Beautiful video and very well told man, I love how the vast of majority of JRPG fans have a story to tell about what got them into the genre, It's a genre that pretty much sticks with you for life and there aren't many genre's that pretty much stay the same there's always a new experience to be had on every game. There's not very many games out there that can take you on a literal journey, some JRPGS start from when you are literally a child and you grow with these games. They all tell such unique stories no matter if they may all have a similar premise. JRPGS will be a genre of games I play for life and have given me some of my fondest memories I have had with gaming, they can take you out of mental slumps, they can make you feel emotional highs and lows, they can make you smile, laugh and cry, JRPGS are such a unique genre and i'm happy the slew of JRPGS releasing are introducing newer fans to some amazing titles, worlds and characters.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
Well said, mate!
@mystic865
11 ай бұрын
I will also play jRPGs forever because this genre gave me a lot memorable stories, amazing characters, great soundtracks and good battle systems.
@makikuma91
11 ай бұрын
I like that Idea playing a jrpg based on your current mood, I'm so fixated on staying on track with mostly 2 different jrpg's at a time just because I know that if I take a longer break I will completly forget what happened and how the game works. That happened to me recently with tales of arise. I was so focused on only playing Tokyo Xanadu and Sea of Stars. I wish could go about this like you, but it's definitly interesting to hear you talking about this.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
I used to stick to one game religiously, but it got to the point where I would pick up a game that I couldn't stand and it would kill my productivity. It was also at a time where I normally finished all games I picked up too. Agarest pretty much changed my whole mindset on the subject, the one positive result it had on me as the rest of the experience was miserable.
@Llortnerof
11 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut I usually try a few games to see what my current mood is most resonating with and am perfectly happy to just abandon one if it gets to boring to play. Seems a reasonable way of treating it to me. Like currently i can't really deal with bleak games, but an off the wall ridiculous game like Like A Dragon 7 hit just right. To bad i ran out of game there. Oh well, back to seeing what in my backlog fits my mood.
@lukasvitroler2178
11 ай бұрын
I will never get tired of JRPGs. I just start missing them more and more the older I get and the less time I have for games
@MikeShyy
11 ай бұрын
The xenoblade series and unironically changed my life. This has led to me trying so many other Jrpgs that have been impactful to me. From the rest of the xeno franchise to keseki. I actually just beat trails to azure last night and OMG what an amazing game. No other form of media has ever been able to make me feel the way Jrpgs do. I learn life lessons from these games that I use into my personal life. Jrpgs will always be my favorite genre and that will never change. Also the music omggg they are so gooooooodddfddd
@happydeathtv150
11 ай бұрын
did you try older JRPGs? O .o PS1 probably was the best JRPG era
@truthseek3017
10 ай бұрын
Did you like pokemon sapphire/ruby/emerald? Chrono Trigger? FF6? Earthbound? Mother 3?
@rannel7644
10 ай бұрын
If you mostly play JRPG's for their impactful stories give some highly rated Visual Novels a chance their stories are usually on par if not outright better that said JRPG's and their worldbuilding is almost always better than what Visual Novels can achieve
@YennyStark
11 ай бұрын
I’ve come to realize that for whatever reason Multiplayer games give me anxiety. JRPGs offer an experience that doesn’t really give me any anxiety and instead gives me feeling of peace, which is what mainly draws me in I think
@johnciano3524
11 ай бұрын
Jrpgs just bring such a comfort to gaming you can lay down relax get comfy and get into a amazing story and transport to a different world with minimal stress involved unless boss battles
@naram07
10 ай бұрын
My journey is similar to yours in that I used to be BIG into FPS games when I was younger but as I've found myself now I just don't have the time to play them nor do I find much enjoyment out of them. JRPGs are like all I play now lolol for the same reasons as yours. They're just so special in that uniquely Japanese developer way (if that makes sense)
@alwaysdrunk5461
11 ай бұрын
My first JRPG was Legend of Legaia back on the PS1 when I was about 13 years old. Then I was hooked. It was over from then on. JRPGs is what I always wanted but never knew I needed. Ofc before I played stuff like GTA, NFS etc. with my friends, but these games were never really something I looked forward to playing coming back home from school. With JRPGs though, I‘d be drooling at school and couldn‘t wait to get back home. And here I‘m now, 31 years old and still play JRPGs. I also ofc like western RPGs. But games liie Legend of Legaia, Wild Arms, Suikoden, FF (especially FF XII), Dragon Quest will always have a special place in my heart. Currently I‘m playing Cyberpunk, which is in the Top 3 for me and next stop is looking into more tactical rpgs and more jrpgs. Thanks for the video. It made me remember my first experiences with the JRPG genre and appreciate them for the warm and good childhood memories they blessed me with and do today as well.
@dikkedarm2711
10 ай бұрын
When I clicked this video I thought wtf am I watching this random dudes opinion about JRPGS for I must be really bored. But I really liked your takes. Very very relatable. I also came from WoW into league and now I'm playing all the old school rpgs through emulators. Man I was so depressed all my systems died, I only have a Samsung A14 but it runs all the classics on emus. Doors opened. Subbed.
@Zverkand
11 ай бұрын
Great video Kiseki Nut, nice story!
