(July 6, 2011 at 10:04 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: Some traditionalists like me still play them. The computer just can't match the story telling aspect. It's good for hack-and-slashers who have a video-game mentality anyway, but for those who see the RPG as a make-a-movie-that-you're-in kind of game, it's going to be a while before the computer is a good format.
This may have been true at one point, but many video games have huge production teams now that concentrate on telling a story. The obvious example, as stated earlier, is Mass Effect, which not only tells a story, but allows you to make choices which have drastic effects throughout the entire game. The interaction allowed in the game allows for choices which give you the sense of control over the story. It will be awhile before all video games are of this caliber, but the computer as a format, is close to being able to recreate anything the mind can imagine.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
