why do you never talk bout that last part then?

it's always how good the cinematics are, how well the story is written, how good the visuals are... but never how the game plays
I don't doubt that death stranding plays good but you seem to only talk about the visuals....
Infact, this is a MAJOR problem i have with gaf as well, people claim to be major game enthusiasts but i never see them talking about mostly gameplay focused games, it's either business stuff or visuals. People don't even talk about multiplayer games here. Like, at all. I can understand ignoring COD, but people don't talk about Battlefield, TF2, Titanfall 2, Doom (outside of that one 'eternal is the best singleplayer fps' thread), Half Life, Smash, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Tetris 99, nunavit. It's all big singleplayer stuff or businesses, it kind of pisses me off and it's one main reason why i make the threads i do, to obsess over something i love and get more people to talk specifically about games like that.
i play a lotta good games mate, and its not like i hate these cinematic games either, a good story and good visuals can enrapture me quite a bit into a game. it just seems like these types are literally all you care bout.