A game has to be top 10, life-defining shit for me to ever want to replay it. I can count the number of games (not counting remakes) I've played more than once on my two hands.
So no, never cared!
So no, never cared!
Does "replay value" still matter to you?
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It depends on the type of game, I find it hard to replay a JRPG or a 30h+ game but on the other case, I think that Way of the Samurai is the perfect game that offers multiple paths and different endings but it is kinda short so in that case replay value does matter a lot
It depends on how open-ended the gameplay experience is for me. I recently started playing through MGSV again out of the blue after beating it once at release, and that game really is something you could replay for ages considering all the tools at your disposal and variables in each mission. Same with Hitman, which is already a massive game with a ton of content even if you don't get too deep into it and replaying it is built into the design.
I rarely replay story-based stuff unless I've forgotten enough of the details to make a second playthrough worth it, though. Even stuff like immersive sims which is inherently replayable will put me off a second playthrough if there's too much story in the way.
I rarely replay story-based stuff unless I've forgotten enough of the details to make a second playthrough worth it, though. Even stuff like immersive sims which is inherently replayable will put me off a second playthrough if there's too much story in the way.
Nope. I barely replay games and if I do, it's usually like 6+ years after I originally played them.
If the experience of a game is good, that's all that matters
If the experience of a game is good, that's all that matters
Oof, Blue Lions was the strongest one character-wise so you made the right decision there if that didn't work for you lol
I rarely play a SP game more than once besides trying for 100% on the one playthrough, so replay value has never mattered to me. Unless they are roguelikes which its all about unlocking all the extras and its like its own version of a 100% to me at least. But I'm not making a new save to start back at 0% completion for those.
I treat SP games (that aren't roguelikes) like I treat movies/books that I want to read or watch. I'll read or watch it once just to know what the series is about. Then it goes on the shelves or in the long history of "recently watched" shows that popup from time to time. Maybe I'll come back to it eventually to re-up my knowledge if its been some time, or maybe it just is part of the library of things that I've read or seen.
I treat SP games (that aren't roguelikes) like I treat movies/books that I want to read or watch. I'll read or watch it once just to know what the series is about. Then it goes on the shelves or in the long history of "recently watched" shows that popup from time to time. Maybe I'll come back to it eventually to re-up my knowledge if its been some time, or maybe it just is part of the library of things that I've read or seen.
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It never mattered to me. Some of my favourite games were 5-10 hrs long and I never replayed them.
It's never mattered really, outside of short action games.
For those action games though, yeah. It matters.
For those action games though, yeah. It matters.
Yeah things have changed now that I both have the money to buy games and have less time to play them. I used to love replaying games.
Games like Spider-Man or the Batman games I will replay, but generally I do not care to replay games.
Achievements and games swelling up and eventually gaining passes sort of killed replayability. Uncharteds 1-3 I replayed all the time. That linear structure with fuck-awesome shooting and verticality and fun romp made for many replays.
But even games I love now like Ghosts of Tsushima, TLoU2 etc just feel like too much...
But even games I love now like Ghosts of Tsushima, TLoU2 etc just feel like too much...
I can count on one hand the number of games I have replayed in the last 10 years (The Last of Us twice (if you cant the remasters as replays), The Last of Us pt II, GTA V when it released on next gen, Super Metroid because it is amazing)
So no, i dont consider replay value. I have destiny 2 for replaying the same thing over and over.
So no, i dont consider replay value. I have destiny 2 for replaying the same thing over and over.
It's a cool extra but if the game doesn't have it I don't mind.
It depends of the game as well, for a beat em up it of course matters... for a 100 hr RPG... no.
It depends of the game as well, for a beat em up it of course matters... for a 100 hr RPG... no.
Replay means nothing to me. I barely have time to complete a single game now so I wont be going back to games I already completed. The most a game can give me for "replay" is a coop non ending game like Lethal Company or 7 Days to Die where the enjoyment comes from playing with friends and not completing a story.
