What are some of your personal biggest JRPG disappointments?

I’ll start with this absolute garbage game called Cross Edge. I was so excited for this game, especially coming off of having played and imported copy of Namco X Capcom. Seeing all the crossover characters between different franchises, I was assuming it was more of the same. The trailers weren’t the best but I was still pretty hopeful and excited for it. Boy was I let down really bad. The game was so dull and confusing and didn’t really explain the battle system well at all. I had a party that couldn’t even do attacks and then ones that did either did little damage or no damage at all. My only positive is that the main battle theme is great.

Second on my list is White Knight Chronicles. Seeing Level 5 was behind it was enough for me. The studio behind Dark Cloud 2 and Rogue Galaxy, yes please! Then when I got the game home, I thought I had the battle system figured out and I slot my attacks and I’m not doing any attacks. Eventually, months later I was able to get through the 1st game and ended up liking it but was extremely short. Then I get the sequel and like it as well as I’ve gotten it figured out and then I reach a point in the story where I’m locked in a boss battle and I can’t backtrack to grind for a better and put together different skills and attacks.

Anyway those are 2 of mine, what kinda stories do you have?