I can never finish RPGs....

[daschrier]

I mostly play RPG's, but I never finish them!! I own dozens of them but have finished less than half that I own. I am some what of a perfectionist...but a lazy one, and when I find out that I missed an item or spell or something, I start to lose interest in the game then end up quitting. Anyone else like this, or am I the only one with RPG ADHD :p

[PittsburghAfterDark]

You're not alone. I went two discs deep on FF VII, never finished Zelda:TWW because I didn't find the big rupee bag and got too lazy to sail to look for it, I sat through the first 40 minutes of Valkyrie Profile until you got to the first place you CAN save and never went back fearing I'd have to go 40 minutes at a time each time I wanted to save and would die at minute 38 or 39. I can tell you numerous other RPG's I've run into the same issues with but you get the idea. You keep thinking you'll go back right?

Then you pick up a game like Zelda and you realize just how lost you truly are since you haven't touched that game since two weeks after it released and don't feel like learning the controls/maps/songs all over again and still not want to spend the time looking for damn rupee bags.

[Quackzilla]

Of all the RPGs I have owned, over 25 of them, I have only finished five.

Golden Sun (GOD I HATE THOSE MOTHERfuckING CUTSCENES I WAS SO CLOSE TO SMASHING THAT BLOODY CART WITH A fuckING HAMMER!)

Final Fantasy 1 (best. RPG. ever. no story, no conversations, no cutscenes)

3 Pokemon games (the only fun RPGs I have ever played)

[Reality's Fringe]

I don't really have the attention span to play most RPGs anymore. Maybe I'm just getting dumber :sad:

[Sleepkyng]

buncha pussy cry babies... ;)

[kill3r7]

Neither can I. They take way too much time to beat. I don't think I've beaten an RPG since I went to college.

[moiety]

I'm a big RPG fan too, but I rarely lose interest in the game. For me, it's usually just lack of time, especially the last 2 years, and other events that come up in life. I can only really play 1 RPG at a time (2 is rare, like right now I am simultaneously working through SMT:N and Sword of Mana), and I need a break after I finish one. I try to complete it as best I can, and don't really sweat missing anything.

[whoknows]

I can never finish RPGs either...without using a gameshark ;)

Actually, the only ones I have actually beaten without "game enhancements" are FFVII and Grandia II...I'm working on Star Ocean: TTEOT though which I am really enjoying so I can see myself finishing it. I'm also playing Parasite Eve which is also pretty fun so I hope to finish that too.

[Pancake Rabbit]

That's why I quit playing RPG's for a while there I would buy them for cheapo prices thinking "this will finally be the first RPG I beat". To this day the only turn based RPGs I've completed are pokemon blue, super mario rpg, and paper mario 1 and 2. The solution to the problem was to quit buying RPG's and it has worked wonders.

[Reality's Fringe]

I have a ton of RPGs which I lie to myself about finishing as well. However, I find it easier to play RPGs that are not turn based. I hadn't played RPGs in a long time before picking up Paper Mario 2, and I marathoned that game over my Chirstmas break. It's odd though, because I've just stopped playing TOS. Got to the second world for the 1st time and just stopped. I think I'll give them a break for a while.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

The only real RPG I ever finished was Fallout ... most games don't hold my interest very well, and RPG are usually inflated past a playable state.

[shipwreck]

RPG's aren't for playing...they are supposed to sit on a shelf after you pay too much for them on eBay.

[RedvsBlue]

I've only ever beat 2 RPGs Knights of the Old Republic and Golden Sun.

[Kayden]

I try to beat every RPG completely. However, with my recent backlog, I just beat them to the normal boss. I want to do the secret dungeon in SO3, kill the ultimate boss in Disgaea... etc.

I got half way done with golden sun 1 and someone stole my fuckin GBA with the cart in it. I have 2 to play yet, but I want to finish 1 first. However, I dont want to rebuy it. :wall:

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I try to beat every RPG completely. However, with my recent backlog, I just beat them to the normal boss. I want to do the secret dungeon in SO3, kill the ultimate boss in Disgaea... etc.

I got half way done with golden sun 1 and someone stole my fuckin GBA with the cart in it. I have 2 to play yet, but I want to finish 1 first. However, I dont want to rebuy it. :wall:

Hell, you can have my copy. I've never even touched it. :lol:

[itspaidgasterblaster]

the ones i've finished

Final fanstasy VII, VIII, IX, X, X-2,

Shadow Hearts 1 & 2

Baldurs gate Dark Alliance

Champions of Norrath

Kingdom Hearts

Parasite Eve

Summoner 1 & 2

Jade Empire

Front Mission 4

Game I havent finished

Legen of Dragoon (great game but never finished)

Jade Coccon 2

Wild Arms 3

Xenosaga Episode 1

Star Ocean 2 & 3

Koudelka

Parasite Eve 2

Kotor 1 & 2

Fable

Sudeki

.Hack 1-4

Arc the Lad twilight of the spirits

Demonstone

Drakengard

Grandia Xtreme

Legaia 2 dual saga

X men legends

Untold Legends

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Skies of Arcadia

Night Caster

[onikage]

I've beaten just about every RPG I owned before the PS2 generation. Since then however, I think I've only finished SMT: Nocturne. And I have around 20 current gen RPGs. :| A lack of time is the problem for me.

[Odenat]

I used to be able too play an RPG for 4 days straight and finish it. Now I find myself rushing through and having trouble beating bosses. I'm still stuck on the last boss in FFX and dont want to level up to beat him ;)

[Kayden]

Hell, you can have my copy. I've never even touched it. :lol:

How much?

http://img283.echo.cx/img283/716/36319wa.gif

[Kayden]

I used to be able too play an RPG for 4 days straight and finish it. Now I find myself rushing through and having trouble beating bosses. I'm still stuck on the last boss in FFX and dont want to level up to beat him ;)

:rofl:!!!!! I hit him twice and the fucker died. :lol:

[daschrier]

:rofl:!!!!! I hit him twice and the fucker died. :lol:

Yeah....just use anima and he's just about toast.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

How much?

http://img283.echo.cx/img283/716/36319wa.gif

Well I was just going to send it to you, but I guess I could ask for a couple dollars to cover shipping. :lol: It's cart only, but I don't know if I can just drop that in an envelope or something. :-k

[Morrigan Lover]

That reminds me, I have to finish Dragon Warrior 4 before the save battery dies...

