the-goddamn-doomguy:

respectgameplay:

All too often in discussions I hear stuff like, “Games are art. These games prove it" and the games are this artsy sort of thing that is a rehash of what other people are doing (BS:I, TLoU, Spec Ops), or dull and without any interaction (Journey, Limbo, Passage, Heavy Rain).

It’s almost like nobody believes games themselves are art, just the things these particular games get wrapped up in, like fancy plots or “deep" meanings.

All games are art, and it’s their gameplay that is artistic, not the visuals, sound, or plot.

Respect Gameplay.

I couldn’t agree more

I should specify: I definitely agree that not every game needs to have some kind of deep plot or meaningful subtext behind them to be considered “art"

I don’t hate games like Limbo or Journey for their “lack of gameplay" either. I can see the appeal in those games. (Only really dumb people would consider Heavy Rain “art".)

But Sometimes games can just be really damn fun, and that’s all you need for them to be art.