Can you replay your old games?

[JEBWrench]

Generally speaking, no.

I've had my nostalgia blinders ruined too many times by attempting to replay games I used to really enjoy.

There are a couple exceptions; I'll bust out a game of Arcanum or Alpha Centauri or whatnot once in a while.

 

[COMaestro]

Occasionally I will play an old game. I've plugged my way through Castlevania SOTN numerous times, Zone of the Enders 1 + 2, and this past year I went through and replayed Prince of Persia SOT, replayed and finally finished PoP WW, and continued to finish the series. I used to go through Legend of Zelda LttP quite a bit also when my SNES still worked.

I have a problem where I will play a game, but then move to a new game without finishing the first one. I have a number of games that I haven't finished (some I have barely even played), but with the understanding that SOMEDAY I will get back to them. Even some old PS1 games are on this list (FF8 and Tactics Ogre, I'm looking at you). Currently I need to get back to Stranglehold, Katamari Forever, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Goldeneye 007 Reloaded, Sorcery, which is probably the most successful PS Move title in existence, Metal Gear Solid 2 HD (and then go into 3 and Peace Walker plus replay 4 ), and Borderlands 2. At the moment, I'm working on Assassin's Creed 3.

So yeah, I do replay old games, it's just hard to find time to do so when I've got so many other games to play. I'm getting better at making sure I finish a game before moving onto a new one, but when I'm really looking forward to a title, like AC3, everything else goes on the back burner.

 

[Reece Borgars]

really depends on the game. I replay most old games, but i've recently been replaying Crash Bandicoot 3 and Spyro 2 for PS1. they were soooooooo goooooood but they're a little easier than i remember (not as easy as some triple-A campaigns nowadays though)

 

[DoPo]

And I have yet to play as all six Clans. Seems like the gameplay experience varies slightly with each one.

There are seven clans. And yes, although not by that much. Aside from playing a Malkavian (it's AWESOME!!!) or a Nosferatu (it's awesome - lowercase). Gangrel and Tremere have their own unique Disciplines combat-wise, while Brujah and Toreador are very similar, aside from the fact that the latter lean towards ranged combat more. Ventrue are mostly "meh" both in combat and social. Sort of all round but bland - they can use Dominate in dialogue but Persuasion is just better. Still somewhat amusing to play.

OT: Well, Bloodlines was mentioned (not that I really consider it that old). Nowadays (from a couple of years ago) I never uninstall it anymore. I even keep the vanilla zipped, so "reinstalling" to apply a new patch/mod takes even less time. Also, last week I installed Morrowind and I've played ~35-35 hours since the weekend. I regularly replay Might & Magic 7 and Fable: The Lost Chapters (again, not that old). And if you count Devil May Cry 3, with all the talks of DmC, I just went back and played it again[footnote]boy, did I suck at Dante Must Die, I had to bump down to Very Hard, otherwise I was getting torn apart. Need to practice more[/footnote]. I'm not sure if it counts but last month some friends and I had a LAN party and played Quake 3, Half-Life, and Rune (we also wanted to play Unreal Tournament but none actually had it at the time).

I dunno, my guess is that I am able to replay my old games.

 

[Palademon]

Yeah, I can usually easily replay them unless they're a bit grindy, or if I can remember EVERYTHING that happanes. That sometimes stops my enjoyment.

 

[dimensional]

I still play a lot of my SNES games especially Super Mario All Stars and Street Fighter 2 Turbo, while on my PS1 I still play FFVII and CTR fairly frequently. I was also until recently playing the Fools Errand on the spectrum so yeah replaying old games dosent bother me most are exactly as I remember even Moonstone on the Amiga and its infuriating crashes dammit why didnt they fix that game.

Trouble is there are so many new games it can be hard to find time to revisit the classics but where there is a will there is a way.

 

[sonofliber]

what i cant hear you over the sound of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS3wooJk5ns

damn aliens wont escape

 

[Belaam]

Definitely. I still occasionally play Sant's Row 2 and Infamous though both games have newer versions.

I have an old Syndicate CD that some day I may buy an old enough computer to play it as well.

I am also really excited about the enhanced Baldur's Gate. (again, like with Syndicate, I put those games in my current computer and it is at a loss)

 

[sonofliber]

Definitely. I still occasionally play Sant's Row 2 and Infamous though both games have newer versions.

I have an old Syndicate CD that some day I may buy an old enough computer to play it as well.

I am also really excited about the enhanced Baldur's Gate. (again, like with Syndicate, I put those games in my current computer and it is at a loss)

did you try gog or dosbox?

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

I play older games more often than I play newer ones. I picked up Dishonoured and Xcom: Enemy Unknown both on preorder and I've yet to beat either.
Too busy playing SF: Third Strike, Might and Magic VII and streaming Final Fantasy Tactics.

 

[RicoADF]

Depends on the game really. I can't stand to replay some of my other games, but I'd gladly replay Persona 3 and Freespace 2 forever.

Amen to the freespace series! Command and conquer (1, RA1 and tiberian sun) have done it numerous times).

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

Sure I can.

That's the thing about the best old games. Some or even all of the individual aspects of an old game may feel dated, but the sum is greater than the parts. It's why games like Super Mario Bros or Doom are still so thoroughly enjoyable to me, even though they are technological trilobites.

 

[Vault101]

some games I feel quite content to never play again

some I would like to replay for sentimental reasons, but now that I think about it I havnt replayed any games for almost 2 years now save for Mass Effect and 2 many many MANY times

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Aye, I actually find it easier and more rewarding to go back to the very old games, be they SNES, Genesis, Amiga or C=64 titles than to go back to, say, PS3 titles from 2007.

I wouldn't know about Pokemon stuff, as the games I've seen struck me as being utter crap, so I failed at first playing them for longer than seven minutes, let alone re-play them. They never appealed to me and they don't make sense to me. Why anyone above the age of, say, five would find them interesting is beyond me.

I still play Tetris on the first ever Gameboy (big beige box of embarassment), but I haven't even installed the Tetris re-issues on iOS I bought...

 

[crimson sickle2]

Tricky question, because I have so many games I still need to play, beating one I've already beaten seems counter-intuitive. Any good fighting games always draw me back though, and TF2.

 

[kyogen]

I only buy games that I plan on spending a fair bit of time playing and replaying. I don't care about having a huge library. I want a good one.

 

[Slash Joel]

Eeyup playing through Paper Mario again right now.

 

[TheCrapMaster]

I replayed most of my games. Some games i find challenging i replay with highest difficulti setting because that gives satisfaction for completing something hard. Other games i just replay because i dident want it to end.

But generaly i replay most games, you notice the small touches more when replaying a campaing or maybe some intresting quests in RPG games and etc. So for me i havent played a game before i finished it twice.