User blog comment:Gardimuer/Irrational Interviews Guillermo del Toro and other news/@comment-1330314-20111102091908/@comment-1330314-20111103080221

I think he's entirely right that games are an entertainment medium as valid as any other, with a different set of rules. One of BioShock's main strengths is that its narrative is dependent on the player's interaction, and yet remains fluid, as opposed to a film which has a set pace. Del Toro explained really well how disastrous is can be to turn a film into a game or vice versa (which other gamers like Uwe Boll don't seem to get) without changing the way the story is told. I agree as well that the film version of BioShock wouldnt have been as good as the game, since like he said the latter is a genuine creation while the other is an attempt to copy it.

As for Insane, I'm intrigued. He's never done a video game before, so I can't judge him on past success, and like he said, the process of making a game is entirely different to that of making a film. However, he's a veteran gamer, knows very well how video games work, and clearly understands how to create a good narrative. That, and he's always been great with the horror genre. I wonder how he's going to make us "question our own senses of morality and reality", though.