Absolutely!
I love replayable games like loot rpg's, roguelikes\lites, games with procedurally generated content and system heavy games with a lot of dynamic events and emergent gameplay. If I really love a game I want to be able to play it for as long as possible.
Right now I'm playing Crime Boss: Rockay City's roguelike campaign and I love it!
And I'm looking forward to the pc release of Last of Us 2 because of the roguelike mode.
I love replayable games like loot rpg's, roguelikes\lites, games with procedurally generated content and system heavy games with a lot of dynamic events and emergent gameplay. If I really love a game I want to be able to play it for as long as possible.
Right now I'm playing Crime Boss: Rockay City's roguelike campaign and I love it!
And I'm looking forward to the pc release of Last of Us 2 because of the roguelike mode.
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lol yikes! Now I'm morbidly curious but I don't think my backlog is gonna like that.
It matters a lot to me. Unless it's a long RPG or open world game, I won't pay more than $5 for a one and done.
Not really, probably never was. When I finish the story or clean up the map if like a game enough, I'm pretty much done and ready for the next one. Don't play online these days, but sunk a lot of hours into Destiny 1 and 2, tho.
"Replay value" never matters to me.
It would definitely if it's on the description field of a game I'm trying to sell and I'm trying to make money off of it.
It would definitely if it's on the description field of a game I'm trying to sell and I'm trying to make money off of it.
shmup fans and rogue-like fans dying from all the nope in this thread. Also any arcade game fans. TMNT Turtles in Time anyone? Pac-Man, Solitaire, etc.
RPGs can be fun to replay if you can make or build your characters in ways that the gameplay is nearly entirely different from one playthrough to another.
But you can break down many (almost all) games to being a sub 60-second gameplay loop (or even smaller) that you replay for 40+ hours anyway, like a fight in a Final Fantasy game or a strategy RPG game, over the course of the game and the 100+ or 1000+ battles you're just replaying the same thing over and over with slightly different conditions.
Or like a racing game or music rhythm game, both are extremely repetitive. Same for sports games.
RPGs can be fun to replay if you can make or build your characters in ways that the gameplay is nearly entirely different from one playthrough to another.
But you can break down many (almost all) games to being a sub 60-second gameplay loop (or even smaller) that you replay for 40+ hours anyway, like a fight in a Final Fantasy game or a strategy RPG game, over the course of the game and the 100+ or 1000+ battles you're just replaying the same thing over and over with slightly different conditions.
Or like a racing game or music rhythm game, both are extremely repetitive. Same for sports games.
Yes, though honestly replay value to me usually just means that a game is well paced and well made. If I won't replay a game it's usually because a good chunk of it kinda just sucks.
I'm poor, so I try to buy games that I think should offer me a a lot of hours of playtime, like Megaton Musashi that I've just bought on sales, for half its price. Or I just replay some of my favorites, like Bloodstained: ROTN, Ninja Gaiden, Warriors Orochi 3U, Disgaea 5 and more. I've played all of those games for more than 100 hours. For example, recently I've just finished my 6th NG+ in ROTN and finished for the first time a playthrough with Zangetsu (and he's busted).
But my two most played games both go above 500 hours: Kenshi and Exanima. In Kenshi, I have a very old save that I like to come back to from time to time; for Exanima, it's just fun to do some matches in the arena when I have nothing else to do.
But my two most played games both go above 500 hours: Kenshi and Exanima. In Kenshi, I have a very old save that I like to come back to from time to time; for Exanima, it's just fun to do some matches in the arena when I have nothing else to do.
Never was a huge deal to me, but super not nowadays most games are too long for me to ever want to replay them.
Yes.
If a game have New Game+ where a lot of content is remixed or randomized, I can see myself continue playing.
In the case of Soulsborne games, there are so many weapons and classes that can alter your playthrough. Once you know what to expect regarding enemies and bosses, you can then engage more with the online elements. Start invading other players for a more dynamic experience.
