Question of the Day, May 2, 2010
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What can change the nature of a man?Loonerinoes said:
And while Portal's one of my favourite all time games, I'd say that it seems more a product of thorough iterative testing than one of creativity. Jade Empire was rather cool too but not quite Torment level (those were only two games in the list I played unfortunately). Will at some point get to Braid though for sure.
Portal.
It did things differently with an eccentric and darkly humorous story had unique gameplay, but above all it never lost sight of the main objective: Having Good gameplay and story.
It was solid right down to the fun core of it, as well as being unique, and at no point "arty" had to be used as an excuse: It was another medal on a great game.
It did things differently with an eccentric and darkly humorous story had unique gameplay, but above all it never lost sight of the main objective: Having Good gameplay and story.
It was solid right down to the fun core of it, as well as being unique, and at no point "arty" had to be used as an excuse: It was another medal on a great game.
So many of these games are on my top 10. Portal comes in 2nd, Jade Empire is 7th and Silent Hill 2 is 8th, but I have to give the prize to Jade Empire. Jade Empire is more arty than Portal though Portal is arty in it's own way, and it's easier for new gamers and non-gamers to pick up Jade Empire. People who aren't used to first-person games have real trouble with them.
For those of you who know what it is, this may sound strange, but the "Afraid of Monsters: Directors Cut" mod for Half-Life was somewhat artful to me.
It portrayed David Leatherhoff's descent into madness so fluidly...
OT: Portal has to be the best, because it made you believe there was something fantastic to look forward to, while being just eerie enough to cause a small nagging doubt in the back of your mind.
It portrayed David Leatherhoff's descent into madness so fluidly...
OT: Portal has to be the best, because it made you believe there was something fantastic to look forward to, while being just eerie enough to cause a small nagging doubt in the back of your mind.
I've already said The Suffering a few times.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.191873-Arty-Games#6031751
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.190169-Games-that-are-art-Whats-your-candidate?page=4#5920086
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.191868-Moral-Choices-in-Games-that-never-really-matter?page=2#6030342
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.191873-Arty-Games#6031751
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.190169-Games-that-are-art-Whats-your-candidate?page=4#5920086
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.191868-Moral-Choices-in-Games-that-never-really-matter?page=2#6030342
Art, huh? Depends on the game, and the definition of art, really.
If I had to suggest an "artsy" title, I'd suggest something like Cloud for the PC. It's a freeware title, and an interesting game in general, though it's a bit restricted because it sacrifices gameplay in favor of the artful message. So, it's a strange juggling there.
If I had to single out a game that is artistic without needing to change what gaming is to make it artful, I'd bring up Jet Set Radio.
So yeah, I'm going to go with Jet Set Radio.
If I had to suggest an "artsy" title, I'd suggest something like Cloud for the PC. It's a freeware title, and an interesting game in general, though it's a bit restricted because it sacrifices gameplay in favor of the artful message. So, it's a strange juggling there.
If I had to single out a game that is artistic without needing to change what gaming is to make it artful, I'd bring up Jet Set Radio.
So yeah, I'm going to go with Jet Set Radio.