Episodic
Episodic adjective - Appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly.
Short and episodic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Episodic".
Nearby Words: episode, episodically
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, it settles for being a short, episodic, high-energy action-adventure story with a lot of fast cars, loud explosions and vigorous gunplay.
Source: Manga / Gunsmith Cats -
Patchwork Story: The novels are nearly all stitched together from short stories, causing them to be relatively episodic.
Source: Literature / Sector General - Due to being the first episodic game in the series, some Monkey Island fans felt that Tales of Monkey Island was too shortÂ… even though if you play each chapter back-to-back, it's probably the longest game in the series.
Source: It's Short, so It Sucks
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