Does the story matter as much or even more as the actual game play, graphics etc?
Does the story help make games fun?
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, Apr 22 2008 02:47 PM
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 02:57 PM
no,there are alot of games that the story is sucks but the games rocks XDlike mario..I think the story is stupid Oo and always the SAME!but I like mario's games :3
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 03:19 PM
I don't think the story is as important, but it's definitely a plus if you want a successful game. It heps to keep you interested, and even a little invested in the characters, so you actually want to win. That's how I am, anyway ^^
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 03:56 PM
Story is extremely important especially in RPG games. Final Fantasy 7 wouldn't be FF7 without the story! Hell all the FF's wouldn't be good without the story.
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 04:56 PM
Agreed with Pokemon Trainer - Plot is extremely, unbelievably important. As Pokemon Trainer's example states, FF7 would be nothing without plot, and it's possibly the most famous Final Fantasy game ever! Though there are many, many awesome games merely for playing, plot definately helps them be the best.
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Posted 23 April 2008 - 06:53 PM
I would say, as the first impression, it makes a big impact. Once I know the game, not so much though.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 12:12 AM
Sort of. I don't think it's a requirement for the game to have a great plot, but it sure helps the ratings.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 02:56 AM
I mainly looks for type of game first. The story just makes the game more interesting. If you really want to know what happens you tend to play it more.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 03:14 AM
I don't think there is much point of playing games if there is no story. A game like Assassins creed, for example, had a well paced storyline, great graphics, and drawpoint limits that make your eyes drool. but it wouldn't have been so great if the story was nonexistent.I know a lot of people feel underwhelmed by the game; the game has a few new features, like the free run, for example. and the assassinations were fundamentally the same. But the story drives it on. So yeah, i think the story is the lead part of a game.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 09:58 AM
I only rpg game need a good story or else it will be really boring to continue play the game
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 10:22 AM
well that depends a lot.. a story can make a good game without good gameplay thats true but if it has good gameplay/graphics it may also turn into a good game thats my opinion
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 11:08 AM
Very important, no game is super fun without a story, like what pokemon trainer says
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 12:44 PM
Most games don't need a story, but the point of RPG is the story.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 11:23 PM
You need those cool plot twist so that the gamer is more interested.
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 02:09 AM
definitly, if the game has a good story it is what keeps you playing so you can see more of it. i love games with good story lines
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 02:54 AM
of course it does, combined with the game difficulty, it adds thrill in the game
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 04:34 AM
It's crucial. I like every sort of game, but nothing replaces knowing WHY you're saving the world or finding small statues and alike.
''The ones that win races are not the ones that choose the better paths, those who win are the ones that better overcome the obstacles in every path''
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 04:36 AM
Good story doesn't make a game more fun, but it does make it more involving and gives you insentive to complete it. It gives the game an overall greater feel.
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 04:36 AM
Yes, of course. If the game has a 
story, then I'm not buying it.
story, then I'm not buying it.
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 09:53 AM
I guess it depends on the game. I don't think I'd want an immense storyline full of betrayal, lust and forgotten alliances in a Billiards game.Although there are those oddball Japanese-only games like SD Gundam Dodgeball for the Super Famicom that combine dodgeball with RPG elements. I guess those would be an exception..
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 05:06 PM
Sometime yes, sometimes not. It's a sum of factors, and I guess story is among them somewhere.Some games probably wouldn't matter, I never knew the story of Doom and I enjoyed it. I guess I grew up or something. 
Gameplay is mostly important, that's what I think, but the story also should rock, specially on games of the RPG, RTS genre. Not letting adventure and FPSs down, of course.
Gameplay is mostly important, that's what I think, but the story also should rock, specially on games of the RPG, RTS genre. Not letting adventure and FPSs down, of course.
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 01:00 AM
i believe so. there are games that i only play for the story
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 05:45 AM
It depends on how the story goes so far.
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 05:46 AM
well sometimes the story of somes games make more fun the game.. yeah
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 12:44 PM
Yes, like pokemon. Many tasks in a story and it's a big hit.