@kagekun1198
11 ай бұрын
I too, had my fill of competitive play with the likes of DOTA, but JRPGs just fulfill me in ways competitive play never can. My first introduction to it was Final Fantasy VIII, and I considered it the gold standard of video games. Then I played FFVII, Suikoden, then Suikoden II opened my eyes to the amazing storytelling potential of JRPGs. From then on I never looked back. Ar Tonelico, Persona, Valkyria Chronicles, and the life-altering Trails series. All are games with amazing moments that will stay with me for life. I still have the odd interest in Western titles; Ghost of Tsushima, Fallout New Vegas, Cyberpunk 2077. All amazing games in their own right. But JRPGs have a special priority lane to my heart.
@craigcowie3671
11 ай бұрын
I kind of fell away from them until Octopath Traveller. Then ended up playing FF 6,7,8,9, & 10. Ill always love turn based JRPG's
@Outshinedsg
11 ай бұрын
I definitely agree with your viewpoint. There came a time as I got older where I realized I had too many adult responsibilities to invest the time to be competitive in highly skill based multiplayer games like FPSs, MOBAs, RTSs, fighting games, etc.. I appreciate the more relaxed pace of a turn-based single player game which I can approach on my own time, and put down whenever I need to attend to real life. But the nice thing too is that, if you really want to go for that hardcore skill based mentality, you can still do challenge runs, like completing 100% on the highest difficulty, or trying to complete with some kind of intentional handicap. The skill-based option is still there, it's just that you don't have to invest infinite time into it if you don't want to. I actually think that more games should be designed such that they respect the player's time and provide a high quality experience for 20-80 hours; I feel like the prevailing mentality of infinite content promotes bloated game design and an unhealthy approach to gaming as a hobby/lifestyle.
@SlRNIGHTINGALE
11 ай бұрын
For me personally it has to be the narrative and fantasy aspect that I look for in my games. As one who served in the military, you honestly think I want to get off work go home and play Call of duty or Sports games, if anything it would just be more stressful for me. The first RPG I can remember actually playing back when was probably Final Fantasy 1&2 advance and 4 which my uncle owned on gba.I think the first official RPG I played was Paper Mario 64 if that counts. I was 7 had no clue what the heck I was doing especially growing up playing games like Sonic and Mario, however I loved the aesthetic of it. As I got older I say the first true RPG that honestly got me addicted to them probably would have had to have been Tales of Symphonia on the GameCube i never played anything quite like it, and at that age i started realizing i loved narrative in my games. I was in middle school at that point and I remember finding a copy for dirt cheap at blockbuster ever since then I've been hooked
@hylianfelldragon1308
11 ай бұрын
NGL, everything you said in this video I completely agree with. Although I have always been more into single player games aside from my last 2 years in highschool where I was dipping my toes into Super Smash Bros which... Yeah.
@babyspine
11 ай бұрын
nice video, I think the same can be said about single player games in general and how they give you more time to really enjoy the game at your own pace instead or trying to optimize and play the meta in some comp game
@waveplay3978
10 ай бұрын
It's great to find what you like and stick to it and be content. But I find that the occasional game out of one's comfort zone can hit all the harder, especially indies can deliver fresh, special experiences
@Miunim
11 ай бұрын
100% with the music part, maybe a bit off topic cuz im watching this drunk but my Trails playthrough of every game was modded a bit, the mod included jrpg song additions and one of the modded boss songs included was this song called "Ideal For Violence". It played in every Cold Steel game + Reverie and it was the hypest shit ever . Apparently added in because the song wasn't used to its full glory in its original jrpg. I probably have footage of it somewhere in my channel, I love timing jrpg music to whatever I'm doing in battle
@jamesrule1338
11 ай бұрын
The "play at your own pace" aspect of JRPGs is the winner for me. They're very chill. I still play other games. Warframe devours my time. I still love Western RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 (and I can't wait for Rogue Trader). But JRPGs are my comfort games.
@samueljansen6372
10 ай бұрын
I like JRPGs as well, but I think the one issue I have is usually the script. Quite often I find that the script translated from Japanese just doesn't have the same impact or feel when it's in english. I think translation is a whole field into itself
@chozochiefxiii3298
8 ай бұрын
Im desperately trying to get back into jrpgs/rpgs because more often than not my current favorite genre (single player fps) are getting very samey to where they have to really stand out in terms of mechanics, artstyle, weapon types for me to actually pay attention to it. Action games as well. Ive played the devil may crys to death and kingdom hearts. I used to love rpgs as a kid and a larger variety of games as a whole. In recent years some rpgs would get me to play them (ffviir,kh3, ys viii) but i havent got that itch to dig deeper and just play more. Even though i want to. I think it's a backlog problem. Even though its not the only genre i have this issue with (2d/3d platformers and metroidvanias) i only enjoyed specific games in those genres too. I dont know whats wrong with me or if i will be able to deep dive into rpgs again.
