[colpet]

Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

If Peter agrees, I can edit the poll and add puzzle and/or exploration.

Now if you add exploration, I'd have a tough time, since that is as important as the puzzles.

[darthmaul]

How could this poll possibly be serious without "well designed puzzles" in it?

[AndreaDraco83]

There is still the "Other" option. It's not like you are forced to voice your opinion between story and character.

[Lasus]

Originally Posted by Mohlin

The puzzles. But they should fit in to the story, and not be "add-ons" just to extend the game play.

/Agree

[cwapitm]

I'm with everyone else here by saying the story is the most important part. That's the whole reason I play this genre, and if there was no story, I don't think you could call it an adventure game.

[The Seed]

I tend to believe there should be a fair ballance between story and gameplay, and I think there are too many adventure games, such as Syberia and the likes, that skip on one in favour of the other.

[peter.vullings]

Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

If Peter agrees, I can edit the poll and add puzzle and/or exploration.

Thanks everybody for the great suggestions - AndreaDraco83 - yes, please add two new poll options:
- Puzzles (Well thought out puzzles)
- Exploration (Larger, non-linear world or environment)

[AndreaDraco83]

Originally Posted by peter.vullings

Thanks everybody for the great suggestions - AndreaDraco83 - yes, please add two new poll options:
- Puzzles (Well thought out puzzles)
- Exploration (Larger, non-linear world or environment)

Done!

[darthmaul]

Those of us that voted for other -puzzles won't get counted.. the poll was ruined from the beginning.

[peter.vullings]

darthmaul - As long as you commented in the thread I can still add your results to the right option in my spreadsheet.

Thanks AndreaDraco83!

[AndreaDraco83]

I'll do it. I'll modify the poll result.

Correct me if I'm wrong: the people who voted puzzles are

Darthmaul (the man with a constructive attitude )
Colpet
Lasus
SuperEdy

Am I right? So four total votes for Puzzles?

Edit: I've done it. If some more changes have to be made, I'll get them by tomorrow!

[Fantasysci5]

Well this was tough, but I voted Story. When looking through games, I tend to look for genre games, like supernatural adventures. But I really look for interesting stories, and good characters, but they usually go hand-in-hand. So I believe story is most important.

[peter.vullings]

Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

I'll do it. I'll modify the poll result.
Edit: I've done it. If some more changes have to be made, I'll get them by tomorrow!

Sorry I didn't get back sooner. Much appreciated!

One other edit for the sake of clarity. Can we change these options?
- The story or Plot (Quality of the plot/writing and how the story drives the game)
- The characters (Quality of the dialogue, persona and player/character interaction)

If this changes anybody's vote, please comment

[heribertovalle]

For me it is the characters. I could care less for good graphics or great puzzles if the characters (And the plot) are not good.

[darthmaul]

While I understand that plot is semi important(it certainly doesn't hurt), video game stories pale in comparison to good books or good sci fi tv(bsg, ds9). I don't see how it could be anything but puzzles as number 1 to be honest.

[SharonB]

This was a difficult choice. When I go shopping for a game, it's usually the story that attracts me. But it's the character that makes a game memorable for me. So I went with Character.

[Mohlin]

Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

I'll do it. I'll modify the poll result.

Correct me if I'm wrong: the people who voted puzzles are

Darthmaul (the man with a constructive attitude )
Colpet
Lasus
SuperEdy

Am I right? So four total votes for Puzzles?

Edit: I've done it. If some more changes have to be made, I'll get them by tomorrow!

HEY! I was the first one to mention puzzles at all in this tread. Don't forget me!

[Hillseeker]

For me its a mix between a good story, well designed characters and some exploration but I voted for story.
Never cared much about puzzles and riddles.

[AndreaDraco83]

Originally Posted by peter.vullings

Sorry I didn't get back sooner. Much appreciated!

One other edit for the sake of clarity. Can we change these options?
- The story or Plot (Quality of the plot/writing and how the story drives the game)
- The characters (Quality of the dialogue, persona and player/character interaction)

If this changes anybody's vote, please comment

Well, this change slightly modifies my vote, in the sense that I can't really divide between story and characters: the two things are so interwoven, for me, that it's impossible to make such a distinction.

Originally Posted by Mohlin

HEY! I was the first one to mention puzzles at all in this tread. Don't forget me!

Added your vote too!

@ DarthMaul: I strongly disagree with you. A story in a game can be as powerful and well-told as the story in any other medium, if good writers are behind it. Gabriel Knight, Tex Murphy and many other games are here to demonstrate that - with a Jane Jensen, Aaron Conners or Ragnar Tornquist behind it - a game can be an incredible medium to tell a compelling, enthralling and interactive story.

[darthmaul]

"I strongly disagree with you. A story in a game can be as powerful and well-told as the story in any other medium, if good writers are behind it. Gabriel Knight, Tex Murphy and many other games are here to demonstrate that - with a Jane Jensen, Aaron Conners or Ragnar Tornquist behind it - a game can be an incredible medium to tell a compelling, enthralling and interactive story."

I've played all those games and the stories really just weren't anything special to me compared with a good book or tv show. Oh well. I guess we just look for different things.

I also think a lot of those games have nostalgia more than reality as a driving force. I've played all of them within the last 3 years. Maybe they just haven't aged well. Cept for GK1, which I played when it came out.