by story fetishism i dont mean like sex. i mean it like marx, consumer fetishism, that sort of thing. it’s become clear from the objections to *&***nom#ore-+plot_|\ that many people care more about plot in games than about mechanics. the game attached to the story draws these people in like real books and movies never did and they confuse that story with the game itself. they take it personally when you tell them the story is not the part of it that matters. that some of the best games we have don’t have a story. or need one. that some of the games they consider to be The Best Of All Time have no value within the scope of the medium we are actually talking about.
it’s not worth arguing. you either see it or you don’t. there will always be somebody saying that some genre merges plot with gameplay in ways that go beyond a choose your own adventure novel, but he has never been right before. there will always be somebody saying that stories in games can be great in ways that wouldnt work in fixed media, but she has never been right before.
don’t state the obvious. don’t argue. and don’t fall in love with people who make you feel bad for being right.
please unfollow me if you care about stories in games.
