I have issues with game developers. Specfically, the game developers at Quantic Dream. In a few short weeks the developers are going to release the long awaited game, Heavy Rain. Game director David Cage has constantly been quoted saying that Heavy Rain is an "interactive drama," and is more like a movie than a video game. Do you see the problem here?
Quantic Dream is not in the movie buisness, they are in the game buisness. I think it is insulting for a game maker to compare their work to that of a different medium. A video game should not aspire to have movie quality standards. it should aspire to have AAA video game standards. By promoting Heavy Rain using film as a comparison you set the gamer up to not have an interactive experience but to have a cinematic one.
As you may have figured out, I believe video games are by far the best medium for sharing experiences. I certainly like other mediums such as TV, Movies, Books, Radio, etc. but none of these ever make you feel like you have control. I'll be the first to admit, video games have had some horrible plots. Any video game movie you have ever seen was probably horrible and the main reason for that is because this industry is not meant to merge with any other. Games are designed to be interactive. Some games however, have the best moments I can ever remember experiencing in any medium.
Bioshock (My favorite game of all time) has a story that is so creative and so original that it has won over 50 game of the year awards. Bioshock is currently being made into a movie. I refuse to go see that movie because I believe that the experience is best had with a controller in hand. That's how it was made and that is how it is meant to be.
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