"the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power."

That is the definition of art and after reading that how could one not say video games should not be considered as such? A game is as such a visual form that can produce beauty and emotion as I have felt with numerous games. I will use one game as an example to this as well. Probably one of the greatest games I have ever played and could easily be one of the best ever is The Last of Us. My first point of this will be how beautiful the game is. This game went away from what other games have been doing recently and that is using real people to make their game look more realistic. Yet in the Last of Us everything was drawn and yet the realism that came with it was breathtaking. As such when the very first seen came on screen and I literally jumped at the sight of how real the character looked although they were drawn by the artists of the game.

Now on to how emotional the game was and what I felt after completion of the game. Like the definition of art that pretty much says art can illicit powerful emotion from anyone enjoying it. This game alone had so many points in the game the player just wanted to throw their controller down and jump into the game just to cry with whoever needed comforting. For those who have played this game you understand this and if you don't I honestly can't see how you wouldn't want too. Not only did this game start with a gut wrenching turn of event, but it ended in perhaps the only way it could or really should have. Once I had completed the game I was forced to go look myself in the mirror and ask myself what I would be willing to do for those I want to protect.

In the end these may not be enough reasons to justify my claim but I do implore you to go try out this , game and feel, yes feel, the beauty and emotion this one game has to offer. I also ask you to always ask yourself, after completion of any game you hold dear to you, how you feel and why do you feel this way.