Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

[cidbahamut]

Re: Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

I wasn't aware it was an election. I'll complain because this was a popularity contest, so there's only two ways to win:

(1) The game is fresh and hyped in the memory of gamers (Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain)
(2) The game is old and prestigious

Yes, because things like ChuChu Rocket and Dune II: Battle for Arrakis totally fit that description. You're just being bitter and offended for the sake of being bitter and offended.

[Vyuru]

Re: Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

I'm somewhat surprised that Valkyrie Profile didn't make the list.

[Absentia]

Re: Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

Games that I am surprised made the list as representatives of their genre/series:
Halo 2 (why H2 and not H3?)
Metroid Prime 2 (arguably inferior to MP1)
Attack of the Mutant Camels (why this instead of R-Type?)


Icemage

While Metroid Prime and Halo 3 may be better representatives (to you), each game was voted for in a completely different category based on console & genre, so Halo 2 & Metroid Prime 2 may have had worse competition in their respective categories.

I think I wanted Okami and Shenmue to be there the most, so I'm glad I'll be able to see them when it opens.

Not really sure why there's complaint about this being a 'popularity contest'. I mean, it was a public vote after all, so do you expect people to not vote for which games they liked from the lists and pick something they may not have played because someone else thinks it has more 'artistic merit' than their choice? It's all a matter of opinion anyway.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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You're just being bitter and offended for the sake of being bitter and offended.

No, Heavy Rain is just everything wrong with "art" in video games. If you like shit, I can't help that. Heavy Rain wants to be a movie - be honest, is that a movie you'd pay to go see?

Not really sure why there's complaint about this being a 'popularity contest'. I mean, it was a public vote after all, so do you expect people to not vote for which games they liked from the lists and pick something they may not have played because someone else thinks it has more 'artistic merit' than their choice? It's all a matter of opinion anyway.

Artistic merit was kind of the whole point to this, making it a popular vote defeats the purpose of that.

And seriously, who ever sings the praises of Star Fox Assault on "artistic merit," much less says anything nice about that game?

[cidbahamut]

Re: Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

You couldn't be bothered to vote. Shut your face.

[Murphie]

Re: Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

It's a list of video games. WHO CARES? Stop nitpicking. If you don't like the list make your own.

[Absentia]

Re: Smithsonian 'Art of Video Games' winners

No, Heavy Rain is just everything wrong with "art" in video games. If you like shit, I can't help that. Heavy Rain wants to be a movie - be honest, is that a movie you'd pay to go see?



Artistic merit was kind of the whole point to this, making it a popular vote defeats the purpose of that.

And seriously, who ever sings the praises of Star Fox Assault on "artistic merit," much less says anything nice about that game?

Even if they hand picked games based on what they considered artistic, there would still be complaints. At least the gave gamers the opportunity to pick the games they felt deserved to be displayed the most.

Who knows, if you had voted it may have put another game ahead of Star Fox Assault.