donathos on 20 March 2009
It sounds to me like what you really like is *story*.
And, that's fine, but it's not the only thing that every person can enjoy in a video game.
I mean, what *I* remember from my earlier games are experiences with Centipede and Tapper in the arcade, or Super Mario Bros., Baseball and Pro Wrestling on the NES. None of those things had moments like Aeris in Final Fantasy, but that doesn't mean they weren't fun.
Games like Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Sports might have more in common with those older games than the plot-heavy JRPGs and Stealth games that came later, but be careful with charged (but elusive, and almost meaningless) terms like "soul."
I mean, from my point of view, Galaxy has a ton of "soul" (though not story).
