what games do you think has the longest lasting appeal?

I'm brining up this topic because i find myself losing interest in games pretty fast, even though i've waited for them for months or even years. I think part of my issue is always being on the up and up with what games are coming out that i don't have. For example, right now its TLoU, State of Decay and GTAV to name afew. However, i own over 60 games for both the PS3/360 and it never seems enough. I hardly play any of these games to the full extent. Take for example, Halo 4, BF3 and Black OPS 2. In each of these games you have you die hard fans, who have already maxed out their levels which only reflects how much they play these games.

I feel like if i'm dedicated to one game then i'm missing out on my other games. However, when i play my other games it feels like i'm missing out to be the best in one game by being dedicated to it. Thus, woe is me. I haven't found any middle ground with balancing out my games and trying to keep interest in my current games. I think part of the problem is these dam gaming sites to be honest. With all the previews and hype that surrounds games all i can think of is what i don't got versus what i do got.

So, to make this system wars related, between the PS3/360 how have you managed to get the most out of you games while becoming a master at them all.. Was it an exclusive game and for what console?

WoWMonsieurX

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[QUOTE="Trinitarian"][QUOTE="MonsieurX"]WoWMonsieurX

Man this is totally true... prior to WoW I was an ordinary guy and was playing normal games and everything was fine.. Sometime in 2004 when I started playing WoW my whole world was ruined and was totally hooked, for like 4+ years I would almost do nothing but crave WoW. I've been in best guilds on the server with the best gear available still my lust was so big that I couldn't even sleep. It's like dope... as soon as you have your drug of choice you don't care about anything else. I was not talking to people.. my boss could see all the symptops of an addict and almost fired me, I was not even playing other games.

At some point in my life I just said "OKay man that's enough you need a rehab" so now I am clean for almost 5 years straight and have no urge to go back to wow. I've played all the games I missed and doing pretty good, my family is also proud of me, all my friends are proud as well. I can finally walk on the streets like a new changed man I am. Not an addict anymore, and it feels great, I find meaning in life once again. Life's Good

Truly yours an ex-addict!

/true story

WoWMonsieurX

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="Trinitarian"] World of Warcraft, or WoW at my dumb post or both?V3rciS

Man this is totally true... prior to WoW I was an ordinary guy and was playing normal games and everything was fine.. Sometime in 2004 when I started playing WoW my whole world was ruined and was totally hooked, for like 4+ years I would almost do nothing but crave WoW. I've been in best guilds on the server with the best gear available still my lust was so big that I couldn't even sleep. It's like dope... as soon as you have your drug of choice you don't care about anything else. I was not talking to people.. my boss could see all the symptops of an addict and almost fired me, I was not even playing other games.

At some point in my life I just said "OKay man that's enough you need a rehab" so now I am clean for almost 5 years straight and have no urge to go back to wow. I've played all the games I missed and doing pretty good, my family is also proud of me, all my friends are proud as well. I can finally walk on the streets like a new changed man I am. Not an addict anymore, and it feels great, I find meaning in life once again. Life's Good

Truly yours an ex-addict!

/true story

WoW is still getting tons of expansions, does it still count in that case?

Otherwise I'd say games like Tetris

i don't think you really need to do every little thing in a game to fully appreciate it. i mean, i consider dark souls and demon's souls to be among my favorite games ever, but i don't need to hit the absurdly high level cap to feel that way.

and yes, the hype machine is ridiculous with every other week having a game that's reportedly the next big thing according some website. there's some ideal of the mythical "real gamer" that plays every big budget release and thinks they're all wonderful that a lot of sites try to appeal to. that's garbage that devalues the good games. plenty of games suck and recognizing that is perfectly fine. it leads to a greater appreciation of the good ones. i often wonder if the people who buy 20 games a year and say they love them all ever really love any of the games they play.

as for what games have the most lasting appeal, i think it comes down to the quality of the game rather than how long it is. games like halo and call of duty have extremely high amounts of ranks and stuff to unlock not because it makes the game any better but because they don't want the player trading in their game to diminish their sales. however, i keep going back to a game like ico, which is only a few hours long, because i think it's a great design and it moves me.

The PS1 Final Fantasy games have me come back every year or two, I cant help it.

Depends on the game. RPGs, Shooters, Sports and racing have all had long runs with me. NFL 2k5, Rainbow 6 3, EQ, Oblivion, Skyrim, Forza, etc I played all of them for years.

Open world RPGs and strategy games. After all these years, i still play Heroes of Might and Magic 3, once in a while.

Definitely open world games.

