Video games drop you into worlds where you don't just observe, you act. They fuse visuals, sound, and choice into something alive. Stepping into Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or facing the wrenching decisions in The Last of Us hits deep, often harder than a movie. Soundtracks like Nobuo Uematsu's soulful Final Fantasy themes or Bear McCreary's raw God of War score crank up the emotion, making your heart pound or ache.Games give you control, unlike films.

You shape the story, whether commanding armies in Civilization or building relationships in Mass Effect. They span cultures and eras, letting you roam ancient Japan in Ghost of Tsushima or neon-lit futures in Cyberpunk 2077. From retro pixels to lifelike graphics, they evolve yet stay rooted in human instincts: victory, loss, connection. Journey sparks quiet wonder, Dark Souls demands resilience. They mirror your choices and reveal new angles on life, putting you in the driver's seat.

That's what makes them electric.

>>716214238 (OP)
True and big.

>>716214238 (OP)
Escapism is bad

>>716214238 (OP)
frognigger

>>716214238 (OP)
There's barely any choice in Last Of Us the only choice is killing the surgeon which is a m00t point because of the sequel. Video games aren't as strong as they are at least the ones what pretend to be movies and linear because of how much they restrict themselves and avoid any engaging gameplay mechanic under the guise of art. You know what should be art? Tetris. That's a perfect game right there meant to entertain everyone while doing the bare minimum.

>>716215025
This except I want to escape, and I want to escape bad.

Yeah, video games are pretty great
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>>716214238 (OP)
Bump

>>716215493
Cinematic games aren't "trying to be movies", it's an excuse used for games with bad performance that can't manage to provide compelling gameplay that builds towards anything.
>Cinematic
>Movie
>Game
Neither Cinematic, nor in motion nor a game.
The use of Third person over-the-shoulder cameras exiles the use of cinematic techniques.
The poor writing that necessitates constant walking segments to avoid weighing itself down with overly onerous cutscenes prohibits expression through motion.
The cookie cutter gameplay contributes nothing to the game as a whole, because it is not used to carry any meaning or expression.

The excuse for avoiding "video-gamey" elements was used because consoles hit a hard plateau during 6th gen where they simply weren't capable of the growth that the medium could have exhibited, gameplay had to be simplified so that they could still manage the illusion of growth.

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>>716221649
>OP desperately bumping his thread every half hour before it drops off page 10 to get replies
kek
sad