Why play a new game when you can always replay an old favourite? Whether it's because you're hooked on the combat, in love with the characters, want to relive the story, or just pure nostalgia, there are certain games that keep us coming back, back, and back again. Here are some picks from TheGamer's editors.
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I play through the original Broken Sword at least once a year. It's a comfort game. Pure cosiness. I know it inside out—every joke, every location, every puzzle solution—but I still enjoy it every time I play it. Some say there's no such thing as a perfect game, but Broken Sword comes pretty close. The art, the voice acting, the story, the humour, the music—all wonderful. George Stobbart is one of the greatest video game characters of all time. I love getting rowdy in the Irish pub and causing trouble with Lady Piermont in the Hotel Ubu. I don't even mind the goat puzzle. Man, I might go replay it right now.
I come back to The Witcher 3 almost every single year. Since the game was released in 2015, this means that I’ve played it something like seven times now. I remember playing the game for the first time like it was yesterday. When I saw the credits roll, I didn’t want to leave the game world, so I just started over from the beginning. Something about the Northern Kingdoms and Skellige in particular keeps me coming back over and over again. You might think that I’d make different quest decisions or try a new combat style, but for some reason I wind up playing the game in exactly the same way every time. Go figure.
Don’t ask which because I’ve replayed every Soulsborne so much I’ve lost count. FromSoftware games have a steep learning curve and an entry wall so tough it’d
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