What games do you think of when you think of video games as art?

[BigDaddyCool]

Disclaimer: Sorry if it sounds like I'm being a dead horse or trolling, not my intention. Also not my intention to argue if video games are art, that is the other thread.

I just want to know what games or genres spring to mind when you are discussing it. I saw Shadows of the Colossus was brought up a lot, and so were fighting games.

How many of you were thinking of games like say Peggle or Oregon Trail?

Just curious is all.

[Snowden]

Bioshock is probably the first game that comes to mind for me.

[Extreme Angle]

Street Fighter, just look at it

[BigDaddyCool]

LOL, no.

[BigDaddyCool]

I mean that is ok, it just is funny to me.

[YoungFlyFlashy]

Assassin's Creed?

[BigDaddyCool]

I don't know which thread to put this in...might post it in both. Anyhow one thing I think of is like RTS games and turn based strategie games (TBS games looked wierd) are always commented on that they play like a spreadsheet. Speaking as an accountant that likes the Civ series and is working on a spreadsheet currently, those are tools, not art. And if a game plays like a tool, it is hard to say it is art. Which is why I keep saying the media as a whole is not art. But a game might be.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Off the top of my head, can only think of Limbo and "Today I Die Again..."

[BigDaddyCool]

That is what I'm asking, the very first one that comes to your head, you know like word recognition.

[Boomer]

Okami

[Ultra Mantis]

Katamari Damacy

[Xero]

Mario Paint.

[The Jayman]

pong

[BigDaddyCool]

reboot :shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

A lot of the "hand drawn" or cell shaded games would count since they mimic regular art styles like Legend of Zelda Wind Waker.

http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/muramasa_01.jpg
That is from Muramasa on the Wii.

[Snowden]

Muramasa was absolutely gorgeous.

Also, I'll second Limbo, and I'll throw in Heavy Rain as well.

[Kane Knight]

Missile Command. Think about it.

[Big Fat Mike]

Braid on xbl. Also, shadow of the colossus and ico

[Cool King]

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/830/sedgecover.png

[DaveBrawl]

Fight Night Round 4 is one of the few games that has ever had me just marvel at the details of the graphics. Not a smart thing to do in a boxing game though.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Tetris.