[quote=Dipper]
They are as much art as movies are. I'd say the mass effect trilogy is as much art as Citizen Kain was. (At least until the last five minutes of ME3). When movies were new, they were not considered art. When photography was new, it was not considered art. Video Games are new, the old guard of art does not see it as art.... Yet.
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Mass Effect is on the same level as Citizen [i]Kane[/i]. Really.

You've either never watched Citizen Kane before, or you have a very weird understanding of what makes something art.

Edit: On top of that, the vast majority of film is not art. Art house film is a niche in the industry. Mass Effect is the Avengers of video gaming, not the Melancholia or Punch-Drunk Love.