@Force_of_Nature I have to agree. I went ahead and started GR2 first since it seems that I can take my time in playing the game and having fun at the same time than I did with the last game.
@Lulu I figured it would be long like most RPG titles and it would take time and patience to playthrough the main game which is why I decided to start GR2 first. So far the game story seems to longer than the first (Vita game) and a bit more challenging, but I'm still in the mid-beginning of the game so I haven't encountered of it thus far.