/lit/ - Literature

>>6515158
>What value do you derive from Halo? That killing aliens is fun?
Killing being fun is definitely one thing, and you're silly to knock that, since it's a fairly natural pleasure for just about everyone on earth. But there's more than just that, and more than just Halo. You gain a sense of personal achievement and loss while playing, a sense of obligation and responsibility if playing with or against others, a sense of adventure as you explore new areas and overcome obstacles, a sense of beauty as you first pop in and play a new game with top of the line visual and audio effects or watch more being rendered on screen at once than was possible 5 years ago technologically, a sense of wonder and curiosity as you engage with new things in the game like different obstacles or objects, or tricks in the mechanics.

There is a lot, but overall the most important thing is just the emphasis on individualism in games. All else is pretty trivial or a subcategory in comparison. You can learn more about yourself, being human, and being an individual through games than through looking at a painting or listening to a song.