Gaiden--personally I think it's a good game. Then again, I seem one of the few who apparently doesn't need to power level every other battle (does htat mean I'm good or everyone sucks?). Under which grounds do you say Gaiden is as bad as a rushed game?
Gaiden is unique, I'll give it that, but... Well, I don't want to hijack the thread, so I'll just say that it quite honestly feels like they overcompensated for the ability to fight monsters and random enemies for some extra levels before moving onto the next mission, resulting in the game to be very annoying at some points, rather than just difficult.