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Game or watch: What makes a great game?

Gamers always have differences of opinion. What makes this industry fun (or maybe nightmarish?) is that the fans are incredibly outspoken and passionate enough to wage wars upon one another over their various points of view.

Although we can be broken down into dozens upon dozens of categories, today I would like to focus on two types of gamers who so often fail to see eye to eye. They are a) those who play primarily for the story that games tell, and b) those who seek refined gameplay and challenge. This is not to say that individuals can't represent certain degrees of both styles, but that many find one end of this spectrum to far outweigh the other.

Which side matters most, why do I care, and why is Snake about to cut my FACE off?! Click through to find out:

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