Game: What game are you currently playing??

[Animeniax]

Finished playing Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. Well, I got to the final, final, FINAL boss. No chance there. Three attempts and I said "Fuck off". Watched ending scene on Youtube. No regret about not wasting hours to grind some more levels. Good game, but the boss run at the end sucked.

You don't feel a certain shallowness and lack of finality by not beating the game and seeing the credits roll? Then you can curse at all the idiots who made the game with their shitty coding and crappy game design, and hope they never make another game because they suck at it. It's why I play video games.

[MFauli]

You don't feel a certain shallowness and lack of finality by not beating the game and seeing the credits roll? Then you can curse at all the idiots who made the game with their shitty coding and crappy game design, and hope they never make another game because they suck at it. It's why I play video games.

I do. But when I got as far as beating the final final final ... final boss to half of his health and then dying, and not seeing a chance at finishing without hours of repetitive grinding, I say "screw it" and im proud to be strongwilled enough to make that decision. It sucks, because I honestly liked the atmosphere, story,characters and battle system up to that point.

It´s a problem with lots of jrpgs, though. I´ve never finished a Final Fantasy-game because of that shit, even though I played every single one, starting with FF7. :/

That´s why I prefer jrpgs that focus on their plot and world building, without making the game itself frustrating. That´s why Xenoblade Chronicles and Skies of Arcadia are my favorite jrpgs of all times.

[Animeniax]

I do. But when I got as far as beating the final final final ... final boss to half of his health and then dying, and not seeing a chance at finishing without hours of repetitive grinding, I say "screw it" and im proud to be strongwilled enough to make that decision. It sucks, because I honestly liked the atmosphere, story,characters and battle system up to that point.

I've reached such points in some games, and while I can't say they're as hard as what you're describing, I've found if you take a break and try it again you will beat the final boss. Usually after a few tries I'm very frustrated and angry and not thinking straight, so I continue to lose to the boss. But once I walk away, usually until the next day, I find the tactic or thing you have to do in order to win.