According to IGN:Gameplay holds back video games ........WHAT?

[Dio Brando 5,810]

http://www.ign.com/blogs/-nacht-/2013/07/31/is-gameplay-holding-back-games

 

This is just .....................I'm speechless

 

So let me get this straight.....the thing that holds back video games is literally the same thing that make us call them "VIDEO GAMES".....the gameplay.........the firetruck????

 

 

How did they get that big?How did those jackasses became a huge part of the industry?Someone tell me

 

 

Apparently video games should be like movies then.....THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF CALLING THEM VIDEO GAMES !

[Exiblade7 1,917]

How does that make any sense? I mean really IGN? Video Games depends on Gameplay obviously. 

[Jilly Shears 2,144]

It's called clickbait for a reason, dude.

[Ultimosora 159]

I'd rate IGN's topic 4.3/10 logic.

[Kaweebo 3,617]

Yes, and reading is holding back books.

Edited December 18, 2014 by Kaweebo

[Sarah Choco 8]

All i see is some stupid 1 year old opinion from a member from IGN ,not any official guy who really works there. Everyone with an account can write an blog entry. Or am I seeing things wrong ?

[Isamu Kuno 2,512]

Playing Devil's Advocate here, it doesn't seem like he wants gameplay to be eliminated, more like he wants story and gameplay to meld seamlessly, like he thinks gameplay should be an extension of the story. Not just a mechanism to move the story along, but an integral part of it.

Edited December 18, 2014 by Isamu_Kuno

[Firaga 5,947]

Playing Devil's Advocate here, it doesn't seem like we wants gameplay to be eliminated, more like we wants story an gameplay to meld seamlessly, like he thinks gameplay should be an extension of the story. Not just a mechanism to move the story along, but an integral part of it.

 

That's what I was thinking too.

 

Considering my college studies are linked to this, this article was actually interesting. The point was flawed obviously, but I can least understand where the guy is coming from. Storytelling in games is starting to get stronger and its becoming more a more important and sought-after element in games themselves, so figuring out a way to mesh the two together does sound really good in theory.

[Dracozombie 4,554]

IGN's point isn't that gameplay is a detriment to the game. The problem is a general lack of story-gameplay integration. It's when the gameplay gets in the way of the story, or vice versa, that they're complaining about. It's where you get things like why you can't use a cheap Phoenix Down to revive your dead buddy, or how you can get ambushed by enemies you trounced a minute ago. The article believes games can be a legitimate medium to tell a story, but it's hard to do that when you're in the middle of a dramatic scene and you're forced to fight this annoying boss, and you have to replay the dramatic scene over and over again, or you're so wrapped up in getting past this asshole that the story is put on hold. It's those hiccups that the aticle is pointing out. The title was misleading, but it's click bait and it obviously worked.

 

Here's a non-IGN video that puts it another way.

 

[Caxkj 481]

Must have been playing Beyond: Two Souls. 

[GotMilk5101520 573]

Tell me. what do you call a video game without gameplay?

 

I'd rate IGN's topic 4.3/10 logic.

No no no. it's lower then that. like lower then 0

[OmegaForte 1,674]

So... RPG? 

 

First too much water, now too much gameplay? lol

[Buttercup Camera 229]

Freddy should pay them a visit.

 

 

[Buttercup Camera 229]

Must have been playing Beyond: Two Souls. 

 

[Sorual 607]

7.8/10 too much bulls***. but on a serious note, i can almost understand them. almost. i dont want to go into depth but TO AN EXTENT i can understand.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Sorual

[Dr. Shimo 202]

So... RPG? 

 

First too much water, now too much gameplay? lol

Technically, too much gameplay came first hipster IGN

[Demyx. 10,064]

Man... I've heard some dumb things. But WOW

[hazzlie 105]

like, is any of this for real

[VisitJoan 2,713]

I quit listening to IGN when two years ago when I read that they said Birth by Sleep was about keyblade masters Terra, Ven and Aqua.

[Shulk 8,623]

The day games focus less on gameplay and more on story/graphics is the day I- oh, that's what Square did with Final Fantasy... It already happened. Crap.

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

......I can't even understand what he's trying to say. And the arrogance that is in that article...ugh, this is why I try to avoid IGN as much as possible. I know there are some good and competent people on IGN, but you almost never hear from them. But at the end of the day, it's the overall attitude of IGN itself that turns me off. And now.....this? Ugh, I feel like he's trying to tell me something, but whatever it is was drowned out by all of those cheap shots at unrelated game franchises. Yes IGN, truly you guys are ahead of the times.  :dry:

[Kaweebo 3,617]

That's what I was thinking too.

 

Considering my college studies are linked to this, this article was actually interesting. The point was flawed obviously, but I can least understand where the guy is coming from. Storytelling in games is starting to get stronger and its becoming more a more important and sought-after element in games themselves, so figuring out a way to mesh the two together does sound really good in theory.

Honestly, given IGN's track record, I'd wager that what he's really asking is: "Why can't I one-hit kill guys with bullets like they do in the cutscenes??"

[Firaga 5,947]

Honestly, given IGN's track record, I'd wager that what he's really asking is: "Why can't I one-hit kill guys with bullets like they do in the cutscenes??"

 

Probably, but even so, the idea is still interesting.

[Xiro 3,468]

I think he had some valid points... The dude just needs to think of a better way to word his articles.

[BlankShell 638]

All i see is some stupid 1 year old opinion from a member from IGN ,not any official guy who really works there. Everyone with an account can write an blog entry. Or am I seeing things wrong ?

More or less this; they posted an OPINION. IGN as a company is not saying "gameplay needs to go away", IGN is doing its job as a hub for gaming personality, news, and opinion by posting a controversial opinion by a member of their community. You're all free to disagree with said opinion (I certainly do), but it's exactly that.Besides, even if it was from a member of the staff, it would still be a subjective analysis. You can't empirically claim gameplay is detrimental to the story, but you can have feelings, and reasons for said feelings.Yeesh, you think IGN would have put too much water in people's cheerios or something.