2 games missing here: Magna Carta, which is a KOREAN RPG (not Japanese). It's great, I'm tempted to give it an A, but I'll rank it as a B. The other is Namco X Capcom, the only Japan exclusive RPG I've played on the PS2. (and this video is about the NA releases). This one is a solid A. Thanks everybody!

There you are, guys: S - Growlanser 5, .hack GU (series), Odin Sphere, Persona 3, Shadow Hearts 1-2, Suikoden 5, Tales of Legendia, Valkyria Profile 2, Xenosaga 3. A - Arc The Lad Twilight 4, Atelier Iris 2, Disgaea 2, Dragon Quest 8, Eternal Poison, Final Fantasy XII, Grandia 2-3, Growlanser 3, Mana Khemia 2, Persona 4, Sakura Wars, SMT Nocturne, Soul Nomad, Star Ocean Till the end of Time, Suikoden 3, Tales of the Abyss, Wild Arms 5, Radiata Stories. B - Ar Tonelico 1-2, Atelier Iris 1, Chaos Wars, Crimson Tears, Dark Cloud 2, Disgaea 1, Drakengard 2, Final Fantasy X, FullMetal Alchemist 2, Growlanser 2, .hack (series), Kingdom Hearts 2, La Pucelle Tactics, Mana Khemia 1, Phantasy Star Universe 1-2, Rogue Galaxy, Romancing Saga, Shadow Hearts 3, Devil Summoner 1-2, Digital Devil Saga 1-2, Shining Tears, Shining Force EXA, Stella Deus, Suikoden 4, Suikoden Tactics, Wild Arms 3, Wild Arms Alter Code F, Xenosaga 1-2, Ys 6. C - Atelier Iris 3, Colosseum, Dark Cloud, Digimon Data Squad, Digimon World 4, Dokapon Kingdom, Drakengard 1, Dual Hearts, Final Fantasy, Forever Kingdom, Front Mission 4, Grandia Extreme, Inuyasha, Jade Cocoon 2, Kingdom Hearts 1, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Megaman X Command Mission, MS Saga, Okage, Phantom Brave, SteamBoat Chronicles, Tsugunai, Wild Arms 4, Wizardry. D - Arc The Lad 5, Baroque, Breath of Fire 5, Dawn of Mana, Dynasty Tactics 1-2, Eternal Ring, Ever Grace, Final Fantasy X.2, Graffiti Kingdom, Kings Field 4, Legaia 2, Magick Pengel, Makai Kingdom, Metal Saga, The Nightmare of Druaga, Orphen, Musashi, Shining Force Neo, Unlimited Saga, Virtua Quest, YuGiOh 1-2. E - Ephemeral Fantasia.

Compilation Tier List S tier : Growlanser 5, .Hack/Gu Trilogy, Odin Sphere, Persona 3, Shadow Hearts 1 & 2, Suikoden 5, Tales of Lagendia, Valkyrie Profile 2, Xenosaga 3 A tier : Arc the Lad 4, Atelier Iris 2, Disgaea 2, Dragon Quest 8, Eternal Poison, FF 12, Grandia 2 & 3, Growlanser 3, Mana Khemia 2, Persona 4, Radiata Stories, Sakura Wars, SMT Nocturne, Soul Nomad, Star Ocean 3, Suikoden 3, Tales of Abyss, Wild Arms 5 B tier : Arctonelico 1 & 2, Atelier Iris, Chaos Wars, Crimson Tears, Dark Cloud 2, Disgaea, Drakenguard 2, FF 10, FMA 1 & 2, Growlanser 2, .Hack series, Kingdom Hearts 2, La Pucelle Tactics, Mana Khemia, Phantasy Star Universe 1 & 2, Rogue Galaxy, Romancing Saga, Shadow Hearts 3, Devil Summoner 1 & 2, Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2, Shining Tears, Shining Force EXA, Stella Deus, Suikoden 4 & Tactics, Wild Arms 3 & Alter Code F, Xenosaga 1 & 2, Ys Ark of Napishtim C tier : Atelier Iris 3, Colloseum, Dark Cloud, Digimon Data Squad, Digimon 4, Dokapon Kingdom, Drakenguard, Dual Hearts, Forever Kingdom, Front Mission 4, Grandia Xtreme, Inuyasha, Jade Cocoon 2, KH 1 & Chain of Memories, Megaman X Command Mission, Metal Saga, MS Saga, Okage, Phantom Brave, Steambot Chronicle, Tsugunai Atonement, Wild Arms 4, Wizardly D tier : Arc the Lad 5, Baroque, Breath of Fire 5, Dawn of Mana, Dynasty Tactic 1 & 2, Eternal Ring, Ever Grace, FF 10-2, Graffiti Kingdom, Kings Field 4, Legaia 2, Magic Pengel, Makai Kingdom, Monster Hunter, Nightmare of Druaga, Orphen, Samurai Legend, Shining Force Neo, Unlimited Saga, Virtua Quest, Yugi Oh PS2 E tier : Ephemeral Fantasia

