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IGN: The 25 Best JRPGs of All Time
Lightsong
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View: https://youtu.be/PWnyL3C535k?si=obqcngebDnarZ0JK
25: Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne
24: Breath of Fire 3
23: Golden Sun
22: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
21: Lost Odyssey
20: Star Ocean The Second Story
19: Bravely Default 2
18: Live A Live
17: Tales of Vesperia
16: Kingdom Hearts 2
15: Grandia 2
14: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
13: Xenogears
12: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
11: Octopath Traveler 2
10: The Legends of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
09: Pokémon Gold / Silver
08: Suikoden 2
07: Earthbound
06: Draogon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
05: Xenoblade Chronicles 3
04: Metaphor Refantazio
03: Final Fantasy X
02: Persona 5 Royal
01: Chrono Trigger
The one game per franchise rule applies here.
Also: Lufia II was robbed. ROBBED!
Rosebud
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Good list
It’s Time To Go
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No Clair obscur expedition 33 boooo
also heart gold and soul silver are better than the originals.
nsilvias
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no ys game lol
JazzmanZ
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Good good, Paper Mario TTYD
CheapJi
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Really solid list.
Like the hat?
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Pretty solid list imo. Id change a few things personally but thats part and parcel with these type of things.
ynthrepic
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FFX the only FF?
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Lightsong
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At least they picked the correct Final Fantasy!
Euler
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Radiant Historia got robbed.
GameOver
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Surprised not to see FFVII
tapdancingFreak
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This is a great list.
XB3 is THAT game.
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Lightsong
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ynthrepic said:
FFX the only FF?
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They only picked one game per franchise.
Hero_of_the_Day
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I fully agree with number 1. Lot on the rest of that list I would call "good games", but wouldn't make my top list at all. But, whatever. As long as Chrono Trigger is where it belongs.
NSESN
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solid list, a bit of recency bias but every list has that
also xenoblade 3 getting the love it deserves
Eintopf
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...Bravely Default 2?
drewfonse
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ynthrepic said:
FFX the only FF?
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I know right? I thought I was imagining things
ShaggsMagoo
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Holy shit, it's actually almost all JRPGs! I would say Kingdom Hearts and Xenoblade were arpgs, personally. Also, I'm guessing they are limiting to one per series, because there are some definitely some FF games missing otherwise.
ozumas
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I don't think this list is good personally, specially Metaphor being number 4 and Persona 5 being considerer better than Final Fantasy X.
Also doing one entry per saga is a bad idea and I don't think Chrono Trigger is the best JRPG ever, not even top 5 personally but again, this is my opinion
signal
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pick me list
03-AALIYAH
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Of course no Tengai Makyo.
mahiro_fan
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Metaphor at 4 is crazy. Shouldn't even be in this list.
Nyandeyanen
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That's a very strong top 3. Not sure I agree with putting Bravely Default 2 over 1 or Second though.
rzks21
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No Baten Kaitos? Pathetic >:c
Anoxida
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Metaphor at 4?
Ashes of Dreams
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I feel like there is no possible way to make a list like this and have everyone agree, so it's whatever but like...
Nocturne being that low is a crime.
X being the only FF is bizarre.
And I really don't get the hype behind Chrono Trigger. lol
u_neek
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ynthrepic said:
FFX the only FF?
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Just one title per game series, it seems.
Peerless
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For those who've played Clair Obscur, where would it rank on your top JRPG list (if you consider it one)?
Hero_of_the_Day
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Eintopf said:
...Bravely Default 2?
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That one defintely got the biggest side eye from me. Like, I'm not saying it's a bad game at all. But, one of the greatest of all time? I really don't know about that.
Rinku_
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Was the rule only one per franchise or something? Can't watch the video right now but it's not the worst list, imo Xeno 1 should be there in place of 3 but otherwise yeah I'm happy with this.
Edit: FF6 robbed though imo, should be there instead of 10.
ynthrepic
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Lightsong said:
They only picked one game per franchise.
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That's a terrible rule for a best of genre list of any kind
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Lightsong
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Ashes of Dreams said:
X being the only FF is bizarre.
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Only one per franchise, so they picked the best one: x
Soriku
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Where is TWEWY
Reflecting Sky
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Meh. Not feeling it to be honest. Too many personal favorites missing.
Banamy
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Pokemon black and white should be up there instead of gold and silver
ozumas
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Peerless said:
For those who've played Clair Obscur, where would it rank on your top JRPG list (if you consider it one)?
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If we only count one entry per saga, top 10 surely and can be top 5 depending on the day
Aleh
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I hate lists.
Deluxury
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Lol at Bravely Default 2 indeed.
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Lightsong
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ynthrepic said:
That's a terrible rule for a best of genre list of any kind
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I odn't know, having like 80% of your list contained of Final Fantasys, Dragon Quests and Personas would be terribly boring.
hannuraina
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a list with xenogears get a thumbs up from me. ok with chrono trigger but do prefer cross
Ashes of Dreams
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Lightsong said:
Only one per franchise, so they picked the best one: x
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Ahh, I missed that part of the OP. Okay then fair enough. X wouldn't be my pick but that's valid.
Since they are counting SMT and Persona as different things though, that also means that Digital Devil Saga and Devil Survivor should be on the list though.
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That's a terrible rule for a best of genre list of any kind
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Nah, I do it sometimes too. A Top 25 dominated by four franchises isn't as fun.
ConflictResolver
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No FFVII detected, list rejected.
hannuraina
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Lightsong said:
I odn't know, having like 80% of your list contained of Final Fantasys, Dragon Quests and Personas would be terribly boring.
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exactly
Sesha
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No Shadow Hearts: Covenant :(
Looks like they restricted it to one entry per franchise. Understandable, but makes for a lot of glaring omissions.
SnakeEater
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Pretty good list tbh
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Peerless said:
For those who've played Clair Obscur, where would it rank on your top JRPG list (if you consider it one)?
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too early to tell for my personal list and I'd say for lists like this IGN one we need a five year buffer
Kito
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I'm shocked that Lunar wouldn't make the list.
Dougieflesh
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Milky Way Ghetto
Best Final Fantasy was chosen
N64Controller
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"ONE PER SERIES" rule is great for lists and should always be done. I'm not looking at ranking because Ranking is irrelevant. However ... choosing this Final Fantasy and this Trails is borderline criminal.
Final Fantasy should always be a toss up between 6 and 7.
Sky 2 is the best Trails game by a wide margin.
Neverx
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Metaphor at number 4 is crazy