Been playing a load lately (LA Noir, Mafia 2, GTAIV, currently playing RDR) and usualy put at least 30 hours into each, if not more. Ill either go back to Skyrim or Fallout NV next, both of which ive already put like 100 hours into each.

role playing games tend to have the best replay value. open world, sandbox games tend the have the greatest variety of activities.

Fighting games, competitive games in general.

2d side scrollers, particularly platformers.

If they're well designed then I'll play them for years to come. I still play SMB3, SMW, Yoshis Island, a few of the Contra games, Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night, etc.. all the time and those games are ancient. I also regularly go back to the newer games like Trials, Super Meat Boy, the NSMB titles, DKCR, you name it.

Also honorable mention for Super Street Fighter 2, Ninja Gaiden Black and Ultimate MK3. I never get tired of those games.

I guess you could say MMOs, but since I don't play MMOs, I'll go with open world games that give you a lot to do, while not feeling shallow and repetitive...

The PS1 Final Fantasy games have me come back every year or two, I cant help it.

crimsonman1245

Its always going to be some sort of online game at the top of the list(of course its not ture for every individual gamer we all have diffrent prefrences) MMORPG although I get bored of them pretty fast they seem to have the most lasting appeal people can play those for so long thousands of hours on just one mmorpg. Next up would I'd say MOBA and MP FPS are tied for second imo so much replay value with the right game. I've put in collectively thousands of hours into various mp fps but the longest one was tf2 which I finally broke 1000+ hours this past year after playing it on and off since launch only the all 4 CS combined overtake it in total playtime.

Moba I've only played 3 Dota 2 and Hon + SMNC which is a third person shooter but with some moba elements very different from those other two but an awesome game once you get good at it. There some of the most rage inducing games and frusting games and losing/dieing sucks in these games but there still incredibly addicting and fun to play the more even matches and stomps in your favor make it worthwhile.

In third I'd say RTS is next I've enjoy a few but never really played them online that long or least not the base game Starcraft 1 and starcraft 2 the amount of hours I played was more due to the custom games then the base game although did enjoy normal matches and I can defiantly see the appeal there of playing matches and trying to perfect your game more and get better and better especially in sc2 with the ladder based match making.

Fourth I'd say fighters have alot of lasting appeal if you get into them alot of characters and plenty of complexity and like rts there always that drive to improve your game as there always someone better then you. Its especially true now that online play is the norm in them now so you always have someone to play with and your able to play against a much larger pool of people then locally.

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The PS1 Final Fantasy games have me come back every year or two, I cant help it.

6_Shooter_25

That's how I am with Squares SNES library.

But honestly, I'm surprised so many people are mentioning rpgs. For me, they're among the least re-playable genres. They're usually lengthy, they take a while to really get going, once you know the story some of the magic is lost on a replay and the gameplay doesn't really give any instant gratification.

Just my opinion of course.

I always find action titles, platformers and fighters to be the easiest to revisit. You can jump right in and have fun immediately.

I always find action titles, platformers and fighters to be the easiest to revisit. You can jump right in and have fun immediately.ConanTheStoner

WoWMonsieurX

It's not about the length, it's about the fun you have going through the motions. Regardless, some genres that have long lasting appeal to me:

RPGs, multiplayer focused games, Simulation games, and Action/Adventure Sandbox games.

2D platformers/side scrollers/beat 'em ups/shmups.

As long as the gameplay is smooth, I can pop in and play these types of games no matter how long it's been since their release. I also like coming back to these type of games, because they don't require me to invest a ridiculous amount of time and can be played in short intervals. Long games, I tend to play only once.

2d side scrollers, particularly platformers.

If they're well designed then I'll play them for years to come. I still play SMB3, SMW, Yoshis Island, a few of the Contra games, Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night, etc.. all the time and those games are ancient. I also regularly go back to the newer games like Trials, Super Meat Boy, the NSMB titles, DKCR, you name it.

Also honorable mention for Super Street Fighter 2, Ninja Gaiden Black and Ultimate MK3. I never get tired of those games.

ConanTheStoner

2D platformers/side scrollers/beat 'em ups/shmups.

As long as the gameplay is smooth, I can pop in and play these types of games no matter how long it's been since their release. I also like coming back to these type of games, because they don't require me to invest a ridiculous amount of time and can be played in short intervals. Long games, I tend to play only once.

Renegade_Fury

WoWMonsieurX

quake and duke nukem 3d and unreal is what started the damn online shooter craze and they will always do it best.

fighting games

for me it's probably Dark Souls..even when I die over and over again on the same boss, I keep playing. I've made about 5 different characters..still haven't beaten the game yet.

sandbox type of games.