Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques

I hate reading and I spent an entire week reading that book at the library, 6 hours a day; that should tell you how good and captivating that book is. I learned the basics of storytelling, story structure, character archetypes, character arcs, the complexity of working as a writer in the video game industry, and how all job families actually help to tell the story of a video game. I just wish that this book was 100-200 pages longer, so I could learn even more. Do not hesitate to purchase this book, you won't be disappointed.

It is a great book and it arrived very fast.

Más para novatos y estudiantes que para profesionales. Va bien como obra de inicio en el mundo del diseño narrativo para videojuegos.

I bought Evan's book after watching a GDC writer's conference on YouTube a few weeks ago. He recommended aspiring writers, like myself, to read it and discover what truly goes into modern game narratives. Let me tell you this - its SO worth it. Fantastic read! The first book I've read on game writing. It explains some basic principle storytelling techniques, like character development, making the story believable, understanding the three act structure, of which I've read about before, and much more. Then he goes into the techincal aspects. How to tel a story, say, via a games' environment? How to design levels that work in conjunction with the narrative. How crafting AI systems into making characters, both good and bad, believable yet fun. How valuable communication is with team members. All sorts of stuff like that. Please, do yourself a favor and buy this. Even if you already have a firm grip on the three act structure, or how to write good dialogue, its worth taking the time to read.

This is a must read book for everyone that is in game industry. Easy to read and to learn The concepts and ideas.