How Dramatic Video Games Use Humour
Can games with dramatic stories use humour without harming the gravity of the narrative? If yes, what would be its purpose? And how could it help in tense moments? These conundrums appear to be quite delicate, but a few clever people interested in psychology might know their answers...
The psychology of humour in video games is as vast as the number of genres there are, but, out of all, games with thrilling stories have a unique status. Due to their seriousness, crafting jokes is no laughing matter — though you shouldn't take it too seriously either! So join me as we initially explore four games with masterful use of comical elements, to then dive into what decades-old psychological studies tell us about when and how to use humour.
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Sources and further reading:
Why We Laugh: The Psychology of Humor and its Use in Film: https://www.academia.edu/9728991/Why_...
A Review of Humor for Computer Games: Play, Laugh and More: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
Humour in game‐based learning: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
Games shown:
A Plague Tale: Innocence (Focus Entertainment, 2019)
Alan Wake (Remedy Entertainment, 2010)
Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros., 2015)
BioShock Remastered (2K Games, 2016)
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (505 Games, 2013)
Doom Eternal (Bethesda, 2020)
Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft, 2008)
For Honor (Ubisoft, 2017)
GRIS (Devolver Digital, 2018)
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory, 2017)
Later Alligator (SmallBlu Animation, 2019)
Layers of Fears (Bloober Team, 2023)
Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2K Games, 2020)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games, 2018)
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom, 2017)
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony, 2018)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix, 2018)
The Last of Us (Sony, 2013)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carther (The Astronauts, 2014)
This War of Mine (11 Bit, 2014)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Sony, 2016)
What Remains of Edith Finch (Annapurna Interactive, 2017)
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