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The Problem With Gaming and Art Discussions

Gammon at GameSpew writes: I may be very late to the debate. It may be a fairly settled matter; most gamers and even the general public generally assume that video games deserve to be categorised as “art”. However there is one glaring issue that still bothers me about this debate and that is: most people do not agree on what “art” really is!

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Baka-akaB3393d ago (Edited 3393d ago )

There is no debate for me , if some "douche" can decide that abtract paints that make no sense to many people , are art , people can just decide that gaming is art . Espacially when it does incorporate numerous already existing art form in its whole .

And i especially dislike in those convos , the trend of picking up quaint and unique or even obscure indie or retail games , to "show art" . Even deemed souless stuff like Call of Duty would categorize as art , no need to go dig up the one game where you don't shoot or attack things in some unique artstyle to make a point . If a michael bay movie is art , if a justin bieber album is art , if the most mainstream superhero comics is art , so are the call of duty , and other mainstream stuff of gaming

Kreisen3393d ago (Edited 3393d ago )

This guy should visit some "modern art" gallery or something. You can find everything from old shoes to garbage bags on display. Truth is the term art nowadays doesnt mean anything.

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Christopher80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7280d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher80d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga80d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX80d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart79d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga79d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin79d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE79d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno80d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7280d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot79d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno79d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr80d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt79d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz79d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH80d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos80d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher80d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7280d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher79d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos79d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher79d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier79d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr79d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH79d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr79d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6978d ago (Edited 78d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb80d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC80d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt79d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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