Do you consider video games to be art?

1) How do you feel about games? Games are a significant part of my life. 2) What genres do you like? My favorites are RPG, TBS, RTS, but in general, I love or respect all genres. However, adventure games are a rare occurrence for me. But when I do play them, they are memorable. 3) Do you consider games to be art, and why? Yes. Because games create. You can only create by putting your soul into it, and that is what art is. Yes, there are cheap products, but they exist in movies and literature as well; they only increase the value of true works. 4) Describe the criteria by which you evaluate games. First and foremost, I look at the gameplay and convenience. Yes, I'm an old gamer, and I'm not afraid of clunky controls, but if a game is made uncomfortably (for example, the latest online FF), then I don't even want to bother with it. When I start a game, I want to see a "Start" button in the main menu and just start playing. And if I like it, then I'll delve deeper. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. If a game interests me, then I evaluate its integrity. There was a game a few years ago, I won't mention its name specifically, many praised it, saying how great the combat was, how great the graphics were, and so on. But when I asked them how they liked the game as a whole, the answer was: "It's cool! The combat is so great..." - or something similar. That is, people couldn't say that the game was good without resorting to describing individual details of the game. There was no integrity. At the same time, I look at the atmosphere, plot, graphics, and sound. Graphics probably have the least impact on the overall score. And I also look at replayability - will I want to play it again or not; that's important. 5) Name examples of games that you could call masterpieces. Heroes of Might & Magic 3, Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, Fallout 2, Max Payne, Dune 2, Ultima Online, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Need for Speed III, Space Rangers, Blade Runner, Phantasmagoria, etc. There are many masterpieces, but they all have one problem: they ended around 2003-2004. After that, there were no more masterpieces, only rare good games. Yes, compared to the rest, they look like masterpieces, but... The pursuit of profit killed them, unfortunately.

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