Games too good to replay
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Most heavily story based games I think.
The reason is because the first time I experience a story I can be swept up in it, but my mind will inevitably start analysing it if I experience it again, to the point where I start noticing all of the flaws or poorly written aspects and it kind of ruins it for me.
Similarly in a lot of things the first experience is the best because it's all new and exciting, but once you know what to do the charm starts to become a bit lost. In open world games for example a lot of the fun is in the exploring, but once you know where to go and the most optimal way of doing things, the excitement is gone.
It's not that the games have gotten worse, it's that the experience is largely based upon discovering the unknown. If you know what is going to happen before it does, then it just isn't as enjoyable.
The reason is because the first time I experience a story I can be swept up in it, but my mind will inevitably start analysing it if I experience it again, to the point where I start noticing all of the flaws or poorly written aspects and it kind of ruins it for me.
Similarly in a lot of things the first experience is the best because it's all new and exciting, but once you know what to do the charm starts to become a bit lost. In open world games for example a lot of the fun is in the exploring, but once you know where to go and the most optimal way of doing things, the excitement is gone.
It's not that the games have gotten worse, it's that the experience is largely based upon discovering the unknown. If you know what is going to happen before it does, then it just isn't as enjoyable.
Too good to replay? Madness!
If you replay it and it's not as good as you remembered, you're still getting more fun out of it than if you leave it on the shelf and never play it.
Plus, I find that a lot of old games, like Doom, seem very dated when you look at the visuals but when you start playing again you realise they're still pretty fun.
If you replay it and it's not as good as you remembered, you're still getting more fun out of it than if you leave it on the shelf and never play it.
Plus, I find that a lot of old games, like Doom, seem very dated when you look at the visuals but when you start playing again you realise they're still pretty fun.
I don't really like to replay games to begin with. I'm kind of strange that way: I love to reread books, but games: not so much.
But games I really do not want to replay because it might tarnish my memories of it: the Longest Journey.
But games I really do not want to replay because it might tarnish my memories of it: the Longest Journey.
I think most older gamers would agree that games from 1+ generations ago haven't aged too well, but we love them all the same.
I'd like to take the question in a slightly different direction, that being the game that I enjoy but would not enjoy a second time. Games for me that fall into this category are games like Spec: Ops the Line, the Witcher(1 or 2), or at this point in time even Bioshock Infinite.
The games were well done and I'm glad I spent the money on them. However I will probably never play Spec Ops again, it was too depressing. Infinite falls in the same boat. Witcher had a well thought out fantasy world with a rich story. At the same time the interface and gameplay were too unwieldy, and I doubt the cinematics can be skipped. So I'll simply cherish the memory, but probably not play them again.
I'd like to take the question in a slightly different direction, that being the game that I enjoy but would not enjoy a second time. Games for me that fall into this category are games like Spec: Ops the Line, the Witcher(1 or 2), or at this point in time even Bioshock Infinite.
The games were well done and I'm glad I spent the money on them. However I will probably never play Spec Ops again, it was too depressing. Infinite falls in the same boat. Witcher had a well thought out fantasy world with a rich story. At the same time the interface and gameplay were too unwieldy, and I doubt the cinematics can be skipped. So I'll simply cherish the memory, but probably not play them again.
Whats wrong with Adventure 2 D:shrekfan246 said:
OT: Nope, not a one. I regularly replay many of my games from older generations and I love and enjoy them all the same.
Sometimes the difficulty and poor controls make me more frustrated than I used to get but I still love and enjoy them.
I played Telltale's "The Walking Dead" once. ONCE.
It's my favorite game of 2012, but I can only handle it once. That ending... T-T
It's my favorite game of 2012, but I can only handle it once. That ending... T-T
A lot of things.Beffudled Sheep said:
Especially if you're a completionist.
I did type up a review back when I had played it again, but just to summarize:
The pacing is horrible. Levels are broken up unevenly and have some odd transitions because of the fact that three characters per story are all sharing the spotlight at once.
Rouge's voice acting is some of the most embarrassing stuff I've ever heard, and only Robotnik and Shadow are really any better.
The graphics are somehow worse than Sonic Adventure DX.
The treasure-hunting levels are somehow worse than Sonic Adventure DX (probably mostly down the infinitely worse radar, but also more nonsensical level design).
Speaking of the treasure-hunting levels, the treasure-hunting levels. Tails/Robotnik's mech levels might be out-of-place, but they at least still actually work. But having to play through the Knuckles/Rouge levels again, I was reminded of why I rarely ever replayed them back on the Gamecube. It doesn't help that the camera is utterly broken in those stages too.
It's not all bad--I had a ton of fun with the Sonic/Shadow levels and the Chao Garden will always be adorable and addictive--but really, I don't know if I would say it's worth slogging through the 2/3's of the missions you'd need to do to be able to access all of the actual good content in free play.
I just want to tell you lacktheknack, that if I have nightmares tonight I am SOLELY blaming your profile piclacktheknack said:
OT: I find that most 8/16-bit console games I replay actually hold up pretty well; Mega Man, Super Probotector, Soul Blazer trilogy, Super Mario World, I still think these games are pretty great. I'm more worried about the N64 games. I did play Blast Corps a while back and to my immense relief found it to still be a pretty good, even great, game. I've been holding back however, from playing other games I loved such as SM64, Lylat Wars, DK64, Perfect Dark, Turok 2, Pilotwings 64 and Diddy Kong Racing, exactly for this reason.
Mostly though, I experience this with older PC games. I recently looked up the original civilization, which I remember fondly and played a lot of 16 years ago. Now I find it overly clunky and impenetrable.
