Poll: What matters the most to you in a game BESIDES of the gameplay?

[TJOP1]

What matters the most to you in a game BESIDES of the gameplay?

 

[Radeonx]

Fun.
If the game isn't fun, then I won't continue playing it.

 

[zohmbee]

Story. Definately.

 

[Grayjack]

Other than gameplay, sound and story are the most important things to me.

 

[irishdelinquent]

Story is important, but I must concur with RadeonX; if a game isn't fun, why the hell would I bother playing it.

 

[Sassafrass]

For fun. And also sound and story.

 

[Nmil-ek]

Well funs an obvious one, character & sound I can forgive character sometime but a bad soundtrack is unfrogviable to me music/sound is like 80% of a games immersion factor.

 

[Baby Tea]

Story. Definately.

Absolutely this.
If I don't care about a character or a cause, then it's not a great game.
It might be good, but never great. Ever.

 

[superbleeder12]

I selected story, but most of all is characters. If I can't empathize with characters (or if they arent utterly over-the-top) I just feel like i'm going through the motions.

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

I'd say story, just as i always do.

But im tempted to click frame rate, i really don't care too much about graphics but if the game chokes on itself then i instatnly dont like it... sorry.

 

[quack35]

I said graphics just to be different.

 

[Ibanez887]

The story, its like the glue that holds everything together for me
The Replayability factor can nullify this, as in the case of Left 4 Dead

 

[SickCuchulainn]

Torn between story and soundtrack, but going with the latter as the main thing about some of my favourite games (Silent Hill 2, killer7, Fallout 3, Majora's Mask) that sticks in my mind is the quality of the score.

 

[Quadtrix]

Music, then story, and then graphics.

 

[TheDuckbunny]

If it's supposed to be a game of immersion, I'd say animation comes first after gameplay. So many times I've been put off by a game that didn't get it right. It just ruins the entire experience for me. After that, graphics. But with that I mean game design.

 

[Darth Pope]

A lot of people have responded fun, but wouldn't that be part of gameplay?

OT: Story by a long shot. I've always been a sucker for a good story.

 

[Forktongue]

I think story and gameplay go hand in hand. The lack of one can ruin the other.

 

[ddon]

i say sound and story. look at silent hill and you will easily notice that its true.

 

[kahlzun]

Story. Give me more singleplayer and less multiplayer!