@TaiketsuG
11 ай бұрын
In my younger years i put a lot of time into LoL and even ff14 but after being frustrated with certain things i stopped playing co-op or multiplayer games in general and tried different games. Somehow most games ended up being JRPG and i enjoyed them a lot so much i dont even know the last time i played something that wasnt a JRPG. Im not against trying other games but it must hook me from the get go but JRPG i can almost always pick up without a regret. Also thanks to u recommending so many different games i came to like a few of those i can play. In terms of OST dunno if western game OST dont fit my tastes but JRPG always have something that i enjoy a lot
@jpicksantos
11 ай бұрын
First JRPG was Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door, didn't really think of it as a JRPG of mario game, also I was 7 years old at the time. Years later, I picked DQ 11 on Switch and fell in love with JRPGs, I started exploring other games in the genre. Then SMT 3 Remaster releases and it fueled the love for JRPGs further for me, and also taught me how to use my turns and buffs/debuffs wisely. More years later, I get FFX Remaster on Switch, and it made me a Final Fantasy fan, and also I consider FFX one of my personal favorite of the series. Then more and more years later, I was at a stop of playing JRPGs for awhile, tried picking it back up but lost that fire to continue. Then I picked up playing Trails of Cold Steel 3, (I had the game the longest time, it was sitting in library for awhile, rarely touched) I was curious about the game and I started to commit myself into actually playing it and seeing this through, through the end. Now I have rekindled that flame for JRPGs!! All thanks to the Trails games!
@winterfoxcloud
11 ай бұрын
in another multiverse reality - TKN never quit league and never started playing JRPGs instead of making these cozy, entertaining JRPG videos - he would be making toxic/rage-induced league videos complaining about how far the game has fallen
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
Sign me up, never too late! (It is, but gotta give the hopium).
@JohnSmithlol2584
10 ай бұрын
I can rarely play anything besides JRPGs since 2018. It mostly started because I'm a huge weeb but eventually I grew to love them
@JohnSmithlol2584
10 ай бұрын
Also went through the same league stage as you 🤣🤣 funny enough YS8 brought me back too
@SargeWolf010
11 ай бұрын
Out of all Generes of games: Sports, fighting, Online MPGs, Visual novels, and few others I cant think of are not my jam 😅
@hiddenlineage4296
11 ай бұрын
You should check out the Yakuza series. Amazing stories, completely single player, and a dense packed world in each game to play in.
@Johnnybox81
11 ай бұрын
Why? Because FFVII graced my life back in 97 and rpgs have been a staple ever since.
@chrismaxie2864
10 ай бұрын
Loved the video!
@KasumiRINA
9 ай бұрын
Anyone who likes jRPGs can safely jump into Bioware-style Western RPGs too, they have the same narrative and single-player focus that Japanese games have, specifically stuff like Star Wars KOTOR, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, newer things from Spiders (Greedfall is fantastic, like being back in Ivalice) and older titles like NWN or entire Baldur's Gate franchise all have the same feel as games from Japan even if made in Canada, Europe or USA (in case of Obsidian and Interplay/Black Isle).
@Nikketsinne
10 ай бұрын
Just picture the village of Dali in FF9, but instead of the music you just have the sound of wind. It would still be good, but not as perfect as it feels in fine.
@MBV97
11 ай бұрын
I love JRPG because of the world, story and character interaction. And Trails series does the best in JRPG
@joltx9909
11 ай бұрын
Always been a JRPG fan. western popular games, especially battle royals and shooters, never spoke to me. I prefer to sink in in a rich single player experience and enjoy some good writing, battle system and a world to explore
@fernandozavaletabustos205
10 ай бұрын
Awesome video!!
@trainradioable
11 ай бұрын
I grew up with SNES, PS1, and PS2 RPGs. This recent trend of games with level caps at 50 or lower and enemy scaling has turned me off of them mostly.
@lumilaniakea1152
11 ай бұрын
accidentally left it playing and missed the whole thing, good video
@SentinelFury
11 ай бұрын
i just wish more of them got PC ports (bonus points for controller support) instead of being Switch exclusive
@sahilchaulkar4293
11 ай бұрын
You should also make review for more jrpgs
@al-rone7137
11 ай бұрын
i thoughtim not a fan of jrpgs because the combat mechanics are turn base. but thinking back, ive been playing a lot if jrpgs since the gba eras and still playing hem until now. somehow its just addicting and easy plus rewarding with story advancement and becoming stronger and stronger after every grind.
@KisekiGamer1
11 ай бұрын
I think of jrpgs like an interactive fantasy novel, my favorite genre
@BlaizeV
8 ай бұрын
Great video
@Z1pZ1p3r
11 ай бұрын
TLDR: because in a JRPG compare to norma LIFE all worlds problems can be solved with friendship, harmony, incredible violence and love.
@michaeldelloro3148
11 ай бұрын
Will you review the Ys VIII novel by Anna Kashina?
@TheShadyElf
11 ай бұрын
I had a similar story with League also. Played a ton in college, quit after starting my first real job. Coming from a day of work and losing three hour long games in a row just felt awful. I did pick up MMOs. Tried WoW, didn't like it and now still playing FFXIV though after 7 years thinking I'm getting a bit bored of it. GTA Online is another I've played on and off for 10 years now. But FF14 and GTA Online can be played mostly PVE which makes them better for me than games like League, I'll likely keep one of those games since it's nice to have something that continues to evolve over years that you can keep coming to. But by and large getting tired of multiplayer games. Agree with all the points you made, though I also like CRPGs and strategy games also.
@GDKight
11 ай бұрын
LOL, i was playing Baten Kaitos while listening to the video.
