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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.

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[–] Draconuus95@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Same reason you might replay a multiplayer game or re watch a movie or re read a book.

Because you enjoy it.

And that’s assuming the game is the same every time you play it. Many single player games are not the same experience every time. Much like multiplayer games aren’t the same experience every time. Heck. Static movies and books can change experience over time based on how you view it in each watching/reading. Whether it’s for pure entertainment or to analyze it. Or if your own life experiences make you re evaluate the media and what it means to you.

Let’s say for mass effect. The basic story is overall the same every time. But your class can change the gameplay. The difficulty can change how you play. The paths you choose through the story can change. How you play the earlier games may change based on what you know of the later games.

Thus it’s never quite the same experience.

[–] Common-Sun-2918@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The game is just that good. Really got nothing else to tell ya. Wouldn't be playing it otherwise.

[–] mrhippoj@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The same reason I watch films that I've already seen before

[–] ChangeConfident8139@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

"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"

[–] needalife94@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The game is fun. The game has new game, plus so you can run through early levels with later level items and fuck up the early level enemies, for challenges, for items for new game plus. There are plenty of reasons some people play single-player games more than once.

[–] RedSqui@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Flashbacks to me playing a single level over and over again in Gex 3 because I was just having fun playing it.

[–] -Sniper-_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Because you like the feel of a game. The gameplay, the atmosphere, the ambiance. I guess this is more for people who play games because of the literal gameplaying aspect. Not people who play because they want to watch cutscenes. For example i played FEAR maybe 50 times. Why ? Because of the gameplay. Because of how weapons feel to shoot, how the combat scenarios unfold, how the AI behaves. That i know how the story unfolds has negative importance or interest

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