Phantasy Star 2. The battles were frequent (don't mind much) and god-awfully slow (do mind a LOT). This was after finishing PS4 and I got spoiled by its quick battles.
Also Herzog Zwei

>>7
I am so with you on short games. Mags & reviewers need to wake up to the fact that some of us have a life and do not have whole weekends to crunch away on a single game nor want to waste a whole weekend on a game. :P

>>21
If you're a superhuman Japanese player, you will survive. I've seen it happen. Watching them weave through a virtual wall of bullets is a revelation in itself.