I want to share a game that has really touched me, gotten to my soul on what I like and dislike about being an artist personally. It is called The Beginner's Guide. It is by the creator of the Stanley Parable and is "a walking sim", though I feel that that term does not fit this game as it utilizes the concept and certain aspects of a walking sim to create a powerful narrative, and emotional experience. Personally, I sobbed though almost the entirety of the game, because this is a game that is much more introspective than it presents itself to be. And I love it for that. It is a game that is presented in the third person, and follows seemingly two outside characters, but in reality, is a motif in how a game can be used to explore the self, how art is subjective at its core, and how no two people see art the same, and that different people, whether emotional or logical analyze the world differently.
If you have played the game, I hope you enjoyed it as much I had, and took away what good the game had to offer. And if you haven't, I hope you do, I implore you it is one of the best game narratives I've ever played. It certainly isn't a shining mark of gameplay intricacy, but from narrative deliverance it is just one of the best I have ever experienced, and in my opinion one of the most successfully artistic games I have ever played.
Enjoy, feel free to let me know about your experience with the game or any other games that you felt were artistic and why. Or if you have any other art on mind, feel free to share, remember this is pretty relaxed, no wrong topics.
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[–] Link1299 [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
it's good, and pretty cheap.
most people knock it as being too expensive but there are movies that are worth that much that I believe should cost more than 10 dollars.
[–] TH3_1D10T 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Hell yeah man.
Especially in the cheap crappie movie theaters.