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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801718" data-source="post: 9244504">To me, what makes a game good or bad is how the mechanics of the game reflect the theme of the game, or what the game is really about.&nbsp; What I mean is, is the game about survival, revenge, overcoming personal demons and so on.&nbsp; Not fantasy, post apocalyptic, sci-fi and all that.&nbsp; A setting or genre is not a theme.&nbsp; Does the game create the experience it's setting out to create?&nbsp; I'll add two things to that.&nbsp; How easy is it to learn and play?&nbsp; Does everyone have something to do and stay engaged?&nbsp; If a game is too complex to learn or really bogs down in play, I think it failed to create a good experience.&nbsp; If a game silos people into doing their own thing and excludes the group to have one player do something, I think it fails.&nbsp; This is a group activity, after all.&nbsp; That's not to say that a player can't have a solo moment or that the party never gets split.&nbsp; That happens from time to time.&nbsp; If the mechanics keep making that solo experience happen, then it's a problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801718, post: 9244504"] To me, what makes a game good or bad is how the mechanics of the game reflect the theme of the game, or what the game is really about. What I mean is, is the game about survival, revenge, overcoming personal demons and so on. Not fantasy, post apocalyptic, sci-fi and all that. A setting or genre is not a theme. Does the game create the experience it's setting out to create? I'll add two things to that. How easy is it to learn and play? Does everyone have something to do and stay engaged? If a game is too complex to learn or really bogs down in play, I think it failed to create a good experience. If a game silos people into doing their own thing and excludes the group to have one player do something, I think it fails. This is a group activity, after all. That's not to say that a player can't have a solo moment or that the party never gets split. That happens from time to time. If the mechanics keep making that solo experience happen, then it's a problem. [/QUOTE]

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