Do you prefer when a video game has a story?

[Icyedge]

dunno001 said:

Icyedge said:

dunno001 said:

If a game has a story, great. But, first and foremost to me is gameplay. A game with great gameplay but no story is better than a game with a lot of story and mediocre gameplay. Unfortunately, things are shifting more to the latter on that, at least from my perspective...

I agree, but personally, story is still more important then gameplay. Like you, I dont want a crap gameplay. But if the gameplay is only average, but the story is very good, see Xenosaga as example, its perfectly fine with me. I do understand it isnt the case for everyone though. So what do you think of game with average gameplay but good story? Do you like playing them or not?

I can enjoy them, but very frequently, they get bumped by something that has better gameplay. I've beaten DQ9, for instance- it does have a weak story, but the gameplay (and daily DQVC) keep me playing it even still. My problem with something that's story-heavy, even if the gameplay is great, is replayability. My first time playing Persona 3, the game ate me up wholesale- great story AND great gameplay. But, because of the story playing such a strong role in it, Persona 3 Portable languishes in my PSP.

I agree, its quite harder to replay a story heavy game for me too. Its more like a one time thing. I can always go back for once more after a couple of years but will usually get bore before finishing it. Lately, I did finish Suikoden 5 once more though. Getting all the characters.