If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would it be?

(Saw this question asked on another popular link aggregation website and it got me thinking)

If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would you choose? This might be because you want to do it all again, or because you don’t think you got enough out of it the first time. It could be experiencing the game exactly as you were back then, or experiencing a game with what you know now.

For me, it’s Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, experienced exactly as I was back in 1991.

Nothing comes close to how jaw-droppingly amazed I was by that opening sequence. The epic orchestral score, the cinematic rainstorm, creeping around in the dark… it was a generational leap above anything I’d played on 8-bit computers and consoles, and even the Megadrive. I’d love to play it again without thirty plus years of Nintendo/Zelda knowledge, or without knowing about the dark world.

theangryseal,

I’m gonna break the rules and name more than one.

Super Metroid

Link to the Past I beat it with my mom as a kid. I’d love to go back and just be a kid who loves his mom playing that game again.

Ocarina of Time My mom and I snuck and opened the Christmas present every evening after my dad went to bed. We were at the forest temple when I actually opened it for Christmas and pretended to be surprised.

Wind Waker I was so disappointed over the cartoon graphics I almost didn’t play it. Once the game won me over I fell in love with everything about it.

Twilight Princess My first Zelda as an adult living on my own. I bought it on GameCube and played it with my ex. We had no cable, no internet, no phone. It was the only entertainment we had (video games) and it was an experience that made us closer.

Symphony of the Night I just fucking love that game.

World of Warcraft I want to go back and play with my son. We did arenas and we were an unstoppable team. Some of the best nights of my life were spent side by side playing WotLK and Cata.

I could go on but someone is standing here bugging me now. Take care folks.

AngryCommieKender,

Symphony of the Night is $2.99 on play store and istore. Using the native touchscreen controls gives you a hotkey for your spells, you only have to “cast” them once to unlock them.

I’m amazed Secret of Mana, and Chrono Trigger weren’t on your list.

theangryseal,

Oh I’m sure they would be if I had ever played them.

I’ll give them a go.

cantrips,

That’s a fun memory with your mom. With parents like that, how did you grow up to be an angry seal?

theangryseal,

Oh, they weren’t all sunshine and rainbows.

My parents were a nightmare haha.

404,

OUTER WILDS.

It’s a fantastic exploration game if you go in blind and I wish I could forget it all and explore it all again.

Boxtifer,

What’s sad is that I know I will forget the lore and the journey on how I figured out how I got to the end. But I don’t think I’ll forget the specifics for the ending.

davetansley,
@davetansley@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, it really was amazing to play blind. We especially enjoyed the DLC… when we first realised what it was all about, it nearly blew our minds!

404,

Yeah, I’ve never wtf’d so hard in a game as when I entered the thing and left the other thing in the DLC.

That game was so well done and thought through.

retrieval4558,

I’m shocked that this isn’t everyone’s answer tbh lol

Poopmeister,

Those are the people that haven’t played it yet.

lesnout27,

I got it in my library and only played for 10 minutes somehow. After reading als those comments maybe now it’s time to play it

PHLAK,
@PHLAK@lemmy.world avatar

The Witness

FireWire400,
@FireWire400@lemmy.world avatar

Probably Fallout New Vegas (if that even counts as retro yet). I’ve played it to death ever since it came out and can’t even remember the first time I completed it.

hedders,
@hedders@fedia.io avatar

I think this is a tie between Bloodborne and Panzer Dragoon Saga. Absolute masterpieces, both. I replay both of them at least once a year, but it would be wonderful to go back in fresh.

kingofsnake,

Panzer Saga is excellent, though I’d love to have played it on release instead of years later.

dimjim,

For pure amount of enjoyable play hours: Skyrim, hands down.

For emotional/philosophical impact: Either Journey or SOMA. Both had a big impact mentally for me.

CaptPretentious,

I wish I could experience Portal for the first time again.

raspberriesareyummy,

one game I didn’t see in the whole thread: A story about my uncleWhile not necessarily my pick, that game is beautiful storytelling and I recommend it to everyone.

Matombo,

Dark Souls 1

Part 2, 3 and not even elden ring did manage to reach the same athmosphere and i mainly atribute it to leveldesign: Dark souls 1 is an apocalypse brought about the fact that every last being is slowly but surely driven insane before losing any semplence of self altogether and bekome huskless zombies. And the world is reflecting this: It’s like a surealist painting. When you zoom in very far everything makes sense, ther is a wall and a medieval city and beneath is some sewers, but when you zoom out the city is actually in front of the wall, but then you are on top of the wall which is kinda acting like an entrance the the next area and not like a wall at all. In the other directen you go down the sewer, but then drop into a hole to be on top of a wall again with another city beneath you. And you can go even further down, either to a hell like environment to yet another city even lower, or throug a giant dead tree to come out on a beach with a clody sky above which absolutly does not make any topological sense at all. And yet this map is intricatly interconnected with several passages and elevators. Not from me: It’s like with the first flame fading it’s not the dead rising, but time and space itself is collapsing, that’s why you can’t die, that’s why other players can be summoned to your world, and that’s why the whole world, while still being connected, makes no sense at all.

Also 2nd choice: Obligatory: “Spec Ops: The Line”

If you haven’t played it yet: Do it without reading any Spoilers.

TheGreenGolem,

Neverwinter Nights

soysauce,

OMG yes. Even if it’s with the same pirated copy that crashed on a specific spot every time. What a cool game.

raspberriesareyummy,

I was so gutted when NWN 2 ran at only 2-3 FPS on my wine configuration - to this date I haven’t played it - so I guess I still have something to look forward to! :)

raspberriesareyummy,

Did you play the Penultima mods? Very nicely done campaign!

TheGreenGolem,

No! And now I want to! Thanks for the suggestion.

raspberriesareyummy,

you are welcome - I have had a similar valuable suggestion here, hearing for the first time about a Duke3D mod: Alien Armageddon - this thread has been quite rewarding so far :)

dangblingus,

Skyrim. After 200 hours, you start becoming really aware of the “seams” and the clunkiness of the Creation Engine. Although, while you’re still working your way through the quests, and every stat isn’t at 100 yet, it’s pure pure pure bliss. To have that original feeling back. Gah!

fosforus,

Dwarf Fortress was an amazing experience the first few times when you had no idea what to expect or do. My fortress designs have become much more boring (even if efficient) since, and I’m just unable to do the sort of artistic weirdness that happened during the first games.

Rootiest,
@Rootiest@lemmy.world avatar

Dwarf Fortress is an experience, it’s really something else

Commiunism,

Probably Pathologic 2, assuming I’d retain my fondness towards it.

On my way to completing my first playthrough, I had to spend at least 2 months warming up to the game and actually going through the first hour, after which it was absolutely amazing. I’m still replaying it once a year due to how much I love it.

beachbum1972,

Oh man… I would love to experience Zork again for the first time. 😊

“West of House

You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.

There is a small mailbox here.”

lightnsfw,

Morrowind but it wouldn’t matter because I don’t have enough time to get immersed in it anymore.

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