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Voted >5 years but in some rare cases I have replayed a game in less than that. Not within the same year though, never. I intentionally wait a good while before replay so I don’t remember all the details but there are tons of games I’ve been meaning to replay for a few years now, so it’s also and issue of time and just getting to do it.

Then again if we talk about non-adventures, then of course I replay games like ThemeHospital and Civilization almost every year.

I’ve gone for 2-3 years but in reality it’s variable. I do replay games I like quite a lot and I would probably wait about a year or so to replay for those, where as games I liked less, but still liked, might be 2-3 years or more.

The exception is games with Directors Commentaries, i.e. Resonance, which I played again with the commentary straight after the first playthrough.

I picked 2-3 years, but it’s highly variable. It’s difficult to quantify because some games I know I’ll never replay, and others get a replay after a decade, some after five years, some after just a few years, and some almost immediately…

I replay games *less* than I did back in the ‘90s, but the reason is simple: my list of games to play is seemingly infinite now, while back then my catalogue only got expanded two-three times a year, so I replayed the most awesome games again and again. That’s also why you won’t get a screenshot/quote/soundclip past me from either Fate of Atlantis, The Dig or Full Throttle.

Nowadays, I’ll just replay (3)DS-games when I’m done with my current catalogue and nothing new pops up. But given my love for Phoenix Wright, those will always be the usual suspects for replaying (along with maybe the Zero Escape games and Time Hollow).
I replayed the first Phoenix Wright game a few months ago, and that was about 4 years after my first playthrough.

I’ll often replay games that are part of a series when there’s a sequel coming out (to refresh my memory). I replayed 999 after only a year-and-a-half because of Virtue’s Last Reward’s release.

As for PC games, my backlog is so huge that I’ll probably only replay games when there’s a sequel coming out or if I played them over a decade ago and they made my list of games to play now because they’re part of a series that I’d like to continue/finish.
Or if a certain mood strikes me, like my urge to replay everything LucasArts two years ago.
And I still haven’t deleted To the Moon off my hard drive yet, just in case there’s a slow afternoon where I’ll feel like crying for a good long while…

If I replay an adventure game almost immediately, then that usually means there’s something extra in the game (like a director’s commentary or an alternative path or an alternative ending - stuff I had missed (or was unable to see) on the first playthrough, basically).

Of course, non-adventures get an occasional revisit too, especially “never-ending” games like sports games (Tennis Elbow at the forefront) or strategy games (like the Civilization series)...

My replays vary tremendously, but I guess the average is 2-3 years.  I’ve often replayed a game immediately, especially if it’s one I think my sister would enjoy.  Because of her cognitive impairment, she doesn’t read well and can’t solve logic-type puzzles, so I sit beside her to give her hints and help her through the difficult stuff.  We played The Dig, the first two Dracula games, and a few others that way.  (Nowadays, I just set her loose with casual games from Big Fish, which she can do with just a few prompts on the easiest setting.  Hidden object games are her favorites.) 

TimovieMan - 13 June 2013 12:10 PM

As for PC games, my backlog is so huge that I’ll probably only replay games when there’s a sequel coming out or if I played them over a decade ago and they made my list of games to play now because they’re part of a series that I’d like to continue/finish.
Or if a certain mood strikes me, like my urge to replay everything LucasArts two years ago.
And I still haven’t deleted To the Moon off my hard drive yet, just in case there’s a slow afternoon where I’ll feel like crying for a good long while…

I recognise myself from this. I have so much to play that the games that I actually manage to replay are usually parts of series. A while ago I had the urge to replay the GK trilogy through, before the whole Kickstarter, it just came out of nowhere. And I still haven’t uninstalled some of the good titles, though I am quite sure I will not have time to replay them for a few years really.

If Dreamfall Chapters doesn’t get delayed I will be replaying TLJ and Dreamfall fairly soon from the previous play just to refresh my memory. Also I have “replayed” some games that I didn’t manage to finish for some reason. If it’s been a while I rather start from beginning to get immersed better.

That’s not something I really think about much. When I want to replay an old favorite, I just play it. I’m currently going through a replay of Sam and Max seasons 1-3. I haven’t played them in a while so I forgot a lot of the details, and for season 3 at least, it would be my first time replaying it. So, I would say somewhere between 2-5 years for replaying a favorite game. I can imagine myself doing less replaying in the future though because tons of adventure games have been coming out in recent years.

A full replay, also in about 2-3 or maybe even more years, it depends on the game
The only exceptions are first 2 BS game, which I play almost every year in full and also in partial
And I still can’t get enough of them!

A few I replay (partial) very often (like BS, MI, TLJ) usually my favorites, and those I ALWAYS keep installed in my PC. Partial replay, or I look maybe at some scenes I like and so on…

15 years , i am no kidding, replaying games was something that never thought of before 2004-2005!

but if the Q is about shortest time that would make replying enjoyable, i think 3-5 are enough to anyone to forget about many thing of any adventure, Dialogues , Story Details, even Puzzles .

Advie - 13 June 2013 02:47 PM

15 years , i am no kidding, replaying games was something that never thought of before 2004-2005!

It is similar for me.
Up until quite recently the idea of replaying a game had simply never occurred to me

I am still not a big fan of replaying games, there is simply too many new games that i would rather give a try instead. Also i’m cursed with a good memory, selective but overall good, even if i think i have forgotten everything about a game, then as soon as i start playing it, then it all comes back to me, or at least all the major parts of the story, which detracts too much from the experience imo.

To this date there is still only 3½ games that i have replayed, The Longest Journey, Grim Fandango and Discworld Noir, which coincidentally also happens to me my 3 favorite games. (The 1/2 is the current community playthrough of AVS) I do have some old games like KQ6&7, GK1 and (perhaps, even though it is a bit too recent) IHNMAIMS that i plan to replay somewhere in the near future, and i will most likely also replay Dreamfall just before Chapters is released.

So i selected >5 in the poll, but would have selected >10 or >15 if those options existed.

Oh - I also never replay a game to see alternative endings, not unless i can just undo the last half hour or so, otherwise i just lookup the other endings on Youtube. When i played The Cave i also only played it once with the 3 characters i started with, going through the same areas a second time, even if it is only some of the areas, simply didn’t appeal to me.

millenia - 13 June 2013 01:20 PM

Also I have “replayed” some games that I didn’t manage to finish for some reason. If it’s been a while I rather start from beginning to get immersed better.

Yeah, that too.