Topic: Do you consider videogames as a form of art?

@Wizzrobe That is teaser art for the final BIT.TRIP game, FLUX. Every entry has teaser art released for it, and they tend to sum up the emotion behind each game. In this case I believe Gaijin was trying to communicate a sort of "strange comfort" in moving on and leaving all you've known, an acceptance of letting go of the safe and familiar. The image is from the game's epilogue, "HOME", which is actually the culmination of the entire series, so it really symbolizes art in video games to me.

ordering Saga thursday. Looks like i'm in for a treat.

Heck yes you are, if I may say so. Be warned that much of the impact of FLUX's ending is lost on the smaller screen because of the different aspect ratio and control input on 3DS. But that doesn't take away from the quality of the rest of the package.
_{again, i would recommend complete for only $5 more on amazon}

Yes, Video Games is an art in my opinion.

Add to my epic list Inside a Star-filled Sky after a little under half an hour of playtime.
_{not to take away from that statement, but it's only $2 on Steam for a couple weeks}

They're as much of an art form as you want them to be I guess...

i'm not sure about video games as art- they're more a form of entertainment alongside movies, tv shows, music. however, i regard video game art as art. check out the paint-style visuals of LoZ skyward sword. also:

fire emblem: radiant dawn by senri keita http://www.creativeuncut.com/art_fire-emblem-radiant-dawn_a.html

golden sun: dark dawn by shin yamanouchi http://www.creativeuncut.com/art_golden-sun-dark-dawn_a.html

soulcalibur 5 by takuji kawano, mari shimazaki http://www.creativeuncut.com/art_soulcalibur-5_a.html

king of fighters 13 by nona http://www.creativeuncut.com/art_king-of-fighters-xiii_a.html

Excuse me for my late reply...I find that game very interesting...thanks!

Very true. I think I completed Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations in under 20 hours and have never touched it since.
However the amount of time I spend just #thinking# about the game is amazing.
I've poured over 100 hours into Super Smash Bros Brawl (just one example) but I never really reflect on it like i do to other games. In fact the only time I ever think about it is if I'm playing it, whereas games like Ace Attorney, Ghost Trick, 999(etc.) pop into my head even when I'm going about my everyday life.
Whoa, that probably made no sense, but what I'm trying to say is that some games are definitely art.

I was playing Super Scribblenauts over the weekend. There was a level where you had to fill a museum with a variety of art. I tried to put an arcade machine on display, but it wasn't accepted. I guess that settles that.

Yes. Look at Nintendo's Zelda and Metroid franchises. They are not just beutiful games,the music makes it better too. I have heard some amazing tunes from zelda come out of my Gameboy. And super metroid really has some of the greatest music. I always enjoy a video game with a good music track to go with it. (Wario land 4)!

Sure if it means I can play more of them.

The music, the stories, sometimes even the look and gameplay is all an art each in it's own way and all together they make a master piece but like all art not every piece is enjoyable

Yes, in some cases.

I'll just say this: Not all music could be considered art, not all movies/TV shows could be considered art, not all games could be considered art.