https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sglKS-HfZMw
A friend of mine is constantly telling me "JRPGs arent RPGS because blah blah choices blah" and I would always counter "well they have their historical roots in tabletop rpgs so the label isnt inaccurate" and I based that on a video that i couldnt find. And i FOUND it. Its not actually that hard to find lmao <3 I just wasnt trying that hard because I instead pointed them to an Extra Credits video about the differences between JRPGs and WRPGs and why those are innacurate labels and how genre names for video games just suck in general.
But here is a fucking VIDEO that explains the direct line between D&D to Ultima to Dragon Quest. FUCKING FINALLY.
I realized that the playthrough I watched wasn't actually a full playthrough, and I think it stops not long after they
spoiler
get to Zanarkand
It's her all-time favorite game (had a big influence on her, including inspiring her to try to become a voice actor IIRC), and she has a habit of not finishing playthroughs because it's too sad to finish the game. From the VTuber Wiki:
However, she did do a full playthrough not long after the one I watched—here's the playlist! I should go back and watch it from where the old one left off so I can see it through to the end.
Oh a Nyanners playthrough. Ive watched her before. Nice ill check it out.