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ozzie · 02-29-2012, 01:32 AM

I love games that tell a good story well woven into the gameplay and/or depicts a believable virtual world.
One of my favorite games is Patrician III. It barely has any story, but the virtual world is depicted so convincingly and atmospheric that I don't need one to enjoy it.
I'm replaying Psychonauts atm and I'm astounded that it still holds up as one of the best games that manages to weave story into the gameplay. Many more games focus on storytelling now since it came out but I don't think the medium progressed any further into managing this feat. Beyond Good & Evil was similar in many ways, and I like that too, but the gameplay was too shallow for my tastes. So I prefer my games to be real games, but where the gameplay isn't purely abstract, like in Tetris, but takes place in a believable virtual world.

Other favorite non-adventures of mine are Outcast, Half Life 2: Episode 2, Jagged Allliance 2 and Gothic 2.

02-29-2012, 01:32 AM	#20
ozzie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 726	I love games that tell a good story well woven into the gameplay and/or depicts a believable virtual world. One of my favorite games is Patrician III. It barely has any story, but the virtual world is depicted so convincingly and atmospheric that I don't need one to enjoy it. I'm replaying Psychonauts atm and I'm astounded that it still holds up as one of the best games that manages to weave story into the gameplay. Many more games focus on storytelling now since it came out but I don't think the medium progressed any further into managing this feat. Beyond Good & Evil was similar in many ways, and I like that too, but the gameplay was too shallow for my tastes. So I prefer my games to be real games, but where the gameplay isn't purely abstract, like in Tetris, but takes place in a believable virtual world. Other favorite non-adventures of mine are Outcast, Half Life 2: Episode 2, Jagged Allliance 2 and Gothic 2.