Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and Kirby's Dream Land 2
The first game was an impulse buy I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did (and do. Having completed and collected everything, I can essentially just play the TCG whenever I get the urge). The second one has...
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
After an apparent two-year hiatus, I found and fought a boss and can now leave Valak Mountain. I think at this point, it's safe to say that if I finish the game this decade, I won't play 2 or 3 since I'd have to commit to them in order to avoid relying on vague memories...
I dislike when important information is conveyed once (through dialogue or in cutscenes) without subtitles or some sort of textual record, such as in God of War II.
When I finally get around to playing through Tropical Freeze, I hope it doesn't hurt my hands as much as DKC Returns 3D (I did everything except time attack and mirror mode).
Donkey Kong Land III (103%) and Donkey Kong Country (101%, which was long overdue and, I think, made easier by having five games' worth of practice).
I spent all of DKC3 after Riverside Race expecting to have to beat one or two more records somewhere and was disappointed when the opportunity...