Quote Originally Posted by Formalhaut View Post
For me, the definition behind what a game is shouldn't be constrained, because it would limit innovation, transformation, experimentation and all those other words you'd expect to find in a company board room.
That definition alone disqualifies most Visual Novels and super linear games like Final Fantasy XIII, and yet they're still all games, aren't they?

For me, it's difficult to say. Post-modernist thought has made us really question the essence of everything, so I don't think there is a clear distinction between what is a game and what isn't.

If I were to choose anything it would be that something is a video game when it is created as such. Even if it's story heavy or someone never plays it, instead watching someone else play it or a video compilation of all the cutscenes, it's still a game.