It’s not often that a non-English speaking artist rises to the top of the world charts or a movie reaches audiences outside of its own country. However, much like in the worlds of music or film, the perspectives explored in art are usually similar to my own: western and white. Some games, such as “Red Dead Redemption 2,” received accolades for its fantastic visuals and incredible storytelling, with the New York Times going as far as to call it “true art” and saying, “ The season’s best blockbuster isn’t a TV show or movie. Today video games are often widely regarded by news outlets as a medium to be taken seriously.
With some video games pushing the envelope of storytelling and visual effects, opinions began to change. Since the days of “Pong” and Italian plumbers jumping, video games have more often than not been seen as unimportant brain candy, a filler to keep you entertained but not to be taken seriously. The idea of video games being an artistic medium to be taken seriously by major news outlets has not always been widely accepted.
