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Veggeta X 05/26/21 1:14:26 PM #1:	Let's say the game has tons of poor elements to the game however it's storyline is great. Would that be enough for you to still consider it a great game? --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>Veggeta X posted [p:954321570] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Let's say the game has tons of poor elements to the game however it's storyline is great. Would that be enough for you to still consider it a great game? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 05/26/21 1:15:58 PM #2:	No, that would be a waste of a good story. --- evening main 2.4356848e+91 https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:954321627] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>No, that would be a waste of a good story. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/26/21 1:21:57 PM #3:	Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:954321799] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 05/26/21 1:24:02 PM #4:	no, but if the story was really good, I might watch a playthrough on Twitch/YouTube --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:954321866] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>no, but if the story was really good, I might watch a playthrough on Twitch/YouTube </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rharyx211 05/26/21 1:26:09 PM #5:	I'm willing to excuse eh gameplay if the story is really good, so...sure? Tales of Berseria has a great story but I had fuck all clue what I was doing with the gameplay, and it's one of my favorite games now, so... --- Watch "Final Fantasy XV Abridged" and "Kingdom Hearts Abridged" right here! https://www.youtube.com/user/mcknett3 <cite>Rharyx211 posted [p:954321931] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>I'm willing to excuse eh gameplay if the story is really good, so...sure? Tales of Berseria has a great story but I had fuck all clue what I was doing with the gameplay, and it's one of my favorite games now, so... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta X 05/26/21 1:27:18 PM #6:	Questionmarktarius posted... Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels? What if it's not a visual novel? --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>Veggeta X posted [p:954321965] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels?</quote>What if it's not a visual novel? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 05/26/21 1:27:49 PM #7:	Isn't this why people liked Deadly Premonition? --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:954321981] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Isn't this why people liked Deadly Premonition?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnterTheTekken 05/26/21 1:28:05 PM #8:	Great example would be the Telltale Walking Dead series. Gameplay is very simplistic but the story and characters are fantastic. --- https://media.giphy.com/media/a3IWyhkEC0p32/giphy.gif <cite>EnterTheTekken posted [p:954321989] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Great example would be the Telltale Walking Dead series. Gameplay is very simplistic but the story and characters are fantastic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 05/26/21 1:30:32 PM #9:	UnholyMudcrab posted... Isn't this why people liked Deadly Premonition? Played this again like a month ago. It's exactly this. Everything about the game fuckin sucks outside the narrative and personality and everything else that makes a story engaging. It keeps you going through it's shitty never evolving gameplay. --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:954322063] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite> <quote>Isn't this why people liked Deadly Premonition?</quote> Played this again like a month ago. It's exactly this. Everything about the game fuckin sucks outside the narrative and personality and everything else that makes a story engaging. It keeps you going through it's shitty never evolving gameplay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HighOnSolar 05/26/21 1:33:15 PM #10:	basically mass effect 1 --- Surf <cite>HighOnSolar posted [p:954322131] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>basically mass effect 1 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YugiNoob 05/26/21 1:42:36 PM #11:	Not for me. A great story can improve a game, but never to the point that Ill put up with terrible gameplay. For the most part Ill just skip the story scenes lol --- Bun bun :3 <cite>YugiNoob posted [p:954322380] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Not for me. A great story can improve a game, but never to the point that Ill put up with terrible gameplay. For the most part Ill just skip the story scenes lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ryuko_Chan 05/26/21 5:14:27 PM #12:	no, people throw around the word great too much. if a game is carried by one element but that element is great then the game is just good --- - silverhyruler post <cite>Ryuko_Chan posted [p:954329619] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>no, people throw around the word great too much. if a game is carried by one element but that element is great then the game is just good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 05/26/21 6:13:12 PM #13:	Ryuko_Chan posted... no, people throw around the word great too much. if a game is carried by one element but that element is great then the game is just good Id say there's special occassions where a game is so unique it can still be considered great. Originality is really hard to come by. Deadly Premonition is definitely great. "Classic" would be a different conversation --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:954331364] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Ryuko_Chan posted... </cite> <quote>no, people throw around the word great too much. if a game is carried by one element but that element is great then the game is just good</quote> Id say there's special occassions where a game is so unique it can still be considered great. Originality is really hard to come by. Deadly Premonition is definitely great. "Classic" would be a different conversation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDurinator 05/26/21 6:14:57 PM #14:	So the entire Drakengard+Nier series before Automata? <cite>TheDurinator posted [p:954331403] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>So the entire Drakengard+Nier series before Automata? