To all you modders out there!

[eliasfrost]

It all boils down to what kind of game you make. 10 years ago, most of those points would apply, hell even 3-4 years ago, But nowadays, it's hard to draw a clear line between a "game" and an "interactive experience", where the latter can be both a traditional game but also an interactive story (like Dear Esther). I think it's very arrogant to call out on story as secondary, I assume she's a dev herself and as a dev, I think you should have at least some kind of insight into what different kinds of games there are out there (and how fundamentally different they really are), and not call one or the other any less a game.

For the record, I dislike Dear Esther, but I appreciate those who can obectively see it for what it is: a game. As an aspiring game developer, I think it's important to have an as open mind as possible.