@TheSecret234
11 ай бұрын
I had a similar experience with League of legends. I found the trails series in 2020 and for a time I would play it alongside LoL. Eventually I realized playing LoL is more of gamble. Maybe your teammates will be bad and you'll be stuck in a game where you can't do anything and there goes 20 minutes of whatever free time you had. Why gamble with that when I could just play a game I know I'll have fun with? Add to that how it feels like you have to commit once the game starts and if anyone does as little as ring your door you could be fucked cause it can't be paused. That's how I beat my League of Legends addiction. I replaced it with JRPG addiction. At least I'm having fun with this one instead of malding.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
I normally just rode the wave with the community, toxic as hell but I would just laugh most of the time at the sheer audacity of some of the sentences being typed. My overall desire to play League just dissipated more than anything else.
@sezaku85
11 ай бұрын
Um....did they even have bronze gold diamond etc back in s2 s3? I remember it was only ratings, like 1400, 1800 similar to wow arena.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, Diamond existed back in S3, I remember getting the border for the start of S4.
@KABLAMMATS
11 ай бұрын
does dark souls count as JRPGS?
@guruthosamarthruin4459
11 ай бұрын
I feel like the vast majority of western RPG soundtracks are no different from movie soundtracks: they're just background ambience. I don't want to listen to them outside of the game.
@2810Mad
10 ай бұрын
I can't play any of these games without falling asleep 15min after starting
@reinerei8294
11 ай бұрын
When i play jrpgs i feel like playing an interactive anime. best of both worlds
@Mclearmountain
11 ай бұрын
Exactly! JRPGs are even better than Anime due to the engagement it provides. I’m not just sitting there staring at a screen succumbed to the will of the showmaker’s pacing. I can read dialogue as fast as I want. I can press a button to skip the conversation along if I am done reading a text box. I can move my character around a world. I can choose where to go and who to talk to. Not to mention the gameplay, combat and mechanics of it all. Video games are more engaging, and it feels like you are PLAYING an Anime. Not just watching it sitting there like a potato.
@lilxlaopride
11 ай бұрын
couldn’t have said it any better. exactly how i feel.
@ddavis504
11 ай бұрын
It’s like going to each new town is like starting a new arc (mini arc maybe) in an anime. That’s how I about it when I had progress thru DQ11. Each play session was like a new episode in my mind.
@jairekambui7738
11 ай бұрын
Jrpgs are way better than modern manga and anime. I just wish my anime fan friends would understand that.
@robertusmaximus42
11 ай бұрын
I rediscovered my love of jrpgs within the past 2 years. I moved to a new state where I had no friends or support system, got my wife pregnant, my mom's cancer took a downward spike unexpectedly, and my dad started getting sick to. JRPGs presented a sense of normalcy and escapism in one. My weeb side always loved the idea of the power of friendship, and boy did I need friendship more than ever before. I grew up loving the strategy and stories of rpgs, and during this time it clicked that jrpgs had what I loved. They've helped me through some real dark times for sure.
@joshstoffel9455
11 ай бұрын
Which games did you turn to?
@captainkidd22
11 ай бұрын
Hopefully things are going better brother
@robertusmaximus42
11 ай бұрын
@joshstoffel9455 I think it was Persona 5 and a mix of Digimon Cyber Slueth and pokemon Legends Arceus that resparked my love
@robertusmaximus42
11 ай бұрын
@captainkidd22 thank you! I'm in a pretty stable place now thankfully
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
I'm glad to hear you're back in the saddle, bud! Thanks for sharing!
@slipknotsoad86
11 ай бұрын
2 things 1: Thanks for putting game names over footage, always appreciated. 2: I really enjoy this more personal content, you sum up why this is one of the greatest genres perfectly.
@waynegilliam3805
11 ай бұрын
My aunt was the jrpg member of the family. so when I would go to her house I would see her playing these huge games with big stories that I would only see a slice of. So when I got older I looked for those feelings over and over again. Awesome video by the way
@swisdom9117
10 ай бұрын
Where is your aunt now.?
@Mr_Deku_Scrub_
11 ай бұрын
What got me into them is when I first played Final fantasy X HD(PS4). Never really been one to stay hooked on MP always was the odd friend out who was never that into games like COD, Battlefield e.t.c. then 2015 happened and I remember playing Fallout 4 as I have always liked the series with Fallout 3 and NV. I was juggling FFX and Fallout 4 back to back. And after only playing Fallout 4 for around 6 hours I found myself around 35 hours into FFX. I was blown away that a game from a PS2 era could have so much story, combat depth, beautiful art direction and the music was just incredible. It truly felt like something I had never experienced in gaming. I then went on to play Tales of Xillia, pretty much every FF game, Chrono games, Nier, Legend of heroes, YS, Persona. It pretty much changed my entire gaming life and I do not regret it in the slightest.
@jmporkbob
11 ай бұрын
"jrpgs are mommy" - tkn, 2023
@OwainBigGuy
11 ай бұрын
Im currently taking a break from video gaming to focus on life stuff, but in 2020 my friend introduced me to the Trails series and it became my favorite game series ever. I beat reverie (i still gotta do the postgame haha) last july and absolutely loved every game. Very very excited for daybreak this summer and that's probably when i'll get back into gaming. I agree with all of your points in this video and it's really nice seeing someone appreciate my favorite genre in very similar ways that i do.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
Take it easy! Games will always be there!
@freddyinferno2
11 ай бұрын
As I’ve gotten older and a lot of my friends have stopped playing video games I’m the one that has gone even deeper into them. I’ve bought most of the major releases this year and have prolly put over a thousand hours into my PS5 and switch this year. I’m glad I’ve gotten to enjoy my gaming this year with a focus on JRPG’s and story based games.
