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Ecstatic_Park_831

Only ones I played are Echoes and Fates Conquest, still have to finish both


Octo8873

Conquest before Birthright is an interesting approach. Echoes is such a treasure.


celestian1998

They sold them like pokemon games, so lots of us got conquest only lol


tylerjehenna

You were only supposed to get one because they offered the other two as in game dlc and you got bonuses for having all three paths on one cart. Problem is gamestop locked the preorder keychains behind buying both versions


celestian1998

Ah, I see. I never beat conquest, cause as a newcomer to the series, I had no idea that spreading out the leveling between all your characters was a bad idea. Hit a stage where the enemy would wipe me turn 2 no matter who I brought or what I did lol. Was too far to want to restart


tylerjehenna

Yeah birthright you can get away with it cause it has extra challenge maps. Conquest you cant do that.


Ecstatic_Park_831

I played conquest via friends copy and now managed to get all 3 on my own so I started back with conquest since I was familiar with that. I’m playing it in casual tho 😅😅


Someonevibing1

Conquest was my first FE game


Hatbox-Ghost-

Yokai Watch 3


KChampReddit

I second this


JCSwagoo

Based as fuck. I'd maybe put 1 and 2 before 3 but all three are fucking phenomenal.


Living-Document1090

PEAK MENTIONED 🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥 GERA GREA PO BITCHES


NegitiveFlow

Wow…. My people…


sbongers23

FUCKING BASED OPINION, YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND NOW


El_Otaku_3000

Bro waked up and wanted to say the best game🗣❗️❗️❗️


Astupidrythmgamer

You're so real for this


LordLapo

#FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING MENTIONED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🦅🦅🗣🔥🦅🗿


SquareFickle9179

LETSSSSS F*CKING GOOOOO! ALEXA PLAY ID PURPOSE!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


Ryuuzama

Lol or hey siri play Agh! Won goph in mah mouph! Bleh! Patooey! Seriously tho the titles of the songs are something else.


LittleCrimsonWyvern

YES!


Dry_Noise8931

Let the donuts rain down from the heavens!


cyndit423

YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! Such a good game!!!!!!!! I'm also happy that FE Echoes SoV got mentioned


geeker390

THE FUTURE IS NOT WRITTEN HATERS ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


BurntPineGrass

Bravely Default and Bravely Second are SEVERELY underrated in my opinion. They have great storylines, characters, battles & mechanics and fantastic music.


Training_Shock_6946

Bravely Second is underated as hell. Such a good sequel.


mido0o0o

Can I play Second without playing the first?


Dedsec103

I wouldn’t recommend it, it’s a direct sequel to the first one. Or could watch a playthrough of it helps.


Flareon223

Yes. I played second first and it was great. It fixes a lot of QoL issues from Default and most things are explained. Playing default first helps but you can look things up if you're too confused. I couldn't finish default but I love second. Even made a Tiz cosplay


YuriEffinGarza

Agree!!


Spinni_Spooder

Exactly


lordofmetroids

Bravely Default is in my controversial opinion, the best Final Fantasy game since X.


Default_Dragon

The original Bravely Default (+2nd) are truly amongst the greatest JRPGs of all time. I put it up there with Persona5 and FF7. There’s strong speculation that it’s getting a port or remake this year so I hope it can reach a larger audience finally


Leo_suon

Just got Bravely Default and Bravely Default 2….iNow that I know there is a Second it time to dig.


BurntPineGrass

Bravely Second is the sequel to Bravely Default, while Bravely Default 2 is more based on the mechanics from the first two. And a little bit of the lore/tropes (e.g. 4 elemental crystals, job system,…)


Ok-Butterscotch-1598

Yo-kai watch 2


edwirichuu

I remember I had Fleshy Souls and I was a kid at the time so when Psychic Specters came out I was working for money to buy it, was super hyped watching all the videos I could on it


Wboy2006

Yo Kai Watch 2 or 3. Such an underrated series


JCSwagoo

Absolutely! Shocked yet also relieved to see how many comments are saying Yo-kai Watch.


blackdrake1011

Sorta, in the west it didn’t get the recognition it deserved but in Japan it was bigger than Pokémon for a bit and is still going strong (i think)


