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There are a few exceptions, like the wolf among us and the new kings quest (which Im thinking of picking up) that have me drawn to the story, but 99% of the time Ill get the game purely for the gameplay. Its what got me through Destiny and kept me for a hundred hours. Its not exactly the game mechanic per se, but the gameplay in general. If it feels good, and fun, then the story can be shit, and the music and everything else can be crap and Ill still have an enjoyable experience.
Im not sure if summoning me was correct cuz he was asking if someone played a game for a mechanic, rather than the gameplay as a whole, I dont know the differences.
I like stories, and character development, and music, and cinematics and all that junk, but theyre bonuses as long as the gameplay is solid. Which is what I think games should be about, the gameplay. I didnt play games like crash bandicoot and spyro for the story as a kid, so I guess thats why they took a backseat.
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That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing! It's a great to glimpse outside of this bubble I usually live in. It suppose it's like the different types of Dungeons & Dragons players, such as the ones who play for the story, the ones who play for the character interaction, the ones who play for the fighting, the ones who play for the loot.
I honestly can't sympathise with that attitude, but it's still interesting regardless. It's actually the complete antithesis to why I play video games, where the mechanics/gameplay are ancillary to the experience of the story. The examples you use are quite interesting, because I still remember my 8-year-old self connecting the story threads of the Crash and Spyro games as if they were cousins of "The Godfather".