Poll of the Day > Ever not play a game so long...

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That you forget pretty much everything about it? I do quite often Ill probably have to start over and learn to play again It happens, I guess I cant remember the buttons, or the areas, or even what then hell I was doing

I preordered Bravely Default, and I'm still only halfway through it.

I had that problem with Final Fantasy 12.

I kept having to restart the game because I couldnt remember anything about the story

The controls in Skyrim always mess me up when I return to it after a long time.

That's me and shows

A lot of them have recaps at the start of seasons... sometimes at the beginning of a new weekly episode too.. in case you've already forgotten what happened last week

keyblader1985 posted...

I preordered Bravely Default, and I'm still only halfway through it.

I have a few games like that. And some where Im still at the beginning even though I preordered it

FrozenBananas posted...

I had that problem with Final Fantasy 12.

I kept having to restart the game because I couldnt remember anything about the story

This happens to me a lot. When I dont t know the story, it makes it hard for me to know what Im doing

faramir77 posted...

The controls in Skyrim always mess me up when I return to it after a long time.

Controls are easily an issue for me, as well Sometimes, I keep making super simple mistakes that I normally wouldnt

JixHedgehog posted...

That's me and shows

A lot of them have recaps at the start of seasons... sometimes at the beginning of a new weekly episode too.. in case you've already forgotten what happened last week

Yeah. The recaps when I havent seen something in a while is definitely appreciated

Fire Emblem Warriors. I got tired of grinding for weapons and when I picked it back up again, I couldn't remember how to switch characters, pair up, or give them commands.

SpeedDemon20 posted...

Fire Emblem Warriors. I got tired of grinding for weapons and when I picked it back up again, I couldn't remember how to switch characters, pair up, or give them commands.

That happened to me recently. I picked it up after not playing for a while. Its wasnt too hard for me since I had recently played other warriors games. But they were things I definitely forgot that felt more unique to that warriors game

I once started a playthrough of Tactics Ogre on the GBA, and I put it down one day and told myself I would come back and finish it when I had time.

18 years later and I have never touched it again. I still think about "oh yeah I should play that after I finish x"

Happens a lot. For a specific and extreme example, didn't play Tales of Berseria for a couple years and when I picked it back up I couldn't remember or recognize any party member except Velvet. Deleted the save and started over.

papercup posted...

I once started a playthrough of Tactics Ogre on the GBA, and I put it down one day and told myself I would come back and finish it when I had time.

18 years later and I have never touched it again. I still think about "oh yeah I should play that after I finish x"

I usually tell myself Im just going to play this other game for a little while, and then come back But then I end up playing the other game for much more than a little while

Shinebolt posted...

Happens a lot. For a specific and extreme example, didn't play Tales of Berseria for a couple years and when I picked it back up I couldn't remember or recognize any party member except Velvet. Deleted the save and started over.

I usually dont delete the save file But just start another For one game, I have so many save files. And the dates can be years apart because I end up putting it down for years before coming back Haha.

Very rarely as I tend to complete games I buy and play regular enough. I do however have games I've started, lost interest and I wouldn't even remember how to play anymore. Final Fantasy XIII for example. Not that I have any desire to play those again. If however I were to revisit some of my older collection of games I'd probably have to learn the controls again.

I think that's the reason some games have loading screen recaps

wwinterj25 posted...

Very rarely as I tend to complete games I buy and play regular enough. I do however have games I've started, lost interest and I wouldn't even remember how to play anymore. Final Fantasy XIII for example. Not that I have any desire to play those again. If however I were to revisit some of my older collection of games I'd probably have to learn the controls again.

I try to keep up with games, and usually do. But I do switch enough, and sometimes, for too long

Krazy_Kirby posted...

I think that's the reason some games have loading screen recaps

Probably Like tv shows

Zangulus posted...

I did that with brutal legend and had a bitch of a time figuring out the like 4 different ways you play the game. Lol

Games that have multiple ways to play can make it even worse Haha.