[dtcarson]

I try, but i don't finish all my games, RPG or otherwise. Sometimes I quit when it's no longer 'fun'; I may go back, I may not. Sometimes I quit because I got something new and want to play it. I do try to 'focus' on one or two RPGs at a time, so I don't get 'lost' when I come back to it [story wise or game-completion wise.] I also don't go for 100%, in many games that seems like 'work' not 'fun'.
But I've been doing better recently.
This weekend I beat Digital Devil Saga [and started DDS2.] Before that, Growlanser 2 and 3 [these were shorter, but still.] FFX and FFX-2. Before that, I didn't finish Shadow Hearts or Front Mission 4. But out of the 'beatable' games I own now, I've probably 'finished', or am actively playing, about half of them. Which is a lot better than previous generations

[GuilewasNK]

These are the RPGs (133) I own...

The ones I have beaten are in green
The ones I have played at least a few hours of are in orange

Everything else is either under an hour or untouched completely

GBA
Final Fantasy I and II: Dawn of Souls
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/480/480116.html)
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Golden Sun (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/015/015255.html)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/481/481980.html)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/606/606154.html)
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/017/017173.html)
Lunar Legend (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/488/488971.html)
Onimusha Tactics (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/496/496306.html)
Phantasy Star Collection (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/480/480096.html)
Riviera: The Promised Land (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/690/690012.html)
Sword of Mana (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/487/487812.html)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past w/ the Four Swords (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/482/482080.html)


Gamecube

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (http://cube.ign.com/objects/481/481671.html)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (http://cube.ign.com/objects/479/479090.html)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (http://cube.ign.com/objects/573/573664.html)
Skies of Arcadia Legends (http://cube.ign.com/objects/017/017153.html)
Tales of Symphonia (http://cube.ign.com/objects/481/481670.html)
The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition (http://cube.ign.com/objects/608/608263.html)
The Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures
The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker

PC

Dungeon Siege (http://pc.ign.com/objects/014/014214.html)
Icewind Dale (http://pc.ign.com/objects/013/013559.html)
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator (http://pc.ign.com/objects/003/003129.html)

PS One

Alundra (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002018.html)
Alundra 2 (http://psx.ign.com/objects/013/013020.html)
Arc the Lad Collection (http://psx.ign.com/objects/013/013919.html)
Azure Dreams (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002224.html)
Chrono Cross (http://psx.ign.com/objects/012/012503.html)
Dragon Warrior VII (http://psx.ign.com/objects/010/010863.html)
Final Fantasy Anthology (http://psx.ign.com/objects/011/011674.html)
Final Fantasy Chronicles (http://psx.ign.com/objects/016/016322.html)
Final Fantasy IX (http://psx.ign.com/objects/012/012190.html)
Final Fantasy Origins (http://psx.ign.com/objects/497/497950.html)
Final Fantasy Tactics (http://psx.ign.com/objects/000/000026.html)
Final Fantasy VII (http://psx.ign.com/objects/000/000494.html) Completed as of 11-10-05 after waiting 7 years to do so.
Final Fantasy VIII (http://psx.ign.com/objects/003/003847.html)
Front Mission 3 (http://psx.ign.com/objects/012/012913.html)
Grandia (http://psx.ign.com/objects/012/012007.html)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (http://psx.ign.com/objects/011/011868.html)
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (http://psx.ign.com/objects/000/000017.html)
Parasite Eve (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002228.html)
Parasite Eve II (http://psx.ign.com/objects/013/013208.html)
Persona (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002193.html)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (http://psx.ign.com/objects/011/011990.html)
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (http://psx.ign.com/objects/013/013954.html)
Shadow Madness (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002296.html)
Star Ocean: The Second Story (http://psx.ign.com/objects/004/004057.html)
Suikoden (http://psx.ign.com/objects/000/000443.html)
Suikoden II (http://psx.ign.com/objects/010/010547.html)
Tactics Ogre (http://psx.ign.com/objects/003/003990.html)
Tales of Destiny (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002215.html)
Tales of Destiny 2 (http://psx.ign.com/objects/013/013331.html)
Thousand Arms (http://psx.ign.com/objects/011/011806.html)
Vagrant Story (http://psx.ign.com/objects/012/012288.html)
Valkyrie Profile (http://psx.ign.com/objects/013/013185.html)
Vandal Hearts (http://psx.ign.com/objects/000/000727.html)
Vandal Hearts II (http://psx.ign.com/objects/011/011625.html)
Wild ARMs (http://psx.ign.com/objects/001/001875.html)
Wild ARMs 2 (http://psx.ign.com/objects/012/012916.html)
Xenogears (http://psx.ign.com/objects/002/002230.html)

