I was so excited to get 13. I wanted to play as much as I could as fast as I could. And I sure did try! But about 30 hours in, I put the controller down and gave up. I felt like I hadn't gotten anywhere and was so frustraited with the game mechanics I just couldn't take it anymore. I know I stopped right before it "got good", but seriously should one have to wade through 35 hours of sub par mechanics and drudgery to get to "the good part"? Thats a bad play aspect if you ask me.
And trust me I will make time for long games even if it takes me forever to beat them. I played the crap out of DragonAge and loved every minute I played. It took me about 2 months longer to beat it then any of my friends, but it was worth every minute. The same thing can be said of Fable 2, or Mana Khemia 2. Just because its long doesn't mean I can't play it. But I need to be thrown a bone once and a while.
Great article!"

