Community How do games make you feel?

By DragonKiss83 — May 11, 2011
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Have you ever been relieved a character survived? Upset that one died?

Since it was decided that games are art (http://gouki.com/Story/Details/the-smithsonian-american-art-museum-announced-their-list-games) I've been thinking a lot about the connections we as gamers make with the characters we play as. With movies you want to see the hero save the day, you look forward to the bad guy getting their ass kicked, you watch the nerd get the girl, this is all done to draw you in. The same concept applies to music making you feel calm or amped up. Or the pictures and paintings that make you feel pity for the most defenseless people and animals, or all hot and bothered about some hot guy or girl. It's all about a connection. You'll pay for something that appeals to you. Video games go for this as well.

Hero that saves the day?

There are tons of times where at the end of the game you save the world. And you feel proud you helped. The harder the fight, the higher the stakes, the better you feel when you win.

And many of us were moved by the death of a character.

Sometimes you see the death coming, sometimes you don't.

These are just a few examples, but there are so many more. When is the last time a game got a response from you? How many scenes from a game are etched in your brain? let's hear it.

And let's not forget even our systems get an emotional response sometimes.

Comments

Games in a social setting get my hyped. Competitive gaming to be more exact. So much hate, love and excitement. I've fallen out of most story driven games though.

Something I can never forget is that damn Polar bear from Crash Bandicoot when I was tiny kid.

May 12, 2011 by iorilamia

I'm gonna be telling you how Brink has made me feel over all about being a gamer soon enough. If the words of the great Bill and Ted, "We've totally been lied to by our album covers man"

Playing games like Uncharted make me feel real good. Halo, Sim City, a good RPG. Relax me like no other. It could be the drugs and alcohol too tho.

May 12, 2011 by goukijones

Brink definitely made me feel ripped off. LoL.

May 12, 2011 by BatRastered

Same for Bulletstorm.

May 12, 2011 by iorilamia

Bulletstorm never had me hyped, but Brink did. I guess PSN being screwed up may have saved me some money then, since not being able to play it online was the only reason I didn't pick it up.

May 12, 2011 by DragonKiss83

rpg's are the only games that make me truly feel emotion

May 12, 2011 by blazemanx

most of the time games piss me off the rest of the time....... games piss me off

May 17, 2011 by kof2012

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