SJ Longthorne

Fellow game writers and narrative designers, in your opinion what's the one game you think everyone in our profession should play? Indie, AAA, AA, whatever. What's your "it" game?

I need stuff to do as winter slowly progresses. Might as well play some awesome narrative recommended by folks I trust.

https://twitter.com/Zlanier21/status/1329059144297537543?s=20 … This has a full list that I will maybe add to if I feel like it.

Another one that’s useful for branching structure: Life is Strange 2. The approach is a nice mixture of first game (big choice based on informed outcomes) and Witcher 3’s branched ending (calculation of hidden choices) that satisfies both agency and mystery.

I recommend playing all three and comparing

There are so many narrative games that I need to play through. Goodness.

Good luck

Oh I’m gonna be annoying and also plug a game I worked on: Love Island The Game (mobile). We did some super cool stuff with branching logic and architecture. Also recommend Reigns: Her Majesty and NeoCab. Sorry to add to your impossible list ;)