Blade Runner's influence on videogames
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:51 am
I just found a link to this on Kotaku, and thought I'd post it for discussion here.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3165122
While the article doesn't speak too deeply about the film's cultural footprint for too long, it serves well for the type of fan who actively seeks out Blade Runner-style games (I've seen topics about such subjects here in the past). The article runs through a selection of games, and notes the influence that Blade Runner has had on them. Some games are quite obvious (Snatcher, Blade Runner for the PC, etc.) while a couple aren't so much (Final Fantasy VII, Flashback).
A few of the games on the list are bound to be favourites of the forum (Flashback is probably the best European game I've played), so I expect people will like reading about how they're influenced by one of their favourite films.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3165122
While the article doesn't speak too deeply about the film's cultural footprint for too long, it serves well for the type of fan who actively seeks out Blade Runner-style games (I've seen topics about such subjects here in the past). The article runs through a selection of games, and notes the influence that Blade Runner has had on them. Some games are quite obvious (Snatcher, Blade Runner for the PC, etc.) while a couple aren't so much (Final Fantasy VII, Flashback).
A few of the games on the list are bound to be favourites of the forum (Flashback is probably the best European game I've played), so I expect people will like reading about how they're influenced by one of their favourite films.