Weekend Open Forum: What games have you replayed and why?

Half Life 2, Ep1, Ep2, there time s each,Diablo 1, Diablo 2 a few years in a row, Borderlands, The Witcher, three times, Titan Quest, a few months, and a few more I can't remember now. all great imo with a great replayability.

The only time I tend to revisit old games is when I fire up the Amiga, I usually have a blast on Turrican, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Outrun, Pinball Fantasies...

Medieval 2 Total War...loved that game. replayed so many times.

Pc1
intel dh55tc mobo
intel core i3-530 processor, stock 2.93ghz
2x2gb ddr3-1600mhz gskill memory running @1333mhz
1gb ddr3 nvidia 9800gt palit
1tb hitachi sata II
generic pc case
intex 600w psu
windows 7 home premium x64 dual boot with windows 8 pro x64 cp
lg 20" lcd 1600x900

starcraft: broodwar battlechest
diablo 2: lod battlechest
age of empires 2
=because these games are not demanding

pc2
ecs g41t-m mobo
intel e5400 processor @stock
2x2gb ddr3-1600mhz gskill memory running @1333mhz
512mb ddr3 nvidia g210 evga
500gb hitachi sata II + 1tb hitachi sata II
generic pc case
intex 600w psu
windows 7 home premium x64 dual boot with windows 8 pro x64 cp
acer 20" led 1600x900

starcraft: broodwar battlechest
diablo 2: lod battlechest
age of empires 2
=because these games are not demanding

pc3
asus p8h61 usb3 mobo to be replaced with asrock z77 extreme 4 (already ordered at newegg)
intel i5-3570k processor
4x2gb ddr3-1600mhz gskill memory
1tb hitachi sata II
thermaltake v9 blacx pc case
thermaltake 630w smart power
windows 8 pro x64 cp
still waiting for nvidia video card gtx660 (!) or gtx550 (affordable )
still to buy a decent 23" 1920x1080 led monitor
no games yet
planning to buy starcraft 2 battlechest when the series is complete
planning to buy diablo 3 battlechest (if and when it becomes available)
planning to buy some decent steam games

DayZ nuf said.

Unreal Tournament GoY Edition (I dont remember how many times!), Crysis 1, Star Craft II...

The first Sims with all the complete expansion stuff

diablo 2.. because it has a very good gameplay

I struggle to finish single player games anymore as im such a multiplayer junkie so will usually be on something like the latest Battlefield game. I do however go back and play the odd game here and there..

Final Fantasy 7 / 9 / 12 - just so many fond memories from these games, they're timless classics in my eyes.

Total Annihilation / Supreme Commander 1 - in my opinion the best strategy games ever created, am yet to play one that comes close to being as good.

Raptor Call of the Shadows - this is pretty old school but still dead fun.. have it on my iphone to play on my commute

There's others here and there but I find that I don't have as much time for gaming between job/uni/gym/playing guitar etc etc.

The original FarCry, epic for its time unlike the cross-platform diluted sequel.

I'm incredibly fond of "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night," as well as "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past." I have played both of these games countless times. I've played through StarCraft, Brood War, and Wings of Liberty multiple times. Many of the classic Gameboy games like Six Gold Coins, Super Mario Land, and Ninja Gaiden: Shadow I have played through many times as well. And let's not forget the original Donkey Kong Country for the SNES, as well as Super Mario World for that platform.

Most of my replays are for the sake of nostalgia from when I was younger, or because the story-line was so good, gameplay was so good, or because the story-line forked and I wanted to see all possible outcomes.

Continuing to play Quake 4 multiplayer, fast & frantic game-play, there's no ceiling to how good you can become.

Oh would also like to add to my list Dante's Inferno on the PS3. Keep going back to it. Love the visuals/artistic direction of that game, and the gameplay is super fun (and a good challenge on hard mode too)

I don't know how many times I have replayed through Diablo 2. I can say without a doubt I have more hours logged on that game then any other game for the PC.
Why? Had a lot of friends that played it and I loved trying to always find better gear and get your guy decked out.

I have put in many hours on a lot of fighting games too. I don't know if I can call it replaying, as they are all vs matches . But several of the Street Fighters (Most Alpha 3 & and #4 for the PS3), Super Smash (64,GC & Wii), SNK vs Capcom 2, several of the Guilty Gear games(Mostly X & X2), several of the Naruto games, and most recently Skull Girls .
Why?Best friend and I like the "Street Fighter Style" fighting games (ei, not all pre-programed combos like the Mortal Kombats). You don't have to dump a lot of time in them, and are fun to play casually. Matches are quick so if you have more people than controllers its easy to cycle through everyone.

Also same story with shooting games. Played the hell out of Perfect Dark on the 64 back in the day. Also played co-op on Resistance 1 & 2 quite a bit. Really had fun with Red Faction #1, and being able to blow up almost everything . Never have been much of a Halo guy tho. Why these shooter games? For me so many shooters are the same game over and over, just different skins put on them. A shooter has to have something that really grabs me. Perfect Dark it was the Simulants in multiplier mode. You didn't just have to shoot your friends any more! Resistance was the fun weapons. And Red Faction #1 was the ability to blow up most of the environment.

Back on the PC I have played Sims1 & 3 a lot, SimCity 3000 & 4000, Civ 3,4&5, Sid Meier's Railroads, Railroad Tycoon 3, Age of Empires 2, and Age of Mythology. Again games that I don't know if you can say "Replayed" because for most there isn't really a story line to replay. But many hours spent on all of them.
Also used to be a WoW addict. .
As for my Why on the Sims games? I don't really know. I acutally have more fun building the houses and then playing in "Live" mode . SimCity, Railroads, & Railroad Tycoon - I like trying to make lost of money . Civ, AoE & AoM I like "Command & Conquer" Style games, and like conquering everyone else - which is much harder to do in the Civ games .
Wow was because I had a lot of friends playing it, then made new friends. I had loads of fun while playing with all my friends. Now they don't play so much and I got board.....

Red Alert II many times, but most of the C&C before 3
RomeTW and SpartanTotalWarrior for nostalga's sake

Return To Castle Wolfenstein is one game I've played through many times because of the story and mission structure. Other than that:

1. Crysis (Mainly testing graphics and mods)
2. Crysis Warhead
3. Crysis 2
4. Mirror's Edge
5. Half Life 2
6. Far Cry
7. Oni
8. Batman Arkham Asylum
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1 and 2

Planning a second round of Deus Ex Human Revolution, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl (Complete Mod), Batman Arkham City.