Games I Love with Great Longevity
I don't think I need to explain the title much.
Though I should at least clarify, no game here I could ever play forever. I'd go insane if I could only ever play Pokemon, despite how important that franchise is to me. These are games where I could play them for hundreds of hours each, not necessarily because they have that much content but rather they have a ton of replay value that I love to see in a game. Namely player builds & customization, and adjustable difficulties (or if the difficulty can't be changed then it's preferred if the default difficulty is high). Some of these games do certain things (fun challenge and customization) better then others, or there might another special factor that makes me love playing them on repeat. You could also think of this list as a variation on those "Desert Island" lists, though there won't be any restrictions for this list.
Lastly it'll be vaguely in order, based on how much I could play one of these games without wanting to play something else. I say "vaguely in order" since this can change on a day-to-day basis, though putting an ""objective"" measurement for replaybility is not this list's intended purpose either. A game lower on this list is NOT a bad game by any means. These are games I'd recommend to most people.
Would love to hear your games that you can just get lost in for hours and hours, or can play anytime and never grow weary of.
Though I should at least clarify, no game here I could ever play forever. I'd go insane if I could only ever play Pokemon, despite how important that franchise is to me. These are games where I could play them for hundreds of hours each, not necessarily because they have that much content but rather they have a ton of replay value that I love to see in a game. Namely player builds & customization, and adjustable difficulties (or if the difficulty can't be changed then it's preferred if the default difficulty is high). Some of these games do certain things (fun challenge and customization) better then others, or there might another special factor that makes me love playing them on repeat. You could also think of this list as a variation on those "Desert Island" lists, though there won't be any restrictions for this list.
Lastly it'll be vaguely in order, based on how much I could play one of these games without wanting to play something else. I say "vaguely in order" since this can change on a day-to-day basis, though putting an ""objective"" measurement for replaybility is not this list's intended purpose either. A game lower on this list is NOT a bad game by any means. These are games I'd recommend to most people.
Would love to hear your games that you can just get lost in for hours and hours, or can play anytime and never grow weary of.
30 Games
1
Pretty much all the games I've played in this series, which is from 4 Ultimate to present day. Rise would be my go-to one at the moment.
2
It certainly has less variety then other From Software RPGs, but I don't know, I'm just able to play this at any time on any day no matter what. Can't describe exactly why.
3
Most any mainline Pokemon game. I even played Pokemon Y for three hundred hours, albeit that was a while ago and I don't think I could do that again.
4
Demon fusion is dangerously addicting.
5
Nostalgia is a huge factor to why I play this game so much. Not to discount the things it does pretty well, but boy is this game crusty (which I love honestly).
6
Tied with II. ReMind does so much that it's now difficult to decide one over the other.
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14
I honestly would've put this one in the top 5, but there's a few too many sections in this game that I just flat out don't like. The player expression and party customization though is superb.
17
Plus DLC
20
If this game came out recently I would put it higher up. I've replayed it so much that I practically exhausted everything I'd like to experiment with. Still would play it in a heartbeat though.
21
I'm not a fan of competitive games (or more accurately, have yet to find a game I enjoy from a competitive standpoint), so if I cared for the online then this would certainly be higher. Yes, I am one of those weirdos that plays 'World of Light' more then once.
25
I like replaying this one more then others, Deadlocked and Commando come close.
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I don't frequently revisit it, but I do get the urge every few years to re-experience the story again, which is one of my favorites in any game.
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