I don't usually care for shallow experiences in gaming very much. Unless the gameplay itself is addicting and requires all your attention--AudioSurf, for instance, or Gran Turismo when I was younger--then I tend to move on from those games quickly. A superficial game where a random mascot character has to jump over stuff to complete a generic quest will lose me immediately. My mind will drift and I'll think of something I'd rather be doing and that will be that.
Instead, I want big, expansive games with lots of substance. I want worlds with depth and weight. I want my intelligence and my imagination to be engaged while I'm playing. I desire complexity.
I end up completing few of the games I buy. That's because I'll drop games I don't like in a heartbeat, especially if they let my interest drop. On the other hand, I'll spend 500 hours in games that pull me into their world or make me interested in the premise. That's the kind of experience I'm after.
