From the WTF Files: Kojima says videogames shouldn't try to tell a story

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AndrewWK said:

DieAppleDie said:
@ Soriku
right, actually, ive always thought MGS stories were pretty lame...
for me greatest stories in vgs are from jrpgs

Yeah... right

Like what jRPGS? Don´t say Final Fantasy

Odin Sphere and Front Mission 3 off the top of my head. Ironically both have some gameplay flaws that keep them away from being great games. And I don't care that much about storytelling in videogames btw.

OT: Should I rate Snatcher according to its interactivity and not to its story? OK then.

And... empathy? empathy is for movies.

What makes videogames great and differentiates them from other audiovisual media is that feeling when you're kicking ass because you're doing things right. Satisfaction some call it. So hard to find these days, buried under tons of hand holding, ridiculously easy games, messy controls, neverending cinematics and overall bad gameplay.