This is one hell of a list as the PS2 was a JRPG machine.

Shadow Hearts Covenant is my favorite game. The PS2 is filled with masterpieces and hidden gems

The Xenosaga trilogy needs a remaster. Like yesterday.

I enjoyed watching this video a lot! I watched it in 3 sittings (as I tend to do with longer videos), but I always had fun coming back to see what was next! There were a few in here I've never hears of that I'd like to check out, and it was nice to see some of my favorites like Radiata Stories get some love!

It would be cool to see you bring all the s ranks from all the systems and rank them

Seeing this list really makes me appreciate the amount of old rpgs I've bought since I started watching this channel 3 years ago.

Merry Christmas, Erick. Thank you for this present!!! I’m watching this video, now!!!!!!

Great video! I'm always impressed with you knowledge of so many games, and I've been eager to see you tackle the PS2's full library. For me, FFXII, FFX, and DQ 8 are my favorite PS2 rpgs. I'm a also DRPG and Roguelike fan, so my list would be quite a bit different (Druaga, King's Field, Grandia X-Treme and Wizardry would all be much higher) but I appreciate the work you put into this and enjoyed watching!

I will have you know I watched this video front to back, the least I could do since you put this kind of effort into this video. 112 JRPGs is nothing to scoff at, what an insane lineup. I could see how some of these games could have crept into the "E" range, but the fact that only 1 was a true dumpster fire is impressive. There are so many of these I have never tried so making a list like this for me would be impossible at this juncture. Well done Erick!

Man thats some dedication playing all those games like that ! great video. Love to see more like this !

I love the chaotic energy of this video Game A: it’s not bad but it’s not good. I’m going to give it an B Game B: it’s not good but it’s not bad. I’m going to give it a C Game C: it’s a masterpiece I’m going to give it an A Game D: it’s not a masterpiece but it’s my list so fuck you im giving it an S

Great video as always man you have helped me build a lot of my library which is in my collection now, I really appreciate your work man!

Dark cloud was my first jrpg. I grew up with an N64 so yeah. That’s why I never got to experience them until I got a ps2 . To this day I’m still working my way through the entire Ps2 jrpg library. I’m playing xenosaga episode 1 right now.

Wow great ranking! I just finished watching it. I am amazed you actually had the time to play all of those games.

Thanks for all of your work and dedication. Love your videos - especially y our PS2 ones.

A massive, impressive undertaking here. A fantastic video for Christmas!

This was an awesome video Erick! Thank you for this Christmas present haha. Happy holidays! - Danny

I just got a PS2 today for Christmas, so this video is greatly appreciated!

Great video, ty fir going the extra mile and adding footage of each game

I appreciate the effort to splice in clips of the games being discussed.

An hour long tier list? Merry Christmas to us!

Watching from Oregon! Your channel is awesome Erick and this list is crazy! Love it.

Thank you so much Eric about your effort for all of those videos that you make by far you are one of my best youtubers you deserve millions of subs keep it up the hard work best wishes to you and your family:)

Absolutely amazing video bro. I learned so much from this and now i need to collect a lot more ps2 jrpg games.

I enjoy your content! It's always nice to see a jrpg fan.

Many thanks to you Erick! I wanted to have PS2 in my childhood and 20 years later I finally bought it and now I am ready to burn DVDs with all the JRPGs you praised here. You truly are a king among men!

