I want to play either Skyrim or Breath of the Wild for the first time again, knowing nothing about what’s out there to be discovered or the limits of the sandbox. Those games cast a special spell in their first few dozen hours before you know where the boundaries of the world are.
i haven’t played skyrim since the last DLC was released, whatever that was. maybe my memory is sufficiently wiped at this point
I don’t know, I’d be worried if I did that then it wouldn’t hit the same for me the second time around. Who am I now compared to then? What state of mind am I in? I mean who knows how much a song or a a movie resonates with you has to do with where you are at that time?
100% there are songs and music that I adore that were heavily attached to who I was at the time, that, although I still adore, would not have the same impact now. Green day, RHCP, imagine dragons, all those are from different key times in my life that just would not resonate the same with level of impact today.
I would most definitely lose that value if I eternal sumshined it
Fucking hell I wasn’t prepared for the existential questions when I entered this thread.
Yeah I was thinking something similar. The first Game that came into my head was “Gothic” which I have played since forever (since ive been a little kid) and took me forever to beat for the first time. I don’t know if I would even start playing it today if I didn’t know and love it already. From my perspective today the graphics are outdated and the controls are clunky but it has such a unique heart.
No one’s said it yet? I guess I’ll do it: Outer Wilds.
Firefly. Babylon 5. Avatar the Last Airbender. Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. “Imagine” by John Lennon.
Paprika. To see the parade for the first time again… Wow.
Rainworld. Despite being a 2d game it captures the feeling of open exploration so much better than anything else I’ve ever played before
Movie: The Guard
Star Trek DS9. So much good character development, plus all sorts of twists and turns
Damn. Really? I guess I’m lucky. I specifically avoided watching Deep Space 9 as a kid because TNG was on.
I’ll live your dream for your buddy; I heard the show’s about a non-moving ship, which still has a captain for some reason, Benjamin Sisko or something
Fallout: New Vegas. I still find new stuff in it to this day, don’t get me wrong. But to be able to get lost in the Mojave with no idea of the stakes at play all over again would be an absolute delight.
For music, Facelift by Alice in Chains is one of the most underrated albums of all time. If I could go back to popping that CD in the stereo, not knowing what I’m in for and realizing that I’m listening to an Appetite for Destruction-level album. I wore that original CD out. :)
Games: Nier Automata, Portal, and Ghost of Tsushima
Movies: Prince of Egypt, Confessions and The Prestige
Music: “Speak for Yourself” album, “Talent for Love” (Guilty pleasure), and, most musicals that I like (I love stumbling upon one I enjoy).
Rage Against The Machine self-titled 1992 album
Stargate SG-1 TV series
Indeed!
The Star Wars Franchise. I love A New Hope, but it would be ridiculous to Eternal Sunshine just that movie. Other standalone movies would be Oldboy, Martyrs and The Godfather. I’d love to revisit Nirvana’s Nevermind, Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy and MF Doom’s Mmmm Food with a new generation. Imagine experiencing Joe Sacco’s Palestine, Proust’s Swann’s Way, Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor and Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot for the first time (again). I genuinely love this thought experiment…
In which order would you want to watch the saga?
Same order as their release tbh. I personally prefer the ‘big reveal’ in Episode V compared to Episode III.
Outer wilds.
Yeah, I’m sad that I could only ever play my favorite game once.
Mass Effect!
