31st March 2005, 6:13 PM
Of course there are religious overtones in Star Wars, but not what you're thinking. At least, what you're thinking isn't what Lucas was thinking. The immaculate conception part was actually taken from several ancient myths, where the hero was born of a virgin mother. That wasn't taken exclusively from the story of Christ. It's your interpretation, and that's fine. People are supposed to intepret stories and art for themselves.
I consider Mario 64 to be the gaming equivalent of The General. It's all about pure fun, not story. I think that you can make a game where the story compliments the gameplay, and is integrated into the gameplay itself. ICO is one such game, where the story is pretty much told through the actual relationship between you and the girl, which is the gameplay itself. It's a simple story, but told very well on an emotional and visual level. It's something that will draw blank stares from someone who has never played the game, since it is a concept that has no real comparison in any other medium and has to be experienced to understand.
I consider Mario 64 to be the gaming equivalent of The General. It's all about pure fun, not story. I think that you can make a game where the story compliments the gameplay, and is integrated into the gameplay itself. ICO is one such game, where the story is pretty much told through the actual relationship between you and the girl, which is the gameplay itself. It's a simple story, but told very well on an emotional and visual level. It's something that will draw blank stares from someone who has never played the game, since it is a concept that has no real comparison in any other medium and has to be experienced to understand.