Whatever happened to videogames with a PLOT?

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I see nothing wrong with that.

Plot doesn't drive a game. Gameplay drives a game. If the game is 100% plot and 0% gameplay, then it's going to be a terrible game. I think video game designers do better without worrying about an engrossing plot.

I disagree with you that plot would make FPSes better. I think gameplay is the most important thing. Far Cry, Crysis, etc. They're touted for amazing graphics. Too bad they're terrible games. The gameplay is disgustingly bad.

You've broken down the overarching plot to "kill aliens", but that's not the entire plot. I started playing Gears 2 last night, and even as someone who has never played Gears before, I found the story good enough to want to keep playing. In fact, we didn't finish and I went home and was about to go online to look up how it ends because I might not have another opportunity to play again.

PS - way to generalize everything, thus proving that you haven't played anything.

PPS - Halo isn't bad for its terrible story. It's bad for its generic and unimaginative gameplay.