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Andrea Krantz - October 23rd, 2008

Gamer Culture, Movies

A Jerk Amongst Tearjerkers: Critic Claims Games Won’t Make You Cry


Ever get teary-eyed when Yoshi ran away while you were riding him? Okay, maybe that’s a silly example, but, when I was a kid, I got pretty upset about it. Over the years my skin has become a little thicker, but games have also become a little deeper. And occasionally, I still feel a little choked up from time to time. Games have learned how to wrench a gut now better than before, but one naysayer thinks that the emotional extent of games never evolved past a Yoshi-escape.

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