Can You Tell If You Will Enjoy A Game Or Not Without Playing It?

[Hiro]

I can tell if I get an overview of the plot of the game generally, a good story makes a good game for me For games without stories, then it's a bit tougher, generally I watch gameplay videos for a bit first, and that gives me a good idea of if I'd like the game or not.

IMHO, story is very genre dependant. For a an RPG is critical. But for an Action or ARPG it's not really critical. I have enjoyed many hours of Diablo and I barely have a cooking clue what the story was about :-)

[addam]

IMHO, story is very genre dependant. For a an RPG is critical. But for an Action or ARPG it's not really critical. I have enjoyed many hours of Diablo and I barely have a cooking clue what the story was about :-)

Yeah, but often if there's a good story and not such great gameplay (e.g. Bioshock), I'll still enjoy the heck out of the game. Like with Assassin's Creed, the story line just didn't interest me so I didn't play any after the first, though Black Flags looks good now

[Hiro]

Yeah, but often if there's a good story and not such great gameplay (e.g. Bioshock), I'll still enjoy the heck out of the game. Like with Assassin's Creed, the story line just didn't interest me so I didn't play any after the first, though Black Flags looks good now

I actually loved both the story AND the gameplay if Bioshock

[Iam3G]

Yeah, but often if there's a good story and not such great gameplay (e.g. Bioshock), I'll still enjoy the heck out of the game. Like with Assassin's Creed, the story line just didn't interest me so I didn't play any after the first, though Black Flags looks good now

On the flipside, the story intrigued me and appealed to me in a great way, which is why I continued to play each subsequent title (up until Revelations which is still on my backlog).

So lets say I spent countless hours/days/weeks watching, reading analysing reviews and comments about Assassins Creed, and because lets say (for example) there were so many mixed reviews that made me decide not to get it because from what it "sounds" from others playing it/reviewing it.

I would not have known what I missed out on thanks to reviews/scores/comments/users.

[Hiro]

I loved Ass Creed 1.stiry was awesome and intriguing and gameplay was excellent. Yes, it was a bit repetitive but it was fun. Since then, it has just gotten fatter and flabbier and more and more convoluted

[addam]

On the flipside, the story intrigued me and appealed to me in a great way, which is why I continued to play each subsequent title (up until Revelations which is still on my backlog).

So lets say I spent countless hours/days/weeks watching, reading analysing reviews and comments about Assassins Creed, and because lets say (for example) there were so many mixed reviews that made me decide not to get it because from what it "sounds" from others playing it/reviewing it.

I would not have known what I missed out on thanks to reviews/scores/comments/users.

But for me the story line lost my interest, so the next few games didn't interest me too much because they seemed to be a continuation of the same story.

I'm really finicky about the story, so even if the gameplay is good it can still be lost on me

Side note: I remember trying out AC2 or brotherhood, and there was a mission to beat up a cheating husband but if you killed him you failed, yet as soon as you completed the mission you could murder him with no repercussions

[XbatousaiX]

IMHO, story is very genre dependant. For a an RPG is critical. But for an Action or ARPG it's not really critical. I have enjoyed many hours of Diablo and I barely have a cooking clue what the story was about :-)

I agree with you on Diablo 3 story it was a shocker but it is one of my most loved games but I feel a good story can enhance a game to greatness but it still needs to play well.

[DarthMol]

Here's another point to consider. Have you ever had a "love at first sight" moment when it comes to a game that has proven to be true? In other words, you see a game or read about it and just know that you'll enjoy playing the game and when you finally do play the game your hunch was 100% spot-on.

I found this to be true with the Prince of Persia reboot. I saw a "music video" trailer for the game and I just knew that I would enjoy the game - which I did despite it not being everyone's cup of tea.

[Iam3G]

Here's another point to consider. Have you ever had a "love at first sight" moment when it comes to a game that has proven to be true? In other words, you see a game or read about it and just know that you'll enjoy playing the game and when you finally do play the game your hunch was 100% spot-on.

I found this to be true with the Prince of Persia reboot. I saw a "music video" trailer for the game and I just knew that I would enjoy the game - which I did despite it not being everyone's cup of tea.

IMO, that "love at first sight" moment is your better judgement kicking in regarding the game.

[Cicero]

Here's another point to consider. Have you ever had a "love at first sight" moment when it comes to a game that has proven to be true? In other words, you see a game or read about it and just know that you'll enjoy playing the game and when you finally do play the game your hunch was 100% spot-on.

I found this to be true with the Prince of Persia reboot. I saw a "music video" trailer for the game and I just knew that I would enjoy the game - which I did despite it not being everyone's cup of tea.

Not with games, but definitely with movies.