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
I mostly agree, but it can work if you’re invested quickly enough in the story and characters. I got really invested in Eivor, my sexy af Vikingr