I’m talking about those that play the same games 2 or more times. You already know how the game plays and you know how the story goes. Wouldn’t you rather spend that time playing a new game? I’ve only got so much time to play and a I have huge backlog. I never found myself picking an game I’ve played already over a new one. I’d like to know your thoughts.
Flashbacks to me playing a single level over and over again in Gex 3 because I was just having fun playing it.
There’s more to a game than plot
- Run optimization.
- Because I genuinely enjoy the game.
- Because certain games take longer than others and I’d rather just run through something short, especially when I have too much shit going on in life to keep up with a larger game.
- Because I don’t give a shit about the story and knowing it ahead of time does not change my experience.
- Because sometimes it’s more comfortable to re-run through something that I know, than starting something new that I don’t, especially when I’m sick / fucked up / have other shit going on.
- Because I want to.
Great points. Thanks for the input.
I’ve never done back to back playthroughs but I’ll definitely revisit games I’ve liked a year or two later for another playthrough. It’s like watching a movie you’ve already seen before but really enjoyed so you watch it again.
Exactly! We all want to play older games we used to play as kids or games we enjoyed, so we know it will be a fun experience again, But a back to back playthrough maybe a second playthrough is understandable but a third? Like what the hell were doing in the first two? And I’ve seen many people so it
You’ve never re-watched a movie?
OP never steps on the same square twice
OP only went down each slide once as a kid.
Goes down slide and gets out clipboard
Slide #98 - smooth landing, rough start. 7/10.
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I’m a completionist in most games I play. The first run is purely to absorb the story and subsequent runs are to see and do everything the game has to offer.
Different builds, different strats, challenge runs, speed runs, nostalgia.
For me, old game is old as soon as I’ve played it. If I haven’t collected something in the initial run through, bad luck, I’m not going back, I don’t have time. I’ve done collect-a-thon achievement hunting in the past and I can no longer be bothered.
The only 2 games in the modern era I have replayed are Skyrim (launch & special edition, and no, I’m not going back for anniversary edition) and GTA V (launch & just because I had completely forgotten the story - hint. it was shorter and slightly disappointing to what I remember).
Same reason people rewatch movies or tv shows.
It’s fun and well made
Nostalgia
The developer has added more content since last time (minecraft, stardew valley etc)
The engine was open sourced (OpenTTD, RCT2)
Having better hardware than the original playthrough
It’s fun and well made
The same reason I watch films that I’ve already seen before
“After eating a single McDonald’s cheeseburger I’d decided that I had experienced all burgers had to offer and therefore decided never to partake in a Burger again”
What people said already, also a side benefit is the huge money savings from buying new games full price when you have old games that you can enjoy as much.
OP: tries to understand others point of view
Reddit: and I took that personallyI just like to do broad or loose runs of games the first time and the next time I work out the specific details and exploration.