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MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.
Much like movies aren't just the acting, but also the cinematography, the music, the props, etc. games are made of multiple parts: gameplay, story, level deign, music, etc. And If eel like they are worth discussing and analyzing. Sure, not everyone wants to read Supermechangodzilla's take on Super Mario Sunshine as a capitalist nightmare, but just don't read it if you're not interested.

I mean, look at this super long video on Metal Gear Solid 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-2YuPGYabw

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MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.

Real hurthling! posted:

the question "are video games art?" forgets that there exists distinctions within film between art house and commercial schlock flims yet no one doubts film is artful medium

Really, people shouldn't wish for the Citizen Kane of gaming but the Suspiria of gaming.

MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.
Killer 7 is the Pulp Fiction meets Lost Highway of gaming.

MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.

sebmojo posted:

A painting or a book or a symphony is not art.

Actually, they're respectively the Third, the Fifth and the Fourth Art.
:goonsay:

MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.

That's just the industry screwing it's employees over, if it wasn't Metacritic Scores they'd use some other excuse.

By the way, the work conditions in the videogame industry are a big problem.

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

That's been a problem since forever with all kinds of reviewing, though; everyone brings their own personal lens filter. I mean, Ben Johnson and Milton criticized Shakespeare for having too much magic and fantasy and wildness in his plays (
http://www.tor.com/2016/06/02/the-fantastical-strangeness-of-william-shakespeare/ ) .

:psyduck:

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