18 Things Only Gamers In Their 20s Will Understand

6. You Play Everything For The Story

"So, why am I doing this?" is a question Bioshock helped bring about, and in many ways it kind of scuppered the whole appeal of video games overall.

What's the motivation for Sonic to collect his rings? Why do those crabs fire random blasts of energy, and just what the hell is Robotnik doing with all those creatures anyway?

If a game doesn't have a good story and it's more a Monster Hunter-style adventure of "Do this because you want to... right?!" titles like that and Assassin's Creed III's Homestead side-stuff just get met with a big fat 'nope'.

 
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WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.