Hatta wrote:Gamerforlife wrote: However, I rarely play Japanese rpgs more than once. Hardly any of them are interesting enough to warrant a second playthrough unless there is a new game plus feature. This is why I always go online to find out about missables or one time only items to watch out for before I start playing a japanese rpg as I have NO intention of running through it a second time so I get everything on the first playthrough
I feel the same way. Except that I generally don't look at faqs. I figure that if I miss it, well then I missed it. No big deal. More fun to play through with what you do find.
That's fine for some people, but not for me, I'm a perfectionist especally when I'm playing rpgs. Missing anything is unacceptable. I want every weapon, every item, every bestiary entry, every key item etc, etc, etc. And typically I will pursue every optional quest, challenge and boss in the game. I can be obssesive like that with other genres too.
If a game has a percentage system for game completion, I go for 100 percent, if there is a rank system in place, I want the best rank for every stage. That's just the kind of gamer I am. I'm a little OCD I guess. Although that level of obsession only applies to games I love or at the very least like. If a game fails to catch my interest in any way, I'm likely to not even bothering making it to the end and beating the game