@alumlovescake
11 ай бұрын
I think Jrpgs have ruined other games for me. I have practically given up on games that aren't long story focused games.
@BlueGrovyle
11 ай бұрын
It's funny because I grew up on RPGs, but story is a bit down the priority list for me. The top element is almost always gameplay/mechanics.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
I can definitely still enjoy other games, but I find my mind always wanders to a backlog of JRPGs when it's time to pick a new game up. Most of the time, it will be one of them.
@ADAMAGAYAN
11 ай бұрын
my first RPGs when i was a kid were FFIX and Chrono Cross, so no wonder i fell in love with a genre ever since then ❤ oh, that sweet PlayStation one boot up sound 🎮
@uppernimbus
11 ай бұрын
Even though I'll play many different kinds of games out there, JRPG's are definitely my favourite and in my opinion the best genre. JRPG's just have this sense of epicness which other gaming genres don't always succeed in capturing. The stories, music, gameplay, character designs and worlds are so mouthwatering within JRPG's. Great video dude, well done 👏
@panagiotishionakis2598
11 ай бұрын
You forgot another reason, sir. 99% of the JRPGs are complete games, unlike most of the half-baked, incomplete buggy messes that pose as AAA games from western developers.
@LaMereACaniche
11 ай бұрын
I played persona 4-5 last year, these two completely reignited my love for JRPGs, I had played a fair share of them waaay back, during the FF7-10 era but stopped playing them for a long time. This year, I've discovered the trails and YS series and I'm having a blast. We share a super similar background, though we have to swap League for DotA / DotA 2. At one point I realized that competitive multiplayer games weren't for me anymore (Outside of fighting games) and were a big part of why I felt what I like to call "gaming fatigue". Didn't play games for quite some time during that period. I'm glad I got to rediscover what amazing single player experiences feel like!
@thomasffrench3639
11 ай бұрын
I just like RPGs in general. It doesn’t really matter if it is western or eastern, they are all great. It doesn’t bother me that Dragon Quest III doesn’t have this in depth story, it’s still one of the best RPGs of all time. I like Dragon Quest III for the same reasons I like Dark Souls, even if many people consider them completely different.
@markphillips8605
11 ай бұрын
I understand exactly what you are saying. I've been playing games since the early 90s but have always felt happiest in JRPGs. I briefly flirted with MMORPGs - always on a roleplay server - including WoW, but I really don't need the drama and competition of playing in those sort of environments anymore. JRPGs feel like being home if that makes any sense at all.
@followertheleader
11 ай бұрын
Jrpgs tell great stories, have great characters, the gameplay is all about strategy, and they are long enough to justify the money you spend
@MemoryMori
11 ай бұрын
Great story. Great gameplay. Great characters you can relate. No microtransactions (mostly of the time...looking at you Bandai Namco -.-""") No need to be 24/7 online. No "daily/ weekly quests". No modern day politics -.-""" And they have beautifull women....both looks and personality =^^= Graphics?? Well, everybody has their own tastes in graphics. Music? DEAR LORD!!! the masterpieces you will miss if you will not give eastern games a chance... witch game do you ask?....... EVERY ONE OF THEM and Im serious.... Tales of... series FInal Fantasy series Rezident Evil series NieR games.....oh man if you dont play some of it, well your missing a looooot. For example, FF XIV A realm Reborn. Its an MMO...but man the story broke me TT_TT So many emotions that I didnt know I can feel.... Remember us, remember.... Remember that once we lived...
@danielgrezda3339
11 ай бұрын
I wonder how JRPG's will fare in the future thanks to tik tok and short form content taking over. I'm around 16 and of my friends i'm the only one who enjoys long form content like JRPG's and visual novels. Hopefully there will be as many people interested to buy JRPG's 20 years from now.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
I'd like to think the genre will bring in more likeminded individuals even as the years go on. While JRPGs are still quite niche in the West, I feel it's had a notably resurgence over the past decade. I believe that will continue, there's always a different taste for everyone.
@danielgrezda3339
11 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut I mean, hour long youtube videos have gone from a novelty into a popular trend recently so there probably will still be people that discover long form content and enjoy it. Plus, fans of longer form content tend to be more dedicated and spend more (tik tok loses billions a year, amd instagrams shift also lost it a lot more money so technically the trails series makes more money than tik tok while being niche).
@DiabolicCrusher
11 ай бұрын
For me it's for the most part experiencing the stories, watching a character or party of characters depending on game grow from weak to literally unstoppable, the flashy cool-looking finisher skills(think s-crafts or hi-ougi/blast calibers from tales of games), bonus points if the game has great atmosphere and immerses player in it, or has a really entertaining gameplay loop like ys. And don't get me started on music, some of my favorite tracks to this day i discovered through videogames, most of which were from jrpgs.
@P.CălinFlorin
10 ай бұрын
Please share those tracks! I wanna listen! Ty
@ashleyward3277
11 ай бұрын
I mostly play single player games (JRPGs, boomer shooters, platformers, Metroidvanias, action-adventure games like Zelda, etc) and avoid anything with an online element like the plague. JRPGs are my favourite though, for many of the same reasons mentioned in this video. If I made a list of my top 10, 20 or even 50 games I can pretty much guarantee that JRPGs would make up most of those lists.
