PlogLod@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that?message-squaremessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down178
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that?PlogLod@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squaremcmoor@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 years ago branching narratives Lots of “plot only” games I see start to eschew even that and have tons of fake choices lmao, making it even movie-er.
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minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhat games are we even talking about? Like Gone Home or something? The perception of choice still matters. A movie can’t ask you to choose anything, not even a false choice. So if that’s important, a movie simply can’t do it.
Lots of “plot only” games I see start to eschew even that and have tons of fake choices lmao, making it even movie-er.
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What games are we even talking about? Like Gone Home or something?
The perception of choice still matters. A movie can’t ask you to choose anything, not even a false choice. So if that’s important, a movie simply can’t do it.