Hi, I’m Max Gilardi, and video games are garbage. Here’s why:
REASON 8,438 WHY VIDEO GAMES SUCK: They care more about being artsy than they do about being fun.
…Kind of ironic, really, because as we all know video games are not an art form and they never will be. Why? Because video games suffer from the highly unfortunate fact that they are games. They’re not called video arts, are they? Video games are no more art than playing frisbee on the quad is art. The nature of video games being games is what holds them back from ever being art. You could make a video game NOT a game, but then it’s not a video game anymore.
…An actually screenshot from Ico, circa 2002. The low contrast of darks and lights makes the game seem misty, hazy, and dream-like. It also makes the game infurriatingly frustrating to play.
I love Ico but DAMN what the hell am I even looking at here? And how am I supposed to play the game if I can’t see anything? Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t RUIN the experience, as I said I do love Ico. But come on.
In case you were wondering, here’s your main character. I think? Yeah, that’s him.
…Here’s a game that was made about 100 goddamn years earlier. You’d have to be blind to not be able to see Mario. Good shit, right?
Anyway that’s just another reason games are GARBAGE.
Now here’s a tasty treat…
YOUTUBE CLIP OF THE WEEK: Video Games by Black Out Band
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