PS2

.hack//INFECTION (Part 1) (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/017/017477.html)
.hack//MUTATION (Part 2) (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/499/499463.html)
.hack//OUTBREAK (Part 3) (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/499/499464.html)
.hack//QUARANTINE (Part 4) (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/499/499465.html)
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/483/483210.html)
Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/687/687389.html)
Atelier Iris 2 ~The Azoth of Destiny
Bards Tale
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/482/482049.html)
Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/568/568803.html)
Dark Cloud (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/013/013805.html)
Dark Cloud 2 (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/481/481952.html)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/535/535848.html)
Dragon Warrior VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Ephemeral Fantasia (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/013/013594.html)
Final Fantasy X (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/014/014008.html)
Final Fantasy X-2 (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/492/492220.html)
Final Fantasy XI (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/014/014009.html)
Forever Kingdom (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/016/016164.html)
Front Mission 4 (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/573/573997.html)
Growlanser Generations (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/605/605692.html)
Kingdom Hearts (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/016/016467.html)
La Pucelle: Tactics (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/620/620989.html)
Magna Carta: Tears of Blood
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/714/714345.html)
Metal Saga
Monster Hunter (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/566/566729.html)
Phantom Brave (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/617/617701.html)
Radiata Stories
Romancing Saga
Shadow Hearts (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/015/015958.html)
Shadow Hearts: Covenan (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/568/568423.html)t
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Souless Army
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/658/658005.html)Digital Devil Saga 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/489/489314.html)
Shining Force Neo
Shining Tears (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/679/679396.html)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/017/017107.html)
Steambot Chronicles
Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/700/700825.html)
Suikoden III (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/016/016992.html)
Suikoden IV (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/574/574393.html)
Suikoden Tactics
UNLIMITED SaGa (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/486/486818.html)
Wild ARMs 3 (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/016/016367.html)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/016/016268.html)
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/627/627090.html)
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (http://ps2.ign.com/objects/481/481744.html)

Xbox

Fable (http://xbox.ign.com/objects/016/016526.html)
Jade Empire: Limited Edition
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind -- Game of the Year Edition (http://xbox.ign.com/objects/566/566648.html)

Dreamcast

Grandia II (http://dreamcast.ign.com/objects/011/011012.html)
Record of Lodoss War (http://dreamcast.ign.com/objects/015/015717.html)
Skies of Arcadia (http://dreamcast.ign.com/objects/015/015110.html)

Gameboy Color

Azure Dreams (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/012/012214.html)
Dragon Warrior I & II (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/014/014493.html)
Dragon Warrior III (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/016/016206.html)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/010/010683.html)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/016/016041.html)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/016/016042.html)

Genesis

Phantasy Star IV (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006293.html)
Shining Force II (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006302.html)

NES

Star Tropics (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/007/007184.html)
The Legend of Zelda (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/005/005990.html)
Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/007/007202.html)

N64

Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (http://ign64.ign.com/objects/001/001923.html)
Paper Mario (http://ign64.ign.com/objects/000/000453.html)

Saturn

Dragon Force (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/000/000633.html)
Shining Force III (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/002/002205.html)

SNES

Brain Lord (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/008/008160.html)
Breath of Fire (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006856.html)
Breath of Fire II (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/000/000238.html)
Chrono Trigger (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006858.html)
EarthBound (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006862.html)
Final Fantasy II (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006214.html)
Final Fantasy III (US) (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006865.html)
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/008/008177.html)
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006869.html)
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/000/000074.html)
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/008/008194.html)
Secret of Mana (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006696.html)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/000/000466.html)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006857.html)

Sometimes I wonder why I keep buying them when I know I don't have time to play them all.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

These are the RPGs I own...

The ones I have beaten are in green
The ones I have played at least a few hours of are in orange

Everything else is either under an hour or untouched completely

I should make a list like that with everything I own ... it would be just as bad if not worse. :lol:

[GuilewasNK]

I should make a list like that with everything I own ... it would be just as bad if not worse. :lol:

There is absolutely nothing going on at work today so I had time to do it. I probably could do it for my whole collection. Hell, I may even pull out my GBA since it is so dead here.

[jshendel]

RPG's aren't for playing...they are supposed to sit on a shelf after you pay too much for them on eBay.
how true....
I actually beat most of mine, though. Sometimes, it's the only genre I feel like playing. I can just sit back and relax without the adrenaline rush.

[Kayden]

Well I was just going to send it to you, but I guess I could ask for a couple dollars to cover shipping. :lol: It's cart only, but I don't know if I can just drop that in an envelope or something. :-k

How about $5 off a Play asia order?

[sblymnlcrymnl]

How about $5 off a Play asia order?

Well, I will need to order GNT 4 ...

Ok sure. PM me the info. 8-)

[onetrackmind]

I've been trying to finish up tales of symphonia for a year now... i have fun with it for awhile but i get so goddamn board after about a half hour and have to put it back on the shelf for a couple months until it peaks my interest again. Im 30 hours in... so at this rate ill have it finished in 2 more years.

[The VGM]

RPG's are too boring, I'm bout to sell a bunch of mine. They're only fun when you throw on the Gameshark.

[Kayden]

Well, I will need to order GNT 4 ...

Ok sure. PM me the info. 8-)

I'll do it when I get home, the cupon is on my PC desk.

[GuilewasNK]

I am going to try to finish at least one a month from now on. The reason I have more SNES ones finished is because I was in high school and didn't have to worry about work.

[DealsRus]

I own 60+ RPG's currently, I beat 4 of them and played a total of 8, and 18 of which are still factory sealed, I swear I will get to you Radiata Story, Devil saga 1 & 2, Nocturn, SHinning Tears, Makai Kingdom

[Kain Vincent]

I'll do my list based on Guile's format, so his rules apply:

These are the RPGs I own...

The ones I have beaten are in green
The ones I have played at least a few hours of are in orange

Everything else is either under an hour or untouched completely


PSone:
Arc the Lad Collection
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Legend of Dragoon
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
Parasite Eve
Persona
Persona 2
Suikoden
Suikoden II
Tales of Destiny
Thousand Arms
Vanguard Bandits
Valkyrie Profile
Vandal Hearts
Xenogears

PS2:
Disgaea
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
La Pucelle Tactics
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
SMT: Nocturne
SMT: Digital Devil Saga

GC:
Paper Mario 2
Tales of Symphonia

GBA/GBC/DS:
Breath of Fire II
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Final Fantasy I&II: Dawn of Souls
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Fire Emblem
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Megaman Battle Network 2
Megaman Battle Network 3: White
Onimusha Tactics
Sword of Mana

[Kayden]

Man... before I found CAG, I'd buy a game on release and play it 2-3 times because I'd already played my other ones 5-6 times. Now I haven't even opened half of my games. -_-;

