Weekend Hot Topic: Video games you wish lasted forever

metro.co.uk:

Readers discuss their favourite live service games and other titles they wish went on forever, from Zelda: Breath Of The Wild to The Outer Worlds.

The subject for this weekend’s Inbox was suggested by reader Onibee and included all kinds of games, from those that are intended to be constantly updated with new content to ones you just wish were treated that way.

Live service games are a touchy subject with some gamers, and many people were insistent that they only wanted a finite experience, while others were reluctant to let an enjoyable experience end before they’d had enough.

Melancholy ending Like a good meal or an amazing film there are plenty of great games I’ve never wanted to end, while simultaneously knowing that if it goes on for too long then you’re going to be sick of it. You always want to be left wanting more rather than wishing it would wrap itself up already.

That said, there is a very melancholy feeling when you know you’re getting to the end of a game you’ve enjoyed. On the one hand you’re excited to see how it finishes but on the other you know you’ll never get to play it again for the first time.

There are plenty of games I’ve felt this way about and I was going to say Final Fantasy 7 Remake as my main answer, but that felt like a bit of a cheap shot since I probably wouldn’t feel quite the same way about it if I didn’t already know it was only a part of the story.

So Instead I’ll say Uncharted 2, which I feel is one of my favourite video game experiences ever and I remember feeling pretty bad about finishing it simply because I knew I’d never play something that good again for a long while. In truth, it’s probably perfectly paced though, whereas Uncharted 4 went on just a bit too long, despite in parts