn't have time for MMO RPGs. The best genre of all time.

Yakuza was first on the PS2, thought it was first on the Dreamcast

am a fan of digimon anime franchise but i never liked the games aside from Cyber Sleuth, Survive though, that was really good, especially considering it did something Pokemon never did (or will ever do), there is a story, characters and they can and will die depending on which route you take which leads to different endings. NGL i also like a lot of Compile Heart games and i must say Death End Re-quest took it to a whole new level. Heck Neptunia series is good too, weird and funny, but good. Also am not sure if it was recommended before but you should really try the Trails series, that is the best JRPG series i have ever played starting from Trails in the Sky Trilogy to Zero and most recent Azure and finally Cold Steel 1-4 with Reverie coming soon. Oh Scralet Nexus is also a really good game to try out.

I have both utawarerumoni mask of deception & truth games on steam. I’ve been meaning to play it for yrs now. Still have no idea when I’ll actually play it tho.

Magical Starsign was my first ds rpg then breath of the wild to astral chain on switch

I loved Xenoblade Chronicles 3.. I tried to play Xenoblade 2 AFTER that and just can't get into it!!

Yo erick you tried chained echoes? Its really good.

For me it was fairy fencer. I didn't think it would be very good but it surprised me

Solid list as usual. Btw, what's the title of the game on the very first second of the video?

Got Utawarerumono second and third way back thought Id get to play them. But after seeing this. Ive just ordered Prelude to the fallen aswell :) so now I have something Nice to do in a while

Digimon Survive was so good. Was it what I expected? No, but it was still amazing. Unlike most others I wasn't even expecting anything crazy. I was thinking it would be more like Devil Survivor. While it was different in how it went about things, I wasn't actually all that far off. I would have wanted it more like Devil Survivor but what it was was great. It's rare for me to go through a game that quickly. It's even more rare for me to go through every story the game has back to back to back. I just blew through everything in that game in one go. For reference, I only did one playthrough of Three Houses and Ys Origin. Yet I did everything in Digimon Survive. So I have three (four including the DLC?) playthroughs of Three Houses to go and two more of Ys Origin.

Asdivine Heart for me. A buddy recommended it to me and at first I was like naaaah but that somewhat grandia style battle system really sucked me in and next I knew I had 100%ed it lol

Thanks for the video 🎮

Valkyria Chronicles 3 was very good, in fact it's actually my favorite among the 4 games though I love 1 and 4 too. VC2 is really bad, I think the fans (including myself) had high expectations due to the success of the first game but I was utterly disappointed. If ever they make an english remaster of VC3, I will definitely play it again I was skeptical of Yakuza 7 too because Kiryu wasn't the main protag but when it was free for PS plus, I gave it a chance and I actually liked it. Platinumed it too.

Man your lucky having a friend play the utawarerumono mask of deception on the ps4 and ps vita IN ENGLISH. I got the japanese version had to rely on youtube to translate stuff for me but omg the characters each and everyone it was just a rollercoaster of emotions.

I’m just tired of them using fan service as a crutch in rpgs. Xenoblade 2 and Ryza being two examples. If they think it won’t go well then they do a bunch of fan service. Then if it works out they give us games that we should have gotten. The drastic change from xbc2 to xbc3 makes you think none of the same people were involved in the game and they shouldn’t be the same series. It’s pathetic and they should be called out for it. Just make good games and stop rely on fan service when unsure.

Yes!!! Death End Re Quest is great!!! I feel that the second one is trash, but the first one is so good!!!

erick have you finished rondo of swords?

Shining Force 1 also. Because I played SF2 first. And thought I'd picked up the inferior predecessor for novelty mostly. Until I played it. And realized it may be even better than SF2....

9:16 Sexualized demons you say? That’s my favorite kind of demon. 😈

Booba Police looks good.

Astral chain is superb tnx hideki kamiya,👍

What was the game at the beginning of the video with the witch?

Due to ps+ gave us like a dragon a few months ago, now im playing yakuza kiwami. (1rst yakuza remade) and i really enjoy the saga now. Not turn based, but worth the 5/ 6€ that It costs in ps store. Kiryu is a really good character too. We all love ichiban kasuga.

Out of the rest of Yakuza games I really recommend Yakuza 0, it has a deep and dark plot that blew me away, just how you like it and 2 separate protagonists

Awesome that you enjoyed Yakuza 7. Even though I have the same worries for XC2 I'm gonna try out try it out since I don't want to skip it before XC3.

8:35 this game has a sequel

Except that half the game wasn't voiced - in English - I loved Death end Request. Its sequel was also really good in the storytelling department, because it covers some pretty dark subject matter. Despite some ... questionable female bonding, I think it is absolutely worth your time" Even a couple throwbacks to the previous one too.

Xenoblade chronicles x is the craziest, with them mechs.....

