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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB
That's what the hipster nostalgiacs forget -- the thing about nostalgia? It wears off.
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nos·tal·gia
näˈstaljə,nəˈstaljə/Submit
noun
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
"I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college"
synonyms: reminiscence, remembrance, recollection; More
something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia.
"an evening of TV nostalgia"
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Once the longing for the lost has been satisfied, you can't use the same appeal because the thing is already at the forefront of the mind.
I'm the type who rarely gets any game new, so maybe I get around to playing a game 3 or more years after release. That way, I can appreciate it on its merits instead of it being a shiny new/old? thing.