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u/nmad95 21d ago
Let's say you're playing a game and for one reason or another you end up putting it down. Not because you didn't like it, maybe life stuff happened or you hit a tough spot and just couldn't get past it. If a solid amount of time passes by and you decide to pick it up again, do you feel like the immersion has been broken and you need to restart?
The example for me I'm thinking of is Resident Evil 2 (Remake). When I first picked it up years ago, I started with Claire A. I got really deep and got stuck in a boss fight with little to no ammo. Tried loading a previous save to scrounge more ammo but I was finding nothing. Felt like I was cooked so a while after that I started the game over with Leon A this time. Last time I played was probably over a year ago and I was in a similar position.
Right now I'm playing RE4 Remake and it's one of the best games of all time in my opinion. I feel like I'm also getting better at the mechanics of these RE Remakes, so I might have better luck not working myself into a corner if I give RE2 another go. But I tend to be one of those people that hates jumping back into something after such a gap.
I'm leaning towards replaying it from the start, honestly. I feel like I might regret not doing so because it might feel more complete.
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u/HallowVortex 21d ago
idk if it has to do with immersion but i will restart almost any game if im coming back to it after a while. Just doesn't feel right to start from the middle.
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u/CCoolant 21d ago
For games like those, starting from the beginning really wouldn't be bad, and could even end up being beneficial (waste less resources as you progress).
All games are a bit of a pain to get back into, since you have to "warm up" again, but I find it worthwhile for most. I end up feeling pretty good, like I'm finding my stride again, after playing for an hour or two. I recently did this for Persona 3 and really enjoyed the last 15-20 hours of the game without having to replay the first 60.
If you're close to the end of a game though, firing it up and just finishing it can feel a bit anticlimactic. I find it gives me a nice sense of closure though, not leaving a thread dangling like that, especially if I don't have time or energy to do a replay.
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u/nmad95 21d ago edited 21d ago
Oh man, I definitely could never restart a Persona playthrough lmao. This thing of mine definitely usually applies to shorter or harder games. Like with Bloodborne I started playing that in 2017. Got stuck at Blood Starved Beast, picked it up randomly in 2021, and somehow I started kicking ass and I beat the game. I don't think I would've done as well if I had to rehash the difficult sections again just to risk getting frustrated before making any new progress.
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u/HammeredWharf 21d ago
Well, in RE's case, I might restart. They're all really short if you know what you're doing. I might also restart a highly non-linear WRPG to see how some other choices play out and try other builds. But if I'm playing a long linear game like a JRPG or Assassin's Creed, no way. I'm continuing from where I left off. usually they're fairly straightforward to return to, luckily. I paused both AC Odyssey and Ys VIII for over a year and came back with renewed motivation.
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u/Total-Complaint9897 21d ago
What was the first use of the term "Noob Tube" - the only references I can find are about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2007) however I remember it being used as a term in Battlefield 2 (2004).
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u/shui_gor 20d ago
It's possible, but I believe the term got popular becuase of MW due to how viable and lethal it was as a strategy in matches, especially when COD at that point emphasized the "pick-up and play" aspect.
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u/ilmk9396 21d ago
I decided to quit gaming and focus on my career 3 months ago and it's been going very well. Marvel Rivals is tempting because I really enjoyed the beta but I'm not going to let myself play it because I know I'll end up wasting too much time on it. Competitive online games are difficult for me to play moderately because it becomes an all or nothing sort of thing. I still visit gaming subs just to keep up to date with the industry but I might have to stop doing that too.