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[nenjin]

The Borderlands thread got me thinking about this.

With Steam, you buy games and the idea is that you own them forever and always, ready to play at a moment's notice.

The truth for me is though....many of those games I'll never, ever re-install again to play myself. I'm done with them, through and through, whether because they're terrible games or there's no more entertainment to ever be mined out of them. I guess that's what really separates a classic from "just another game" in my book; is whether or not I'll ever play it again.

So, some games I've "finished":

Bad Company 2
Arkham Asylum
Borderlands
Assassin's Creed 1
Bioshock
Warhammer 40k Dawn of War
Resident Evil 5

[Drakale]

I don't usually finish game, I'll stop when nearing the end and lose all motivation to play. I don't know why.

[Dead Pool]

I don't think Dwarf Fortress will fit in here.

[Levi]

I rarely play games more than once through, so for me pretty much all of them.

[Dead Pool]

I don't think by "ni'ver play agin he meant that the game you're playing is horrible and you're ni'ver playing it agin.


I think he meant you are FED UP with it.

[nenjin]

See, there's a difference to me between "unable to finish" and literally "will never ever considering installing again."

I mean, I've been trying to finish Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne for 5+ years, but I still entertain the idea of playing it. I've gotten 99.5% complete in Castlevania SOTN, and yet I still fire that game up from time to time because it's just that good. I still play a lot of emulated games from my teen years because there's still fun to be had.

I think he meant you are FED UP with it.

Or there's just simply nothing left to do and no joy to be found in replaying it.

[ductape]

I took it more to meaning that it had no replay value. OP listed Arkham Asylum which I hope we can agree is not HORRIBLE, in any way.

[nenjin]

OP listed Arkham Asylum which I hope we can agree is not HORRIBLE, in any way.

Agreed. I could just NEVER see myself replaying it, especially with Arkham City now out and certifiably awesome.

[Bluerobin]

It'd have to be a genuinely horrible game for me to not want to replay it at some point, just because even games with no real replayability (i.e. story/gameplay's the same every time) tend to get me nostalgic and wanting to play them again eventually. Some games it just takes me a reeeeeally long time before that happens. I guess there are games that I'm very unlikely to play again, just because other things would probably fit the niche better. I'm unlikely to play Caesar 2 or Civ 2/3 again, just because Caesar 3 and Civ 4+mods/5 are more fun at this point. If I only had access to the earlier games, though, I definitely wouldn't be against playing them. Also, for some reason I've gotten about halfway through Breath of Fire 4 two or three times and just stopped, so I read an LP and I think I'm done with it.

[Dead Pool]

So roguelikes aren't in the list, because uh. you make the storyline, and I don't think you can finish a roguelike.

[Levi]

So roguelikes aren't in the list, because uh. you make the storyline, and I don't think you can finish a roguelike.

I sure haven't managed to finish one. 

[Frumple]

Eh, some of them can be effectively finished -- if they're "solvable" (perfect play guarantees 100% victory rate), then someone capable of solving it is more or less done. Most people won't reach that point, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen

[Rex_Nex]

Arkham Asylum
Kingdom Hearts
Syphon Filter
Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Driver
Sonic Heroes

Thats just what I can come up with looking over at some of my old console games and my desktop.

[RedKing]

Fascinating thread. I guess the most likely candidates would be non-RPGish adventure games, but most of the ones I can think of are Tim Schafer's stuff, which is worthy replay just to enjoy the experience of it. For instance, if I had the time and it wasn't a technical nightmare to get running, I'd play Grim Fandango again in a heartbeat.

I suppose Sid Meier's Pirates! would be one. I beat it a few times, but I was just underwhelmed. It just didn't capture that same lightning-in-a-bottle that the original had. Too much gloss, not enough meat. It's still up on my shelf somewhere, but I haven't played it in years. Ditto for the Civ IV: Colonization add-on.

Portal. And if I ever get around to finishing it, probably Portal 2. Don't get me wrong, they're great games, but I don't really see replay value. And I don't do enough multiplayer to be likely to use that mode in P2.

And yeah, Borderlands -- once I've beaten the whole things with each character at least once. Because you do have to develop a whole different playstyle, especially in single-player.

LIMBO, once I finish.

And honestly, Space Pirates and Zombies. It's just not that interesting to me. I wanna beat it, just because. But after that, I probably won't bother with another playthrough.

In general, I play so many freeform strategy, sandbox-type games, or RPGish games, that there's usually replay value in there. And I'm notorious for not giving up on a game. Hell, I'm still trying to find a way for Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance to somehow not suck. Because it was a really good idea...just...hellishly bad code and design.

[nenjin]

I don't think Roguelikes are completely excluded from this...but yes, they generally do a far better job giving you reasons to replay than the majority of AAA games.

Also I'm very tempted to put DUNGEONS on this list.....but I have had the hankering to replay it again for nostalgia/immersion reasons. I imagine after another playthrough I'll be truly done with it.