tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post8530563581833507896..comments2023-05-27T11:14:02.426-04:00Comments on Some Space to Think: I Play for the StoryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-47921079038695361652010-08-26T19:37:12.497-04:002010-08-26T19:37:12.497-04:00I was meditating on this too, recently, as these g...I was meditating on this too, recently, as these games have always been about the campaign mode for me, too.<br /><br />I think that a part of what SC2 is lacking is the feeling that missions are directly connected to each other, as they were in SC1. In SC2, since you jump between different plot threads, and only a few of them are actually directly relevant to Raynor's story, and are instead about getting paid. As a result, I felt like I had little stake in the events.<br /><br />Also, I noticed that the player no longer has their own character. Raynor doesn't talk to me, like he did in the first game, which adds to my separation from the story, or at least the feel, of the first game.<br /><br />I also felt that the earlier campaigns were dominated by surprise reveals, such as Mengsk's betrayal of Kerrigan, Raynor, and the player, or that the creature in the crysalis was Kerrigan. In finishing Wings of Liberty, I found that the big surprises weren't really all that surprising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-40049463623018965532010-07-30T05:04:49.661-04:002010-07-30T05:04:49.661-04:00I understand what you mean about story. Fun gamepl...I understand what you mean about story. Fun gameplay (or shiny special effects, or what-have-you) is nice, but when I'm on the train to work it's always stories and characters that my mind dwells on. "What's going to happen next?" or "That knight definitely knows more than she's telling. I can't wait for the Big Reveal!"<br /><br />Borderlands' ending is very underwhelming. :(shyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774353088318023240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-74558622234629375572010-07-28T14:20:33.054-04:002010-07-28T14:20:33.054-04:00I really loved Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for this...I really loved Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for this. And I know I helped to create a lot of it with my choices, and it was broken in places, but it kept me playing for a very long time.Cam_Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162534181760938499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-15976860599553594462010-07-28T10:27:31.353-04:002010-07-28T10:27:31.353-04:00I recall a comment/tweet from you regarding the Le...I recall a comment/tweet from you regarding the Leliana's Song DLC for Dragon Age, and how it works better as story and characterization than previous DLCs.<br /><br />It's true. The primary reason why DA works for me is the story, not the mechanics, graphics and gameplay.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com