Someone told me to post this here and that’s all I got to say.
My popular opinion is that I don’t like this flavor of subcommunity
Someone told me to post this here and that’s all I got to say.
My popular opinion is that I don’t like this flavor of subcommunity
I can understand where you’re coming from but the ‘background story’ stuff never really works for me because you’re only getting the parts of the story that you find, remember, and put in their context.
Dead Cells is a good example here - great game, story that’s hard to comprehend because it’s locked behind so many expansions, difficulty levels, and randomly generated rooms, plus it makes tons of references to other games, meaning if I don’t get the reference I might think it’s relevant to the plot.
On the other extreme is games that force the story on you, be it unskippable cutscenes, moments during those where suddenly you need to hit a button, or playable memories, all are unsatisfying ways to make the player stop what they were doing and follow a script.
I loved the PS5 Spiderman game and like many disliked the Mary Jane levels. But my reasoning was that my girlfriend is telling me about her day and I AM FAILING.
That makes no sense, I can’t fail at her memory. It’s just an obstacle that keeps me from getting back to the game.
I love story in games.
But it has to be done right.
this works for me. maybe it’s ADHD. movies and tv shows are the same way. the ones I like, I watch over and over again, but never with my full attention. (usually watching while bonking something in a game). it’s fun that way! you get to experience it like new over and over. you’d be surprised at how many times I re-watched the Big Lebowski only to discover some completely new detail each time
I’m sure it works great for a large subset of gamers. And I don’t hate those games at all, but the story isn’t as accessible to me. That’s alright, I don’t mind spoiling myself.