Which games do you think have limitless playability?
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A good MMORPG falls very nicely into this category. If my Internet connection didn't suck so hard, I'd still be playing World of Warcraft right now. This is especially true for anyone who likes pvp gameplay, as you are constantly working to refine your techniques, strategies, gear sets, and all the while, vying to be the best in the server/region/whatever.
Super Smash Brothers. Ho. Lee. Shit. I can't tell you how much time I lost to SSBM. Watching TV, commercials come on, plenty of time for a fast 2 minute match. Bored with TV, hour-long match. In slow-motion.
It's a shame it took a freakin' minute to load up Brawl, that's really the only reason why I didn't play it nearly as much as Melee. Plus, I was deeply into WoW by then.
Most any game where multiplayer is a big focus. MMO games, of course, but like someone mentioned, you have Halo, Call of Duty, and all those shooters. With leaderboards, scoring, badges/medals/compensating-for-something-points, there will be people playing the multiplayer until the cows come home. Then they play with the cows.
Starcraft/Starcraft II. Same deal.
Super Smash Brothers. Ho. Lee. Shit. I can't tell you how much time I lost to SSBM. Watching TV, commercials come on, plenty of time for a fast 2 minute match. Bored with TV, hour-long match. In slow-motion.
It's a shame it took a freakin' minute to load up Brawl, that's really the only reason why I didn't play it nearly as much as Melee. Plus, I was deeply into WoW by then.
Most any game where multiplayer is a big focus. MMO games, of course, but like someone mentioned, you have Halo, Call of Duty, and all those shooters. With leaderboards, scoring, badges/medals/compensating-for-something-points, there will be people playing the multiplayer until the cows come home. Then they play with the cows.
Starcraft/Starcraft II. Same deal.
Let's see, let's see...So far for Single Player I'd have to start with...
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) This is also my favorite Zelda game of the series. When I got my Super Nintendo back, this was one of the first games I got for it. As a kid, I remember beating all three profiles, maxing out the HP etc. There's no annoying water levels and while a couple of the bosses are a bit annoying (temple three, light world) none of them are really over-powered or, cheap.
Pokemon (GB, GBC, GBA, DS) There's no wrong answer really. Any of the traditional Pokemon games are like crack to me. Recently, I grabbed Pokemon Leaf-Green for a 12 hour train trip. It really did help pass the time and, I'm still far enough from the end to have at least 12 more hours of play ahead of me. Even if I beat that one on the way, I've still got Platinum, Red and, Soul Silver (JP) to get back into and, through...for the umpteenth time.
As for multiplayer...
I haven't really got any for multiplayer. I haven't played too much recently and it's getting harder to find games that offer split-screen. Actually, you know what game does still have split-screen?
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360) It was the first game I played with my current GF so there's some bias there. There may be only a handful of levels but the AI Director has really done its job, keeping each match somewhat different than the last and always exciting. Also love playing as the infected. I don't own the second and while I've played it, I just don't care enough for the settings or, characters to rank it higher than the first.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV (SNES) It's a Konami beat-em-up from the 90's. It's on the SNES and there's one with a different name on the Sega Genesis, arguably the two most awesome systems ever to have graced living rooms and bedrooms alike. I've never had a bad time playing this game and it's one of the only games that I think was enhanced by the addition of two-player mode. Honestly though, I was only able to beat this one on hard because of the two-player mode.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) This is also my favorite Zelda game of the series. When I got my Super Nintendo back, this was one of the first games I got for it. As a kid, I remember beating all three profiles, maxing out the HP etc. There's no annoying water levels and while a couple of the bosses are a bit annoying (temple three, light world) none of them are really over-powered or, cheap.
Pokemon (GB, GBC, GBA, DS) There's no wrong answer really. Any of the traditional Pokemon games are like crack to me. Recently, I grabbed Pokemon Leaf-Green for a 12 hour train trip. It really did help pass the time and, I'm still far enough from the end to have at least 12 more hours of play ahead of me. Even if I beat that one on the way, I've still got Platinum, Red and, Soul Silver (JP) to get back into and, through...for the umpteenth time.
