Games You Loved, but Will Never Play Again

[MojoJojo]

Slay the Spire - I think I exhausted all the possibilities so will probably not play it again unless I wake up having forgotten all about it 

I'm a bit obsessed with it, but I don't really get this. Every run offers different possibilities, and if nothing else the skill cap is very high.

[brat-sampson]

Things like The Witness or Outer Wilds where the game / experience was incredible, but it's so reliant on gaining knowledge that once you know it, going back can never feel the same.

[The Crumb]

The Witcher 3, which seemed brilliant in places at the time but I can't see myself ever wading through all the dull stuff again.

[Roxy Robinson]

The Witcher 3, which seemed brilliant in places at the time but I can't see myself ever wading through all the dull stuff again.

I downloaded the PS5 'next-gen' patch and turned it off pretty quickly. I felt it was janky as fuck first time round but it only feels worse now. The combat is awful. The dialogue is decent but after a few quests, I remembered my previous feeling that no matter what you do, there's some downer element that makes your feel like you made a bad choice. That may well fit the tone and intent but it's unsatisfying to spend an hour investigating and listening to a load of chat and eventually killing something, only for the quest-giver to reveal that they've gleefully spread syphilis around the village.

[thelittlemango]

I'm late to a lot of games and only played The Witcher 3 last year, was convinced it was one of the best games ever and loved the rich world and the feel of the game and enjoyed it a lot. Could happily have spent ages wandering around towns and visiting the cosy inns to chat to people and seeing what all the various arsehole occupants are up to.

[oggyraiding]

I tried replaying Witcher 3 because of the next-gen patch, and because I had never played the DLC, but once I'd done the starting area and spoken to the emperor, I realised I didn't fancy 70 hours of janky combat just to get to (what I have been told) some actual good story.

[Kankurette]

Cool Spot. I can never get past the second level.

[elliszeroed]

Fallout 4. Can't be bothered with all the base building shit.

[falafel]

The Witcher 3, which seemed brilliant in places at the time but I can't see myself ever wading through all the dull stuff again.

I would never start it again for that reason, but there was so much left undone at the end of the game for me that I can easily dip in to my old save and find a few things to enjoy. That's quite lovely.