I'd like to bring up something that I rarely see come up - maybe the way to get back into a game you half finished (a problem I often get into) is to watch a Let's Play of it. If it is done by someone who clearly has a passion for it (or has some other quality - such as being skilled at it, or simply having pre-pared exactly what to do like in a speed run) then seeing the start of the game can reinvigorate the urge you had to play it in the first place.
I tend to find that many games (especially big RPGs - which are my favourite) have an almost self-imposed tendency to get in this problem where there comes a point in the game where the story lulls or reaches a point where something important is clearly going to happen and so it tries to urge you to get side-quests done before moving on. I tend to find that these moments serve as a great point to pause for a moment in the game and do something else... At which point you either lose the importunity or wish to return.
This is where a great Let's Play can come in. For instance, I put off playing Xenoblade Chronicles again for a couple years, but only recently has Chuggaaconroy started a Let's Play of it. Seeing the opening moments and building of the story again got me interested in the characters and also gave me that realisation of how far I had already got in the game. A reminder of why I got so far in the game in the first place is a great motivation to keep playing.
-Edit- Another thing I recommend is playing a game that you know you love: preferably something you've finished. Just start it up again and see how far you go with the knowledge that you probably won't finish it and it doesn't matter (I think of it as a disposable play-through). You don't have to think about the story much since you've finished it - and this takes away from the need to do everything perfectly or do every side-quest or collectable.
One of the things I did which got me into gaming again was I chose a day when I knew I was free, all day, all afternoon, and I just turned on Mirror's Edge. I played through the whole thing in a single sitting: it was awesome. There's something about just doing something that you have loved, which gives me the motivation to play something new that I could love.
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