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Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.
Posted By: Cody MillerDate: 5/22/12 1:18 p.m.

In Response To: Videogames can tell very effective stories. (Leisandir)


: You could argue that books are the best way to transmit narrative because
: movies focus too much on visuals, which are not necessary to get the story
: across.

Picture's worth a thousand words. Ever hear that? Visuals are a great way to tell a story.

: You could say that a live action play is the best way, because it
: involves real human beings connecting with the audience in real time. The
: truth is that any medium can be effective at telling a story, and each
: medium has its own unique quirks that can be utilized in the telling of
: that narrative. When you're telling a story through a game, you don't want
: to do it the same way that you would in film - but that doesn't mean you
: don't want to do it at all.

: Not all movies are dramas. You don't get the same thing out of going to see
: the Avengers that you do out of going to see Water for Elephants. Reading
: The Amazing Spider Man and reading From Hell will give you wildly
: different experiences. That doesn't make one of these better than the
: other. It just makes them different.

That's right! And just because video games can't tell stories doesn't make them bad, especially when they can do a lot film and literature can't.

: We've been through decades of videogames that view the story as an accessory,
: something that's nice to have but isn't really that important. In the
: development process, the story is often created seperately and far behind
: the game itself. Often, the game is nearly complete when the writers get
: involved. That's why people think the stories in videogames are bad. And,
: once again, every game does not need a deep story. Some don't need a story
: at all. However, there is great potential in this medium and we can't
: write off the entire art because we haven't exploited it properly yet.

I'm not writing it off, and in fact I hold video games as the highest artform yet created. It still doesn't change the fact that they can't tell stories.

Maybe it is best to just wait till my paper is done which will explain this very thoroughly.

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Bungie responds to Activision contract.MoltenSlowa 5/21/12 9:25 p.m.
     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Dani 5/21/12 9:31 p.m.
           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.RC Master 5/21/12 9:41 p.m.
           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Grizzlei 5/21/12 9:48 p.m.
           I was feeling the same when I read that.mneo 5/22/12 12:53 p.m.
                 Re: I was feeling the same when I read that.Beckx 5/22/12 1:03 p.m.
                       Killing two birds with one stone.mneo 5/22/12 1:21 p.m.
     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.kanbo 5/21/12 9:31 p.m.
           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.MoltenSlowa 5/21/12 9:43 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.ZackDark 5/21/12 9:45 p.m.
     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.munky-058 5/21/12 9:55 p.m.
           +1. *NM*Document 5/22/12 1:27 p.m.
     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/21/12 10:10 p.m.
           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.kanbo 5/21/12 10:15 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.scarab 5/22/12 7:07 a.m.
                       Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/22/12 11:24 a.m.
                             Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Beckx 5/22/12 11:34 a.m.
                                   Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/22/12 11:52 a.m.
                                         Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Beckx 5/22/12 12:03 p.m.
                                         Videogames can tell very effective stories.Leisandir 5/22/12 12:28 p.m.
                                               Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.Cody Miller 5/22/12 1:18 p.m.
                                                     Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.Leisandir 5/22/12 1:31 p.m.
                                                           Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.Cody Miller 5/22/12 1:43 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.thebruce0 5/22/12 2:08 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 5/23/12 6:32 a.m.
                                                                             Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories.thebruce0 5/23/12 8:17 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Sounds like a big ol' case of semantics. *NM*mattroe 5/22/12 7:34 p.m.
                                                                 Hahaha . . . .Leisandir 5/22/12 8:20 p.m.
                                         Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Leviathan 5/22/12 1:05 p.m.
                                               Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/22/12 1:26 p.m.
                                                     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Leviathan 5/22/12 1:40 p.m.
                                                           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/22/12 1:47 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Leviathan 5/22/12 2:07 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 5/22/12 4:04 p.m.
                                                     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Leisandir 5/22/12 1:42 p.m.
                                                           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/22/12 1:50 p.m.
                                                                 I don't believe it can be simplified like thatEchoes 5/22/12 3:28 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.General Vagueness 5/22/12 2:00 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.kidtsunami 5/22/12 6:06 p.m.
                                   Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.General Vagueness 5/22/12 7:31 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.scarab 5/22/12 9:11 p.m.
                                   Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.ckamp 5/23/12 12:23 a.m.
                                         Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.scarab 5/23/12 12:45 a.m.
                                               Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.ckamp 5/23/12 3:01 a.m.
                                               Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Cody Miller 5/23/12 5:24 a.m.
           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Arithmomaniac 5/21/12 10:18 p.m.
           yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.Captain Spark 5/21/12 10:49 p.m.
                 Re: yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.Compton 5/21/12 11:51 p.m.
                       Re: yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.Captain Spark 5/22/12 12:07 a.m.
                       Re: yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.Cody Miller 5/22/12 12:54 a.m.
                 Re: yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.General Vagueness 5/22/12 1:16 a.m.
                 Re: yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.Cody Miller 5/22/12 1:19 a.m.
                       Re: yikes dude, don't you ever stop bitching.Leviathan 5/22/12 1:41 a.m.
                             ^This^stabbim 5/22/12 5:11 p.m.
                       I don't know about you . . . .Leisandir 5/22/12 9:03 a.m.
           Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Grizzlei 5/22/12 12:20 a.m.
     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.Enfinit 5/21/12 10:34 p.m.
     Re: Bungie responds to Activision contract.VAVA Mk2 5/22/12 6:08 p.m.



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