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Is it just me, or is the Nintendo Switch becoming one of the greatest RPG consoles of all time?
- Thread starter Exellus
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Yeah this is also true, if you considered this then the difference is huge. Even consoles like PS2 didn't have many of them. It was Xbox that brought wrpg/crpg to the console space.
I previously said it's better than any handheld and any home console except the 4/5 you mentioned. Sounds like you basically agree so either you didn't read correctly or else any positivity regarding Nintendo must rub you the wrong way.
The Switch has a solid RPG lineup so far but I don't think it is even in the conversation for greatest ever yet.
It definitely has a really good selection of RPGs, but no, I think PlayStation still holds that title. There are a lot of RPGs that just aren't on the Switch that are available on PS4.
EDIT: Missed the "Of all time" part. That's definitely a "no" then. The PS1, PS2, and even the Vita have way more RPGs than the Switch. SNES, DS, 3DS, and PSP also.
Oh, I did want to add that I love that it's getting more western developed RPG support. Being able to take those games on the go is a great bonus. Though I have yet to want to double dip, since most of them I own already, and some I'd rather play on the big screen. Even so, it's pretty awesome to have something like The Witcher 3 portable.
EDIT: Missed the "Of all time" part. That's definitely a "no" then. The PS1, PS2, and even the Vita have way more RPGs than the Switch. SNES, DS, 3DS, and PSP also.
Oh, I did want to add that I love that it's getting more western developed RPG support. Being able to take those games on the go is a great bonus. Though I have yet to want to double dip, since most of them I own already, and some I'd rather play on the big screen. Even so, it's pretty awesome to have something like The Witcher 3 portable.
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Yeah. To me an equivalently ridiculous statement would be 'the 2010s is one of the best decades for Westerns'.
... Like, we've had some surprisingly strong ones, sure. But they used to make 20x more of these. Just because you're unaware of all of the amazing ones back from when the genre was huge doesn't mean they don't exist and dwarf what we have now.
The Witcher 3 alone is probably better than every single rpg on those systems.
Many people here are not really paying attention to how many rpgs has been released or are coming to Switch.
And what about the rpgs that are available on Switch but not PS4? They don't count?
It certainly has a lot of variety. It's a great system for people who value portability and/or haven't played most of its library elsewhere. It also has some great exclusives.
Probably not GOAT status, but it's definitely no slouch.
Probably not GOAT status, but it's definitely no slouch.
We have what, about ~60 or so RPGs released on the Switch including a ton of ports (like, Kemco mobile games and stuff ($5 titles))? There are over 250 on the PS1, most of them just for that system.
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I can agree, to a degree. PS4 won't have the exclusive Switch JRPGs and i think there will be more on the way as the Switchbase grows. Obviously PS4 has exclusives too and even more at this point. It will be interesting how the next 3-4 years turn out with the Release of PS5 that could have a bit of a hard time, expecially in Japan.
Yes. Switch and PS4 ist the best combo for me atm because of that reason. Imo Switch and PS4 aren't there yet when it comes to to the best jrpg consoles, in a few years perhaps.
I agree, not yet. It needs more exclusive and new RPGs of high quality for that. I wouldn't want to miss it though.
Bar none, it is. It has like 95% of Japanese RPG developer support on board, and a good chunk of Western RPG ones. It doesn't need them ALL to be the best, but it has the major ones, and persona isn't needed.
If anything I feel like switch is over saturated with RPG games. In terms of games per genre, RPG is probably in the top 3.
If anything I feel like switch is over saturated with RPG games. In terms of games per genre, RPG is probably in the top 3.
Is it just me, or is the Nintendo Switch becoming one of the greatest RPG consoles of all time?
People, please read.
People, please read.
Just now, I opened the "RPG" section in eShop and I started counting, I counted more than 320 RPGs already released on the system. yes many of them are low-effort games, or games that not necessarily rpgs in the first place. still, the notable ones form a huge list. there are a lot of indie rpgs on Switch too that I forget they even exist, like Golf Story and the Banner Saga Trilogy and Vaporum and Fell Seal, and many others. this is also not taking into consideration many rpgs that will release for the system this year (the crpg remasters, TW3, Outer Worlds). and the system still has a long way to go!
PSX is legendary though, no doubt about that, it was the peak for Square Soft which alone makes it a mountain that is very hard to surpass. however, I didn't say Switch is the best rpg system, but it is becoming one of the best for sure, at least in my view.