@nickmaestro
11 ай бұрын
I’m an orchestra director for middle and high school, and I also play professionally with symphony orchestras. It was actually the music of Final Fantasy X that not only spurred my desire to study music more intensely, but also got me into JRPGs. So if the music of a video game can get a classically trained musician to listen, then you KNOW it’s good. One of the most memorable moments in my career was being hired in 2015 to play viola with a professional orchestra for Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess. Best, easiest, and most enjoyable $400 I made in one sitting. Literally had a 3 hour rehearsal morning of and 2 hour show that night. I also played Video Games Lives, and I’m hoping to get hired for Distant Worlds and Nier concerts.
@chexmixkitty
11 ай бұрын
Your fall from league is similar to me in that I can't really stomach mp games anymore. Only one I still love is Monster Hunter. I play it mostly solo, but will play with randos if I need help with a tough hunt.
@drewboi2001
11 ай бұрын
Great video! I'm able to relate with you on how I got into not just JRPGS, but single player games in general. I too spent an enourmous amount of my time in the past with league of legends. The game used to be fun (especially with friends) and to this day (even though i stopped playing) I still think it is a greatly designed game. The biggest issue for me was the toxic community. After dealing with a lot of competition and toxicity with online games, I started to question myself what gaming is to me. "Gaming is supposed to be fun, but why do I have to feel bad about it?". This led me to think back on the first time I started playing games. Ever since I started my passion for gaming playing the "The Legend of Zelda" on the NES, gaming for me was something thats supposed to be fun, relaxing, and something that makes you feel like you are the main character where you get to do your own thing. Thinking back, I've realized how much fun I had during my childhood playing Final Fantasy 7, Tales of Symphonia, Suikoden, and so on. After quitting league, I took a break from gaming due to life duties calling me and such. After some time, my passion for gaming was still lingering and as such, tried to get back to it. And believe it or not, the moment that got my gaming vibe back was the day when I first started playing "Trails in the Sky FC" on Steam. The narrative and the gameplay was so fun and engaging for me that I almost lost myself into it. This game helped me get back into gaming in general and before I realized, I was buying all the other sequels and having fun again playing games. I love Falcom games so much that I now own all the Trails and Ys games up-to-date 😆. I just love the engaging narrative and world-building in these series. I also enjoy playing other single games within a variety of genres whether they be on PS5, Switch, or PC. To this day, I am really grateful that I found the trails series because it helped me realize the things that I consider important when playing games, especially JRPGS (the feeling of relaxation, playing at my own pace, engaging narrative, being able to delve into a world where I can play and do my own thing without contraints). If you love JRPG's and haven't tried the a Trails game, I highly recommend it! Anyways, thanks for reading my long gibberish! 😊
@tobiasbracknagel4998
11 ай бұрын
Being in my late 50s, I come from a different angle. ;) My first JRPG was a small unknown dungeon crawler on the Sega Megadrive / Genesis called Shining in the Darkness. I had read about it in a German gaming magazine and decided to give it a try. And I got hooked. After this entry drug, I grabed any game that seemed to resemble SitD at least a little bit. And that way I was introduced to games like Shining Force, Phantasy Star, Land Stalker, Warriors of the Sun, Warsong, Cadash, Immortal.... the possibilities seemed endless back then (and were even enhanced later on on the Mega CD with Lunar, Shining Force CD and Vay). But roughly a year later the SNES came along and single-handedly destroyed my delicately managed timetable for the next years: Final Fantasy, Shadowrun, Solstice, Soulblazer, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, Ogre Battle, Terranigma, E.V.O., Brain Lord.... the onslaught of JRPG greatness on the SNES was simply overwhelming and would never been topped again. Right? Wrong. Along came not a spider but the Sony Playstation with its later sheer exhaustiv JRPG libary. And then came the Saturn. And then the PS2. And the Dreamcast. The Gamecube. I think I'll stop here as you surely get the gist of it. I might not play as much today as I used back then, but I am still hooked on JRPGs - preferably those with a turn-based battle engine. And thanks to Atlus and Falcom (and - to a degree - Square Enix) I won't run out of stuff to play anytime soon. Thanks for the vid, it was fun as always.
@onatgz
11 ай бұрын
moral of the story: why leave comfort zone. just get a blanket and get cosy.
@TheGunmanChannel
11 ай бұрын
Swap Starcraft 2 for LoL and this story is me. Being able to take a game at my own pace is not a negotiable.
@EndlessIX
11 ай бұрын
Playing multiple games at the same time is wild, I personally can never do that. I don't like playing games from the same genre back to back too, I try different genres to keep thing fresh and experiance all this industry has to offer, doing it that way enhanced my enjoyment from gaming by a lot.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
I used to stick to one game at a time but it just didn't work for me. All it took was one bad game to stop my progress (Agarest in this case), so my whole mindset changed. I started to play multiple games at once, and I was no longer afraid to drop a game if it wasn't clicking.
@JonBlack413
11 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNutI might start doing this myself.
