10 Best JRPGs of the Modern Era! | Backlog Battle

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This generation has been great for JRPGs, so I asked you which games you thought were the best of the modern era! Find out what made the cut in my latest video!

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0:00 - Intro
1:54 - Persona 5
3:11 - Chained Echoes
4:19 - Octopath Traveler 2
5:44 - Tales of Arise
7:01 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
8:21 - Atelier Sophie 2
9:19 - The Crossbell Duology
10:33 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
11:59 - Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
13:09 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon

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Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Fire Emblem Three Houses

Octopath Traveler 2

Persona 5 / Royal

Tales of Arise

Trails from Zero

Trails to Azure

Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

[HybridAngelZero]

The Xenoblade trilogy, Star Ocean The Divine Force, the Blue Reflection series, NEO The World Ends With You, Pokemon Legends Arceus and so much more, it's just amazing to see my favorite genre thriving like this, and breaking through to mainstream attention as well!

[filejacker]

Bro i'm so glad you chose Three Houses over engage.

[SlideIX]

I love how he describes turn based combat like a comfy blanket because that’s genuinely how I feel about it. I love the that style of gameplay, it can be both tense and exciting to play without it feeling demanding.

[simonepiranio]

Xenoblade is by far the best modern jrpg Takahashi never ceases to amaze

[kyleefaren]

Triangle strategy, octopath traveler, and Tactics ogre have been my favorites!

[jaretco]

Dragon Quest 11 is an perfect example of how to evolved the franchise into modern era, while staying true to it's source material and formulaic that's still hold up remarkably well. Yeah. It's simple, traditional & doesn't dramatically change the materials or added gimmicks into the gameplay. But I think it works really well without any of them and the games can still offer some pretty unique challenges. And honestly, I rather have things simple & traditional than something really complex or overcomplicated. The only thing I wish it does better is the soundtrack. Seriously, I respect the composer for given us an incredible orchestrated music that's been going for over 35 years and most of his tracks are good and memorable. But he only makes like 15 to 20 pieces of music in each games that u hear so many times and I wish he made more tunes. Regardless, Dragon Quest is still going strong and it doesn't lose faith to what the franchise is about & what is capable of. Unlike some other RPG'S like Final Fantasy, Paper Mario and Pokemon. It's also an fantastic starting point to those who never played the series or RPG games in general. DQ11 is great.

[nishquikpops]

Wish there was a Xenoblade game on the list!

[relentlessnights]

I would add Triangle Strategy since you added 3 houses. TS is a masterpiece, great story and characters, decision with impact, alternate endings, repeatability, difficulty settings, win win win winning.

[devinreed]

I would definitely put the Xenoblade games in the list. Also, I’m glad you showed The Legend of Heroes some love, but I definitely prefer the Cold Steel games to the Crossbell Duology.

[fortheqynn]

I am pleased to report that I have beaten or am actively playing 9 of the 10 games on this list. The only one I'm not is Sophie 2 because I decided recently to finally get into the Atelier games with Ryza 1 first and am recently starting that one.

[DoesRocksFloat]

If you’re really looking into getting into a series with over arching lore and world building over multiple games and multiple protagonists, I would suggest getting into the Legend of Heroes: Trails of series.

Starting with Trails of the Sky, 2nd, and Sky the 3rd being the first arc. Trails from Zero starts the second arc, the sequel being Trails of Azure. The third arc being the Cold Steel arc, 1-4. As of writing this, the recent release in the west is Trails into Reverie, which is supposed to close the Cold Steel and Azure arcs.

[SpiralUpGames]

Thank you for shouting us out Backlog Battle!!🥰

[blankomega]

Exact sorta content I was looking for. Thanks bud

[alex_zetsu]

I like to thank you for including timestamps since that means people don't have to be like "oh... I don't like Persona, but I can't skip to spot 3 even though I don't like spot 10"

[femtrooper]

Great list - honestly, modern JRPGs have been phenomenal. This is the new Golden Age!

[metalrob]

I wasn't expecting to like Yakuza: Like a Dragon, I ended up LOVING it, for it's mature story, great characters and turn-based battle system which really works well with Yakuza franchise.
And how it's silly side made the whole game feel like a weird experience that I came to love so much.

[momo.ru-kun]

Persona 5 Royal, Dragon Quest 11, and Ni No Kuni 2 are my favorites... But my favorite JRPG of all time that introduced me to the genre is still Golden Sun. If that game is modernized and ported to the PlayStation, I'd buy it immediately.

[otame]

Damn I've played through the entire Ryza series and am taking a break from the Atelier series right now... But the way you described Atelier Sophie makes me really wanna play it now, especially after you told us that you can skip the first one...

[tlsnight]

Great list! I also loved Scarlet Nexus and Nier: Replicant! Currently replaying Tales of Arise :)