Press 'SPACE' to avoid drivel about videogames

Due to my obssession with how people view me, I feel often compelled to try and justify my love of videogames. I happen to be of that generation of boys who never stopped being excited about graphics, gameplay and sequels to beloved favourite games. But despite the vast quantity of time I waste playing them, I still believe that a well executed videogame is the superior art form to the majority of books, plays, films, tv shows and paintings. Things which are discussed by the intelligentsia with no modicum of shame. The game 'Killer 7' is, to my mind, of greater cultural value than a book like 'Red Dragon' by Thomas Harris or 'The Da Vinci Code'. One of the reasons I like it so much is probably its pretentiousness. You play an assassin called 'Smith' who has seven distinct personalities with their own special move and weapon. The aim of the game is to put to an end a sinister organisation called 'The Heaven Smile' which utilizes a mysterious virus to turn people into hysterically shreiking blood zombies that are usually invisible. Its a bit out there. However, it is a shocking and visceral experience that is far more affecting than, say 'Time Team' or 'The Archers'. In other words, I invite anyone to be snobbish about my inability to rise before eleven in the morning and studying a subject that has no practical benefit for the beings of this planet. But a good videogame is something to cherished just as much as any good book, film, or any other piece of art.

So there.