Sentences with phrase «environmental storytelling»

's almost textbook use of environmental storytelling techniques that's really intriguing.

Those games focused on environmental storytelling to help deliver a narrative as players explored the remnants of a lost civilization on an alien planet.

Gone Home is a game you may have easily missed among the great new releases of 2016, but it is absolutely worth your time, if only for the excellent environmental storytelling.

Environmental storytelling offers a more dynamic approach to narrative design, with players discovering the story for themselves, at their own pace.

There is a little bit of environmental storytelling found here and there, but mostly the levels are designed for utility.

Especially when the towns / areas are thoughtfully crafted with a lot of environmental storytelling.

We chatted with director Anrick Bregman and team member Andrej Savcic about the highs and lows of environmental storytelling in VR, indie developers keeping in touch with their followers, and... juggling.

Over the course of the game the mysteries surrounding the infected and their origin and nature of society's response to them unfold through environmental storytelling which, it must be said, is a bit hit and miss.

four main ways in which in - game environmental storytelling «creates the preconditions for an immersive narrative experience,» three of which are heavily used by Punchdrunk:

I'm also sad at the lack of mention of the great environmental storytelling of SotC, or the amount of vested interest the players had in the Prince in PoP: Sands of Time (MY OPINION: and conversely, how little I cared for the naive Altair in Assassin's Creed)

us that, «environmental storytelling relies on the player to associate disparate elements and interpret [them] as a meaningful whole.»

Zelda is a perfect candidate for environmental storytelling.

The tragedies of this land's past may have been obscured by the unchecked aggression of nature, but rich environmental storytelling ensures that there's always something impressive to be marvelled at.

Eschewing its originally planned 3D aesthetic, HIVESWAP: ACT 1 opts for an absolutely breathtaking hand - drawn 2D style filled with hidden secrets, intricate details and heaps of tantalising environmental storytelling.

After Ueda and his dev team faded into the background somewhat, other games built on what the studio started: the PS3 saw Journey, a non-vocal pseudo-multiplayer adventure game that explored the idea of environmental storytelling more than Ico did.

By incorporating environmental storytelling with a rousing, unobtrusive score that gently eases you in the right direction, the Spanish dev wants to imbue the player with a tangible sense of independence, as they overturn rocks and pluck the leaves off of trees just as a curious eight - year - old would.

Seeing how areas and even people changed in Hyrule over the course of seven years was the perfect way of expressing environmental storytelling.

Although it doesn't achieve mastery in the kinds of subtle environmental storytelling that the Souls games are known for, Nioh's combat and level design take the familiar Souls core concepts in some new, interesting directions.

Armed with some of the most layered and naturalistic environmental storytelling in the biz, the game tells a family saga full of memorable narrative beats, laced with tragedy and levity alike.

It's not an open world game by any stretch, but the «open - town» is well - crafted and full of unrelenting and completely brutal environmental storytelling.

That's the entire game's story, with no more narrative to be found unless you count the occasional dead human littering the floor as environmental storytelling.

But it's Sleep No More's almost textbook use of environmental storytelling techniques that's really intriguing.

When we talk about recent examples of games with really impressive environmental storytelling, the same few names get thrown up — Fallout 4, The Division, Uncharted 4 etc..

Around June I started to rethink environmental storytelling and how the world could better be used to convey information.

Turnover also excels in the audio / video department, with brilliant sound effects that capture the mood and meaningful environmental storytelling akin to the Bioshock games» ability to tell stories based solely on art.

Along with the striking 1960s aesthetic and decent environmental storytelling, it's one of the few things that was clearly inspired and enriched by 2K Marin's earlier efforts on the BioShock franchise.

«Environmental storytelling shows up in a lot of games, in big and small forms.

I... don't really care about finding my seventieth 10 mm pistol, and I would prefer environmental storytelling that is more complex than «there are over one hundred cases of beer in this apartment; the occupant might have a substance abuse issue».

The tonal shift here was bizarre but welcome, reconfiguring the Winter Hall for the new time setting and filling the environment with chilling environmental storytelling and the ghostly visages of the past.

In the installation, visitors are free to roam the HORs» makeshift hacker den where environmental storytelling provides a cyberfeminist take on cybersecurity, community resources, and DIY - DIWO (Do It With Others) experiments.

Some of the most special moments of the game are simply exploring, U4 does a much better job than previous games in the series of encouraging exploration by the means of some of the most remarkable environmental storytelling in video games, this of course, as well as main character / companion interactions during both combat and stealth, is a clear inspiration from the developers's previous title, The Last Of Us.

With new additions that make it feel smoother and wider, some very impressive attention to detail, impeccable environmental storytelling, and the most beautiful graphics any game has seen before, Naughty Dog has once again proven themselves to be the best studio in the business.

It was the Xbox 360 on which we first experienced the spectacular environmental storytelling of Bioshock, the vast universe of Mass Effect, and the huge open worlds of Dead Rising and Crackdown.

Dishonored 2 does little to combat such a fundamental issue, yet thanks to its empowering gameplay and brilliant environmental storytelling, it at least makes those moments of failure as exhilarating and enjoyable as the utterly enthralling art of stealth itself.

Both the gameplay and environmental storytelling still hold up after over 12 years from the original release on PlayStation 2 and the updated graphics are absolutely incredible on PS4 Pro.

We chat with the independent developers of Storm VR about all things environmental storytelling and virtual reality development.

There's a lot of environmental storytelling going on in Dandara, and it's satisfying to piece the clues together.

The label, given to games that focus on environmental storytelling like Dear Esther, was meant to deride interactive experiences that lack high scores and point systems.

Guerrilla Games nailed environmental storytelling in this new outing, and it makes for a massive open world you have no reason to fear.

Ask Why: Creating a Better Player Experience Through Environmental Storytelling and Consistency in Escape Room Design.

Henry Jenkins describes four main ways in which in - game environmental storytelling «creates the preconditions for an immersive narrative experience,» three of which are heavily used by Punchdrunk:

This is a game littered with plenty of instances of great environmental storytelling.

Fingers crossed we see these characters providing more excellent environmental storytelling in the upcoming DLC.

During a lecture at GDC 2015, game designers Matthias Worch and Harvey Smith reminded us that, «environmental storytelling relies on the player to associate disparate elements and interpret [them] as a meaningful whole.»

These games are not afraid to hand over the reigns and let the player drive, trusting that the world - building, emergent game systems and rich environmental storytelling will transport the player solidly into another reality in which they can lose themselves.

opts for an absolutely breathtaking hand - drawn 2D style filled with hidden secrets, intricate details and heaps of tantalising environmental storytelling.

EXCLUSIVE VILLE VALO AMBIENT ELECTRONIC SCORE Downward Spiral: Horus Station's focus will be heavy on environmental storytelling, accompanied by the electronic ambient soundtrack composed by platinum selling HIM frontman Ville Valo.

I love little details like that, such as tiny scripted events, little art details, or environmental storytelling in MMORPGs.