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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How are story games shallow? They are much deeper than the next generic multiplayer shooter. I happen to like stories in all forms, books, movies, series and video games. Video games are unique in that they allow you to be part of a story. For me the story is the single most important thing of a game. Often I simply play games on easy or story mode, mainly to keep up the pacing of the story.

[–] VoterFrog 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I never said story games are shallow. But if the games you like are ones where you can feel like you've experienced all the game and the story has to offer in a single playthrough then they are, by definition, shallow. Even a great movie is worth watching multiple times of its story has any appreciable depth. Video games, even more so since there should be more to the story to experience.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Even a great movie is worth watching multiple times of its story has any appreciable depth.

That sounds more like a you problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I guess it's possible you are correct and like the bulk of people who have ever studied film, literature, and art more generally are wrong. That seems unlikely. More plausible is that it's common for people to experience a given work multiple times and get different things out of it.

That's not even accounting for the "Reading Lear as an old man hits differently than reading it when I was a teenager" factor. That is, who you are changes over time and that affects how you experience art.

[–] Jarix 2 points 6 months ago

You misread that. Sounds like you are being defensive.

They are saying the person likes the ones that ARE shallow.