84 Essential JRPGs on 3DS - The Must-Play RPGs for your Collection!

With the 3DS eShop closure imminent, I'm showing you all 84 JRPGs on the system that are essential for fans of the genre. Whether turn-base, action or tactical RPGs, these are the games you should purchase. What are your favourite 3DS RPGs?

Beware of region locking. US games only work on US consoles and so on. Unless you've been a bit naughty with your 3DS. *whistles innocently*

Thank you!

00:00 Intro
00:54 Alliance Alive
01:41 Devil Survivor Overclocked
02:15 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
02:53 Stella Glow
03:38 Soul Hackers
04:45 Persona Q 1 & 2
05:24 7th Dragon III Code VFD
06:02 Conception II
06:42 Etrian Odyssey games (IV, V, Nexus, Untold 1 & 2, Mystery Dungeon)
08:54 Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
09:45 Fantasy Life
10:18 Pokemon (X, Y, Sun, Moon, Ultras and Ruby/Sapphire Remakes)
11:39 Fire Emblem Awakening
12:15 Fire Emblem Fates (Birthright, Conquest, Revelation)
13:08 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
12:43 Langrissa Re:Incarnation Tensei
14:13 Kingdom Hearts DDD
14:46 Shin Megami Tensei IV
15:26 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
16:09 SMT Strange Journey Redux
16:52 Crimson Shroud
17:29 Yokai Watch (1, 2, 3, Blasters)
18:51 Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
19:58 Mario & Luigi RPGs (Dream Team, Paper Jam Bros, 2 Remakes)
21:31 Dragon Quest VII & VIII
22:09 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (Gates to Infinite & Super)
22:48 Monster Hunter Stories
23:14 Legend of Legacy
23:45 Ever Oasis
24:20 Moco Moco Friends
24:50 Bravely Default/Second End Layer
25:21 Gurumin 3D
25:49 Monster Hunter (3, 4 and Generations
26:25 Inazuma Eleven (1, 3, Go & Chrono Stones)
28:03 Rune Factory 4
28:30 Return to Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
29:03 Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven
29:31 Theatrythm & Curtain Call
30:06 Miitopia
30:36 One Piece Romance Dawn
31:04 Final Fantasy Explorers
31:44 Fossil Fighters Frontier
32:19 Project X Zone 1 & 2
32:51 Tales of the Abyss
33:36 RPG Maker FES

[ABitMoreJordan]

Ys will be on the Patreon at the end of this week. But since you guys enjoyed the 3DS video I did a few days ago, I thought I'd squeeze a meaty one out just in time for the eShop going down with the ship 🫡
Beware of region locking. US games only work on US consoles and so on. Unless you've been a bit naughty with your 3DS. *whistles innocently*


Thank you!

00:00 Intro
00:54 Alliance Alive
01:41 Devil Survivor Overclocked
02:15 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
02:53 Stella Glow
03:38 Soul Hackers
04:45 Persona Q 1 & 2
05:24 7th Dragon III Code VFD
06:02 Conception II
06:42 Etrian Odyssey games (IV, V, Nexus, Untold 1 & 2, Mystery Dungeon)
08:54 Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
09:45 Fantasy Life
10:18 Pokemon (X, Y, Sun, Moon, Ultras and Ruby/Sapphire Remakes)
11:39 Fire Emblem Awakening
12:15 Fire Emblem Fates (Birthright, Conquest, Revelation)
13:08 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
12:43 Langrissa Re:Incarnation Tensei
14:13 Kingdom Hearts DDD
14:46 Shin Megami Tensei IV
15:26 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
16:09 SMT Strange Journey Redux
16:52 Crimson Shroud
17:29 Yokai Watch (1, 2, 3, Blasters)
18:51 Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
19:58 Mario & Luigi RPGs (Dream Team, Paper Jam Bros, 2 Remakes)
21:31 Dragon Quest VII & VIII
22:09 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (Gates to Infinite & Super)
22:48 Monster Hunter Stories
23:14 Legend of Legacy
23:45 Ever Oasis
24:20 Moco Moco Friends
24:50 Bravely Default/Second End Layer
25:21 Gurumin 3D
25:49 Monster Hunter (3, 4 and Generations
26:25 Inazuma Eleven (1, 3, Go & Chrono Stones)
28:03 Rune Factory 4
28:30 Return to Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
29:03 Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven
29:31 Theatrythm & Curtain Call
30:06 Miitopia
30:36 One Piece Romance Dawn
31:04 Final Fantasy Explorers
31:44 Fossil Fighters Frontier
32:19 Project X Zone 1 & 2
32:51 Tales of the Abyss
33:36 RPG Maker FES

[AntiRiku]

At this point I'm convinced I spend more time looking for games to play than actually playing games

[gaosaman]

seeing Fantasy Life, Monster Hunter Stories and Ever Oasis in this one big video of 3DS games, made me so happy since those 3 has to be my all time favorite games that I have played in my life, so kudos to that!
Also, you can also get Alliance Alive for Nintendo Switch too! I stumbled upon it on one day and I just had to buy the game to my collection. Played some bit of the demo for 3Ds and I absolutely fell in love <3

[punkydudester]

Dude that's a lot of JRPG's ! I will definitely try to play some of these.

