Func_Msgboard: What Do You Value Most In Gaming??

Posted by Shambler on 2017/03/04 21:03:32

Simple things - post a few things you value the most in gaming (FPS or otherwise), feel free to explain why, give examples, post some things you don't value, and slag off everyone else's choices as wrong and stupid.

I value the most:

1.a. (action games) Progressing and exploring through an interesting "unreal" game world.

1.b. (tactical games) Thought-provoking combat using planning, positioning, and unit constituency.

2. Entertaining and visceral action and conflict.

3. A well presented, strongly themed and atmospheric game setting.

(reasons should be pretty obvious!)

I value the least:

1. Repetitive and prolonged combat in one area, especially bosses and arenas (very boring).

2. Lengthy spoken or exposition of story and game lore (I read loads and better quality in real life, I don't need to spend half a game as a reading sim, any more than I need a picking my nose or washing the dishes sim).

3. Irrelevant achievements or goals that don't affect the game (e.g. Steam achievements).

What I found interesting writing these lists was how different my values were for action and tactical games. I'm quite happy playing very similar maps through XCom with little sense of progressing through a consistent environment, because the tactical combat is so gripping. Equally for FPS, on-rails interactive movieness is usually so boring that the hunting around you get in something like Dishonoured is really important to me. #makesyouthink #notverymuchtho

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#45 posted by Killes on 2017/03/15 15:10:28

One thing that sits outside of the gemplay that I do appreciate is menu/interface snappyness and fast loading times.
Granted games like Doom and Quake probably mostly benefit of this due to being x hardware generations removed but nothing gives me more of an uh-oh feeling that sluggish skipping menus first thing, I know the controls will be "laggy" and am right 95% of the time

Killes.

#46 posted by Shambler on 2017/03/15 15:19:19

I did consider that amongst various other related factors, but that should be under "obligatory" rather than being a matter of the gamers' preference!

#47 posted by Killes on 2017/03/15 16:33:18

What I value and don't value otherwise, hrmm, I might be a bit of an odd duck I don't know.

For MP FPS I value a completely level playing field from noob to veteran - no complicated bunny hop / trick jump mechanics to master and other item acquiring fluff or whatnot - really a minimum interface between each players reflex/muscle coordination, pretty much closer to the "body" - more like a real "DM" sport like fencing or boxing whatever. That is why I much prefer Doom to Quake 1 MP.

Combined with the 99.9% in game time being actual active playing time for DM or CTF in Doom makes it heaven for me. I really would like to find something comparable for variety though :(

SP is another story...a long one

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