Solid Story with Dynamic Characters
If you’re going to spend up to $60 on something and then devote hours of your day to it, you want to feel like there is a grand purpose behind it all. That’s where the power of a solid story and dynamic characters come into play. A great story is the key to having players feel like they simply can’t walk away from a game just yet. The undying curiosity to learn more about the origins of a new world and the people that inhabit it is a powerful force that carries many games into the arms of success.
It’s also what makes a game so wildly successful and popular that it becomes more than just one best selling title—it becomes a franchise with a loyal, devoted community. The importance of a great story complete with characters players truly care about and relate to has been proven time and time again. It’s why gamers have been torturing themselves by still begging for Half-Life 3. It’s why fans of the Uncharted series are hoping the game will somehow return with a fifth title despite A Thief’s End marking the end of its era. It’s why Kingdom Hearts 3 is guaranteed to fly off the shelves even if, for some reason, Square Enix did absolutely no marketing and promotion for it outside of announcing a release date. These stories have already left fans completely captivated and curious about what comes next.
