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Writing the Story
Almost since the dawn of gaming, designers have debated which is more
important: story or gameplay? Some designers believe games require a
story to engage the player. Other designers think a story is what people
use to describe play when it is finished. Pro - story designers reply that
games are an artistic medium used to tell a story. Anti - story designers
counter that a story is what you watch while the game loads. Designers at
Game Developer Conferences all around the world face off against each
other: one group yelling “Bioshock! ” while the other side shouts “Doom! ”
back. Silly designers. They are both right and wrong. A game doesn ’ t need
to have a story, and yet it always has a story. Perplexing? While you are
chewing that over, let ’ s look at the classical definition of “ story ” as taught
by everyone from Aristotle to very famous screenwriters. Here ’ s the most
basic structure of a story:
1. First, there is a hero who has a desire.