Would you play a game for the storyline?

[Highlandheadbanger]

A good story has kept me going through several bad games, so yes.

 

[KindofaBigDeal]

Definitely. I play through visual-novel type games all the time, where the story basically IS the game. Eg: Phoenix Wright, an awesome game.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Is this a nod to Mass Effect?

Well, I played it mostly for the story, once I got sucked into it.

I actually loved the gameplay in ME (moreso than KoTOR, anyway), but the inventory system sucked. But I could see how the story would be interesting to follow regardless of the mechanic.

To answer the TC, it would depend on the strength of the story. Bioshock is a great game for its characters and story, but the shooting gameplay was pretty standard. I hated FFXII's battle system, but I played it for many hours hoping the story would get better only to realize that it didn't.

 

[Daedalus1942]

Well put its this way, Dirge Of Cerberus was boring and repetitive, but i thoroughly enjoyed the story, and THAT's what made me see it through to the end.

 

[Vrex360]

Mass Effect and Bioshock are the story team.