[TaylorLeteff]

Make a hacked home brew 3ds. Easy to do. Tons of videos on YouTube showing exactly how to do it. Get a huge ssd card. It’s absolutely incredible. You can have all the good games for gba, snes, nds, and 3ds games all on one hand held console. Even some n64 games. I can’t put into words how awesome it is.

[DieselJT]

I now know my 3ds collection is complete as I do own every single one of these games already. And in physical form if they were avaliable that way! Thanx Jordan, you rock!

[GenerationZ]

I was fortunate enough to get most of the Atlus Games last year during a massive E-shop sale. I ended up getting 12 games for ~ $133 CAD, which was definitely a lot of money but looking back it was probably a good idea especially since I wouldn't be able to buy half those games now for the same price physically.

[Cleusaeu]

I literally just saw ( in this video ) wonderful marvelous dazzling shimmering cosmic games that I've never heard about, and I'm going to play all of them, thanks guv!

[audreyscrapaloup]

Still giggling at the funeral joke. It's been a hard day, yeah. I downloaded a few of the very expensive games I'm never going to get physically. Now I have to find time to play these games.

[kolibri]

Probably one of my fave handheld consoles, love the 3DS

[RwnEsper]

Thanks for this Jordan, it is nice to have a list like this that's more tailored to my tastes!

I've got about a third of these physically, some of which I haven't even played yet.

Given what has been coming up regarding the longevity of 3DS (and Switch) carts and also 3DS systems, I think I just need to buckle down and knock those out, doubly so given my investment in DLC for the games I already have.

Notable titles in that list: Ever Oasis, FE: Shadows of Valentia, Project X Zone 1&2, and Persona Q2.

Persona Q2 is probably the one I'm most hyped for, even though I haven't actually played P5 yet. I loved the first Q game, and from what I hear it improves on the original in almost every way.

Unfortunately I think I am SOL as far as getting the endgame story DLC for DQ7, that game is just SO LOOONG.😢 Fun game though, definitely grabbing DQ8 digitally.

I had the same experience with FE Fates, dropped Conquest about 15 hours in, but damn do I regret not just dropping an extra $50 or so for that SE.

My top 5 from what I have played:

SMT Overclocked

Bravely Second

SMT IV: Apocalypse

FE: Awakening

Radiant Historia: PC

(Yes I cheated a little, you do need to play Bravely Default and SMT IV before the ones on the list to get maximum enjoyment 😂).

[EugeneKurlikin]

I love watching this channel grow. Keep up the good work mate

[philosophyoftrucking]

I just found this channel. I’m really surprised there aren’t more subscribers.

[DangerMoo]

Amazing video as ever ❤ Currently playing Bravely Default atm around 15hrs in so far. An atlas game we never got that I always hoped for was a new Trauma Center game on the 3ds would have been great with the 3d effect. I boot up the Wii to play those games every so often.

[jordanshannon]

I feel like this list was made for me. My name is Jordan I was born in 1984 and I just bought a 3ds and I'm looking for jrpgs

[jessiescholten]

0:45 everyone knows the best way to go is emulation 😏

[magnawaves]

Damn son, I hadn't looked at your sub count and how many videos you had released. I know people wear this phrase out, but this feels like big channel content. Very cool, keep it up

[mfraye]

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 was my first EO game and I think the Untold games are ideal entry points into the series. I think if I had started with a mainline EO, the lack of story would leave me unmotivated to learn the mechanics and nuances of the style of game and I doubt I would get very far before shelving it. The story in Untold 2 had me interested enough to keep going and realize how fun the game can be. It also has the option to play the game the classic way with player-made characters and less story as well, so you can get the best of both worlds for the price of one game.

[wertywerrtyson]

Devil survivor 2 on the DS was originally supposed to be only for backers and released in a very limited amount. I was one of the backers and got my name in the instruction manual. I felt a bit cheated when it came out in a regular retail version and also for the 3DS.

[Dev-xzvn]

"Oh yeah it's Atlus! They're amazing but a bit weird"

That cracks me up