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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Depends on the game, and depends on how much I played it.

For most games if I haven't played them in a while (and if I've been playing other games in the meantime), there's a bit of muscle-memory relearning involved as I have to re-adapt to the specific control scheme and what the buttons do. But beyond that I'm pretty good at remembering details if it's a game I've played a lot before, even if it was a long time ago.

I may not remember specific details (like which chests I put my stuff in in my Skyrim or Fallout house, or what sidequest I was doing last and what I was going to do next, or what projects I was working on in my Stardew Valley run), but I could easily drop into a new run and still remember where stuff is on the map, where specific things are hidden, etc.

I mean, I haven't played Dragon Warrior since the 1980s, yet I could probably still draw the entire map from memory, tell you where all the important things are (and the order you should look for them in to optimize monster levels), find the exact spot where Erdrick's Token is in the marsh without using the Princess' love, and so on. I'll remember boss strategies and the like.

It's really only if I was kind of disinterested in the game the first time, or if I didn't really play it all that long, that I tend to forget stuff. Like I've got PS1 games I can't remember a single detail of, but I've got Atari 2600-era games I could probably still play with my eyes closed.

I definitely understand the muscle memory part. There are many games where that is how I play. Especially rhythm games. But lots of other games, as wellThough, sometimes, another games muscle memory seems to overwrite the former games muscle memory As for details, it just depends

I did like in Fallout when I was able to connect all my chest things. That made things much easier Stardew is definitely a game Ive had to start over. I have two switch accounts. And I sometimes play things in the other account Haha But I dont mind on Stardew since I can get a new partner in those games

There are some games that Ive played so much that I remember things. Like Ocarina of Time or Majoras Mask. I kept playing at work with a friend watching. And was able to remember a bunch of random things But it depends on the game, and how much Ive played it Or certain parts of it

I definitely forget the games I wasnt as interested in But I usually dont go back to those. That said, sometimes I go back and find out I actually really love the game Just depends