RULES AND META
Welcome to /summerv/, the summer-free /v/. Despite the moniker, this board is intended to be a successor to /v/ free of all the mindless shitposters that have flooded 8chan ever since the second 4chan exodus of December 2014, not just summerfags.
The following posts will elaborate on the philosophy of this board, outline rules, and define what I expect from both users and volunteers.
How much do good plot, writing, setting and characters affect the quality of a video game?
I know it has always been mandatory to put gameplay above all but can you honestly say that, -for instance- Dark Souls, would have been as good without any item descriptions, NPC dialogue or background fluff?
How should these qualities best be approached? What games according to you achieve the blend nigh perfectly?