No, Sonic's a gang member here. Why do you think they went that route in Shadow the Hedgehog? And I don't think I'll use "classic" that much. That'd require me to play decent games, and that doesn't seem to be in my schedule, for some reason.
To the people that think games are art . . . is it because of the story? How about the visuals? Do they seem as though a great artist would make them? What about the music?
Do you feel that games are art solely because they encompass every established form of art? They even have cinema in them. To me, games haven't been broken into enough for the art to come out. Pretty much all "games as art" examples are examples because of reasons involving the other forms of art rather than the gameplay itself. Games are a craft as of now to me, which there's nothing wrong with. A craftsman is as high on the scale as artists. Maybe even higher, because they actually create beautiful things with utilitarian value.
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It's more or less due to the combination of all those factors and more. Dragon Quest IV, for example. Try writing that as a book. The interactive part really aids the emotional aspect of it. If you weren't controlling it, it would be much harder to see that character as you. And then it'd be harder to relate to his woes, and then you'd lose the strong emotional ties. See? There are some things games can do that other mediums cannot. Silent Hill, as well. Since you're inserting yourself into the game, it's easier to get scared. In a movie, when the guy hides in the closet, you can't help that he hides in the closet, you have nothing to lose. However, in Silent Hill, you sure as hell have something to risk.
"I think Braid is a good example. It may not prove that games can be art, but it shows that many gamers can be douchebags when they want to be.And that's all high-anything needs, some douchebags with a need to feel like intellectuals."
Are you saying that games aren't art, or only that gamers can be douchebags? Only one of those is true. *points to second, acts like douchebag*
"He defends well against the idea that video games are simply too young to be art."
Why is age a factor? By that logic, I could dismiss a lot of modern works of art due to their age. Both urinals and Christ in a glass of urine are considered art; what is it about video games that places them below these pieces of "art?"
If this guy were writing this article in 1930, would he think 'cinema' was art?
He wouldn't. People resist new mediums for some weird reason. Cinema was called crap and not as good as the traditional theater, yet theater was called immoral and evil back in Shakespeare's time. I think we all have personal examples of games being art. Here'smine.
Just check my profile. If we can count spin offs (action RPG, startegy RPG), then...
Fire Emblem 3-5 (especially 4) Dragon Quests Final Fantasies Lufia 2 (the first was unbelievably average) Terranigma Breath of Fire II (the first one wasn't that good) Secret of Mana, Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, blah blah blah
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