When War Meets Video Games
I think that war video games are so popular now because video games are all about competition, and that's what war generally focuses on. In fact, war video games have been around for a long time, ever since Space Invaders from the 70s.
It's true that the war game does have to be realistic, otherwise it takes you farther away from the experience. The whole idea of a war game is to be able to play without the downfalls, like death. So the game does have to be realistic. However, there are some games that are too realistic. One such war game is America's Army. This game is based on modern warfare but it is so realistic that you are able to be killed if in the game you try to spray (continuously shoot) at a target and your gun ends up jamming. Or when you use a sniper rifle and you must measure wind speed and set down your stand as well as make sure you have the right measurements before you shoot, while also timing your breathing. Then there are other games that aren't realistic enough. Games like Battlefield 1942. This game has barely any historical accuracy at all, yet it is still a fun game. Also, war games aren't meant to be sensitive. In a way they are, if your teamate dies in the story, but otherwise it's meant just for fun. Why wouldn't you play a game if it wasn't for fun?
Personally I think war games are the best games out there. It's not because it's just fun and it's not because it's so saddening, but it's because it's a real artform. It's like watching a good movie and being in it at the same time. I like it because you get to be the hero that you might not be able to be in real life. It allows you to experience something that you may not be able to experience.
posted by Keenan V. @ 8:46 AM
2 Comments:
KeenanFromTheHood.
I concur with pretty much everything you wrote. War games are pretty much the best genre of games out there. You get to be the hero of the game, you get to experience the gist of the war AND gives you a bit of a history lesson in between (my favourite subject of all time).
I just don't get the whole saddening part. There isn't really much any other games that really have a sad storyline to the game right? Who the heck wants to play a sad game? Not me.
I also agree with your reason to why war games are so popular. I've got 3 brothers who all play war games, and whenever I ask them what's you favourite part of the game, they all say "the competition". Mostly men play war games and, out of experience, they usually are the most competitive. War games give them a chance to let out their ego to be the best hero and have fun.
It's true that war games are very popular now a days and it's because that they are becoming more and more realistic. The better the graphics while killing people, the better the game. But unlike Jetrho I think that war games change the history and make it more and more fictional from what is truly is. Such as Resistance- Fall of Man for the ps3. The game is about the american vs. germany but now Germany has freaky aliens by their side to kill the americans faster. True War games are very fun and a good source to let out your anger by kicking some but with an AK-47 but I think that the experience and knowledge you get out of them could affect you.
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