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A lot of people claim a game has a “good story” without actually understanding why it works. Gaming narratives aren’t like movies, you’re not just watching events unfold, you’re participating in them. So if you want to break down a game’s story in a meaningful way, you need to look at more than just plot twists or emotional moments. You have to look at how the game uses its world, characters, and mechanics to actually tell the story. Figure Out What the Game Is Actually About

Horizon Series- The main character Aloy has a strong backstory. Close to 1000 years in the future humans have gone back to their tribal roots. Aloy was rejected by her tribe when she was born and considered an outcast. Her life goal was to find out who her birth mother was and she trained for 18 years to participate in her tribe’s hunter competition. Winning this competition meant you could ask the elders any question you desire and be formally accepted into the tribe. Aloy i

There is the misconception that gamers are predominantly white males around their teenage years to mid-40s. When videogames have “unattractive” female characters, characters who aren’t white, or anything not in the realm of white and straight male gamers become very mad. They say it’s “anti-white” or “too woke” and are confused on why gaming companies don’t pander to male gamers. What male gamers don’t realize is that since the 2000s and the gaming industry becoming more popu