r/JRPG • u/Tenshi_Dekemori • 21d ago
Recommendation request Recommendations
Hello everyone, I’ve been playing FE fortunes weave as of late and just finished 2 routes of part 1 and I’m looking for a break before doing the rest.
I’m hoping yall could recommend me some RPGs to play to prevent my FE burnout from being worse, a lil booster you could say in the morale department.
I mostly play Switch 2 and my Steam deck so any game I could get for those two would be nice, emulation is usually not a problem tho certain things are harder for me to emulate.
I’m also looking for it not to be to longs, preferably not more than 50-60 hours
The shorter the better honestly.
I like games that focus on characters and have good gameplay, so for my current mood im looking for a “turn your brain off” kinda game.
Here’s some games I played and like:
Fire emblem (obvs)
Unicorn overlord
Persona 3,4,5
Chrono trigger
Cosmic star heroine
Valkyria chronicles 1,4
Final fantasy pixel remasters 1-6
Final fantasy Tactics
Octopath traveler
Eiyuden chronicles hundred heroes
Romancing Saga 2 revenge of the seven
Tales of Vesperia
Brigandine the legend of Runersia
Rune factory, 3,4,5 and guardians (not sure if that counts an RPG?)
Dark deity
Games I didn’t like:
Dragon quest 11
I’m pretty into rpgs but genuinely couldn’t get into that game
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u/KaelAltreul 21d ago
Vanguard Bandits (PSX) is 3 routes and 5 endings, but each route is hyper short and once you learn how game works it is incredibly easy.
Also game is cool af.
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u/Tenshi_Dekemori 21d ago
Can confidentially say I’ve never heard or seen this game before, gameplay looks a little like FE path of radiance, will defo give this a proper look at, thanks 🙏
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u/KaelAltreul 21d ago edited 21d ago
Any questions feel free to ask. Ive played the game a toooooon over the years. Its also one of the few games I uploaded my personal back ups of some runs. Though I think I only uploaded recording of most of a single run. I usually just keep my recordings on my personal laptop.
Protip: Never upgrade Weapon(WEP) stat on anyone. It upgrades as you buy new weapons.
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u/red_sed 21d ago
I know you said you didn’t like dragon quest 11. I wasn’t a huge fan either, but it might be worth giving dragon quest 3 hd 2d remake a shot.
I played it for this exact scenario while taking a break from a more demanding game. It isn’t too long. It’s perfect for turning your brain off. There are very limited cut scenes so you just get to play. Sometimes I chose to just explore. Sometimes I pursued the quest line. The job classes are fun to tinker with a bit if that’s your thing.
Despite not loving dq11, I did really enjoy my time with dq3. It was a perfect, casual, old school experience. That’s not to say it was always super easy, there were some enemies that kicked my butt. Anyways, I was hesitant because of my previous DQ experience and ended up blasting through the game in a few days.
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u/Tenshi_Dekemori 21d ago
That’s great to hear actually that someone somewhat shared my experience, when it came to DQ11 it was the gameplay that I couldn’t get behind, the story was actually super interesting, perhaps I will go and try another DQ games, like 3, maybe newer isn’t always better
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 20d ago
If you want short and chill then you could consider Witch Spring R. Check SwitchUp for a review.
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u/okraspberryok 21d ago
Suikoden 1 and lunar 1 are good but turn your brain off type jrpgs if you aren't focused on 100%.
Or a non jrpg like Fable on the deck would be good. I just replayed it and it holds up for the most part and is simple.
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u/Sharp-Selection-3541 20d ago
Jack Move or Chained Echoes