Execution / Game

[Froge]

It could, if you consider quantity more important than quality. Even if you don't, each artistic medium provides a different experience. In music, the emphasis is on sound. In painting, the emphasis is on the visual. In novels the emphasis is on the written word. Film is not inherently superior because it combines these aspects - often many corners have to be cut to achieve the desired goal because film comes with its own set of limitations. As do video games. I think it's fallacious to assume that because video games engage more senses than other forms of art that it has more potential. It doesn't at all. I would liken it to some extent to the uncertainty principle. In order to get the results you want you have to let go of some aspects in favor of others, but you cannot do both to an equal degree. I would say that is what mastery over an artform actually is: embracing these shortcomings and finding how to bend the elements you have at your disposal to your will in spite of them.

I disagree. In the case of video games, quantity does play a role as well (though quality is of course still more important). Every game is judged on a variety of criteria such as gameplay, graphics, plot, soundtrack, etc. No game is ever praised because it presented the prettiest graphics or the greatest story ever but lacking in all the other criteria. The best games such as Amnesia, are, in my opinion, much harder to put together than an excellent painting or book.

It's also why there is a lot of criticism against games like Dear Esther or AAMFP, as those games felt like taking a step back by essentially removing the "math" part - solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles, that is.