What four video games are on the "Video Games are ART" Mount Rushmore?

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hylianknight3
03/19/2024
09:48 PM
#51
hylianknight3 posted...
Myst

Add:
Okami
ICO
Deus Ex (when I think of people who would scream at Robert Ebert for not considering their game art, I think of the people who complained that Deus Ex was not winning by enough)
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Jesse_Custer
03/19/2024
09:54 PM
#52
Journey
Celeste
Cuphead
Inside
Mega_Mana
03/19/2024
10:17 PM
#53
Shadow of the Colossus
Okami
The Stanley Parable
Omori
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kevwaffles
03/19/2024
10:24 PM
#54
Death Stranding
Papers, Please
Undertale
Celeste

HM: Antichamber, The Stanley Parable

I suspect Disco Elysium would make my list if I ever sit down and actually get a playthrough started.

Also kudos to everyone for not unironically listing a David Cage game.
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Joelypoely
03/19/2024
10:24 PM
#55
Elden Ring
Exo One
Monster Hunter: World
Shadow of the Colossus
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_Blur_
03/19/2024
10:40 PM
#56
Braid (was my very first thought)
Flower
Outer Wilds
Disco Elysium
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fortybelowsummer
03/19/2024
11:03 PM
#57
Okami
Journey
Bioshock
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skulltrumpets
03/19/2024
11:10 PM
#58
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 2
Katamari Damacy
Journey

I prefer SH3 over 2, and the plot is more personal to me, but I do feel like 2 represents better how games can be used as storytelling.

There's like five games I could have picked for the final slot to represent smaller games tbh ... but Journey feels "right".
Wanglicious
03/19/2024
11:48 PM
#59
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
The Last of Us
Tetris
Undertale

went for a mix of fantastic visuals, storytelling, and immersion for the first two. different weight on 'em and i don't think anyone else will mention El Shaddai even though this is the one category it has legs on.

Tetris was picked for its simplicity and its ability to grab a player and keep them attached to it. in terms of something that's mastered the art of a video game, little tops it. i do wonder if Baldur's Gate 3 will end up on the short list here when it's complete as well but too soon for that.

Undertale for its uniqueness and also trying to take video games to a different level as not just a game but an experience too, without losing track that it's a video game. that's the pitfall i find lost in a lot of the more pretentious ones.
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Lopen
03/20/2024
12:19 AM
#60
Journey
Undertale
Metal Gear Solid 2
Tetris
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v_charon
03/20/2024
12:36 AM
#61
Shadow of the Colossus
Undertale
Silent Hill 2
Myst
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Kenri
03/20/2024
02:31 AM
#62
You are being forced to get a tattoo, from a reputable artist, who will make an entire intricate backpiece design centered around one of these Greek figures. Which do you choose?

Also this sounds sick as hell. If you're a reputable artist who wants to force me to get an intricate backpiece you've designed based on Greek myth, hmu
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LightningStrikes
03/20/2024
04:28 AM
#63
LightningStrikes posted...
Shadow of the Colossus
Outer Wilds
Journey
Disco Elysium

Swap Journey for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Its use of mechanics should be celebrated, interactivity is such a vital part of the artform.
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Evillordexdeath
03/20/2024
06:12 AM
#64
Shadow of the Colossus
Dark Souls
INSIDE
Journey
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UF8
03/20/2024
08:44 AM
#65
moon: Remix RPG Adventure
The Last Guardian
Journey
... not sure whether to have the last one be Facade or The Witness tbh. i guess the former?

tons of compelling options here really so I went for ones that I feel have the most lasting impact (sadly meaning sotc is off my list, as it really hasn't been relevant in years)

and yeah moon is a weird one to count on that basis, but given all the games it had a direct impact on that also pushed the artistic expression of the medium, and seeing as it is still a fantastic example in its own right, it just felt correct to me
Kotetsu534
03/20/2024
10:04 AM
#66
Journey
Metal Gear Solid 2
Valkyria Chronicles
Celeste
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FFDragon
03/20/2024
10:09 AM
#67
Silent Hill 2
Last of Us
Disco Elysium
Stanley Parable
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hombad46
03/20/2024
10:26 AM
#68
Okami
The Stanley Parable
Journey
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PunishedJeezy
03/20/2024
10:29 AM
#69
PunishedJeezy posted...
Shadow of the Colossus
Katamari Damacy
Silent Hill 2
Papers, Please

