Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-74.104.206.83-20130730235710/@comment-10380701-20150612155537

We're specifically talking about the character action genre, and the value of plot within it. Our discussion isn't exactly applicable to other genres. There are genres more focused on stories, such as Visual Novels as Zolnir stated above, or RPGs.

But the character action genre is in an odd place, as there's still a huge debate among fans of the genre in what should be more emphasized, plot or gameplay.

Platformers are in a similar field. But they get more leeway since their main focus is exploration rather than combat, which tends to allow a more visual narrating.

Metroid Other M done right is Metroid Fusion. Which has one subplot that's exactly the same. Except Fusion does it right.