Video Game Writing: A Deep Dive

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Title	:	Video Game Writing: A Deep Dive
Lasting	:	20.27
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I just watched the "every video game essay" right before watching this lmaoo
Comment from : @dawgyv72

She be ridin on my narrative til i write er
Comment from : @Heathenshalt

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOObrYou are truly wonderful Thank you for making this
Comment from : @POTATO-pl8kt

This is so cool, thank you for creating a whole video on this!
Comment from : @unit333angel

👍👍👍👍👍
Comment from : @lykahannal

Ooh! I decided to listen to this to motivate myself to work on the story for a story-driven game idea I'm working on as a side projectbrbrI like that you focused on Nintendo games, also because I'm taking inspiration from some of them, well, not only the games but also points in the GDC talks hosted by people from their internal studiosbrbrWhat you mentioned about Pokémon having a key objective and a story that weaves around that reminded me of what I had imagined doing with my game idea, which is that there'd be an inner world and an outer world, along with storylines for both, and for example, events in the inner world could affect events in the outer world That's all I can comfortably say as, because I haven't finalised the story, there are other things that are subject to change if I do ever complete developing it One idea I had was for the player to see stories of the outer fictional world through a gameplay element that I can only think of as being like the Sunken Scrolls from the Splatoon series or Lost Pages from Grindstone For my idea of having inner and outer fictional worlds, The Plucky Squire is the closest real game I can think of that implements such a concept
Comment from : @kbhasi

Despite how much of this video was saturated with games I don't have the slightest interest in, I found your points very logical and well thought out I've done two years of work as a games writer and have done plenty of research, but I still learned something new here
Comment from : @RWD-vs8xl

Hey there You asked folks in the industry to weigh in, so I wanted to take a moment to do that I work as a narrative designer and have also worked for many years either in that field or in the general field of game writer I will say it was super refreshing to see someone talk about narrative design and what it actually is, because I've found most people have no idea It's even hard for me to explain what I do in the context of games, but I felt you summarized it wellbrbrI'd say you're more likely to see positions for game writers rather than scriptwriters, because I do think that term is a bit antiquated for our industry But "game writers" is also a nothing term that means so many things depending on who's hiring for the position and the needs of their project My team, for example, is involved in all of the preproduction aspects of narrative such as worldbuilding and character design, but they also write the dialogue that goes into the game brbrOne thing that could be interesting to talk about in the future is a skill I feel is unique to writers in our industry and that is the ability to write for a player You mentioned how there has to be a balance with the gameplay, and I definitely agree But I think why the industry has finally shied away from hiring traditional screenwriters and novelists like the old days is because what you write in the script and how it comes across in game are two vastly different things brbrWe do extensive playtesting to make sure the writing gets to the player at the right moment and communicates effectively As a member of the narrative department, especially a narrative designer, you're often working with the game, systems, and level designers to sell, contextualize, and explain aspects of the game without tutorializing them brbrBut that's a lot of even deeper dive nerd shit to get into I felt your video was a great look into the importance of game writing and game writers, and I really appreciate you shedding some light on our work!
Comment from : @calicow

Wheew, lot's of unneccessary cursing Why? :(brI was going to share this video with my students to bring some relevancy to the importance of English Language Arts, but now I can't Sigh
Comment from : @minka5246

I really like the takeaway of imperfect stories still being worth the time of giving them a chance and offering your investment, even if they aren't paid off by a satisfying conclusion in the end Some of my favorite games have glaring flaws that I'm completely aware of, but that doesn't stop me from loving them for aspects that I think are truly special
Comment from : @EatnAllMyBunk

I never knew how to explain why i dont rlly enjoy new horizons and new leaf unlike how i LOVEE gamecube AC and played wild world for 6 years and probably 40 hours a week like a dam job 😂 sOO thank you for taking the words out of my head
Comment from : @fllowerknight

As a game developer weighing whether to add story heavy elements to my game, this was helpful!brbrGetting even deeper into the ways that story can and should be integrated with gameplay would be even more helpful Things like “what is theme in a video game setting,” how can story be changed to suit gameplay and vice versa, etcbrbrThank you for making this!
Comment from : @philbertius

Promo*SM
Comment from : @nickgordon7292

Thank you for such an interesting and thought-provoking video! I feel especially concerned as an inspiring video game translator While the writing you are interested in in this video does not just concern language, and that no translation can entirely fix a badly written game, I do feel like I wanted to bring that point to the conversation If you play a game that's not in the original language it was written in, I do feel like the "magic" of the game can be lost (or, in better cases, gain some magic) and that it can render the game even harder to understand I will definitely take that more into account when thinking about my work in the future - I feel like your analysis will help me better analyze games and, therefore, better translate them Thank you again!
Comment from : @zoe4168

gg
Comment from : @rin-eri

i love watching ur videos as i eat fried rice
Comment from : @jiameiwang9741

this was an amazing video i always love your commentary!!<333 also i need to play slay the princess at some point that game looks so cool
Comment from : @grimfaery

You NEED to play Spiritfarer ❤❤❤
Comment from : @SableCatDog

wake up babe a new salem video essay just dropped
Comment from : @dementedsoul7805

Fantastic video! I really appreciated your final point in this; I think that there's so much you can take away from and learn in any story in any medium, and video games are no exception
Comment from : @giangeegibb