Hi Tom.
I agree popularity of a game is a complex matter, and that challenge is
important, however one thing I do find interesting is what you say about
character.
As you know, i often played gmes for plot, exploration and story, and
frequently got very invested with characters like Samas Aran, or the cast of
street fighter 2, making up stories to myself about them etc.
With the mega man series (which as you know I'm a big fan of), I found
myself enjoying the games far more when i actually understood what was going
on, had sat down and got the manuals ooff the internet etc.
One thing I've noticed in audio games is that we don't have many games with
strong characters, but that some of the most memorable titles get remembered
precisely for those characters.
Superliam and Q9 are very notable examples, although interestingly enough
some other games like Kirtwolf or Airic the clerric don't seem to have done
quite as well in this respect.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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