Don't Tell Me A Story

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Or Why Video Games Are Not Meant To Tell Stories:

Storytelling is one of the sacred cows of game developers and critics alike, but it puts the cart before the horse ad you end up wit the old ludonarrative dissonance or a conflict between the story and the gameplay and in the process it creates a conflict between the storyteller's narrative imperative and player agency.

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BlueKosh's avatar
So you are saying that one cannot tell stories with a game? Shouldn't even try because it's inherently impossible?
What makes you say that?
I have played many games that had good, engaging stories, so in my opinion, you are completely wrong.