Level-5

ConsoleNameReleaseGenreLucca's Notes
PS2Dark Cloud2001ActionARPG with roguelike elements and town building; no traditional XP (though weapons do level)
PS4Dark Cloud (DL only)2016ActionSee PS2
PS2Dark Cloud 22003ActionSimilar to the first but with less playable characters, more involved town-building
PS4Dark Cloud 2 (DL only)2016ActionSee PS2
DSDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies2010Turn-BasedIntended to be a multiplayer JRPG, all party members are customizable
PS2Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King2005Turn-BasedCan you really say no to more slimes? In a fully 3D environment?
3DSFantasy Life2014SimulationPick a profession in a fantasy world and increase your ranks in order to help save the world!
3DSInazuma Eleven (DL only)2014SportsSee DS
DSInazuma Eleven (PAL only)2011SportsIt's a soccer RPG- with hundreds of players to potentially scout and dramatic duels on the field!
DSInazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard/Firestorm (PAL only)2012SportsPlay soccer to save the world from being destroyed by aliens!
3DSInazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast/Lightning Bolt/Team Ogre Attacks! (PAL only)2014SportsMore soccer RPG goodness! Each version focuses on a different protagonist with different opponents, and the game now allows for chaining special moves
3DSInazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stones - Thunderflash/Wildfire (PAL only)2015SportsNow you must set out to save the game of soccer itself, now able to use your summon spirits as armor
JP 3DSInazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy2013Sports
3DSInazuma Eleven GO: Light/Shadow (PAL only)2014SportsSet 10 years after IE3, there are now evil soccer overlords and spirits you can summon during matches to enhance special moves
PSPJeanne d'Arc2007StrategyAn SRPG loosely based on the story of the famed French heroine; unit facing is important, as is a rock-paper-scissors-type affinity system
3DSLBX: Little Battlers eXperience2015ActionAn ARPG with arena-styled combat where you fight your teensy robots and level them up to make them better
JP DSNi no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi2010Turn-BasedSame general story as Wrath of the White Witch, but vastly different gameplay - a literal spellbook is a necessity to draw the required runes
PS3Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch2013ActionIncredible Ghibli-styled visuals, monster-collecting elements, and unfortunate AI
SwitchNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch2019ActionSee PS3
PS4Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered2019ActionContains all DLC and improves the graphics; is otherwise the same game
PS4Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom2018ActionOverhauls gameplay drastically- combat is now ARPG-styled (though there are still some spirits to provide assistance); the focus turns to kingdom-building
SwitchNi no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Prince's Edition2021ActionSee PS4, but with all DLC included
Xbox OneNi no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Prince's Edition (DL only)2023ActionSee Switch
Xbox SeriesNi no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Prince's Edition (DL only)2023ActionSee Switch
3DSProfessor Layton and the Last Specter2011SimulationIncluded due to Professor Layton's London Life, a cute life sim with minimal stats, many (re)quests, and jobs to rank up in
PS2Rogue Galaxy2007ActionSpace pirate ARPG with AI party members and a nontradional stat increasing system
PS4Rogue Galaxy (DL only)2014ActionSee PS2
SwitchSnack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold2020Dungeon CrawlerA third-person dungeon crawler (as the name implies) with lots of food-based puns and humor as well as surprising difficulty
PS3White Knight Chronicles: International Edition2010ActionAttempts to be a MMO/JRPG hybrid with customizable avatar; doesn't really succeed at it, repetitive combo-based combat system
PS3White Knight Chronicles II2011ActionPuts a coat of polish over the first game's systems, but does little to improve them; the disc also includes a copy of the first game with the reworked battle system
3DSYo-kai Watch2015Monster CollectingLevel-5's charming Pokemon-like franchise; demons are discovered in the "real" world, befriended, collected, and used in battle, combat occasionally involves minigames
3DSYo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls/Bony Spirits2016Monster CollectingFrequently retreads the same ground as the first game, with Pokemon-styled version splitting to collect all the Yo-kai
3DSYo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters2017Monster CollectingThe all-encompassing third version of Yo-kai Watch 2, adds an additional questing area and a whole new tribe of demons to befriend
3DSYo-kai Watch 32019Monster CollectingChanges setting to a more Western-themed one, combat is affected by team positioning on a grid, the two protagonists can be switched between at almost any time
3DSYo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps/White Dog Squad2018ActionAn ARPG that acts as a bit of a Ghostbusters parody and a sequel to Yo-kai Watch 2; orbs are collected during missions to level up the team of Yo-kai and buy items