rocketpig said:
I'll save you the trouble and just tell you to wait two weeks for the editorial. To put it frankly, the entire game industry is shit when it comes to storytelling. The only guy who I would give any storytelling credence is Tim Schafer. He may not write the most thought-provoking pieces but Goddamn it, he stays within the medium and makes the most out of it. His works are funny, smart, and tightly-woven. BTW, nice attempt to brand me as an elitist just because I don't buy into common gamer rhetoric. Open your ideas about this medium and you'll realize just how badly it falls short of its potential to tell stories in ways that no one has ever dreamt of before. On the other hand, you could just keep accepting the drivel we're shoveled on a yearly basis and watch the medium descend into sitcom television for all of eternity. Yay. |
It's a light hearted labeling. I do think you are acting like an elitist. You are saying videogame story writing is all junk and it doesn't compare to the great movies and books. I'm not saying the average writing of each medium is equal, but there is a lot of great stuff in videogame writing, humor and drama. I've read great books. I've seen great movies. I've played great story-based games. All 3 provoke the same emotions and can be thought provoking. You're not going to convince me that I'm wrong about my own emotional and intellectual responses to the games I've played. If you don't like the writing in videogames, then don't play story-based games.
