rexbobcat
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So I play quite a few video games quite a bit, and I bought Journey, created by thatgamecompany for my Playstation 3 from their online store. I'd heard very good things about it. I'm one of those people who values graphics, originality, and story in video games as opposed to fun factor or replayability. I'll play a game with really ****ty gameplay if the story/concept is well thought out.
And this game...I don't know what it was about it...but as a whole combined project it's one of the most beautiful pieces of art I've experienced in a long time. Everything about the game - the aesthetics, symbolism, metaphor, "cinematography", music - are just breathtaking. The story has no dialogue, and yet the combination of all of these elements communicates a story that can be interpreted several ways depending on the player's emotional experience.
I'll put this video game up against any photograph, painting, movie, whatever, in terms of artistic merit. Kudos to the indie developer thatgamecompany for giving me hope in the video game industry's ability to create games with substance and not just shallow fanfare (Call of Duty *coughcough*).
Maybe I'm just too easily impressed/influenced. I don't know. I think this is one of the most beautiful pieces of art to come out of the electronic age in the last 10 years.
Here's one of the songs from the soundtrack composed by Austin Wintery.
And this game...I don't know what it was about it...but as a whole combined project it's one of the most beautiful pieces of art I've experienced in a long time. Everything about the game - the aesthetics, symbolism, metaphor, "cinematography", music - are just breathtaking. The story has no dialogue, and yet the combination of all of these elements communicates a story that can be interpreted several ways depending on the player's emotional experience.
I'll put this video game up against any photograph, painting, movie, whatever, in terms of artistic merit. Kudos to the indie developer thatgamecompany for giving me hope in the video game industry's ability to create games with substance and not just shallow fanfare (Call of Duty *coughcough*).
Maybe I'm just too easily impressed/influenced. I don't know. I think this is one of the most beautiful pieces of art to come out of the electronic age in the last 10 years.
Here's one of the songs from the soundtrack composed by Austin Wintery.
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