I'm the exact opposite of MP. I don't care about story at all anymore. I try, but I'm skipping all dialogue by hour three. I loved Hexyz Force but can't even name a character from it, much less tell you what their role in the story was.
With story out of the picture, the only thing left to play a JRPG for is their
I did stick around for Last Story's story, though. And I was with Xenoblade for its first couple acts--right up until Anime Palace derailed it.
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