I have several goals with the Narrative of the Moment feature at Man Bytes Blog. The primary goal is to examine video games and other storytelling media in an effort to explore and expand my narrative model. The secondary, but perhaps more important, goal is to promote the conversation of video games as a narrative medium, particularly video games that do not rely heavily on textual elements to convey their story, but instead utilize their unique strengths–interactive visual and audio components and, of course, gameplay. While the occasional book, movie or television show might creep into the conversation, the majority of this feature will be dedicated to video games frequently overlooked when discussing storytelling games.
Past, Present and Future NotM Entries
X-COM: UFO Defense (DOS) by Microprose
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Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss by ORIGIN SYSTEMS, INC.
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- Introduction
- Sights & Sounds
- Gameplay: Magic
- Gameplay: Mapping Progress
- Gameplay & Plot
- Final Thoughts
Lost Girls by Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie
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