I tried getting into DOOM 2016 but I couldn't. I had fun playing it, and absolutely smashing up demons but I needed something a bit more.
It sounds dumb but I have a hard time just enjoying FPS' like these if there's no story involved. Guess I'm looking for DOOM 3? Although I never played that.
So what do you think of Mario Odyssey, since it has such a riveting plot?
All jokes aside, Doom isn't a game, or series, you play for story though. It's there, but that isn't the point. It isn't a narrative driven game. So saying you couldn't get into it because of its lack of overt story telling is strange criticism, because the game doesn't really ever aim to be focused on the story in the first place. In fact, your character's actions, in the very beginning and throughout the game, make it very clear they have no interest in exposition from others. I mean, when has Doom ever been known to be a bastion of masterful story telling?
As for Uncharted 4, I'd argue it's plot was basic, boring, it's characters unlikable and woefully unoriginal. I mean, it's Indiana Jones, the video game, with pretty graphics. It ain't deep. There isn't anything Oscar worthy there. And yet, it IS trying to be a narrative driven game of sorts. People tend to give ND far too much credit just because their games look really nice and for the most part, play well and are very polished. Beyond that, they're not amazing.
Sometimes you gotta just put your brain in a lower gear and appreciate and examine games for what that are and what they hope to achieve at a fundamental level.