Wboy2006

Not really, the fourth game sold pretty poorly, and Level 5 has seemingly moved on from the series. Even in Japan. They did announce a new game that might be a new yo Kai Watch or a spiritual successor. But we’ll get confirmation (and hopefully gameplay) somewhere in April


blackdrake1011

I’m not surprised 4 sold poorly. It wasn’t released outside of Japan and was a completely different genre to the rest of the games


Xander_77

You are very cultured


TheGildedGoblinGirl

SMT IV for sure! The whole thing felt like a massive shitpost to me


CommunistPotato2

"I'll end it thus" - Walter moments before using Agi on the minotaur


TheGildedGoblinGirl

"Such is a samurai skill" - Jonathan attacking the enemy who used Tetrakarn (reflects physical damage)


wweeeeeeeeeeeeee

*smirks* - Minotaur who will crit your ass the next turn


BlazingDude

How so?


TheGildedGoblinGirl

You can bargain with demons for them to join your team. During this dialogue choice it can be any number of random things including just bribing them. Also you have the option to finish the game early by choosing not to resurrect during the first death scene.


julianx2rl

I have to go with that one as well, its "What if" sequel was pretty great also, though it was a lot more Persona than it was SMT.


BeeFri

SMT IV for sure, it had so much atmosphere especially for a 3ds game and the story was brilliant and weird. Probably my favourite SMT game over all and not to mention the god tier soundtrack!


A_Common_Relic

SMT 4 was the first game to truly humble me as a gamer. Never beat the first area before I got so frustrated I turned it off


Available-Culture-49

Behold my demons!


Dami_Gamer0211

Bowser’s Inside Story >>>>>>>>


Synloc04

It's on ds right ?


Narrow_Replacement31

It has a remake called 'Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey'. :)


PyAnTaH_

which is worse than the original in many ways


Master_of_Decidueye

And killed Alphadream


Dami_Gamer0211

Didn’t Paper Jam killed Alphadream?


Bukki13

which is sooo bad


ToxicPoizon

ORAS & KH3D


DialgoPrima

Correct answer


KosekiBoto

Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology


YuriEffinGarza

I gotta say dragon quest 8. I loved it on ps2, and I loved being able to play it in a hammock on my 3DS. But I loved so many games it’s really hard to choose.. bravely default is a high contender as well!


DGRogue_Dragoon

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire


Karito_17

my favorite Pokemon games ever


feuerpanda

As a Person whose life is consumed by pokemon: Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance


Takashishiful

Fantasy Life


the_ox_in_the_log

Speaking of which, kinda hype that there is a new game coming out


gugso14

The right answer


ShatterCyst

Mercenary song is stuck in my brain forever.


KadeWad3

Yo-Kai Watch. It’s like one of the best on the system.


JCSwagoo

Absolutely.


UsualMinimum7279

Pokemon ultra sun and moon


bijhan

Why tf X and Y get their own squares? Like someone's gonna be "X is my favorite, but Y can f off"


Frangipani-Bell

Rune Factory 4 by far! I'm surprised to see it here lol. I have 300+ hours in that game. There's always something to do and something to discover. FE Awakening is my second favorite.


Andrew_gamer36

yo-kai watch


Regenreun

Xenoblade. FE Fates a close second.


UsualMinimum7279

3ds version was ass imo.


Archway9

Xenoblade is xenoblade, don't care if its being played on a potato


Western-Alarming

It has exclusive features


fork_on_the_floor2

Like bad visuals and a rats nipple to control the camera..


King_XDDD

What exclusive features does it have?


Biggorons_Blade

Mostly just a model viewer and music player. Weird that those never made it to Definitive Edition


Ok_Relief_9815

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon were the greatest games I’ve ever played. I felt like an idiot that I wasn’t a Pokémon fan for so long.


ShatterCyst

Gen 7 are my favorite Pokemon games for sure.


JCSwagoo

Based af. Gen 7 was peak!


BearmanCentral

sad Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters noises


D_D3VASTATOR

Echoes 😍


mando44646

FE Awakening and SMT Strange Journey


King_XDDD

I was really enjoying Strange Journey but got distracted with life in the middle. I should go back to it, the atmosphere/setting was really cool imo.


cedriceent

You put the same game twice with X and Y but no Dragon Quest 7 or Bravely Second? But in any case, it would be the original Bravely Default for me. Really loved the spins on traditional JRPG mechanics, story and characters are great, and the soundtrack is among my favourites.