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bumjuice001 05/26/21 6:50:31 PM #15:	Depends on the style of game. The Wolf Among Us and the first season of The Walking Dead were amazing in my opinion even though the gameplay was severely lacking. <cite>Bumjuice001 posted [p:954332563] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Depends on the style of game. The Wolf Among Us and the first season of The Walking Dead were amazing in my opinion even though the gameplay was severely lacking. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 05/26/21 7:22:43 PM #16:	Final fantasy tactics <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:954333629] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Final fantasy tactics </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 05/26/21 7:26:06 PM #17:	Spec Ops: The Line is basically a generic shooter with decent sand physics that people remember exclusively because of the story. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:954333751] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Spec Ops: The Line is basically a generic shooter with decent sand physics that people remember exclusively because of the story. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 05/26/21 7:35:31 PM #18:	Mass Effect 1 Its a bad game with a great story. Not a great game --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ Latest Pickup: A Ma Maniere Jordan 3 <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:954334069] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Mass Effect 1 Its a bad game with a great story. Not a great game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kelystic 05/26/21 7:39:28 PM #19:	the walking dead s1 --- https://imgur.com/xNf1K9h <cite>Kelystic posted [p:954334195] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>the walking dead s1</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 05/26/21 7:40:37 PM #20:	Questionmarktarius posted... Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels? No? Go on though? --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:954334228] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels?</quote>No? Go on though? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 05/26/21 7:41:19 PM #21:	Questionmarktarius posted... Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels? No, they're not games. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:954334249] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Isn't this the entire operating theory of visual novels?</quote>No, they're not games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta X 05/26/21 9:39:46 PM #22:	Seaman_Prime posted... Final fantasy tactics Umm fft has great everything --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>Veggeta X posted [p:954338124] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Seaman_Prime posted... </cite> <quote>Final fantasy tactics</quote>Umm fft has great everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 05/26/21 10:54:16 PM #23:	Veggeta X posted... Umm fft has great everything Its not great when I have to throw rocks at my party members for hours to unlock the cool classes. Last time I played it casually I had to stick with the basic knight, mages, and monk classes throughout the whole game. It was weak <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:954340682] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Veggeta X posted... </cite> <quote>Umm fft has great everything</quote>Its not great when I have to throw rocks at my party members for hours to unlock the cool classes. Last time I played it casually I had to stick with the basic knight, mages, and monk classes throughout the whole game. It was weak </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apolloooo 05/26/21 10:55:36 PM #24:	disco elysium i guess. the gameplay is nothing revolutionary --- http://i.imgtc.com/iJyp6bF.png http://i.imgtc.com/ZBw36Qh.png Thanks for the peeps that made the pics <3 if i make typos it means i am on phone <cite>apolloooo posted [p:954340735] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>disco elysium i guess. the gameplay is nothing revolutionary </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta X 05/26/21 11:24:51 PM #25:	Seaman_Prime posted... Its not great when I have to throw rocks at my party members for hours to unlock the cool classes. Last time I played it casually I had to stick with the basic knight, mages, and monk classes throughout the whole game. It was weak You gotta learn the mechanics and use them to your advantage is all. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>Veggeta X posted [p:954341710] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Seaman_Prime posted... </cite> <quote>Its not great when I have to throw rocks at my party members for hours to unlock the cool classes. Last time I played it casually I had to stick with the basic knight, mages, and monk classes throughout the whole game. It was weak</quote>You gotta learn the mechanics and use them to your advantage is all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 05/26/21 11:59:55 PM #26:	Veggeta X posted... You gotta learn the mechanics and use them to your advantage is all. Grinding for job points sucks man <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:954342806] in Can a game... [t:79479475]...</cite> <quote>Veggeta X posted... </cite> <quote>You gotta learn the mechanics and use them to your advantage is all.</quote>Grinding for job points sucks man </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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