... with turn-based roleplaying games.  I used to spend hours leveling up and leveling up so that I could continue on.  I'd tell people that the games were great "because of the stories".  I bought the soundtracks.  Then one day I woke up and realized that these games were boring and best, tedious and a waste of time at worst.  I still crave a good story, well fleshed out characters, and great soundtracks, but I think we've moved past the days of holding down the "a" button -and maybe selecting who we're pressing "a" at - and calling that combat.  Unless Final Fantasy XII marks a wise paradigm shift for Square-Enix, I won't be continuing the journey with them anymore.

-Mike