Stories in Games?

[Gors]

I believe I said this before, but games are an amalgamation of several media which works together to create one, rich experience. So, a good story can tie all the others together and form a coherent, harmonic game. Some games such as puzzle games or early games, require little to no story can and still be enjoyable.

Newer, more elaborated games, though, may require a well-written story to be good. It can be the defining point of being a shitty game or a good game.

You can play the same game without a story as you can play the game on mute or with placeholder graphics, but the experience won't be the same.