So like the dense tool that I am, I totally forgot Paul mentioned the switch of the Porn and Video game classes. So instead of reiterating my same post from last week I’ll go on a slightly different direction, but still focusing on the criteria set out in Zach Whalen’s article. I’m going to try and extrapolate as much out of the few Playstation 3 games that I have seen and possibly explain their mode, milieu, and genre. I apologize in advance for any incongruent or possibly erroneous statements I make. I am not much of a gamer and don’t mean to offend those that are.
I got some further information on the games I have seen on an online gamers magazine/ review site. It iss one of the many sites that Whalen describes in his article. The site is Gamespot.com
The first game I have seen is Resistance: Fall of Man. I would have to say that the genre of this game is First person shooter. When I compare it to the only other real first person shooter I have played and liked, Goldeneye for N64, I have to say this game is leaps and bounds above its ten year old predecessor. The mode of this game is presented in a semi- RPG style game. It has a complex, yet simple to follow story line. The Milieu of this game is definitely action. Lots of gun-fire, explosions, and near death get-a-ways.
The second game, and only really other game I have seen, is MotorStorm. It is an off the wall fast paced racing game. Totally crazy and fun for anyone to pick up. The genre is obviously a racing game. I don’t know how else you would describe it. You accomplish things in the game by winning, obviously. The Mode of the game is realistic, yet imaginative. The game play control is realistic yet the crashes are not. These crashes make the game a lot of fun. You’re player can choose from motorbikes, quads, cars, and trucks. When you crash on the bike you can see the guy go flying and break and bend in ways that incite “oooohhhs” like only great games can. The milieu of this game is “driving” according to Gamespot. Seems fairly obvious.
Well that’s all I got for my own personal reviews, if you can all them that. I think this post was more of an exercise for myself to understand how games are organized into modes, genres, and milieus. They are different than movie reviews and I think it’s important to understand the differences in interfaces between the two medias.
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