That is a fair assessment. I did enjoy “Dear Esther”, and I also went to a live performance of the game with live music. I think that was the game that originated the “walking simulator” genre.
And yet… VIdeo games like Eve Online, WoW, and so on seem to have a low reward-to-investment ratio. A typical novel can be read in a few hours, but in a few hours with those games, you’re hardly even started.
But perhaps my attitude stems from being old enough that I can see how much thread is left on the reel, and it’s a lot less than what has been unwound already.
What purpose beyond itself as a rule does art have?
That depends on the individual work. I’ll just leave this example here:
And an anti-example: the oeuvre of Thomas Kincade.
You have a problem with trash video games instead of video games as a form of art.
That is a fair assessment. I did enjoy “Dear Esther”, and I also went to a live performance of the game with live music. I think that was the game that originated the “walking simulator” genre.
And yet… VIdeo games like Eve Online, WoW, and so on seem to have a low reward-to-investment ratio. A typical novel can be read in a few hours, but in a few hours with those games, you’re hardly even started.
But perhaps my attitude stems from being old enough that I can see how much thread is left on the reel, and it’s a lot less than what has been unwound already.