If a game have New Game+ where a lot of content is remixed or randomized, I can see myself continue playing.
In the case of Soulsborne games, there are so many weapons and classes that can alter your playthrough. Once you know what to expect regarding enemies and bosses, you can then engage more with the online elements. Start invading other players for a more dynamic experience.
No, my backlog is effectively infinite at this point. I'll give priority to play a new experience than doing a second run of a game.
There are some games I'm really fond of that I'll replay eventually but they are not even focused on being "replayable", usually I'll do it simply because I like the story or the core gameplay.
There are some games I'm really fond of that I'll replay eventually but they are not even focused on being "replayable", usually I'll do it simply because I like the story or the core gameplay.
I love replaying games.
Kind of shocked at how many people don't seem to be into it.
I'll replay bad games just to remember why I didn't like them. It doesn't have to be nostalgia. I guess there's an academic angle to it.
Back in the early 90's, high replayability was one of the strongest measurements of a game's quality. I hate to think that great experiences have become so disposable.
Kind of shocked at how many people don't seem to be into it.
I'll replay bad games just to remember why I didn't like them. It doesn't have to be nostalgia. I guess there's an academic angle to it.
Back in the early 90's, high replayability was one of the strongest measurements of a game's quality. I hate to think that great experiences have become so disposable.
It depends on the game and genre.
If I'm playing an action game that can be cleared in a few hours, I would definitely expect it to be fun to play multiple times. The RE4 remake has noticeably worse replay value than the original game due to the more random nature of some gameplay elements and the way difficulty scaling works. As a short action game that allows for different choices of weapons, this is a pretty big negative and the reason I don't consider it to be as good as the original, even if it's just as good or even better if you only play through it once on the normal difficulty setting. The same goes for Bayonetta 2 and 3 when compared with Bayonetta 1, where each game has issues in the design that make it less replayable than the original even if they can be more enjoyable on a single playthrough.
For big open world games, games with strong narrative element, or puzzle games "replay value" doesn't matter so much. The Outer Wilds, for example, has zero replay value because the entire game is one big puzzlebox where you're constantly making new discoveries about how to solve things. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are two of my favorite Zelda games, but both games rely so much on moments of discovery and puzzles that subsequent playthroughs don't quite have the same magic.
Elden Ring is a weird example of a big open world game that actually has a ton of replay value due to how many different weapons and playstyles the game has. I've played through the game with six different builds and each playthrough felt unique in many ways. I think it's also more important for Elden Ring to have good replay value than many other open world games, given how much of the game is based around combat and spectacular boss fights.
If I'm playing an action game that can be cleared in a few hours, I would definitely expect it to be fun to play multiple times. The RE4 remake has noticeably worse replay value than the original game due to the more random nature of some gameplay elements and the way difficulty scaling works. As a short action game that allows for different choices of weapons, this is a pretty big negative and the reason I don't consider it to be as good as the original, even if it's just as good or even better if you only play through it once on the normal difficulty setting. The same goes for Bayonetta 2 and 3 when compared with Bayonetta 1, where each game has issues in the design that make it less replayable than the original even if they can be more enjoyable on a single playthrough.
For big open world games, games with strong narrative element, or puzzle games "replay value" doesn't matter so much. The Outer Wilds, for example, has zero replay value because the entire game is one big puzzlebox where you're constantly making new discoveries about how to solve things. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are two of my favorite Zelda games, but both games rely so much on moments of discovery and puzzles that subsequent playthroughs don't quite have the same magic.
Elden Ring is a weird example of a big open world game that actually has a ton of replay value due to how many different weapons and playstyles the game has. I've played through the game with six different builds and each playthrough felt unique in many ways. I think it's also more important for Elden Ring to have good replay value than many other open world games, given how much of the game is based around combat and spectacular boss fights.
Depends on the game. Short action games where you unlock new gear and moves are fun to replay. Experiment with different play styles, weapons, getting higher scores. Long games like RPGs, story-heavy games? No interest in replaying.
