The Nintendo Switch is a great place to play some of the best RPGs of our time. Let us look at the best platform games.
RPGs are probably your main type of game if you like story-based games. They keep you coming back to the game even after tens or even hundreds of hours by combining everything you love about a good story with fun, interesting gameplay.
RPGs work great on the Nintendo Switch because you can play them on TV, on the go, or while snuggled up in bed (definitely that last one). Let us help you find more RPGs to play on your Nintendo Switch. These are the best ones you should try.
Live A Live
And what a great title it is! Live A Live finally came to the West in 2022. The 1994 game has been remade with HD-2D images, which make an already great game even better. You can choose which order to read the stories of the seven heroes. This will take you through different times, from prehistoric times to the far future.
Every hero’s story is just as exciting as the last, and they will all take you about a few hours to finish. After you finish all of them, there’s one more treat left before the end. Overall, Live A Live is a lovely update that keeps all the charm of the original.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
The goal of most Pokémon games is to become the Champion by going on a journey from your home town. But in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, things are done in a very different way. The event sends your character back in time to the Hisui area, which will later become Sinnoh. There, Pokemon are much more dangerous than they are now.
After becoming a part of Jubilife Village, you’ll be asked to look into Pokemon and the strange rifts that are showing up all over the area. That being said, Legends: Arceus is a fun role-playing game even if you’re not a Pokemon fan. The action-based catching mechanics make it even more fun to catch them all.
Bravely Default 2
You don’t need to know anything about the first game in the Bravely Default series to enjoy the second one. It takes place in a completely new world and follows four new Heroes of Light: Seth, a sailor; Gloria, the princess of Musa; Adelle, a warrior; and Elvis, a traveling scholar.
The Bravely Default series is named after the Brave and Default fight system, which is used again in this game. You’ll need to keep track of your Brave Points by moving between the Brave and Default modes during turn-based fights. For new players, the fight method can be hard to get used to at first, but it’s fun once you do.
Undertale
In Undertale, the outsider wins, which is a famous story. It started out as a game made by an unknown creator. It became incredibly famous very quickly because of its unique take on turn-based fights and the stories and characters that made many people feel deeply.
This is one of those games where you should play without learning too much about it. You’ll be exploring an underground world full of monsters, and it’s up to you to kill them or not.
Octopath Traveler 2
Following the success of the first Octopath Traveler, Octopath Traveler 2 had a lot to live up to, and happily it did. The game has the same beautiful HD-2D graphics as the last one, and you follow the lives of eight different main characters.
You start the big adventure once you decide which character you want to play first. More is known about the characters’ lives than in the first game, and the turn-based battles are just as exciting. You might be thinking if you need to play the first game to enjoy this one. Not at all.
Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
Studio Ghibli is known for making beautiful cartoon movies. What happens when they use their unique style for an RPG? What do you get? Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Ghibli created the 2D scenes, and you can see its style in the art direction as well.
You play as Oliver, a young boy who just lost his mother. Oliver goes to a different world with the help of Mr. Drippy, a toy that has turned into a fairy, to find his mother. With Ghibli’s help, Ni No Kuni is one of the cutest RPGs you can get for Switch, thanks to its interesting story and fun gameplay.
Tales Of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
There are a lot of great RPGs in the Tales series, but Tales of Vesperia is the best one for the Switch. The story is about Yuri Lowell, a former Imperial Soldier who helps Princess Estelle and forms a group of fighters called Brave Vesperia.
Like most RPGs, their quest grows into something much bigger than they thought it would be—a fight for the world’s sake. The game play in Vesperia is fun and fast-paced, and there are a lot of clothes for the characters to choose from. In the serious cutscene, everyone has to sport a funny mustache.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, you play as Geralt of Rivia, who is looking for his adopted daughter Ciri, who is getting away from the Wild Hunt. The game is more action-packed than most RPGs.
Everything in The Witcher 3 is very well thought out. There are lots of side quests to do and a beautiful magical world to explore. This game’s best parts are its story and personalities, which make the world so interesting that you’ll want to explore every corner.
Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes Of An Elusive Age
Even though it’s part of the popular Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age is its own story. It uses classic fantasy tropes in a way that doesn’t feel tired, but rather as a caring respect to the stories that came before it.
You will begin Space Bar Clicker in a small town as the quiet main character Luminary. Then you will go on a quest to save the world from darkness. It’s charming how simple the story is, and the familiar, easy-to-understand turn-based gameplay makes it feel like a traditional RPG while still being completely new.
Persona 5: Royal
In Persona 5: Royal, you play as a high school student named Joker. You have to balance your daily life with being the boss of the Phantom Thieves, a group of bad adults you try to change.
Persona is based on the series Shin Megami Tensei, and in fights you use Personas, which are like monsters in that series. The turn-based fighting works smoothly and was carefully thought out to keep things quick and interesting. A great way to play this one-of-a-kind RPG if you haven’t already is on the Nintendo Switch.
NEO: The World Ends With You
Fans of “The World Ends With You” were sure the series was over when there wasn’t a new book in more than ten years. The world of the Reapers’ Game was brought back to life with Neo: The World Ends With You in 2021.
You don’t have to play the first game to enjoy NEO; it takes place a few years after it. It’s about Rindo Kanade and his friend Tosai “Fret” Furesawa, who are both trapped in the Reapers’ Game and need to win to get out. The first game had tablet controls, but NEO has a hack-and-slash style of fighting, so you have to use all of the Switch’s buttons to keep up with the beat and mix your moves.
Final Fantasy 7
Of all the RPG fans out there, I doubt many have not yet played Final Fantasy 7. This is for those few. Instead of the usual fantasy stories and settings that the series has had up to this point, the game stars Cloud Strife, a soldier-turned-mercenary, as he joins the eco-terrorist group Avalanche. They want to stop Shinra from using Mako to destroy the Planet.
FF7 is a very popular game, not just among fans of the series but also among gamers in general. Thanks to its meaningful story, powerful message, and strong characters. Now is the time to play your Nintendo Switch if you have one and haven’t yet.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
The first version of Xenoblade Chronicles came out in 2011 for the Wii. The final version came out in 2020 for the Nintendo Switch, with better graphics and new story material in the form of Future Connected.
The setting of this huge RPG is one of the most unique in video games. It takes place on two huge giants called the Bionis and the Mechonis. After a terrible loss, Shulk and his best friend Reyn go on a trip through the Bionis and Mechonis to get back at the deadly Mechon. You’ll do hundreds of side tasks, meet interesting people, and learn about the world’s strange beginnings during the journey.
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