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As the inaugural article in the brand new version of my de-Substacked de-paywalled blog on game writing and narrative, this piece from @inkle.co 's Game Narrative Kaleidoscope. Nervous about leaving substack, so shares/subscribes appreciated! gregbuchanan.co.uk/articles/twi...

gregbuchanan.co.uktwists, tricks, and empathy in game narrative · Greg Buchanansometimes, I think, I actually want to be a piece of food spat out from a throat. an article on how plot twists in game writing can delight or feel like cheating, and the easily breakable bond between...

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I decided to start with this one as I'm pretty happy with it already and it sets up an important 'suspension of disbelief' vs games narrative theme that some of my other work has covered. Expect more on this with other games (including Baldur's Gate 3 and more) coming up!