It's true, I have never finished a jrpg game. I have beaten games such as Nier: Automata and currently I am on my way to beating Yakuza 0 but to the best of my knowledge, those games are mostly considered to be Action Adventure games with some RPG elements sprinkled on top.
I have many jrpg games that I have collected over the years but I don't know which one is the best game for starters. So help me choose one, here are the games I have at my disposal:
-Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Wirch
-Final Fantasy V, VI, VII, IX, X/X-2, XII, XIV, Type 0
-Tales of Symphonia Chronicles(contains both games in HD for the PS3)
-Tales of Xillia 1, 2
-Tales of Zestiria
-SMT: Digital Devil Saga 1, 2
-SMT: Nocturne
-SMT: Devil Summoner 1, 2
-SMT: Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
-SMT: Persona 3: Portable
-SMT: Persona FES 3
-SMT: Persona 4 Golden
-SMT: Persona 5
-Vagrant Story
-White Knight Chronicles
-Arc the Lad
-Arc the Lad: Twilight of Spirits
-Suikoden I, II, III
-Legend of Mana
-Rogue Galaxy
-Chrono Trigger
-Chrono Cross
Yeah, I know: that's one helluva backlog.