Gameplay isnt the most important thing in games.

[Aeolus451]

Rafux said:

Aeolus451 said:

Rafux said:
Gameplay is the most important part and will always be, if you just want a "experience" then go read a book or watch a movie.

Nope. I disagree with you. If I want to experience an interactive story then I play a video game. What is gameplay to you? 

You can go to youtube and watch all the branching paths or even pretend you press a button and load the right video. Gameplay is the group of mechanics and rules that make a game fun, just like football, just like monopoly, just like hide and seek. Video games have stories and such to keep you playing and move the scenery along , but story is not the focus by itself if it was then you can just watch a video or read a book and skip gameplay altogether.

I never play a game for the "gameplay" but it can ruin a game or be it's saving grace to a person. I choose to play games based on it's theme/genre and if I want to be immersed in that world or not. As long as the gameplay helps me become immersed in the game, it doesn't matter how much or little there is of it.