I can handle you having a different opinion if it were based on realistic standards. You're just flat out wrong.

So...music and movies don't have the same interactive element yet they are more prone to repeated watches/listens over video games? That doesn't make any sense.

It makes perfect sense to me.

Games are a different medium.

i totally get where dj is coming from. i like video games to be a challenge, after ive beat them a big part of the challenge is done. i also dont finish many games becausd i have the attention span of a bread loaf.

I guess we come from different places then. No hard feelings deej. I'm just shocked that youre confused by the concept of replayabiliy when music and movies fall into the same category. Especially if a game is really good atmospherically and story wise. There's something to be said about a game that can pull you in through various playthroughs. Besides, it's practically impossible to see everything a game has to offer with just one playthrough. I use the KOTOR games as an example again because each time I've played them, it's a different experience. Maybe that makes me the minority.

Music and movies only last from 1-3 hours in general and don't require you to do anything to enjoy them, whereas a video game can last well over 100 hours and aside from cut scenes you pretty much have to carry the story by yourself.

Digital Interactive fiction is not really the same as a game, and it is a different medium from a movie or novel. Cutscenes can indeed **** off in about 90% of the games I play though. **** story when the story is just an elaborate excuse plot.

i can't see myself doing multiple playthroughs back-to-back unless there's multiple branches of story that offer enough distinction in content to make doing so not a chore, but even that's a reach. it could be fun to revisit an enjoyable game and playthrough it again years later, though. i do think it's cool that some people have the will to set out to discover and soak in everything a game could offer.

there's also achievement/trophy completionists. i guess 100% completion in that respect can be impressive at times, too, since it's a hassle for me to attain just the easiest ones

After I spend logging so many hours reading texts on rpgs or having to wait through lengthy cut scenes. I'm good. On to the next rpg after I finish one.

I don't think I have enough cookies for all you guys.

I don't play a lot of different games. I tend to stick with a couple games for a very long time... so here's my list:

Ultima Online - ~10 years
WoW - ~3 years
Hearthstone - ~4 years
Minecraft - ~5 years
LoL - ~6 years

I've always enjoyed neverending progression and collecting wealth in video games which makes MMORPGs with a solid end/late game my genre of choice. I don't get much enjoyment from games with an end or themepark style anymore. WoW is on the list just because it was enjoyable early on for me, but that pleasure has since died off (this is the first expansion I haven't even bothered to get). MOBAs are also fun if you feel like playing something on a whim that takes little to no investment to have fun and still be competitive.

I guess some titles I enjoy that are more fitting for the threads theme include:

-Mike Tysons Punch Out - Idk if it's just the nostalgia factor, or the mastering of each opponent that makes this game a pleasure to go back to.. Every month or three, I'll give it ago until one loss to see if I still got it. I never make it to tyson anymore, but I usually get to Soda.

-Final Fantasy Tactics - I love the flexibility of character paths that give me the option to play different strategies every playthrough. Hands down my favorite console RPG since I purchased it new. I've heard there are better games with similar playstyles, but I've never tried them.

-A whole bunch of civilization-esque grand strategy games such as Stellaris, Europa Universallis, etc, that provide unique playthroughs as well as survival games like Don't Starve and Oxygen Not Included.