Eric this is a good Christmas gift I only played 20 games on this list but glad to see other games represented 👍

Awesome video!! Really enjoyed this trip down memory lane

absolutely insane video! happy holidays

PS2 is THE SYSTEM to own if you pretty much love JRPGs as a top genre or #1 genre. There won't be any better system overall for JRPG enjoyment than the PS2. So enjoy it and explore what it has to offer.

Yo dude! Just getting back in touch back with my PS2 after a hard semester in university, and you also have the same as my brother. This video looks so cool.

great video Erick, Hope u had a wonderful Christmas and have a Happy New Year!!

Hey Erick! What a great Christmas gift! Happy Holidays!

I can only imagine how long this took you to do! Great video brother!

Really love this and your commentary throughout. It would be nice to post the webpage or remove your video feed at the end so we could really analyze the list. It can be tough to view them all. Appreciate your content!!

Thank you for this list of jrpgs! I have found a lot of jrpgs from watching your videos to add to my collection. You're probably the reason why i got the Shadow Hearts games! I just beaten Shadow Hearts and wow did i love it soo much! Right now I'm playing Covenant. I don't agree with the Kingdom Hearts series thou. They all belong in the S tier in my opinion. Lol. Anyway great list! Thanks much!

Great video man, thanks for making it! It’s a shame there isn’t a written way to look these things up.

"Grandia 3 is a Disney game" LMAO In all of these years I had never thought of it that way, but the moment you said that, the opening movie flashed through my mind and I realized it was true! lol Thanks for the content, Erick! I hope 2021 is a better year for us all!

Ps2 really was the goat system, but not just for jrpgs. Back then devs were still green to the big money interests of today and were willing to try new and unique concepts that no AAA publisher would allow in this day and age.

Watched the whole vid. Very nice list! I'll be sure to try some of the titles in A and S. I love xenosaga

I'm so glad that Arc the Lad - Twilight of the Spirits is on he PSN Store

liked and subbed due to this insane and monumental effort

Awesome. Thanks! Man, so many games to check out.

SMT Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga and Raidou games are not grindfest, just fuse demons, cover your weakness / exploit enemy weakness :D. Digital Devil Saga is lot easier game than Nocturne, u need only grind to defeat optional boss - Demifiend. And Raidou Kuzunoha with Persona games are easiest games in all Megatens.

I just discovered your channel, and damn, we almost have the same tastes (at least for the games I've played like you) I'm gonna give a try to some of these games, and I'm really happy to see someone who also likes Xenosaga :3

What an absolute mad lad. Incredible vid. Earned my sub.

I have to say, good job on the list. To be honest the ranking wouldn't be much different than I would have done. From what I can see, I don't think I would move any game more then one spot either way. Merry Christmas

Great video Erick!

Love these ranking videos! I cannot wait for the PS4 one!

Hey I'm new to the channel and you have inspired me to start an jrpg for the very first time, of course I've heard about a lot of them but decided to start off with FFX. It was an amazing experience and I'll always carry this game in my heart. I'm about to start IX now wish me luck 'cos I suck

Nice. I haven't watched yet but still giving this video a thumbs up. Gonna wait till after work and watch it on my big screen 4k TV. Yes unfortunately I gotta work on Christmas

You've outdone yourself again, mi amigo! Thank you so much.

You have played a lot of games! Great to see you do a comprehensive view of what is a great jrpg generation. Too bad the PS3 wasn't great. Probably too hard to develop for.

Man I don't know how many hours you worked on making this video, but I'd say you really rock!

Daamn nice list Erick!

Merry Christmas erick.

First of all I got Eternal Poison thanks to you. Secondly … A??? Lol. The way you spoke about it and the history of how highly you’ve spoken about it in your channel I thought it was going to be this lists first S game. You’re the man, Erick. Keep being awesome

Dude this video is gonna be good! Merry christmas P.s: Are you gonna do this for other consoles

Great effort, you earned yourself a sub!

very glad you have make this video, i was waiting it for the ps1 edition, i hope you plan to make a ps3 edition

SPLENDID! i enjoy every minite of the video but please share a link to the image of final ranking.

Useful video, thanks.

You've got some refined taste, sir. Thanks for giving the dues to Tales of Legendia, Grandia III and Suikoden V, excellent games that are getting overlooked for no good reason.

Thanks for this comprehensive review.

