Videogames, especially the ones released by Annapurna Interactive, love to cast famous actors. They rarely add much to a game, though, and often only highlight the gap in quality between games and other mediums.
The casts are undeniably impressive, but for me they’ve never moved the needle. At most they’ve elicited a surprised “Oh” that has only grown quieter and quieter as the move has become a standard expectation from the arthouse publisher. Stunt casting isn’t new to games.
Games have long been at the center of discussions about their status as art. Many a Wikipedia article of a widely acclaimed game makes mention of how they’re held up as examples of “games as art,” a hollow phrase and gesture if there were ever a more useless marriage of the two. Think games like, and many of the most heralded independent games of the last decade. It’s still a short list, but it’s growing.
In particular, the notion of filmlike games as high art has been taking root for some time now. As technology has grown more advanced, videogames have been able to better capture performances, realize sets and soundscapes, and more effectively pull players into a simulation, often earning praise for their production values. “Cinematic” and “immersive” became compliments in the gaming lexicon, and everyone began chasing after them in search of validation.
is a game quite literally burdened by the weight of all the westerns it tries to be. And yes, some games cast film actors in roles they may or may not be good fits for.
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