Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Brigade Delbrack) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:01:10 GMT

James FP wrote:
I never completed it, but the Ancient Cave in Lufia 2 seemed really pointless. The battles in the normal game are so easy that there's no need to get any of the special weapons or armor from that dungeon.

But getting to the bottom is a bigger challenge than the normal game. That's the point, so it's not pointless.

Chrysler Building in PE on other hand just plain sucked.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:40:05 GMT

That's almost as good as the secret code for Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 that finally lets you pause.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (TaroSH) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:39:33 GMT

I don't know how I kept forgetting to mention completing the "beat the micrograms a certain number of times" thing in Wario Ware Twisted. The reward for this is the option to reset the game.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (James FP) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:52:55 GMT

I never completed it, but the Ancient Cave in Lufia 2 seemed really pointless. The battles in the normal game are so easy that there's no need to get any of the special weapons or armor from that dungeon.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (abaxa) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:35:13 GMT

Being in the middle of a Parasite Eve playthrough I'd like to add the Chrysler Building to this list. The only real benefit to slogging through that dungeon is getting enough rare trading cards for the super toolkit. The best gear is available in the building but for the most part by the time you get it, it's no longer needed. It's also really frustrating slogging through nine levels of randomly-generated dungeon and dying to the boss on the tenth floor for that section or to a...

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (da dick) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:41:15 GMT

i got me a poseable(doll) for the evil one in chrono trigger. well, it is good for cool screenshots.

there was pointless "choose your own adventure" sort of game in star ocean 1. really only good for getting a few cheap items. completing it is just a waste of bombs, so i completed it anyway but made the "game mistress" drink stink potion and die.

no wait, those were mini-games.

ok, in arx fatalis there are 2 subquests for killing the earth...

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (TaroSH) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:36:03 GMT

I wonder if subquests like that were made with idea that your reward would be the satisfaction of completing them (the same way beating a really hard optional boss would be, and maybe you get an extra treat out of it like some artwork). Yeah, what's so satisfying about running around, diving at rabbits for an hour? The only thing it says about anybody is the designers thought you liked doing that.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:30:18 GMT

What was so disappointing about that is that until you finish it, you're anticipating some really special reward, and wondering what it'll be. What would be behind that door? I was expecting an extra character, maybe. And it was just one lousy star.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:21:14 GMT

Oh, man, the White Rabbit sidequest in Super Mario 64 DS was the worst Time Wasted:Reward Gained ratio I'd seen since the Yoshi Egg challenge in Super Mario Advance.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (lighthouseboy) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:27:55 GMT

I'm going to go with Cloudbond007. FFx-2 was the nirvana of useless sidequests

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Rushifell) — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:42:04 GMT

I can't think of anything other than that the Gold Rupee in Ocarina of Time is kind of lame, but usually completing a sidequest is rewarding just for the challenge in itself.

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Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:01:42 GMT

Final Fantasy X-2 was full of idiotic time-consuming sidequests. You'd sometimes get a halfway decent item out of it, but usually it was just to increase your completion percentage. And the seemingly impossible 100% completion just gets you an ever so slightly better ending. Certainly not worth the trouble in most cases.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Lord Vyce) — Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:57:58 GMT

Most collecting sidequests in 3D platformers are a waste of time. I don't bother to collect any more than what's necessary to complete the game, if I even play any of those games.

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Bomberguy221) — Sun, 17 Aug 2003 19:37:57 GMT

Majora's Mask: The Anju-Kafei story.

This side-quest is the core of the Clock Town plot in the entire game. You have to dedicate a full 3 days (game time) to it in order for it to work. When you DO finish it, you get an all-but-useless mask that gives you a heart piece when you use it at a certain point. True, you get 2 other masks and a few small rewards here in there, but that concludes the main part of the game. I would've expected something like a new sword, or better defense...

Re: Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (LordDraco3) — Sun, 17 Aug 2003 17:49:44 GMT

Although, I hear that he'll give you the gold rupee each time you leave the house and return, so it's unlimited money
yeah, its true
and i SORTA cheat, its more like taking advantage of a glitch, i do the trick to repeadedly get the one skulltilla that is in the secret grotto next to the tree in hyrule castle(where you throw the B-rang to get the token but run into the light teleporter thing before it gets to you and it will...

Sidequests you completed that were a waste of time

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:37:22 GMT

What sidequests in games have you completed that you would consider to be a waste of time?

The two that come to mind for me are:

Super Mario Advance - Yoshi Egg Challenge. I really can't believe all you get for that is a Yoshi on the title screen. Why not have Yoshi as an unlockable playable character, instead? Not that it would've made the port any better, but at least it's something.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Kill all the Gold Skulltullas. All you get is a...