Genuinely disappointed

[slendyproject]

So i got this game in a twitch prime bundle some time ago, and today i decided to play it as i heard great things. Since a lot of people said its best to go in spoiler free for the story, i did.

And wow, this was garbage. And yes im aware that you can skip it. But i thought it was going somewhere, since people praised it. It was predictable, annoying, cliche and felt like time wasting padding way too much. Even a bit pretentious to be honest.

Im just confused, do people really think this story was so good?

[Pilot YELDAH]

i only played it for the mechanic, and i enjoyed it, i do agree that it's weird if people talk about the story much, it's more of a way to set the game than a game setting the story

[Jazz Ad]

I think a lot better story could have been built around such mechanics. I too found it a bit of a let down or maybe too juvenile. Old time gamers have seen this kind of scenario a thousand times.
The game itself is fantastic though and all the challenges make it worth playing again and again.

[deadPan]

Originally posted by slendyproject:

So i got this game in a twitch prime bundle some time ago, and today i decided to play it as i heard great things. Since a lot of people said its best to go in spoiler free for the story, i did.

And wow, this was garbage. And yes im aware that you can skip it. But i thought it was going somewhere, since people praised it. It was predictable, annoying, cliche and felt like time wasting padding way too much. Even a bit pretentious to be honest.

Im just confused, do people really think this story was so good?

You don't play a game for the story, you play a game for the gameplay.

[Pilot YELDAH]

hey that's what i said! lol

[slendyproject]

Originally posted by Chéese:

Originally posted by slendyproject:

So i got this game in a twitch prime bundle some time ago, and today i decided to play it as i heard great things. Since a lot of people said its best to go in spoiler free for the story, i did.

And wow, this was garbage. And yes im aware that you can skip it. But i thought it was going somewhere, since people praised it. It was predictable, annoying, cliche and felt like time wasting padding way too much. Even a bit pretentious to be honest.

Im just confused, do people really think this story was so good?

You don't play a game for the story, you play a game for the gameplay.

If that was true there would be no story to begin with.

Story is absolutely something one can critique the game for since its there for the same reason as the gameplay, for the player to enjoy. If this game is to be enjoyed for the gameplay only, why even make a story instead of making more content for the game? Its not like this game is filled to the brim with content...

[deadPan]

Originally posted by slendyproject:

Originally posted by Chéese:

You don't play a game for the story, you play a game for the gameplay.

If that was true there would be no story to begin with.

Story is absolutely something one can critique the game for since its there for the same reason as the gameplay, for the player to enjoy. If this game is to be enjoyed for the gameplay only, why even make a story instead of making more content for the game? Its not like this game is filled to the brim with content...

Game developers like to create stories for their games so the player has a reason to continue playing. Of course there are some exceptions, like Minecraft, Terraria, etc.
All I'm saying is that you shouldn't judge a game solely based on the story. There's a reason it's called a game.

[Pilot YELDAH]

ya play it not watch it

[slendyproject]

Originally posted by Chéese:

Originally posted by slendyproject:

If that was true there would be no story to begin with.

Story is absolutely something one can critique the game for since its there for the same reason as the gameplay, for the player to enjoy. If this game is to be enjoyed for the gameplay only, why even make a story instead of making more content for the game? Its not like this game is filled to the brim with content...

Game developers like to create stories for their games so the player has a reason to continue playing. Of course there are some exceptions, like Minecraft, Terraria, etc.
All I'm saying is that you shouldn't judge a game solely based on the story. There's a reason it's called a game.

Thats like saying that the sound editing can be ♥♥♥♥ in a movie since you arent watching it for the sound.

If a story is only told to "keep someone playing" it shouldnt be told in the first place.

[deadPan]

Originally posted by slendyproject:

Originally posted by Chéese:

Game developers like to create stories for their games so the player has a reason to continue playing. Of course there are some exceptions, like Minecraft, Terraria, etc.
All I'm saying is that you shouldn't judge a game solely based on the story. There's a reason it's called a game.

Thats like saying that the sound editing can be ♥♥♥♥ in a movie since you arent watching it for the sound.

If a story is only told to "keep someone playing" it shouldnt be told in the first place.

Unlike sound in a movie, story in a game isn't 100% essential for enjoyment.

Also, player engagement isn't the only reason a game has a storyline.

[Pilot YELDAH]

btw there are some great theater experiences that don't have sound, just not recently bc people always rely on new things lol

[slendyproject]

Originally posted by YELDAH:

btw there are some great theater experiences that don't have sound, just not recently bc people always rely on new things lol

Exactly. If the game doesnt need a story since its gameplay centered why make a mediocre one? Either make a story worth telling or dont waste my time by pretending that the story will be satisfying when it leads to nowhere.

The story is part of this experience only to ruin it. I agree thats its not essential but its better to have nothing if the story would be this bad imo.

[Pilot YELDAH]

it's not like they needed the story for a cliff hanger to sell more of the next game, bc original owners get it free

[1MantisPhoenix]

Originally posted by slendyproject:

So i got this game in a twitch prime bundle some time ago, and today i decided to play it as i heard great things. Since a lot of people said its best to go in spoiler free for the story, i did.

And wow, this was garbage. And yes im aware that you can skip it. But i thought it was going somewhere, since people praised it. It was predictable, annoying, cliche and felt like time wasting padding way too much. Even a bit pretentious to be honest.

Im just confused, do people really think this story was so good?

Well thanks for not spoiling it.
To me, in South africa. We have a political party called the Economic freedom fighters - who want to take away land owned by other people, without compensation, and they call themselves the Red berets/Soldiers/Fighters, etc. So I feel like my mission is to protect myself from them, despite what the game is telling you.

Do you see that? I still allow my imagination room to play within a game, created by these developers.

You cannot say you've seen or experienced this anywhere else-

It's great. The world is constantly moving, when you are, and you need to react.

It's brilliant. Thank you.

[Pilot YELDAH]

... what?

[1MantisPhoenix]

Originally posted by YELDAH:

... what?

Use your brain,
The story is not limited to the game itself,
Real world references represent the red people in the game,

If you don't know about racist South Africa, I won't suggest getting involved, as you'd be useless anyway, but it's got relevance outside of the game.

ie.
I add my own story, to the 'story' in-game;