I am in the process of making a new pack, but I am not very interested in having storyline involved. It'd pretty much be a bunch of unique levels strung together.



However, if most of you like a good storyline, I'd be more than happy to throw one in for ya. So, that's why I want your opinion. Storyline or Gameplay?

Storyline and gameplay.

My thought exactly.

A good action&puzzle storyline and some action&puzzle gameplay. 'nuff said.

Gameplay always comes before storyline. Gameplay can often change what you think about the storyline, but not so often vice versa. A creation is based heavily on how it functions, and not so much on its background. Should you create a storyline (which is recommended for extended play), you should obviously make one that relates to the gameplay.

For games like jazz2, try not to have your gameplay driven by the story. Always put gameplay first.

gameplay goes first. storyline is kinda kewl, but gameplay is much better, after all, u need to be able to play some good levels right?

both



gameplay get's you playing and storyline keeps you playing...

Also, the storyline has to have some kind of appeal to it. There are a few "customary" storylines that have been overused in the past by almost every media; such as the ol' "OHH DEAR ALIENZ R INVAEEDING eeERRTH!!1111 U HaeEV 2 ESCPAE LOLOLOL!!!!!111" and the "your name is Blajamarakazoink B. Flarfangoofer, and you have to escape from this maze and get all 500,000 GOLDEN-SUPER-MEGA-DUPER keys to unlock the PORTAL OF DOOM!!!!!111111111". Redundant.

As you can see, a good storyline requires a plot, a time setting, a character, and, in the worst case, a storyline. It has to create a mood, a thought-provoking plot, and a... OH WHO CARES, IT'S JUST A JAZZ 2 LEVEL

"Another Story" is an example of gameplay driven by storyline. The author had to be brilliant to actually make a good pack out of it, and believe it or not, he did. I still play it sometimes because the storyline is absorbing to the point that it absorbs. ;-P

Gameplay is the most important, but a little storyline here and there can be something too.

Hmmphness. Well, try to decide on one or the other. Would you not like a string of Jazz 2 levels altogether with no plot, or just a whee little bit of storyline? String of levels would be much easier.

In a few days I am going to release two levels together with no storyline at all. Will that mean they are bad levels? No. In fact, a story would just make things confusing.

I disagree with you here EvilMike.



The story would explain why the levels are in that order or with that tileset so its not like... from easter 1 to haunted house back to easter 1 for no reason.

No you could make a story explain that.



the story is what makes strings of levels get higher ratings.

Yeah, so a LITTLE story is okay in order to explain what's happening during gameplay?



Blah.

Yes, but without the blah at the bottom, you see the story is meant to enhance the gameplay. Even the real jazz and jazz 2 have stories, but just not too much...

Yes, the levels are sort of a story in their own right. The story line just helps fill in the blanks, I think.

Faith would be a good, but offending story..