Solemn_In_Berlin
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I grew up reading all these books and getting immersed in all these kinds of worlds in them. I owe a lot to literature. It's a way of life for me seeing as how it's shaped and continues to shape my being: my ideologies, my imagination, and my lifestyle.
Video games have the same power. We have all these talented people who write these riveting stories and create these fantastical worlds that, amazingly enough, reflect our own "ordinary" lives and "plain" world. We're privileged to have them as a means of supreme entertainment and even profound inspiration. Two of these games for me are:
Dark Souls - To be honest, I'm very surprised at how much lore the game contains and it's very fascinating. Dark Souls is beautifully tragic. It's unfair to call it to Shakespeare, but it's the only thing that elicited the emotion I felt from Macbeth and King Lear. It's about people who hoped and loved but were ultimately fell.
BioShock - People say BioShock is a great fusion of Alfred Hitchcock and Jules Verne, a fascinating blend indeed. Ken Levine told us that it was greatly influenced by Ayn Rand, someone who's not seen as literary, not even in the slightest sense of the world. Regardless of its inspirations, Bioshock has great lore. From the Civil War and the great personalities to the art deco and the Big Daddies and Little Sisters, there's a lot to explore here both entertainment-wise and philosophically. It helps that Rapture is one of the greatest game worlds to ever be effectuated.
I'd like to ask for video games like these. The lore doesn't have to be really deep; it just has to be great.
EDIT: If I may ask, can you give a brief exposition on what the game is about even for titles I already know or should know (there may be new insights or details that will arise thanks to how you present it). I'm not sure if I can play all the given games but I'd still be interested in exploring them.
Video games have the same power. We have all these talented people who write these riveting stories and create these fantastical worlds that, amazingly enough, reflect our own "ordinary" lives and "plain" world. We're privileged to have them as a means of supreme entertainment and even profound inspiration. Two of these games for me are:
Dark Souls - To be honest, I'm very surprised at how much lore the game contains and it's very fascinating. Dark Souls is beautifully tragic. It's unfair to call it to Shakespeare, but it's the only thing that elicited the emotion I felt from Macbeth and King Lear. It's about people who hoped and loved but were ultimately fell.
BioShock - People say BioShock is a great fusion of Alfred Hitchcock and Jules Verne, a fascinating blend indeed. Ken Levine told us that it was greatly influenced by Ayn Rand, someone who's not seen as literary, not even in the slightest sense of the world. Regardless of its inspirations, Bioshock has great lore. From the Civil War and the great personalities to the art deco and the Big Daddies and Little Sisters, there's a lot to explore here both entertainment-wise and philosophically. It helps that Rapture is one of the greatest game worlds to ever be effectuated.
I'd like to ask for video games like these. The lore doesn't have to be really deep; it just has to be great.
EDIT: If I may ask, can you give a brief exposition on what the game is about even for titles I already know or should know (there may be new insights or details that will arise thanks to how you present it). I'm not sure if I can play all the given games but I'd still be interested in exploring them.