I'm only at about 20...same for Dr. Mario though so both are honorable mentions for me.The_Blue_Rider said:
As for multiplayer...
I haven't really got any for multiplayer. I haven't played too much recently and it's getting harder to find games that offer split-screen. Actually, you know what game does still have split-screen?
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360) It was the first game I played with my current GF so there's some bias there. There may be only a handful of levels but the AI Director has really done its job, keeping each match somewhat different than the last and always exciting. Also love playing as the infected. I don't own the second and while I've played it, I just don't care enough for the settings or, characters to rank it higher than the first.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV (SNES) It's a Konami beat-em-up from the 90's. It's on the SNES and there's one with a different name on the Sega Genesis, arguably the two most awesome systems ever to have graced living rooms and bedrooms alike. I've never had a bad time playing this game and it's one of the only games that I think was enhanced by the addition of two-player mode. Honestly though, I was only able to beat this one on hard because of the two-player mode.
I thought about Civilization series, but no. Since 1st installment of this seriers, every new version is much more better from its predecessor. I thought about Fallout 3, but there's this point, right after completing of main storyline and DLCs that makle further wandering through wastelands practically pointless. Neverwinter Nights 2 ? Chapters that change the aim of gameplay makes it unreplayable for me. And so on, so on, so on...
That leaves me with :
Fallout 2 - Years after its release, even with no stone unturned, no quest unfulfilled, no mystery unsolved, with no real mods, this game is still one of most interesting i ever had pleasure to play. I don't know where does its success lies. Probably because of setting. Probably because most of us yearn for world without corporations, lawyers and people constantly supervising our lives, telling us what to do.
Baldur's Gate Trilogy : Big World Project - Here's the trick. Original Baldur's Gate Trilogy died a while ago. However Big World Project - the compilation of best fan made quests and additions - is refusing to accept death, thanks to hard work of probably most dedicated modders in the world. It's like a good wine - the older, the better.
Morrowind - It's the setting. It's about all those little things. "I'm watching you. Scum". It's about mods that breathe life into this corpse. Too bad that one needs that many tinkering to make this game close to what Skyrim is in vanilla version. And speaking of which...
Skyrim - Why not ? It's the game that Oblivion should be in the first place. Time will tell, but as for now i think it's best fantasy crpg of that i ever played. Then why doesn't it replace BGT and MW on my little list here ? Because of setting. I'm not the greatest fan of northern, ice wastelands.
That leaves me with :
Fallout 2 - Years after its release, even with no stone unturned, no quest unfulfilled, no mystery unsolved, with no real mods, this game is still one of most interesting i ever had pleasure to play. I don't know where does its success lies. Probably because of setting. Probably because most of us yearn for world without corporations, lawyers and people constantly supervising our lives, telling us what to do.
Baldur's Gate Trilogy : Big World Project - Here's the trick. Original Baldur's Gate Trilogy died a while ago. However Big World Project - the compilation of best fan made quests and additions - is refusing to accept death, thanks to hard work of probably most dedicated modders in the world. It's like a good wine - the older, the better.
Morrowind - It's the setting. It's about all those little things. "I'm watching you. Scum". It's about mods that breathe life into this corpse. Too bad that one needs that many tinkering to make this game close to what Skyrim is in vanilla version. And speaking of which...
Skyrim - Why not ? It's the game that Oblivion should be in the first place. Time will tell, but as for now i think it's best fantasy crpg of that i ever played. Then why doesn't it replace BGT and MW on my little list here ? Because of setting. I'm not the greatest fan of northern, ice wastelands.
Minecraft =)
Been playing scince alpha with only a few kinda unnecesary things being added and yet i still silently congratulate myself whenever i get my first diamond.