@LightMageMike
11 ай бұрын
I hear you in regards to the single player focus of JRPGs and the kind of competitive nature of a lot of other genres. I just don't feel competition in the same way as others; I care more about giving my all and having fun than winning, so those kinds of hyper-competitive genres aren't for me. I've really wanted to get into fighting games before, but I just don't care enough to 'get good'. And the story aspect is definitely part of it for me too. I mean, I'm a writer -- even if a kind of half-baked one at this point -- stories are really important to me. And that comes across in all mediums. Historically I liked reading books the most, but as I grew older things like movies, manga, and video games filled a similar role to me and I find JRPGs just, like you said, tend to have the most generally focused stories as a genre. While stories are important to me, the ones I like the most are fantasy and JRPGs usually do the best job of putting me in another world like that. Though when I really ask myself 'why JRPGs', it's kind of hard to put a finger on it and I think that comes down to a lot of how close they are to me in a lot of ways. While certainly not a JRPG, I grew up (as in some of my first memories are associated with) playing the Heroes of Might and Magic series (II and III, mostly). And that's what really planted the fantasy bug in me. I was just always dreaming of things like knights and dragons, magi and necromancers. So then when I was ten-ish and picked up Wind Waker (still not really a JRPG, per se, but it fills the role) it really hooked me. It was a game that had so much of the fantasy I liked, so much of the classic almost fairy tale or Chivalric Romance story of a heroic knight facing a true evil (and even then, the 'true evil' in Ganongdorf gets a good deal of fleshing out as a person rather than a threat), that it became probably the first game I was truly obsessed with. And so that kind of led me to the path of other games like it and into JRPGs as a whole. I think it comes down to JRPGs acting as the most fluid expression of something I've always felt, the most concrete depiction of ideals I've always admired, and that's kind of the best way for me to put it. Sorry for the ramble. As ever, thanks for the video! Always enjoy being able to take a breather each weekend with these videos.
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
It is difficult to articulate why we enjoy the genre, you just know when something 'clicks'.
@roselemke648
11 күн бұрын
JRPGs started for me in the NES era. I can't help but get the feeling they were made for me. By that, I mean i was an only child raised by a single working parent. They took me away from the boring, uneventful life I knew. Here was a little unknown me, and here was my chance to be the hero of a story. Looking back on it now, I can see how they were so much more. They were my mom, my dad, the siblings I never had. They filled the void of a family for me. They cultivated my imagination. They helped me open my mind to other ways of thinking. They showed me that there were many sides to a story, many different points of view. Now, almost to 50, JRPGs have become kinda like a security blanket to me. They have always been there to keep me safe, take me away to a different world, and give me friends and family to care about. They are and always have been a safe and warm experience.
@thecognitiverambler8911
11 ай бұрын
What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing! Ours are impressively different here. For me, JRPGs are sort of in my DNA. I was born in 1987 - the very same year the first Final Fantasy released. My dad and my uncles liked video games - most especially JRPGs - so by the time I was old enough to have long-term memory, I was already completely in love with the genre from my early childhood exposure. JRPGs are the what inspired me to learn how to read - well before children generally do - and it put me ahead of the curve with my reading skills for the rest of my school days. I loved everything about them: The bright colors, the adventure, the progression, the sense of being a hero . The sort of "continuousness" of them. Back then, JRPGs were the only games largely that had "saves". Most games were designed to be beaten in a single sitting, or if not, would have some sort of dreaded code with an obscene amount of characters to write down. The idea that I could embark on an adventure that would take a fair amount of time engrossed me. I'd later (oppositely to you) come to dabble with FPS games, and yes, League, but JRPGs were always "home" for me. I was homeless for a while in the late 00's and early 10's because I didn't own any consoles, and JRPGs didn't seem to be popping for me. My love for the genre was rekindled when, on my 27th birthday in 2014 I whimsically treated myself to "Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC" on steam. The game shattered every single expectation I possibly had, and my love for JRPGs came flooding back to me thanks to that game. It's a big part of why Trails is so special to me. My love for JRPGs went dormant for the better part of a decade, and that one game brought it all back.
@boredbeck
11 ай бұрын
Direct I answer why I prefer JRPGs = I dont like playing with other people Nicer answer = because I can immerse myself in a world, and escape...fall in love with characters and connect emotionally, take time and not rush (most of the time) in the fantastical worlds of JRPGs and digest the story.
@ffxiikd1426
11 ай бұрын
really nice video the 👑 mood JRPGs is
@chickenfillets
11 ай бұрын
Hearing that you chose to play Sonic Frontiers is an utter win! It was because of Crisis Core on PSP that got me back into JRPGS, and like you I wanted single player experiences! Plus I am utter dire at multiplayer haha
@TheKisekiNut
11 ай бұрын
Frontiers was sick!
@statesminds
11 ай бұрын
I have loved and played jrpgs since i was a kid and im 32. Trails is one of my favorite series but i do just like rpgs in general bc mass effect is also one of my favorite series. Also love dragon age origins, baldurs gate 3, etc
@DanteCrowlley
11 ай бұрын
I do still play western RPGs as well, but the game philosophy of jrpg just won me over time, a lot of experimentation, there's a game or series for almost all flavors if you really dig in, not everything is actually goob the concept alone can blow your mind, while the western RPG has its own qualities but not as much of experimentation as the Js have, you might say BG is probably the most wild RPG we have in the west in terms of gameplay variety, n I would say yes since I barely know any western RPG at all, not to say jrpg is objectively better or not, it really depends on personal tastes
@muningningdakat4132
9 ай бұрын
While there are western RPGs like the ones from Bethesda Studios, that they have some goated games, JRPGs has something else. Dark Souls and Elden Ring are considered JRPGs as well because those are Mr. Miyazaki's works. JRPGs not necessarily need to be Anime-related, for as long as the game is made in Japan, it counts.
