I recently picked up a 3DS LL and i’ve already been playing some games on it and i’m having a blast so far, I’m just wondering if anyone could recommend me some short but charming games since those types of games are the ones i usually find myself enjoying the most.
I’ve beaten Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime on the DS a couple of times which I rarely do, it’s just a super cozy and cute game with a simple and fun gameplay loop. Short? I’m pretty sure it’s below 10 hours, possibly even shorter like 4-5. Charming? Come on DQ slimes are extra charming!
This game needs more love. Cute graphics, good music and fun gameplay.
Takes over 12 hours to complete the main game according to this: https://howlongtobeat.com/game/2815
Ghost Trick is fantastic.
Also, Liberation Maiden was extremely short, but pretty good.
The Rub Rabbits and Feel the Magic XY/XX ooze charm, they’re great
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm is good for short bursts, it’s kind of an infinite games
Code of Princess is a fairly short Beat’em up / RPG hybrid. I don’t remember the full game length, but each stage was short and the game was somewhat short overall.
Sadly most of the really short games I can think of were download-only games, so they are lost now. But if you don’t care, I’d definitely recommend the already mentioned Attack of the Friday Monsters. I really liked Ikachan which is very short (under an hour), it was made by the same person who made Cave Story, I think. I could be wrong about that. Bloody Vampire also was a nice and simple Metroidvania style game.
As for actual retail games, I guess the Kirby platformer games would fit that description. The 3DS ones, especially Triple Deluxe, are some of the better ones in the series. The Mario & Donkey Kong games are also rather short, but really nice puzzle games.
The Regular Show platformer is quite nice IMO. It’s some basic platforming action, but if you like the show, you will like the game, too. Also, superb soundtrack made by Jake Kaufman (Virt).
I’d recommend you the Animal Crossing games for both DS and 3DS.
Also I don’t know if it fits entirely in the charming area but check out Ace Attorney saga.
Also if you are a fan of Evangelion there is a game that looks quite simple but it is a big what if of Evangelion wholesome AF, I don’t recall its name right now.
Really Ace Attorney takes me forever but maybe I’m just retarded
Well sometimes it is not the most straightforward, but I’m sure you can manage :)
Otherwise no shame in relying on guides.
Elite Beat Agents is a must try in my opinion. Contact also has a ton of charm.
Not sure if it’s charming in the way you are looking for but Moon (2009) has high reviews and only takes about four hours to beat
Not charming at all, but seems like a nice game, I played it briefly back in the days and it was awesome graphics wise, but survival games are not my thing, so that is why I never get to finish it.
Attack of the Friday Monsters! Might be a good candidate.
