Saddest JRPGs you would suggest
Ideally looking for something on the Playstation 5 because I'm a lame console guy. But I don't mind trying out something on the PC if it gets good recommendations.
I'm honestly looking for a game that's just going to emotionally devastate me when I'm done. Specifically, something with important character deaths would probably hit the hardest. Especially if it's a death you don't see coming. Which I suppose if I'm asking for suggestions that will kinda mean I'm expecting it...c'est la vie.
Suikoden I & II are two games that really made me feel things in the gut when I was a kid. So anything similar to those with that level of character build up only to have some tragic end would hit just right (ignoring the secret best endings of course).
I also really enjoyed Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits as a kid. It's not sad. But I definitely prefer fantasy/magic RPG settings over Sci-Fi
I'm curious of any of the Dragon Quest games hit this vein? I've also heard FF7 has a hard hitting sad moment in it (I know what it is. but no context). But I've always struggled with the FF series. Only games I played were 13 and the MMO and both of which I couldn't play for more than a few hours before I started to get bored.
Posted Jul 30, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC