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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 3 2012, 04:33 PM (20,738 Views) | |
| Super Slash | Jul 13 2012, 05:52 PM Post #81 |
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I don't know what people expect when it comes to stories in games. "They're full of cliches." Yeah, so? This is inevitable. Everything has been done at some point, in some form or another. "They're not the main draw of the game." And...this makes them bad/boring? "They're generic." As opposed to what? This isn't directed at anyone in particular, I'm just addressing common complaints people have with video game stories. |
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| Peytral | Jul 13 2012, 05:54 PM Post #82 |
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peytral pls
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Well, Crash doesn't like fiction in general IIRC and Reimu's Reimu. |
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| Kula Diamond | Jul 13 2012, 07:56 PM Post #83 |
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atlus tracts
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it's just the characters/story generally are so boring i feel like screaming SHUT THE HELL UP AND BEAT UP THE VILLAIN ALREADY NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR SOB STORY |
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| Storm | Jul 14 2012, 02:14 PM Post #84 |
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Video games are my favorite medium of story-telling. Movies: Only 2ish hours per movie Books: No visual or audio Manga: No motion or audio and usually no color Games: Pretty much the best of all of them. TV shows/anime can rival this, but the games also have gameplay, so that edges it out. |
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| Crash | Jul 15 2012, 10:43 PM Post #85 |
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Wheey! I've became a human being!! I am very handsam!
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Fiction in general is fine, you might be thinking of the fact that I don't like fantasy fiction or science fiction in literature, and though I like other kinds of fiction, I overall prefer nonfiction literature. I've had the story in games discussion in multiple other topics so I'll just sum up my points here and be done with it, don't expect a response in this topic The key distinction of a game is that it is interactive. If you are playing a game for its narrative, the least interactive part of the experience (with very very very few exceptions), you may as well look for fiction elsewhere instead, where you'll get a much better-written story and you won't have to go through the challenge or tedium (depending on the game) necessary to advance the plot in a game. I would also say that if this happens with a game, the creator/development team failed as game designers. The gameplay must not be very good. It's okay to enjoy the story of a game, and for the story to add to the game's quality. A game's narrative can even be good. But if the reason you're playing a game for its story, save yourself some time and money and watch it on youtube instead, then go read a book afterward. |
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| Bane Martius Agni | Jul 15 2012, 11:36 PM Post #86 |
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Archon Agni, of Clan Martius
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I considered watching Birth by Sleep on youtube one time. Just for the story, since I hate the PSP and I didn't own the game anyway. Watching the thing on Youtube robs all the life of it. It's an awful experience and if you like it you clearly need to be adjusted in the brain department*. *Obviously I'm kidding. blah blah blah, opinions, blah blah inb4 somebody's feelings are hurt because I said your brain was broken. |
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| Super Slash | Jul 15 2012, 11:46 PM Post #87 |
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True, I can see where you're coming from. However, playing through the game to experience the story makes it more immersive than simply watching. Kind of hard to explain but I'm sure some people understand what I mean. Basically it's the journey, not the destination. |
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| Raseren | Jul 15 2012, 11:56 PM Post #88 |
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hello darkness my old friend
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Basically this for me I cannot enjoy a game by watching it. Going through the game expirencing the story first hand on a personal level is what I look for. Looking at someone else doing it just isn't the same as playing the game. |
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| Mireia | Jul 16 2012, 08:17 AM Post #89 |
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Codename: Sailor T
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This. |
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| ShmittlesThePoe | Jul 17 2012, 12:33 AM Post #90 |
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Pirate Wavemaster
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This. |
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| Crash | Jul 22 2012, 06:15 PM Post #91 |
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Wheey! I've became a human being!! I am very handsam!
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remembered another one The opera scene in Final Fantasy VI is entirely unremarkable and is one of the most overrated moments in video gaming |
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| Peytral | Jul 22 2012, 06:17 PM Post #92 |
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peytral pls
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well it's something that puts it above every other FF game at least I agree that it's overrated, I wouldn't call it "entirely unremarkable". Plus, yeah, the opera music is really nice. |
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| Super Slash | Jul 22 2012, 06:18 PM Post #93 |
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Agreed with Crash, it really is nothing special. Celes' opera song is really good though. |
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| Kula Diamond | Jul 22 2012, 06:21 PM Post #94 |
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atlus tracts
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yes although the song is nice |
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| The Phantom Squee | Jul 22 2012, 06:41 PM Post #95 |
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Sound the horn and call the cry: "How many of them can we make die?"
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Would've been better if they hadn't made you input the lines, that kind of ruined the moment. Otherwise I think it's [radio edit]ing amazing. |
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| Super Slash | Jul 22 2012, 07:03 PM Post #96 |
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I don't see how it ruins the moment. If you don't choose the line yourself in a few seconds, it picks whatever your cursor is on automatically, so it still flows perfectly. |
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| Storm | Jul 22 2012, 07:36 PM Post #97 |
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A scene like that is better off with no gameplay at all. |
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| ShinyGirafarig | Jul 22 2012, 07:44 PM Post #98 |
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Giraffes are adorable.
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But it's funny when you purposely mess it up. |
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| The Phantom Squee | Jul 22 2012, 08:23 PM Post #99 |
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Sound the horn and call the cry: "How many of them can we make die?"
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What Storm said. It's not about timing; you don't interrupt cutscenes with a prompt asking you to remember the name of an important NPC, because it pointlessly detracts from the immersion. Same applies here. |
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| Super Slash | Jul 22 2012, 09:31 PM Post #100 |
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True. |
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