Posts Tagged ‘game writing blog’

Screenwriting: a ?!?! moment in Blade Trinity

Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under screenwriting

A screenwriting thought: Blade Trinity puzzler Screenwriting isn’t game design (although a lot of game designers wish it were). Still, screenwriters are, like game writers, in the business of visual storytelling. Under that precept, I’d like to relate the following tale of woe. The other night I channelsurfed upon Blade Trinity. I’m as much a [...]

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Read more | Comments (0) | Jan 19, 2008

Game design case study: why can’t I stop playing Bard’s Tale?

Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game design

Game writing trumps game design? My current crap-game obsession is inXile’s Bard’s Tale for the PS2. An ill-fated classic-game revival, BT has very little in common with its storied predecessor (which I also loved back in the days when I was too young to buy my own computer – can you say “floppy disk swapfest”?). [...]

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Read more | Comments (2) | Jan 17, 2008

game writers and gamers welcome

Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game writer

Game writers – specifically videogame writers – it’s here! The video game writer blog. Thoughts about the art and science of writing for games. War stories. Analysis of games, gameplay, and of course, game writing. Case studies of videogame writing and where it succeeds (Planetfall, God of War) — and fails, even in bestselling titles [...]

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Read more | Comments (2) | Jan 10, 2008