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I am currently STILL playing Boktai 2.

Oh, I’ve beat the game already.  I’m actually trying to get everything in the game.  I’ve done all the library quests, leveled up my character to level 99 and maxed out my weapon skills.  I still need to collect all the character photos and forge all the weapons.  It’s proving to be quite a challenge.  As I was playing on the bus today I got thinking about the last time I spent this much time on acquiring everything in a game.  Sure I unlocked everything in Cooking Mama, got triple stars on all the tracks in Mario Kart DS and was able to get all the elves and extra goodies in all the Mega Man Zero titles, but those achievements came about as I played the game on the first run through.  But here I am, months after I beat the game and I’m still trying to get and see everything.  I think I’ve put over 50 hours in to this title.

Amazing.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve put so much time in to a game trying to get everything.  I was actually level grinding my character trying to max out my exp.  I would say that’s an achievement in design if the game keeps you playing way after you beat it.

What was the last game you played where you found yourself dedicated to finding and getting everything in the game?