Brandon

What makes a game great to me is the same as what makes a great song: it fulfills a singular idea beautifully. The game's story should be engrossing yet still display the detail of work every person building it has had in telling something cohesive. This is where games like Starfield can be beautiful and incredible in size, but underwhelming because there's little cohesion across your various tasks. This is also where a game like Blue Prince excels. Every little detail holds a clue to a bigger story, and even as you dive deeper you never reach a complete understanding of everything. Everything has a purpose, there is no filler, and it feels like a singular, complete idea from start to finish. The things you do on day 1 that you ignored are immensely important when you reach day 20.