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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Dragon's Crown
Panzer Dragoon
Mary Skelter: Nightmares - This is a dungeon crawler, so it is just maze after maze.
Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni
Nights Of Azure
Super Neptunia RPG
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Catherine - original version only, do not get full body version.
Little Witch Nobeta
Neptunia - 1,2,3, sisters vs sisters, VII, VII-R, I like the whole series.
Shin Megami Tensei
Overlord: Escape from Nazarick
Grandia HD Collection
Seven Pirates H
Ys series.
Senran Kagura
Earth Defense Force
Witch and the Hundred Knight
Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet
Parasite Eve 1 and 2
What's wrong with full body?
Do you mean the actual first game on SNES or anything in the series? Because they do have random encounters and some entries felt grindy to me. Maybe you could advance without grinding but it was more difficult.
To my Knowledge, full body added a Tranny as a third suitor, which is bad in of itself IMHO, but as the original version had a rather tight story having the third in there just makes it feel like something is off as well.
With Shin Megami Tensei, I didn't find the digital devil saga ones as grinding, though most of this series can be a slog.
Then you have Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Soul Hackers 2.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 are tactics games, so a bit different.
Jack Bros. and Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, though for TMS you want the WiiU version as the switch version got censored.
Raidou Kuzunoha: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army and Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon are action games I believe.
Ewwww... ok wasn't sure if I had Full Body or the original but I don't recall that at all so it sounds like I dodged a bullet on that one.