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What is a “Cinematic” Game?

What is a “Cinematic” Game?. Are these art forms compatible?. vs. “Cinematic Game” Does it mean: Lots of cut-scenes? Heavily scripted? Limited interaction? Linear narrative?. “Cinematic Game” Does it mean: Glitzier award ceremonies? Hang out with celebrities?.

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What is a “Cinematic” Game?

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  1. What is a “Cinematic” Game?

  2. Are these art forms compatible? vs.

  3. “Cinematic Game” Does it mean: • Lots of cut-scenes? • Heavily scripted? • Limited interaction? • Linear narrative?

  4. “Cinematic Game” Does it mean: • Glitzier award ceremonies? • Hang out with celebrities?

  5. How about a better meaning for “cinematic?” Cinematic Game Design (Rouse & Stoltz at GDC ’06) Slides available at: http://www.paranoidproductions.com

  6. Another meaning: • Story driven (pre-written) • Player is part of something important • Highly immersive • Minimum of gamey elements • High production values

  7. Story driven (pre-written) Metal Gear Solid 3

  8. Player is part of something important Call of Duty 2

  9. Highly immersive Half-Life 2

  10. Minimum of gamey elements The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

  11. High production values Resident Evil 4

  12. I want to play a movie!

  13. I want to play a movie! A Jerry Bruckheimer Movie

  14. “Does every game have to be the equivalent of a Bruckheimer production?” - Warren Spector

  15. “You guys do power fantasies so much better than we ever did!” (paraphrased) - Scott McCloud

  16. A power fantasy where you’re in control is fundamentally a much stronger power fantasy.

  17. Almost all games are power fantasies, of one type or another.

  18. Call of Duty 2

  19. Grand Theft Auto III

  20. Civilization III

  21. Guitar Hero

  22. The Sims

  23. Tetris

  24. Tetris

  25. All storytelling games are power fantasies, of one type or another.

  26. Yet only a portion would work as movies.

  27. Yet only a portion would work as movies.

  28. The Overlap Movie Stories Game Stories Game or Movie Stories

  29. Many movies wouldn’t work as games. (Particularly ones that aren’t power fantasies.)

  30. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  31. Titanic

  32. Three Colors: Red

  33. Citizen Kane

  34. Game Stories Movie Stories The Overlap is Small

  35. A supposition: All art is about eliciting emotional response from the audience.

  36. Games can evoke some emotions that no other art form can. (At least, not as well.) • Tension • Transgression • Pride • Nurturing

  37. Tension Doom

  38. Transgression Grand Theft Auto III

  39. Pride Civilization III

  40. Heavy Metal Transcendence Guitar Hero

  41. Nurturing The Sims

  42. The best games evoke emotions exclusive to games.

  43. “One day soon, calling a game ‘cinematic’ will be a backhanded compliment, like calling a movie ‘stagy.’” - Jordan Mechner

  44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  45. Gilmore Girls

  46. The Bell Jar

  47. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth

  48. The Sims

  49. The best storytelling fully embraces the nature of its medium.

  50. The best storytelling fully embraces the nature of its medium.

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