8 Things Games Do Better Than Any Art

8 Things Games Do Better Than Any Art

People say games aren’t art.

❌ Wrong!

Games do what no other art form can.

Here’s 8 ways games outshine everything:

𝟭. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘴𝘦

• Books make you imagine.
• Movies make you feel.
• Games make you live it.

Mass Effect → Choices shape your story.

𝟮. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧

• A book shows a hero making tough choices
• A game forces you to make it.

Spec Ops: The Line → Regret every step.

𝟯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺

• Movies show only what’s filmed.
• Games let you look everywhere.

RDR2 → Secrets in every town.

𝟰. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨

• ‘Fast & Furious’ won’t teach driving.
• With racing games you’ll pick up skills fast.

F1 → Even Formula 1 champions use it.

𝟱. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳

• In movies, the hero is never YOU.
• In games, your instincts kick in.

Resident Evil 4 → Run or get wrecked.

𝟲. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺

• Books and films are linear.
• Games change based on you.

The Witcher 3 → Your choices matter.

𝟳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳

• You can’t edit a movie.
• In games, you shape the experience.

Minecraft → Create entire worlds.

𝟴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦

• Ever rewatch a movie 100 times? No.
• Gamers grind for years.

CS:GO → 10K hours, and still improving.

📌 Final Thought

If games can teach, shape & challenge us
↳ Are they more than just entertainment?

Can any other art form do what games do?
↳ Or are they in a league of their own?

What game changed how you think❓

Kudos to CRACKED for inspiration.