Humdinger
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I was thinking about the way I read and re-read books. I highlight them on the first pass, so that if I come back to re-read them later, I don't have to read the whole book again, a task which could take 20 hours. I just re-read the highlighted sections, which takes about an hour. I can also freely skip chapters, skip ahead to a certain topics, etc. I don't have to re-read the whole book from scratch.
I have similar options with movies. If I want to revisit a movie, I don't have to watch the whole thing again. I can fast forward to my favorite parts. Same thing with music. If there is a part in a long composition that I like, and the song goes for half an hour, I don't have to listen to the whole thing. I can fast forward to the part I like.
I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice, to be able to do the same thing with games? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to replay the best parts, certain sections, or particular quests, rather than having to replay the entire game?"
Some games do offer a semblance of that option, in the form of "chapter select." I'm thinking of Uncharted, for instance, but there are other games that do this. However, those are the exceptions. Usually, your only option is to start a new game from scratch, and then to play the entire game all over again.
The problem with that, at least for me, is that games are very time-consuming. It would be a great time-saver to be able to play only select bits of the game -- a favorite section or quest, for instance -- rather than having to start from scratch and replay the whole game.
I'm sure there are reasons why this is not realistic and/or not worth the costs of implementing. I understand. I'm just engaging in some wishful thinking, I suppose.
I have similar options with movies. If I want to revisit a movie, I don't have to watch the whole thing again. I can fast forward to my favorite parts. Same thing with music. If there is a part in a long composition that I like, and the song goes for half an hour, I don't have to listen to the whole thing. I can fast forward to the part I like.
I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice, to be able to do the same thing with games? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to replay the best parts, certain sections, or particular quests, rather than having to replay the entire game?"
Some games do offer a semblance of that option, in the form of "chapter select." I'm thinking of Uncharted, for instance, but there are other games that do this. However, those are the exceptions. Usually, your only option is to start a new game from scratch, and then to play the entire game all over again.
The problem with that, at least for me, is that games are very time-consuming. It would be a great time-saver to be able to play only select bits of the game -- a favorite section or quest, for instance -- rather than having to start from scratch and replay the whole game.
I'm sure there are reasons why this is not realistic and/or not worth the costs of implementing. I understand. I'm just engaging in some wishful thinking, I suppose.
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