Drop Silent Hill 2 and Add Metal Gear Solid 2
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mcflubbin
03/20/2024
10:52 AM
#70
Journey
Shadow of the Colossus
The Stanley Parable
Okami
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Dancedreamer
03/20/2024
11:48 AM
#71
Journey
Flower
Rez
Okami
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XIII_Rocks
03/20/2024
12:06 PM
#72
First instincts

SotC
Braid
Journey
Silent Hill 2
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ZenOfThunder
03/20/2024
01:25 PM
#73
Art
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colliding
03/20/2024
01:36 PM
#74
Papers Please
Disco Elysium
Kentucky Route Zero
Journey
while you slept, the world changed
Fiop
03/20/2024
02:16 PM
#75
Journey
Papers Please
Shadow of the Colossus
The Witness
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HaRRicH
03/20/2024
03:35 PM
#76
_Blur_ posted...
Braid (was my very first thought)

Agreed, and I'm shocked at how few votes it has in light of its remaster coming out shortly and how it was at one time THE sign that indie games were both catching on and could be different from what people normally think of with games.

Braid
The Stanley Parable
Spec Ops: the Line
The Witness

Fun-fact: here are the games that were showcased when I visited the Museum of Modern Art years ago:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_in_the_Museum_of_Modern_Art
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Leonhart4
03/20/2024
03:37 PM
#77
Leonhart4 posted...
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 2
BioShock
Final Fantasy VIII

Drop BioShock

Add Snake (Nokia version)

Who am I to argue with an art museum?
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Raka_Putra
03/20/2024
04:41 PM
#78
Shadow of Colossus
Journey
Okami
The Witness
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junk_funk
03/20/2024
04:48 PM
#79
Okami
Chrono Cross
Disco Elysium
Myst
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haloiscoolisbak
03/20/2024
04:53 PM
#80
I'll add in another surprised post that Braid isn't in here frequently enough

It directly lead to a much maligned Roger Ebert article addressing the game and whether video games can be art
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Lopen
03/20/2024
04:59 PM
#81
I feel like a lot of people are looking to the topic for ideas cause it's a weird category

No idea why Silent Hill 2 would get so many votes to begin with. I'm not saying it's a bad pick but it's going HARD here and I feel like a lot of that was it being one of the first games mentioned.

Also MGS2 had zero votes but got up to 3 shortly after I voted it.

What I'm saying is if Braid was voted early who knows!
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UF8
03/20/2024
05:05 PM
#82
honestly it surprises me the witness went overlooked in here more than braid
Leonhart4
03/20/2024
05:06 PM
#83
I mean FFVIII was one of the first votes too and it hasn't mattered

But watch the opening FMV again and tell me that's not more art than Kojima's silly diatribe about memes
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UF8
03/20/2024
05:11 PM
#84
actually on second thought the real surprise to me is the lack of molyneux games in here
FFDragon
03/20/2024
05:14 PM
#85
Lopen posted...
No idea why Silent Hill 2 would get so many votes to begin with.

Silent Hill 2 was critically acclaimed. In North America, Japan, and Europe, over one million copies were sold, with the greatest number of sales in North America. Critics praised its psychological horror story, use of symbolism and taboo topics, atmosphere, graphics, monster designs, soundtrack, sound design and emotional depth. It is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time and the best horror game ever made.[1][2][3][4] It is also regarded as a key example of video games as an art form.

Silent Hill 2 has been carrying the flag for this topic since the arguments began.
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Wanglicious
03/20/2024
05:18 PM
#86
Lopen posted...


