I was going to buy this, but after watching the QL, it's rather obvious that the game is going to get old fast. Probably faster than many other games. Once you're done with the main story, you're done with the game.Anyone have the game and is satisified with a purchase?

It is possible to finish a game and never play it again, yet still be worth the money you know.

Answer to thread title: perhaps because game quality isn't determined by replayability...

You can say the same about most puzzle games, Portal for instance. It won't stop people buying it since the cases in L.A. Noire seem well-thought out and satisfying to solve correctly or incorrectly.

Yes, why would anyone buy a well-produced, original, smart game with a great story.

  So you drew that conclusion from a 40 minute video of Brad showing pretty much nothing to avoid spoiling the game? Well ok then.

Have you never bought a game and play it just once? 
Personally I don't even want to play it more just than once, I want to move on and experience something new when I'm done. 

We'll see, if it's a game not worth revisiting sometime in the future then I'm hoping to rake in $40 in trade in credit for it once I'm done and then combine that with some other game credit I have to get inFamous 2.

The big draw of the game is the immersion and extremely good production.  Its like a movie, a really good one.  Its very clear the direct influence is L.A. Confidential....i just hope the twist isn't the exact same.

Ya, me

dude, there is tons of replay,  there is no way you are gonna get all the cases perfect on the first try,   I've only played the first handful of cases so far, and have had the urge to stop and replay almost every one so far, I have actuallu gone comepletely through one case twice, and will probably do it again..

There is a lot of variation in the way a case can play out, and just the order in which you tackle things, can have a pretty big impact on how things play out..  getting 5 stars on all cases will take multiple plays through each case I have a feeling.

Quality > Quantity.

Everytime

Because I think it's worth the money?

Most of the games I own I only play once anyways.

Yes, why would anyone buy a well-produced, original, smart game with a great story.

Baffling, right?

                   

Quality > Quantity.

Everytime

                   

               

                   

Ya, me

 

dude, there is tons of replay,  there is no way you are gonna get all the cases perfect on the first try,   I've only played the first handful of cases so far, and have had the urge to stop and replay almost every one so far, I have actuallu gone comepletely through one case twice, and will probably do it again..

 

There is a lot of variation in the way a case can play out, and just the order in which you tackle things, can have a pretty big impact on how things play out..  getting 5 stars on all cases will take multiple plays through each case I have a feeling.

                   

               

Take a good long look at yourself in the mirror. Then say to yourself, "Is it really worth the time I put into making a thread this shitty?" The answer is almost always 'no'.

That is why when I finish reading a book, I immediately chuck it out the window. It is never going to be as good the 2nd time around.

/sarcasm

The people in this thread have already answered your idotic question, here is an example however.

Heavy Rain - No reason whatsover to play this game again as the whole game is its story, yet it was one of my games of the year last year.

It depends on whether or not you're 16 and you have no income, and thus replay value is important so you can get the most out of your money, or whether you just want to pay some money for a good time and don't care about amount of hours you can wring out of something.

That could apply to games or prostitutes depending on how you read it.

The people in this thread have already answered your idotic question, here is an example however.

Heavy Rain - No reason whatsover to play this game again as the whole game is its story, yet it was one of my games of the year last year.

 

For this game, I plan to get Platinum on it (even if it takes several playthroughs) and then sell it back to GameStop for money (to purchase RAGE with when it arrives in September)

Ugh, I hate this mindset that gamers have today..

I don't have the time to play through games more then once. Hell, I don't even finish games I want to play sometimes. There are so many great games out that I would rather experience them and move on to another great game. Replay value is an old way to rate games when we only got a few good ones a years.

You don't have to replay a game to find value in it, I played RDR and enjoyed it immensely but i pretty much seen all i could in that game and sold it because i was fairly satisfied and didn't need to play it again.

Ugh, I hate this mindset that gamers have today..

Hmmm because it is suppose to be a great game??? Also it is suppose to be over 30 hours long, that is more then worth face value when it is 30 hours of quality gameplay.

