Do you generally replay your games? How many times?

Do you generally replay your games? Many times? 
 
I see people replaying again Mass Effect 2 with different classes, but i cannot see myself doing it, as it will wear down on me quickly.   
 
When i do it, generally after a long pause before the last one, i try to feel the novelty of my loss of memory in effect. Still i don't generally replay games.  
 
What about you?

if i like it i will replay... if i dont then no.

 Unless it's really good I don't bother.  I beat Resident Evil 4 at least 7 times, and that's just the PS2 version. I beat Uncharted 2 like 4 times and I'm thinking about playing Batman again.

Depends on the game. Some games I replay for achievements, and some games I replay because I like the game, and somes games I don't replay at all. I think I've played Resident Evil 4 well over 30 times at least, but that's the main exception. Generally, if I'm replaying a game it's only once or twice.

I only play games 1-2 times usually.

I've beat Metal Gear Solid about 20 times. I promise you, that is a fact! I bought it the same year it was released. I was pretty young back then. And it was the only game I had played which I really enjoyed. MGS and Crash Bandicoot of course...
 
Edit: Oh yes, I generally playthrough games a second time. This of course depends on the game and if I found it to be good or not. But I rarely pick up games I dont like. It happends sometimes, but not to often.

Depends.  Most of the time I beat the game and I'm done with it.  With some games, I like to go back and get everything like all the achievements in Bayonetta or all the stars in Super Mario Galaxy.

I usually start a second playthrough, but never end up finishing it.

Generally?  Not really.  There's a few exceptions where I like a game well enough to immediately replay it a second time through.  Dead Space lets you carry over your weapons and keep upgrading them, and Gears of War 2 and FEAR 2 had hard modes that were worth replaying for.  I almost did this with Mass Efffect 2, but kind of want the story to sink in a little more and finish up more backlog before I hit it again.  I'm almost this close to pulling out Dead Space again...

Usually once, except games like Dragon age where you can create and play a totally different character  

Morrowind.... Oblivion... KOTOR... Gears of War... Halo games... Crimson Skies.  Hm, more than I thought.  I usually don't replay games nowadays.  The gameplay has to be really good, or have some exploration.

If I can make the outcome and certain scenarios fold out differently, then sure.  Like in Chrono Trigger.  I didn't bring that cat to that little girl the first time.  What a dick.

Only if somebody suggests it....HINT HINT.

Very rarely.  It helps when my character and unlockables carry over to a second playthrough.  The last two games I played twice (MUA 2 and RE 5) let you do that and I'm considering playing through Borderlands again once I finish.

I usually do, specially games with multiple endings. On just regular games, I'll probably replay it a while down the road, when I've forgotten things. For example, I replayed Shadow of the Colossus last year because the last time I played it was when it came out.

If an achievement require it, then sure. I love achievements. Though, some games are just fun to play again, like Modern Warfare 2 or other easy to digest singleplayer games (Mass Effect 2 is too big, however I played the first one at least 5 times and the second one 2 times for achievements).

Ocarina of Time
Banjo Tooie
Fable
 
These days I don't play singleplayer too much. Sucked into online multiplayer.

I do on occasion. Depends on the quality of the story and how much I enjoyed playing it.

I use to when I did have much to play and I didnt have gamefly. The only time I do now is if there is a achievement Im missing and need to replay.

I generally play every game I have at least twice. Normally there's a few years between them though.

sometimes, if I really like the game. I must of played through RE5 4-5 times. a fantastic game in my book. 

I usually play games once unless I want to replay them again. 

Very rarely. Of course, replaying was more common  when I was a kid but nowadays me replaying a game is a very rare thing. Before Mass Effect 2, the last game I replayed for fun rather than achievements was the first Gears of War.

In the past I hardly ever did unless I ran out of games to play. Now, achievements and good games deserve multiple playthroughs. I played through Dragon Age about 4 times and Mass Effect 2 about 2 and a half times. I plan to replay the first Bioshock a couple more times as well as the second.

