5 of the Best Video Games with the Worst Replay Value

Linear Games Typically Don't Get Played Through More Then Once.

What makes a game so good you have to play it twice? For nick the answer is the story line. Just because a game has no replay value doesn't necessarily mean that it's a bad game; it could be loads of fun the first time through, but if you complete it in less than 20 hours, and the storyline is thin; you're just not going to want to pick it up again. These 5 games display just those characteristics. (A run through of the game will leave you feeling like perhaps it was all too quick) This is nicks list of 5 games with the worst replay value.

[SeanRL]

I haven't picked up god of war 3 once since beating it. Great game, there's just not much reason for me to go back to it.

[romalias2]

That's a good one... your right, no new game plus, no enhanced features, nothing to play for after you beat it ...

God of War 2 at least had the bath scene right at the beginning for you to quickly jump into. Shame it didn't really show anything though! or was that GOW 1? blah I can't remember which ones which anymore lol

[albel_nox]

I'm not ashamed to say I have beaten both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 multiple times. If I like an RPG enough I'm willing to play through it a few times. I'm currently on my second play through of FF 13.

[romalias2]

FFX-2 felt too much like a Charlies Angles rip off for me to play it twice. XD Final Fantasy X was fairly good on the other hand, but the whole running across fields to get everywhere thing was rather annoying.

I wish Square would bring back the air-ships ... FF1 had one FF2 had one FF3 and so on until FFX then bamb suddenly there is no more Cid(Typically the engineer of the early air-ships)

Seriously the airship and the hidden content is what made FF6 so great! (Bohzo) (Kupo!) (MoMo) (8 Dragons) yeah ROR was great ...

BTW how is the game play in FF13? I'm thinking of buying it but I don't want another FF12 ... I hated all the automation of FF12 made it more boring then any other FF game I've played.

[despair]

lol I lost it with all the singing and giggling in FFX-2, I mean the battle system was one of the best in the series and they had the worst type of story, I mean when I saw a pop concert open the game I knew it was trouble.

But the thing about replayability is that if I beat a 10 hour game 5 times it still wouldn't cover how long I played the average FF game, so as far as value goes, if the first playthrough was deep, engaging and it feels like it was worth you time, then you got value for the purchase, even without MP or replayability.

[albel_nox]

FF13 is strictly a love it or hate it game. I think its great but I recommend people rent it first. The battle system is particularly something that is not for everyone. The later in the game you get the more convenient it is to just set your battle commands to auto and just worry about shifting the characters to the right roles at the right time.

[Horny]

actually they are wrong about MGS, you have to play twice to get both endings, or save before the torture sequence

[e-p-ayeaH]

lol this list fails in so many levels.

replay value depends most on the player cause FF ,MGS and Grandia are constantly replayed cause their so dam good. (maybe not FFX-2 for many ppl)

And the Doom and Quake series with no replay value LOL so its like ALL FPS!!!

And like i said replay value mostly depends on the player.

I would say the FPS with most replayability without getting to repetitive is probably the original Bioshock.

[romalias2]

That's true it's very dependant on the player... However, I don't think many people re-play FPS games unless it's for multi-player content. I'd like to put up a poll and see just how replayed FPS games really are ;) I think even the die hard FPS fans don't play them twice ... Just a guess though.

Likewise with no added content Grandia 2 is boring the second time through, especially since the first play through doesn't last more then 40 hours.

I personally beat it in one sitting, then never picked it up again, even though the story is great.

FFX-2 sucks FFX is good, but as I mentioned before there just isn't enough content far too linear...

Final Fantasy 6 is a good example of a game which offers a lot of content even after beating the game, without resorting to a new game + feature even.

Final Fantasy 7 offered a lot of additional content towards the end of the game as well with several hidden bosses and rare materia to be found. The hidden bosses are actually harder then the final boss!

Chrono trigger has 12 endings, each one depending on a different time or method of killing Lavos. That gives it around 12 play throughs before you run out of content, and at 30-40 hours a play through that's a lot of game time.

Star ocean has at least 40 to 80 hours of content with hidden content at the end as well as the ability to re-play it using a second character giving it at least enough content for two times through.

All examples of games with GOOD replay value unlike the ones listed in the article ... Seriously what does FFX give you? X-2 was worse then X, Charlies Angles rip off lol.