discussion Do you prefer games with multiple choices that affect the story or a linear story where choices don't affect anything?

[ticixa]

I prefer multiple choices, but at the same time I use guides and I wonder if it wouldn't be almost the same if it were linear, but I still appreciate seeing choices that no one would make even when playing normally without a guide but have interesting consequences like in desert stalker which in some of the first choices you let a character die and lose an entire part of content and you have a scene much later with a character committing unalive because of that choice like who would see this scene normaly playing

 

[Halcyel]

Depends of my mood, i like a lot straight forward avn bc its chill and i dont have much time to play in the week to start another playtrougth, too many options are not bad but it need time, so i play games with no option or 2 or 3 paths, like, good, bad and neutral.

 

[xSaito]

If it is done the same way gems like Long Story Short does multiple paths it is the better option pretty much always
The problem with most western developers is how often they believe they can do meaningful multiple paths well or, in some cases, do multiple paths at all and end up releasing mediocre content every 4+ months
Small path branching like Desert Stalker are awesome and most that want variety in their game should do it instead of biting way more than can chew with limited rig, limited skill and low funding, releasing a good game is far better than mediocrity with variety.

 

[bravoswild]

I prefer multiple choices, but at the same time I use guides and I wonder if it wouldn't be almost the same if it were linear, but I still appreciate seeing choices that no one would make even when playing normally without a guide but have interesting consequences like in desert stalker which in some of the first choices you let a character die and lose an entire part of content and you have a scene much later with a character committing unalive because of that choice like who would see this scene normaly playing

I feel the same. I use guides when available but feel it makes having choices pointless. I just hate missing content and there are too many games to really play through the same one again (unless it really stands out).

 

[Monokuma]

Making choices - 100%
If it's just a Kinectic novel, I lose interest. I need choices to keep engaged. Either that, or some kind of gameplay loop... KNs just don't do it for me sadly. My attention span won't let me enjoy them.

 

[JamesXyler]

I like to have to choose but dont like it if the story branches so much so that I need a second playthourgh to get all the content

 

[User_104797]

I hate those kinect novels with no choices.

 

[Bro69]

I like choices as well, makes the game more engaging but if it locks me out of content then nope. I rather have choices without affecting content. Maybe speech or story? Although, I understand that its quite hard to make those kind of games

 

[Hexborn_Magus]

I tend to prefer linear games, but branching stories are nice every now and then.

 

[borregad]

i like multiple choice with walkthrough so i can backtrack and not get lost

 

[Shimotsuma]

I prefer linear stories, not much a fan o backtracking in these kind of games

 

[Terranorm10]

I like games that have choices that change the game, however I'm not a huge fan of the choices that end up prematurely ending the game. I find it more tedious than anything

 

[leproso04]

Both, I don't mind either

 

[Chase22Roge]

multiple choice with branches, but if story drama talk away too much i prefer stay in one course

 

[Montimer]

I like branching stories when the branching stories actually mean something instead of being a fluff text.

 

[sertw4]

Multiple choice as long as they actually change something. Linear to me undermines the benefit of a porn game in the first place.

 

[Fernqvist]

I usually like the VNs where choice matters, but i hate game over choices, why even put them in a game?

 

[melain]

Games with choices takes forever to complete (badik is what, 5 years now? thats insane). I'm def prefer linear just for that.

 

[irluan]

I prefer games with multiple choice that impact the story.

Nothing against VN with a linear story and I have enjoyed some of them but if a choice has no impact, it is meaningless and wasted development time and resources in my opinion.

 

[User_101237]

illusion of choice sucks