Ian Fisch of Gamasutra: I love good movies. I love good books. I love good TV series. I’m a huge fan of noninteractive media. Yet I skip through most cutscenes in videogames. Why is this?
The other day, a popular internet reviewer criticised Mario Galaxy 2 for having a weak story. The game's story consists of little more than Bowser kidnapping the princess and Mario having to go through a bunch of abstract worlds in order to find her.
Screen Critics takes a stab at picking the platformers that we feel all gamers should experience at least once. Which platformer is your top one ever?
Why no mention of Tembo: The Badass Elephant, LittleBigPlanet, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, or Kirby
Since Mario’s earliest romps through the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario has always taken advantage of the fantastical power-ups strewn across the land to save the Princess. Nowadays, Mario seems to have a power-up or item for practically any situation – but it was not always this way.
AllThatsEpic: “It’s a me, Mario!” This is everyone’s favorite line, and also the most well known line from the Mario series itself. Mario has starred in hundreds of games, ranging from parties to brawls and even golf, making him the biggest thing since sliced bread.
no 80% of games need better stories.
I prefer games with good stories.
if you don't want a story, dig out your atari.
Video games are the best media for stories. Followed by books, then movies. I mean you are basically in the story. It's almost total immersion. Its a shame developers don't realize that.
I get games for the stories. I do think that game play needs to be great. But since I hate online games most times I would be completely screwed...
That said since I hate shooters I pretty much am screwed in the current market. >.>