What makes a good game?

OK hey everyone, i started this topic to see what your opinions on what makes a good game.

Well i think what makes a good game is- Game-play, Great Storyline, and likable Characters. I'll leave the rest up to you.

Currently playing- Super Mario galaxy, Bioshock, F.E.A.R, Legend of Zelda: twilight princess

Good gameplay

Medieval Weapon (sword,axe,hallebard,etc)

Characters Cuztomisation

Good amount of skill,magic,weapons,ennemies,boss and envirronement

good Gametime (the time you need to finish the game)

Correct Graphic

FUN

It may take various form, but for me those usually help a lot: Progression/achievement/hoarding, FUN (is doing this action fun in a way or another), cooperation, positive competition (think of racing, not of hockey or boxing), clear (I know what to do), simple (not stupid), facultivates gameplays (alternate paths that are no better then my favored path), relaxing (GBT)...

a great game needs a nice Game-play, Great Storyline, and well developed Characters but most than anything details, things that make the game worth to be played just like in silent hill where everything around you has a meaning!!!

by the way SILENT HILL is the best game ever!!!

a great game needs a nice Game-play, Great Storyline, and well developed Characters but most than anything details, things that make the game worth to be played just like in silent hill where everything around you has a meaning!!!

by the way SILENT HILL is the best game ever!!!

Makes you think then makes you very happy when get things right.

Origionality.

Variety (keeps changing, in good way)

Keeps your interest while not playing it.

Great story:* needed in today's games*

Great gameplay: including freedom, non linear paths and levels, no repeated content, no stuffing*boat, car, jet ski whatever levels... if they're done bad then they're stuffings!* multiple ways to kill baddies, multiple moves a character can do, no bugs, responsive controls, new ideas and easy control system!

Great sound track: one which doesn't annoy you while playing games and you can actually listen to it even when you're not playing that game.

Graphics are something easy to do with today'sconsoles' capabilitiesand I believe that 70% of today's games are about flash and no substance.

Advertising according to Eidos?

armirite :D

golly.

It has to keep me engaged and be enjoyable and at no point should I feel like I am doing a chore.

Games can be good in different ways. Ninja Gaiden didn't have a solid storyline (according to me) but the fighting system was great. Morrowind had a great storyline (again according to me) but the fighting system sucked.

But a really good game should be unique (Like SoTC), have a good and exiting storyline and it's also nice to have some kind of character customization. Then you can create your own style of playing the game.