Share any and all candid thoughts (Take your time if nessacery).
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1 ReplyThis is a bit of a soapbox of mine - I've said before that I was a person who used to insist constantly to any nerd who would listen that games need storyline. They'd insist people only want to shoot things in the face - sure, but even that can get repetitive. I banged on and on about storylines and making games immersive. I thought I was shouting into the void. I had no idea anyone was listening. I'm glad to see it. The storytelling itself - well, I admit I'm a problematic writer. I can predict a tv's plot within the first five minutes of watching, because writing generally gets really predictable. Every tv show, movie franchise, and so on starts to sound like a cringey soap opera, and the story now is going that route, because it just seems to...happen. I'm ok with it, because I know that's generally how things tend to go. But I still cheered loudly when I saw a person has been assigned to essentially be responsible for Destiny storyline. That would be my dream job right there, and 20 years ago, the idea such a job would even exist, or was needed, was something I couldn't convince anyone about for love or craft. I'm glad things have changed a lot in that regard. Things will evolve with all the usual issues - old school hating new directions, ruining-of-childhood claims will abound, when fans lurch into toxic and take it out on the creators, ugh.... it won't be rosy. But man, am I glad someone listened, and started creating the type of thing I honestly thought I'd never see, because it didn't exist when I eventually gave up on the industry. Flawed or not, it makes me smile to see it now.