A thought on parody

[benlehman]

Parody is effective when it is also a good narrative.

Does this mean for a parody game to be effective it must also be a fun game? Yes, I think so.

Someone is about to mentional HOL. HOL is a parody of a game text, rather than a game, I think.

Comments

[apollinax.livejournal.com]

Couldn't one just say that for a * game to be effective it must also be a fun game? * could be anything.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Yes, but this point is often lost in parody. Even a parody of a bad, unfun game needs to be fun to play itself in order to be effective.