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This is my first ever blog post...like first ever anywhere. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out!
With this blog I'll post my thoughts on modern interactive storytelling. How do you push whats possible? How do you create new paths to epic stories, or journeys that are short but deeply written and complex? Here I will explore my own thoughts on this subject through the games I've played, the games I want to play, and the current trends I see (or will be introduced to) in modern gaming narratives. You might see reviews too - from newish releases (I don't always get new games on day one) or games that came out in recent time.
Since I started this blog I wanted to focus on game writing and storytelling. Now I'm expanding that to include reviews I write. I don't do it often though...at least not yet. Maybe I'll start a new blog on that later.
I present my review of the PlayStation 4 exclusive hit Horizon Zero Dawn.…
I never played the classic consoles growing up. Parents never bought my siblings and I the SNES, NES, Sega, etc. Even if I was born in 1992, when those might or might not have existed, I never played them. Didn't learn about those until MUCH later in life, unfortunately. But from I know they rea…
When I look at today's modern game narratives, I see a lot that fall under these categories :
1) AAA visually epic, linear stories with a single narrative or main quests with sidequests,
2) Indie's that excel at unique level design with simple, sometimes sophisticated, or short and sweet…
