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Do You Replay Games To Prepare For Their Sequel?
- Thread starter Grunty
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I'm replaying through the Ace Attorney Trilogy right now in build up for Great Ace Attorney.
I'm also trying to get through all the Kingdom Hearts before doing 3. Up to Chain of Memories Another Side Another Story... yeah I've been a bit distracted on that one.
I'm also trying to get through all the Kingdom Hearts before doing 3. Up to Chain of Memories Another Side Another Story... yeah I've been a bit distracted on that one.
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Those are the primary games I just can't see myself ever playing through again, unless it's a remaster or remake. I played through Spider-Man Remastered before Miles Morales, but even then I didn't bother doing every little thing like collecting the backpacks, kingpin stuff, etc. I started to and then stopped myself with the mindset of "why am I doing this? I did all of this already with the original game. I'll just stick to the campaign and the DLC I never played".
Like you and many others have said, time constraints is the biggest issue. I replayed through Resident Evil 7 and its DLC before Village, but it's not very time consuming as it's pretty short to get through. As much as I love BoTW, I just can't bare the thought of going through it again. But if it were the size and length of something like Ocarina of Time, I wouldn't even think twice. I'd be all over it.
I always worry I'll burn out by playing the previous game(s) in a lead-up to the new one, so I (ALMOST) never do this.
No. Mostly because franchises are typically very similar in gameplay and the last thing I want to do is fatigue myself on the first game right when the second is about to release. If I REALLY need a recap (rarely ever do) I'd sooner watch a YouTube video analysing the story or something.
Depends on the series. I'm doing it for Metroid because quite frankly, there aren't THAT many games, and a lot of them can be ran through pretty fast.
That would require me to finish the first game the first time before playing the sequel, and I can't even do that most of the time.
I voted never, but the right answer would be "almost never".
I do it rarely enough that I can only recall doing it once: I've replayed RE7 before the release of RE8. I did it mostly because 1) I wanted to try "madhouse" difficulty (I liked it); 2) I haven't played End of Zoe dlc before, so figured I'll replay the base game and then play the dlc.
I do it rarely enough that I can only recall doing it once: I've replayed RE7 before the release of RE8. I did it mostly because 1) I wanted to try "madhouse" difficulty (I liked it); 2) I haven't played End of Zoe dlc before, so figured I'll replay the base game and then play the dlc.
Usually not, but it depends on the game. I'm trying to think of recent examples.
I can't remember if I did this for The Last of Us Pt. II, but the original was very fresh in my mind for my first playthrough, so I think I must have played the remaster within a few months of the sequel.
I probably won't replay anything for the next God of War or Horizon game. I might replay Final Fantasy VII Remake before the second part, but mostly because I love that game so much that I'll take any excuse to revisit it periodically.
I can't remember if I did this for The Last of Us Pt. II, but the original was very fresh in my mind for my first playthrough, so I think I must have played the remaster within a few months of the sequel.
I probably won't replay anything for the next God of War or Horizon game. I might replay Final Fantasy VII Remake before the second part, but mostly because I love that game so much that I'll take any excuse to revisit it periodically.
When I do I find it adds little and may even do more harm than good in burning me out. So I try not to. But sometimes I fall for it.
Varies by how much I liked the prior game, how long it is and how long it's been since I played it/how much I remember.
I usually like to, yeah, but whether I actually do or not varies on the time commitment required and how recently I played the first game.
So for Halo Infinite, I haven't played the Halo games in a good while, I'll almost certainly go through those when I get my Series X to prep for Infinite, and same with A Plague Tale Requiem as well. As God of War 5's release date approaches, I'll almost certainly go through 4 and maybe the trilogy as well depending on how I'm feeling at the time.
But for something like Judgement, I don't think I'll be playing through the first game again before Lost Judgement
So for Halo Infinite, I haven't played the Halo games in a good while, I'll almost certainly go through those when I get my Series X to prep for Infinite, and same with A Plague Tale Requiem as well. As God of War 5's release date approaches, I'll almost certainly go through 4 and maybe the trilogy as well depending on how I'm feeling at the time.
