Argue the Toss

Discussing Filmic Games

In this episode of Argue the Toss, Drew and Chella go to the movies (sort of) to discuss filmic games.

What the heck is that? I’m glad you ask. Filmic games are games influenced by cinema, whether it’s taking tropes or just riffing off famous cinematic moments.

Rather than games of films, Drew and Chella discussing how the language of film has influenced games and which bits work particularly well.

In this episode, the dynamic duo cover the likes of Heavy Rain, Red Dead Redemption and GTA. So, lend them your ears and let them know if they’ve missed anything.

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Chella Ramanan

Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.