re: How do you approach a game you revisit after a long break?

I find on games I do that with...usually games like Zelda/Dragon Age/Skyrim etc where I'll play for a week or so and then set it to the side for 6 months I end up having to restart because I can't figure out wtf I was supposed to be doing and so I'll wander around for a bit and if I can't figure it out I'll just start over. It's probably why I never beat games like that