Favourite Medium Of Storytelling?

There's a few ways in the modern world to tell a story nowadays, but which way do you prefer to experience a story?

I'd definitely have to go for Video Games. When a game concentrates heavily on a story, and it turns out to be a good one, nothing beats the feeling of a personal placement within the story and the world it's created. When a story heavy game involves story changing choices that you personally have to make, it's one of the most engaging ways of telling it's tale, I believe.

I' ll have to agree with you on the video games. Very close for me are movies and books as well though.

One of video games' greatest advantages is that you ARE the protagonist and can sometimes even shape the outcome rather than getting a completely fixed story like in books and movies.

LOL at the terrible poll and video game stories. ewwww

Books or movies, thx

Books are by far the best medium, but I find myself more drawn to movies/tv because it tends to be more engaging. It also helps that there are a lot of really good shows available on TV these days.

lol videogame stories

Books. 

I generally care for the storytelling in movies and TV series more.

For video games I care more about gameplay, though the stories in them can sometimes be a nice bonus.

Film, video games and books are all really close for me. I'd say books are my favorite though for really learning about the story and getting all the details. For entertainment I'd say movies / tv.

Wish gas allowed embeddable polls so we wouldn't have to limit choices and make odd lumping choicesdave123321

It's why I categorised them as best as I could. Illustrations and Motion Pictures tend to give off the same vibe. A live action TV show for example tells its story in a similar way to a live action movie. Just that TV shows often stretch the story out.

LOL at the terrible poll and video game stories. ewwww

Books or movies, thx

 

 

Aljosa23

I can't help having only 5 poll options. And if you think video games can't tell good stories, you need to play more video games. ;)

i spend most of my free time reading books and manga.

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LOL at the terrible poll and video game stories. ewwww

Books or movies, thx

sune_Gem

I can't help having only 5 poll options. And if you think video games can't tell good stories, you need to play more video games. ;)

I think they can, but they don't.

Books easily. Nothing else gets as much detail or as personal.

I can't help having only 5 poll options. And if you think video games can't tell good stories, you need to play more video games. ;)

sune_Gem

And I've likely played way more games than you.

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LOL at the terrible poll and video game stories. ewwww

Books or movies, thx

Yangire

I can't help having only 5 poll options. And if you think video games can't tell good stories, you need to play more video games. ;)

I think they can, but they don't.

grim fandango, bioshock series, asuras wrath, final fantasy 6,7,8,9,10 , xenogears, the last of us, the walking dead point and click, max payne, spec ops the line, chrono trigger, chrono cross... etc

bioshock series, asuras wrath, final fantasy 6,7,8,9,10 , xenogears,  spec ops the line, chrono trigger, chrono cross... etc

frannkzappa

These are the ones I can laugh at, I don't know enough about the rest so someone can do that for me.

Books. Movies are for the intellectually inferior or those with attention disorders.

Books. Movies are for the intellectually inferior or those with attention disorders.

GD1551

lol

bioshock series, asuras wrath, final fantasy 6,7,8,9,10 , xenogears, spec ops the line, chrono trigger, chrono cross... etc

frannkzappa

stick to politics, pls

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bioshock series, asuras wrath, final fantasy 6,7,8,9,10 , xenogears, spec ops the line, chrono trigger, chrono cross... etc

Aljosa23

stick to politics, pls

you skipped a few in that list.

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I can't help having only 5 poll options. And if you think video games can't tell good stories, you need to play more video games. ;)

Aljosa23

And I've likely played way more games than you.

You're not being a very subtle troll... :|

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bioshock series, asuras wrath, final fantasy 6,7,8,9,10 , xenogears, spec ops the line, chrono trigger, chrono cross... etc

frannkzappa

stick to politics, pls

you skipped a few in that list.

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[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

stick to politics, pls

Aljosa23

you skipped a few in that list.

it only takes one to dissolve absolutism.

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Books. Movies are for the intellectually inferior or those with attention disorders.

frannkzappa

lol

What's there to laugh about? Just look at the people saying movies in this thread.

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Books. Movies are for the intellectually inferior or those with attention disorders.

GD1551

lol

What's there to laugh about? Just look at the people saying movies in this thread.

implying that words written on paper can be inherently superior to anything else.

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I can't help having only 5 poll options. And if you think video games can't tell good stories, you need to play more video games. ;)

Aljosa23

And I've likely played way more games than you.

Isn't the tc the one who says readers read to feel better about themselves or something. Or maybe that was about movies based on booksdave123321

I did say once that I believe a lot of people read just to be different. I didn't say every single person who reads is like that, as that would be very untrue. That's a different subject all together though.

Isn't the tc the one who says readers read to feel better about themselves or something. Or maybe that was about movies based on booksdave123321

[QUOTE="dave123321"]Isn't the tc the one who says readers read to feel better about themselves or something. Or maybe that was about movies based on bookssune_Gem

I did say once that I believe a lot of people read just to be different. I didn't say every single person who reads is like that, as that would be very untrue. That's a different subject all together though.

Well I can't say this thread didn't turn out how I expected it would.

Books.

Well I can't say this thread didn't turn out how I expected it would.

DJ-Lafleur

[QUOTE="dave123321"]Isn't the tc the one who says readers read to feel better about themselves or something. Or maybe that was about movies based on booksAljosa23

I did say once that I believe a lot of people read just to be different. I didn't say every single person who reads is like that, as that would be very untrue. That's a different subject all together though.

sune_Gem

I'm sorry that I don't want to be part of your sorry mass of imbeciles who couldn't sit still for five minutes to read a book.

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[QUOTE="dave123321"]Isn't the tc the one who says readers read to feel better about themselves or something. Or maybe that was about movies based on booksdave123321

I did say once that I believe a lot of people read just to be different. I didn't say every single person who reads is like that, as that would be very untrue. That's a different subject all together though.

I have a friend who basically does everything that the minority likes. There's a long list of things I could bring up, but at one point he was telling me how much movies suck and how the book is always better. So I was in the mood to question this mindset and see what other people thought of it. :oops:

Pfft, I'm the only one who voted for live theatre.

As for video games, they can be good - The Walking Dead and Spec Ops: The Line come to mind immediately, but there are a lot of ones that quite frankly aren't that good, and that's the rule rather than the exception.

I think it's pretty telling when people point to games like Uncharted 2 (an unremarkable story that's simply executed and presented well), Metal Gear Solid (good ideas and themes but sloppily told), and God of War 3 (storyline is just atrocious) as examples of good stories in games.

itt HEY IM INTELLECTUALLY SUPERIOR TO YOU BECAUSE OF THE STORIES I LIKE!

Music.