Can anyone recommend some short and linear JRPG like Eternal Sonata, Parasite Eve and Crimson Gem Saga for any console?

Bro you ever play Persona 3 or 4?

Not short but it's one of the best JRPGs for ps2.

This post has been edited by nkw: Jan 12 2010, 10:49 AM

Not yet, but Persona series is a little too long.. Going to start with the first Persona if I have time, then complete the series

Grandia and Arc the Lad series..

Shadow Heart series (really hard to find a copy for the first shadow heart these day...)

Grandia quite long also.. easily tops 40 hours. Arc The Lad isn't really JRPG

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Added on January 12, 2010, 11:04 amI have 2 copies of the first Shadow Hearts

Finished the first and Covenant, my guess is From the New World may be just as long as it predecessors

This post has been edited by gundamalpha: Jan 12 2010, 11:04 AM

kingdom hearts !

Roughly how long is the game play for KH:CH? I've played the first KH and it took me 50 odd hours

I was like eagerly waiting for a new Shadow Heart game to be release on the ps3... but damn the company closed down already... no more shadow heart...

Sad indeed

How about Chrono Cross, that game is kinnda short. Also legend of Dragoon or the Lunar series.

Lunar is the whole reason I'm looking for a short JRPG now.. don't want to be occupied with any other game when my PSP Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star arrives

Chrono Cross is short? I've been pondering whether to play that since last year Will give it a try

play the 2nd one . kinda shorter .

Arc the lad twilight of the spirits is JRPG
one of the best i ever played

FF13, no leveling, skip all the side quest, skip all the cinematic cutscene, skip all the hidden chest, i think can finish within 30 hours . And of course one of the best JRPG in this gen .

This post has been edited by kyap: Jan 12 2010, 01:02 PM

i recommend:-
ps2
arc the lad - twilight of the spirit
~nice turn based rpg. short rpg with good storyline

really . but that is so new to gundam ..

Gundam cannot play new game one meh?

Going to check for AtL: TotS

FF1, 2 & 3
DQ1, 2 & 3

each games can be finished with in 20 hours, and the story is linear, and it's JRPG

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jan 12 2010, 03:43 PM

Finished FF1, 2 and 3..

DQ 1, 2 or 3 have English version or not?

Legend of Dragoon...

Sounds like a long game to me.. Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegend Of Dragooooooooooooooooooon

chrono trigger
tales of grace(compare to same series, it shorts, just 3x hour to finish game)

hehe... Resident Evil 1-3.. and Dino Crisis 1-3..

Playing CT for the nth time now..
ToG still no English version

JRPG..

CT & TOG oledi complete

now prepare for dark siders, but lazy open my GOD Machine

You got plenty of time..

And Darksiders got RM5 version you don't play go and play the GOD version.. so dumb

This post has been edited by gundamalpha: Jan 12 2010, 04:19 PM

becuz I love my country

wow man, no leveling, I would love to see someone try that...

MS Saga: A New Dawn - PS2 (Since you are Gundam, I'll recommend you this)
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories - PS2 (I'm playing Riku story now)
Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria - PS2 (Alicia and Silmeria, and no I'm not talking about Senjou no Valkryia)
Xenogear - PSOne (this one is linear but complicated in story though)

This post has been edited by TitaniumZ: Jan 12 2010, 05:01 PM

Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria - PS2

You need to find a FLAWLESS copy to play the game without LAG...

Got it and finished. Very nice but definitely not short

i rmb'ed: Jade Cocoon 1, short & awesome!

This post has been edited by acougan: Jan 12 2010, 06:11 PM

u can also try unlimited saga. unique jrpg where u can choose a couple of different character's stories. u will either like it or not but it worth a try.

p/s: if u got sega saturn u must try shining force 3~best game everrrr

This post has been edited by figure8: Jan 12 2010, 06:11 PM

US version SF3 so expensive..

^i think so, i only got japanese version scenario 1 - 3 which cost me a lot... too bad my saturn died a long time ago n decided to sell all my games..

us version just got scenario 1 have it
scenario 2,3 only have jap ver



I agree this is one of the best game on saga seturn
but complete one scenario also needed take a long time.....

Arc the Lad : Twilight of Spirits on ps2 is quite short, and Grandia 3 also

This post has been edited by ajis: Jan 12 2010, 08:39 PM

Suikoden 1 and 2

The Lufia/Estpolis series? Lufia II quite short, if you play2-3 hours everyday I think 1 month can finish already if you skip all side quests as well.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 12 2010, 10:36 PM

Sega Saturn - Albert Odyssey

Old school RPG which shouldnt take too long...

Heard that Magic Knight Rayearth is also a pretty short game.

Finished that games many many times, very good

MKR might have to wait a little longer since I just realized Super Mario RPG is what I'm looking for Provided the battery still works

got. gameboy one but name is dragon warrior.

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Added on January 13, 2010, 1:05 pmLegend of Legaia for PS. My first jrpg!

This post has been edited by bidfordun: Jan 13 2010, 01:05 PM

Then Paper Mario on Nintendo64 will be the next!!!

This post has been edited by TitaniumZ: Jan 13 2010, 01:39 PM

Saga Frontier also suit the propose. It can be short and linear if you follow the storyline but it can be very non-linear if you like to explore the possiblity.

classic RPG, I like this game so much
I also play saturn version, trying to touch SFC version soon

^yea. albert odyssey is great. simple rpg but fun.. it remind me of many good rpg in saturn including shining the holy ark

This post has been edited by figure8: Jan 13 2010, 05:26 PM

SFC Albert Odysseys are SRPG.. cute but very slow.

Shining the Holy Ark.. perhaps the only time I enjoy first person view game

tats y until now I still dun wan touch for SFC version now.....


Shining series on Saturn all is good game except shining wisdom...
maybe the reason is when before i play shining wisdom, I just pass secret of mana 2....

Too bad no more good Shining games these days

ya, i wan Shining force SLG but no A.RPG!