Even though I’m going to talk about a book I just read this is not going to be another entry for the round table, sorry Corvus. Anyway I’ve been reading a lot of classic literature this month and I picked up a book of classic stories from the author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of the stories had an interesting hook which I think could be applied to video games, most likely adventure titles.
The story was “The Suicide Club”; don’t be fooled by the name, this isn’t a teen angst driven tale. The interesting part about the story is that it is one long tale split into three different stories. Each one involves in some way the three main characters but after the first tale they become background characters in regard to the adventures of the new protagonist. While the story was really good I also liked this way of storytelling.
I could see this working for RPGs or Adventure titles where the story is the main element. This kind of storytelling has two advantages compared to other tales, one it opens the world of the story up from just the view of the protagonist. Second, it allows you to see the same characters in a different light from a new point of view. Anyway I just wanted to express how much I liked this story and wanted to put it out there.
In other news this week I officially joined the working force and found a job in my area. Unfortunately it isn’t in the game industry but I can at least make some money to help with the bills in the meantime.
Josh.