But for something like Judgement, I don't think I'll be playing through the first game again before Lost Judgement
Never.
1. Not enough time
2. Don't want to trigger franchise fatigue
Last time I played similar games back to back was with the first few Assassin's Creed games.
The general consensus is that the Ezio saga is some of the best the franchise has to offer but I just couldn't really enjoy most of it because I was bored by playing these games back to back.
I only got back into the franchise with AC IV and dropped it again until Origins. Haven't touched Odyssey and Valhalla because it's only been a few years since I've played Origins and I still feel like I had my fill for another while.
I think I'd jump back in if the next setting was Japan or South America.
1. Not enough time
2. Don't want to trigger franchise fatigue
Last time I played similar games back to back was with the first few Assassin's Creed games.
The general consensus is that the Ezio saga is some of the best the franchise has to offer but I just couldn't really enjoy most of it because I was bored by playing these games back to back.
I only got back into the franchise with AC IV and dropped it again until Origins. Haven't touched Odyssey and Valhalla because it's only been a few years since I've played Origins and I still feel like I had my fill for another while.
I think I'd jump back in if the next setting was Japan or South America.
No, I don't have enough time to play everything I want, let alone time to replay a bunch of games.
No, but I often won't play a game until a sequel is announced. I did it for Axiom Verge and ended up finding it fantastic, and I just picked up FAR: Lone Sails since a sequel got announced.
For shorter games, yeah.
For big RPGs, not usually. Unless it's been like, 10+ years since the last game maybe.
For big RPGs, not usually. Unless it's been like, 10+ years since the last game maybe.
Yup, this is what I was gonna say. I intentionally avoid replaying games even though I sometimes really feel like it, just so that I'll appreciate and enjoy the sequel even more.
Replay? Not necessarily (due to lack of time), but if it's part of a series I haven't played, I'm likely to play the game(s) that came before it. Doing that now with Far Cry 6 by playing 5 to familiarize myself with it (and it was hard to say no w/ the recent EGS/coupon sale).
It depends. I did it with Kingdom Hearts to get ready for KH3 (even played re:Coded on my 3DS.... would not recommend. Ever. ) and I played through TLoU in preparation for part 2... but I'm not about to play through the entire Zelda franchise before BotW2 or revisit every Final Fantasy again before XVI drops.
Though I will probably go to a hot topic every day for a week to get myself in the right headspace for Final Fantasy Origin. Killing chaos is gonna need all the teenage edge I can find.
Though I will probably go to a hot topic every day for a week to get myself in the right headspace for Final Fantasy Origin. Killing chaos is gonna need all the teenage edge I can find.
I did replay the N. Sane Trilogy during the lead up to Crash Bandicoot 4, but I don't make a habit of doing that sort of thing.
i dont like feeling burnt out. usually after i beat a game, i need a break from that kind of genre etc. i couldn't do a sequel back to back
Who's got time for that…
It also tends to burn me out on the series before I even start the latest entry.
It also tends to burn me out on the series before I even start the latest entry.
I never played the Resident Evil 7 DLC so when 8 was coming out I played through that. I wouldn't go much farther than that, unless they released a new Metal Gear Solid game (but I replay those games every 3 or 4 years anyway)
Not when there are rocket league matches or Overwatch games to play…I find that I'm playing less games overall and only the massive single player games (Uncharted, Spider-Man, shadow of the Colossus, Last of Us, Mario, Zelda, Ratchet…etc) and between those falling back to my go to multiplayer games or pinball. I've started so many indies, but rarely finish em. Either due to lack of polish, interest, or sheer quantity and feeling overwhelmed.
Depends on the game. I'm constantly replaying BOTW and I'm playing The Outer Worlds right now to play the DLC for the first time.
Depends on the game for me and when was the last time I played it. If it's not fresh in my mind I will re play the game before it.
