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Article #720730Re: How do you rate a good game?
From: Chuck
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:12
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:12
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>"Spalls Hurgenson" wrote in message
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>On Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:14:12 -0500, "Chuck"
><chuck....@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>"Spalls Hurgenson" wrote in message
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>>>Now, if you were to ask "what sort of games do you enjoy" I could
>>>probably give a more satisfying answer, because then I could specify
>>>certain genres or styles of gameplay. But just because a game doesn't
>>>suit my taste doesn't mean I can't recognize it as being good.
>>
>>It was a good answer. It gives me insight. But, let's go with your other
>>question:
>>
>>What sort of games do you enjoy?
>>
>Well, that's easier. My favorite genres are first (or third person)
>shooters and role-playing games. I am a fan of big, immersive open
>worlds with lots of nooks and crannies to explore (although sometimes
>for a change I like a nice linear shooter). Graphic fidelity is
>important to me; I got 4GB on my GPU for a reason! A strong storyline
>and characters are a plus. The world should be immersive and coherent;
>I want to be transported to another world.
>
>A game where the primary focus is on the mechanics (MOBAs or most
>MMOs, many RTS games, some shooters) are unappealing to me.
>Multiplayer has little appeal to me too (largely because the other
>players ruin the immersion and they often are too focused on the
>mechanics like DPS).
>
>An obvious example of a game I loved was Skyrim, although other
>favorites range from sims ("Euro Truck Sim 2") to adventure (the
>decades old "Mission Critical").
If I may, one more question. Do you have a game(s) that you really wanted
to love but couldn't? For me it was Empire of Magic.
Chuck
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