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| Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories. | |
| Posted By: thebruce0 <g.may@thebruce.net> | Date: 5/22/12 2:08 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Videogames can tell very effective stories. (Cody Miller) : I'm not delusional. A collection of rule interactions cannot tell a story, : since they describe what can potentially happen, not what WILL happen. Do : the rules of basketball tell a story? No. Do the rules of Mario tell a : story? No. Can you have a story about a basketball game? Yes. Can you have : a story about a game of mario? Yes. : You've got to break from that to tell your story, which is why games give you
I see your blatant disconnect. You're saying that any time a game breaks away to tell a story in a narrative fashion (whether that's in-engine dialogue or rendered cutscene, you're no longer playing a game. Therefore games cannot tell stories. You're using a much stricter definition of "Game" than anyone here. Mass Effect is a game.
Some of these tell stories more than others. Some of these tell different types of stories. Some of these incorporate story elements into gameplay, some of these provide story when taking you out of active gameplay. As a whole, a game can tell a story. Gameplay itself isn't narrative storytelling, and that's what you're focusing on. You need to provide context for your definition of "Game" as well as your definition of "Story".
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