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[Inuhanyou]

Every "Square" JRPG ever.

It is funny, but i think it'll just compound the negative stereotypes that westerners have against Japanese games than come out as a lighthearted jest

 

[HawthorneKitty]

I wish moms were part of your party.

 

[Team Alucard]

I wish moms were part of your party.

There was a mom and son duo in Tale of Symphonia that joined your party... I think. Its been a long time since I played that game.

 

[jack_package_200]

Might have just titled it "Man Final Fantasys 4-7 and Chrono Trigger were odd."

Ignoring SMT (Including Persona), Tales, Xeno- everything, Fire Emblem, and the breathtakingly awful Neptunia series.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Do people here honestly think that all of these tropes are unique to square? Stuff like the protagonist being woken up by their mom at the beginning of the game is super common, and the final special attack (often powered by friendship and love and such) is also pretty common beyond Square

 

[Dio]

I wish moms were part of your party.

Grandia 2

 

[Flarin]

I chuckled, but that had the potential to be way more clever. Then again if it got too nerdy people might not get it.

 

[jack_package_200]

There was a mom and son duo in Tale of Symphonia that joined your party... I think. Its been a long time since I played that game.

Brother and sister.

It would be a bit strange if she was his mom cuz the brother was the best friend and

Spoiler

she can be romanced...sort of.

 

[Savitar]

I wish moms were part of your party.

I recall someone mentioning there was one in a JRPG some time.

She was hot and had a decent rack if I recall. Because why not.

 

[JCX]

The jk 2 more forms line got me at the end.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Might have just titled it "Man Final Fantasys 4-7 and Chrono Trigger were odd."

Ignoring SMT (Including Persona), Tales, Xeno- everything, Fire Emblem, and the breathtakingly awful Neptunia series.

SMT is an odd duck, but a number of these traits can be found in tales games, not to mention a shit ton of old school SNES rpg franchises. And hell, even Persona engaged in the final battle specific attack that's powered by friendship

 

[Haly]

I think this video could've used more Norse mythology and elementally aligned party members.

Also made me remember Seth-Rah.

Good times.

 

[The Sarcastic Dude]

Great vid. Pretty damn funny and true. Also if you haven't read it yet, you should check out this list of JRPG cliches.

 

[RM8]

This is pretty outdated, nowadays JRPGs are basically lewd dating sims

Spoiler

I'm only half joking

 

[Inuhanyou]

I recall someone mentioning there was one in a JRPG some time.

She was hot and had a decent rack if I recall. Because why not.

Grandia 3 had the protagonist's mother, Symphonia had the dude's father, but that's the only two i can think of

 

[gashikunFLCL]

The video wasn't as funny as I had hoped.

 

[Aztechnology]

It was alright, but the part that really made me laugh was the "I heard that monsters are coming back" kids picture frame at the end.

 

[AtomicShroom]

TerraGaia bit made me laugh. It really does like such a generic JRPG world name LOL

Well that would be because it's a mix between Terranigma and Legend of Gaia, two *actual* JRPGs

 

[jack_package_200]

SMT is an odd duck, but a number of these traits can be found in tales games, not to mention a shit ton of old school SNES rpg franchises. And hell, even Persona engaged in the final battle specific attack that's powered by friendship

While tales games fall into some of those cliches, they are mostly borrowing entirely from Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger.

Makes sense since a lot of content on CH is DAE REMEMBER THE 90s #90skids

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Pretty good.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I wish moms were part of your party.

 

[Rad-]

That was great. "Monsters are coming back" kid's face at the end got me.

 

[jorgeton]

Damn. They nailed it.

 

[Satch]

"gutsy mother of 2"

op party member

 

[MegaSackman]

1- This is not only a Square thing
2- The next JRPG I play will be like this
3- I'll probably enjoy it

 

[Aaronrules380]

While tales games fall into some of those cliches, they are mostly borrowing entirely from Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger.

