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The Use of Narration in Video Games
This chapter explores the use of voice narration in video games as a storytelling method. The speakers discuss their dislike for characters talking aloud in games and explain how they reinvented narration in their games by using it as a framing device and making the protagonist a writer. They also discuss other methods of storytelling in games and the importance of weaving them together effectively.
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