JRPGs are games designed to use a bunch of talking and combat as an excuse to blast killer soundtracks at you for hours and hours on end.
Which…might explain why this list of best soundtracks also looks a lot like a list of the best JRPGs.
What follows are our collective picks for the very best of them. Before you complain, no, they’re not listed in any order.
PERSONA 3
PERSONA 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdfmf11Wtbo
PERSONA 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6cyUV_UH0
NI NO KUNI
LOST ODYSSEY
FINAL FANTASY VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLpjPht5mvg
FINAL FANTASY VII
CHRONO TRIGGER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEoN_Xe-B-s
CHRONO CROSS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gumt8xfnspk
EARTHBOUND
SUIKODEN II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PajKwn18Pfk
XENOGEARS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcUTAdHWtc
XENOBLADE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPiDX76dHVE
PHANTASY STAR IV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Qv7sYIbuQ
MARIO & LUIGI DREAM TEAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elb6A7iT6P0
BRAVELY DEFAULT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W32h-3EHCg
THE LEGENDS OF HEROES: TRAILS IN THE SKY
LUNAR 2: ETERNAL BLUE
RADIANT HISTORIA
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: DIGITAL DEVIL SAGA
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI IV
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