| ArtofAngels said: Okay the title is hard to understand what I am trying to get at, How long can you not play a game and then continue your file and still feel emersed in the story? For example if I have started a Final Fantasy game and lets say I stop playing half way through the game, and then decide to play it again 4 months later, I have to start again, If I'm not playing the game in one straight I lose the feel easily. 6 weeks is about the maximum gap I can have before feeling to distant from the game to continue, Some of my mates can pick up an RPG file after not playing it for over a year and be fine with that, not me. |
It depends on the game. For something like an RPG, I'm with you, I have to start all over if it's been more than several weeks. That kept me from finishing FFV for years until I got it for GBA.
There are also some games where short-term memory plays a big role. I got a third through Metroid Prime 2 when it first came out, and then Life(tm) distracted me for a while. I tried to pick it back up again, but I had no idea where I was in the game world. The hint system is helpful, but there are so many other things to remember besides the location of your immediate goal. I had to start that game over as well.
