The Great Video Game Adaptation

In 1868, writer John William De Forest wrote about the Great American Novel, which he reckoned hadn't been written yet. To him, the GAN would "Paint the American Souls" and capture that which is distinctly American within it's bindings. There have been claimants to the title, such as Moby Dick and The Great Gatsby, and no one would ever deny that USA hasn't produced great literature, but the…