Dude all the time

I buy a shit-ton of games (no where near as much as Delta, but a lot of games), and I'll typically play them for an hour or so unless they really grab my attention. Eventually when I get back around to playing it's pretty much like starting from scratch.

Ive done the same sometimes. And I do have fun while playing it. But at least you only put an hour or two in it. I have some games at like 100 hours. And usually have good characters. And I dont wanna start from scratch. Haha.

If I go a month or 2 without playing any game I have to restart, it feels like it's not even my save anymore

If its been more than a month and I almost always start over.

Muscles posted...

If I go a month or 2 without playing any game I have to restart, it feels like it's not even my save anymore

I know what you mean

hypnox posted...

If its been more than a month and I almost always start over.

So many games Ive had to restart. I tell myself Ill just restart to learn how to play against and return, but I usually just keep going on with the new save file

Zangulus posted...

Well its not that. Theres different parts of the game. Like the open world, the battlefield, and I think a third thing. They all played significantly differently. So trying to remember all the controls was a bitch. Lol

Oh. I see. I get why that would be difficult to learn all of the over again

LinkPizza posted...

Ever not play a game so long that you forget pretty much everything about it?

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.

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

Rarely. Most of the games I play are pretty much the same.

GGuirao13 posted...

Rarely. Most of the games I play are pretty much the same.

I can understand that to a degree For example, during a short period, I was playing a lot of roguelike/roguelite games. So, they were all somewhat similar. Though, different enough that it could be hard switching between all of them

Yeah, did that with City of Heroes and GTA V; I largely forgot the button setup. I ended up just re-binding them.

I'm currently dealing with that playing RE: Zero again. I haven't played it since 2016 so I can't remember much at all.

No. And I can tell you that from recent experience because I just started playing Runescape after a 10 year leave and had no issue picking it up again using my old account.

KJ StErOiDs posted...

Yeah, did that with City of Heroes and GTA V; I largely forgot the button setup. I ended up just re-binding them.

Thats a way to help with controls

reason posted...

I'm currently dealing with that playing RE: Zero again. I haven't played it since 2016 so I can't remember much at all.

Hows it going? Are you starting over?

Judgmenl posted...

No. And I can tell you that from recent experience because I just started playing Runescape after a 10 year leave and had no issue picking it up again using my old account.

Hmmm I probably would have trouble with that. I havent played RuneScape in forever. Ive pretty much forgetting everything about it

Was playing Legend of Legaia on my PS1 with an ex rental copy, about half way in it shows the problems you don't want with ex rentals. Ended up ending my run there.

Until 18 months later, when I had a PSP and had worked out how to transfer my save to a PSP compatible format, along with using my PC to back up the disc (the disc drive there was a lot better than my PS2 with CDs). Of course, it was 18 months later, so beyond remembering that a village with windmills was involved in the current part of the quest (something I still remember years later), I was utterly clueless. Forgotten the map, forgotten where I was going and what I was doing, I was done.

Ill die knowing everything about MegamanX. No matter how long I go without playing.

HornedLion posted...

Ill die knowing everything about MegamanX. No matter how long I go without playing.

And I think many people have that one (or sometimes more) game(s) hey know everything about Like how PO mentioned Dragon Warrior

couldn't remember anything about FF8 when i picked it up on switch recently. meanwhile for the most part i can remember most of the important stuff about 6 and 7 even though i haven't played those in a while either.

Nade Duck posted...

couldn't remember anything about FF8 when i picked it up on switch recently. meanwhile for the most part i can remember most of the important stuff about 6 and 7 even though i haven't played those in a while either.

Thats how it is sometimes

I beat Star Ocean 1 on PSP a few years ago, but now I'm thinking of doing a Star Ocean binge so I'm gonna start over with the PS4 version, then move on to 2 and eventually all the others.
I forgot the story of Star Ocean 1, that's why I need to replay it. At least this time I'll get Playstation trophies I guess?

