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| Einhander:
Of course nostalgia can only enhance your view on this topic. But I could name you 100 games from the past that I feel are worth replaying again. I would not be interested in replaying Uncharted, Last Of Us, Gears of War, etc.. They were great the first time around, especially when they were new, but I don't think I would ever wanna finish these games up ever again. Old games just seem so much more charming and do more for the imagination. And maybe it's just me but I feel like there was more variety. |
| Megatron:
In terms of pick up and play, sadly I think those days have passed. the games with the best replay value these days are Halo, Call of Duty or some other plotless action shooter. But I think as long as something has a chapter select it could potentially have that pick up and play feel...but nothing lives up to replaying some of those NES games. I could play COntra for hours, but as you said, Gears of War not so much. So I would say that everything up to the SNES/Genesis has complete replayability. After will depend. Buuuuut.....in terms of story driven adventure games, I don't think anything of the past (except for MAYBE some PS1 rpgs) can hold a candle to Bioware or Bethesda these days. Even the mighty SNES Squaresoft games (FF3, Chrono, etc) cannot compete with epics like Mass Effect, K.O.T.O.R. and Fallout. Games with multiple play styles and endings can keep you coming back if the game is good. Granted these aren't "play every day" games, but when I want to sit down and pick up an RPG or experience a vast, open world - the 7th generation (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) is the way to go. |
| wiggy:
Yes, largely because of the typical length. I can play through Super Mario World in 30 minutes and feel quite satisfied. I'd love to run through Portal 2 again, but just don't have the time to devote to it. The desire is there, just not the time :( |
| sheep2001:
Let's not forget that if you haven't played on a game/system for a while in this gen and the last, chances are you'll have to wait half an hour for updates before you can get your quick fix. |
| TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: wiggy on February 19, 2015, 11:03:01 AM ---Yes, largely because of the typical length. I can play through Super Mario World in 30 minutes and feel quite satisfied. I'd love to run through Portal 2 again, but just don't have the time to devote to it. The desire is there, just not the time :( --- End quote --- This. Although it's fair to mention that with saving, you can play through the longer modern games over an extended period of time. Some retro games have save functions, but many don't. Because of this, many retro games that I loved as a kid I can't play anymore because I don't have 3 or 4 hours in a row to dedicate to them. A prefect example is Jurasic Park for the SNES. I LOVED this game when I was younger. The game takes about 4 hours to play through, but there is no save function or password system. Because of this I havn't played through this game in many years. I know there are ways around this now. Such as playing on a Retron 5 and using save states or with the SNES Game Saver. However, I've pesonally tried two different Game Savers for Jurassic Park and I coudn't get either one to work properly. With all of that said, I stil agree with Wiggy. If I have 30 minutes of free time, I'm much more likely to pick up Super Mario Bros. 2 and beat it then to start up a new game of Metal Gear Solid 4. |
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