Mind you, I think it could be very interesting to try to judge what games have lost their shine because they aged poorly, and which ones were just remembered fondly, but weren't actually that great to begin with.
I agree with you on Spec Ops. I started my second replay, but couldn't get past the first level... It just didn't feel right.RobfromtheGulag said:
Oh God the treasure hunting levels. Those were so damn annoying.shrekfan246 said:
I enjoyed everything else though. Differing opinions and all that
I have to agree with others in saying I absolutely loved The Walking Dead by Telltale games, but I have no intention of ever replaying it again.
Heavy Rain, its not because it was so mind-blowingly spectacular that it can't be tainted by a second playthrough, it was just a very interesting and unique experience that was unique to me and my choices. I feel no need to play it again with different choices, I was plenty satisfied with one playthrough.
There aren't any games I've held off on replaying for that reason, although I probably should have. Several games (most recently Mickey's Wild Adventure on the PSX) are nowhere near as good or fun as I've remembered them being. Don't give in to the temptation, people!
Okami, based on the title of the thread. It is by no means perfect, and there are a number of parts that annoy me, but it doesn't have a terrible amount of replay value (at least for me) and the story is something I'll always treasure. No need for me to replay it for at least another 3-4 years.
Of all the generations to date I feel the first awkward steps into 3d and blocky polygon aesthetics of the n64 era have aged the worst. Also, I'm much more... 6 foot 4 than I was when I was 8 so that controller just does not fit in my hands the way it used to. I can still go back to majora's mask and ocarina (though frankly thank fuck for the virtual console ports) because they're more about the story, exploration, and problem solving than percision platforming and such but almost everything else... not so much.
Also anything that's a collect-a-thon. I started playing Jak and Daxter again on the ps3 and I realized I don't have the time for that kind of game anymore, much less replaying one I've already completed 100% all those years ago.
Also anything that's a collect-a-thon. I started playing Jak and Daxter again on the ps3 and I realized I don't have the time for that kind of game anymore, much less replaying one I've already completed 100% all those years ago.
That's how I feel about The Last of Us now. Everytime I play/watch something it will never be as good as the first time. The law of diminishing return, I suppose. I wish I could forget everythhing about it, and experiance it for the first time again.
For older games, Kingdom Hearts isn't quite as great as I thought it was, though I still like it, and i'll buy the sequel. Music i still amazing though.
I usually wait several years before replaying FF7 or Ocarina of Time, just so they don't seem old and tired. They hold up pretty well though. I like retro games, because of or despite of their age. Some holdup and some don't.
For older games, Kingdom Hearts isn't quite as great as I thought it was, though I still like it, and i'll buy the sequel. Music i still amazing though.
I usually wait several years before replaying FF7 or Ocarina of Time, just so they don't seem old and tired. They hold up pretty well though. I like retro games, because of or despite of their age. Some holdup and some don't.
I find The Walking Dead difficult to replay, but not for the same reasons as other posters here have said. I WANT to replay the game, and I WANT to experience the story once more, and see how things play out differently. Unfortunately, knowing how most of the game plays out anyway, it's just too...BORING to replay. Because the game is entirely story-based, there are no gameplay experiences provided that are generally why I would want to go back through and enjoy something again. The Walking Dead was absolutely excellent and hands down one of the best games ever made, but I would rather rewatch a movie than replay a game/movie.
Concerning games that really start to lose sheen, Fallout 3 is definitely one that comes to mind. I've recently been replaying the game, and though I'm enjoying it more this time around than any other time, its environment and immersion is significantly less impressive this time around, because I can see through all of its cracks. The first couple of times you play it, its overall production values and visual depth and detail really draws you in. But now because I've played it a fair amount (at least a couple hundred hours and most likely more than that), the game is really quite standard.
The difficulty of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus didn't age very well. I remember being a kid and finding that game really challenging, but in this day and age I can run straight through the game probably in about two hours or so. It would have been a really impressive game if Sucker Punch had managed to make it difficult for young and old alike.
For those looking for a platformer that has aged surprisingly well, however, check out Pac-Man World 2. That game definitely still has its difficult parts, and its simple look has made its graphics pretty comparable to early PS3/360 games.
Concerning games that really start to lose sheen, Fallout 3 is definitely one that comes to mind. I've recently been replaying the game, and though I'm enjoying it more this time around than any other time, its environment and immersion is significantly less impressive this time around, because I can see through all of its cracks. The first couple of times you play it, its overall production values and visual depth and detail really draws you in. But now because I've played it a fair amount (at least a couple hundred hours and most likely more than that), the game is really quite standard.
The difficulty of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus didn't age very well. I remember being a kid and finding that game really challenging, but in this day and age I can run straight through the game probably in about two hours or so. It would have been a really impressive game if Sucker Punch had managed to make it difficult for young and old alike.
For those looking for a platformer that has aged surprisingly well, however, check out Pac-Man World 2. That game definitely still has its difficult parts, and its simple look has made its graphics pretty comparable to early PS3/360 games.
Well that reason is kind of like your own in a sense. For me one of the best things about the game was the sense of unknown; like any good story, part of the reason you're so engaged with it is because you're eager to experience what happens next. Since I already know what's going to happen (of course there would be variations based on your choices, but it seems the general outcomes more or less remain the same), I wouldn't get the same emotional reaction from it. And since that's what I enjoyed most about The Walking Dead, it would spoil the experience, if that makes any sense. So it would also be kinda boring to replay it due to lacking its greatest strength, at least in my opinion.DishonoredElderSouls said: