| naruball said: Though I strongly agree with your last paragraph, I have to somewhat disagree with the bolded. I guess most people do play video games for fun. But videogames are not just about that. Not any more anyway. Some videogames, like Demon's Souls are more of a challenge rather than anything else. Some people see a challenge as something fun, while others see it as a sort of accomplishement. Games have evolved over the years and a fun game is not necessarily enough at this point. And there's nothing wrong with that. There's an audience for indies/fun games with low budgets and an audience for more polished and realistic experiences. Child of Light, Guacamelee and Mutant Blobs are some of the most fun games I've played the last couple of years, but I appreciate games like Ni no Kuni more because they have a story and the graphics are so good (for me at least) that they add tremendously to the experience. I've also noticed that 16-bit games don't do it for me any more. I just can't enjoy playing games with bad graphics any more. Also, take games like Heavy Rain into account. Is the word "fun" what you'd use to describe them? I think they're more experiences rather than anything else. And it's a bit like movies and tv-series. There are comedies and actions movies that are fun to watch but then why do we watch drama? It's more for the experience and what they make us feel. And in order to relate to the characters you need good graphics and voice acting among other things, in other words, a big budget. I personally find it hard to relate to chracters that don't look realistic. I still remember the voice acting in Heavenly Sword. There were moments that were so powerful that they gave me chills. |
Perhaps "enjoyment" is more of the word we're looking for. I think we can all agree that whatever reason we play video games, whether that be to just have a fun time, or to accomplish something, or to watch a captivating story, we really are doing what we enjoy. I doubt someone would play games they hate, unless you're AVGN or something in which case it's your job lol.
That being said I'll agree with your other post. I gave child of light a chance because I wanted to support Ubisoft for making a small yet unique game. And I was pleasantly surprised just by how good it was.
