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Rath on 29 April 2008
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Words Of Wisdom said:
rocketpig said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
rocketpig said:

BTW, Chess is probably a bad example to compare to videogames because it's quite possibly the greatest, most complex, and deep game ever created. That's a pretty damned high bar to set for anything else.



I notice you left "fun" off the list. Well played.

Well, fun is pretty subjective.

Personally, I think Chess is loads of fun.


Ah but you're not being honest. When you thought up that list of adjectives for Chess, fun probably didn't even occur to you. You turn around and say "Of course it's fun; Words of Wisdom you're just being silly" but the truth is that fun isn't why you play Chess.

You said it and now you can't unsay it.


 But now we come to a whole new problem. Does a game need to be fun to be great? 

Some of the greatest movies of all time, Schindlers List being a prime example, are not 'fun' to watch, why does a game need to be fun to play? Some games are made to be fun, others to be emotional, thought provoking or tactical.