Ep. 89: Why Toonstruck Struck Out
Video Game History Hour
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The Future of Adventure Games
I think that if there's this notion of like a genre or type of game sort of breaking through and becoming mainstream entertainment, I think it is the kind of game where it is very story-driven. The player's role is not to be challenged, but to be engaged by feeling that they are driving the story forward themselves through their choices. And I think we see that in games like The Walking Dead, right? These are games where it'slike Final Fantasy 7, it's not really challenging you, it's just keeping you engaged. So many single player AAA games today are like that. Like I think Sony in particular kind of banks on that kind of game Where it's like this
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