Now, I never held much love for the main MegaTen games, though I am playing Nocturne at the moment to fill the hole left by no more Persona. I think it's just that I have become the gamer that doesn't really like games. What I mean by this, is that I enjoy the interactive storytelling a game can give me, but a lot of the time i can't hold the patience for actual gameplay. Shooters will mostly just bore me after a few minutes, the Max Payne games being one of the few exceptions, and when it comes to Zelda, I am more interested in what happens in the outside world than in the dungeons. God, I hate dungeons. Sometimes there are games with gameplay strong enough to entice me to continue, like Disgaea, which I am currently playing on the DS, and Nocturne, which is certainly fun to play, and plays around with some truly dark and depressing themes. It also speaks to my enormous interest in ancient mythology and such. However, in the Persona games, especially P4, the story takes precedence over gameplay in a way that i really, really enjoy, Recently, i have also become more interested in visual novels, from the barely player controlled ones like the Type-Moon games, to the more interactive ones like the Ace Attorney series(Yes, i consider these to be visual novels.)
What I guess I am saying, is that I want the gameplay to carry the story, rather than the story carrying the gameplay. I am sorry for the ranting, i just needed to get this off my chest, as i having been going through somewhat of an identity crisis when it comes to what i actually enjoy about my own interests.
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