Are we playing games—or watching them?

Breakdown

• Hideo Kojima's games, such as Metal Gear Solid 4 and Death Stranding, are known for their cinematic storytelling and long cutscenes. 21s
• Interactive film-style games like Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human focus on player choices and narrative branching. 1m 33s
• Telltale games, including The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, use episodic, TV-like structures where choices influence the story. 1m 52s
• Games such as The Last of Us and God of War blend cinematic presentation with strong gameplay, maintaining interactivity. 2m 4s
• The line between cinema and video games is increasingly thin, as both mediums now share storytelling techniques and visual styles. 3m 43s