Trends come and go... (Uncharted has set a new standard)

[richardhutnik]

Aldro said:

Heavy Rain is just one of many new games that are structured like a Hollywood movie and put storytelling first and game mechanics in the other room.

Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream showed up Beyond: Two Souls at E3. David Cage was clear to emphasize that the game was an interactive thriller with cinematic qualities. He had even hired the protagonist from the movie Juno, which portrays the adventure protagonist, including mapping of Ellen Page's face, mouth movements and body language. Cage in the past, like Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, talks about how he does not really like games, but has always striven to become a film director instead.

Anyone here want to argue this is a good thing?  Can I suggest we end the farce of calling them "games" when the creators of them don't like games?

Either go make movies, or push for your craft to be called something else.  And let's end this pretending they are doing games.  They aren't doing games.  Again, all this reminds me once more of what I am saying, that in the videogame industry, there is a secret longing on individuals on it, to really want to make movies.  You actually see this appeal to do movies, in the Angry Video Game Nerd, and also the likes of the Happy Console Gamer, who have this secret drive to want to be film makers.