> What makes a video game good is however harder to operationalize - as it always is with mediums of art. Ask the average person why they like some song, an exa

> What makes a video game good is however harder to operationalize - as it always is with mediums of art. Ask the average person why they like some song, an example of an answer would be something like "It's got a catchy hook", which the video game equivalent would be "It's got good controls and explosions." While an individual's taste may be particular to him or her, it is possible to group and classify visual art styles. This is applicable to other aspects of game design as well, like genre and specific game mechanics. I hate to link to Quora, but there was a great question about video game art styles at: http://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-taxonomy-of-names-of-videogame-art-graphical-styles http://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-taxonomy-of-names-of-videoga...