The main thing I need from a game now for me to enjoy it is a good involving story or narrative. Without these a generally feel no desire to complete a game and get bored of it quickly to the point where I stop playing it. For example, I know it's a modern cliche, but I just cant stand most FPS's nowadays because for me most of them have no hook or plot strong enough to grab me. I like Homefront mind but again from what I read mechanics/gameplay wise it was a average shooter but the plot/story/character situation kept me engaged to the end.
on the flipside Crysis 2 was a very well received shooter but to me the story didnt have that emotional hook. I know it tried with opening cinemetaics and such but I just lost interest not long after the first level. Same with Halo - I tried the anniversary edition oif the first one a few months ago to get me in to a great series but for me it was just shoot, move to the next location, shoot a few more and repeat and it was a game/series that I wanted to experience and enjoy like so many others do.
Then again I do love games like Total War(s), XCom, Tropico and games like it which probably don't fall in the interactive story element I have outlined but none the less they all feel grand in scale and absorb you in to anotehr world. Which Halo I suppose does but I don't know what the difference is. Perhaps it is a mix of gameplay and story that I require and perhaps Just don't like FPS's anymore.
I think what I am getting at is that I cannot just enjoy pure gameplay anymore which I regert and know I am missing out on alot of great games but I've trid and I can't even force myself.
PresidentLogan
I didn't read that wall of text, but to answer your question. It's simple. Look at where you're at right now. You're posting on a gaming website. To me, that's what makes someone a 'true gamer'. You're still a gamer and your location on the internet shows it. Normal people who play games don't end up here, especially in the forums. Everyone here is a gamer, everyone who isn't here is a casual person who just so happens to play games (not a gamer).
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