Another day, another digital disappointment.

A common RPG gaming story is this:

I desire the game. I buy the game. Then I spend an incredible amount time with the game.

Each game brings a new group of wonderful characters, an amazing world and hours of grinding.

This story – my story – is consistent. Waiting until the eleventh hour – before eternal glory – I find myself walking away. Turning off the game, I lose any desire to ever jump back into it.

The perfect example of this is Final Fantasy 6.

Back in the 90’s, I am waiting at the foot of Kafka’s tower, with a party so high in level that we could save the world and earn closure, I walk away from the game … and eternal glory.

Yet years later, I did the same damn thing. Hell, chances are if I had my hands on the GBA version I would have done it all over again. To a degree I feel bad for Edgar and the gang, but I can’t fight nature.



1. Still in his tower [FF6]
2. So I killed the 8 headed guy and you want me to do what now? [Okami]
3. Yeah…I have to admit that I hope that turns out well. [Lunar]
4. He can walk on water. Fuck him. [DQ8]
5. Bitch still has my legs and other stuff. [Quake 4]
6. No guilt here. I just wanted to show that I also stop playing bad games too. [DK64]

I know for a fact that I am not the only person who walks away from a game when they are needed the most. Here are a couple reasons why it happens.

First, there’s the final boss. You know what it is like. The main story is pretty much finished and all that is left is to walk over him and finish the fight. However, instead of fighting the boss the world map is opened, and ultimate power is promised again. Enter the fetch quests. FFX is the best example of this waste of time. Just how much time did we all waste trying to dodge lightning so that we could win a doll?

Second the N64. Boy did I back the wrong the horse. Playing catch up once prices drop aka buying 5 or 6 RPG’s at the same time means that most games I own are only semi completed.

Some games are just not fun or they are too long for their own good.

Hey, this was my first list. Good times.

Oh well Virtual-On came in the mail…meh.