We’re back from our extended spring break to talk about replaying video games, one of my personal favorite summer hobbies. We discuss why we replay video games, what changes between playthroughs, which games we find ourselves returning to over and over again, balancing new games with old games, the nuances of games that ask for multiple runs (like Nier Automata or Hades), and the best and worst games to replay. We also roast each other a fair amount — perfect timing for the heat dome. 



– Amanda Tien, Editor



The Punished Podcast Episode 18







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David Silbert | Sam Martinelli | Amanda Tien



Timestamps




* 0:00 – Introductions and Most Replayed Games



* 4:00 – Why Do We Replay Games?



* 12:25 – What Changes During Replay and Also Yelling About Games We Wished The Others Played



* 22:00 – Replays But Live Service, Roguelikes, New Game Plus, Updates



* 34:33 – New Games Versus Replaying Old Games



* 44:28 – Games You Want to Replay



* 49:43 – Best and Worst Games to Replay



* 58:40 – What We’re Currently Playing




Further Reading: Games We Discussed




* The Alters — Amanda shared her replay obsession with this new release; read her The Alters review



* Batman: Arkham series — Mark recently replayed Batman: Arkham Knight, and we’ve talked about the series previously, too



* Dishonored — Amanda once again hyped how good replaying Dishonored is



* Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest — Sam once again talked about the game he submitted to the Punished Hall of Fame



* Hotel Dusk: Room 215 — David wrote about this mystery gem on our best Nintendo DS games list



* The Flame in the Flood — Amanda hyped it on our best Nintendo Switch games list



* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — Sam wrote about how it broke his brain 



* Nier: Automata — none of us Back to Episodes