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I should make a list like that with everything I own ... it would be just as bad if not worse. :lol:

Unplayed (possibly sealed)

Barely played (hour or less)

Moderately played (2-10+ hours, depending on game. Not close to finishing)

Heavily played (near completion)

Beaten

Completely completed

========================================

Game Boy Advance

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Golden Sun
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mega Man and Bass
Mega Man Zero
Mega Man Zero 2
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past w/ the Four Swords
Wario Land 4

GameCube

Alien Hominid
Animal Crossing
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
F-Zero GX
Ikaruga
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil Zero
Soulcalibur II
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Monkey Ball 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
TimeSplitters 2
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe 2

Nintendo DS

Meteos
Super Mario 64 DS
Zoo Keeper

PC

America's Army
Command & Conquer Generals
Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour
DOOM Collector's Edition
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Icewind Dale II
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament: Game Of The Year
Wolfenstein 3-D

PlayStation

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles (Chrono Trigger only)
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Legend of Dragoon
Um Jammer Lammy
Vagrant Story
Xenogears

PlayStation 2

Aggressive Inline
Amplitude
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Final Fantasy X
Frequency
Futurama
God of War
Gran Turismo 3 A-spec
Gran Turismo 4
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Guilty Gear X2
Gungrave Overdose
ICO
Katamari Damacy
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Mega Man X8
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
Parappa The Rapper 2
Primal
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Silent Hill 3
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
SSX 3
SSX Tricky
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Taiko Drum Master
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Transformers
Twisted Metal: Black
Twisted Metal: Black Online
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

Xbox

Beyond Good & Evil
BloodRayne 2
Burnout 3: Takedown
Colin McRae Rally 04
Dead to Rights
Deus Ex: Invisible War
DOOM 3
ESPN College Hoops 2K5
ESPN MLB 2K5
ESPN NBA 2K5
ESPN NFL 2K5 (one season through superbowl)
ESPN NHL 2K5
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Fable
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Forza Motorsport
GUNVALKYRIE
Halo: Combat Evolved
I-Ninja
Jade Empire: Limited Edition
Jet Set Radio Future
kill.switch
Links 2004
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
MechAssault
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Ninja Gaiden
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing 2
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
RalliSport Challenge 2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
Sega GT 2002
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Spawn: Armageddon
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x
Top Spin

Dreamcast

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Bangai-O
Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi 2
Dead or Alive 2
Ferrari F355 Challenge
Jet Grind Radio
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Quake III: Arena
Resident Evil - CODE: Veronica
Resident Evil 2
Sega GT
Shenmue
Skies of Arcadia
Soul Calibur
Spider-Man
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Virtua Tennis

Game Boy

Donkey Kong
Mega Man 5
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Game Boy Color

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Perfect Dark

Genesis

Genesis 6-Pak
Gunstar Heroes
Jurassic Park
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat 3
Shining Force
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Vectorman

NES

Adventures of Lolo 2
Excitebike
Silent Service
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tetris
The Legend of Zelda
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Nintendo 64

Banjo-Kazooie
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong 64
Excitebike 64
GoldenEye 007
Jet Force Gemini
Mario Kart 64
Mario Tennis 64
NFL Blitz 2000
Paper Mario
Perfect Dark
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Star Fox 64
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The World is Not Enough
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Wave Race 64
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

Super NES

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Mega Man X
Populous
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2

========================================

I guess I've played more than I thought, but I still didn't finish much. Of course this only includes what I still own.

[dfg]

Lack of time applies to me as well, with games, movies, and music. Having a full-time job, and being a husband a father does that. Factor in other spare-time activities (*cough* intarnets mesasge boards *cough*), and I wonder why I was cursed to love a genre that requires so much time.

The RPGs I recall giving up on recently are Dungeon Siege 1 (got too repetitive), Chrono Cross (stopped playing it for some reason and then was completely lost when I picked it up again), and FF IX (similar to CC, I'm afraid I'll be lost so I haven't bothered picking it up again).

[PenguinMaster]

The nature of RPGs makes them very long and very repetive (not a good combination). I've only beat 6 IIRC. Super Mario RPG (favorite RPG, beat about 5 times), Lufia 2, Secret of Evermore, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Fallout, and Chrono Trigger.

[GuilewasNK]

Nice lists Kain Vincent and sblymnlcrymnl.

Funny thing is that I have completed a few non-RPGs that would amount to 20-30 hour RPGs in the last year....

God of War
DMC
Ninja Gaiden
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (Btw sub, you look a lot like the Prince. You should have gotten royalties on that one.)

[Supercake]

Even I don't feel the same "WOW" factor during most games, as I used to, it still takes a certain something to draw me into a RPG, and be compelled to finish it. If I don't finish it, it either got boring (Crimson Tears), or overwhelmed me (Phantom Brave). My worst offense was buying Arc the Lad Collection, and then selling it. Man, I had to trade in so much crap for it, and I never finished part 2, though I beat part 1 twice?!

This is all games I currently own, there'd be more if I included all the RPG's, though it's not much more. I don't have the need to master RPG's, as long as I beat it, all is good.

TO DO

Breath of Fire DQ (15+ Hrs)
Crimson Tears (5 Hrs, pain in the ass)
Phantom Brave (12 Hrs)
Nightmare of Druaga (30 Hrs)
Ring of Red
Grandia
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (8 Hrs)
Metal Dungeon (?)
Dokapon (?)


COMPLETED


Car Battler Joe
Golden Sun
Riviera
Sword of Mana (Hero)
Baiten Kaitos
Battle Hunter
Chrono Cross
Legend of Mana (Boy)
Dark Cloud 2
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Xenosaga 1

Currently Playing Golden Sun LA

[PenguinMaster]

I've now color coded a list of every game I own now too, though I don't know how to color code it in a webpage (I used excel).

[spoo]

I would post all the RPG I have beat and all the ones I stoped playing @ the end but I am sure that I can't post that long of a thread. Also it would make my brain hurt trying to remember all the RPG I have beat or have not in the last 15 years.