I hate it when I forget stuff about the story and take too big of a break. I beat Yakuza 1-5 years ago and now I don't know WTF I'm gonna do if I ever wanna play Yakuza 6 and up.

I'm playing Metroid Dread in small pieces since I can only play it when I visit my nephews. I have to relearn the controls every time, and there sure are a lot of controls in that game. (I think I counted and there's something like 20 or more different things you can do at any given time, and that's mid game.)

Yeah, usually the only way I'll replay a game is if I've forgotten almost everything about it.

Ferarri619 posted...

I beat Star Ocean 1 on PSP a few years ago, but now I'm thinking of doing a Star Ocean binge so I'm gonna start over with the PS4 version, then move on to 2 and eventually all the others.
I forgot the story of Star Ocean 1, that's why I need to replay it. At least this time I'll get Playstation trophies I guess?

I hate it when I forget stuff about the story and take too big of a break. I beat Yakuza 1-5 years ago and now I don't know WTF I'm gonna do if I ever wanna play Yakuza 6 and up.

I got the first two games on PSP, as well It was after I really
liked Till the end of Time. That said, Im not sure I finished any of the games. Haha. I have also been thinking of Yakuza, though

Sahuagin posted...

I'm playing Metroid Dread in small pieces since I can only play it when I visit my nephews. I have to relearn the controls every time, and there sure are a lot of controls in that game. (I think I counted and there's something like 20 or more different things you can do at any given time, and that's mid game.)

Is it because the game is at their house? Ive been thinking of Dread. Id probably have to relearn every time. Its probably isnt as hard with them there, right? Since they could help

DocDelicious posted...

Yeah, usually the only way I'll replay a game is if I've forgotten almost everything about it.

Im fine replaying things even if I remember everything (or most things). The controls is usually where my problem lies. But story wise, certain games can get pretty hard. More of the open ended ones Linear game arent too bad, though

FrozenBananas posted...

I had that problem with Final Fantasy 12.

I kept having to restart the game because I couldnt remember anything about the story

Same. I've played probably 80 hours of Final Fantasy XII total but never seen anything past the 15 hour mark due to restarting it over and over again.

LinkPizza posted...

Is it because the game is at their house? Ive been thinking of Dread. Id probably have to relearn every time. Its probably isnt as hard with them there, right? Since they could help

yeah they have it. (actually we both have it... the oldest asked both me and his mom for it for christmas and we both got it... so I own it too even though I have no Switch yet). they help yeah, since I can ask them questions.

Ive completed games that I no longer know exist, and I wont remember them

VincentVega posted...

Same. I've played probably 80 hours of Final Fantasy XII total but never seen anything past the 15 hour mark due to restarting it over and over again.

I may have a few games like that myself, tbh

Sahuagin posted...

yeah they have it. (actually we both have it... the oldest asked both me and his mom for it for christmas and we both got it... so I own it too even though I have no Switch yet). they help yeah, since I can ask them questions.

At least they can help. So, thats good

VampireCoyote posted...

Ive completed games that I no longer know exist, and I wont remember them

Honestly, there are many games I have forgotten about

Hows it going? Are you starting over?

Yeah, and it's pretty brutal. It's always been one of my favorite RE games (due to the style nearly exactly that of REmake), but it's just been so long since I last played it. I'm running it on PS5 currently, so none of my old save data was there. I'm currently working on getting Platinum on all RE games. So I'm having to start fresh. I'm about 2 hours in and I'm doing so poorly I might have to restart? And I'm only playing NORMAL, but I can hardly remember ANYTHING, so,...

reason posted...

Yeah, and it's pretty brutal. It's always been one of my favorite RE games (due to the style nearly exactly that of REmake), but it's just been so long since I last played it. I'm running it on PS5 currently, so none of my old save data was there. I'm currently working on getting Platinum on all RE games. So I'm having to start fresh. I'm about 2 hours in and I'm doing so poorly I might have to restart? And I'm only playing NORMAL, but I can hardly remember ANYTHING, so,...

Itll probably get better the longer you play it It can take time sometimes