Games vs. Art: Ebert vs. Barker :: rogerebert.com :: Commentary

Games vs. Art: Ebert vs. Barker :: rogerebert.com :: Commentary: "Barker: 'I'm not doing an evangelical job here. I'm just saying that gaming is a great way to do what we as human beings need to do all the time -- to take ourselves away from the oppressive facts of our lives and go somewhere where we have our own control.'


Ebert: Spoken with the maturity of an honest and articulate 4-year old. I do not have a need 'all the time' to take myself away from the oppressive facts of my life, however oppressive they may be, in order to go somewhere where I have control. I need to stay here and take control. Right now, for example, I cannot speak, but I am writing this. You lose some, you win some."