[Kayden]

Fuck that list shit... I beat some... and haven't beaten others. Sometimes I make fun of their moms for birthing such bad games.

[GuilewasNK]

Fuck that list shit... I beat some... and haven't beaten others. Sometimes I make fun of their moms for birthing such bad games.

:lol:

Don't sweat it man. The only reason I did the list was because I litteraly had nothing to do at work today. :)

[coolcps]

ive got a ton of rpgs, but i have also beat a ton of them too, more than half definately, and even when i do stop in the middle i most of the time go back and play, it sucks when you dont know where you are and what to do though, i usually use a guide for awhile at that point. I feel your pain about the perfectionist thing though, ive been trying to ditch that trait.

[GreenMonkey]

full time work + full time school = not much RPG playing time. Plus baby coming in January.

Still, I invested plenty of hours in Lunar 2 ( I was in the epilogue), Dragon Warrior 7. I would have beaten DW7 if the end boss hadn't whooped on me so bad, lost memory card during move last year though. :cry:

And plenty of hours on Baldur's Gate II, 80+ a few times, I kept restarting my game. I think I have it now.

Only one I actually beat in recent years was FFX, maybe that's because it was so pathetically easy.

I'm almost done with Star Ocean 3, great game.

[Wlogan31]

I've now color coded a list of every game I own now too, though I don't know how to color code it in a webpage (I used excel).

I started this a year or 2 ago - it rocks!

[camoor]

TO DO

Ring of Red
Man, this game killed so many Sundays. But sooooo worth it.

[Sarang01]

the ones i've finished

Game I havent finished

Night Caster

Don't bother, you'll probably want to hang yourself before you've beat it.

PAD, I can empathize with the Zelda bit, switch Zelda with Carrier. I put that game down, picked it back up and was fucked.

[GuilewasNK]

The scary thing is that after looking at these lists I still see more RPGs I want to look at on my shelves. :lol:

[sblymnlcrymnl]

The scary thing is that after looking at these lists I still see more RPGs I want to look at on my shelves. :lol:

It's a disease, and we're never going to recover if we just hang around here with fellow enablers. :cry: :lol:

[Graystone]

I find that I get older I play less at a time. I remember when the 1st and second Syphon filters came out as well as Metal gear solid. I remember playing those games almost all the way through in one weekend. Nowadays I can't really play for more then a few hours and the sad part to that is cause of this site my collection is bigger then ever. My point to all of this. I finish no rpgs. The last games I played through quickly and beat was RE 4, God of war and Indigo prophecy.

[Gameboy415]

Ironically enough, I collect Squaresoft games but the only Final Fantasy I've completely finished is FFX.

BUT, I've beaten every Seiken Densetsu, Chrono, Musashi, Kingdom Hearts, and many other action RPGs from other publishers.

I just get really tired of random battles where I'm stuck without a character I need to beat one enemy (that's why I loved FFX, YOU CAN SWITCH YOUR CHARACTERS AT ANY TIME! GENIUS!)

I'm trying to get into the Shin Megami Tensei games tho. Nocturne is fun so far....

[ITDEFX]

the only two rpg's i've beaten where CV:SOTN and Grandia 2 (loved it so much that i bought the pc version off of ebay even thought i beat the dc version long ago)

Even though I got heavly into KOTOR 1, i stopped playing it once I got to the end part of dant where you choose to go to 1 of 3 planets. :(

stopped playing Beyond good and evil for some reason even though it was great.

[Wlogan31]

stopped playing Beyond good and evil for some reason even though it was great.


You should really go back to BG&E...best 8 hours of videogaming EVER imo...

[integralsmatic]

I used to be able too play an RPG for 4 days straight and finish it. Now I find myself rushing through and having trouble beating bosses. I'm still stuck on the last boss in FFX and dont want to level up to beat him ;)

love the car man you got great taste. as like you guys...i cant finish them either. i really want to finish both Xenosagas and Shadow hearts convenant. but im still working on FFX-2 and thats taking me a whole year to do .

[Quackzilla]

Amazing how some people can't tell the difference between an RPG and an adventure game.

Zelda isn't an RPG (unless you count that crappy sidescroller)


And can someone tell me how FFX ends? I played less than halfway through.
I am hoping that Tidus dies, but that is just wishful thinking.

[PapiChullo]

The only RPG that I've ever finished all the way is Final Fantasy VII. I'm pretty close to the end in FF VIII, and I stopped playing Xenogears on the final boss when I couldn't beat him because I didn't have a key item for my gear. I have a bunch of RPGs that I haven't even started playing yet, which I hope to get to soon. I actually just bought Digital Devil Saga today so that's another one in the collection. I'm currently working on Phantom Brave.

[The VGM]

I know what RPG's are, but going just by the words, Role Playing Game, couldn't something like Trauma Center or Phoenix Wright be a RPG? You are playing the role of a surgeon/lawyer in a game.

[zionoverfire]

I mostly play RPG's, but I never finish them!! I own dozens of them but have finished less than half that I own. I am some what of a perfectionist...but a lazy one, and when I find out that I missed an item or spell or something, I start to lose interest in the game then end up quitting. Anyone else like this, or am I the only one with RPG ADHD :p

I almost never finish RPGs anymore but for me I normal lose interest towards the end, it always seems the that story turns to crap and the game requires a long tedious dungeon to reach the final boss or hours of pointless leveling.

[Over easy]

I did that now too. Let's see how many I can name off my head:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Baten Kaitos
3. Golden Sun
4. Neverwinter Nights
5. Morrowind
6. Final Fantasy I & II: Dawns of Souls
7. Pokemon (the new ones)

Yeah. I end up a lot of times losing interest at the end. Don't know why. I'm very close to beating FF VI and Neverwinter Nights too. It is always at the very last dungeon/level and I just never go ahead and finish it. Now that school has started, I got even less time for games.

Maybe that's why I enjoy playing sports games. It's something that I could easily pick up and put down in an hour. This is probably why many causal gamers like sports games.

