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admin
2011-12-05T14:51:19+00:00
Something's wrong, guys. There are too many people playing video games
of little substance, and I have a problem prioritising my time. Let's
make some more intelligent reviews of some video games. I won't review
new video games in preference to old; as far as I'm concerned the video
game art-form permits one to look forward and back, casting an eye over
everything -- I'll treat really good, older video games as I would ones
that are being currently released.
I can't say I'm particularly good at playing games, so bear that in
mind.
What are the symptoms of the ills of electronic entertainment? They're
similar to that of films, in fact we could say that what is wrong with
video games is that as what is, and what has always been wrong with art
in general; there is nothing uniquely malformed about the present
condition of art in contrast to that of the past:
- Repetition (of anything) without discernible meaning; and
- Poor execution (either in form or in substance).
These are two horrendously broad and synthetic elements that,
unfortunately, overlap, but they should go a part way to finding a way
to illuminating what is wrong with bad video games, and perhaps maybe
where we might want to see the art-form of the video game develop.