The document discusses the themes of Romanticism as they appear in video games, highlighting a rejection of rationality, an emphasis on imagination, and the importance of the individual's inner self. It provides various examples of games that illustrate these themes, such as 'Gravity Rush' for imagination, 'Heavy Rain' for personal identity, and 'Minecraft' for a simpler life. The conclusion notes that the themes of Romanticism can be recognized across multiple genres and media, helping to shape plots and characters.

1. Romanticism In Video Games

2. Themes
There are several themes that appear in Romanticism:
- The rejection of the rational and material.
- An emphasis on imagination over reason, sense over
intellect.
- The importance of the individual's inner self and
personality.
- A deep apriciation of nature.

3. - A longing for a simpler life.
- An obsession with the exotic, the mysterious, the weird,
the pathetic, and monstrous and supernatural.
- A focus on the genius, hero or exceptional figure and
his/her inner struggles and their ability to raise society
with their personal gifts.

4. An emphasis on imagination over reason,
sense over intellect.
Examples:
- Gravity Rush (2012),
- Epic Mickey (2010),
- The Darkness 1 & 2 (2007- 2012)

5. The importance of the individual's inner self
and personality
Examples:
- Heavy Rain (2010),
- Fallout Series (1997 - 2010),
- Mass Effect Series (2007 - 2012),
- Skyrim (2011),
- Walking Dead Episodes (2012 -
2014).
- Fable series (2004 - 2014)
The Fighting Temeraire by J. M. W. Turner
Romantic Figurative Paintings by Anna Razumovskaya

6. Example:

7. A deep appreciate of nature.
Example:
- Sea Monster: A prehistoric Adventure (2007),
- Deadly Creatures (2009),
- Endless Ocean (2007)
'Aurora Borealis' By Frederic Edwin Church

8. Examples:

9. A longing for a simpler life.
• Examples:
- Minecraft,
- Terraria,
- Flappy Birds,
- Angry Birds,
- Cut the rope. etc

10. examples:

11. An obsession with the exotic, the mysterious, the
weird, the pathetic, and monstrous and supernatural.
Examples in Games: Zombies, Monsters,
Myths, spells etc.
Romantic examples include: Frankenstein (By
Mary Shelley), The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
(By Viktor Hugo)
- Dead Space Series (2008 - 2013),
- Silent Hill Series (1999 - 2014),
- The Evil Within (2014)
- Doom (1993)
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Saturn Devouring one of his Sons

12. Examples:

13. A focus on the genius, hero or exceptional figure and
his/her inner struggles and their ability to raise society with
their personal gifts
Examples:
- Halo Series (2001 - 2013) - Master Chief
- Metroid (1986 - 2010) - Samus Aran
- Skyrim (2011) - Dovakhinn
- Legend of Zelda series (1986 - 2014) -
Link
- Almost any game which involves the idea
destiny (But not the game destiny).
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich

14. Examples:

15. Conclusion:
The themes that were created in the
romantism art can be seen in multiple
genres, across multiple years, it can help
give a distinctive, and recognisable idea to
a plot/ character. It has created a wide
view of codes and conventions that have
been used over multiple genres and
media's eg Film, TV etc.