[zionoverfire]

I did that now too. Let's see how many I can name off my head:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Baten Kaitos
3. Golden Sun
4. Neverwinter Nights
5. Morrowind
6. Final Fantasy I & II: Dawns of Souls
7. Pokemon (the new ones).

I actually beat FF 2 and Morrowind

But Baten Kaitos was the one that really got me, great game up until the end when I suddenly needed to level like crazy, pick up a bunch of rare cards and the boss battles started taking forever, so I just quit.

My recent list of uncompleted games:

1. Nocturne
2. Digital Devil 1
3. Shining Tears
4. Tales of Destiny 2
5. Stella Deus
6. Atlier Iris
7. .Hack 2

[GuilewasNK]

Amazing how some people can't tell the difference between an RPG and an adventure game.

Zelda isn't an RPG (unless you count that crappy sidescroller)


And can someone tell me how FFX ends? I played less than halfway through.
I am hoping that Tidus dies, but that is just wishful thinking.

I think Zelda is best classified as an adventure/rpg or action/rpg. It has elements of RPGs such as puzzles, a wide array of upgradable items and weapons. You can even level up in a way. Although it isn't numerical, the life hearts serve that purpose.

[Prepster]

I have owned about 20 rpgs, and have finished 3....Pokemon Red, Pokemon Blue, and Pokemon Yellow.

Never played the other pokemon games either. I haven't even touched about 10 of my rpgs.....just sitting in my backlog of evergrowing games....

[Starwishi]

I have the same problem. I can never finish playing a RPG! I'v been playing Kingdom Hearts for about 2 years now! I just can get passed that damn clock tower boss! :wall:

[Matt Young]

For some reason, I never played RPGs til 3 years ago, when I discovered that I love them. The only ones I've beaten, unless you count the Zelda games, are Paper Mario 1 and 2.

My list of RPGs which I have started and not completed is quite short next to some of yours, but it is as follows:

Tales of Symphonia
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Cross
Star Wars: KOTOR
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
X-Men Legends

I wish I had gotten into the genre when I was younger and still had both free time and an attention span.

[Shion]

Amazing how some people can't tell the difference between an RPG and an adventure game.

Zelda isn't an RPG (unless you count that crappy sidescroller)


And can someone tell me how FFX ends? I played less than halfway through.
I am hoping that Tidus dies, but that is just wishful thinking.

Tidus dies. In fact, its arguable that Tidus never lived.

Merry Christmas!

[coolcps]

i must make one of those color coded lists, i am a master at completing and playing games compared to you guys, this is one of my goals for tommorow.

[coolcps]

Actually I just put it all on my IGN list, i counted, pretty badly, and it looks like I have about 160 out of 275 beat on that list, but i have more games not on there that ive beat too. I must have way too much time, but this playing these games dates back bout 13 years, im only 18 now. You guys need to get on the ball and beat some games.

[FriskyTanuki]

I think Zelda is best classified as an adventure/rpg or action/rpg. It has elements of RPGs such as puzzles, a wide array of upgradable items and weapons. You can even level up in a way. Although it isn't numerical, the life hearts serve that purpose.
It's more of an action/adventure game, with an element or two from other genres.

[Matt Young]

I forgot Jade Empire... not that anyone really cares.

[GuilewasNK]

I forgot Jade Empire... not that anyone really cares.

I did too. I'm about halfway thorugh it so far.

[DOMINATOR912]

Barely Touched
Beaten
At least Halfway Through

GBA
Final Fantasy I&II
Kingdom Hearts: CoM
MMBN3: White
Pokemon Fire Red
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Riviera
LoZ: Link to the Past
LoZ: Minish Cap

Gamecube
Loz: Wind Waker

PS2
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts

[coolsteel]

Yeah I have that problem as well, last Rpg I gave up on just recently was Megaman X Command Mission , it just hit me that if it wasn't for a random battle happening about 4 times in every room I could have been done with the damn level and moved on. Stuff like Kotor 1 and 2, Fable and Jade Empire I completely blew through but turn based traditional stuff just takes far more time then i'm willing to spend these days.

[Amano]

I love RPGs, but I just can't seem to finish them most of the time either. My backlog is now so large, I don't think I'll ever finish them in my life time. But they're nice to look at. XD My usual nail in the coffin is getting to the last area and switching games. Sometimes I'll only get 25 hours in though, switch games, go back to play the original and it's been so long I have to start over because I either don't remember what I was doing or what was going on. Beh. I also have a habit of replaying older games over the newer ones I buy.

Maybe I'll post my crapload of unfinished rpgs later tonight.

[b3b0p]

I'm stockpiling :)

[Roufuss]

Never finish them? Hell, I can never START them.

I had two days off from work, and I got a cheap deal on Radiata Stories + the guide... I was going to relax, play it through, get started, but I couldn't ever get over the hurdle of what a time sink it would be, how I might not have time to finish it, I'll get to it soon. I just can't start something knowing it will take a 40 - 50 hour commitment anymore. Either that, or I'll play two or so hours and then never go back to it again.

[SpartanWarrior]

I have 12 sealed PS2 RPG's on my shelf including DIgital devil nocturne, Digital devil saga 1 and 2(both sealed), Radiata story, Shinning Tears, Arteris Iris, Stella Deus, Growlanser saga(limited edition), Y's, Phantom brave, la pucelle, Disgaea(opened but never played), and Romancing Saga, why I waste my money and not play them is beyond me,

Big reason is when I have a girlfriend I am all into her and she is into me, so I never have time between that school and work :(

[clockworkvictim]

For me, just:
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Silver

And thats about it.
Incredibly sad now that I think about it, as RPGs are my favorite genre and those are the only games i have completed....

I have almost beaten:
Tales of Symphonia
Final Fantasy VIII, last boss
Final Fantasy Tactics
" " Advance


And I've started pretty much every rpg I own, which is too many to list.

