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What makes you play an RPG more than once?

author=narcodis link=topic=1214.msg25067#msg25067 date=1216883285
if there's an element for a game that makes it replayable, it's either a) the story, or b) the gameplay. you're not going to play through a game twice because it's got a sweet soundtrack, or because it's got sweet graphics. you play through it to relive those awesome moments in a game. IE, Aeris dying, fighting Wiegraf, flying the Big Whale, turning your thief into a ninja for the first time, taking your first step into the Dark World, using your first Esper... righteous moments, man!

It's those sorts of things that hook me and make me want to play through and experience the game more than once. Personally.

now, if its an online game like Diablo 2 or something.. that's a totally different beast. I don't particularly find the story or gameplay to be too enthralling. but there's something about collecting loot and making your character AWESOME that just makes you want to grind and destroy millions of monsters.

Or those moments in Phantom Brave that make you love the game despite the horrid awfulness of the battle system. Especially those that make you cry~

Yes, I cried. :|

Horrible Game Endings

Well, in response to KH: Chain of Memories, the only REAL point to it was to introduce the next characters. In that sense, by the end, it had already done it's job. However, the ending was bleh. Then came KH2 with the rest of the story... :|

SO3 and SO2 had decent endings... SO2 had too many, honestly, but the main thing that it all ended with a bang. SO3... It definitely was quite creative to end the game that way, but the ending should have been given a bit more time to develop.

Play Something! Day Sign Ups [August 1st, 2008]

Hrm. I'll play:

- U.S.G. A New Beginning
- Kinetic Cypher

I'll also try to play Death Proclaimed, but... I'm not a horror person, so I might not finish it. D:

What makes you play an RPG more than once?

author=silver4donuts link=topic=1214.msg24392#msg24392 date=1216421894
I'm not really sure how to explain it. But games like Star Ocean 2 I have played over 12 times and STILL once and awhile play it.

Perhaps it was because it was the first real time battle system I ever played, or the mutiple endings, or maybe it...wow I can't really explain it.

It was just fun, something I never seen before...a game I spent a lot of time with, that's why I hold memories of that game, and play it over and over.

some RPG's have that "spark" like FF4, Earthbound, Star Ocean or even Zelda. It's just fun to play. :)

... Oi, I was going to say the same thing. :|

But yeah. I'm one of those persons that doesn't really like to replay RPGs unless I forget the storyline. Exceptions for this are Star Ocean 2, just because it's... Well, it's just enticing enough, Zelda games, since I've actually beaten Ocarina of Time twice and Twilight Princess twice (And the final boss? Ooh, I can't count that high!), and... Hrm. Y'know, I should play Legend of Legaia again. That was fun.

I'm currently playing Earthbound. Nice game. Also, I need to get SMRPG. Because I'd just play that every week. :3 Kingdom Hearts... eh. I played it once, didn't want to redo it. I redid the KH2 just for the awesome factor, since most of the bosses were beautifully planned. Star Ocean 3 failed me, though. Never finished.

So, yeah. Basically? It's the number of pluses that a game has in the whole storyline, battles and all, that most likely attract me to replay.

... Speaking of which, I should probably cry that I'll never fight against Larxene in KH2's final mix. ;-; That battle would have been love at first sight. Also, the other two would have smitten me. Speaking of WHICH! Maybe I should make saves for each of the best KH2 battles, seeing as I love to go over them.

... I'm ranting too much about boss battles, aren't I?

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... Also, OWTOILETBOWLSHRAPNEL! (... :/ Too long)

Hey!

No, it's not an NPC: It's a human being, instead. Hi, call me Anima... or something. :p

As for the other stuff, I'm 17, like smooth electronic music, among others, stories, and, sadly, was a lurker for the past few years. Why? Because I just didn't have the dedication to RPG Maker until now. Got RPXP (because I had seen how good it was from a few people I know), and I've been working on stuff. I have a demo I'm hoping will be done by tomorrow, and... well, lurking isn't cool anymore, so it's time to stop.

... Actually, I think I'm a bit late to get on the "lurking =/= cool" bandwagon, isn't it? XD At any rate, pleasure to meet you all.
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