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Games I Have Put Down

by siphillis

A short list of shame, where either loss of interest, patience, or access to a particularly game resulted in dropping out just before the finish line.

Included is the approximate time/area of abandonment, and the reasoning, where applicable.

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Pokémon Red/Blue

1. Pokémon Red/Blue

The Elite Four; stuck; lost game cartridge. (About thirty hours)

Pokémon Gold/Silver

2. Pokémon Gold/Silver

Save feature malfunctioned; lost interest. (About two hours)

BioShock

3. BioShock

Frustrating controls and mediocre gunplay. Possibly tarnished by hype. (About three hours)

Ōkami

4. Ōkami

Commitment issues. (About an hour)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

lost (about thirty minutes)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Shift to "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker" (About five hours)

Super Mario 64

7. Super Mario 64

outrageous difficulty (when collecting 120 stars) (about thirty hours; 112 stars)

Super Mario Sunshine

8. Super Mario Sunshine

outrageous difficult (when collecting 120 shine sprites); monotony (about twelve hours/80 shine sprites)

Crysis

9. Crysis

monotonous jungle environments; interest in Crysis 2 (about two hours)

Far Cry

10. Far Cry

aggressively terrible writing; unfair difficulty (about an hour)

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