Do you play just 1 game? Or a few? Or do you amass games and play them all?
I have my favorites, like mass effect, CoD MW 1+2 and warcraft. But im fairly proficient in most types, i play games like l4d2 and trackmania nations all very well.
What genres do you play? Action? RPG? RTS? FPS? Futuristic? Medieval? Modern?
im more of a RPG / FPS person
Do you play for competition? To pass the time? Just for fun?
I used to play CoD MW1 competativly in our national league, which i did ok in, but it takes the fun out of the game when it gets too serious, now i play socially, i play to win, improve and compete, but i dont play in competitions.
Do you like graphics? The story? The gameplay? The experience?
The whole thing. Storyline and vibe i suppose is the most important aspect, but if the gameplay is boringor the graphics are crap, then it wont keep my attention and i wont enjoy the game.
What kind of gamers do you look down on? Do you consider yourself to be a gamer?
Ingame Trolls, sore losers, disrespectfull twats. generally those that arent nice. Yes, i do consider myself a gamer.
What do you think of elitism?
Elitism and elitists are necesary for growth, people need someone or something to look up to and work towards.
What do you think of 'games as art' vs 'games as entertainment'?
Doesnt good art make good entertainment?
games have focal points. in order for a game to be succesfull, it needs to work on those points. FPS games need to be smooth, fast and efficient, therefor most FPS games arent that artistic.
RPG games are more focussed on storyline, and less on speed and efficiency, the art is used to reinforce everything, set the mood and create the whole environment, therefor games like mass effect, prince of persia and assassins creed can afford to be much more creative in their conventions and graphics.
You could argue that every aspect of the creation of games(except the coding ofc) like mass effect can be put as a work of art, from the scripting, to the concepts to teh concept art, to the storyline, to the texturing, scenery etc etc etc.
the same can be said for games like CoD and similar games. RPG's would just do them... better.. because of the genre or style they fit into.
What do you think of casual games, like Farmville (and any other Facebook game)?
Or peggle delux or plants vs zombies. casual games are great, no pressures, simple, takes your mind off things.
casual games also dont need to be confined to being small games, i play toribash, l4d2 and trackmania nations on a casual basis.
Anything else you can think of?
thug life. ::headbang::
Originally Posted by
fat0ninja
Surely it would depend on how you define "artistic". Is it the intent, or the product that counts? i.e, if you set out to make a piece of art, is it necessarily better than something that looks nice that just happens, like the shape of spilled milk?
I think its safe to say he's refering to the aesthetic qualities. or creativity of the artistic area.
As apposed to the creativity of game mechanics
a game like black ops or bad company wouldnt be what he's refering to, theyr realistic, not creative.
their art is in the realism of the textures. rather than ridiculous things that dont exist and have to be CREATED from the mind of the artist.
while prince of persia and mass effect arent meant to be as realistic, the creativity in the scenery cant be compared to a photo, nor can the armour, or the weapons.
originality, creativity and flair vs. realism and accuracy.
Last edited by BenDover; Jan 31, 2011 at 03:33 PM.