Well looking for story, which is the main artistic strength of video games, head for the Final Fantasy series.
But if you want the best of visual art along with great story and everything else, Okami. For freaking sure.
IMPORTANT: This seems like a good place to say this.
I am currently writing a book about video games as a storytelling medium. My goal is to create a general understanding, in gamers and non-gamers alike, of video games as an artistic storytelling medium. Problem is, I've been studying the subject for years: some things will slip by me, since I'm "too familiar" with my subject to look at it objectively.
So please PM me with any ideas, questions, or things that you would like to see covered in such a book.
But if you want the best of visual art along with great story and everything else, Okami. For freaking sure.
IMPORTANT: This seems like a good place to say this.
I am currently writing a book about video games as a storytelling medium. My goal is to create a general understanding, in gamers and non-gamers alike, of video games as an artistic storytelling medium. Problem is, I've been studying the subject for years: some things will slip by me, since I'm "too familiar" with my subject to look at it objectively.
So please PM me with any ideas, questions, or things that you would like to see covered in such a book.