Also MGS2 had zero votes but got up to 3 shortly after I voted it.

hell, you're the only other tetris vote and i was surprised when i was first.
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KamikazePotato
03/20/2024
05:24 PM
#87
Lopen posted...
No idea why Silent Hill 2 would get so many votes to begin with.
???
It's Reyn Time.
XIII_Rocks
03/20/2024
05:40 PM
#88
HaRRicH posted...
Agreed, and I'm shocked at how few votes it has in light of its remaster coming out shortly and how it was at one time THE sign that indie games were both catching on and could be different from what people normally think of with games.

My only guess with Braid is that it was very famous in its time but that time passed like a decade ago.

But the discussion of it embedded itself deeply enough into my brain that it was probably my first thought after SotC. Journey I saw in a museum on a school trip once as well as being so obviously "artistic"
Not to be confused with XIII_Minerals.
XIII_Rocks
03/20/2024
05:44 PM
#89
Also I interpreted this as games that caused people to bang the "IT'S ART!" drum the most, and based my thoughts on that - as opposed to games I personally think are most "artistic". Idk about that, really. I'd probably throw in MGS2 if I was voting on it that way.
Not to be confused with XIII_Minerals.
Lopen
03/20/2024
05:48 PM
#90
Huh I guess I missed the Silent Hill 2 = ART talks in the past this is all new to me and I don't really get it.
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Lopen
03/20/2024
06:07 PM
#91
Like it's a fairly unique and interesting story. Good atmosphere.

But yeah it's not one that I'd consider particularly "artistic" (over any other game with a good story) being honest with you so a bit confusing to me.

Again not a sleight at all I like the game more than 3/4 of the games I listed.

I'm torn on whether I want to dig into why people bang the drum for it or not since I'm not super into a lot of those discussions but yeah that's kinda crazy that it's just totally been in my blind spot both in terms of the discussions existing and comprehending why the discussions might occur.
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bryans7
03/20/2024
06:08 PM
#92
Undertale
Braid
Shadow of the Colossus
REZ
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Snake5555555555
03/20/2024
06:08 PM
#93
Silent Hill 2 is one of the most scrutinized and analyzed games of all time. It's why people are so worried about the remake.
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KamikazePotato
03/20/2024
06:11 PM
#94
Snake5555555555 posted...
Silent Hill 2 is one of the most scrutinized and analyzed games of all time.
This isn't an exaggeration. If you adjust for sample size (a.k.a. sales numbers), SH2 has one of the highest overanalyzer-per-player count of any game.
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kevwaffles
03/20/2024
06:14 PM
#95
Lopen posted...
Also MGS2 had zero votes but got up to 3 shortly after I voted it.
Because it's not even the most "art" game by Kojima anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely like almost the entire MGS series more, but that's not what the category is.

Leonhart4 posted...
But watch the opening FMV again and tell me that's not more art than Kojima's silly diatribe about memes
It's not even in first place for an opening FF FMV at the time it came out.
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Snake5555555555
03/20/2024
06:16 PM
#96
Literally on my YouTube front page every day there's some brand new SH2 video essay out analyzing it.
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kevwaffles
03/20/2024
06:20 PM
#97
Snake5555555555 posted...
Silent Hill 2 is one of the most scrutinized and analyzed games of all time. It's why people are so worried about the remake.
Well there's that. There's also the track record of Team Bloober, everything they have said about it, and what we've gotten out of "new Silent Hill" lately.
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Snake5555555555
03/20/2024
06:22 PM
#98
Well yeah all true but it all kind of leads into the same point.
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Lopen
03/20/2024
06:22 PM
#99
So like it's just cause the plot "makes u think" and a lot of people like discussing it?

I guess that's fair. I guess for me why I didn't really consider it for this category is I don't think it uses the medium all that much. Like Silent Hill 2 as a book is basically the same thing.

But if there's some culture of gamer people on the Internet who analyze it to death yeah sure I get it-- just as someone who has been unaware of that culture I was confused.
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UF8
03/20/2024
06:24 PM
#100
if overanalysis is the benchmark then i wonder why we didn't get any umineko votes
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