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TargaryenVers2 on 08 May 2017
VGPolyglot said:
TargaryenVers2 said:

In a way they are, but many games are like interactive movies that last a lot longer. I guess I was more thinking about length and story investment more than the medium itself. I think objectively you're right in that they're more like movies

Shit, I realized that I made a huge mistake. I mean to say that I prefer movies much more than TV shows.

Ahh, that's interesting. Most people I know prefer TV shows now. Care to elaborate?



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VGPolyglot on 08 May 2017
TargaryenVers2 said:
VGPolyglot said:

Shit, I realized that I made a huge mistake. I mean to say that I prefer movies much more than TV shows.

Ahh, that's interesting. Most people I know prefer TV shows now. Care to elaborate?

I prefer movies as they are complete experiences that can be enjoyed in one sitting, unlike TV shows which are released in a staggered way, and thus I would either have to go on a binge to watch them all, or take months watching each episode as they came out.



TargaryenVers2 on 08 May 2017
VGPolyglot said:
TargaryenVers2 said:

Ahh, that's interesting. Most people I know prefer TV shows now. Care to elaborate?

I prefer movies as they are complete experiences that can be enjoyed in one sitting, unlike TV shows which are released in a staggered way, and thus I would either have to go on a binge to watch them all, or take months watching each episode as they came out.

That's fair. The feeling of completeness is nice. Though your reasoning against TV shows is why I like them more, haha



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SvennoJ on 08 May 2017
Farsala said:
Hardly comparable, especially if you add in tv shows.

What game is like the movie Fallen Angels or Young Frankenstein?

What movie is like the game Bioshock or Super Mario World?

Dark city, and it's better than Bioshock.

Super mario world, hmm, well there's Dora the explorer ;)



monocle_layton on 08 May 2017
freebs2 said:
monocle_layton said:
I have 200 hours on BotW now. That game costed me $60, meaning I paid less than 33 cents per hour to enjoy aan unbelievable game.

And that's the game at full price. I have 60 hours currently on FFXIII, which i bought for $5. That is an insane value for a game.

Movies aren't enjoyable more than once. To make it worse, we're seeing loads of sequels and terrible comedies being thrown at us. Is this really a contest?

I'm not going to argue about your tastes, but how are sequels a problem specific to movies? Have you ever played Call Of Duty 16 ?

I definitely do not mind if sequels are made- one of my favorite games is a sequel (BotW) in the sense that it isn't the first in the series.

The problem is when we see reboot and sequels come one after the other to the point where it is oversaturated. The most recent CoD game experienced this, along with Pokemon back in 2007 when diamond and Pearl released. 

Sequels can be magical- for instance, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Toy Story 2. Unfortunately, they aren't always the best.



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Farsala on 08 May 2017
SvennoJ said:
Farsala said:
Hardly comparable, especially if you add in tv shows.

What game is like the movie Fallen Angels or Young Frankenstein?

What movie is like the game Bioshock or Super Mario World?

Dark city, and it's better than Bioshock.

Super mario world, hmm, well there's Dora the explorer ;)

Doubtful, as with Bioshock one is pretty much alone. Sometimes you talk to people on the radio but there is little real interaction. Most movies have a lot of characters and a lot of interactions. Not only that, but the main character is silent save for a few lines. Imagine if in someone's favorite movie the main character doesn't even talk.

Hence I don't believe they can be compared as they accomplish their goals in very different ways.



Dyllyo on 08 May 2017

Movies suck for the most part. It's all simple, popcorn, derivative crap. I think TV is blowing big budget movies out of the water lately.

I prefer video games more than anything. Nothing like getting totally immersed in characters and a story AND you actually CONTROL it all



Robert_Downey_Jr. on 08 May 2017
monocle_layton said:
I have 200 hours on BotW now. That game costed me $60, meaning I paid less than 33 cents per hour to enjoy aan unbelievable game.

And that's the game at full price. I have 60 hours currently on FFXIII, which i bought for $5. That is an insane value for a game.

Movies aren't enjoyable more than once. To make it worse, we're seeing loads of sequels and terrible comedies being thrown at us. Is this really a contest?

many movies are enjoyable on rewatch for me.  Hell I probably spend more time re-watching than watching new.  However I can also replay games especially cinematic ones like Heavy Rain and Uncharted on easy so I guess that's a wash for me despite my disagreement with you.



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Keybladewielder on 09 May 2017

Video games>Animu>Cartoon>Movies
That's how I like them.



Kerotan on 09 May 2017

if i have 6 hours to burn and i want them to pass fast i can either watch films or play games. If i watch films the time doesn't fly and i don't enjoy myself as much as i do playing games. every long haul plane flight should have a ps4 on every seat to entertain their passengers. I understand that's very costly but in first class at least.