@tarheel91
Honestly I think you are confused as to what a game is supposed to be, or more specifically what playing is all about. Playing isn't a passive experice. Playing is an engaging experience. The point of playing is to challenge oneself. That is a form of stimulation which results in your brain rewarding you chemically. Playing is primordial, and it is all about making one better, stronger, smarter, more intune with their environment. We are conditioned by our genes to engage in play. There is no such thing as a game without a challenge, and without a goal. Even if that goal is mere social interaction.
Speaking to games not being great story telling. What rock did you crawl out from under. Games are great avenues for story telling. Just most of them do a piss poor job of doing that, but you know the same can be said for books, movies, and television. Oh before we forget this isn't the kind of the game that can do without story telling. That is kind of the genres whole point. Your trying to unlock a story from start to finish.
I like Ghibli well enough. Not fanatical about it mind you. That said it ain't the Illiad, and it ain't Citizen Kane. Are you going to seriously tell me you think it stacks up. The hell you are, and if you do your smoking some mighty fine stuff. I am just not buying that the story telling is going to be there, and I am not going to believe that a emotional peek of this magnitude can be maintained throughout a game, and that is a legitimate concern. The style of their films just isn't going to lend itself to a good game in my opinion. I will wait for the reviews when this comes out.
