>>340893708
I think it depends on the type of game and what you're playing it for.

For all games

Gameplay>>>story>artstyle(atmosphere)=music>graphics

>>340895693
>story second most important
>graphics least important

that literally makes no sense. you need good graphics to tell a good story.

It's the most important thing. I usually say gameplay is but just look at Megaman Legends.

7.

>>340896095
If you're a good storyteller, you could make a tearjerker out of a story that uses nothing but squares and triangles for the characters.

Gameplay>Visuals>Sounds>Story

Probably the most important thing after gameplay.

>>340893708
Entirely depends on the genre.
horror/Metroidvania/Walking sims: 9/10
Immersive RPG: 7/10
For everything else, it isn't important at all, but COULD be a nice plus.

>>340896095
No you don't. At all.

>>340893708
Amazing how Data went from a save mechanic to an exposition bot by the end of the game.

atmosphere helps a lot for story-oriented game, but itself cannot make a game good

A shallow or flawed game can be carried to further success by its flavor than it would be if it had a different, more generic theme to it.
Game Dev Tycoon is the most recent example that comes to mind.

>>340897949
It can give more incentive to play a game with mediocre gameplay though.

>>340897901
He was giving exposition from when he was first introduced. He even warned against going into the Main Gate because he didn't want this to happen.

10

>>340893708
5 to 7 depending on kind of game