I feel like most people who have been playing video games since childhood have one or more of a select few games that they go back and replay every few years.
For me I’ve been replaying Pokémon Emerald Version recently. Nothing like nostalgia and being able to better enjoy aspects of a game you didn’t understand as a kid. ☺️
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The Civilization series has consumed more hours of my life than I care to admit. I’m also fond of going back to Age of Mythology and the old Sierra game Pharaoh every few years.
I don’t normally replay story focussed games, I think the only one I’ve completed twice is Final Fantasy 7.
Which one is your favorite? I started with 2 on PSX and played it to death, followed by IV and the rest of them.
I’m leaning towards IV being my favorite after all.
5 is the only one I play these days, I remember really enjoying 4 as well though. Never got round to trying 6.
My first Civ was the original on floppy disk when I was a kid and had absolutely no idea what I was doing. iirc it had an anti piracy feature where every so often it would ask you a question from the manual but I didn’t have the manual so I was shit out of luck. Sometimes I’d make it to one of the little cutscenes where the palace gets bigger and I’d be buzzing, that was really all I played for.
Any of the Dark Souls games. I frequently revisit them. I also seem to go back to Roller Coaster Tycoon and the Team Silent Silent Hill games.
+1 for Emerald! The sprites are so vibrant even by today’s standards, truly an ageless gem.
Personally lately I only sneak a couple rounds of Downwell or Slay the Spire at work.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 for PS1. I still love chasing high scores in the Hangar.
Here’s a vid of the best run I’ve recorded at ~3.1 million. Not my best run (highest ever was 4.1 million) but this is the best on I have on capture.
Pokemon Emerald is a great choice. I’ve done it a couple of times as well.
Another of mine is Super Mario Sunshine. Loooove that game.
Also shout-out to Dark Souls Remastered. Always nice to go back to that.
Knights of the Old Republic II. Every time I play through it, I always run into little things that I’ve never found before, and it’s always fun tinkering with different character builds. It’s possible to make a “gun jedi” that specializes in blasters, and it actually kicks ass.
Even though the ending was rushed, and KOTOR 1 was more polished, I’ve always found 2’s story, themes, and characters to be deeply interesting and engaging.
For a old game fallout new Vegas but right now darkest dungeon it’s a good way to chill out if I’m not in mood for anything big
Spyro Trilogy, since the remaster came out I think I’ve gone back and 100% all three games twice. Spyro was the first game I got on PS1 and the nostalgia combined with better graphics is amazing
SSX on Tour and Spyro og trilogy, I wouldn’t say I’d replay them again anytime soon but those are the ones I replayed the most
I don’t replay games as much as I used to, but there’s definitely “classics” that I’ll hit up every now and then.
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Old Bioware/Obsidian games definitely have a spot, as well as old Assassin’s Creed games.
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The Portal series every once in a while. Those games never get old.
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Various rogue likes when the urge strikes. Binding of Isaac and Hades are my two favs, though I just started Dead Cells and it’s pretty good.
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Minecraft, but it’s basically a new game every time I get back to it, so not sure if that counts, hah.
There are also tons of games from my childhood that I often consider trying out again, but am concerned will have aged poorly. Old game design was pretty rough in a lot of cases.
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