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Depends what kind of story you want? Games like Slay the Spire didn't need a ton of writing to still have a very fun experience with interesting characters. I
by taeric 1y ago
Depends what kind of story you want? Games like Slay the Spire didn't need a ton of writing to still have a very fun experience with interesting characters. Ico had minimal story, but an absurdly high atmosphere and emotional impact with what they had. Bastion's story was fun, if farcical. Hades literally won an award.
- nothercastle 1y agoThere are games that carry in gameplay alone but not every genre can do that. A good story can really help bump a game from c tier to b tier or even a tier. Space based and open world games are prime candidates. Like palworld was good but palworld with a story would have been a multi billion dollars Machine.
- taeric 1y agoI'd argue that every genre can, in fact, do this. I can also agree that good writing can help bump up a game. Palworld is an odd example. It isn't like the writing in Pokemon was top tier? Does Monster Hunter even have a story? Not one I've ever heard spoken of.
- nothercastle 1y agoPal world has some lines in it but no story. But with a bit of story even Pokémon level story it would have been a much more interesting game
- taeric 1y agoI'm assuming it is below even Monster Hunter, then? I confess I assumed those games didn't have a story, either.