Industry Heavy Hitters Talk About Stories in Games on GameTrailers.com
Written by Mark Hill   
Tuesday, 16 March 2010 20:22


I spent my lunch at work today eating a five dollar footlong (Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki FTW!), and watching a very insightful video on GameTrailers.com about the importance of narrative in games. It is hosted by the overlord of games journalism, Jeff Keighley who talks to God of War creator David Jaffe, journo-miniboss N'gai Croal, and BioWare's Greg Zeschuk. Oh, excuse me, DOCTOR Greg Zeschuk.

I watched the first two available parts of the soon-to-be four part series, where the four discuss the importance of story in games in regards to narrative, dialogue, cutscenes, environmental storytelling, and more. A few things stuck to my brain as I was watching it, notably the juxtaposition of David Jaffe, the maker of a highly linear, action-oriented game, and Zeschuk, pioneer of dialogue trees and open-ended gameplay. That gives you a really cool perspective on the different schools of thought. Also, they show footage of Dante's Inferno at one point while Jaffe is talking, which seems a little face-slappy.

Overall it's a great watch. Check it out!
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