Originally posted by cdtmBut even then, Dark Souls suffers from lack of exposition to really make it the middle ground example you're looking for
Yeah, same deal with Red Dead Redemption. Serviceable gameplay, but doesn't hold a candle to your Max Paynes or Vanquish..I guess Dragon's Dogma/Dark Souls is the exception. You get a very pretty environment, and fantastic gameplay.
I used to think like Backfire but grew bored of always looking for the same thing in a video game. Now it's easier for me to appreciate both gameplay focused games as well as the narrative driven ones, even if fans of each like to flame the phuck out of each other for no reason.