Last night I popped in my copy of Rune Factory Frontier. It's been one of my favorite games released this year. Lots of good solid gameplay, compelling story, good cast, and a well done fantasy setting. My only issue with it is that its too freaking long, which is almost a trademark of the series. They normally clock into the 60 - 80 hour range, and can go even longer if you choose.
I ended up putting the game away around 45 hours into it. I just needed to move on and play something new and I never got back to it. So here we are 7 months later and I'm finally picking it up again... and I have no idea what the hell I'm supposed to do. I don't remember the controls well enough. I don't know what people's favorite gifts are. I don't know the dungeon layouts anymore. I'm not sure what's up storywise. I don't even remember what crops I'm growing anymore.
So now I'm faced with a choice. Do I want to start up fresh or try and struggle and figure out what the hell is what. With so much stuff in this game I have a feeling that may be fruitless. Ironic that of all games like this, only Pokemon offers a good refresher of what you last did storywise in the game.
Maybe a strategy guide could help you too.