Week in Gaming: Life is Strange has reminded me why some things are worth savouring

By Kate Gray

If there’s one takeaway point from this week’s episode of ‘The Internet’, it’s that Marty McFly would probably be a bit disappointed by the real 2015. Smartphones and Twitter don’t really translate to great cinematography in the same way as hoverboards and self-tying shoes. And there’s all the housing crisis stuff, which doesn’t make for a thrilling plot. Honestly, Marty – put down the Sports Almanac and just buy a two-bed cupboard in Shoreditch. You’ll be a millionaire.

One thing he would find is that we’re all still watching the TV, just like he predicted. Only we’re not watching TV on the TV any more. Live TV is going down the same path of impending obscurity that VHS tapes and shoulder pads would be heading towards in Marty’s time, and some of it’s being replaced with the newest medium: video games.

So, we still switch on our TVs, but often it’s not real people (playing fake people) that we’re seeing, it’s blobs of polygons and voice acting that are getting closer and closer to something human with every year. One of the most exciting things about watching this progress is that, occasionally, a video game will absolutely NAIL humanity …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming