We downed Chimera last night after like 8 attempts and I was so stoked out of my mind when we finally did it. I thought about it afterwards, and I think that if we just rolled in there and stomped him, it wouldn't have been so awesome.
I remember the first (and only) time I downed Ifrit on HM, I actually shouted I was so excited. I love how challenging this game is. It reaffirms to me that the best things in life are those which are the hardest to obtain.
As a parting thought, remember folks, a rose is not a bouquet (I think I'm going to make that my motto for a while).
I heard hm is a pain. I havent even got there yet I stop at I think 5 missions before I am finished so I can go into hm. I just been having to much fun doing other things. 8 attempts isn't bad I heard some ppl have been trying 10+ and still havent succeeded. Great Job