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.
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.
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
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.
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
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).
