So i'm in the midst of the most intense workload i've ever experienced and i'm somehow surviving. It's nice to see progress from the kid I was to the kid I am now. In any case, I had a conversation yesterday about the type of game that I like. I believe that bias should be given before exposition about a topic and i've been lax in this environment so I thought i'd serve up a bit of it now.
I like games with grandeur. Grandeur isn't exactly what it is but it's close enough that I can call it that. I like games that give the epic experience that is needed to simply let go of the life that one currently has and move into the unknown, or games that approach world changing events with such intensity that they are unexpected. I also like games that aren't bound by the normal rules we live in. I play games that remove some silly thing like gravity, or the idea of what would normally be called 'danger'.
This second one was born at the origin of the discussion. Monster Hunter. Monster Hunter is a game that doesn't take itself seriously but is so unbelievably epic and heroic that playing the game gives you the sensation of standing naked on a cliff with intense waves crashing just low enough to spray you with stinging salt water. Intensity, grandeur, unbelievable situations, and lack of normal world rules are typically what i'm looking for. I look for this simply because video game systems have not ever really tried to approach the human idea of agency. Agency in video games is choosing predetermined paths and calling it a choice.
So, I was reminded about the game:
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! -- A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
This game has a simple premise and is actually really fun. Jump off a building and break as few bones as possible when you land.
I was reminded of an idea I had for a paper last night on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and race in video gaming. I'm going to take some time out and actually research the topic so it should be a nice beginning to more strictly scholarly writing.
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