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[terra]

It's been a while since I've been really pretentious about videogames, so let's change that!!

I. I state the obviousSo, I really like videogames. I mean, really like them. I like them enough that I've actually written more than three paragraphs of analysis about Locke Cole's hair. I love reading people's crazy opinions about Harmonian politics

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[terra]

Dammit, comment eaten :[

I think that breaking the fourth wall more explicitly might have something to do with how straightline narrative games succeed. It'd be interesting to explore at least.

I think there's a lot we can learn from film critique-- even though I'm only familiar with the most basic terminology-- because yeah games have camera angles and moving pictures and all of that. But I think it's also important to remember what makes games games and not films, if that makes sense.

I want to go to grad school to study videogames.

You should play Bioshock! I think it's coming out for PS3 soon.

[terra]

Square-Enix is not always the way, Stacey Anne! (She says after buying Final Fantasy IV a fourth time.)

Thanks for the link, I haven't read it before, and will do so :)

Ohh no, not at all. There's definitely a "filmic" school of game design, where the games consciously echo cinematic tropes: gamera was talking about it below. And I like your rants! I'm sort of surprised you aren't picking apart my Final Fantasy VII analysis.

[terra]

I will be excited if there is playable Celes. Otherwise.

Yeah, it is true, I just know if anyone ever wants to really talk FFVII, you're the person to go to. And I've been seeing more and more your way w/regards to canon in FFVII specifically because it's a lenear game disguised as nonlinear, if that makes sense. I don't think I'm quite in your corner, but.

I wasn't aware of the Mimic theory and my relation to the Ultimania is kind of "eh" at best. But that idea/interpretation is definitely interesting. Hmmmmm, I'll have to think about it.