| RolStoppable said: It was branded as art from the get-go, so everybody had to like it regardless of its shoddy controls and framerate. Naturally, its improved re-releases had to be admired as well. My favorite anecdote concerns a German video game magazine that gave the original release a rather generous score (77/100) despite the reviewers not being convinced that they were playing a good game, then years later they elevated SotC to one of the most important releases of the decade, likely due to peer pressure and a desire to fit in with everyone else. If you are looking for games as art, then maybe this is something you'll like. The same holds true for everything else that is commonly said to be art. EDIT: Added paragraphs. Quick Reply still not fixed. |
I agree for the most part.
It does indeed get a lot of good press more so for being "artsy" rather than being a great game but i think it's controls were good and it's bosses and soundtrack are very memorable. I think this also applies to Journey and The Last of Us but that's just me.
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