Do you prefer computer games to be more like a book or a sport?

[Gurkog]

i think what the OP means is:

emergent gameplay vs. handholding, which is better and why?

 

[shihonage]

I prefer computer games to be more like a gulag

 

[Zeriel]

Why not both? I like different games for different reasons. There's a time for competitive multiplayer games, and there's a time for pulling out the network cable and just immersing yourself in a world.

 

[Azrael the cat]

Poll needs a 'neither' option. I'm very storyfaggy, but if you're taking books and films as cues for how to write a computer game (aside from the universal elements like character-plot-theme consistency, being aware of what cliches you're using etc).