So I was having this conversation with my friends the other day. We were talking about the Mass Effect 3 ending, which they have never played (they primarily play CoD or FIFA) and they said they didn't see why people cared about the terrible ending so much that the developers improved it, using the Matrix 3 as an example of an ending not being improved on. I was saying how it screwed over gamers who had invested 5 years into the storyline, and they said that nobody cares about storylines anyway, as multiplayer is what makes games successful. I said that Skyrim was successful on its own, with their response being that Skyrim was made to be single player. It seems that they don't really have any idea what they're talking about.
What do you think?
Discuss the statement in the title.
EDIT: Sorry about the shit poll options. 'Yes' if you agree with the statement, 'No' if you disagree.
EDIT: Altered the statement.
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2 RepliesI agree that Story isn't what makes a game. The GAME experience made the game. I highly disagree with the changing of story. I don't know what the Mass Effect 3 ending is but I don't like that they changed it, it's almost like spitting in the writer's face for the job he did. As a writer I'd stick to what I did, no matter how many people didn't like it. Story Progression does not ruin what was experienced before, it was already experienced. That's a different discussion altogether though. As for this topic, I've gotta say, I don't completely agree with what they said completely, that MP makes a game, but the story, it isn't the game. The gameplay, the experience of the actual control of the game. That is what makes it, not just the story. The story is just a frame, for the most part it works around the game itself, it is about the interactive experience in the game. I've gotta say I disagree with you on this one. That ME3 ending thing was an overreaction. I don't care if they failed and everyone dies, it's the writer's story. Don't like the last 5 minutes? Write Fanfic or just pretend it didn't happen and come up with your own ending. Remember this, no matter how many different endings they add in DLC, the game will still always end with that original ending they gave.