Storyline Vs. Open-ended

MrQuoz · newbie! Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 12

What kind of game do you prefer? The game where the story is played out for you or the game where you choose the path your character takes.

CGY · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:

I want to be creative, so I guess I'll choose the path myself for the characters.

Hayami · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jun 29, 2005 Posts: 58

it's hard to get into a game that doesn't really have a good story line cause i don't really feel i want to continue to play it if there is a bad story or no story at all

Fuchs · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:06 pm Post subject:

i think every game should have many endings, not only one, so that is i dont like when a story endet totally and dont like when it is to much open....
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masterful_arno · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject:

i would prefer non linear games ..but there isnt many of those

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CGY · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject:

shadowfox32 · Conscript Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 114

Of course story is much better. I hate crappy stories b/c that would gimp the game. Story link events and characters together.

Ardian · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 25, 2005 Posts: 54

If it's not the one given, the story is most likely a bit bland. That's why I prefer the one given.

hardkorean · newbie! Joined: Jul 26, 2005 Posts: 11

I want both but for certain games. Some games just need a good storyline while others are more addicting with open endedness.

Drakon · newbie! Joined: Jul 26, 2005 Posts: 12

I prefer games as well that give you a bit of freedom and more than one ending. It makes then really fun to play again, and getting into different situations with different actions. I don't know many such games though, the last one I remember being like that was Chrono Trigger or so...

Drumsy · newbie! Joined: Jul 27, 2005 Posts: 7

I love a great story.........but when they don't give you any decisions, and only one ending, thereis like no replay value. Oh and if they give you choices, but it doesn't matter which you choose the same basic thing happens, that sucks.........so I'll say open-ended, but I'll play a good story anyday!

gogeta087 · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Apr 24, 2005 Posts: 71

A mixture. If an open-ended one doesnt have a good storyline to go with it, it wont be that great. Just like fable, the story was...bleh.

LifeDeath_AnimeInBetween · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject:

if someone could create an open-ended RPG with lots of different endings, different choices that affect a lot more than one line of text or one cut-scene, or one battle. with completely diferent perspectives that you have to play multiple times and make lots of different choices each time to get the whole story, and the story is gripping and the characters realistic, that would be great.

But so far, most nonlinear games tend to have a weak storyline and pretty one-dimensional characters.

Alucard88 · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 19, 2005 Posts: 67

I like open ended RPG which can let me choose the path of my character and experiment too