This is a common occurrence for me since I don’t have much time to play. I often get about halfway through and then stop playing for months. When I come back to it I always want to start from the beginning and then the cycle happens again.
One example for me is Fallout 4
Darksiders 2. I loooved Darksiders 1 but I can’t get into the gameplay for Darksiders 2. Makes me sad because I really am interested in the lore and characters.