• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If it was fun the first time, it will be fun years later. If it’s not, it was probably only getting by on the graphics wow factor.

  • SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    I sorta wish this was me sometimes. I have such a huge backlog that I have been committed to dwindling it down, I like seeing my “completed games” list grow, but I have also only replayed like maybe 8 games in the last 10 years.

  • Godort@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Do randomizers count? If so, I play though Link to the Past like 15 times a year

  • sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Welp, I can’t allow a thread like this to exist without mentioning the original Deus Ex.

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    A mark of a great game is its replayability. I know for some that’s difficult because of the knowledge you have afterwards, but it can still be fun to relive things. On the flip side, a not so great game is the one where you never want to go through the struggle and grind again because it frankly wasn’t fun.

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      3 months ago

      It really depends on the game.

      Some games are challenges that many people feel as completed when they finish it. For me, that would be Portal. The storytelling through the setting was great, but the main focus was the puzzles which aren’t as fun the second time through. Portal 2 has a great story that makes it fun to replay, but that doesn’t mean Portal was a bad game because it didn’t have a story line worth replaying. Plus Portal 2 had the additional custom puzzles that made it worth playing outside of the story itself.

      Being an unfun challenge is definitely the sign of a bad game., or at least a bad match for the player. I’m sure there are plenty of people who think Dark Souls/Elden Rings are bad games because of the frustration factor, some only play it once to get the satisfaction of beating it, and there are people who play through it over and over again.

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        3 months ago

        I see myself in that Elden Ring part. I went 100% to prove a point, but was very bored of it for most of my playthrough. I completely understand the appeal, but the gameplay loop doesn’t click with me. Every person is different and fun works just as differently for everyone. I see my addiction to TBS games and can replay them over and over again, no matter how repetitive and have my wife literally fall asleep while playing with me.

  • throbbing_banjo@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Meanwhile, I’ve installed this game four separate times and have never made it past the 3rd level.

    I’m old and hard games are hard.

  • SagXD@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Me and Katana ZERO. Just trying to speedrun it. Best time I got is around 33 minutes.

  • uis@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Meanehile Stop Killing Games in EU and Canada: Rise and shine, mister Freeman. Rise and shine.

  • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    me with skyrim, but ive only beaten the main quest twice, despite having like 12 different characters (10 nords that look like me, 1 khajiit, 1 high elf that looks like me, which is also my latest character)

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        3 months ago

        you should do it just once. make a new character and only do just the main quest quests 🫡 theres some gems

        pro tip: choose high elf and bring thalmor robes with you to the thalmor embassy when that quest comes up, instead of sneaking around guards you can just tell them elenwen needs them and theyll leave haha