Originally posted by rmoxon
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Ultimately it's a matter of taste, I don't care too much for games that place great emphasis on the experience because they're normally short-lived and one-off (as in one playthrough) affairs, and that isn't something I want in a game. Maybe I'm narrow-minded or old-fashioned, perhaps both, but I like oldschool style gameplay where the greater experience, no matter how clevery implemented, isn't something pre-determined or pre-fabricated by somebody else’s mind, but rather a manifestation of the gameplay itself, or to be more precise one's mastery of it - for example reaching something approaching a 'Zen-like' state of mind and focus playing something like Rez or Geometry Wars. That's the kinda gaming experience I like.
I'm not saying games like this don't have their place, the outpouring of love and critical acclaim the game's already garnered proves a lot of people adore these kinda games. But they ain't for me.
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