Comments on: Noir games? http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/2007/12/31/noir-games/ Auriea Harvey & Michaël Samyn telling tales of Tale of Tales Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:25:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bryson Whiteman http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/2007/12/31/noir-games/#comment-13619 Bryson Whiteman Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:00:13 +0000 http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/2007/12/31/noir-games/#comment-13619 I don't know about you, but I like that familiar feeling of saving the world that I only get from games. :) I believe designers just need to utilize more of themselves in their games instead of just trying to recreate whatever the flavor of the month is. I don’t know about you, but I like that familiar feeling of saving the world that I only get from games. :)

I believe designers just need to utilize more of themselves in their games instead of just trying to recreate whatever the flavor of the month is.

]]> By: Michaël Samyn http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/2007/12/31/noir-games/#comment-12886 Michaël Samyn Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:43:05 +0000 http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/2007/12/31/noir-games/#comment-12886 There's an interesting comment on this post <a HREF="http://blog.sokay.net/2007/12/28/fwd-game-noir/" rel="nofollow">here</A>, stressing that film noir was motivated by artistic desire more than financial necessity. I don't see these as mutualy exclusive, though. <BLOCKQUOTE>Games can be noir, but not until we start taking them seriously and try expressing some ideas. It can be done. It should be.</BLOCKQUOTE> There’s an interesting comment on this post here, stressing that film noir was motivated by artistic desire more than financial necessity. I don’t see these as mutualy exclusive, though.

Games can be noir, but not until we start taking them seriously and try expressing some ideas. It can be done. It should be.

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