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minus-squareDeceptichumlinkfedilink-6•edit-21 year agoDo you think the phone book was a story? Putting words on paper doesn’t make a story, nor does putting pixels on a screen make a game. There’s nothing wrong with these “interactive” stories, but they’re not games because they lack gameplay.
minus-square@abbotsburylinkEnglish5•1 year agoJust because the game is narratively focused doesn’t mean it lacks gameplay.
Do you think the phone book was a story?
Putting words on paper doesn’t make a story, nor does putting pixels on a screen make a game.
There’s nothing wrong with these “interactive” stories, but they’re not games because they lack gameplay.
Just because the game is narratively focused doesn’t mean it lacks gameplay.