Escapist Expo: Writing the Hard Stuff | |
Games are under a simultaneous tension: A demand for more thoughtful, mature material coupled with a knee-jerk condemnation of "inappropriate" subjects. Can game narratives tackle questions of current events, political hot-buttons, race and gender issues, religion and more, or are we doomed to be perceived as strictly light entertainment? Participants: | |
I think games can, but I hope that they don't, for the most part. Games are already art and are not just strictly entertainment. I mean, do we really need the games industry to get as whiny and preachy as television and movies? And honestly, did anyone complain about something like BioShock Infinite? | |