{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Thinking about how Rockstar Games is our Martin Scorcese not just because they're period-and-setting-detailed crime stories...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/658081860190158848/", "html": "<p>Thinking about how Rockstar Games is our Martin Scorcese not just because they&rsquo;re period-and-setting-detailed crime stories about American culture but because they&rsquo;re increasingly specifically <i>downfall stories</i> \u2013 The Red Dead Redemptions, L.A. Noire, Lost &amp; The Damned, even the base GTA4 at the end. </p><p>Compare with how Vice City climaxed in a reenactment of the &ldquo;say hello to my little friend&rdquo; Scarface scene but winnable</p>"}