[kakomu]

RPGs I've beaten include:

FF4-8 and 10
Xenogears
Zelda: Link to the Past, Link's awakening
Chrono Trigger
Shenmue (if it can be considered that)

Not many past the really popular games

Games I've played, but not beaten:
Golden Sun
Mario + Luigi Superstar Saga
Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons
Pokemon Ruby
FFTA
FF9
Lunar Legend
Lunar SSS Complete
Star Ocean 1/2
Crusader of Centy
Breath of Fire
Earthbound
Phantasy Star online

RPGs I own and have not started:
La Pucelle
Phantom Brave
FFX-2
Kingdom Hearts
Grandia II

The problem with a lot of these games is that they really just are not at all engrossing. Most of which I've gotten rid of since I just didn't want to invest hours upon hours of gameplay without gettng much in return. Star Ocean 2 was a good example of playing 40 minutes before hitting a save point. Golden Sun is the king of obnoxious dialogue, with all those fucking emoticons and nods and childishly bad sentences. Of all the games on that list that I've not beaten, the only two I plan on beating are Mario and Luigi and Oracle of Seasons. Most RPG stories lack the sort of in-depth and good story lines that a good novel has. I only wish to play the game if the story is actually good, the music is really good or if the gameplay is fun. Most of those games fall flat. FFX, however, was surprisingly fun and refreshing, compared to the boring and cliche FF9 (however, the almost completely Linear story was a bit of a let down and the last bosses were hideously easy).

FF8 and Xenogears were insanely boring near the half way point. I gamesharked past them.

[hankmecrankme]

I've beaten a decent amount of RPG's, but lately I can't bring myself to finish what I've started. I've stopped playiing Star Ocean 2 and 3 because the last boss beat my ass. I quit playing Dragon Warrior VII because I couldn't find the damn heat stone. I'm at 50 hours and I'll never beat it. I don't even remember where I am. I also spent 150 hours making an RPG in RPG Maker for PS, but I overwrote it, so that's 150 hours of my life in the trash.

I've beaten Symphony of the Night at least 9 times, though. 6 on PS, 3 on Saturn. I also plowed through Shadowhearts : Covenant in a week. I beat it, then went back and added another 15 hours getting all of the secrets. Awesome game.

[GuilewasNK]

Now that I beat FFVII after waiting way too long, I am going to keep going through my list.

[electrictroy]

I mostly play RPG's, but I never finish them!! I own dozens of them but have finished less than half that I own. I am some what of a perfectionist...but a lazy one, and when I find out that I missed an item or spell or something, I start to lose interest in the game then end up quitting. Anyone else like this, or am I the only one with RPG ADHD :p


Perhaps you don't like RPGs? I too don't finish RPGs, but that's because the story sucks - and I just go read the game script instead - and put the game on ebay.

I only finish RPGs that have good stories like FF10 or 9 or Skies of Arcadia.

troy

[slidecage]

fire elm for gamecube was the first RPG that i beat probally in the last 6 months well that and Riveria

I reason why most people dont finsh rpgs today compair to 10 years ago is There are just too many of them coming out to beat. and most of those people who was spending all the time beating the games now have full time jobs

I mean take a look at all the rpgs coming this month and next. Dragon quest 8 is going to probally take 50-80 hours to see everything ... I hope to get anywhere from 2 to 4 hours of gameplay in a day.. there r tons of days im lucky to get 1 hour .. now say i can play 2 hours a day Dragon warrior 8 will take me anywhere from 1 to 2 months to complete and in that time there will probally be at least 5-10 other rpgs that hit at that same time ..


i remember playing FF7 and Vandel hearts 1 for 8 hours in a row when i first got them.. now though with college and work there is no way in hell that i ever have 8 hours in a row to play a game.


this month alone i want to play

Dragon quest 8
Sulk tactics
mario Rpg for DS

so right there is 3 rpg games this month and there is at least 3 more next month

FF 3
and 2 more i cant think of

and add all the other games i want to play, as you can see there are just way too many games to play

(i got lunar dragon song for the ds and loved it, im 14 hours in right in the middle of the game and havent picked it up in over 3 weeks cause of no time)

[jaykrue]

I don't think RPGs are for busy adults (such as me) as I seem to never have enough time to really devote myself to finishing one anymore. If I pick up a game and play it for a weekend, there's a high chance I won't pick it up again for another 3 or weeks thanks to a busy lifestyle such as mine: friends, family, nightlife, girls, drinking, & non-RPG video games, etc. I started FFX about a yr ago and I have yet to put a full hour on it. Hell, I started FF9 ages ago in college and haven't picked it up since - not because I didn't like it - quite to the contrary. I loved FF9 when I played it but as I developed a busy college/social life, I really haven't been able to devote any serious time to playing any big RPG (with the exception of Disgaea which during a recovery from a broken leg, I pretty much sat on my ass so I actually could play). So, barring an accident which immobilizes me, I doubt I'll finish any RPGs anytime soon even with an Excel sheet to keep track of where I left off :lol:

[corrosivefrost]

I never finished Zelda:TWW because I didn't find the big rupee bag and got too lazy to sail to look for it.

The sailing in that game is the worst. Made me LOATHE the game so I much I hurried through it and sold it [and just recently bought it again... :roll: ]

I'm a good way into Star Ocean: Til the End of Time... and I'm afraid to turn it back on because I hardly remember what was going on or how the battle system works. :cry:

Edit:
I also had new games started in probably -- FF7, FF8, FF9, Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, and FFIV, though I've beaten them all at least once before.
Coincidentally, I never finished FFX-2 (I abhored that game, almost as much as FFX) or Metroid Prime 2 and Onimusha 2 for that matter. (I did however, make it to the last boss before I got fed up with MP2 and I watched my buddy finish Onimusha 2, so I didn't feel so bad about getting rid of them.)

