Soapbox: Games Go Down Better When Paired With Books, Movies, And TV, Just Like Wine

Well, not JUST like wine. You can't drink a book.

I don't know much about wine, but I sure like to pretend I do, and I bet I'm not alone. Who else here — of drinking age, that is — has bought a red wine to accompany dinner, because it "goes well with pasta"? How many times have you been poured a glass of wine to "taste" in a fancy restaurant, going through the whole rigmarole of smacking your lips together and saying "oh yes, lovely" even though it just tastes like wine? And, be honest now, do you do that thing where you try a new wine and then try to guess the random assortment of fruits on the label to show off in front of your friends? "Oh, yes, plum, see, I did mention stone fruits, didn't I, Janice?" Yeah, we're all the same, and we all have no idea what we're talking about.

But here's something I do know about: Video games. I've been doing this job for a while now, and I've played quite a few of them. I am no sommelier of digital media, mind you, but I'm definitely knowledgeable enough to be able to recommend you a hearty, robust RPG or a nice indie palate-cleanser, depending on your taste. But I would like to propose a change to the way we talk about games, at the risk that it's going to make me sound like the kind of person that won't shut up about wine.

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