Izanagi

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Izanagi

Izanagi

@UlimaxFan

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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@ih8mylifeffs @Orekifan_ I'd say you're missing the whole point of God of War. There's a reason you're always in control of Kratos' most violent antics. You're supposed to question yourself for gleefully caving Hercules' skull in or gouging Poseidon's eyes out.
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Alex Graham Bell@ih8mylifeffs·
@Orekifan_ I get that point but also like…thats the exception to the rule. Like yes interacting does have its value and its what makes games unique in comparison to movies, but if im watching someone hack through enemies in GoW instead of doing it myself, im not losing much
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juno@bearIysane·
@UlimaxFan @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 yeah and i dont get to feel the smoothness of the keys beneath my supple fingers or whatever i dont give a shit. not physically experiencing every little moment of playing a game doesnt make you not a fan.
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ivy‏ 𖦹@pricefieldism·
i don't get the "you have to physically play a game to say you're a fan" take at all like yeah obviously watching a playthrough isn't the exact same experience but i don't think you can't say you're a fan of it just because of that?
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juno@bearIysane·
@UlimaxFan @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 and IM telling you if nothing about my specifc gameplay changes the outcome of the story then it doesnt matter if i played the shit or not.
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Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@dimitri_barron @skeleoncemore -those characters you built relationships with and the world you all inhabited for the duration of that journey. That impact is severely lessened if you just watch someone else go through it. You haven't engaged with the world and characters in the same way they have.
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Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@dimitri_barron @skeleoncemore You're so close to getting it. Let me put it to you another way. Let's say you play a JRPG to the end. You have been active participant in that story. You've actively engaged with the world and characters. When you beat the boss and save the world, you have to say goodbye to-
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@bearIysane @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 Yes, but you lose the experience of being an active participant. Games with choices are usually designed in such a way that you feel the weight of the choice in that moment. You don't get that if you don't play.
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juno@bearIysane·
@UlimaxFan @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 unless this game has multiple endings then nothing you do will fundamentally change the ultimate outcome. and even them someone can just watch multiple playthroughs to experience the multiple paths which most playthrough watchers do anyways.
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@bearIysane @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 No, I'm not. You're now putting words in my mouth. I'm telling you that story is not something you can separate from the game. You can absolutely observe the passive elements of it, but in not playing the game, you are not actively experiencing the story.
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juno
juno@bearIysane·
@UlimaxFan @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 none of what youre saying refutes the fact that by definition people who watch playthroughs are still fans. at this point ur arguing “w-well im a bigger fan than you!!!!” which has never been what ive cared about lol
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@dimitri_barron @skeleoncemore No. It's nothing to do with breaking the fourth wall. Your playthrough of Skyrim would be completely different to mine. You would have your own character, who would have interacted with the world in a completely unique way from my own. The story is your journey.
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Dimitri Barronmore@dimitri_barron·
@UlimaxFan @skeleoncemore This is only literally true in the case of a very specific few games which break the fourth wall to make the player a character. The story is the narrative the developer put in the game.
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@bearIysane @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 You still interact. You make choices. In Steins;Gate, you can access Rintaro's phone at any point to engage with the mechanics and influence the story, in minor and major ways.
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@bearIysane @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 You're boiling the story down to the ending. It's the journey, and every player's journey is uniquely theirs. Also, me pulling the trigger at the end of MGS3 or pressing the thumbsticks to gouge out Poseidon's eyes in GoW3 holds much more weight than you just watching me do it.
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juno
juno@bearIysane·
@UlimaxFan @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 if youre getting to the exact same ending then no im sorry how you specifically played it has no effect on the narrative lol. like i said, when the topic of strategy comes up then yeah, someone who hasnt played the game has no standing in the conversation but theyre still a fan.
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@dimitri_barron @skeleoncemore The story is the game. Playing the game. Experiencing the journey. I set out on the journey, fought long and hard to defeat a powerful foe and finally overcame the challenge to save the world. I didn't watch it happen, I actively participated. It's key.
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Dimitri Barronmore@dimitri_barron·
@UlimaxFan @skeleoncemore Depends on the game. As far as MGS3, I haven't played it and I don't know how it ends, but I'll grant you that it almost definitely has more weight if you play it yourself as intended. Doesn't mean you can't still enjoy the story of the game (which is in fact just the cutscenes)
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Izanagi
Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@bearIysane @pricefieldism @stinkydinky325 No, it IS every game. That's a fundamental misunderstanding. Your playthrough of a game is uniquely your own, versus mine of the same game. That interactivity and journey forms the story. I saved Princess Peach. I defeated Sephiroth. I won the Grand Prix. THAT is the story.
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Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@vixievexed The problem is that you're separating the story from the gameplay experience, which doesn't work. The story isn't just the cutscenes and text, it's how you interact with the game and your unique journey as the player.
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Izanagi@UlimaxFan·
@chuuyasexualis A game's story isn't just the text and cutscenes. It's how you uniquely interact with it as the player.
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skylein@chuuyasexualis·
if a person likes a game for their story, lore, characters, etc enough to call themselves a fan of it, then that's the end of the conversation. shouldn't you be happy that your game is good enough that even people who can't play it can become fans of it just by watching?
Blitz 🐧@MechaGoddess

The “you can be a fan of a game without playing it” argument reminds me that people don’t see games as art. It’s a medium built around personal engagement, that's what gameplay is, it’s what makes games what they are. Is it really that hard to acknowledge and respect that?

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