Which is the better game

A by definition

No I'm not lol.

A because the gameplay is better AND I get to have fun poking holes in a weak story.

6/10 is above average, not bad. IGN-brained niggers.

I have over 200 hours in Elin, I skipped the "story" so there's basically no story, I have hundreds of hours across multiple gacha games and I skip all the story in those. I skip the story in budget jRPGs as well.

I wish Monster Hunter was just game B, but sometimes they want to waste half of their budget being game A and deliver slop at 15 FPS.

youd have to be an absolute nigger to pick B, even As gameplay is better

A if it isn’t a story centric moviegame. Something like dd2 or avowed where the story kind of sucks, but it takes up like 2% of the playtime. That’s worth it for 9/10 gameplay

I have hundreds of hours across multiple gacha game

That's just an argument against whatever you approve of since you're clearly a retarded faggot.

Unless the game forces you to have to watch hours upon hours of bad story (that 6 isn't, although being dull can also be a pain), then the 9/10 gameplay is the best choice.
We could imagine it as Max Payne 3, if the story was worse (I liked it), since it does get in the way of gameplay

A is better in every way? A bad story (99% of games) can still have decent moments and likable characters, I wouldn't trade that for literally no story and worse gameplay. lol

uh huh, okay buddy. there's literally nothing wrong with gacha games. they provide something very few other games have: long-term micro progression. You wouldn't appreciate that though, being an instant gratification zoomer and all.

Consider that the game with 6/10 story has hired a bunch of writers to come up with that slop. Therefore the game is going to cost more than some lazy platformer on Steam.
pay $70 to watch a bunch of fat lesbians whine at each other in between the game; or pay $5 to shoot poorly pixelated goblins.

This. Is it a 6/10 from a critic's perspective, or is it in terms of sheer total enjoyment? Is it funny bad? How many cutscenes are there?

sees "6/10 story"

immediately imagines a strawman gay story

idpol obsession. you need help. first thing I thought of when i see a '6/10 story' is like a Castlevania or a Zelda plot. something that actually happens commonly.

A, but if the story keeps interrupting gameplay then B.

Give me 1 good video game standalone story.
External lore doesn't count, no warcraft, no KH, no Nier, no fg and all that.
Crossmedia doesn't count so no Fate, no FF.
VNs doesn't count because they aren't video games.
Just 1 good video game story?

Warcraft 3

Are we going by the retarded grading system of "anything below a 8 is dogshit", or the proper "5/10 is average" metric?

Depends on how you rate a 6/10 story. An objective 6/10 would be slightly above average, meaning a better story than Stellar Blade, better story than Black Myth Wukong. Maybe slightly below Elden Ring. 9/10 gameplay with a story that's between Elden Ring and Black Myth Wukong in terms of quality is a banger game.
And if by 6/10 you mean IGN 6/10 with all of the troons and etc - 8/10 with no story at all would be preferable.

One is a shitty game the other is P2W garbage or Multiplayer only thrash.

none.

Obviously A, anyone who says otherwise is a contrarian. Not only is the gameplay better, but you have an above average story.
You should have made it a 2/10 story or something, one that would be actively annoying/grating with bad writing, too many cutscenes, etc. Most video games legitimately have 4-5/10 stories, so a 6/10 would probably have some interesting ideas or decent performances but not realize its potential, or it would just be an extremely basic story told better than average.

Game B. Story is for movie games.

Pizza Tower has a story though. Almost every game has a story. Even if it is just one text page like Doom or the ending screen of a fighting game. Literally no story is like pong.

Is B multiplayer?

Anyone who says game B is just being a contrarian

lol, this fucking retard doesnt play arcade games

You should switched the gameplay numbers.
6/10 for a story isn't offensively bad unless there's too much of it and it gets in the way of you experiencing the gameplay. Though, I'm guessing that a story that does that would automatically warrant the story rating to be lower than a 6/10.

I've got 300 hours in Balatro and have yet to find the story. All the context I need is number goes up.

