| RolStoppable said:
What makes you say that? Oh wait, your fundamental thought is that movies and video games are equal. So the closer video games get to what makes movies great, the better video games will get. But back to the fun, fun, fun part. Didn't you learn anything from the seventh generation? An era when Sony and Microsoft were pushing for more grown-up gaming while Nintendo just tried to sell fun video games. What was the reaction of the market? Sony and Microsoft had to blow billions just to stay relevant while Nintendo made Uncle Scrooge envious. Who got the positive mainstream media attention? Was it Sony and Microsoft or was it Nintendo? The Wii was the console that was played by adults while the Xbox 360 and PS3 continued to carry the image of a box full of games for teenagers. Of course, the gaming media painted a different picture. But then again, the gaming media is one of the reasons why video games aren't taken seriously. |
In the movie sectory, what's bolded would be like your equivalent of Xmen: The Last stand in the movie industry, while games like The Last of Us would be the closest you can get to a flic like No Country for Old Men. It's important to see the difference as we get closer to the heart of this debate.
Of course there is a place for fun, but that's just it, its place. Ultimately, the games industry needs to come to a place where it becomes the mature platform for entertainment it was meant to be, and reach the needs of people in general, which is for one to tap into the emotions of well-built fictional characters so as to find more meaning for their own lives. Interactivity is just a component of gaming.
The fact that the Wii was Uncle Scrooge this gen only went to prove three things ultimately: 1) That fun has an important place in the industry, 2) that many demographics were not adequately reached, and 3) that Sony, MS and many 3rd parties overshot in both HW and SW offerings, and so they lost money. A good story need not good graphics, as a book will prove. Mind you, graphics do help, and what is actually displayed should be of high visual quality, even if in 2D.
