Whatever happened to videogames with a PLOT?

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Originally Posted by Squeek

...BioShock sold well. Just because you didn't like the plot doesn't mean it was a game sold on plot. And just because you don't think the plot was original doesn't mean the plot wasn't. Sure, it was basically System Shock 2 with updated graphics and a new setting, but how many people played System Shock 2? I'm betting not even a tenth of the people who played BioShock played SS2.

For one thing, I never said I didn't like Bioshock's plot. In fact, I own Bioshock, and I really like the game because at least it had some good plot. In fact, it had alot of good plot, compared to the rest of the games coming out.

My point was that Eternal has a really good plot, and it made me realize what games could be doing with their plots.

Originally Posted by tsugomaru

The world has proven otherwise. It's a nice idea on paper, but it doesn't work in reality. Although some people would disagree with me otherwise, I believe Halo has a decent plot. However, it's not why it's selling 8 million or so copies. Especially the newer Halo games. I haven't played those, but from what I've heard, the story is complete crap, yet it still sells close to 10 million copies. It's not unheard of to mix genres like an FPS and an RPG, but it's typically not a good idea unless it delivers well on both fronts.

Bioshock had a good plot. It sold well.