"Plot is Highly Overrated" - Discuss

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Interesting article this morning on IGN regarding plot in games.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/03/17/gdc-plot-is-highly-overrated-in-games-says-devs

TLDR Version: Gamers too busy playing games to keep track of complex plots, characters more important.

I have mixed views as some of my favourite games were all about the plot such as the original star wars KOTOR, FF8 and Fallout 3 and the gameplay became repetitive. However I have also thoroughly enjoyed playing through Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite that haven't had the greatest of plots but the characters have been engaging. What are your thoughts?

 

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over to gaming

Cheers, I wasn't sure where to post as it applies to PC and console.

 

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I don't think I've ever played a game that has a great story but terrible gameplay.
Has anybody got any examples?

For me FF7/8 fall into this as the gameplay boils down to a repetitive quests and battles. But IMO the story and characters make these games classics.