Game A because even if the story is shit you can just ignore it and the gameplay is better.

I don't think critics matter since this is asking for your opinion.
It's a x/10 for you. It has Y amount of funny bad and Z amount of cutscenes, according to your tastes, that makes it a 6/10 story or whatever.

OP fucked up I think.

being an instant gratification zoomer and all.

holy fucking shit, this retard here is defending gacha saying this? Nigger you are a victim of predatory game monetization, you are a literal third worlder

I grew up with Orange. Orange holds a lot of nostalgia for me. If anything, my problem with Orange is I know they could do more, but sequels like Saffron just half ass it. I know what's important, but I wish they got a real storyteller on board so the characters I love can really shine. .

it depends on how the story is presented in A. If i have to sit through in game cutscenes then it takes away from the game. If its fromsoft tier story telling then i can just ignore it and then you have a 9/10 game vs 8/10 game.

This is one reason DIablo 4 is utter shit, it has so many in game cutscenes and NPCs talking you have to wait for it actually detracts from the game.

That's beyond the scope of the prompt.
It could be a game from 2009.
For all intents and purposes, let's pretend they both cost the same amount.
Also, I doubt there would be all of that slop in a 6/10 story game because by definition that cannot be a 6/10.

game A because A is for Alpha and B is for Beta and I ain't no beta

Elden Ring

story

lmao

independent fractional ratings need to add up to 1

europoor education

Tma4mgCan I skip cutscenes and mash through text? Is yes, A. If no, B.

The real problem is when orange is a sequel to an 8/10 story game.

Nine sols

How about the game you tried and like to play?

A Game without lore is utterly soulless
can it be fun?
yes
will it have a meaningful impact to compliment good gameplay?
no

Embarrassed that I posted the captcha

It's actually
((9/10) + (6/10))/2
Vs
8/10

you fell for some of the cheapest bait i've seen in the last few years

The serious scale and the enjoyment scale are two separate things that any player can evaluate.

It's barely above 6/10, but it is above 6/10. Maybe 6.25-6.50/10. I can't say it's below 6/10 for sure.

A game without lore is McDonalds.
The gameplay might be amazing and it's nice for a little mindless session here and there but it's rarely fully engaging.

Books don't have perfect gameplay all the time. There are lots of books that are more boring or interesting to read because of the author's writing style.

The one with bigger anime tits.

every game has a story, chud

this means we need 500 flajillion hours of cutscenes and we need to spend 500 Katillion dollars on voice acting

Xenogears

B

fuck A. get rid of story completely

Did I say that you faggot? Did I say that you nigger? Did I say that you mouth breathing, knuckle dragging, glue huffing retard? All I said is that these games have stories and context for the gameplay. Something with no story at all is pretty much unheard of in the modern video game scene and pretty much has been since the fucking mid 80s.

A - I can enjoy a mediocre story.

They're getting replaced for a reason

it depends on (you)

A 100% of the time, no doubt. I love games like Noita so this isn't a debate for me.

Did I say that you faggot? Did I say that you nigger? Did I say that you mouth breathing, knuckle dragging, glue huffing retard?

No, but I'm gonna pretend you did because it's funnier that way.

Attached is Gigachad.jpg, so you know my opinion is right.

what are some books, web novels, visual novels etc. with 10/10 writing but 0/10 story?

Any Melville work. Joyce, too.

I choose 9/10 with no story at all.

bait or retarded
call it

Why are europoors so fucking stupid?

It's a weighted average, gameplay >>>> story everytime.
So it's more like 0.7*9/10 + 0.3*6/10.

2009

literally anything after 2004 is total dyke shit

Orange.
Skip cutscene is in everything nowadays.

I never understood the phrase "knuckle scrapping retard". Is it a Lanky Kong situation where someone acts like an ape and drags their knuckles trough the ground and therefore they're stupid?

Ok anon then a game from 2004 or before.

Yes, it is basically calling them an ape, caveman, or Neanderthal. Sometimes has racial connotations, other times not.