Games don't need stories.

[richardhutnik]

theprof00 said:

richardhutnik said:

theprof00 said:
ok fine, games don't need a story. Next time you find yourself in a thread dedicated to a story driven game, do yourself a favor and stay out of the conversation.

Did I once say I didn't like games that had stories?  I am just saying that gameplay matters, and not all games need stories.  I was also commenting on how maybe what we considered "games" may not be games.

You're getting into a gray area, because it opens up debate for whether or not a game has gameplay enough. From the tone of the thread I've seen thus far, games that have great gameplay do not have stories. I'm not sure what games may not be games either.

 

I was proposing that it is the gameplay that makes games great, not the story.  A game can have a great story, but it isn't what makes it great.  Beyond this, I will say there are games which the story lends to the experience, and make it special.  But, unless it plays well, no amount of great story will compensate.