You didn’t ask for a book or movie...
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I understand your anger, you’re clearly passionate about games, I’m not so fussed. The Last of Us was a great game, I really enjoyed it, but to imply it’s anything other than an interactive copy of George A Romero’s best work is to be wilfully blind.
Bestsellers of all time includes: Tetris, Mario, Wii Sports, Mario Kart, Minecraft, Pokemon, Mario Bros...
Best selling Films includes Gone with the Wind, Jaws, E.T, Titanic, Star Wars, Sound of music... Characters vs Bright lights and dopamine...
Dismissing something experiential as "flashing lights" is rather silly. Do you think music needs characters and story to influence people? Of course not, because it's not a novel or a movie, it's its own medium. Games don't need to be movies, even though some get close
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You've dismissed the concept of play entirely as being somehow trivial when 'Play' has been a core part of the human experience since before civilization. Competition. Betterment. Immersion. Experience. Even just exploring the world of a game can be more meaningful than a film
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in summary: Tetris has literally influenced more people than Gone With The Wind, and it'll remain more relevant for much longer. Sorry!
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The best music does have story and characters, or at least makes you feel emotions as if you were thinking of your own. Experiences are great and can be profound, of course they can.
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I politely disagree, some of my favourite music (particularly instrumentals) doesn't make me picture characters and stories and narratives in my head or anything. It just sounds good and makes me feel a certain way. Abstract art is another good example of such a medium
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