No. I usually only play through a game once.

I would say no, but Call Of Duty 4's single-player campaign, while short, is so dense, that it is the most replayable single-player game this side of Super Mario I've ever played. Not to mention it's various difficulties and arcade-mode that give it further replay value that actually make you want to replay it.

Play on veteran difficulty and you will have replayed it 50 friggin' times by the time you finish anyway.

Which brings up a point...
Not that familiar with consoles. Is this checkpoint (save point) thing standard? Bioshock and Mass Effect allowed me to save wherever so I was disappointed COD 4 did not.

Yes, the checkpoint is very common. Mapping a button to "quick save" is not a great usage of the controls for a game like that and going into a menu to save every few steps would seriously negate the mood.

Mass Effect also would not let you save when you're in a firefight, and as most of the dedicated FPS's are pretty much firefights, checkpoint, firefight anyway, it's pretty much serves the same purpose.

Don't they usually measure the replayability factor by how different the next time you play the game is? Like new game +, opening up the world for exploration, taking a different branching path, etc.? I like all of that stuff.

Actually, this is an interesting discussion... as games continue to "evolve," does it make sense to replay the game from the beginning again? I'm more interested in "continuing" or "crossover."

By continuing, i mean you can actually continue playing your favorite character through out new maps (i.e. Download related) or new objectives (on-line gaming, nothing new).

By crossover, i mean the game you're currently playing can be ported over to another game of similar genre (under the same developer i guess), now, won't that be cooler than just playing the game from the beginning?

I don't care about replay value. Once/If I finish a game I shelve it, and I usually don't play it again for a long time. Once I get back around to it, I've forgotten a lot of events anyway, so it's still enjoyable.

I don't replay any games no matter how good they are. Once I'm done I'm done. I've never understood this obsession.

Do you watch movies you like more than once?

Do movies take 20 hours to rewatch? Can you do other things while watching movies? I think those questions factor into why there is a huge difference between rewatching a movie and replaying a game.

Nah, i'm pretty sure most people just save the game for certain segments of the game (for replay or show to guests).

As for movie, it's pretty rare for me even to watch the whole thing the 2nd time (sometimes i don't even know why i'm buying movies ).

I completely agree! I played RE:4 twice because of using unlimited ammo and the rocket launcher.

I used to buy games all the time but since I got a 360 I am more selective. Replay value is important to me. I joined Gamefly for the games I want just a once in a lifetime experience. I buy games I want to continue that experience down the road. I also replay games for nostalgia. Online play definately increases the shelf life for games as long as there is someone else to play with you. Does anyone play GRAW online anymore?

i don't buy many games... and the ones i buy i usually finish several times at least... start at medium and do all the way up in difficulty and finish each one at least...

so it's important to me...

because if i like a game i plain old like it, and want to try to get better within the environment, and better within the constraints of the control scheme...

i finished RE4 on normal... then maxed it out to chicago typewriter and rocket launcher and finished out the Ada missions...

then i did professional the same way... and Ada too...

that game rocked...

though i love Resistance Fall of Man, and COD4, and spend way to many hours online and playing them...

i still play SOCOM 1,2,3,4 too...

I tend to keep games thinking that I will either finish them, or go back and play them again. Neither usually happens (because of new games), then I can't get anything for them in trade or $$$ because I waited too long, lol.

The concept is the same. Revisiting, rewatching... the reaction I was commenting about seemed rather harsh, like anyone who replays a game they've already played is an irrational moron.

Portal only takes a few hours to play. Just like a movie. Are people "obsessed" if they play Portal again?

Looking at the comment you're responding to I see your point. If you really enjoy a game I don't see anything obsessive about playing it again. I'm usually pretty burned out after I beat a game, and I like to try something different.

Portal is an odd one. As stated, I don't replay games, and I've already played through Portal 2 and 1/2 times. I think a lot of that is the length and the commitment you have to put in to do it though. I was able to play through it again in an hour (minus the last stage) and had great fun doing it.