I bought Portal 2 knowing that I would probably never play it again once I beat it and complete all the multiplayer maps as well.  Game is not really all that replayable.  Even though I bought it at $35 and knew it was only about 6 hours long, I still thought it was worth it. 

Just because there's no immediate replay value doesn't mean there ISN'T replay value. Think about it more like a book, very few books make you want to reread them RIGHT after you've finished, but a good book is still good (if not better) after you give it some time, and come back to rediscover things or even discover things for the first time. I often play a game, beat it, and shelf it for 6months to a year, go back to it when there's a lack of new release or I want to play a specific type of game.

We'll see, if it's a game not worth revisiting sometime in the future then I'm hoping to rake in $40 in trade in credit for it once I'm done and then combine that with some other game credit I have to get inFamous 2.

I'm lucky if I can finish most games let alone replay them, that doesn't stop me from wanting to experience the art form of video games.  There are plenty of reasons to purchase and enjoy this game, and apparently the only reason to post such a thread is to troll.

If the game is fun then it doesn't matter if it has a higher replayability or not. Just look at games like Portal.

@CL60 said:

Ugh, I hate this mindset that gamers have today..

Me too. But I also hate the term 'gamers' as well. 

Because the 1st run is good enough.

If you want replay value go buy a pack of cards.

I buy good games. Weird, huh?

I also find it funny how you assume that everyone has some kind of a video game renting service available nearby.

DLC DLC DLC DLC

I barely ever play a game more than once and trade games in a lot once i'm done with them. Replay-ability isn't a main factor, and if a game is made so that you can get everything out of the game in one play-through and feel completely satisfied with what you got for your money, I'm completely fine with that. Sometimes you want that rather than your 50hour final fantasy-esque experience that can sometimes become a slog towards the end.

This is a thread that makes you proud of (most) Giant Bomb members. It's alright to only play games once, you don't have to play it over and over and over for it to be worth the money.

Just because there's no immediate replay value doesn't mean there ISN'T replay value. Think about it more like a book, very few books make you want to reread them RIGHT after you've finished, but a good book is still good (if not better) after you give it some time, and come back to rediscover things or even discover things for the first time. I often play a game, beat it, and shelf it for 6months to a year, go back to it when there's a lack of new release or I want to play a specific type of game.

If you want replay value go buy a pack of cards.

I was going to buy this, but after watching the QL, it's rather obvious that the game is going to get old fast. Probably faster than many other games. Once you're done with the main story, you're done with the game.Anyone have the game and is satisified with a purchase?

I rarely ever play games more than once. I don't have enough time to play all the games I want to play in the first place..  But this game compells me to go through cases again if I could've done a better job. Normally I don't care, and just finishing is enough for me, but so far, I find myself wanting to go back through to see if I can do a better job..

Maybe I'm just the odd man here but this game screams replay to me..

I never play any games twice, i'd take a high quality game I can only play once over a average game you can finish multiple times anyday.

Why spend money on something that's only good once? Fuck food. Once you've eaten it, it's gone. Quality is a determinate factor in all things we buy, not always the longevity. I spend almost all day working on University projects, and I'm damn glad that I get to finish games. There's enough of them out there that I can't be playing the same one over.

This is why I don't go to the movies anymore. You spend $10 and they make you leave after the credits. You can't even watch the next showing.

I like to collect cool stuff about video games.. mainly good video games

Uh... for the experience? I hate people who have to quantify their purchases with the hours they spend playing. It's not about how long it takes you to beat a game, but what you get out of it in the end. A short experience can be just as powerful as a lengthy one and well worth the price of admission in my book. 

Replayability is extremely important to me. I'm sure I'll pick this up when it's on sale.

If this was a 6-8 hour game, maybe I'd agree with you, but I spend 60 hours on Red Dead single player, and even though this might not be as expansive (for all I know, it might, haven't watched many reviews/videos of it) I still plan on taking my time so it might take me more than 25 hours to complete it, and if it's as good as the reviews say, it will be worth every damn penny.