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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They don't really know what they're talking about, or they used a [i]really[/i] bad example. Story does matter, when a game is designed to tell a story. Games like FIFA, they don't have a story. The game will sell and do well solely on how fun it is to play. A game like CoD is a mixed bag. They try to tell a story, but ultimately it comes off as dull, cliche, and too over-the-top. People won't really remember it for the story, they'll remember it for the online play and how fun it was (referring to gameplay). Games like TES.. they sell and do well because of their story. If they don't have a story to tell, then the game feels out of place. Ok, yeah I'm slaying a dragon. Why? Without the story, the game is confusing and might turn off some people. When you include a story, players make a connection and start to engage in it more and thus begin to enjoy it more and more. The same goes with Mass Effect. Yeah, it's a fun game to play. The gameplay is good. But ultimately, it's the story that matters in that game. You're not going to get the full intended enjoyment out of that title without a story. Ok, yeah I'm shooting space aliens. Why do I have to shoot them? Oh, they're trying to harvest all life in the galaxy? Cool! It's that story that keeps players engaged and connected to the game. Does story matter? Yes, when the game revolves around some form of central plot. If it's a game like Forza or FIFA or Asteroids, then story doesn't really play a part in the game because the game isn't really trying to tell you a story.