Games, games, and more games, oh my! The duo discuss storytelling in their favourite video games (and their gripes with being too time-poor to enjoy said video games), and Rian mentions Mass Effect fifty-six million times.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Read / Watch / Play updates
08:33 Main topic: Compelling storytelling through gaming
54:58 Outro and links
Blog References:
The Power of Storytelling in Video Games
The Art of Video Game Storytelling 101
Games Mentioned:
Chef RPG, Super Zoo Story, Persona 5 Royal, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Life is Strange, Star Wars Outlanders, Star Wars Galaxies, Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotai, Assassins creed, Halo, Pokémon, Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Story, Banjo Kazooie, Knights of the Old Republic, Age of Empires, The Sims, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, The Haunted Chocolatier, Witchbrook, Bauldurs Gate, Little Sim World, Fable.
Books Mentioned:
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle - Steve Hugh Westenra
That Way Lies Camelot - Janny Wurts
The Shadow Rising - Robert Jordan
The Cycle of Fire Series - Janny Wurts
Cool School: You Make it Happen - John Marsden
Creep Street: You Make it Happen - John Marsden
TV Mentioned:
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