Top Pick: Pokemon (main series games)
I’ve been a fan of the franchise for most of my life, yet I’ve never thought about the games as anything but a source of entertainment. This assignment gives me the opportunity to look at the Pokemon games with new eyes and examine the reason behind their widespread appeal. The pros: plenty of things to talk about, from the fantasy the games allow the player to live out to their underlying values. The cons: finding a focus for my analysis is going to be a challenge.
Option 2: Team Fortress 2
It’s an online first-person shooter game that’s managed to maintain a large player base for over 10 years, something that’s very rare in the genre. TF2 offers incredible character customization, a rich and humorous story, and surprisingly developed characters. It’s also heavily modded and has a complex trading economy, allowing players to enjoy the game however they want. A con of writing about TF2 is that there’s not much open for interpretation.
Option 3: Akala – Find No Enemy
This song is my third pick because the composition and lyrics work hand-in-hand to tackle the issues of racism, classism, as well as internal conflicts. There’s a clear presence of the Aristotelian ethos, pathos, and logos. Akala’s pleading tone, powerful lyrics, and commentary on several of society’s biggest problems lend themselves to be analyzed. The con, however, is that the sheer amount to analyze makes narrowing down a challenge.