Is Chromatica a video game?

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1 hour ago, venusinmyhead said:

There is no denying at this point that LG6 is video game inspired by what we've seen from early on pictures from the studio until this very moment right now.  But what if Gaga designed CHROMATICA to really be sort of a cross-disciplinary musical video-game experience that is coming to life right now in front of us?
This idea came to my mind when I listened to Stupid Love and I couldn't get rid of it anymore so I had to make a thread about it.

also take the chance give the good sis Stupid Love a stream if you're reading through this.

Let's look at the first single released from the album. 
First thing we see when we click on the MV: 

 

The very, very first thing we get to witness from the new era is  this picture.
Look at the screenshot with the idea of a video game: Could this be a sort of intro and / or loading screen before we enter CHROMATICA? 
Read the caption.  It is an introduction of different tribes being in conflict on a place called CHROMATICA.... hm, suspicious  or am I reading too much into it?
Listen at the music. Games integrate such orchestral music all the time, especially in menus before you actually start playing the game.
This certain piece reminds me personally very much of a soundtrack from a Tomb Raider game I used play when I was young: 
 

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It's not the same I know, I just wanted to give an example by what I mean. 

When we "enter" the world the next thing we see is the Kindness Punks in emergency mode coming to fight for justice and to interrupt a fight between two tribes on CHROMATICA battlefields. 

But first Gaga needs our help and shows us how to actually be kind: Stupid Love. 

You're the one that I've been waiting for
Gotta quit this crying
Nobody's gonna heal me if I don't open the door
Kinda hard to believe (gotta have faith in me)

You're the one that I've been waiting for 
HONESTLY? This is so cliché and I don't know if I am crazy but this verse could easily be the opening cutscene of a RPG's tutorial ya'll.  

And as the story goes on we are introduced to six different tribes that are obviously struggling with not having enough kindness. Our dear Gags is dancing through the battlefield and is introducing us to those tribes and how shows us to DO IT. (Be kind ya'll.) And in my opinion, these costumes are not here just because they look CrAzY, wEiRd or gAGa. Yes, they do. But also, the video game influence, the characteristics. I can't unsee it.

And: since everyone was wondering why the animated graphics keep appearing on the lower right or left side of the screen other than due plain aesthetic consistency, maybe because it is a video game trying to help us label the tribes and understand the storyline better?  Maybe the Kindness Punks are the main tribe and Gaga's the avatar who we are following on this journey on CHROMATICA? (This video really established an overall narrative for this album I believe. I doubt that she'll be also a member of another tribe as well.)

 Also take a look at the last shot, it's the only tribe that was actually named in the video.

 

followed by the iconic reveal of 

 

Apropos avatar, here is an outtake from PAPER Magazine cover story:
 

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When Heyman [the photographer] describes his plan to depict the pop star as a contrasting half-human / half-android figure, Gaga, ever the artist in control of her nuanced brand and vision, quickly challenges the intent behind this idea. "I don't like futurism for the sake of it," she respectfully asserts more than once. Gaga is also fixated on a much deeper truth at the heart of Chromatica's ethos. "A robot puts me above people," she muses. "Do you think a robot me is better than a human me?"

source: https://www.papermag.com/lady-gaga-chromatica-2645479910.html?rebelltitem=49#rebelltitem49

What if Gaga wants to tell a story where she is the avatar (aka robot given the PAPER interview?) which leads us through the world of Chromatica and has to endure different challenges?
I am still not sure if we can take this idea literally. I tend to be believe that she's trying to set up this video game aesthetic but still keeps it subtle and won't interact with us in a way, where she is literally saying "Hi welcome to Chromatica etc.". On the other hand, she really went in with Enigma and the whole simulation narrative, which is also very interesting since this could lead to the thought that Enigma was just an early-stage of the Chromatica concept. Enigma is a track on the album afterall. 

which btw reminds me of Gaga's outfit on the album cover:

 

You can call me crazy but there are just too many signs pointing into that direction that I think this needs to be shared. 
So many people on here are disappointed with the way the lead single and its MV turned out. I feel like some people tend to really underestimated the concept and the visuals behind SL and Chromatica so far and I get it, you've expected BIG PRODUCTION with a narrative within one MV that leaves us gooped and gagged but the fact that all we have got so far is just a tiny bit of what's yet to come and IT IS ALREADY SO MUCH DETAIL GOING ON AND CONCEPT leaves me very excited for this era. Especially since we have the new gay anthem ROM coming in a week with ****ing Ariana Grande. 

 

 

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  maybe she is referencing to the saying " this is my favourite! " when you play a certain character?

which could be directly related to this :

 

 

 

 

What do you think, will the following videos also be in that video-game-esque style? Or will it be completely different, more "naturalistic" with Ariana in it? 
Do you think they planned to evolve the idea of an album crossing with video game theme to make something innovative? 

bless ya'll see you on Chromatica 

Would be absolutely incredible if it’s true.

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7 hours ago, juede said:

I always thought Stupid Love looked like a loading screen of a game. You know before you start an open world game it gives you a tiny bit of lore of the world - especially with the little logo animated as a lower third. And the Chromatica logo at the end looked like the game finished loading and it was ready to boot up.

Too bad it froze for 3 months and haven't gotten to see the rest of the game yet. 

Oh yes; that could be really the case as well. I cannot wait for the Mini movie to see if this is might be real

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That's such a cool idea! I would be here for the Haus to work on a project with an indie gamedev. I'm picturing like an 8 or 24 bit classic RPG with music (chromatic) elements integrated into the battle system  

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I want it to be, but I don't have a games console 

[not Chromatica 5,393]

Yeah, aesthetics-wise it is inspired by video games, among other things. But so far nothing seems to suggest that Chromatica is a video game world. It would be excessive for them to be like 'Oh, and by the way, Chromatica is actually set in a video game!' because there's not a single element of what sets video games apart from other narrative media. There's no element of interactivity or choice. Even if it were a fictional video game, there would have to be some dichotomy of the real vs. virtual word, within that fictional wolrd (idk why, but Code Lyoko comes to mind). There's just the aesthetic, which isn't enough to make it a video game.

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Drink every time Gaga says “me” on the album