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Re: Some more blah
Posted By: Cody Miller <speedruns@codymiller.org>	Date: 4/11/10 6:48 p.m.
In Response To: Some more blah (Riceatron) : Just because the three act story is POPULAR doesn't mean its the ONLY WAY TO : DO IT RIGHT, as you make it seem. Oh, I don't want to go the way of : everyone so I'm suddenly a BAD storyteller? Please. Can you come back when you understand my points? I didn't say that it was the only way to do it, nor did I imply it was the best, nor did I imply your story is bad if you choose not to adhere to it. I said it's popular because it works really well. : Yeah, good examples of a 3 act story. Not everything HAS to follow those : rules Correct. : To me, ODST has a very REALISTIC story placement. : Most of the game follows what would happen in REALITY. Soldiers, when lost, : try to regroup. Rookie is a soldier, he has to find his squad. That is the : story. It never said it was going to be like the other games, it was : always stated to be a more human and shorter story Reality is boring. Ever see the onion's spoof of a realistic military game? You spend 10 hours cleaning humvees. Narratives are interesting because they are presented dramatically. : Why do you keep comparing it to Halo 1? It never tried to be Halo 1, it ISNT : Halo 1, so quit acting like it SHOULD be Halo 1. Not saying it has to be Halo 1. : Great Gatsby. : Ever heard of it? A lot of good stories can be told without the focus being : on the actual main character. : Not a problem. Was Great Gatsby a video game? Was Great Gatsby written by a poor storyteller? : Protagonists aren't always the Main Character. : Protagonists are just the focus. In FFXII a game known for a very unique : story telling style, VAAN was the protagonist, even though he was never a : MAIN CHARACTER Nobody liked FFXII. : So lose the realism? Okay, cool. Lets just make a game with EXPLOSIONS AND : SUPER DUPER SCI FI STUFF : I think their goal was to tell a HUMAN story, something REAL It still has to be presented in a dramatically compelling way.

Message Index

The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wrong	Cody Miller	4/11/10 5:08 p.m.
Blah, blah, and more blah.	Riceatron	4/11/10 5:24 p.m.
Really?	cheapLEY	4/11/10 5:42 p.m.
Re: Really?	rolandk73	4/11/10 5:44 p.m.
Re: Really?	cheapLEY	4/11/10 5:52 p.m.
Re: Really?	SonofMacPhisto	4/11/10 6:15 p.m.
Brain candy?	pete_the_duck	4/11/10 7:59 p.m.
Am I the only one that found the rookie funny?	Hikaru-119	4/11/10 8:11 p.m.
Re: Am I the only one that found the rookie funny?	Leisandir	4/11/10 8:47 p.m.
Buck:"Respond. Thats an order." Rookie:*Nods*	Ragashingo	4/12/10 12:15 a.m.
Less is more.	iMonkey777	4/12/10 12:26 a.m.
Re: Am I the only one that found the rookie funny?	Innerrayg	4/12/10 1:54 a.m.
Re: Am I the only one that found the rookie funny?	Sarge Tomzilla	4/11/10 11:09 p.m.
Re: Really?	Urban Reflex	4/11/10 6:36 p.m.
Sounds like Halo 3	The BS Police	4/11/10 7:36 p.m.
Re: Blah, blah, and more blah.	Gordon Freeman	4/11/10 5:43 p.m.
Re: Blah, blah, and more blah.	SonofMacPhisto	4/11/10 5:49 p.m.
Re: Blah, blah, and more blah.	Dax01	4/11/10 7:47 p.m.
Re: Blah, blah, and more blah.	Dax01	4/11/10 7:50 p.m.
Re: Blah, blah, and more blah.	SonofMacPhisto	4/12/10 10:17 a.m.
You're so cool *NM*	SPU7N1K	4/12/10 9:02 a.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	rolandk73	4/11/10 5:43 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	SonofMacPhisto	4/11/10 6:08 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Cthulhu117	4/11/10 9:53 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	SonofMacPhisto	4/11/10 10:33 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Ragashingo	4/11/10 10:59 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	terminator182	4/11/10 11:06 p.m.
Some more blah	Riceatron	4/11/10 6:10 p.m.
Re: Some more blah	Cody Miller	4/11/10 6:48 p.m.
Re: Some more blah	grantix	4/11/10 11:40 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Ragashingo	4/11/10 6:15 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Urban Reflex	4/11/10 6:33 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Innerrayg	4/12/10 1:56 a.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Leviathan	4/11/10 7:36 p.m.
Hmmm...	terminator182	4/11/10 9:01 p.m.
So what does this mean for Reach?	Avateur	4/11/10 11:39 p.m.
Well...	Firestorm12	4/12/10 12:04 a.m.
This is what I was trying to get across ^^^	Riceatron	4/12/10 5:02 a.m.
Re: This is what I was trying to get across ^^^	Firestorm12	4/12/10 8:51 a.m.
Re: Well...	Gordon Freeman	4/12/10 11:28 a.m.
Re: Well...	Firestorm12	4/12/10 2:00 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Miguel Chavez	4/12/10 2:48 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Hedgemony	4/12/10 4:55 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	Cody Miller	4/12/10 5:11 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	grantix	4/12/10 6:19 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	RC Master	4/12/10 10:24 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	grantix	4/12/10 10:58 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	RC Master	4/13/10 12:30 p.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	ThorsHammer	4/13/10 11:50 a.m.
Re: The ODST Narrative Structure and what went wro	resplendentvole	4/12/10 6:08 p.m.