Editing Replay value (section)

===Alternate endings===
One of the most common ways to increase the replay value of a game is to offer multiple endings. An early example of alternate endings is [[Metroid (video game)|''Metroid'']], whose endings are unlocked depending on how fast the player completes the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrd |first=Matthew |date=August 8, 2021 |title=Metroid: How Did NES Gamers React to Learning Samus Aran is a Woman? |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/metroid-nes-ending-samus-aran-woman-reveal-reactions/ |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Other games with multiple endings or secret endings include ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agnello |first=Anthony John |date=November 18, 2015 |title=Knights Of The Old Republic's endings provide more proof that good is dumb |url=https://www.avclub.com/knights-of-the-old-republic-s-endings-provide-more-proo-1798286613 |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayward |first=Andrew |date=September 12, 2013 |title=Good vs. Evil: The Star Wars Games That Let You Choose |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/12/tough-choices-do-you-play-as-a-jedi-or-sith |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Honorof |first=Marshall |date=August 3, 2016 |title=Why You Should Play Marvel: Ultimate Alliance |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/play-marvel-ultimate-alliance,news-23063.html |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=Tom's Guide |language=en}}</ref> the ''[[Silent Hill]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornshaw |first=Phil |date=October 16, 2024 |title=Silent Hill 2 Remake Endings: How To Unlock All Endings, Including New Ones |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/silent-hill-2-remake-endings-how-to-unlock-all-endings-including-new-ones/2900-5831/#2 |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US}}</ref> the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stretch |first=Andrew |date=February 13, 2019 |title=How to Unlock Every Kingdom Hearts Secret Movie |url=https://techraptor.net/gaming/guides/how-to-get-all-secret-movies-from-all-kingdom-hearts-games |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=Techraptor |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=March 11, 2020 |title=A Tribute to Chrono Trigger's Weird, Funny, and Depressing Endings on Its 25th Anniversary |url=https://www.vg247.com/a-tribute-to-chrono-triggers-weird-funny-and-depressing-endings-on-its-25th-anniversary |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=VG247 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sawyer |first=Toby |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Why the S.T.A.L.K.E.R trilogy is still worth playing in 2024 |url=https://theboar.org/2024/06/why-the-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-trilogy-is-still-worth-playing-in-2024/ |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=[[The Boar (newspaper)|The Boar]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> and ''[[Blade Runner (1997 video game)|Blade Runner]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2024 |title=Best Sci-Fi-Themed Games Based on Movies |url=https://scified.com/news/best-sci-fi-themed-games-based-movies |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=Scified |language=en}}</ref>