Comment on What games are just objective master pieces?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago“Masterpiece” comes from the art world, and there are absolutely works everyone seems to agree qualify, such as:
- The Mona Lisa
- David statue
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
It’s usually the best work by an artist, or at least the one that got them their recognition, and it stands out among other works in the field.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If it’s the one that got them their recognition, it’s little more than arbitrary; luck, place and time; things that don’t have to do with how good the work is. Some “masterpieces” weren’t considered such until they were exposed to people over and over again, like The Mona Lisa at the Louvre or It’s a Wonderful Life on TBS. I’d have a hard time calling a number of games masterpieces that I didn’t care for, because this isn’t objective.