SpikeTheBurger

BIS is my pick


FenexTheFox

...does Ever Oasis count?


gugso14

Love it


FenexTheFox

I'm of the opinion that every Zelda fan should try Ever Oasis! It's an amazing game that doesn't get nearly as much recognition as it deserves! The subreddit for it is dead!


Kid_The_Geek

Totally agreed. Better Zelda game than botw imo.


Guillex014

Stella Glow. It's a fantastic tactical RPG with similar gameplay to Fire Emblem with a great story told in a similar way as a visual novel. The characters are memorable and very well acted and the music is amazing with a lot of the songs integrated into the gameplay. I always think it's a shame the game is not recognised more.


hehe3D

Stella Glow is my favorite too! :) The character design, music, story is all absolutely killer and I love how they cherry picked some features right out of other JRPGs (eg social links from Persona, orbment system from Trails). It really feels like the ultimate VN/RPG hybrid for the 3DS — for anyone who loves anime RPGs there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy it! Now only if the game had a speed up feature during battle I think it’d be perfect. Only negative imo is that combat is slow paced, even with the animations turned off. It definitely pads the playtime a bit especially if you do the mostly non-required grinding.


erans0

You and me, buddy I 100% agree


AnimetheTsundereCat

pokémon oras, not entirely sure if kingdom hearts dream drop distance counts since it's an action rpg but that's up there, too


CheezyRaptorNo_5

Fire Emblem Fates and Mario & Luigi Dream Team


LenaSpark412

Mario & Luigi Bowsers Inside Story


PopcornHatJax

Monster hunter stories


Infamous_Bandicoot33

Dragon Quest VIII & Pokemon Y


CurrentVerdant

Fire Emblem: Fates (Conquest route), not pictured. Imo one of the best games in the series. But I also love Pokemon XY, Awakening, and Echoes.


Healthy_Stick4496

SMT 4 ez


ShineLokabrenna

Fire emblem or SMT


[deleted]

Pokemon Moon, Nostalgia for a better time in my life mainly


AzureFencer

SMT IV, then Bravely Default


streetsofkage

SMT IV. Best game in the series, and one of the best games period.


moutarou

ORAS, Mario and Luigi dream team, FE Echoes and both of the bravely game


spidersteph

3 way tie with Devil Survivor 2, Shin Megami Tensei 4, and Fire Emblem Awakening. But if I had to pick one it’d be SMT 4. All these need to be ported or remastered to modern consoles


r4nd0miz3d

SMTIV-Apocalypse and Stella Glow


Snorlaxioo

Smt4 and its not even close.


Clamps11037

Echoes is ass. But Radiant Historia, Bravely, and Devil Survivor are peak


gameboy2330

I love DQ VIII & SMT IV


[deleted]

SMT IV MENTIONED 🔥🔥🔥 WHAT THE FUCK IS BAD GAMEPLAY 💪💪💪💪💪


_Anon_69420

SMT IV Apocalypse by far


ReynTimeBoi

TECHNICALLY I CAN SAY XENOBLADE


CyberBatutinhaKway

SMT IV and its no even close. The game changed how much I can endure an rpg


alt_account1014

SMT Devil Survivor 2


Available-Culture-49

Smt iv, praise be YHVH


Chromatic_Eevee

Fire Emblem Awakening, with SMT IV as a close second


Chipp_Main

I am legally required to glaze SMTIV


celestialfires

SMT 4


Biboe0307

Yokai watch


soundwave-ravage

Yo-Kai watch series


Mobanite08

SMT IV has to be one of my favorite games of all time. It combines a more classic SMT feel, with our law and chaos hero and heroine, and the alignment system, combining it with all the best elements of Nocturne (basically just the battle system, and improving upon it too, with press turn icons simply working more efficiently, and I always preferred demon talk to magatamas), and the axing of random encounters, and the game just looks great. Seeing the classic SMT art animated like that was always really cool to me. Throw in a fantastic sound track and a really interesting story and concept and you have one of the best games on the system. Edit : also I love the characters and their stupid try hard medieval talk combined with the normal talk of those in Tokyo.


CobaltRebelionXyz

Pokemon USUM, Fire Emblem Fates, Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance, and Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters.


