The Representation of Paris in Video Games

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

The Representation of Paris in Video Games

Added: 03.12.2014 17:11 | 4 views | 0 comments

Scott Russell writes: "Paris is wonderful, artistic, grandiose, and many other flattering and applauding adjectives... However, video games seem to represent it in a scene of violence, grotesquery and downright dangerousness. With the recent release of Assassin's Creed Unity, this representation has grown as the titular hero, Arno, deals bloody justice in the midst of the French Revolution. In light of this, I have sought to examine the use of the city in various games, and illustrate how developers seem to paint it with a blood-splattered brush."