I thought about this while playing Lone Survivor, since I know it has multiple endings, but it just strikes me as the sort of game where I have no interest in playing it a second time.

If it's a good game I'll just replay it, cheesability or not. If it's not a good game I just don't care about seeing other endings.

EDIT: In some cases I won't ever see an ending because I can't get into a role where it makes sense to choose it. Mass Effect 3 for example where (post-extended cut) I had three different Shepards that fit character-wise into each ending so I just replayed the game with all of them. I still haven't come up with a way to role-play where the refusal ending makes sense so I still haven't see it.

@smcn said:

If it's a good game I'll just replay it, cheesability or not. If it's not a good game I just don't care about seeing other endings.

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If the ending depends on the difficulty played on, I will replay it. If it is just a choice, like Dues Ex: Human Revolution, I will attempt to load or just go to the YouTubes.

Youtube like a mofo. There are some rare cases where I'll play the entire game again, but 99% of the time I hit up Youtube.

I'll usually leave it for when I next play the game. I've had Silent Hill 2 for years and I've only see two of the endings, one when I first bought it and once when I finished again last year.

If the game lends itself to replayability and I feel that I will get something out of it by playing again, then I'll replay. If the only difference is the type of ending, I'll hit up Youtube.

Neither. I wouldn't replay a game just for an ending if I wasn't going to replay the game anyway, but I also find it harder to appreciate endings just watching them on youtube, because they don't feel earned. Having experienced a potentially different narrative than another play also makes something interesting to talk about.

I usually play through a game just once. I don't really care about the other endings, but if I want to see them then I go to Youtube.

Depends on the game, but most likely youtube. Thinking about it, most games I replay don't really have alternate endings as the games I tend to replay are games that focus on gameplay rather than story. The only one that comes to mind might be Infamous 2, but I can't really remember if I got around to doing a second playthrough of it.

If I care enough about the game to see other endings, then I play it myself, if not, then I never see the other endings. Can't think of any time I've watched endings on youtube.

Neither. I wouldn't replay a game just for an ending if I wasn't going to replay the game anyway, but I also find it harder to appreciate endings just watching them on youtube, because they don't feel earned. Having experienced a potentially different narrative than another play also makes something interesting to talk about.

I usually don't even go to Youtube.

YouTube and a lot of the time, I can't even be bothered to do that.

It depends on whether or not cheevos are on the line. I played though Darksiders 1 two-and-a-half more times than I really wanted to because some of the storyline achievements messed up and I didn't have a save to go back to.

I don't bother with either. Most multiple endings are so similar.

Usually if it's a popular enough game there'll be some wiki or something to read alternative endings/ways to solve a quest. A lot of the Let's Play's don't offer the specific details I'm looking for so Youtube is not always a reliable source of information. I replay games because I enjoy playing the game and it's well made. I don't want to go and grind just to find all the different choices you can make in a game. That's just boring and a waste of my time.

If it's worth replaying then I'll replay it, otherwise I'll just be happy with the ending I got.

Depends on the game really.

999, for example, gave you a completely different experience for each playthrough, so it was worth it to play through it all more than once.

Some games are the exact same thing though, with a different cut scene at the end. If that's the case then i'll usually look up the ending.

I think I can count the number of games I've beaten more than once with my fingers. I go straight to YouTube, the game has to be absolutely amazing in order for me to play through it again and even then, I won't replay through it until at least a year later regardless. I just have so many damn games that I know I'll never finish them, but I won't go through and replay single player games for that reason. Unless, of course, it's a game like Deus Ex or Half-Life and is absolutely amazing.

Sometimes, if the alternate endings include not just a cutscene but a different mission, like Saint's Row the Third, then I'll at least play that mission. But if it's the same except for one cutscene, Youtube.

Neither. The only reason I would care about the other ending(s) would be if their are achievements for seeing them. If not, I will gladly stand by whatever ending I see first