Working out exactly why we like a game, and keep playing it, is one of those complicated tasks that most gamers don’t ever really consider. 

Liking a game is almost a visceral thing, something deep in the bones that causes even the most stone-hearted of gamers to look over at their model collection and long for the next time they can open up their model cases and get some toy soldiers onto the table (let's all accept that is what we are doing here).