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Games Need to Stop Being a Pretender Medium

September 02, 2010 in Blog comments 7

Are games going too "Hollywood"? Are they losing grasp of what makes them a video game and what makes them unique? Or do you think video games combined with movies are a perfect marriage?

"The game industry needs to stop emulating Hollywood and remember what makes it unique."
Raychul via mmorpg.gamezone.com »
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    Red 9* Sep 2, 10
    I think we've learned well enough that games based on movies are never good.
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      Lupin_the_third Sep 2, 10
      I only skimmed the article but I think it isnt really partically talking about video games like harry potter or spiderman or iron man. I think more along the lines of Uncharted 2 and such.
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      Ameer Sep 3, 10
      Way to not read the article at all. It's about the presentation; games with filmesque methods of telling that game's story.
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    Daweii Sep 3, 10
    I want to know how else games are meant to tell their story I mean films have practically come up with the best method, you almost can't help but copy what they do.
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      Hideo1 Sep 3, 10
      Bioshock. The whole story was beautifully spun from a complete first person perspective which combined the brilliant plot with the immersive factor that comes with it being a game. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time did it excellently too, having the story in short bursts of cut-scenes and the like and leaving the action to the gameplay which was perfect. Watching Nathan Drake running through a train whilst you're sitting there doing nothing or watching Snake talking to Otacon for ten minutes isn't good storytelling for a game. It's meant to be an interactive medium, not a glorified animation film.
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      Ech0ez Sep 3, 10
      quote Daweii
      I want to know how else games are meant to tell their story I mean films have practically come up with the best method, you almost can't help but copy what they do.
      Bioshock
      Dead Space
      Deus Ex
      Half Life 2
      Metroid Prime
      Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
      Portal

      Whilst the stories themselves in some of the listed games are questionable, the actual methods of telling them are all perfectly viable and far better than attempting to turn games into movies.
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    tvandlust Sep 8, 10
    A fantastic read, and I agree completely. The more games emulate movies, the more they lose what makes them games in the first place. Nobody paints a painting and says, "I was aiming for Beethoven."

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