It really depends on the game.But as far as i remember, that only happened once for me, with Final fantasy X.I had to play 3 times to finish it.First time i played like 30 hours, was facing sin, when my brother saved over my save file.The scond time, some time later, i had played 25 hours when the save file suddenly dissapeared.(later I found out that it was just in the second memory card, ugh)Then finally I beat the game in my third playthrough with around 40 hours.And this is still my favourite Final Fantasy and I consider as one of the best game of all time.
My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.
https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1







