2022 was an amazing year for narrative games
This is the stuff I live for The horizons of my video game tastes have broadened pretty significantly over the…
Tag: Story Beat
Signalis’ gorgeous design helped me overcome my fear of horror games
Setting fear aside for new possibilities My entire life, I’ve been really, really sensitive to horror. I usually chalk it…
Tales from the Borderlands is just as good as I remember
The following feature contains a spoiler for Telltale’s 2014 title Tales from the Borderlands. Just go play it, because that’s basically…
It’s the perfect time for another dark Zelda game
Tears of the Kingdom can’t come soon enough One of the many things I love about the Zelda series is…
I want more storytelling through hardware in video games
Freak me out like it’s 1998 Not gonna lie, I’m partial to a gimmicky video game experience. Whether it’s VR,…
What’s the first narrative game you recommend to someone?
If you could only pick one game, what would it be? Sometimes I’m so immersed in my little narrative bubble…
Interactive fiction: the fascinating space between literature and games
Clicking on static text has never been so exciting Narrative games may be a small niche within the gaming industry…
There’s nothing better than a good video game sidekick
Let’s kick it Who doesn’t love a good video game sidekick? I’ve been playing through some of the old Ratchet…
Let’s talk about video game lore
Put down the controller and break out the reading glasses Odds are if you’re talking to someone who loves storytelling…
A storied history: Americana in video games
How games depict America, for better and for worse It was fun to sit on my rooftop and watch the…
The unseen story: audio diaries in video game narratives
You could go without them… but why would you? Audio diaries — you’ll find these little nuggets of storytelling scattered…
My most anticipated narrative games shown at not-E3 2022
The future is lookin’ bright for narrative games So, that’s another year of summer game announcements on the book. There…
Video game settings are characters of their own
The following contains spoilers for Episode 2 of the BioShock Infinite DLC Burial at Sea. Proceed at your own risk….