Storytelling .: Task Eight :.
- Storytelling sto·ry·tell·ing [stawr-ee-tel-ing, stohr-] - noun - the telling or writing of stories. -
To me, and the majority of the gaming population, the most important element of a game is the background story. I can't get serious with a game without a good storyline to keep my imagination oiled. I'm the same with books, movies, and comics (etc) if i'm not impressed with the storyline then I won't go out of my way to finish it or continute watching/reading etc.
I think if the storyline appeals to you, you connect with it on an emotional level. A good example for me would be Final Fantasy 7. Before this game I picked up a game and played through it and although I probably enjoyed it at the time I didn't have any goal, any strive to complete it. Then I borrowed Final Fantasy 7 off a friend and couldn't believe what I was playing! There was story, dialogue by the bucket loads, tonnes of interaction! It was intense! Since that I have played games for their storyline and very little else. I'd sooner play an old SNES classic like Zelda for it's storyline than play a button-bashing beat-em-up on the 360 for its graphics! So...
[Does a strong storyline make a better game?] ...Yes! In my opinion a storyline makes the game. But due to "individuality" a fair few would disagree and say that a game is rated on its graphics/gore/amount of naked models etc. But from my point of view i'd deffinately say a strong storyline makes a better game.
[Do all games have a story - what's the story in Second Life? Or in World of Warcraft? Is Call of Duty a war story?] I think there are stories in these "types" of games but the stories are yours to write. I'll use World of Warcraft as my example (not because I'm an addict >:( but because it's the game I'm most familiar with!). You buy the game and it opens the book with a blank page, you pay the subscription and this gives you the pen/quill & ink and then you yourself write the story. The game is ultimately narrowed so you can't completely write your own storyline but I think i'm right in essence. You have choice over characters, equipment, party members etc and this in turn lets you alter the course of the story! You can follow the goals provided by the Game Developers or you can just have fun hacking down new players, the choice is yours!
I think if the storyline appeals to you, you connect with it on an emotional level. A good example for me would be Final Fantasy 7. Before this game I picked up a game and played through it and although I probably enjoyed it at the time I didn't have any goal, any strive to complete it. Then I borrowed Final Fantasy 7 off a friend and couldn't believe what I was playing! There was story, dialogue by the bucket loads, tonnes of interaction! It was intense! Since that I have played games for their storyline and very little else. I'd sooner play an old SNES classic like Zelda for it's storyline than play a button-bashing beat-em-up on the 360 for its graphics! So...
[Does a strong storyline make a better game?] ...Yes! In my opinion a storyline makes the game. But due to "individuality" a fair few would disagree and say that a game is rated on its graphics/gore/amount of naked models etc. But from my point of view i'd deffinately say a strong storyline makes a better game.
[Do all games have a story - what's the story in Second Life? Or in World of Warcraft? Is Call of Duty a war story?] I think there are stories in these "types" of games but the stories are yours to write. I'll use World of Warcraft as my example (not because I'm an addict >:( but because it's the game I'm most familiar with!). You buy the game and it opens the book with a blank page, you pay the subscription and this gives you the pen/quill & ink and then you yourself write the story. The game is ultimately narrowed so you can't completely write your own storyline but I think i'm right in essence. You have choice over characters, equipment, party members etc and this in turn lets you alter the course of the story! You can follow the goals provided by the Game Developers or you can just have fun hacking down new players, the choice is yours!
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