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Tag: story

The Talos Identification

Contains SPOILERS! In The Talos Principle, the perfect overlap of motivation and level of knowledge that exists between the player…

2 Comments on The Talos Identification November 3, 2016

Functions of Game Stories

You might not expect to hear this coming from a guy who writes stories for games, but I don't want…

Comment on Functions of Game Stories October 12, 2016

Game-specific Story Structures

I sometimes get the feeling that we are on the verge of breaking into new kinds of narrative structures, specifically…

Comment on Game-specific Story Structures June 12, 2015

Emergent narratives in games

Games have imitated traditional media in many ways. Some genres borrow the visuals and directing qualities from movies, others use…

10 Comments on Emergent narratives in games May 7, 2015

Why should we interpret a game?

**SPOILERS!** This article is a discussion of plot elements in games, meaning that it contains many minor **SPOILERS!**   The title of…

Comment on Why should we interpret a game? April 26, 2015

Far Cry 3 is insane!

**SPOILERS!** This article is a discussion of plot elements in games, meaning that it contains many **SPOILERS!** In Far Cry 3, you…

Comment on Far Cry 3 is insane! April 24, 2015

Assassin’s Creed’s Storytelling Acrobatics

**SPOILERS!** This article is a discussion of plot elements in games, meaning that it contains many **SPOILERS!** The Assassin's Creed series is…

Comment on Assassin’s Creed’s Storytelling Acrobatics April 23, 2015

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