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Ever give up on a game...and realize you gave up right before a critical plot twist or something really cool, then wish maybe you hadn't set the game aside for so long?

My case in point: The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker. I bought the game at the end of last April, played it casually for about two weeks, and finally got bored with it and set it aside. I had just reached "Return to Forsaken Fortress" and fought the Phantom boss where you obtain the Skull Hammer...

So, recently, I was browsing through my drawer of neglected games, and thought that it was a shame I never finished Wind Waker. I remember thinking it was really neat, but it just seemed to drag a bit. Tonight I was bored, and got the wild hair to pop it in and see if I was too lost after all this time. I almost considered deleting the save game and maybe starting over...

But geebus...I'm glad I didn't start over! I had no clue I was RIGHT before a huge plot development! Hopefully this will give me a little push to keep going and finally finish it.

Has anything similar ever happened to you guys?

I gave up on bloodrayne after the first level and Star Fox Adventures after about 20% but have recently revisited both and am enjoying them more. Glad I didn't totally give up on either.

Bloodrayne gets MUCH better after the first level. Too much water in the first level, and since water hurts you it kinda sucks. After that the killing gets much more fun.

Star Fox adventures had me bored to death after the first 20%. Too much find an obligatory number of "whatchamacallits" to save this creature, then repeat. But levels are starting to get more interesting lately and my opinion has improved.

I know what you mean about Zelda Wind Waker though, I think it has to do with all the sailing. You have to sail so much and feel like you are accomplishing very little. I love the game but they could have condensed the sailing a lot, would have improved the game flow. I'm almost finished with it, and being a completionist I am trying to finish almost everything, but I think I am just gonna beat it soon.

Originally Posted by msdmoney Star Fox adventures had me bored to death after the first 20%. Too much find an obligatory number of "whatchamacallits" to save this creature, then repeat. But levels are starting to get more interesting lately and my opinion has improved.

I know the feeling there too...I got up to about 35% or so.

I gave up on Devil May Cry 13 months ago and never pick up again. I beat lots of action games before playing DMC, such as Maximo(PS2), Buffy(XBOX), Splinter Cell(XBOX), Rygar(PS2), etc. I love action games and heard that DMC is a must play. But it's just not my type.
I gave up on DMC two times. First time, I was only on the first level, feeling bored after about one hour play. Second time, I think I was on 5th level, just killing a large spider, but I still felt bored. It's repetitive to me.
Now, DMC still lays on my shelf, collecting dust I guess.

I put down Eternal Darkness when I got stuck about half way thru and started getting new games, so I put off getting back to it. Then when I tried to play again, my mind went totally blank on the controls and what I was doing, so I had to start over. The most upsetting part was getting freaked out by the same things twice, damn that bathtub.

This is kinda older, but I have come back to Star Wars: Pod Racer many times. I now have just two races left to complete, both of which are total bitches. The first time I stopped playing, I was maybe half-way through. The next time, I just had two races left. I have since picked it up again, gotten a lot better at one of the races, and then given up again. It's just going to be one of those things where it takes a ton of practice and then the planets aligning for me to come in 1st place. I enjoy the game every time, though.

Agreed on WW being a beating at times. I enjoyed it enough, but I had to pretty much force myself to carry on around the same point you gave up. All that damned sailing really killed me all the way through. There are tons of sidequests I know I never did, and am pretty sure I never will. I'd rather replay any of the other Zelda games first. Loved the gameplay and graphics, though. Just the sailing and pace of most of the game was unbearable. It just wasn't difficult enough either.

The only game in recent memory that I actually picked back up is M&L: SS. Although, I can't say that I willingly put it down. A lost save file made me set it aside out of frustration but I picked it back up a few weeks later.

Other than that, Ratchet and Clank: GC is on my list of "pick it back ups." I got stuck at the part where you have to bring that nerdy character some artifact. (Goes to show how long it has been. I don't even remember the characters name!) I have no idea where to get the artifact. I couldn't hear the dialog that led to that point because my lady was jabbering away in my ear. I just love it when women want to "share" while I am playing a game. WTF!

EDIT: Just remembered another game. Metroid Fusion. I cannot beat the last boss! Damnit!

Just recently I gave up on POP but came back to it yesterday. I was stuck in an area that I really had no business being stuck in. Maybe I was just too tired that day to play it, I dunno. But I fired it back up on a whim, zoomed right through it and continued playing for another two hours and really enjoyed myself. There have been many other games I have given up on though that have not been returned to.

Not really before a plot point, but damn that Dante Must Die mode seems impossible!!

Ikaruga...over and over again...

StarFox i gave up and sold.
Up until a month ago on gba, i had never actually beaten Mario 2. I had gotten to Wart before...and i guess i either blacked out or turned off the game. i dont know anymore.

Zelda 2...Im waiting for my Hori controller, and then ill finally kick this games ass.(yes, it does have an ass)

Now here's a slightly different circumstance. Half-Life. I played through the entire game with NO codes... Up until that ball sack boss. Even with codes it took freakin forever...like the first level of Bloodrayne...

I was very close to giving up on Knights of the Old Republic and selling it until I rescued Bastila and saw her tear through guys with her double-edged lightsaber. I was hooked after that.

Star Ocean 2: I got to the last guy, but never beat it.
F-Zero GX: Beat the GP, beat all of the story on easy, 7/9 on hard, and 3/9 on very hard.
Disgaea: I got 7 out of 8 of the endings.

Hitman 2, the one in Russia, the one where you go through the Embassy. After trying that many I time, I gave up until a few weeks ago, and am on the last Japan level.

Originally Posted by queegqueeg How about those old NES games that are just so unfair-hard that you couldn't beat them? Like Ninja Gaiden 1 or the first Castlevania.

The first Castlevania game is retarded hard. I can usually get to the Grim Reaper with no problem, but that boss is damn hard. Using an emulator and getting to Dracula is difficult and even WITH the emulator and saving states etc it took me a VERY long time to beat him.

Getting past the Grim Reaper in the first Castlevania game was extremely difficult. I believe I cheated by using a controller that allowed me to switch to slow motion so that I had thinking time to eliminate the sickles flying around the screen. Dracula wasn't particularly easy either, but he was easier to beat than the Grim Reaper. Another tought NES game was Castle of Dragon. I never did beat that one.

Grandia II, I got all the way to the last boss and stopped playing because I got my PS2. Maybe I should go back and beat it so I can see what the ending is.

I gave up on FFX right at the last boss. I can't stand when last bosses are made to be extremely difficult to give the ending some epic feel. So often (especially FF games) the games themsevles are pretty easy, and then the boss is really hard for no reason. Turns me off every time.

Originally Posted by TheRock88 Grandia II, I got all the way to the last boss and stopped playing because I got my PS2. Maybe I should go back and beat it so I can see what the ending is.

Go back to it ASAP. the ending is deffenitly worth it. and honestly, the last batlles were kinda fun

I feel you there Mr Unoriginal. I gave up on FFV at the last boss. I coasted through the game and didn't level up much. Then I get to X-Death and he smokes me... Think I'm gonna go throw that back in right now.

Zone of the Enders 2. I quit at some boss battle with a chick that I couldn't hit. Plus I got lost in the story line and had no idea what I was fighting for. I had no idea if I was a good guy or a bad guy.

And I didn't give up on but I had to put down Virtua Fighter 4 Evo. If I hadn't put it down I'd never have played anything else.