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Some of the most critically acclaimed games, as well as highest selling games, have stories. He's not saying games don't have stories, of course they do, he's
by stephth 15y ago
Some of the most critically acclaimed games, as well as highest selling games, have stories.
He's not saying games don't have stories, of course they do, he's saying that some game designers get distracted from making good mechanics, which I agree, is a huge mistake. Mechanics is the core of the medium, and shouldn't be put second on the list.
Valve gets that. Their attention and talent put into storytelling and art direction is top-notch, yet that has never distracted them from making sure their mechanics are excellent.
- grannyg00se 15y agoMechanics are not the core of the medium. It can be for some games but the medium is much wider than that. How do you explain games that have basically no mechanics at all? I'm talking about simple point and click games like Myst. There are no significant mechanics there, but there can be a great story, and great visuals to keep you interested.
- stephth 15y agoHow do you explain games that have basically no mechanics at all? I'm talking about simple point and click games like Myst. what exactly are you talking about? myst has significant game mechanics. all games have game mechanics.
- learc83 15y agoI've played plenty of games just because of the story. Think about Bioware games, they are basically interactive Cinema.