[General Discussion] Milking games for replay value.

Originally Posted by TheKnightOfNee

I've also played through Castlevania: SOTN with no equips, and then with no equips, items, relics (except necessary to advance the game) or max ups.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is great for that "make your own challenge" kind of gameplay. I've beaten it with "naked Alucard" (no items, relics, armor, etc.) but I admit that I caved to frustration and cheated a few times.

I started a valiant attempt at beating Ace Combat 2 and shooting down all legend pilots using only the A-4, but I'm separated from my PS1 at the moment and can't finish it.

EDIT: I just remembered that I used to do a TON of this kind of thing back when I played Goldeneye for the N64. Aside from generally playing that game to death, I opted for weird challenges like "limb shots only," "no reloading unless the magazine is empty," and "no bullet holes allowed in walls (aka 100% accuracy)."

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Jayden

I've replayed Thief on expert mode, trying to acheive objectives.

Oh, god, Thief. As a huge fan of Thief 2, I became obsessed with "ghosting" for a year or so--basically, you have to complete the levels without anyone realizing you were ever there. No alerted guards, no guards suspicious enough to search for you, and no kills or knockouts. "Leave no trace." It's insanely hard on some levels, but a good challenge on others and gives you that feeling of being an AWESOME STEALTH NINJA when you succeed.

There's nowhere I can't reach.