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Just list the games you think are substance over style and style over substance.

I'll start with mine: {Note that this list will have controversial picks}

Substance over style:

  • Virtua Fighter series
  • Fallout 1 & 2
  • Half-Life 1 & 2
  • StarCraft
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Crysis {Behind the pretty graphics is a deep emergent game}
  • Final Fantasy IV & VI
  • Halo Combat Evolved & Halo 3
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
  • Spliner Cell Chaos Theory
  • Deus Ex & System Shock 2
  • Persona 3 & 4

Style over substance:

  • Dead or Alive series
  • Doom 3
  • Black
  • Devil May Cry 2 & 4 {1 & 3 are really good}
  • Madworld {Decent game though}
  • Final Fantasy VII & VIII {Oh man, the flames are a coming}
  • TimeSplitters series {Yup, I'm definitely going to be flamed
  • Saints Row 2
  • 75% of JRPGs out in the market
  • Max Payne series {But it's style over substance in a very good way, it's fun!}
  • Call of Duty 4 Modern Wafare {Now I'm really, really going to be flamed}


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You actually know your shit. I disagree with some stuff but 95% bang on...



what's the different between style and subtance? I have to disagree about FFVII



Riachu said:
what's the different between style and subtance? I have to disagree about FFVII


Games that focus more on flassly visuals, cheap gameplay gimmicks, and focus more on dumb hokey storytelling than core gameplay...... like Call of Duty 4.

*Raises flame shield*