Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Value of a Good Story in Video Games

By Edward Elric

One of the prime success quotients in any interesting computer game depends upon the game writing. Role playing games and personal shooter games are the two basic and most popular genres of computer games. In fact, some of the first video games ever made were shooters, as they were simple and easy to program.

The engine and the available weapons were previously considered to be the only driving forces behind making a game captivating enough. However, it is only the ones written with a certain flair that have a higher recurring value which accounts for their success.

There are several examples of games with great writing. Halo is a fine example, and it featured an important story that players could get in to. In addition, the character development was as meaningful as that of the story.

Game developers that refuse to acknowledge the importance of writing in video games are essentially doomed to fail. People have come to expect a certain amount of excitement in the stories of all games, and if a product does not deliver, the company behind it will not do well.

By giving a game a good storyline, you ensure that players will be more interested in it. Since the purpose of developing a game is to sell it, a company wants to do everything in its power to make it work.

Fitting a poor story into a hidden object or match-3 game is a very commonly found error, although players of these types of games often do not care too much about a story. On the other hand, it is advisable that for games which are even available for free, a certain amount of grey matter be put into them so as to make them believable.

However, a well written game does not instantly guarantee its success; likewise a poorly written one may not be an instant failure. Fans of well scripted games eagerly await a sequel, and this cannot be said for games that do not have a good story.

The best games are those that combine stunning graphics, amazing gameplay, and an engaging story together in the same package. While finding such a game is somewhat rare nowadays, it is definitely not impossible, and several games of this nature come out every year.

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