Been playing scince alpha with only a few kinda unnecesary things being added and yet i still silently congratulate myself whenever i get my first diamond.
Sp: Secret of Mana, good classic game. Good story when ut came out in the mid 90´s, still wonderful graphics and good music score. (yes, I like pixels).
FF 5 or 6, two of my favourite FF games can't decide on which I like most, and I play them both every other year.
Mp: CS 1.6, can't kill a classic.
Guild wars, maxed HoM and still doing stuff in taht game, waiting for gw2 though
FF 5 or 6, two of my favourite FF games can't decide on which I like most, and I play them both every other year.
Mp: CS 1.6, can't kill a classic.
Guild wars, maxed HoM and still doing stuff in taht game, waiting for gw2 though
To pull out a serious classic, X-Com: UFO Defense. Sure, its old, but my god you could play that game over and over again for your entire life and there would still be something new after 30 years. Might get a bit old anyway, but I think anything would at THAT point.
And also Dark souls.... kinda.
Again, True limitless playability is... erm... impossible, I think. Things just get DULL after a while. But games like Dark Souls and X-Com have really high playability none the less.
And also Dark souls.... kinda.
Again, True limitless playability is... erm... impossible, I think. Things just get DULL after a while. But games like Dark Souls and X-Com have really high playability none the less.
All of the Battlefield games: I Own every single one, and even the frikkin old ones still stand up when compared with todays games.
Im slightly disapointed with the Back to Karkand mappack for BF3 though, Karkand was my favourite BF2 map, i would actually have bought a game where that was the only map back in the BF2 engine...But its just not the same in BF3
Guild Wars: I'd estimate i've played through all 4 campaigns at least 20 times across 8 characters. The thing i like about it was that because the level cap is only 20, all the emphasis is on character builds, rather than just grinding your level... thinking up completely new builds was really fun, giving you lots of ways to play, and by the end game you dont have everyone looking exactly the same/doing the exact same thing. I'd almost be ashamed to admit the amount of time ive logged.. i cant wait for GW2.
Pokemon. Kind of for the same reason as Guild Wars, pokemon is replayable because there's tonnes of different ways to play, although if anything its more grindy.
Mass Effect/2, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3: I've played each of these 4 games at least 8 times each. And this time its not even the fact there are lots of ways to play, which there are, but with the exception of DA:O i pretty much play the exact same character every playthrough. Its just that these games are so frikkin fun.
Im slightly disapointed with the Back to Karkand mappack for BF3 though, Karkand was my favourite BF2 map, i would actually have bought a game where that was the only map back in the BF2 engine...But its just not the same in BF3
Guild Wars: I'd estimate i've played through all 4 campaigns at least 20 times across 8 characters. The thing i like about it was that because the level cap is only 20, all the emphasis is on character builds, rather than just grinding your level... thinking up completely new builds was really fun, giving you lots of ways to play, and by the end game you dont have everyone looking exactly the same/doing the exact same thing. I'd almost be ashamed to admit the amount of time ive logged.. i cant wait for GW2.
Pokemon. Kind of for the same reason as Guild Wars, pokemon is replayable because there's tonnes of different ways to play, although if anything its more grindy.
Mass Effect/2, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3: I've played each of these 4 games at least 8 times each. And this time its not even the fact there are lots of ways to play, which there are, but with the exception of DA:O i pretty much play the exact same character every playthrough. Its just that these games are so frikkin fun.
All fighting games ever.
Also I still play Alice: Madness Returns, even after 100% completion. Awesome art style. And I like good stories in games as compared to the crap I usually have to sift through.
And the Legacy of Kain series as a whole, quite possibly the best series of games ever conceived by human hands onto a keyboard which turns into data eventually.
Also I still play Alice: Madness Returns, even after 100% completion. Awesome art style. And I like good stories in games as compared to the crap I usually have to sift through.
And the Legacy of Kain series as a whole, quite possibly the best series of games ever conceived by human hands onto a keyboard which turns into data eventually.