Mr Dvorak rants about the computer gaming industry. I personally think he is being unrealistic. I can turn his argument around and say, “For the last thirty years there has been no advancements in movies. You still have action, horror, drama and animation. And some movies combine two or three.”  Of course if I were to say that to any major director I’d get laughed at.  Major improvements in video media and methods have happen.  Besides, there are only so many story plots in the world.  The same goes true for games.  There are only so many ways you can write a game.

Personally when I look for a game I’m looking for an interactive movie.  Something with strong character development, strong story arcs and twist that are hopefully not expected.  Do I get them?  No, but I don’t get them from our current movie industry.

Top Favorite Games (no real order):

• Monkey Island
• Full Throttle
• Half Life
• Half Life 2 – So far, not finished it
• Evil Genius – Never really finished, but I liked it for really not having a true plot.

So I in retort to Mr Dvorak, “It’s the game play stupid!”.

BTW, I have my own rant about what is wrong with the video game community, but I’ll save that for later.