Over the weekend I decided to replay Desire, a game I hadn’t touched for around four years. Over two evenings I ploughed through Albert’s scenario and will soon be resuming as Makoto. The thing is, I had forgotten what a superb story it is (at least as Albert), prompting me to rethink my position on single-path games. Before playing, plot details were sketchy; I vaguely remembered certain events happening but couldn’t put them in context. However I dodistinctly remember not ever wanting to play through Desire again, so it struck me as funny how an extended break can rejuvinate a game and allow one to squeeze just a little more value from it.
After finishing Desire I plan to have another crack at DiviDead, having only got two endings the first time round and being totally lost in the complex plot (of which I can recall very little). It’s quite an exciting prospect, almost like having a new game waiting to be explored.
So, anyone else replay their old games and find themselves absolutely loving it?