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Almost no mention of streaming and also contains this gem: > Lucas and Spielberg also spoke of vast differences between filmmaking and video games because the
by 4death4 3y ago
Almost no mention of streaming and also contains this gem:
> Lucas and Spielberg also spoke of vast differences between filmmaking and video games because the latter hasn’t been able to tell stories and make consumers care about the characters
This definitely wasn’t true at the time and it isn’t true now. Just goes to show how hard it is to predict the future.
- readthenotes1 3y agoOr even understand the present
- santoshalper 3y agoEspecially when you're that disconnected from the reality of the present.
- mcpackieh 3y agoIf you judge it by playtime it's probably true. Story-driven games like TLOU sell well sometimes but the games that gamers spend the most time with are those with attractive gameplay loops; the story just becomes window dressing. Personally I put down TLOU after two or three hours; the story didn't excite me (generic zombie slop, sorry) and the sneak/combat gameplay was too bland to keep me interested. On the other hand, MGS5's story is a half-baked abortion but the gameplay kept me coming back for several hundred hours.
- swombat 3y agoThe story gets way more deep and interesting as you progress. If you feel like giving it another shot, the remaster also makes it look super-pretty and improved the gameplay somewhat.
- hotdogscout 3y agoWhen I first played TLOU I had that same reaction but as the other comment said it is a lot deeper than it seems. An allegory for all types of love represented by each location.
- ed 3y agoBased on my limited gaming experience I agree with the original quote (the last game I played was cyberpunk). Is there an obvious “everyone should play ___” recommendation, that has story and characters with depth and believable motives? Edit: I realize that was kind of a lazy question so thanks to everyone for the answers!
- smnscu 3y agoAlan Wake 2
- brandall10 3y agoLast of Us and Bioshock are two very compelling stories.
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- hotdogscout 3y agoThe Beginner's Guide, Fallout New Vegas, Disco Elysium, Professor Layton series, Mother series, Bioshock series, 999, Virtue's Last Reward, Portal, Vampire the Masquerade, Arcanum, Death Stranding, Silent Hill, Kid Icarus Uprising, there are so many.
- bossyTeacher 3y agoI think you should be considering the number of games matching the criteria against the total number of games available. You will see that even 100 is a drop in the ocean of hundreds of thousands of games.
- myk9001 3y agoDoesn't this apply equally to movies?
- Rebelgecko 3y agoSure, but for every Citizen Kane you also have hundreds of movies like Shark Exorcist, Plan 9, Catwoman, etc
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- paganel 3y agoPast a certain age and once you reach a certain mindset video games become "old" pretty damn fast. The problem is that a lot of Western men still choose to remain teenagers even past their mid-30s, and this is of course truer when it comes to the demographic of this forum.
- barrysteve 3y agoThere's a gap in the market for mature games. The gaming experience is aimed at teenagers for obvious reasons. I know adults looking for a more mature tone and they're not finding it.
- soulofmischief 3y agoAnd how is that? Old men make and consume movies all the time, are you insinuating that video games as an art form somehow should not hold the attention of a mature man like a movie can? And how does this male-centric framework reconcile with female gamers?
- jsbisviewtiful 3y agoSounds like you’re just judgmental and closed-minded, unable to comprehend that others have different lives, opinions and motivations than you. Grow up.
- CrimsonCape 3y agoWhat in your opinion is the difference between a video game and and a movie? Do you have an equally bad opinion of moviegoers? According to the below link, the video game industry dwarfs Hollywood and the music industry. Do you acknowledge that video games are more culturally significant than say, the Beatles, for the current generation? https://gamerhub.co.uk/gaming-industry-dominates-as-the-highest-grossing-entertainment-industry/ https://gamerhub.co.uk/gaming-industry-dominates-as-the-high... According to a report by SuperData Research, the global gaming market was valued at $159.3 billion in 2020. This includes revenue from console games, PC games, mobile games, and esports. To put that in perspective, the music industry was valued at $19.1 billion in 2020, while the movie industry was valued at $41.7 billion. That means the gaming industry is making more than three times as much money as the music industry and almost four times as much as the movie industry.
- dekhn 3y agoHalf Life. I mean, I care more about Gordon Freeman than I do "David" in Spielberg's AI.
- jay_kyburz 3y agoA lot of game developers, myself included, don't think scripted stories belong in games at all. A lot of they time they are bolted on because some players expect one. All the best games have no story, Factorio, Slay the Spire, Vampire Survivors, Quake, Pacman.
- glimshe 3y agoA lot of game consumers disagree! There are many great games without a story, but there are many amazing story games too. I mostly buy games with strong storylines, and get tired quickly of "pure mechanics" gameplay.
- xela79 3y agothey don't have to exclusive, you can have "quake" gameplay with good story telling; recent Half Life lore, should more than proof that fact