Why do people care so much about storylines?
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I always sort of felt that favoring gameplay at the exclusion of story is like watching movies for the tits and explosions. It's just kind of a shallow view of the medium.
Hm, well, perhaps you've never really played a game with a genuinely engaging story or characters - if you play mostly JRPGs I can see how easy it would be to just tune it out. Games like Mass Effect or Half Life 2 come to mind.Velocity Eleven said:
Nominally, RPGs are for the broad experience, the gameplay, the fun. Stories aren't always creative, or original, things like that. Those are reserved for the action/adventure, usually, with a parallel focus (for some) on gameplay instead. For some examples, we know the story (Zelda, Mario, Batman, anything with any military ever, Lego), so it's all about how we play. For others, it's about what we're playing (Prototype, inFamous, Assassins creed). We know the JRPG storyline by now--a bunch of teens with various flavors of exposition going off to kill the current Evilest Badass with the Biggest Sword.
the unquantifiable bombardment of dialogue options is what turned me off dragon age... that and the "character creation" thingWoodsey said:
I know they are common in most WRPGs, I havnt really played many of them... there are things I like about them but those 2 things are a turn-off for me... Borderlands is my favourite WRPGWoodsey said:
People want a motivation for killing things (unless they're Nazis, which need no justification). People want a reason to hate the things they're killing or a justification. In Halo you're not killing the Covenant because they're aliens, but because they're on a crusade to destroy the human race. You have a motivation, so there is no reason to hold back. If you're not given a reason there's no point. Why do I want to be killing something that has nothing to do with me? While I don't consider story the first priority, having a good story is a serious plus. When you have fun gameplay and a good story... Well, that's when a game is considered good.
Let's say that a book, movie, and video game all have the same plot. As long as the gameplay is passable, I would most definitely enjoy the video game's story the most.
There's a level of interactivity, where YOU personally have an involvement with the story, that just isn't present in a book or movie. Take Heavy Rain, for example. Heavy Rain lets the story be YOUR story, and not merely the one that the developer said you must play through.
I'm reminded as well of Persona 3. You're supposed to give the protagonist your own name, and he says nothing other than what you tell him to. The storyline is completely static, yet it still feels like you actually have a stake in what's going on, since you're controlling somebody with your name (essentially, you in a different body).
To be honest, the storyline is probably the most important consideration of mine when I buy a game. When done right, it provides a more compelling and interactive experience than a book ever could.
There's a level of interactivity, where YOU personally have an involvement with the story, that just isn't present in a book or movie. Take Heavy Rain, for example. Heavy Rain lets the story be YOUR story, and not merely the one that the developer said you must play through.
I'm reminded as well of Persona 3. You're supposed to give the protagonist your own name, and he says nothing other than what you tell him to. The storyline is completely static, yet it still feels like you actually have a stake in what's going on, since you're controlling somebody with your name (essentially, you in a different body).
To be honest, the storyline is probably the most important consideration of mine when I buy a game. When done right, it provides a more compelling and interactive experience than a book ever could.
list of games that woudl suck without story:
InFamous
Uncharted 1
Heavy Rain
Dragon quest: cursed king
FFVII: Crisis core
Brutal Legend
Probably more...add to if you wish
that is why we love story
InFamous
Uncharted 1
Heavy Rain
Dragon quest: cursed king
FFVII: Crisis core
Brutal Legend
Probably more...add to if you wish
that is why we love story
you rlogic is flawed. You don't have to play a game for its gameplay. Or is Myst not a game to you?
While I do like a game with a good story, let's face it, if the game is fun enough, you won't care.
We done now think we got even nerd rage in this thread to wrap around the whole dimension and then some... Simply put it adds fun and depth which a few user have posted so hate to be a broken record and hope this won't go over 11 pages my brain hurts just skimming your thoughts on the matter people.