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Started by vgma2, August 05, 2011, 10:22:08 am
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What qualities of a video game do you look for?

Fun and great gameplay!
25 (18.9%)
Outstanding graphics! (Stylish/Unrealistic)
8 (6.1%)
Outstanding graphics! (Realistic)
4 (3%)
Amazing and emotional storyline!
13 (9.8%)
Glorious soundtrack!
14 (10.6%)
Epic and flashy effects!
1 (0.8%)
Profound voice acting!
6 (4.5%)
Originality!
12 (9.1%)
Ability to enjoy it with friends!
5 (3.8%)
Ability to enjoy it alone!
5 (3.8%)
Good difficulty curve!
8 (6.1%)
Minigames, extras, and bonuses!
6 (4.5%)
Fabulous online multiplayer/capabilities!
4 (3%)
ACHIEVEMENTS!
0 (0%)
Something easy and simple to play. Not too complicated.
0 (0%)
Great customization abilities!
8 (6.1%)
Other...
0 (0%)
I don't look for anything particular in a video game. As long as I can enjoy it.
2 (1.5%)
I don't play video games.
0 (0%)
Replay value!
9 (6.8%)
Ability for me to take a long time for me to complete it!
2 (1.5%)
I would like to complete it in a short time.
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 32

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Shwa

Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#21  August 05, 2011, 07:43:57 pm
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Pal said, August 05, 2011, 06:18:39 pm
I don't have a PS3 so I can't play Demon Souls.
Do you have a 360? You'll get to try out Dark Souls.
And considering the demonstrations, oh boy. It'll be worth it.

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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#22  August 05, 2011, 07:44:31 pm
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Rednavi said, August 05, 2011, 11:27:34 am
Sountrack is a must in my case, if the game doesn't have a good soundtrack then I will soon or late not enjoy the game enough to try to master it. I probably would be able to 100% Sonic 06 just because of it's awesome OST (Thank God I never played that game D: ).

I can definitely agree with this too.  Music is a huge part of any entertainment experience to me (game, movie, TV show, etc) so if a game doesn't have good music it will put a big damper on the experience. 

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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#23  August 05, 2011, 09:04:29 pm
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Everything.

But to vote along: Fun and great gameplay!, Amazing and emotional storyline!, Glorious soundtrack!, Profound voice acting! and Originality!
Sometimes you just need a little less gun.

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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#24  August 05, 2011, 09:08:37 pm
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Everything in the poll except storyline, voice acting and originality. Those are optional.

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#25  August 06, 2011, 12:15:55 am
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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#26  August 06, 2011, 12:31:04 am
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most of the things up there, but choosing 5:

1- Fun and great gameplay!(obviously)
2- Amazing and emotional storyline!(depending the type of game)
3- Glorious soundtrack!(is an important part)
4- Outstanding graphics! (Stylish/Unrealistic, Realistic are fine as well)
5- Originality!
Last Edit: August 06, 2011, 12:38:20 am by Puppetâ™ Master

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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#27  August 06, 2011, 02:29:22 am
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I like realistic stuff (graphics AND / OR plausible storyline, and well self cotained universes in case of fantasy)
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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#28  August 06, 2011, 03:10:35 am
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As long as I can have fun, that's all that matter.
After, the other options in the poll depend on the style of game : I don't care so much for Music in football games as I do for RPGs. I don't care so much about voice acting in football games as I do for Fighting Games and RPGs, but I care more about the gameplay and the options to play with friends in a football game rather than a RPG. :haw:

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#29  August 06, 2011, 03:41:35 am
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I mostly play NES and Genesis games, so Fun and great gameplay! is it.
Granted, NES game music can be trully epic, but I don't play video games to listen to music. :P
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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#30  August 06, 2011, 04:06:59 am
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for action types: good old sword and shield fighting, exploring dungeons, collecting weapons and loot, challanging puzzles.

for RPG: easy to use battle system, good storyline, epic final bosses, and humor for added laugher

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#31  August 06, 2011, 07:44:22 am
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"Fun and great gameplay!": More gameplay than fun. I really like fast games, like Earth's Special Forces.
"Outstanding graphics! (Unrealistic)": I admit it, I'm VERY detallist in graphics, but I don't like a game with monsters using weird guns that fires nuke bombs or Genki Damas exploding the Earth (I like the "unrealistic near the reality concepts", like Half Life)
"Amazing and emotional storyline!": Very important for me, but I don't like much the predictable storylines.
"Profound voice acting!": I don't like the music in a game, but yes the characters with a good voice acting. (don't matter if the character in the game is human or not)
"Great customization abilities!": Hey, I 'm a RPG fan, what can I say?

I like to remember the old days too: Mario, Sonic, Double Dragon, Street Fighter 2, Metroid, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Megaman, Tokkyuu Shirei - Solbrain (Shatterhand sucks), Excite bike (lol), Castlevania and others classics of 8, 16 and 32 bits.
Last Edit: August 06, 2011, 07:54:21 am by Freakazoid!

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#32  August 06, 2011, 12:37:05 pm
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Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#33  August 06, 2011, 12:56:57 pm
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A good story is to me always the icing on the cake. Gameplay is still more important but a good story just sort of crowns the whole thing.

Yeah, that works.

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Makkah

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#34  August 07, 2011, 05:29:05 am
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As everyone says, gampeplay is key. Once it's awesome everything else is optional. I do, however, appreciate a good story, great music, good voice acting (I shouldn't want to mute my tv all the time) and at least moderately realistic graphics.

Jexsam

Re: What do you look for in a video game?
#35  August 07, 2011, 06:29:39 am
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In no particular order:

Fun and great gameplay!  Nothing else on that list, in virtually any combination, can ever make bad gameplay worth the time and effort to play it.
Amazing and emotional storyline!  The importance of this cannot be underplayed.  If I hate every character in your game, I'm not likely to keep playing.  The catch is, if your storyline take so many cutscenes to tell that story that I spend more time watching and less playing, I will not continue playing your game.
Good difficulty curve!  Doesn't mean it has to get really hard by the end.  But I don't want a cakewalk and then run into a brick wall.  This kind of thing makes me throw controllers at TV's/keyboards at monitors.
Replay value!  A game is an investment.  Anything you play once and never want to play again is a bad investment.  I should want to replay your game, be it to try a different path, or just for nostalgia a decade later.
Ability for me to take a long time for me to complete it!  Three of my favorite games in the last ten years?  Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout: New Vegas.  Why?  Because they don't force me through a story.  I do it at my pace.  In Oblivion's case, I enjoyed doing this so much that it basically negated the fact that the story sucked.

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#36  August 07, 2011, 06:54:26 am
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Ability to enjoy it with friends! - I hate playing games alone, but there are games that I love watching my friends play and share the experience with, not limited to just couch co-op or online co-op or online VS or whatever, being able to play a game with my friends with me makes gaming way more enjoyable.


Fabulous online multiplayer/capabilities! - When I absolutely have to play alone, I really enjoy online multiplayer, this sort of ties in with the "I hate playing games alone" thing.


Great customization abilities! - Again, when I absolutely have to play alone, I love to be able to customize my character. I like sexy dresses. :(
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