October 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the strongly underrated Level-5 Studio. Nowadays they are mostly known for their Yo-Kai Watch series and games like Inazuma Eleven or the recently released Ni No Kuni 2. Those games have a strong Fanbase in Japan but are not that present in the west.

Even back then, they brought stellar games on the market which sadly were overlooked by the majority of players.

They announced in 2018 that they would fully support the Nintendo Switch and that all of their future titles would release on Nintendos newest hardware.

So it would be a great opportunity to bring their older games to a new audience.

Here are my top 5 Level-5 games that should come to the Nintendo Switch:

Dark cloud 1&2 collection

The Dark cloud series is a critically acclaimed Roleplaying series that launched on the PS2. It is a dungeon crawler with town building elements and a beautiful cell shading art style which is accompanied by one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard.

It is sprawling with content, a huge variety of minigames, unique characters and different mechanics to dive in.

On the Nintendo Switch, they could smooth out the combat and some other mechanical issues they had back then.

Rogue Galaxy

Like the Dark Cloud series, Rogue Galaxy is a Dungeoncrawler combined with a lot of different mechanics. It is a beautiful space epos which improved graphics and combat compared to the Dark Cloud series.

Those types of games are perfect for short play sessions and fit to the pickup and play nature of the Nintendo Switch.

The version on the switch could streamline and condense the Dungeons in the later parts of the game.

Ni No Kuni

In collaboration with Studio Ghibli, Level-5 created one of the most visually stunning games of its era. You are following Oliver into a different world fighting of the big evil and saving his beloved ones.

It takes a lot from Pokemon with its monster collecting but adds an active time battle element to it.

On the switch, they could tweak the Ai of your teammates and make some fights fairer.

Dragon Quest VIII

Square Enix saw the potential in Level-5 and handpicked them for Dragon Quest 8. It was the first time the series picked up steam in the west and build a little fanbase over here.

For the first time, a Dragon Quest game was fully playable in 3D and Level-5 added other little mechanics which later became staples in the series.

It got a port for the 3DS back in 2017, with some new features and quality of life improvements. Take those improvements and bump up the resolution and you will have the definitive version on the Nintendo Switch.

Dragon Quest IX

The next entry in the series found its home on the DS. You could create your own Character and party members and it added a multiplayer function via StreetPass.

In Japan, it was a huge success but in the west, it was really hard to find someone to play with.

With Nintendo Switch Online they could bring this entry back to life and make it easier than ever to play together.

Sure, Level-5 has to overcome some licensing issues because most of the listed games were Sony exclusives but let us cross our fingers and hope for the best.

Let’s get Level-5 to know that people want more of their games on the Switch. Share your picks on Social Media and use the hashtag #Level5Switch on twitter.