Would you rather an amazing story, amaazing gameplay, or amazing graphics?

Amazing gameplay by a hair, because a game can have a bad story and crap graphics/sound, but if it's fun to play, none of that will matter at all. Gameplay can usually hold my interest when the story can't. Sometimes vice versa- for example, Deadly Premonition.

As an artist graphics has always been the thing that attracts me to games, i'll try out the crappiest games if i can at least appreciate the art.

I'll take the awesome gameplay. I need a new multiplayer fix.

Minecraft
 
No story.  No graphics.  Greatest game ever made and only in beta (pronounced beat-a).

Story, would be nice to see that for once.

 Graphics Smaphics. That shallow preference is reserved for people who don't play that many games to begin with, or people around the age of 13. "

" As an artist graphics has always been the thing that attracts me to games, i'll try out the crappiest games if i can at least appreciate the art. "

Depends. 
  
Honestly, yeah.  
 
Depends.

Well Half-Life 2 does all of that, so I don't see why we can't have everything.

story all day everyday. 

Gameplay is easily 1st.  I would have graphics 2nd.  I play a shit load of games with terrible stories but none that I think are bad looking.    Aside from games with bad stories, I like many racing games(arcade and sim), sports games(arcade and sim), and puzzle games, which mostly have no stories.

If gameplay isn't the primary focus, then it shouldn't be a game.  That's what books and movies are for.

Story - it what keeps me coming back. Gameplay has to be tolerable. Graphics just enhance the experience.

" @Spoonman671:  I disagree, movies and books aren't nearly as immersive as well presented games can be. Besides, games like flower would make terrible movies... "

Just as the poll indicates, first the gameplay has to be in order and good.  Then usually with me, if the game really has a good story, that is another hook in me.  Graphics are not a huge deal really with me unless they just look completely awful.  I own and regularly play games on the Wii you know.... therefore I would say I am not concerned really in the least with graphics being a big draw.  Then again, I am  a PC boy from back in the day when the whole Half Life 2 and Doom 3 thing was going on and was gushing over those 2 games with my Radeon 9800.

Gameplay for me. Story is meaningless for me in videogames, simply because I don't invest myself fully enough to be immersed. Take for instance, the Stalker or Fallout games. I played them over and over, and I have no idea of the storyline. I always fast forward the conversations just to keep on with my gameplay. 
 
And this come from a guy who pays his bill writing books. Weird, heh?

Definitely not graphics, but it's a real toss-up between the other two.

Gameplay, with story a distant second. 
 
And HitmanAgent47 is a filthy liar. Gameplay... pshaw!

Story. I stopped playing Just Cause 2 quite quickly because the story was utter shit.

dont care for graphics, story is nice but if i play through a game for a second time i cant stand having to sit through long cutscenes, gameplay is where its at!

Story, but mainly because no game I've played has ever had an "amazing" story.

I can cope with mediocre gameplay, and bad graphics for a good story, for me to play a game with shitty story the other two would either both have to be great or one would have to be absolutely outstanding. I hope that made sense.

" Story. I stopped playing Just Cause 2 quite quickly because the story was utter shit. "

Graphics all the way. We know storyline and gameplay don't matter. You may have an award winning script on your hands.. but that's all you have. I'm playing a dumb plot-less game at 2400X1675 MAXXXXED OUT bitches!!
 
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Gameplay.  Story second if it's a single player game.

Gameplay. This should not even be a discussion. Everything about Comic Jumper was awesome EXCEPT the gameplay, which really hurt it. No matter how good the graphics or story, if the game ain't fun to play, then why play games?

I don't know. A game that favors any of the three over the others could appeal to me. I don't really like to limit myself, I'll give a chance to any game.

i don't understand why people always talk like it's only possible for games to do one of those things good at any one time

gameplay has to be good. story is just alright in games now. gameplay has to be good in a game. a game can be crappy.

Story is always a big selling point for me. It has to be the kind of story that only a game can provide though. Something like Mass Effect would never work as a movie because I get to make choices that effect the outcome.  
I don't always need a story though. Bayonetta was a great example of me playing for the crazy fun combat; the stupid batshit insane story was just a plus. I guess thats another example of a story that would only work in a video game. Can you imagine a Bayonetta movie? I'd see it. 
 
Really though, I feel that both story and gameplay are equally important when making a game. Graphics are just a plus.

If the story is good enough, I will finish the game no matter how bad the gameplay is. Vice-versa for gameplay. Graphics can certainly make a good impression for a game, but thats about it. 

I almost prefer it when games don't have involved stories. I want to shoot people and jump on platforms, not watch cutscenes. RPGs with good stories and dialogue choice stuff are good, but 75% of games could have as much story as your average Mega Man game and I wouldn't care. For every game like Uncharted 2 that has a decent story, there are a dozen Gears of Wars and Vanquishes where it's just an excuse to do what I bought the game for.

anyone who said graphics does not have a solid grasp of priorities 

Gameplay. It's a video game. Above all, having fun is the important part.

GAMEPLAY

1. Gameplay
2. Graphics
3. Story
   

" I can get story from books and movies, i play Games for amazing interactivity. GAMEPLAY!! "

" I kind of think that the majority of the Mass Effect community out there told us - Sometimes awful gameplay and at time terrible graphics still makes the original Mass Effect one of the greatest gaming experiences ever. :) So yeah - story.  "

Gameplay might be too narrow a term.  Interactivity is what makes the medium unique, though, so I think the interactivity has to be central to the game you're making.  Therefore, I choose gameplay.

I can't believe graphics is losing so bad. Graphics are clearly the only thing that matters in video games.

For the longest time story held the #1 spot for me.  Now, not quite as much.  I no longer have the kind of free time available to sit down with a long narrative heavy game that I used to, so naturally gameplay has taken precedence.  There is also the issue of not having the patience to tolerate mediocre gameplay just to experience a good story.   I just called it quits with AC:brohood about 70% through, for example, due to lack of enthusiasm about the checkpoint and scripting heavy escort missions the game was laying on thick.  Youtubed the ending, good enough. 

I play games to have fun so I have to go with amazing gameplay. I don't care how good the story or graphics are if the game plays like shit it isn't worth it. I

Story.
If you ask me what's more important, it'd be gameplay because I wont play a terrible game despite of it's story. But if you ask me if I would like an amazing story or gameplay - I'll say story. 
As long as the gameplay is tolerable I'm set! But if the gameplay is tolerable and the story is amazing, I'll purchase any sequel to come as long as it follows suit.

I can play and have fun with games with little or no story like Altitude or Gran Turismo, but it's the story driven games that I hold on highest regard. So Story for me. Gameplay is a close second. Graphics matter but no nearly enough as those two. I actually care a lot more about sound and soundtrack that aren't even on this poll than graphics.

Good gameplay is relatively easy to replace, a good story on the other side is what makes a game truly unique.

It's a bit of a draw between gameplay and story for me.

Oh not this shit again. I would rather have all 3. I would also like to have amazing sound design, amazing characters, amazing music, etc.
 
A game's quality is determined by the sum of its parts. It's almost impossible to find a game that highly excels in one area but fails in all the rest anyway.