GW to Play! 9 recommended games by completion time (3-30 hours)!

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Estimated completion time: 3 to 10 hours

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Stray

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/ Xbox Series X| S, Xbox One/PC (Steam, MacOS)
• Release date: 7/19/2022
• Genre: Adventure
• Price: 3,520 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: Annapurna Interactive

An adventure game featuring a cat. Set in a decaying subterranean cyber-city, players take on the role of a cat roaming the neon streets and back alleys of the city, aiming for the surface to reunite with their estranged family. Along the way, the player can not only communicate with the city's inhabitants. There are also stages in which the player can work with B-12, a small flying drone, to explore the city. The main focus of this work is exploration, and the volume is quite compact. It is possible to complete the game in one day if you are so inclined.

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BIOHAZARD RE:3

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Xbox Series X|S Xbox One/PC (Steam)
• Release date: 2020/4/3
• Genre: Survival horror
• Price: 3,990 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Capcom

A remake of "Resident Evil 3 LAST ESCAPE" released in 1999. Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira attempt a desperate escape from Raccoon City, which has fallen into unprecedented chaos after the "t-virus" has been leaked and people have been turned into zombies. In addition to the survival horror elements of using limited ammunition and recovery items to get out of the crisis, the game also emphasizes action, including "emergency dodging" to avoid enemy attacks at the last minute.

The campaign mode, in which the story of the game can be played, is modest in volume, but it is full of elements that can be repeated. There are also a number of contents for gamers, including "NIGHTMARE," in which the enemies placed in the game are stronger and the locations of items are different from those in the normal difficulty level.
The same "RE series," "Resident Evil RE:2" and "Resident Evil RE:4," are also on sale.

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Titanfall 2

• Compatibility: PS4/Xbox One/PC (Steam, ea.com)
• Release date: 28/10/2016
• Genre: FPS
• Price: 1,980 yen (tax included)
• Manufacturer: Electronic Arts

An FPS from Respawn Entertainment, known for its globally popular "Apex Legends," in which players take control of the robot Titan to carry out various missions as humanity fights over a place in space known as the "Frontier. In the campaign mode, the main character and Titan work together to overcome difficulties. In the multiplayer mode, players can also enjoy fast-paced versus battles, such as wall-running and high jumps.

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Estimated completion time: 11-20 hours

Sifu

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Switch/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 2022/4/8
• Genre: Action
• Price: 4,180 yen (tax included)
• Maker: SLOCLAP S.A.S

An action game specializing in kung fu. A young kung fu master fights alone against an overwhelming number of enemies in order to take revenge on the enemy who took his family's life. This game is characterized by the brilliant martial arts using kung fu. The key to the battle is how you act depending on the type and number of enemies.

In addition, aging is incorporated into the system, and each time the main character dies, he is revived by the power of a mysterious pendant, but he ages accordingly. As he ages, his strength decreases, but his attack power increases instead.

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Super Mario RPG

• Compatibility: Switch
• Release date: 2023/11/17
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 6,578 yen (including tax) *6,500 yen (including tax) for download version
• Maker: Nintendo

A remake of "Super Mario RPG" released in 1996. In order to collect "Star Pieces" that fulfill people's wishes and restore a peaceful world, Mario goes on an adventure with reassuring friends he meets along the way. This title employs the "Action Command" system, and in battles, successful action commands during battles with monsters can attack the monster as a whole or reduce the damage it takes to zero.

As an additional element of the remake version, this title allows a rematch with the boss after the ending. Also not to be missed is the "Sound Player" function, which allows players to freely listen to the BGM of both the original and remake versions at any time, and the "Enjoy" difficulty level, which makes battles gentler.

• Purchase the DL version for Switch

Uncharted: The Pirate King and the Last Treasure

• Compatibility: PS4/PC (Steam, Epic Games Store)
• Release date: July 26, 2018
• Genre: Action Adventure
• Price: 4,290 yen (including tax) *Set edition with "Uncharted: Treasures of the Ancient Gods
• Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Treasure hunter Nathan Drake's great adventure unfolds in the fifth installment of the "Uncharted" series. Nathan teams up with his brother Sam Drake for an unprecedented adventure to Libertaria, the land of pirates where the treasure of pirate king Henry Avery lies. Climbing cliffs, engaging in gunfights with enemies, and solving mysterious riddles are just a few of the challenges that await players on their way to Libertaria.

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• EpicGames version

Estimated time to complete the game: 21 to 30 hours

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 2020/4/10/
• Genre: Action RPG
• Price: 9,878 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Square Enix

A full remake of the classic RPG "Final Fantasy VII" released by Square Enix in 1997. In remaking the game on PlayStation 4, the image quality, texture, and presentation have been greatly enhanced from the time of its release. The original's distinctive elements, such as the infiltration of the Shinra Building and the hero Cloud's cross-dressing event, have also been faithfully and powerfully recreated.

The "FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE" project will consist of three parts, of which this is the first. This is the first of a three-part project, which will cover the period from the opening to the escape from Midgar. The game will take about 40 to 50 hours to complete if you include subquests and other challenging elements, but it will not take that long if you give priority to the storyline.

The second title, "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth," was also released in February 2024. It is recommended to play "Remake" first, and if you are interested in the future, touch "Rebirth".

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ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 8/25/2023
• Genre: Action
• Price: 8,690 yen (including tax)
• Maker: From Software

The latest title in the "Armored Core" series after a 10-year absence since 2013. Set on the planet Rubicon, where corporations and armed forces continue to fight over a substance called "Coral," players smuggle themselves into the planet as independent mercenaries and fight for Coral themselves. The appeal of this title is that the player can freely customize and pilot an aircraft called "AC," and depending on the configuration of its parts, can change the weight of the aircraft, the weapons it uses, and the battle strategies it specializes in.

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Sakunahime of Tenho

• Compatibility: PS4/Switch/PC (Steam)
• Release date: November 12, 2020
• Genre: Action RPG
• Price: 3,278 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Marvelous

Sakunahime, a fertility goddess who was banished from the city of the gods after an incident, works with humans to cultivate rice for survival while carving out an island where demons live. In addition to the amount and temperature of water applied to the rice paddies and the creation of fertilizers for the growing seedlings, the creation of the rice farming part of the story, including pest control and the choice of harvesting methods, attracted a lot of attention, and it was even said on the Internet that the rice farming materials published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were helpful.

In addition to advancing the story with rice cultivation, the player also explores the fields around the island to gather resources. At this point, the game becomes 2D action, and players can enjoy exhilarating battles such as combos combining various techniques and "crashing" enemies by sending them flying and hitting another enemy.

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