I can't believe anyone who has seen Braid or Okami could not see games as art - and that's just from a visual perspective.
There are games out there that actually illicit emotion - Shadow of the Collosus being one shining example.
The trouble is that there's not enough games out there that are art, companies market their titles as being meaningless distractions. Stemming from this fault, the public opinion is swayed into believing games are "for kids" or "for entertainment".
It almost feels that games-as-art are only immediately recognised as such from the so-called "hardcore" gamers who have seen enough Halo-esque games to realise these titles are so special.
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Posted by Thrall on Sep 9, 2009 ten past nine pm
There are games out there that actually illicit emotion - Shadow of the Collosus being one shining example.
The trouble is that there's not enough games out there that are art, companies market their titles as being meaningless distractions. Stemming from this fault, the public opinion is swayed into believing games are "for kids" or "for entertainment".
It almost feels that games-as-art are only immediately recognised as such from the so-called "hardcore" gamers who have seen enough Halo-esque games to realise these titles are so special.