- Game developers have begun to take older players seriously - Bergens Tidende

video games mixed with narrative techniques from film and TV opportunities arise.

creators of the game series “Grand Theft Auto” (“GTA”) has stated that their goal is to create the first interactive gangster movie, and several reviewers now believe that the company has achieved just that.

Participation

– interactivity in games makes it possible to obtain very strong experiences, while it can be as much action as in a television series. The pace of “GTA V” similar to a television series, and each mission is seen as an incident, says Rune Fjeld Olsen, game reviewer in VG.

Console Player Magnus Iversen believes the latest “GTA” game is the equal of television entertainment, terms of story and content.

– This is the closest we have been an interactive TV series. If I had to choose between the series “Breaking Bad” and “GTA”, so either I reach the latter, he says.

lampoons the pop culture

Jon Cato Lorentzen, game reviewer in Aftenposten, says “GTA V” is more than a playpen for destruction – even though it may be that too.

– developers have managed to create three memorable lead characters, who all have a story to tell. There are good voice actors and good direction of the sequences, he said.

– The game will be a satire of the world we live in. It is a greedy and power-hungry space, where capitalism has gone way out of hand. There is no compassion, and everyone is looking to paint their own cake, says Lorentzen.

“Grand Theft Auto V” is about assuming the role of one of the three main characters, and then carry out various missions. But you can also walk freely around the city and do almost anything you want.

Superficial reality series and America’s use of torture are among the topics covered in the game’s history, but also phenomena such as Twitter, Facebook and Apple mocked, says Lorentzen.

Adults games

– It seems that there is a need to tell more mature stories in the genre now. “The Last Of Us,” which came out earlier this year, about how far you are willing to go to save the people you love in. You are presented tricky dilemma you must decide, he said.

Rune Fjeld Olsen, game reviewer in VG, believes the new depth of video games are here to stay.

– The past year has been very important for this development. Games like “The Walking Dead,” “Bioshock Infinite” and “GTA V” have all been important steps in this direction, says Olsen.

He believes developers have begun to take older players seriously.

– All the above mentioned games, you will get more out of if you are an adult. Earlier appealed games with 18-year age limit for most 15 year olds, but there has been a separation. The last year is growing games become more adult, he said.

“GTA V” shapes to play the dysfunctional ex-villain Michael, torpedo Franklin and drug dealer Trevor. Despite his quiet life in peaceful Norway can play Contributor Lorentzen recognize themselves in the characters.

– “GTA V” is in a sense a mid-life crisis for the three main characters. What have they actually achieved, and why should they continue? As a 41-year-old, I can understand where the crisis comes from, says Lorentzen. There is a lot of vulnerability in which we have not seen in “GTA” before, he said.

Waiting classic

Rune Fjeld Olsen still believe the ultimate gaming experience on hold.

– “GTA V” has received very strong reviews, including me. But it has also introduced a debate about the history and the characters in the game, if they are as strong as they could have been.

Olsen highlighted several example:

– The treatment of women, and the little superficial treatment of the war on terror. This is taken up in the game, but many had wished for a more thorough treatment of these topics.

Games reviewer think this debate will benefit the genre.

– If you put a TV series like “Breaking Bad” against “GTA V”, I mean “Breaking Bad” still makes a bigger impression. But this will come. The question is when we’ll see games genre’s Citizen Kane: a game that is widely applicable, and that teaches us something about ourselves and about life. I think it could happen any time now, he says.