There might not be a "Citizen Kane", but to say that the video game medium so far lacks the artistic qualities of other mediums is both shortsighted and showing that it comes from an "older" generation (and I'm close to 30 myself, so there are probably posters that see me as an old geezer).
I am more than willing to ascribe artistic qualities to some of the games that defined my childhood - I think that the comedic values in some of the early adventure games are not at all lesser than those of movies or other genres, and why is being awe-inspiring good if it's a movie or other "art-approved" media and bad if it's a Final Fantasy videogame? (even if it's lacking in some other aspect). Are some of the better RPGs worse artistically than a book in an equivalent genre?.
The article is, of course, arguing only one side to make it more interesting :) and make people reply like I am :P
I am more than willing to ascribe artistic qualities to some of the games that defined my childhood - I think that the comedic values in some of the early adventure games are not at all lesser than those of movies or other genres, and why is being awe-inspiring good if it's a movie or other "art-approved" media and bad if it's a Final Fantasy videogame? (even if it's lacking in some other aspect). Are some of the better RPGs worse artistically than a book in an equivalent genre?.
The article is, of course, arguing only one side to make it more interesting :) and make people reply like I am :P