What do you look for MOST in your next game?

[Canis Lupus]

Poll idea submitted by: -EG-raynor

The time of week is upon us - a new poll beckons!

So, when you make your next game purchase, what do you specifically look for most? I know not all of us are suckers for creatively-designed game boxes, and most of us have a particular quality that we hunt for when we buy games.

So which is it? Let your opinions explode in expressive glee!

:o

[Spork Lover]

AI definitely. I like challenges. Im not talking about giving the computer cheating abilities either. For instance, in a RTS, sometimes they have difficulty settings. All this does is give the enemies stronger units, more money, faster build times. Thats no replacement for a smart opponent. I think its funny that even when I play RTS games on the hardest settings, I can still build up a massive force off in a corner, and the enemies let me get away with that.

[Canis Lupus]

I went with story ... everytime I buy a game I look for something that has a potentially good storyline (which is why I buy a lot of RPGs and Adventure games) ... I often treat playing like reading a book or watching a movie - it has to hold my interest, and it has to have an artistic and engaging storyline ...

I loved Blizzard's games because of it ... as well as the Baldur's Gate series ;)

[Spork Lover]

the FF line has great stories. I liked the diablo story too, especially in d2, changing between acts is always pretty cool.

Im more into strategy games. At one point in my young life, my aim was to be like patton(not the jerk part, but the great general who leads his men into battle). Who knows could still happen :D

[redwench]

well, since you can pick only one, gameplay.

i once picked up a cheapy game on the recommendation of a gaming mag review. i couldnt stand it. i never got past the tutorial, the interface, controls, and graphics were so bad. at least it was a cheap coaster. :D

actually, when i read reviews, i do pay attention to the gameplay type stuff a lot. most of mine are tbs or rpg, so gameplay matters a lot.

oh, anyone into anime may want to pick up septerra core, its got a cool combat system and is in the bargain racks at babbages :p

[Spork Lover]

Hey look someone else is online now :)

the game that I belevie to have the worse user interface, game play... and everything else is TA... the whole TA line just plain sucks. If I were to make a RTS better, I would do opposite of what TA is :D

[Tecil]

For me it would be both gameplay and replayability. Leaning more towards replay value. I hate playing through a game and not wanting to play it again.

[Chako]

I choose replayability. Laggy, you should have had game play length.

I love nothing more then spending $70 on a game and having it all done in 12 hours. ARGH

Game play is also important..but then if it isn't fun, then there goes replayability.

[Outlaw]

I want more replayability, that's the reason I like D2 so much, you're never done improving your char.

[Shalome]

Replayability, definately.

D2 LOD not only are you never done building your character, there's always more cool items to find and try out in different combinations, there's always different skill paths to try, and there's always 7 different character classes to choose from.. plus the shifting level layout.. I'm not sure I will ever get tired of it.

[Spork Lover]

You guys must think this is an opinion poll or something cause the only right answer is AI :P .... So most of you are wrong :D

[Ion Silverbolt]

Originally posted by Tecil
For me it would be both gameplay and replayability. Leaning more towards replay value. I hate playing through a game and not wanting to play it again.

Yeah what he said. :) A nice story is an excellent touch to that though. It's no accident the Diablo series is among the top sellers of all time.

The one place they screwed up in D2 though was removing its simplicity. Now it's bogged down with useless skills and frustrating unbalanced gameplay.

[Bobaroo]

Better AI definitely, a challenging game is fun;)

[PhantomGamer]

I would like a better story because most of them are dull. So i would say that would make a game good

[SKYHN]

I look for Gameplay and Replay Value. GTA3 is perfect for that because it has both at the highest levels. I dont think I have played a game that has been that good. Some future games may dethrone it, like FFX, but its replay value will be significantly lower.

[Gunslinger]

I look for fun factor first.

That can also coincide with replayability, but I went ahead and voted as "other".

[robbybobby69]

...i want better pics...like nude ladies! that would be the best game ever! i can see the ads now...

mmm....RockStar presents "Nude Ladies"

[SKYHN]

Robby, go on over to japan, those kinds of games are rampant there. Especially on PS2.

[Canis Lupus]

I'm sure they have some hentai games over in Moshi-moshi land ... altho you would probably get more than you bargained for than just nude ladies...

[JANNA]

AI isnt what makes a game fun. Diablo AI was the weakest AI of anygame out there and it was one of the most fun games ever made. UO AI is beyound stupid yet it has held my attention for almost 4 years. i dont think AI is whats most important its the fun factor of the game the appeal of what the game is ie: gameplay. take a look at starcraft the AI is dumb as rocks yet it is fun to play. halflife AI is predictible as is most FPS AI yet the majority of them are fun. to achieve the level of competition u want is not possible without true artifical intelligence. so the next thing one has to look for is either single play gameplay/funfactor of multi play so u can go out and fight other people or compete against them. during the time i played halflife online i found it VERY rare that a human was a worthy oppenent in FPS and often the dumb AI in the game was more challenging than 98% of the people i fought online. so is AI truly the answer... nope i dont think so.

[Null Actor]

Originally posted by JANNA
to achieve the level of competition u want is not possible without true artifical intelligence

Not true. It just takes clever programmers, and a game company willing to invest some time in to making the AI not suck.

Look at halo... that had pretty damn good AI. I knew that the instant I had to chase one of the little buggers around a rock.

Also, MoHAA has decent AI most of the time. Quite convincing, except for a few basic flaws that I hope they fix for the final version.