Sony Computer Entertainment World Wide Studios head Phil Harrison said in an interview that games need to transcend the narrow idea of "fun," provoke deeper emotions and convey situations such as death and peril.
Talking to MTV News' Stephen Totilo, Harrison said, "I fervently believe that the biggest challenge we face is that our industry is referred to as 'video games,' and games are supposed to be fun…" He continued, saying that more adult-oriented areas should be explored in games. "Games should deal with fear, should deal with comedy and with death. They should deal with peril, with drug offenses."
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Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.
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Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
If I play Conker, I laugh.
If I play F.E.A.R, I scream.
If my teammate dies, I feel bad (not for too long though :p ).
If I'm stuck in a room with firey demons, I feel peril.
If I play GTA, I'm dealing with drug offences.
It just looks like Sony are trying to over-do themselves with this kind of thing, when we already have games that challenge our emotions.
It's like saying "We need cliff-hanger movies which make you bite your nails"