13 Best Super Nintendo Role Playing Games - SNESdrunk

[0:00] (intro)
[0:45] 13) Illusion of Gaia
[1:24] 12) Soul Blazer
[2:15] 11) Secret of Mana
[3:14] 10) Breath of Fire II
[3:57] 9) Live-A-Live
[4:48] 8) Terranigma
[5:41] 7) Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana)
[6:41] 6) Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
[7:48] 5) Front Mission Gun Hazard
[8:59] 4) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
[9:59] 3) EarthBound
[11:06] 2) Final Fantasy VI
[12:15] 1) Chrono Trigger

[SNESdrunk]

After over 1300 comments, I thought I'd pin a "Frequent Comments" post up here.

1, "zelda is an RPG and ur stupid lol, u have illusion of gaia on here but not zelders??" Yes, in the most uselessly pedantic and strict definition of "role playing game, " Link to the Past is an RPG. You're playing as a role, and that role is Link. However, under this definition, absolutely any game can be a role playing game. Even stuff like Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball. So, when it comes to video games, the context changes of how "role playing game" is used. You need to make the character grow, not just by items (like in LttP) but by getting stronger and learning new abilities, usually through experience points. Will in Illusion of Gaia and even Albert in Front Mission Gun Hazard utilize this. Their characters grow through combat. That's what make those games role playing games. Link is a static character. The only way Link gets stronger in LttP is by collecting a shitload of items, most of which are used to solve puzzles. (Or, in other words, what you do in a typical action-adventure game.)

2, "Chrono Trigger is better on DS and by your own rules, should not be on this video." I put 30something hours into the DS version, and the extra content is not worth exploring, and it's definitely not essential. I even prefer the original SNES translation. It's still best experienced on Super Nintendo.

3, "Where is [Bahamut Lagoon, Fire Emblem 4, Secret of Evermore, Dragon Quest, etc?]" Elsewhere.

[xCrossBite]

For me, this was a 14 minute reminder of how good Squaresoft was in the 90s.

[savigy]

Chrono Trigger is a damn masterpiece. One of those things you wish you could experience for the first time again.

[jessemercurio]

FFVI and Chrono Trigger are still my 2 all time favorite games ever. Even though I have played through and completed them dozens upon dozens of times, they never get old.

[corpsexx]

Chrono trigger wasn't just one of the best RPG games it was one of the best games to exist in general

[TheShoe]

I remember getting introduced to Chrono Trigger in middle school by a friend who showed me the PSX port.

Flash-forward to 2019, I now do a completion run of CT probably once a year (I tracked down an original SNES cart & play it on original hardware).

CT is the game that all game studios should REQUIRE their employees to play. It's nearly perfect in every catagory: art/graphics, story, gameplay, music, "fun factor", etc.

Anyways, have a wonderful Thanksgiving, SNESDrunk, & thank you for yet another quality video. You rock

[jcam.hart]

The SNES is the greatest gaming console of all time.

[vashjf]

I'm so happy that you included Lufia 2 on the list. That game holds a special place in my heart as it was the first game I bought with my own money back when I was in elementary school. I wouldn't spend all of my pocket money for lunch just to save for this game, and when I finally had the whole $30 in cents and dollars, I remember going to the electronic store with my parents with a pouch bulging with coins, I was a bit embarrassed because the cashier had to count it all out...it was worth it though, such a good game, and that boss theme song, hearing it again gave me the goosebumps!! This was also during a time when we didn't have the luxury of online reviews, sure there were gaming mags but I couldn't find any that reviewed Lufia 2, I bought it simply because the screenshots on the back looked good, boy did I strike it lucky!

[AstridTheBee]

I always appreciate seeing Lufia 2 on lists like these! It's absolutely my favorite RPG of that era.

[RandallHidalgoSallas]

At the beginning I didn´t like rpg's, but then I played Chrono Trigger. That game is the reason why I love rpg's.

[sauce]

I will still be able to remember Kefka's laugh when im 90 years old.

[jbbentley]

The golden age of RPGs...it’ll never be like that again.

[gmumper]

Lufia 2 was one of the greatest games ever made. So much depth...

[patbrown]

Terranigma isn´t only my favorite snes RPG, but also one of the 5 best I´ve ever played in my life, and I´ve played a lot of RPGs.

[Expatriate]

Final fantasy 6 was amazing! Dark and haunting with such great music as well as great story.

[Sayquidnidly]

The music in terranigma makes me feel so nostalgic. It just has this immersive hazy quality that pulls me in completely

[dclugay]

Seiken Densetsu 3 was a really fun play, if you went in unprepared or underleveled, the bosses made you aware of it 😂

[grambottle]

Thank you for including a train suplex clip at 11:21.


Have a great rest of your day too!

[nateblack]

Saban suplexing the haunted train will never get old 😂

[octavioorellana]

Been following the channel for about a year and this is my first comment (though I always leave a like). Thanks for every video. I love the snes and play it even more than I play with my PS4. Keep up with the amazing work!!