These 10 JRPGs Were WAY Ahead of Their Time!

The classics are classics for a reason. They laid the groundwork for the great games that we're experiencing today. And some of them did SUCH a good job of foreseeing the future that it took quite a long time before other games caught on to their brilliance and started emulating them. These are 10 JRPGs that I think were drastically ahead of their time, setting up new storytelling techniques and gameplay systems that future games would one day turn to for inspiration. Did I pick the ones you would have? If not, let me know your choices down in the comments!

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00:00 Intro
00:39 Persona 3
03:06 Xenogears
05:44 Phantasy Star IV
08:07 Chrono Trigger
10:10 Final Fantasy Tactics
11:55 Grandia
13:58 The World Ends With You
15:56 Nier
17:53 Earthbound
19:32 Dragon Quest V
20:56 Wrap-up