Videos games SHOULD NOT be difficult... (It hurts the Video Game)

[binary solo]

Trunkin said:

binary solo said:

This just suggests you have a very narrow and outdated understanding of what is a video game. I really can't stand the criticism of a game as being an interactive movie. It's such an elitist point of view. You don;t like that kind of thing, fine, but don't go around saying it's not a video game as if people who like those games aren't "real gamers". And sure, walking simulators, done right, are a very good example of games that are not difficult and do not have a focus on gameplay that are very good and very enjoyable for people who like that style of game. Point and click adventures have been around for a long time there's not much gameplay involved there. Mouse click games can be very engaging, and there are even games like Clicker Heroes where you actually progress faster by not clicking.

You don't have to like any of these games, but you should broaden your mind to accept these sorts of games as games. Perhaps "game" now has too narrow a meaning for this industry now. Really video games in their broadest sense are now digital interactive experiences, and games are just a subset of that. We're part of that broader set of experiences and if some of us prefer the classical games that's just as fine as people who prefer some of the different styles that do not apply the classical models of gaming. 

Interactive Movie really should be an officially recognised game genre, as it's basically the perfect descriptor for Quantic Dream and Telltale's games.

Well, it almost was with the way Uncharted 2 was marketed. However it quickly became a derogatory term so now people in the industry tend to not use it. But it really is something that can only be genuinely achieved in the video game industry and as such it really should be recognised as a sub-genre to be respected. Video games is becoming a more and more sophisticated story-telling medium, and that means some games becoming literal interactive movies. And there are unique elements about video games that makes it a uniquely excellent story-telling medium that needs to be developed and explored a lot more than even now.