Posts Tagged ‘writing’
A video game has never made you cry…but neither has a film or book
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games, Rants
Video game blog Kotaku linked to an argument-provoking article on ihobo this weekend that makes the bold claim that a game has never made anyone cry. Well, not in and of itself. The author writes:
This is the nub of the issue here: a story can make you cry by empathising with the protagonist (or another [...]
GTA IV – The story: genetically different
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games, Reviews
When Grand Theft Auto IV launched last Tuesday, I was very curious. I’ve played the series since the original, top-down PC game, and I spent a good chunk of time playing GTA 2. When the series moved to 3D with GTA III, though, I lost interest. I didn’t have a PS2 at the time, [...]