Amy
Amy is interested in Fifth Sun because it's hard. She's beaten other games (100%ed a couple of the more interesting ones) and needs something new to gnaw on. She's pleased with the NewGame+ feature.
Aesthetic: Challenge.
Plays: Binding of Isaac, Hotline Miami, Diablo.
Wants: Complexity and depth in mechanics. Amy plays for long stretches aiming to master something.
Does not want: Linearity. She doesn't want her hand held.
Play style: Practice, improvise.
Richard
Richard picks up Fifth Sun for the blood. He's eager to grab the weird looking sword and hack some funny-dressed guys to pieces. Richard is initially less interested in Fifth Sun's abilities and more into familiar violence with weapons, but eventually makes use of a couple he finds amusing. He doesn't finish the game, nor any game, and merely plays until he tires or until he must return to work.
Aesthetic: Sense-pleasure, competition, perhaps abnegation.
Plays: Gauntlet, Binding of Isaac, Bloody Streets, Streets of Rage.
Wants: Competition. Richard wants immediate, visceral action and graphic violence. Plays in shorter sessions, but occasionally stays up all night playing.
Does not want: Context, story, over-complexity.
Play style: Improvise.
Eugene
Eugene bought Fifth Sun for the story. He enjoys the historical context, and maybe even did some research to see how accurate the Spanish uniforms and Aztec weapons are. Eugene is playing, not to progress in the game, but to see more of the world and further his understanding of the story. Eugene finishes games, but only for end-game story.
Aesthetic: Narrative.
Plays: Hotline Miami, Binding of Isaac, Path of Exile, Diablo.
Wants: A living, breathing environment, with context and deeper meaning. Eugene is digging for the rich, implicitly told stories, and the conversation that comes with.
Does not want: Eugene isn't looking for excessively pleasing gameplay, but would be bothered by ludonarrative-dissonance.
Play style: Plan/improvise.
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