I been waiting for this

I know Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts are very streamlined jrpgs, but if it wasn't for those two series, I would not be a JRPG fanatic. I Love them to death lol. I am really enjoying the .hack gu series and its definitely one of my favorites

Looking up the only E rank game, it looks like it had a different name in Japanese: "Reiselied". Ephemeral Fantasia was actually its subtitle. It means "Pilgrim's Song". Seeing as it's about a travelling musician, it probably would have been a more intriguing title for it. Just looking up the reviews for it though, Erick, I think they are pretty much in agreement with you there! On an amusing note, Ephemeral means "Short". Short Fantasy! *LMAO* Certainly doesn't do it any favours.

Are you planning to rank every PS3 and 4 jrpg too? That would be great.

Merry Christmas Erick!

Looking forward to the video on reviewing every single jrpg on ps vita

Thank you for a great video

I really like those tier list video, its like a big recommandation video. But it would be nice if you could share the tier list link or even just a high quality picture of it ( Really mainly when they are so much games on the tier list its really hard to read, its ok when they are not so many game). Even when you watch the full video, its really hard rereading the tier list after for archive purpose on video. Hope my comment will reach you. Keep the good content ^^ Love

great video! merry xmas!

I LOVE this one!!! Good JOB!!! But... I wish you had a link to see the list you make :(

great tier list and all but i'm more impressed that you spoke for almost a hour straight without drinking water

I thought Tales of Destiny Remake Director's Cut was a great JRPG. It still has my favorite 2D Tales battle system and great 2D sprite work. It's unfortunate that it's not on your list, but that's understandable since was never released outside of Japan. Also, I only found your channel recently and you're already growing into one of my favorite JRPG youtubers since you don't have a heavy bias towards SquareEnix games like most others. There's so many great RPGs out there outside of Final Fantasy.

Wow this was a wild ride!

This is going to be a long video, but it's definitely worth watching for all ps2 JRPG fans.

This is your best video!

Been playing ps1, almost through Xenogears for the first time. I've played a demo when I was something like 13 or 14, pretty much 18 years ago if it makes any sense. Planning to play Lunar eternal blue, Grandia 1 or jump to ps2 with Suikoden 4 or 5, favorite franchise or Tales of Vesperia on xbox360. This vid is a great timing, might alter my choices 👊 as I missed out alot on ps2 as I've been through pretty much all jrpgs on ps1

long time no see!

This is madness!

Thank you for putting .hack gu trilogy in S tier! It's my favorite action rpg, such an underrated game.

And of course fans of other RPGs for the PS2 already know what great games Balder's Gate and Champions Of Norath are.

Makai Kingdom is one of my friends’ favorite games! I haven’t played yet, but I think there’s something there.

Man I love this dude Erick Landon 😎

La Pucelle Tactics goes S rank for me I absolutely loved it, also that music as soon as you mentioned it... So good

Yo Erick, do you plan on making a PS3 Tier List? Great work hermano

Hey Erick insane good job on this video! I agree mostly here. I wanted to hear from you about gladius its tactic rpg I didnt saw it in the list Im I mistaken? Or its not jrpg maybe im a noob about jrpg thats why i follow your channdn since the start love your opinion wich help me decide what to buy! Merry christmas

Great video, very entertaining considering it's lenght. I gotta ask though, since I didn't see it on the list and it's considered an action rpg; have you not played Oz - Sword of Etheria ? It's a hidden gem from Konami that didn't do so well and it's sadly forgotten. I don't know if you read comments but maybe you do and you'll try it out sometime.

thats one of the best videos on youtube

Love these videos!!! Would you be able to do one for the PS3???

I'm currently playing wizardry on my fully functional PS2. I have beat the game before and I do enjoy it immensely. I'm working on trying to get every spell and I want to power them all up to maximum levels. I know that is one hell of a grind but like I said, I love the game.

Awesome list, but it was missing Ring of Red, knowing that you like tactical games, I would like to know whats your take on it. I for myself I would rank Dragon quarter at least in the B tier

I love your videos. They age well!

You called it a hidden gem, but I was so glad to see MS Saga. I can appreciate it isn't for everyone, but it's one of my all time fave JRPGs!

I had no idea there were so many sprite based games on the ps2.