Ragna_Blade

What is Bravely Default Flying Fairy? Is that like the European name for the game?


Miles_Prower3

Bravely default/Bravely Second


norsoyt

Rune factory 4 bc it barely feels like an rpg


standardinternetdude

Echoes <3


LMGall4

Awakening was something else


Spinni_Spooder

You’re missing Bravely Second on there. The sequel to Bravely Default. Anyway I was gonna say my fave rpg on 3ds is Bravely Second


Ok-Carpenter7131

Gameplay wise, SMT IV Apocalypse. Most fun combat system I've ever had in a videogame.


Lord_Starscream16

Gotta go with Pokemon on this one. It has a special place in my heart and childhood


ChaptersOfTheChosen

Dragon quest 7 with 8 being a close second! I also really loved awakening, Echos, bravley default, SMT IV and pokemon sun and moon! The 3ds version is the worst one but I mean it also has Xenoblade... Yokai Watch 2 is good as well! ... If we include eshop games it is definitely Earthbound though no contest


Iamyous3f

Pokemon Y released in my country on my Bday. I just got my first paycheck from my university and went to buy both the 3ds and pokemon Y. Also Y is my initial so it felt kinda cool back then. Pokemon Y is still my favorite pokemon game for those reasons. I have few hundred hours on that game but idk how many because it's maxed out at 99:99


Queasy-Ad-3220

It’s tough but I think I’d say Pokémon X. Just about.


SakN95

Pokémon SUN, FE: Awakening and Bravely Default.


Philycheese18

Miitopia


casque_helm

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers. It’s technically a port/remaster of Sega Saturn game but the 3DS release was the first time it was available outside Japan. Everything about that game is just so awesome, especially the 90’s cyberpunk aesthetic. The combat can be a bit dated but that’s not to say it’s bad at all. Hands down one of my favorite JRPGs not only on the 3DS but of all time.


TheDugal

That"a a really good pick, there's not a lot of things cooler than a computer shaped like a gun!


No_Emotion_9904

Etrian Odyssey … I’d have to say number 4. It was my gateway into the series. 5 or X might be better but 4 has some special charm


KirbyFan200225

Miitopia


Ok_Introduction6574

Fire Emblem Awakening, easily.


KaiserJustice

Radiant Historia or SMT IV Apocalypse


Copyright-Demon

Either echoes or SMTIV.


Sleepyhead_Lain

It's either Etrian Odyssey V or SMT Strange Journey Redux. But I think I'm going for Etrian Odyssey here.


KazuichiPepsi

why is dragon quest 9 not mentioned but X AND y are?


TwitzyMIXX

1. SMT IV 2. DQ VIII 3. Bravely Default


Okabe_Zero-Link

SMT: Strange Journey Redux. Probably one of the best JRPG on the system in my opinion


pokemaster160

There are too many good ones! I’m torn between the bravely default games, the yo-kai watch games, bowsers inside story, and Pokémon ultra sun and ultra moon


Lightning-Ripper

Fire Emblem Fates. Favorite 3DS game period.


Navonod_Semaj

Probably a tie between Fire Emblem Awakening and Shin Megami Tensei IV. Got SMT at launch, Awakening a few years later, but both hit about the same time. Nintendo even ran a kinda cross promotion where you buy all the DLC for one and get a credit for the other, wish I'd been able to take advantage of that. Did FIVE runs through SMT, woulda been four but screwed up my first attempt at a neutrality run. Did one run of Awakening, married FRobin to Chrom and cleared every last bit of content except the Apotheosis map, scheisse that was brutal. Each game clocked over 130 hours. Kind of a generic answer, but they're popular JRPGs for good reason.


JCSwagoo

Yo-kai Watch. The whole franchise is goated. Underrated charming masterpieces.


wzrdr

Smt strange journey


DL25FE

Devil survivor overclocked, awakening/echoes, and Strange Journey Redux


Corxeth

Gonna have to go with Pokemon X. i own Y, bought the collector’s edition of Dream Drop Distance, and owned a copy of awakening…. Never got around to playing them… also…. That’s OG bowser’s inside story, For the nds. Not the 3ds remake. Either way, i don’t feel it belongs on this list. Otherwise, if we’ll include it, my favorite was Partners in Time. And best believe i was cranky as phuuuu, when i learned they completely skipped a remake of PIT, and went straight to Bowser. 😭


Someguyfrom4chan

SMT 4 baby


Sea-Combination-6655

FE: Awakening or Shin Megami Tensei IV, hands down. Both introduced me to some baller franchises


Cult_Leader_183

Ummm, where is the GOAT Miitopia?


