@Happy Humble Hermit lol, wtf ...
I maybe have 15 games in my steam list 😛

@Ettow awww yeah, AoE2 was SO great

Yeah, sure, a life changing story isn't the reason you buy a game. But does that mean it can't explore those themes? Does that mean a game can't dive into the same topics as century old philosophers?

Persona 3? Persona 4?

granted, I don't remember much of the games contents anymore,
but same applies to school contents as well

https://steamdb.info/calculator/76561198021333974/?cc=us

still, I love strategy games,
c&c is also great tactics, you can learn a lot of making good logical decisions in games

"140 games never played"

I'm sorry Hermit, but I think you're just entering into games with the mindset of a 14 year old playing call of duty.

If only SLIGHTLY better

wtf dudes ... why are you spending so much money in steam ...
I hate steam

cuz it's better than a lot of the shit out there

lul

(ok, I hate most of the publisher's plattforms, but I hate steam especially)

I don't buy games there, unless they are on sale , and <5$ or so xD

lul

the best gaming story is equivalent to a weak novel. the best games create experiences that utilize the interactive format. if i want to watch hours of cutscenes with dialogue that doesnt match or account for the events of the gameplay thats not a good story. but if the game rests on the individual choices and experiences of the player, it can transcend and do what books cannot

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unfortunately, most games dont do that. because its tough. instead i shoot 50 guys in the head and then go into a cutscene as if nothing happened and i have to suspend disbelief. or accept that every protagonist in every game is a casual mass murderer.

to be honest a large chunk of games are just people's ideas that wanted to be movies and became games or "games" instead :V

you're never going to get a Fyodor Dostoevsky story in a game.

Are you sure that's not just your negative perception of it?

yeah. but at least in games you have interactivity ... instead of just sitting there and watching the movie

most games dont even utilize their greatest strength, which is interactivity. games want to shove a B movie story down my throat when i just want to play

@[chase dreams] it's not negative perception
it's just he has outgrown it ...

thats why games like the elder scrolls are so popular despite their bugs. because its an experience

It has nothing to do with outgrowing anything

that combines player storytelling with narrative storytelling

imagine fucking 1984 as a game where you're playing as a prole

Now you're speaking my language

misery simulator

that game wouldn't sell well

resident evil 2 remake was fantastic because it used the interactive nature of its medium to create tension. the game had like 3 or 4 cutscenes

Get laid fagtows, ha!

no u

No Jew?

Misogynist!

no u :^)

i hate the current state of gaming, just like the current state of movies and literature. everyone is buying garbage and becoming personally invested in it so any criticism comes off as a criticism against the person themselves

agree

Is that how you percieve my argument?