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Video Games Are Art

Video Games have finally made it to the Museum of Modern Art, so we thought we'd celebrate and put together a list of our top 5 most artful video games!! Not our favorites, mind you. These are the ones that are are packed with significance and emotional weight. How does your own list compare with these 5?

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[archsage1122]

Surprised "Journey" wasn't on the list. It was beautiful.

[everponderingstar]

The walking dead game is one to add to the list.

[Ayla Gyuris]

Anyone mentioned Dark Souls?

[sweetredempti0n]

I would say Bastion or portal.

[dimimen]

Minecraft.

[PRchmnd]

I have to say Proteus and Dear Esther from my limited experience - and also ask, does anyone have something interesting to say about the label "anti-games" that is applied to those two?

[SystelCyrus]

Or Shadow of the Colossus, pretty much EVERYONE brings it up when talking about games as art.

[SystelCyrus]

Earthbound fucking sucked.

[Manman3872]

Mother 3, totally. The story just draws you in and you feel when someone dies as if they were close to you. Just watch the japanese commercail. You laugh, cry, and be confused when lucas laughs, cries, and is confused. It's a true work of art.

[SLaher797]

i happen to know a certain critic who uses very little (maybe even zero) punctuation who would be disappointed not to see psychonauts on this list