I'll do bits and pieces of a game like Oblivion again, if I want to do things a little differently. But usually it only happens when it's been a few years and I know I can enjoy it without getting bored. I think Mechwarrior 4 is the game I've replayed the most, now that I think about it . huh.

I generally do. Mainly for achievement reasons. But I will occasionally go back and play an older game just because I love it so much like Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Half-Life 2, Knights of the Old Republic, ect.

i usually replay my games many times. for example i played the original mass effect more then 12 times to completion.

I replay good games. Not many of those recently though.

no, not usually as i played it once and that is it. i think that games aren't as great as they use to be as i use to play a lot of games twice.

on my ps2, i've replayed ace combat 4: shattered skies more than 100 times already, on ace difficulty, using the weakest jets for some of the most awesome missions, and handling business like no other. i've been shot down a few times, though. it's damn difficult to keep on evading the quick air-to-air missiles with an f-15. on my laptop, i have replayed dragon age: origins several times now, and mass effect. i dunno how much longer i can keep going with mass effect 2. the scanning is downright annoying! also having to be online for the dlc is stupid, too. i don't always have the luxury of being able to connect to the internet.

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" Do you generally replay your games? Many times?  I see people replaying again Mass Effect 2 with different classes, but i cannot see myself doing it, as it will wear down on me quickly.    When i do it, generally after a long pause before the last one, i try to feel the novelty of my loss of memory in effect. Still i don't generally replay games.   What about you? "

Game that i currently remember replaying:
 
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)
Super Mario games
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Halo: Combat Evolved  (with friends/brother)
Some Mega Man games
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Soiid 2
 
And some other games that i can't recall

Usually I'll play a game once or twice and be done with it.  But if its a game I truly love or have an urge to play through another time then of course I'll play it again.  That's for the single player though, multiplayer is different, I'll play it until I don't feel the urge to go back.

Depends on the game. If it sucks, I won't even finish it. If it has an amazing story, then sure. Especially if its a choice thing, where your decisions affect the story.

 
No. I usually only play games once.

I'm an achievement whore, so if there's an achievement that I think I'm capable of getting and wouldn't be ridiculously boring to get, I'll replay a game.

I normally just play games once. Even games that I absolutely love and that I tell myself I should play again, like Resident Evil 4, I still just play only once.
 
The only game I've gone back and played repeatedly is Max Payne 2. It's only a couple of hours long, but the game is absolute bliss.

depends on the game I've beat dragon age 3 times and re5 6 times 
it all depends on if there are other endings(dragon age) or you keep getting new stuff (RE5)

Generally no.
 
With the exception of Fallout 3, Oblivion and the recent Bioware games.

" I replay pokemon over and over until I  get a newer pokemon game :) "

Some games are perfectly fine playing through them once, others need multiple playthroughs in order to see or do everything, or to really feel satisfied by the product, or because it's so awesome. My favourite games to replay are ones such as Oblivion, Fable, Half-Life 2, Dragon Age and Majoras Mask. Most JRPGs I tend to only play once, even if I really enjoyed them. I loved Tales of Vesperia, but I don't think I ever want it to play through it again. I might play through Eternal Sonata again, but it's been two years since I beat that game and it's half the length of Tales.
 
General rule of thumb is if there are no hot new releases, replay good games rather than play old games.

" @ChloroformGirl said:

" I replay pokemon over and over until I  get a newer pokemon game :) "

funny you should say that. i've had a huge craving to play pokemon blue/red lately but i don't have a machine that will play them anymore...i hope they remake them in DS form. "

" @ChloroformGirl said:

" I replay pokemon over and over until I  get a newer pokemon game :) "

funny you should say that. i've had a huge craving to play pokemon blue/red lately but i don't have a machine that will play them anymore...i hope they remake them in DS form. "

i buy a game like 
"ZOMFGZZZZ!!! i could replay this loads, it sounds awesome"
 
but i dont.... ever !

" @jadeskye: Dude, they're remaking Gold/Silver for the DS. Why would you ever need Red/Blue after Gold/Silver? It was the perfect sequel that did everything right. "