Icyedge said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Well games are supposed to be gameplay first, and any story is optional, given that the definition of a game is playing it. Anyone who bashes a game for being all about gameplay and no story, that person is basically wrong, as they aren't disliking a game based on its own merits (people are entitled to their own opinions...), but on an assumption that a game, even a video game, is something other than it is (... people are not entitled to their own facts).
That's not to you, but anyone who assumes a game is required to have a story. It's no better than disliking Harry Potter for promoting satanism (something that is neither true about the books, nor even what satanism really is).
EDIT: Just remembered I need to add that I'm not counting genres that actually require stories, like RPGs and visual novels, since part of their definitions are stories that you can play, even if the degree of those varies a lot.
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Even with your edit, I hope you realise your post is wrong. The definition of game is quite large "An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime".
What is a game for me may not be a game for you, vice-versa. Even working can be an interesting game even though the gameplay isnt so great. ; )
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You're just taking the first sense of the definition and twisting it. A game is something that has to be played. That's why "activity" is in there, as it requires some kind of action.
That's not an opinion. That is the actual definition.