[the3rdkey]

I mostly play with girls, but I never finish them!! I own dozens of them but have finished less than half that I own. I am some what of a perfectionist...but a lazy one, and when I find out that I missed an item or spell or something, I start to lose interest in the girl then end up quitting. Anyone else like this, or am I the only one with girl ADHD :p

Fixed

[j.elles]

Seems to be a common problem after the millionth time I relised I forgot something and had to start the game over. I started using gamefaqs and then later I use action replay. Makes starting over and leveling up easier when you have to start over. Plus all those annoying medels and crap in games like star ocean, tales of symphonia easier to get.

I've beaten Jade Empire, KOTOR, and Final Fantasy 10 this gen. And have WAY to many to beat thay i've bought.

[growlanser]

I have stopped buying and playing most traditional RPGs (especially if they have random encounters) and just play mostly Tactical/Strategy RPGs. Given my busy schedule, I can squeeze in a few battles and maps a day and be done. I always finish the TRPGs I play but it takes me close to 3-4 months to do so.

The only traditional RPG I have beaten this year is Lunar SSSC but I going to start Lunar 2 when I am done with Stella deus.
I am looking forward to FFXII even though I have only played VII and X.

[j.elles]

Star ocean is a great game. For story one of the best this gen I think. All those endings though. That game is the reason strategy guides exist.

[electrictroy]

I mean take a look at all the rpgs coming this month and next. Dragon quest 8 is going to probally take 50-80 hours to see everything ... I hope to get anywhere from 2 to 4 hours of gameplay in a day.. Dragon warrior 8 will take me anywhere from 1 to 2 months to complete and in that time there will probally be at least 5-10 other rpgs that hit at that same time


There's a guy at rpgamer.com that beats RPGs in only 20-25 hours. I am deeply envious. But of course, he's been playing RPGs since the 1980s, so he's an expert & knows all the tricks to fast level-up

[weimerwanger]

I don't really have the attention span to play most RPGs anymore. Maybe I'm just getting dumber :sad:

Funny, I was thinking this too (about myself, not you).

I think it's also due to the fact that I've played so many rpgs, new ones seem like theyre just repeats. When I play them now, even if it's new and to my liking, I can pick apart every character, plot device, battle system, item, etc. and compare them to some other game that did it first.

I have more luck beating my gba rpgs simply because I get bored real easily when I'm on campus. I love the hell out of xenosaga 2 and stella deus, but I'll be damned if I pick them back up again. I guess I need ritalin.

[electrictroy]

The problem you just described (last message) is not only a problem in RPGs but also entertainment in general. As you grow older, the movies/tv shows start to feel like repeats of stuff you already saw when you were young.

That's why I don't bother going to the theater anymore. And tv, there's only 2-3 shows per week that really interest me. Everything else feels like a "been there/done that" rehash.

[GuilewasNK]

I'm starting on Final Fantasy I on the GBA now. I don't think it will take too long to beat though.

[onetrackmind]

Wow this is pathetic... i never knew i was this bad until i made this list.

Completed:
Baldur's Gate DA
Gladius
Fable
Jade Empire
Kotor
Korot II

Started:
Sword of Mana
Golden Sun
Fire Emblem
FF 1 & 2 DOS
Tales of Symphonia
Champions of Norrath : ROE
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Morrowind

Unplayed:
Mario & Luigi SS
Golden Sun TLA
Baten Kaitos
FF Crystal Chronicels
Fire Emblem POR
Paper Mario TTYD
Skies of Arcadia
FF Anthology
FF Chronicles
Arc The Lad TOTS
FF X
Kingdom Hearts
Phantom Brave
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts Convenant
Suikoden III
Suikoden IV
Summoner
Wild Arms 3
Shenmue II
Sudeki
X-Men Legends II
LOTR The Third Age
Grandia II
Phantasy Star II
Dragon Warrior
Paper Mario
Illusion of Gaia
Super Mario RPG

[GuilewasNK]

Wow this is pathetic... i never knew i was this bad until i made this list.



Tell me about it. When I made my list in this thread I was like WTF? But guess what? I am going to get Magna Carta, Dragon Quest VIII, and Digital Devil Saga 2 anyways this week. I'm never gonna finish all these damn games, lol.

[onetrackmind]

Tell me about it. When I made my list in this thread I was like WTF? But guess what? I am going to get Magna Carta, Dragon Quest VIII, and Digital Devil Saga 2 anyways this week. I'm never gonna finish all these damn games, lol.

:lol: i didnt know i had that many RPG's in my back log and all the ones i beat were easy RPG's. I really want Dragon Quest :drool: It looks so good... but maybe i should wait until i actually beat some of these.

[GuilewasNK]

:lol: i didnt know i had that many RPG's in my back log and all the ones i beat were easy RPG's. I really want Dragon Quest :drool: It looks so good... but maybe i should wait until i actually beat some of these.

I was thinking I'd wait too but Dragon Quest VIII is too sexy to pass up. It looks great. :drool:

[onetrackmind]

I was thinking I'd wait too but Dragon Quest VIII is too sexy to pass up. It looks great. :drool:

did you get a chance to play the demo yet?

[GuilewasNK]

did you get a chance to play the demo yet?

Not yet. I haven't seen one in my area.

[onetrackmind]

Not yet. I haven't seen one in my area.

i signed up to be sent one but so far no dice. I figure once i play the demo, im not gonna be able to hold off on getting it.

[GuilewasNK]

Yeah. I would like to try a demo, but even if I can't I'll be all over this game.

[GuilewasNK]

i signed up to be sent one but so far no dice. I figure once i play the demo, im not gonna be able to hold off on getting it.

I am strapped for cash so I got Magna Carta instead of Dragon Quest VIII right now (maily because I know Magna Carta will be harder to find). I might do some trades for DQ VIIIat Gamestop tomorrow though. I also wanted to see if there would be a Black Friday deal for it.

[mcelfour]

http://users.ign.com/collection/mcelfour?showAsOthersSeeIt=1&objType=1&lid=1

Here's my list. And I thought I didn't finish alot! I'd like to add I beat a warmech today! Oh yeah!