Gaming is now an art for everyone: The best games of 2019
SalonOnce the realm of teenage boys and self-identified nerds, video games truly came into themselves as a mature art form in the 2010s. The best games of the past year encompass a variety of genres, and include a reimagined classic Soviet arcade game, an adventure game about a lovelorn woman, and a surreal existential drama. Death Stranding “Death Stranding” is the latest entry from the acclaimed video game auteur Hideo Kojima. Kojima’s work is often influenced heavily by American films, including the James Bond series and “Escape From New York,” which inspired aspects of the ever-popular video game series “Metal Gear Solid.” “Death Stranding,” Kojima Studio’s first game, is set in an alternate reality where the eponymous apocalyptic event causes the appearance of monsters from the afterlife to roam the Earth. While it may seem like an obtuse premise, “Death Stranding” achieves a compelling feeling of solitude, rare for a video game.
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