Have you ever wondered what it would be like if some you could play an RPG containing some of your favorite video game characters from companies like Capcom, Namco, and Nippon Ichi? Yeah, me too. Unfortunately, for all of us, the short answer to that question is that could quite possibly be the worst experience of your life if Cross Edge is anything to go by.

Set in the fictional metropolis, Empire City, inFamous wastes no time getting down to business by immediately opening up with a massive explosion that devastates the entire city. Moments later, the game’s main character, Cole, wakes up at ground zero for the explosion surrounded by rubble and falling debris. As you stumble in a disoriented manner towards safety, it quickly becomes apparent that Cole’s previous life as an ordinary mail courier is over and that a new destiny more amazing then he could have ever imagined now awaits him.

Supposedly, one of the main selling points of the Super Robot Taisen series that it often incorporates characters from other popular Namco franchises into its story. Therefore, for example, if you are a big fan of KOS-MOS from the Xenosaga games, you in for a real treat when you play Endless Frontier. Thankfully, Endless Frontier doesn’t rely on using its guest star power as its whole reason for existing, but instead concentrates a creating a really great gaming experience that just happens to have some nice fan service elements on the side.

Released in the U.S. early last year, it’s only through the magic of Netflix that I’ve finally had an opportunity to sit down and see what all the fuss is about. After three discs and roughly twelve episodes of content, Lucky Star seems to have all the right ingredients in place to make it a classic for the ages. Unfortunately, much of its potential is squandered on boring stories and vapid dialogue.

“Can you snap your fingers in with music?”

When I saw those words printed on the side of slipcase, my first thought was, “Well, I’m screwed.” Luckily, rather than going with my initial instinct to just give up right then and there, I decided to try the game out before actually declaring defeat.