The speaker recommends Overwatch and Hearthstone as great games from Blizzard. They also mention The Last of Us and Uncharted 2 as excellent games with strong storytelling. They criticize the latest Deus Ex for lacking in storytelling. The speaker believes that storytelling in video games is often neglected in favor of graphics and sound. They also mention that older games, like the old Mario games, had great storytelling despite poor graphics and sound.

Sam Altman asked Elon Musk for video game recommendations.

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00:00:00 New video game recommendation?
00:00:28 Elon to Sam - Do you play games?

I'm looking for a new video game to play.

That's what my kids play the most, is Hearthstone.

All right, well thank you very much for the time.

The best game I played recently, and it's not a super new game, is The Last of Us.

Yeah, I've heard good things about Uncharted.

I mean, honestly, I think that's really neglected.

I mean, that's the criticism I've heard of the latest Deus Ex, is the storytelling is kind of lame.

Whereas the prior Deus Ex and the original the original Deus Ex was the storytelling was amazing I don't if anybody's played.

Have you do you play the original Deus Ex?

As games have become more like the replacement for the NFL.

I think the storytelling just gets generally neglected.

So it was especially striking to play 1 that was absolutely cinematic storytelling.

Yeah, and some of the oldest games, the graphics and sound were terrible, so they had to rely on storytelling.


Speaker 0: I'm looking for a new video game to play. Can you give me a recommendation?

Speaker 1: Overwatch. I play Overwatch. Yeah, it's great. Anything else?

Speaker 0: Overwatch is amazing.

Speaker 1: Overwatch is amazing. Yeah. Generally, Blizzard does great stuff. Well, there's Hearthstone.

Speaker 0: I haven't tried that 1 yet.

Speaker 1: I know people love it. That's what my kids play the most, is Hearthstone. Also from Blizzard.

Speaker 0: We'll check that out tonight. All right, well thank you very much for the time.

Speaker 1: And I think we've

Speaker 0: got to get going.

Speaker 1: Cool. Do you play anything besides Overwatch? Have you tried the new Deus Ex?

Speaker 0: I have tried the new Deus Ex. It's

Speaker 1: OK, but like, it looks.

Speaker 0: The best game I played recently, and it's not a super new game, is The Last of Us.

Speaker 1: Oh, is it really?

Speaker 0: It's from a couple of years ago. I loved it.

Speaker 1: OK, Last of Us. Yeah. You like that too? Is it really good?

Speaker 0: It's great. Uncharted 2.

Speaker 1: Yeah, I've heard good things about Uncharted. Really? The last of us?

Speaker 0: Storytelling like that in a video

Speaker 1: game. I mean, honestly, I think that's really neglected. I mean, that's the criticism I've heard of the latest Deus Ex, is the storytelling is kind of lame. Whereas the prior Deus Ex and the original the original Deus Ex was the storytelling was amazing I don't if anybody's played. Have you do you play the original Deus Ex?

That was killer

Speaker 0: As games have become more like the replacement for the NFL. I think the storytelling just gets generally neglected. So it was especially striking to play 1 that was absolutely cinematic storytelling.

Speaker 1: Yeah, and some of the oldest games, the graphics and sound were terrible, so they had to rely on storytelling. But the story was so good.

Speaker 0: Like the old Mario games had

Speaker 1: incredible story.

Speaker 0: Incredible story.

Speaker 1: Yeah. You

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