Poll: Games you loved and then dropped

[Trixsy]

I tend to do this with most games I have, though I always go back and replay them anyway and usually power through what I already did to get to the end stages. I have a stack of PSP games taunting me into restarting them, but I just haven't had time between work and such.

...And then it never fails where I'll go back and replay Lunar. That game has a special place in my heart.

 

[velcrokidneyz]

im pretty ADD with games, its not so much that i dont like it or any of the poll options, i just stop because i play something else

 

[Sleepy Sol]

My biggest ones would have to be Disgaea 2 and Persona 1; I can't bring myself to finish either, one because of grinding, the other due to just playing other games.

 

[eaoliver]

There are a huge amount, actually. Well, in truth, I haven't finished many of the games I own. I come back to a lot of them, but the one that comes to mind is Wind Waker. I really enjoyed the game itself, and I got to the last temple (before Ganon's tower) but I just didn't feel the motivation to actually finish it.

I have replayed the beginning a lot, though.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

CONFESSION TIME

i dropped Dragon Age: Origins

i just got to a point where i thought, this game is fucking boring, and never went back.

to this day i have never completed it.

 

[squid5580]

Well since I am an achievement whore I don't think I ever "drop" games. I just put them aside while i play the next ones while i vow to go back to them. I swear I will.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

this does happen quite a bit actually, ff9 happened because of college, that game takes a bit more chunks of dedicated time than i could offer so i will have to open it up and figure out what the fuck was going on again before i can continue in it, i loved it but man it was sucking some time up.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

There are a huge amount, actually. Well, in truth, I haven't finished many of the games I own. I come back to a lot of them, but the one that comes to mind is Wind Waker. I really enjoyed the game itself, and I got to the last temple (before Ganon's tower) but I just didn't feel the motivation to actually finish it.

I have replayed the beginning a lot, though.

i enjoy zelda games alot, but i will admit, any time it comes to that last "dungeon" i always always always drop it, in that exact "motivation" as you put it

 

[Cridhe]

Final Fantasy IV DS. I lost to Ogopogo a few times and I just... let it go.

Don't you judge me! ... :/

 

[BelmontClan]

I have tried to play Final Fantasy 8 three times. The first two times I think I got to the third disc but was distracted by other games. That was a VERY long time ago. I decided last October/Novemberish to give it another shake.

I got to the second disc this time and I stopped because of the rampant stupidity of the story. Not even using the Squall's Dead theory about the game made it enjoyable enough for me to continue. So even though it starts out being entertaining and having high hopes it's just...ehhhh.

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

This happened to me with Minecraft not too long ago.

Flashback to about two months ago, and I played Minecraft every day for hours almost religiously. Then for whatever reason I got bored and stopped playing as much as I once did. Fast forward back to the present day, and I officially haven't touched that game in almost a month.

 

[Mungular]

ive more or less set a few titles aside because i got to a point were i need to level up and i didnt feel like grinding

 

[ultrachicken]

Black Ops: Spawn system was totally fucked at the beginning, and it turned me off of the game entirely. Sniping was also completely and utterly ruined in this game, and sniping is why I play Call of Duty.

Fallout 3: It's alright, but I finally couldn't stand the slow pace anymore. I have no idea why everyone slobbers all over this game's dick. It's soooooo slooooooooooooooow.

That depends on what quest you're doing. The most memorable one consisted of you vs. three floors of supermutant armies. Not exactly slow paced.

OT: Most of the pokémon games, because I had a habit of choosing whichever pokémon I thought were cool, and then discovering that the elite four could kick my ass because my team wasn't actually that great. In that situation, the only response is to grind or start over, and neither is very appealing.

 

[Jackstick]

Adding Zelda: Oracle of Seasons to my list. I bought the game and a used gameboy color and got about two hours into it. I forgot how ridiculously annoying it is to play a game without a backlight. >.<

Plus it just wasn't doing it for me...

 

[Austin Howe]

Kingdom hearts II, because I realized that game was total crap.

 

[Ferrsai]

I chose, "It's not as good as I thought". I won't actually drop a game permanently, often times these days games are released and they just need some work. One example, "Final Fantasy XIV". Another example, for me, "Brink", this one is debatable where the former really is not, but I have my reasons and I am entitled to them.

 

[DanielBrown]

The most recent ones I dropped was Yakuza 3, Brütal Legend, Metro 2033 and Splinter Cell: Conviction.
Yakuza 3 was a game that I thought was about beating the shit out of people while having lots of places to explore. Instead you beat some guys up, then proceed to take care of some orphans problems for a few hours. Over and over again. Not sure how far I got, but I don't feel like playing it anymore.
Brütal Legend was awesome in the beginning, but then it all of sudden turned into a third-person RTS game. Not particulary hard, but I don't fancy RTS even a little. I waited a long time to buy since I don't feel like supporting all these metal-based games anymore. It has gotten way to commersial - but I got it for free when I bought two others games, so what the hell.
Metro 2033 wasn't bad... but the stealth sections was too damn hard. The main reason I dropped it was because I got lots of new games for my PS3. Don't feel like starting it up again though. It wasn't that good.
Splinter Cell: Conviction wasn't what I expected. I don't have any familiarity with the Splinter Cell series(can't wait until the trilogy for PS3 finally gets released), but I knew it was a stealth game. Conviction has stealth elements, but mainly it's just a regular cover-based shooter. I'm pretty sick of those.
I'm also stuck in a damn laser room.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

Final Fantasy VI, V, VI and IX and Persona 3 and 4. Stuff just keeps getting in my way and those are long games man. i'll pick em up again some time.

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

Diablo 2: I occasionally make another character, level them into the 80's, gear them out, then stop playing the game for another three months. I have four accounts now, full of characters.

Scribblenauts: what the user above said, it just gets old fast. I'll probably pick it back up next time I do the laundry.

Dead Space: I couldn't figure out how to get past a monster on the wall in the sixth mission and now the game sits unplayed. I've only been off it for a week, I will be back.

 

[RaptorShark]

WoW: I drop this at exactly the same time every year: as soon as University starts up (or school, as it used to be). I really enjoy it over the Summer, but I find it just eats up far too much time when I'm meant to be working or having a real life, so I let my subscription run out at the end of every summer. (in case you were wondering, yes I am currently subscribed.)

Fallout 3: New Vegas: I really regret ever having dropped this. I'm pretty sure I nearly got right to the end of the main story arc, and I'm not entirely sure what happened but I just up and stopped playing one day. No idea why, and I keep meaning to go back to it but it appears I've lost my save file and just don't have the motivation to do it all over again.

FFXIII: I actually quite liked this game *dodges bottle being thrown*. again, not entirely sure why I stopped. I'm pretty sure something stupid happened in the story and it was a '**** this!' moment. I hink the same thing happened with the original Kane & Lynch when you went from a small team to inciting a civil war - just put me off.

Kingdom hearts II, because I realized that game was total crap.

I don't think I've ever actually completely finished a KH game. Again, I love them, but stuff always gets in the way. (also, KH2 was crap in comparison.)

Diablo 2: I occasionally make another character, level them into the 80's, gear them out, then stop playing the game for another three months. I have four accounts now, full of characters.

Scribblenauts: what the user above said, it just gets old fast. I'll probably pick it back up next time I do the laundry..

Exact same thing with Scribblenauts, and I do the exact same thing with Diablo 2 (although I've now misplaced the discs so it probably won't happen again *sad face*. Can't say I can motivate myself all the way up to the 80's though. I normally just get together with a friend or 2 and we play through the campaign.