10 Incredible Video Games Most People Abandoned At The Start

8. Wild Arms 3

Shadow of the Colossus
Sony

Wild Arms 3 is a stone cold banger of an RPG that was widely lauded for its art style, rich story, and deep characters when it launched for PS2 way back in 2002.

And in 2016 it was finally re-released on PS4 through PSN, in turn offering a window into player habits after all this time.

The most startling stat? Most folk didn't even progress past the first proper boss after the prologue, Janus, with 65.9% of players packing up before defeating him. It's not without irony that the trophy for defeating Janus is called "Just Getting Started."

It's especially odd as Janus is a relatively easy boss compared to most other ones on this list, and is encountered only about an hour into the game.

Furthermore, given that a high percentage of those playing Wild Arms 3 on PS4 will be existing fans of the game and well equipped to deal with Janus, it makes even less sense that so many would stop short of this fight.

 
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