Points of Goo

Fuck art.

No, really. If there’s one argument that crops up time and time again in philosphical gaming debate, it’s whether games can be considered as art. Can the dystopian nightmare of City 17 be compared to Gogh’s Sunflowers? Do the high flying adventures of the Prince of Persia speak as much about the human condition than the Persistance of Memory? Well, if you’re asking my personal opinion, then you might want to read that opening sentence again. We don’t need to justify our hobby, our preferred form of entertainment in order to give it some worth. But if you want to play quite possibly one of the best titles this year – over even the biggest multi-million stuff – you could do a lot worse than surrendering a portion of your time towards World of Goo.