If you’re new to turn based RPGs, there’s a lot of noise to sort through. And you want to make sure you start off on the right foot. It’s easy to fall into the trap of jumping into games you hear are incredible but end up biting off more than you can chew, or on the other end of the spectrum, try RPGs made for beginners that just downright suck! So, in my ongoing efforts to share my love for the RPG genre, lower barriers to entry, and banish the gatekeepers, I have been curating a list to help you on your way! Because if there’s two things that I’m good at, it’s coming up with concise titles, and coming up with lists, and these are 10 beginner-friendly Japanese style turn-based role-playing games interspersed with five that you should avoid either because they suck or they’re good but bad for newcomers! 00:00 Sub if you like chapters! (Hey, it was worth a shot! ?) 00:52 Try: SMRPG 02:06 Try: PLGP 03:55 Avoid: FFMQ 05:51 Try: CT 07:49 Try: DQXI 09:42 Avoid: OT 11:24 Try: FFX 13:04 Try: P4/P5 14:14 Avoid: EB 15:55 Try: DCTTT 17:10 Try: YLAD 19:15 Avoid: LoH:TFZ 21:07 Try: NNKWotWW 22:35 Try: SPSOT 23:42 Avoid: OGCs ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0PPNzDhqUY

SuperDerek Reviews Final Fantasy Adventure, also known as Mystic Quest, and Seiken Densetsu, the predecessor to Secret of Mana! Visit http://www.SuperDerekRPGs.com for more RPG Reviews ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1a7ENcr6QE

Get your 10th Anniversary SuperDerek shirt here: https://shop.superderekrpgs.com Thank you NISA for the review code! Nayuta no Kiseki, or The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is a gaiden to the Kiseki series you can enjoy right now. And I think you should! In this Nayuta Review, I talk about how the game to me feels like a more modern "Brave Fencer Musashi" style Action RPG, the kind you you could play for hours, or pick up and put down easily! #reviewunit #review #impressions ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL3NXnPuvAg

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