Don't get me wrong, I know there are some, I'm just wondering if there's anything worth checking out that doesn't usually fall into the usual Japanese design trappings that make me cringe. I know some people like the JRPG design but I don't and I want to know if gameplay wise there are any titles that buck the trend. Already know about some titles like Armoured Core etc. but they're heavily advertised.
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most japanese games will have one of those aspects, but rarely all 3.
The metroidvania genre was birthed by two japanese game which heavily involve mazes, but had no grinding or random encounters.
Modern Jrpgs have a decent amount of grinding, but nothing that I would call a maze. They are also moving away from random encounters.