Poll: How do you judge your games?

[veloper]

Gameplay is right at the top, but ultimately every purchase comes down to value for money.

Everyone expects more from a full priced game than a $10 indie game. That cheap game still needs to be fun to play, but features may be dropped, like advanced gfx and VOs.

 

[Someone Depressing]

Usually atmosphere. Especially in a horror-game.

If it's not really a "arty/atmospherey" game, then I'd usually get what I can out of the gameplay.

If it's a story-based game, you kind of have to judge it by that, since it's smashing you over the face with the book of "[Game's Name]'s Story".

 

[StormShaun]

The gameplay over everything, if it aint fun, whats the points...

then story...

then...whatever.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Atmosphere, immersion, gameplay, it all adds up. Basically if I start to play a game, blink, and suddenly realise it's five hours later then I chalk it up as a good game - if I put a game down after an hour or so and do something else because I'm bored, I chalk it up as a bad game.

 

[Hamish Durie]

how much fun and enjoyment I had

 

[Shocksplicer]

I tend to judge games by measuring how much of a soulless cash-in they are.

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

I judge my games by the amount of fun I have and the time spent on them without realising. Anything else is just details.