I mean, people can still take issue with that statement. Those things you underlined are very open to interpretation.
No but overexagerration does which is what this whole topic is.
yeah no the Witcher 3 is not better than a huge amount of ps1 and ps2 rpgs.
All the games mentioned were third party, and yes to be a great system you need a great first party and third party as well, there is a huge set of third party games which are missing
and your upcoming game list have half which are released, half which are ports from older system
You seriously comparing them to the games I have mentioned ?
Well said— this is 100% my take as well.
The only port I'm sore about is having already played DQXI on PS4, but I should have waited to play the super deluxe Switch version.
I do use the Switch's portability but I too fail to see how it's delivering on RPGs. The two big original releases it has had were pretty disappointing from my perspective. There is zero reason to play a massively downgraded version of TW3 over the PC version. I would even argue that stuff like Darkest Dungeon is a debatable prospect given the interface issues it has relative to other versions.
As for the ports, whatever. I find it difficult to justify paying a Ninyendo premium for games I've played a billion times.
The GBA probably has the Switch thoroughly best in terms of JRPG offerings.
I'd disagree, it's also incredibly port heavy and most of it's new efforts skew younger (Pokémon, MMBN, YGO, Medabots, etc). Also some of it's best stuff was never localized like Mother 3 or Slime Morimori.
The GBA has Golden Sun and?..., the Switch has FF VII-XII and will have SMT5 as well as Xenoblade 1 remake at some point. So imo, absolutely not.
Who knows all told how many classics from previous generations the Switch will eventually have? The fact that Grandia released and a remaster of Xenoblade Chronicles I was just announced, further leads me to believe that other sought after classics such as Panzer Dragoon Saga, the Lunar games, and Skies of Arcadia may eventually come, as well.
Couple this with the occasional stellar Switch exclusive titles such as Fire Emblem and Xenoblade Chronicles II, and it certainly should at least be the strongest Nintendo console for rpgs since the SNES (if it isn't already).
Couple this with the occasional stellar Switch exclusive titles such as Fire Emblem and Xenoblade Chronicles II, and it certainly should at least be the strongest Nintendo console for rpgs since the SNES (if it isn't already).
Does it have anything except a couple of titles that aren't also releasing for PS4 - and doesn't have the other titles such as KH3, FF15, Fallout 4, FF7 Remake, etc?
If so, not at all becoming the greatest RPG console. Now if you changed word console for handheld then you would have a conversation!
But outside of portability or it being your only console, no reason to get most of these ports on Switch. Now if you only have a Switch or you play outside your TV often, then it's a huge advantage over PS4!
If so, not at all becoming the greatest RPG console. Now if you changed word console for handheld then you would have a conversation!
But outside of portability or it being your only console, no reason to get most of these ports on Switch. Now if you only have a Switch or you play outside your TV often, then it's a huge advantage over PS4!
there really haven't been very many actually good JRPGs released in the past ten years, so in terms of sheer quality-by-volume, the PS1 is definitely still a juggernaut, especially compared to RPG crapbaskets like the PS3, 360 and Wii.
What 1st party RPG does it have? It has an SRPG and an ARPG (really Zelda is more of an Action Adventure than RPG but that's a larger debate)?
So far?
Released
- Astral Chain
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Evee!
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
- Pokémon Sword/Shield
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
- Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
This is setting aside Zelda and all the games Nintendo picks up for western regions (DQ series, Octopath, etc).
I suppose if you work with weird limitations like that and discount others, then, yeah, it doesn't have much
Handhelds have traditionally had strong RPG support and, until more recently, much better support in that regard than consoles. Not to mention the OP is saying "it is becoming one of the best", not "the best"
You mean outside of the reasons for why someone would want to play on the Switch, there's no reason to play ports on the Switch? Interesting
Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Pokemon, the upcoming Persona Emblem port, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as well as the upcoming remake of the first game, Astral Chain, and Zelda. For a system that's only 2 and a half years old, that's pretty good and it's prospects are looking solid too, since we'll also add in the likely Mario RPGs as well
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Don't forget Mario + Rabbids, even though it's not first party.
And doesn't it also have a bunch of console exclusives that were either PC or mobile ports?
Mario+Rabbids is great but yeah it's 3rd party. I was also focused on Japan stuff.
I wouldn't call MUA3 an action RPG. It's just a standard beat-em-up. The "RPG elements" are so vestigial they basically don't even exist.
