Posts Tagged 'GTA'
L.A. NOIRE and the Story That Wasn't There
Hank Quinlan: “Come on, read my future for me.”
In some ways, a game based on Film Noir would be the anti-GTA. Ah, the GTA series! The pursuit of the American Dream! To fight that good fight requires a great deal of optimist, no? The optimist believes the future is within his grasp.
Tanya: “You haven’t got any.”
Noir Films, however, are filled with pessimists who already know that the game they are playing is futile. That what they are playing is actually a poker game of death.
“What do you mean?”
The world is merciless. It’s unforgiving. We are already doomed no matter what we do. In the search of the American Dream, the fall from glory is a surprise; in Film Noir, the surprise would be not to fall from glory.
L.A. Noire isn’t the anti-GTA. It certainly isn’t the gaming equivalent to L.A. Confidential… or Double Indemnity …or even Who Framed Roger Rabbit. L.A. Noire may be many things – but it certainly isn’t Noir.
“Your future is all used up.”
L.A. NOIRE and the Story That Wasn't There
Hank Quinlan: “Come on, read my future for me.”
In some ways, a game based on Film Noir would be the anti-GTA. Ah, the GTA series! The pursuit of the American Dream! To fight that good fight requires a great deal of optimist, no? The optimist believes the future is within his grasp.
Tanya: “You haven’t got any.”
Noir Films, however, are filled with pessimists who already know that the game they are playing is futile. That what they are playing is actually a poker game of death.
“What do you mean?”
The world is merciless. It’s unforgiving. We are already doomed no matter what we do. In the search of the American Dream, the fall from glory is a surprise; in Film Noir, the surprise would be not to fall from glory.
L.A. Noire isn’t the anti-GTA. It certainly isn’t the gaming equivalent to L.A. Confidential… or Double Indemnity …or even Who Framed Roger Rabbit. L.A. Noire may be many things – but it certainly isn’t Noir.
“Your future is all used up.”
A protagonist is NOT you
Most protagonists are empty, hollow shells in need of something to fill them. Thus was our verdict, as handled by our own Stefan Samurai (this is the link to which this article is a response, by the way… CLICK IT!). What
A protagonist is NOT you
Most protagonists are empty, hollow shells in need of something to fill them. Thus was our verdict, as handled by our own Stefan Samurai (this is the link to which this article is a response, by the way… CLICK IT!). What
1979 and the potential of games as historical-political narratives
Games haven’t been given much of a chance to articulate historical narratives in a meaningful way, let alone serve as political commentary. The most successful title to achieve the latter would have to be Bioshock, and while its forthcoming sequel
1979 and the potential of games as historical-political narratives
Games haven’t been given much of a chance to articulate historical narratives in a meaningful way, let alone serve as political commentary. The most successful title to achieve the latter would have to be Bioshock, and while its forthcoming sequel
LA Noire First Impressions
Despite being only about an hour and a half into LA Noire, boy has the game got me thinkin’ about a million things already. So here’s my gift to you guys: a bunch of disjointed, but hopefully interesting, thoughts! I
LA Noire First Impressions
Despite being only about an hour and a half into LA Noire, boy has the game got me thinkin’ about a million things already. So here’s my gift to you guys: a bunch of disjointed, but hopefully interesting, thoughts! I
RED DEAD REDEMPTION – Review
RED DEAD REDEMPTION is a videogame developed by Rockstar San Diego and Rockstar North, published by Rockstar Games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 version was played for the purpose of this review. It was directed
RED DEAD REDEMPTION – Review
RED DEAD REDEMPTION is a videogame developed by Rockstar San Diego and Rockstar North, published by Rockstar Games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 version was played for the purpose of this review. It was directed
Interview with Nicolau Chaud, Mind Behind Polymorphous Perversity
Nicolau Chaud: you may know him from ‘controversial’ games like Beautiful Escape and the recently revealed Polymorphous Perversity. There’s plenty of talk surrounding his games, but how much do you know about the mind behind them? Well, Nightmare Mode got a
Interview with Nicolau Chaud, Mind Behind Polymorphous Perversity
Nicolau Chaud: you may know him from ‘controversial’ games like Beautiful Escape and the recently revealed Polymorphous Perversity. There’s plenty of talk surrounding his games, but how much do you know about the mind behind them? Well, Nightmare Mode got a
Less Is More
Remember the trailer we posted for El Shaddai? Now, at the time, I couldn’t exactly tell what was gameplay and what was a cinematic. Now, I realize why: there was no HUD that cried out “THIS IS GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE,” and
Less Is More
Remember the trailer we posted for El Shaddai? Now, at the time, I couldn’t exactly tell what was gameplay and what was a cinematic. Now, I realize why: there was no HUD that cried out “THIS IS GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE,” and
Quick and Dirty Thoughts: Red Dead Redemption
We’re going to post something big and official about Red Dead Redemption in the future. Probably a review of some sort. You know how these places about video games work. However, today’s been a real slow news day (the pre-E3
Quick and Dirty Thoughts: Red Dead Redemption
We’re going to post something big and official about Red Dead Redemption in the future. Probably a review of some sort. You know how these places about video games work. However, today’s been a real slow news day (the pre-E3