You got good choice in games

Astral chain mentioned

Two things that i disagree in this list. 1- Astral Chain is not a JRPG. It's a action/hack slash with RPG elements and a heavy inspiration from anime (the gameplay resembles a lot Chaos Legion, a PS2 game published by Capcom). RPG elements are present in almost every game today, having skill trees is not enough to call a game a RPG. Just because a game has anime-like vibes and progression system, doesn't make it a JRPG. 2- Digimon is not a pokémon clone. The two franchises were launched almost at the same time with completely different niches. Pokémon never truly changed, it was a monster capture/taming game from start; Digimon started as a virtual pet/tamagotchi brand. Totally different ways of distribution, playing and audience.

Can you do your top 10 action RPGs peaches please

Astral Chain is really really Good! Practice the Controls and its Heaven

Did you play xenoblade Chronicles x

Xenoblade is my Astral Chain... I just can't get into it. Yet I keep going back for some reason lol (well, either way I'll profit so...) I may have to play it again.

I'd recommend Yakuza 0 for a start

I'm currently 150 hours into Xenoblade 2. I try to get as close to 100% as possible in all the JRPGs I play and this game is so draining. I enjoy exploring and finding hidden secrets but some parts are just so tedious. Finally finished all the merc quests (I think) and currently working on filling out all rare blades' affinity charts. I've been telling myself that I'm done with this series after XC2 (providing that I won't die of old age first).

¿Consideras que Astral Chain es un juego de rol?, a mí me encanta, está entre mis hack and slash favoritos, pero realmente no le veo muchas posibilidades roleras, eres un DPS o un DPS, ¿no?

lol astral chain is a jrpg? is devil may cry series a jrpg too?

Astral chain was fun but I never got used to the platforming but did somehow beat it. Digimon survive was great but a lack of a English dub slightly pulls it down but great fun. Shin megami 3 is haven't beaten as I'm stuck in the third kepla and Dante keeps shooting me in my knees and laughs (seriously I hate this part) and I want to beat the game but it's either the true demon ending or nothing

To anyone who want to play Digimon games, only play Survive and Cyber Sleuth. Those are the only good ones (Decode and World 1 are too, but they're not RPGs)

About Digimon, while I'm not saying anything about your lack of interest in the series; that's absolutely fine, of course, even as a fan of primarily Pokemon, though I'd always wanted to get into Digimon, as well; I'm just here to correct you on something. It's really not a Pokemon clone at all; much more of a Tamagotchi clone; far more of a virtual pet than any Pokemon game. If the name makes it seem like a clone, that's simply because Japan loves to portmanteau words; in this case, "pocket" and "monster" for Pokemon and "Digital" and "monster" for Digimon. While it does have a lot of cute creatures that change form just like Pokemon, it's more about the particular way you raise your single Digimon to evolve it and usually about it dying and reincarnating in order to become the different Digimon rather than just catching an entire team. Digimon World 1, Re:Digitize/Decode, and Next Order are far more along their tradition than the likes of Digimon Cyber Sleuth I know of. And since one does usually have only 1 Digimon, or, rarely, 2, Survive and the various seasons of the anime are more like their usual, as well. Heck, Shin Megami Tensei is more of a "Pokemon clone" than Digimon is, with how you negotiate with the demons in the middle of battle to, usually, try to get them on your side and how you usually have an entire team of them!

If you play another Yakuza game try Yakuza 0 or 龍が如く０ it generally the best one out there.

Digimon came before Pokémon so it’s not a clone of it

18:36, what is this game?

try Mugen no frontier and mugen no frontier exceed, the most YABAI game on ds and super funny gameplay.

what hentai game surpassed your expectations the most?

To think that Astral Chain is hard to get into, is like saying clothes are hard to get into. Everything is fluid and intuitive in Astral Chain. Your opinion makes absolutely no sense at all.

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What is a JRPG, dont 90% of non RPG Maker games come from Japan? hell Pokemon is a JRPG.

HI Erick, most of ur videos u repeat everything. U'll have a video of the same game cussing it out, and the same game just complaning about it. I would love to see more indie games from the Switch and Ps4 and PS 5. Which r ur top indie rpgs. and keep a series going for indie rpgs. something we can buy and play thats physical. everything is getting boring, but i still support u.

Valkyria Chronicles is such a cheating franchise with such weird design decisions, but the first one still stands as a great game because of the story. I didn't like 2 and 3 so much because they were from PSP, it kind of ruined the performance of the classes, the game is not so beautiful anymore and the huge maps turned into corridors. 4 is just really disappointing too.

Not gonna lie Astral Chain is a good game but very overrated

Nah, Death End Re;Quest or whatever sucked. Along with Dragon Star Vanir, I either played them through PlayStation Now or rented them from GameFly, idr... but I don't think I even got halfway through before I decided to spend my remaining time focusing on other games that sucked less.

Не устаю рофлить с этого жрпг эксперта)0) то у него легчайшие жрпг попадают в топ «сложных», то теперь вот астрал чейн жрпг стала Ор)) Русскоговорящим привет! Я могла бы написать это на английском, но мне лень, пускай ломают голову.)

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