Returning to an otome game after a long break: restart or continue?

[Eril $akurai]

I only restart a game if I don't remember much. But if I do, then I'll just continue from where I left off.

 

[neroro]

It depends on how long ago i stopped playing it. Nowadays i tend to restart from scratch because i always forget the plot

 

[YummyYum]

Usually I at least finish the LI route I'm on before I drop a game, so when I do come back after a long time I technically restart because I re-read the common route but I don't replay the same LI route.

 

[bugpudding]

I fear that if I restart the game I'd get back to where I was and take a break again. And then I'd try to restart it again later... Just to do the same thing T_T

 

[amonholic]

Most of the time i just continue

 

[ysn0]

If it were me, and I had a vague recollection of it, I think I'd resume the game from where I left off, hoping my memory would come back.

 

[blues2]

It depends on the timeline, a few weeks it is fine to continue because the memory is there. But a few months or even years... it's better to restart. If it is boring, I at least skim through parts I played previously to recall what happened.

 

[koten]

I would just continue if you still remember the common route/if the routes are separate enough that you don't need to remember everything from the other routes you played already.

 

[kotohabaki]

How long is the break? If it's within the year I might just continue, but if not, I'll just choose to restart.

 

[oliviya]

I think that most of the time I can sort of remember the plot. Occasionally the plot is very complicated and I'm like "what are these people talking about?" and that's my sign to re-start or go back a little.

 

[nightivory]

Usually I just continue, but if I really don't remember much, then I'll (sometimes) restart.

 

[piiinku]

If I have general idea what the plot is, I would continue where I left off. However, if I have absolutely no memories of the plot left whatsoever, I guess I'd restart ...(╥_╥)

 

[haru0117]

If I remember the story, I'll start from where I left off; if not, I'll start from the beginning.

But I've never actually finished a game I've started and then quit halfway through.

 

[801_9ma]

I always replay games after a long break, but that's because I am easily distracted and what I think will only be a couple weeks-long break ends up being a months-long or even years-long break due to how easily carried away I am with other things ^^"

 

[xinyll09]

depends on how long of a break i took if it's a few weeks or a month then continue but if it's many months or few years then restart

 

[avaloncode]

If I'm in the middle of a route, I'll likely restart because i know i'm definitely not gonna remember what was going on at the time but in general I enjoy restarting things. If I've 100% completed a game before and have everything unlocked, sometimes I'll delete all the data and reinstall it just to unlock everything all over again!

 

[RyuukiRyuu]

Personally, I'd restart from scratch. My memory is ass and I cannot enjoy a route when I have no idea what is going on in it beforehand. But if you have a better memory than I do, I suggest you restart from where you left off

 

[NightingaleDream]

Honestly I also restart, my mermory is like... Dory's in Finding Nemo. If I took a long break before returning to the game, I just can't seem to enjoy the route the same If I don't have a fresh memory of all that has happened with the LI, it just doesn't feel the same to me.

 

[Altorese]

It depends. I'm not a big fan of rereading, but if I forget a key plot moments, I'll scan through those bits to catch up. Usually i just pick up right where I stopped

 

[AlexaC]

I would start them again so I could have all the story details fresh in my mind. I've played games that are released episodically and tried to pick up where I left off, but I always forget some small details.

 

[Blind]

I will start playing from the beginning because I have almost forgotten the previous plot

 

[fraizumin]

I just continue where I left it. Maybe reread some parts that is important to the story, but usually I remember main details to skip most of it.

 

[yumi1]

I want to play with a fresh perspective, so I'm starting from the beginning.
No matter how interesting the story is, you'll forget it if you haven't played for a long time.

 

[Lilia16]

I usually just continue

 

[Yuki3548]

If I haven't completely forgotten the story, usually I just continue.