When I played through Final Fantasy IX, the first time I fought Garland, I died in like 3 turns. I thought it was a scripted fight, because I lost so easily. Then it said Game Over. And its not like I was just blowing through the story, skipping random encounters and side quests. I was playing it normally. I mean, a struggle would have been one thing, but I was obvious out of my league in that fight. So that told me FF9 wanted me to grind. And the fact that it happened again later in the game probably has a lot to do with why I remember that game being a chore rather than a fun experience. And after I beat it, I never looked back. I've only tried to replay it like once on a whim with very little expectation of enjoying it because of that BS and quickly lost interest again. It may be a good game, but I don't think I can ever see it that way