Makes sense since a lot of content on CH is DAE REMEMBER THE 90s #90skids

I won't disagree. But I'd also say the tropes were also way more common in a lot of the old school jrpg franchises in general, it;s just most of those have kind of died at this point

 

[superseohyun]

2/10 not funny.

 

[DNAbro]

There are parts of this that yes, pretty much all JRPGs have.

TerraGaia joke was great.

 

[nubbe]

The kid should have had amnesia when he woke up

 

[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

Well that would be because it's a mix between Terranigma and Legend of Gaia, two *actual* JRPGs

We did this with our first RPG. All the town names were combinations of English & Japanese names of other RPGs: Lufestpolis, Palad-Lennus, Motherbound and Langsong

 

[Meccanical]

Holy shit they actually used Legend of Legaia music.

 

[Lumpy Onion]

Meh. Can't say that I laughed much. Although I did like the bit with the charred kid npc still going on about monsters coming back.

 

[Ludist210]

1- This is not only a Square thing
2- The next JRPG I play will be like this
3- I'll probably enjoy it

Yes, yes, and yes. Brofist!

 

[Saucycarpdog]

"Stop making fun of my games, -3/10 not funny"

 

[Spieler Eins]

1- This is not only a Square thing
2- The next JRPG I play will be like this
3- I'll probably enjoy it

You should try some JRPGs that aren't in the high fantasy genre. They are plenty and usually the best.

 

[A.J.]

Might have just titled it "Man Final Fantasys 4-7 and Chrono Trigger were odd."

Ignoring SMT (Including Persona), Tales, Xeno- everything, Fire Emblem, and the breathtakingly awful Neptunia series.

Xenoblade Chronicles would actually fit the bill of this video pretty well though

 

[jack_package_200]

"Stop making fun of my games, -3/10 not funny"

My issue is that they call it "Every JRPG Ever" and its only Square RPGs from the 90s.

 

[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

"Stop making fun of my games, -3/10 not funny"

It's not don't make fun of my games, it's that they mostly went for low-hanging fruit.

If you want to mock Final Fantasy games, Mega64's SAKAGUCHI'S FINAL FANTASY video is much funnier.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Honestly, I'm just shocked that they didn't make a single explicit joke about anime hair

 

[Lionel Richie]

Fuck, now I want to play Chrono Trigger again.

 

[Haly]

Honestly, I'm just shocked that they didn't make a single explicit joke about anime hair

I think it was covered with the protagonist's spiky blue hair.

 

[John Kowalski]

I've... never played a JRPG like that.

 

[Aaronrules380]

I think it was covered with the protagonist's spiky blue hair.

Well yeah, but that's hardly explicit. I was expecting something more overt coming into the video

 

[Burbeting]

I think the video was genuinely funny and inventive at many parts. Especially lolled at the starting village keeping the same dialogue from beginning to end.

Maybe it could have made bit more jabs at other jrpgs than Squares. I did notice they used Tomba 1 music at one point.

 

[jack_package_200]

They could have done a LOT more with parodying JRPGs. The Grim-dark seriousness of SMT or the creepy creepy bullshit of Neptunia. Instead they stuck with very surface level jokes about SNES rpgs.

College Humor is just as basic as Buzzfeed.

 

[And_Gignac]

That was bad. Not only because of the outdated FF6-CT tropes but because they did nothing funny with them.

 

[fastmower]

This wasn't funny but the production value was good. I give a a C-.

 

[family_guy]

To be honest the long talking and skipping over dialogue parts remind me more of WRPGs.

 

[Crocodile]

Not going to lie, I thought that was a blast. That being said, I agree with others in that while some of those tropes show up in a lot of different RPGS, this felt more a riff of specifically Square RPGs of yore than the entire genre.

It's not don't make fun of my games, it's that they mostly went for low-hanging fruit.

If you want to mock Final Fantasy games, Mega64's SAKAGUCHI'S FINAL FANTASY video is much funnier.

Isn't that College Humor in a nutshell?

 

[140.85]

THe dinosaur part killed me.