Breath of Fire 3, it was one of the first JRPGs I ever played so it is probably mostly a nostalgia thing. The dragon gene splicing system for combat still feels unique though and is the primary reason I like it more than BoF4.
That one game you just keep going back to
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I've definitely got a couple of go-to games I just can't stop playing:
Kingdom Hearts II - I can't even count how many times I must have replayed this game. It's one of my absolute favourite games, not just for the PS2, but ever. It's one of those sequels that vastly improves on everything in the previous game and it's just so damn fun to play. The lovely design, wonderful soundtrack and fantasically flowing combat keeps bringing me back to it and when the 2.5 HD ReMix comes out later this year for PS3 it'll go back to being one of my most played games.
The Pokemon games, particularly Red and HeartGold/SoulSilver - Possibly my favourite RPGs and ones I have a lot of nostalgia for. I mean, they're great games and they have such a fantastic game system that I can always find time to replay them.
Finally, my most replayed thing recently and a game I've recently discovered that I can come back to at any time is Skyrim. No matter how many times I beat the various quests in that game, no matter how many hundreds of hours I put into a character, I always seem to be coming back, making new characters and going through the game again.
Kingdom Hearts II - I can't even count how many times I must have replayed this game. It's one of my absolute favourite games, not just for the PS2, but ever. It's one of those sequels that vastly improves on everything in the previous game and it's just so damn fun to play. The lovely design, wonderful soundtrack and fantasically flowing combat keeps bringing me back to it and when the 2.5 HD ReMix comes out later this year for PS3 it'll go back to being one of my most played games.
The Pokemon games, particularly Red and HeartGold/SoulSilver - Possibly my favourite RPGs and ones I have a lot of nostalgia for. I mean, they're great games and they have such a fantastic game system that I can always find time to replay them.
Finally, my most replayed thing recently and a game I've recently discovered that I can come back to at any time is Skyrim. No matter how many times I beat the various quests in that game, no matter how many hundreds of hours I put into a character, I always seem to be coming back, making new characters and going through the game again.
Counter-Strike.
I quit playing source a couple years ago and a friend got me to watch the dreamhack winter tourney(2013) for CS:GO and I just felt that itch to play it again.
Even when I was younger playing 1.6/source I would take a break for a few months and play something else but I always ended up coming back.
Now my mates and I play matchmaking together and I haven't had this much fun playing the same game day-in-day-out for a really long time. Hell, I already have like 600 hours and it's been barely 5 months now.
I quit playing source a couple years ago and a friend got me to watch the dreamhack winter tourney(2013) for CS:GO and I just felt that itch to play it again.
Even when I was younger playing 1.6/source I would take a break for a few months and play something else but I always ended up coming back.
Now my mates and I play matchmaking together and I haven't had this much fun playing the same game day-in-day-out for a really long time. Hell, I already have like 600 hours and it's been barely 5 months now.
Oooh!!! Yeah - I shoulda had Deus Ex on my list too! Forgot.Phlogiston said:
And I so do NOT get affected by the mention as predicted! Why? Because Deus Ex WAS ALREADY installed!!! :-D
I also SO have to single you out for mentioning The Dark Mod!!! So few people I bump into outside of the Thief community online seem to know about it - so BIG UP on that one!!!
Skyrim: No matter how much I play it, I always discover new mods that keep me going back to it just to mess around.
Far Cry 3: I love tropical islands, so I always find myself going back to Far Cry 3, it's just so much fun and looks so gorgeous. The game also has an awesome sense of progression, you really feel your character going from Joe Schmoe to Rambo as the game progresses.
Prototype 2: The sheer potential for just screwing around in this game is just endlessly fun for me, and especially now that the Alex Mercer skin is available (I never liked James Heller).
Grim Dawn: Even though the game isn't complete yet, I freakin' love this game. I still consider the "Create your own character" class system that Titan Quest and now Grim Dawn have to be the best of all the ARPGs out there. Plus I love the game's atmosphere and look.
Far Cry 3: I love tropical islands, so I always find myself going back to Far Cry 3, it's just so much fun and looks so gorgeous. The game also has an awesome sense of progression, you really feel your character going from Joe Schmoe to Rambo as the game progresses.
Prototype 2: The sheer potential for just screwing around in this game is just endlessly fun for me, and especially now that the Alex Mercer skin is available (I never liked James Heller).
Grim Dawn: Even though the game isn't complete yet, I freakin' love this game. I still consider the "Create your own character" class system that Titan Quest and now Grim Dawn have to be the best of all the ARPGs out there. Plus I love the game's atmosphere and look.
This might be an odd one though I find myself often going back to:
Red Faction Guerilla.
The story isn't the greatest in video game history though the game is a lot of fun which many more recent titles seem to have forgotten about. It's a shame it never got a proper sequel and only got that Red Faction Armageddon trash.
Some others I keep coming back to are
Max Payne 3 - The action and story are top notch.
Tales Of Vesperia - One of the best JRPG's I've played in a long while. I found the characters relatble rather than the usual emo detached types.
FTL - An endlessly replayable strategy game, especially since being upgraded to the Advanced Edition
Zone Of The Enders 2 - Who doesn't like giant flying robots
God Of War 3 - Plenty of action
Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time - A great story, soundtrack and an almost endless game.
Dark Cloud 2 - Brilliantly charming
Batman Arkham City - Fantastic combat and graphics (On PC at least)
Red Faction Guerilla.
The story isn't the greatest in video game history though the game is a lot of fun which many more recent titles seem to have forgotten about. It's a shame it never got a proper sequel and only got that Red Faction Armageddon trash.
Some others I keep coming back to are
Max Payne 3 - The action and story are top notch.
Tales Of Vesperia - One of the best JRPG's I've played in a long while. I found the characters relatble rather than the usual emo detached types.
FTL - An endlessly replayable strategy game, especially since being upgraded to the Advanced Edition
Zone Of The Enders 2 - Who doesn't like giant flying robots
God Of War 3 - Plenty of action
Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time - A great story, soundtrack and an almost endless game.
Dark Cloud 2 - Brilliantly charming
Batman Arkham City - Fantastic combat and graphics (On PC at least)
Lords of the Rings Online. I have a lifetime sub so I always wind up going back and playing for a few months, taking a few months off, rinse and repeat.
Civ 5 as well, not as good as Civ 4, but I still go back time to time.
Civ 5 as well, not as good as Civ 4, but I still go back time to time.
Mostly the games that have strong stories and characters.
The Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Borderlands 2, Bastion...
I find that if a game has a good story and fun characters, it goes up in replay value...like watching one of your favorite movies again, but more engaging.
The Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Borderlands 2, Bastion...
I find that if a game has a good story and fun characters, it goes up in replay value...like watching one of your favorite movies again, but more engaging.
Perhaps I am one of those taffersMenageryl said:I also SO have to single you out for mentioning The Dark Mod!!! So few people I bump into outside of the Thief community online seem to know about it - so BIG UP on that one!!!
The same for both games counts for me. I never truly stay away from both. I have to look out with WoW though, seeing as I only have a limited data cap each month.Compatriot Block said:
Just finished Assassins Creed and I am playing XCOM: Enemy Within...again. I used to play XCOM: Enemy Unknown in between games or when I grew too frustrated with a game but Enemy Within is essentially just the add-on pack. No matter how many times I play it the challenge is always different.