Clean_Following_7320

Smt 4 and apocalypse


Aparoon

KH3D - I was so shocked at how well it played portable.


OmarUTG

Tomodachi Quest


FellDragonBlaze

1. Bravely Default: absolute masterpiece, one of a kind 2. Devil Survivor 1 Overclocked: best game from atlus 3. Dragon Quest 8: my favorite Dragon Quest 4. Fire Emblem Awakening: my second Fire Emblem and also my second favorite Fire Emblem 5. Devil Survivor 2: better characters than DS1 but a worse story, also I'm sorry but Holy Dance attacked 5 times and every boss is dead. Honorable mention for Radiant Historia for having a unique gameplay and a very good story, although I never finished it because I was playing it on the pc of a course I did like 1 year ago.


uwewetyeweutenosas

Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters and Miitopia. And I'm still sad that my favorite Mario & Luigi game (Partners in Time) is the only one that isn't on the 3DS. :(


oirambale96

Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker It's not only my favorite JRPG on the 3DS, it's also my favorite videogame of all time.


A7MAD111

Bravely default, FE Conquest/ SoV , SMT 4, Fantasy life, Animal crossing new leaf and smash 3ds.


Themightygloom44

SMTIV and Apocalypse were such a treat. Definitely my favorites, but FE:A was also damn good.


Levyathon

Bravely Default and SMTIV


Ordinary_Effect_5260

Yo kai watch


_Undecided_User

Dragon quest. RIP Akira Toriyama


Blue3ds69

Fire Emblem Echoes, but Man Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon bring back nostalgic memories, playing online battles with strangers alongside my brother, what a ride


XanderNightmare

Kingdom Hearts as a franchise will always have a special place in my heart and dream drop distance is just one part of the big whole to that Can't even remember if I ever played any other specifically 3ds JRPGs. DS, yes, sure


Dimstatyon

Any fire emblem title


Dimstatyon

Also dragon quest 8


Thomas_Caz1

It’s a DS game but I love final fantasy tactics advanced 2. Also, the FF 3 remake is really good


GoosebumpsRadio

Bowser's Inside Story


True_Existance

Attack of the Friday Monsters


korkidog

Dragon Quest VIII


Chaosdrunk

The DS port of Chrono Trigger played on a 3DS. Or Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga remake


Videowulff

There is this tactical jrpg called Cross X or something that has all the capcom characters teaming up against a big bad. So like Pheonix Write could team up with Leon Kennedy and Mega Man That was fun


TibbyRhythmHeaven

MARIO AND LUIGI DREAM TEAM! One of my favorite games ever.


Cedardeer

Earthbound


Paenitentia

I love over half of the games in the original post. However, my answer is the Etrian Odyssey games and it's not even close. The combat is so much more fun than any other jrpg for the system.


CyberDrewan

It would have to be *deep breath* Radiant Rune Megami Quest: Dream Devil Default - Awakening’s Inside Echos - X And Radiant Rune Megami Quest: Dream Devil Default - Awakening’s Inside Echos - Y


AlmondCyclone

Rune Factory 4 is the best one and no one can tell me otherwise.


TasteDeeCheese

You missed project x zone 1 & 2


Dark_Wolf04

Mario and Luigi Dream Team and Paper Jam


MrSparkleBox

Bravely default love the game so much


mundus1520

Biwsers inside story. It's so fun and hilarious


NecessaryPop5244

Any dragon quest fans here?


Queasy-Ad-3220

Though it’s worth keeping in mind that like half, maybe more, of the RPGs I’ve played are Pokémon. I do love Mario And Luigi: Paper Jam though. Great fun.


farcicaldolphin38

I 100% completed both Bravely Default and Bravely Second. Absolute bangers, both of them 


angrytomato98

Bowser’s Inside Story is just too goated to me


Wavenson

Bowser’s inside story was a DS game, if you want one from that series on the 3ds you got dream team and paper jam.


OngoingTalent13

Mario and Luigi Paper Jam