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

• <figure></figure>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 and wrote a new feature about it in Unwinnable Magazine





• 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 have written enough about this awesomely weird game





• Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo –– David enjoyed this new indie Metroidvania; read his Pipistrello review





• Soulcalibur II — Sam acknowledged he just can’t quit this on the Nintendo Switch 2

Song Credits

• “Diddy Boom Box,” composed by Jack Wise from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest





• “Desert Highway,” composed by Satoshi Okubo from Hotel Dusk: Room 215





• “Gathering Wood,” composed by Chuck Ragan from The Flame in The Flood

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