Kreij
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In another thread I made a comment about Skyrim having lots of content (which is true).
My pal Frick, made the comment that while there is indeed a lot of content, it's shallow.
While I don't agree that it's shallow (the amount and depth of lore in the ES series in incredible) it is rather generic fantasy fare.
Note : Content in this context is storyline, not graphics or other game assets.
There aren't a lot of games where the experience is a ride into a philisophical one that makes one think on a deeper level, but that brings up some interesting questions.
Do you buy a game for pure entertainment, or do you want a thought provoking experience?
Would you prefer less, deeply involved content (a shorter game) or are you fine with just lots of generic content?
The two are by no means mutually exclusive, but as the content of a game grows it does become much harder to make every experience a deep meaningful one, and the question becomes, "is this even necessary to create a thoroughly enjoyable game?"
So .. what do you all think?
PS. No, this is not a stealth contest. lol
My pal Frick, made the comment that while there is indeed a lot of content, it's shallow.
While I don't agree that it's shallow (the amount and depth of lore in the ES series in incredible) it is rather generic fantasy fare.
Note : Content in this context is storyline, not graphics or other game assets.
There aren't a lot of games where the experience is a ride into a philisophical one that makes one think on a deeper level, but that brings up some interesting questions.
Do you buy a game for pure entertainment, or do you want a thought provoking experience?
Would you prefer less, deeply involved content (a shorter game) or are you fine with just lots of generic content?
The two are by no means mutually exclusive, but as the content of a game grows it does become much harder to make every experience a deep meaningful one, and the question becomes, "is this even necessary to create a thoroughly enjoyable game?"
So .. what do you all think?
PS. No, this is not a stealth contest. lol