Story vs Gameplay

With the new next-generation of games designers come to some very important decisions when it comes to creating an experience for the gamers. Should we focus more on story or is gameplay still the core of video games in general?


As I am a Gamer myself , I would say that Gameplay and Story are both very important elements to games as a whole. I like to think games that first take you into the world with their graphics, then allow you to interact and play with the world with their Gameplay .


Take an example of Final Fantasy VII : Crisis Core and Monsters Hunter Freedom 2 both are psp games , one is a RPG and the other is an ADV/ACT based . FF Crisis Core is more to story-telling based Role playing Game with CG movies and the Monsters Hunter has a good gameplay and it can have up to 4 player to play together helping each others defeating the monsters , I continues to play both of the games after the complete of the game, not due to incomplete of mission but for the leisure of playing it again from the begining .











However not all gamers will think this way , like the God of War : chain of Olympus , I would say that it has a very good storyline and gameplay and it does have a story to tell and the fun part the game play itself .