Narrative
Do you play video games for the game or the character?
I realized recently that I don't play games as much as I use games to imagine various characters experiencing the storylines.
How do you view gameplay as a story element?
One of my favorite phrases is "ludonarrative dissonance" and I often find myself musing on it.
When does story detract from — or enhance — your gameplay experience?
I can become more or less interested in a game based entirely on its story.
The Queue: The violent overthrow of tyranny is the essence of liberty
In yesterday’s Queue, a hellish vision of evil was presented to us wherein I, and others of my ilk, would have been bound into actually having to participate in Pet Battles. The only way to prevent such a nightmare was to overthrow the tyrant responsible and seize control of the Queue, and I have now done so. Tomorrow we march forward into a bright future where nobody has to know anything about why a little turnip can somehow fight a werewolf and a sparkly dragon and come out victorious.
Pet Battles will always be the best system in WoW entirely because I never, ever have to take part in them.
How do you prefer the lore of a game relate to the player experience? How much of it should come from outside the game itself?
Games approach their storytelling in different ways for different reasons.
A well-told story I do not like: My feelings about Battle for Azeroth and the War Campaign
Warning: This post contains spoilers involving patch 8.2.5 and the War Campaign (more…)
If you meet the lore on the road, you must kill it
The lore of any game is there to help the game be fun and engaging.
The challenge of narrative design in MMOs — and why you can hate good writing
This was originally published just for our supporters, but is now available for everyone.
🔒 WoW is the work of many storytellers, and that’s what makes it great
Recently, I saw a person talking about World of Warcraft and Blizzard's storytelling who was not particularly complimentary.
How important is a game’s story?
Each of Blizzard's games approaches story differently.
