Why playing RPGs is art, and playing VGs isn't

[benlehman]

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[greyorm.livejournal.com]

Ico (http://www.icothegame.com/en_GB/index.htm).

That was art, man. I don't care what anyone says...it was art, and I was awed.

[yeloson.livejournal.com]

The same studio recently released Shadow of the Colossus, and it is also jaw droppingly beautiful, and tragic.

[greyorm.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reminding me about that! I'm hoping I put that on my Yule list -- of course even if I did, I doubt I'll get it, but there is always that chance.

[rob-donoghue.livejournal.com]

Ico keeps coming up from so many vectors as the game that removes a lot of the clutter and puts everything that matters in the _play_, and for that alone, I need to break down and play it.

[greyorm.livejournal.com]

DO it; you won't regret it.

Normally I sell/trade-in my games after playing through them. I kept ICO.