What video game lore do you enjoy despite not loving the gameplay? #videogames #lore #fallout
### Why Fallout Lore is Compelling
Disliking Gameplay, Loving Lore
– Do you have a video game that has amazing lore but lacks in gameplay?
– I find that the Fallout series falls into this category for me.
– The Bethesda open-world system isn’t my favorite, but the Fallout lore keeps me engaged.
Dive into the Story
1. Have you experienced this with any other games?
2. How important is a game’s lore to you compared to gameplay?
3. Share your thoughts on balancing gameplay and lore in video games.
Let’s discuss our favorite game lore that keeps us captivated despite any gameplay shortcomings. What’s your pick? Let’s chat!
Final fantasy games , 7 being my first , I love anime and the aesthetics of FF games but the repetitive random encounters were just too annoying for me.
Warham… Nevermind.
Dead by daylight. love the ideal of an eldritch entity summing all kinda of monster and killers to sacrifice and kill for it. But i haaatte asymmetrical games ever since i played evolved
the dark pictures anthology telltale games and games like Detroit become human I don’t like playing them but I love just watching the cutscenes makes me enjoy the story more of those games
Warhammer 40k. I read a ton of 40k stuff, but have never actually played it. Ever.
So you watched the show, too? lol
League of Legends
Counter strike
Dragon Age Origins. Has the best story and world building of the DA games but my god I cannot make myself go through the sluggish combat again lol
We happy few
Witcher series. The controls never vibed with me and felt wonky so I couldn’t get into them. I love the world setting and lore though.
World of Warcraft
Five Nights At Freddys.
I think it did a really good job of building up the story and characters.
It was also fascinating to see culture evolve around each release.
But the gameplay isn’t for me.
Warhamer
Fear and hunger. I realized that I enjoyed the lore more than the game when I spent most of my hours on the game tabbed out reading the wiki rather than actually playing.
Mortal Kombat. I just don’t have the patience or time to get good at a fighting game but I’ve played every story mode since Deadly Alliance.
Five nights at Freddie’s
Eve Online and Warframe
I like destiny series. Played the first one fully and the second one about halfway. Wasn’t fun since my squad wasn’t playing it with me and grinding by myself wasn’t as great
All of the detailed extensive history of Eve Online and its many battles and corp warfare.
But playing it requires I get an associates degree in accounting to play (or just get started)
Death Stranding. I don’t need explosions to enjoy a game but I need more than building bridges, ladders and walking. The atmosphere and direction of the story are fantastic though
Mortal Kombat. Whenever a new one comes out I will watch the story. I find it and the characters entertaining.
Nier Automata. I found the story, characters and world fascinating but I didn’t enjoy actually playing the game at all.
Warcraft, I’ve never even played WoW or any of its processors but I played hearthstone from 2013-2018 and found out the lore is super dope
The Elder Scrolls series. I love the world, the stories, and the visuals. But the gameplay has just never been for me.
I dont play overwatch, but I enjoy looking up character’s plot and backstory.
Fallout 3. It’s really boring (to me, sorry) and I lose interest after a couple of hours into a playthrough without fail but I fucking love the aesthetic and environmental storytelling in it, it’s top-notch.
EDIT: I wrote this before reading your spoiler. You’re not alone, OP!
I like Splatoon for its late 90s early 00s aesthetic and post apocalyptic setting where they keep digging up old human stuff. Zero interest in actually playing it though.
Dark Souls.
I absolutely loved the assassins creed franchise when Desmond was around. His story and arc was incredible. Going into the animus but having the actually story outside of it. The games now are strictly just animus with barely to no time outside of it. I can’t play them anymore.
Metal Gear. I am not into stealth and tactics if I’m in control. But the world and characters own.
Disco Elysium. The characters were great and the world was so fascinating. Your typical grimy, run-down town, but hey guess what? It turns out there’s a weird world-devouring spooky… *thing* just floating about and everyone just acts like it’s completely normal and *you’re* the weirdo for not knowing about it! The isolas, the histories, the Innocences – it was great!
But the glorified walking simulator aspect was… not for me. Nor was the narrator going on constantly about how I’m in love with my ex and how terrible I am.
Resident Evil. I’m not into playing horror games, but I love science fiction horror as a genre.
The Last of Us. Love the story but it was just another stealth game which I loathe playing.