Gameplay vs. Story: Which appeals more?

Question

hey there fellow gamers. I encourage you to please share your opinions here. the more answers the better. :)

so w/c of these vital aspects of a game interests you more? w/c do you consider more important and why?

thank you in advance for answering.

Answer 1

i would probably say the story. a game with a good story makes you want to at least try to adjust to the gameplay. a good story will make it hard for you to put the game down and makes you want to play it again. i could play Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect and GRAW2 over and over for their story alone.

Answer 2

Well, in a video game, if you don't like something, you can change it.  

Answer 3

The first thing that comes first for me would be the game play. Story are usually being told at intervals through out the game, but game play is something that goes on for the entire duration of the game, and its what makes a game special. Its something that if is good, people will remember the game for their unique gameplay.

If I read a review about a game with a new gameplay concept, and it sounds interesting, I would be willing to get that game and try it out even if its a new title

As far as buying a game base on storyline, it has to be a game that I've already know and like. If I read a review about a game that has good storyline, it would not be the main factor for me to buy the game. Unless of course for games like Silent Hill that I already know and love their storyline. But even then, with Silent Hill 5, unless it comes to PC, I would not feel miss out not playing it. It may have great storyline, but I'm not a fan of 3rd person adventure

Games like Crysis and FarCry, I love the gameplay style, its pace and open world. Even if FarCry 2 doesn't look like it can offer any nice SciFi story, I'll still probably play it for the sake of its open world gameplay style. And yeah, I didnt think FarCry storyline was all that great actually, but the open world gameplay style was amazing and that's why I love the game so much I'm willing to try out FarCry 2, as long as my computer meets its requirement of course.

Definately will be getting Crysis expansion pack.

Answer 4

i think story really gets a game good. if a game had an amazing storyline but not very good gameplay i think it still would be an awesome game.