Interesting assortment of game you got here. And I can understand why these can be hard to beat, but when you really think about the redeeming value of the content in these things, WHO REALLY WANTS TO BEAT THEM??

FFXIII-2...i spent +120 hours to 100% it (trophies)

Geek!

Totally can't blame you for not finishing Odin Sphere. It's a beautiful game, and the plotlines (well, outside of Gwendolyn's chunk of the game, anyway) are pretty solid, but holy SHIT does it become a grindfest by the end. Never going to touch it again.

I think I was still near the beginning of that game '_';

Sorry, just still kinda fresh off of it. It's not a bad game, just a bigger timesink than I expected and I really don't care enough to 100% it.

I almost never 100% games. I'm jus' satisfied beating it unless the extra contnt really poulls me in. though. since achievements, I've ecome a bit obsessed >:/

D: Hm.. I made it to the third chapter.. never imagined it'd turn into a grindfest, though :(

Didn't really get that bad about it till the endgame, I admit.

I got partway into the second book and just lost interest for whatever reason. I keep thinking about going back to it...I dunno the Odette fight at the end of the first book was amazing enough that I felt like I got my moneys worth :P

Just this week I got the insane urge to finish Dot Hack..... Outbreak's end boss was a nightmare (after spending half an hour re-learning how to play before i resumed) and I have to go find a copy of Quarantine to start.... I HAVE, however, started the GU series (thank god I have them all) and it was pretty entertaining. Different but not terminally and unplayably different.

Gungrave and Overdose are simply 'twitch' games. Shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot some more. There's an interesting storyline but gameplay wise you aren't missing much. They're a good, mindless, blow-off-steam game. But it's pretty well keep freaking shooting. Overdose was the same way except you get 2 more characters to choose from and once again shoot the hell out of everything. The biggest difference is that Gungrave 2 looks like its graphics were made for the original Playstation which is weird because the first game was pretty and brightly cel-shaded and fluid. Overdose' graphics look precisely like that. The game itself had some kind of narcotic overdose and now it's haggard and looks like crap. The only reason to give 2 a chance is to get more of the storyline, and the stories of the other two characters which ARE fairly amusing and unusual in their entertainment capacities.

The World Ends With You is weird. But good weird. Quirky, kinda charming, cute, and housebroken. Like a puppy with high functioning brain damage, strangely endearing and I didn't want to give it to anyone else because I liked it. One you definitely need to give a fair try, that's all I can say about it.

Samurai Legend Musashi is tough, but Square (~rimshot~) and worth playing. Pretty and fun. Combat intensive tho and the boss fights are a bear.

I played an hour of FF-12 and haven't touched it since. I probably oughtta..... Don't have 13.

I won't play X-2 on principle.

Radiata Stories was great.... til I got to the last boss. I think I have to recycle my characters up to level 1,000,000 to put up a decent resistance. But then again I read somewhere that that particular kind of play (recycle and revamp better and better) are what this studio and series are known for. So....... meh... poo. But I DID greatly enjoy it, it was funny and highly entertaining and otherwise genuinely fun to play.

Blue Dragon is hardcore fun. That's all I have to say about it.

Odin Sphere was poo to me and I didn't have high hopes for Grim Grimoire so I just passed on it.

The games I didn't comment on are ones I just don't have..... But I could never ever get rid of any of my old games, especially not ones I've yet to finish. I AM starting to go back and do it tho. :D

"-Gungrave (not started not sure why I bought it)"

What the fuck is wrong with you you take that back and play that shit right now. Then go find a copy of Overdose.

ah nah I remembered......... I bought it 'cause I loved the anime (one of the few times I cried so hard at the end)

<3<3<3 I was crying constantly through the last 3 or 4 episodes the first time I saw it, still one of my all time favorite shows.

The game changes things up quite a bit near the end (well I suppose technically the show did), but the final moment of the game is something that I will remember forever. Unfortunately Overdose doesn't quite hold up with its plot, but the mechanics are improved. If you play through the first one and enjoy it at all it's worth checking out.

But yeah throw it in some evening, it won't take you more than 2 sittings to complete. I went all the way through Daykens copy in a few hours when he came to visit years ago :P

Wild Arms 2 is hard, some of the puzzles you need a guide for.