Actually that sounds exactly like Dark souls. Hmm I really don't know what they mean then. Perhaps someone that has played both games extensively can weigh in here…
I'd be curious to hear about it myself
I love it
But I am not in the habit of making things up. I just let the bits and pieces construct a certain feeling and impression of the world I am in and its story, that feed the atmosphere and immersion very well.
Interesting… I guess that's what I do as well, except I don't find it very fulfilling.
Then again, this is all down to personal preferences. I can see where the love for the games come from - especially since I was quite enthralled in Demon's Souls for many hours.
I just decided that it was a game of inevitable success - because it's really quite fair in how it challenges you. It's a game about learning patterns and paying attention - and I think that's great, except I don't think there's much in the way of a reward.
You defeat a boss and you get some souls - and then you can go explore a bit more, until you hit the next obstacle.
That's cool and the items you find are pretty significant. But for the effort required, I just need more of a reward. More story and more stuff to interact with. I need more time between the major challenges as well, because otherwise it feels like a constant uphill struggle - which I'm too old for these days.
But that's me, and for some people - the overcoming of a challenge is enough.
It's the same reason I don't play singleplayer strategy games anymore. I know I will learn the patterns of the AI - and I will inevitably win - but it won't be against a human, it will be against a script.
Now, the multiplayer aspect of the Souls is interesting - but ultimately, I think it's too opaque and nothing you do in-game is reflected outside of it. You don't really seem to communicate with others - meaning you don't get the full flavor of social interaction.
P.S. Actually I don't bother too much in constructing a more accurate image for more exposition and Lore heavy games like the Witcher or TES either. I take the parts of the story as they are fed to me and try not to dig too deeply so as not to uncover any possible holes or logic error that may cause some strain to suspension of disbelief.
Hehe, well - I take great pleasure in the telling of a good story when the game itself is strong. I find that I don't care about story if the game is boring, so you might say I'm a very demanding gamer.
Most TES lore is interesting - but I don't think the delivery is very good. Skyrim is the best of the bunch and that's only "ok" to my mind.
Then subsequent replays will uncover that many more bits of the Story and lore and give me a more complete view of what is going on and that is just how I like it (/offtopic and in that vein I really need to sit down and do a Roche playthrough on Witcher #2 one of these days
). Same for the Gothics really where while the story you are playing through is exposed in a straightforward manner. The world you move in and its story is mostly exposed by vague bits and pieces rather than the abundance of lore you can find in the average TES game via books i.e.
My problem is that I consume SO much entertainment that my brain won't let these things stick. If and when I replay a game (it's rare) - I've forgotten pretty much everything, so I don't even notice new stuff.
Anyways, as in literature, I am flexible in the ways I like story to be delivered in games, as long as its done artfully and I actually do like the thing being delivered
Hehe, I'm probably more rigid than most.
It's hard to quantify what compels me in non-game terms, because there are many ways to both succeed and fail.
Movies like Tron Legacy and Gravity are compelling as "experiences" - but they don't really provide what I usually care the most about, which is plausible characters with compelling and multifaceted personalities.
Then there's Tolkien - which also doesn't really provide plausible or deep characters. They're mostly one-dimensional, really. But his writing is SO strong and the plot so well crafted that I can't help but adore his books.
I'm just strange, I guess