Poll: Stories in Games.

[TheLefty]

I was talking to two friends of mine both of whom love Modern Warfare 2. They asked me when I'm getting it and I responded "Sometime after Mass Effect 2." The looked at me like I had two heads when I said I want a good story in my games. I mean a story as in chain of events, not a fun story (or campaign as it's called more often now)mode which I have a hard time believing MW2 will provide.Now, I've never played MW2 and I don't know if the story is good or bad but I've heard nothing about it's story mode only it's multiplayer leading me to believe that it's not the best. All I have heard is that it's one giant plot twist (a la gamesradar.com)

So my question is do you wonderful Escapists like a good story or do you just want to run around shooting stuff. Personally I like the escapism possible in video games and nothing immerses you more than created your own character from start to finish in Fallout 3, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age fashion.

 

[Gigaguy64]

There are time i want story.
And there are times i just want to ride a dragon and rip people and various monsters apart.
It just depends on my mood.
But for the most part story wins with me.

 

[GundamSentinel]

I do care about the story very much, so much so that I can play a game with mediocre gameplay just for the story, see Longest Journey and Silent Hill 2.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Internet Kraken]

Oh look, it's this thread again.

My response has not changed; good stories are nice but not necessary and should never be valued over game play. Even if a game has an amazing story, I'm not going to play it if it doesn't entertain me. But it's even better when a game has good gameplay and a good story (Dragon Age: Origins).

 

[FactualSquirrel]

To be honest, I couldn't care less. As long as the gameplay is awesome, and it gives excuses for massive fights, I really don't mind.

That's not to say, that I don't like a game with a story in it, and my favourite games all have awesome stories.

Edit:

Oh look, it's this thread again.

My response has not changed; good stories are nice but not necessary and should never be valued over game play. Even if a game has an amazing story, I'm not going to play it if it doesn't entertain me. But it's even better when a game has good gameplay and a good story (Dragon Age: Origins).

damn ninjas.

 

[hazabaza1]

Well, I do like a story, but having good gameplay is more important.

But, choosing something like MW2 (decent gameplay, crappy story) over something like Mass Effect (not as good gameplay, great story) is a big no no.

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

Yeah, story is pretty important in games to me, as are likable characters and character development. Still though, at the end of the day, it's more about the fun.

 

[GodsAndFishes]

Its nice, but then one of my favourite games (Crackdown) has little to no plot and is still great.

 

[Jedoro]

I enjoy both, but I'd rather have a good story over good gameplay.

Granted, an amazing game needs both.