@garchomowner
11 ай бұрын
The only time i will stop playing is when i am dead or all jrpg magically turned into f2p gacha games
@LordZoth6292
11 ай бұрын
5:23 Apex Legends had just come out. My buddies and I were dropping in having a blast. In my last game, my two teammates push on one group, while I attempt to flank them around a cliff. I got stuck/lost and didn't get the drop on the other team, and my team mates died and just were salty about the whole situation, saying I wasn't there for them. I haven't played a serious multiplayer game with them sense, and have almost mainly gone to single player RPG-esque games. Last game I played with friends was Tony Hawk. I like Fallout 76 a bit because it's basically single player.
@msaag5490
11 ай бұрын
I dislike competitive games because of what they do to me and my mindset. The moment I'm more concerned about reading/watching guides to get better, the less I enjoy a game. Smash ultimate was fine, until I wanted to get a bit better, so I looked up guides to do advanced movement techs. That killed my enjoyment. I was fine playing Valorant with friends, until I wanted to be more useful and not die uselessly. So I watched guides on peeking, crosshair placement, etc. Basically once I start dipping my toes to become more competitive, the more I start to hate a game. JRPGs aren't like that. I can read a guide, but its more on making sure I get the missable items or hidden quests. The focus is more on storytelling which I love above all else in games. Even FF14 which is an MMO, I primarily play for the story and whatever battle content there is, it's usually cooperative. Challenging content I usually attempt to see if I can come up with something to overcome. Generally, JRPGs just make me happier compared to other genres.
@beeys
11 ай бұрын
"why i will always play jrpgs" is like "why i will always play video games" i dont even play many other genre games. singleplayer rpgs jrpgs some srpgs, i like rogue lites and farm sims (specifically rune factory 4), used to like mmos but no time really these days, id rather spend time on a save file that should stay forever vs a server that could shut down in years to come and all your stuff just poof. never got into fps games other than warframe if it counts. JRPG is just the best genre, stories characters and worlds to get lost in, how could you NOT love them?
@Gloryboyquan
11 ай бұрын
...definitely on of my fav gaming genres after fps ... I Been playing Monster hunter frequently got over 200Hrs + ILOVERPGS❤
@moomanchu608
10 ай бұрын
Future redeemed is a bit more important than you’ve made it out to be. It completes the story of xenoblade 3 and especially covers things that were not shown in the base game Your point is correct in that xenoblade 3 by itself is a self fulfilling game
@peyxx
11 ай бұрын
i have a love-hate relation with this genre i love many of the game mechanics progress systems and many more things but there is one bad thing that make me give up on many of them its the fact they never know when to shut the fck up,so many times really enjoying a game but had to endure long 30 min long speeches about trivial non interesting stuff that would make mexican soap operas to shame its ridiculous my latest case was Yakuza: Like a Dragon.its like your girlfriend stops sex when you star having pleasure pure torture
@marksayosmejia7251
11 ай бұрын
I play jrp, heck i personally consider soulsborne as jrpg(rpg made in japan. WHOA) But i play a variety of genres from hack n slash, action adventure, rhythm game, fps, armored core, ace combat, monHun, etc. Just mostly singleplayer with a bit of arcade and or few multiplayer gaming. I can see why multiplayer or competitive aspect for games doesnt appeal, but i play a bit just to enjoy them. Tldr a jack of all trades ahahahaha. Focusing only on one genre aint my type.
@TrvisXXIII
11 ай бұрын
I haven’t finished yet, but I’m sure the reason is the same I have for not being into any other genres, namely platformers, FPS, and Sports games. The ones that’s dominating the mainstream right now.
@huh5950
9 ай бұрын
its mainly to watch the interacrion between characters but with the familiar Japenese abime tropes. Its like watching anime intwractively so I can speed up or slow down the oace unlike when watching the story unfold and actively finding out parts of the lore. Same reason why through the years I shifted towards manga and novels over anime. I have more control over the pace at wich I take in the story and connections between characters characters
@Sondi
11 ай бұрын
Eerie how similar our stories are with LoL and transitioning to SP games. Once I got out of MMOs and Lobby based games like LoL, PUBG, etc; I've started to go back and play all those games over the years that i missed. JRPGs for me as a kid were always the standout titles for me, because I get immersed in a game. I fall in love with the characters and the world and want to see it through. You hit the nail on the coffin with the anime style also being a big draw. Back as a kid when it was either DBZ and Naruto or "That weird stuff", being a die hard anime fan back then these were the games that drew me in compared to white dude with gun 4.
@iridmeilien
11 ай бұрын
Jrpg is the best genre! It gives you amazing stories sometimes can make you cry even 😂😂😂 like xenoblade for me😂
@lunar-exe433
11 ай бұрын
I remember so vividly how I started playing JRPG’s. I was 8 and my neighbor friends and I loved playing knights and pretend pokemon out in the fields. One of my friends mom showed me breath of fire 3 and the field song, causally overworld just made my day and when i saw it’s combat I was thinking we do stuff like that outside🤣 and I loved the battle music too. When I rented the game a year later it clapped me sideways but I spent hours just listening to overworld music and has always had it on wherever device I had at the time. Thanks a single song is how I got into the genre.
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