The rise of video games over the last three decades has changed the way we tell stories. The first video game I ever became obsessed with was the original Syphon Filter. I played it around the clock, trying to save the world from a deadly virus, but mostly dying on the level with all of the burning trains. What struck me about that game were the story moments where we would dig deep into our operative's past and learn about what made him become such a brooding spy. After that, games like The Getaway enthralled me with their almost Guy Ritchie-quality of storytelling. As I got older, it seemed like the stories within games got better and better. Now, it feels like the stories inside games have become more complex, deep, and experimental than across any visual medium. As media continues to transform, so does the way we tell stories. And video games have challenged what we can know, who we can experience the story as, and how we judge characters' actions. Check out this video essay from The Cinema Cartography, and let's talk after the jump. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 6 July, 2021